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Furstenberg, Jean.

LES SOURCES DE LA CRÉATION ARTISTIQUE JEU ET RÉALITÉ DES ARTS MODERNES.

Monaco: Éditions du Rocher, 1962. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, unopened pages. 297, (5) pages. First edition. An investigation into the sources of creative inspiration. Discussion of the aesthetics of modern art in relation to science and spirituality. Furstenberg was an avid book collector and part of his collection now resides in the Bibliothèque Nationale. READ MORE about LES SOURCES DE LA CRÉATION ARTISTIQUE JEU ET RÉALITÉ DES ARTS MODERNES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 74169

Galerie Gerd Rosen (Four special issues bound in one).

Erlesenes und Erlebtes; Buch-Miniaturen, Zweite Folge; Buch-Miniaturen, Dritte Folge; Buch-Miniaturen, Vierte Folge
Berlin: Galerie Gerd Rosen, (1957); (1958); 1959; 1960. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 12; 11(+1); (ii),39(+1); (ii),54 pages. Erlesenes und Erlebtes; Buch-Miniaturen, Zweite Folge; Buch-Miniaturen, Dritte Folge; Buch-Miniaturen, Vierte Folge. This volume contains four special issues from Galerie Gerd Rosen in Berlin. The first commemorated the lawyer and book collector Otto Deneke, who had died the previous year, and includes original contributions from Rudolf Alexander Schröder (memories of Deneke and Rudolf Borchardt) and from Alfred von..... READ MORE about Galerie Gerd Rosen (Four special issues bound in one

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 88263

(Garnett, David).

DAVID GARNETT, C.B.E., A WRITER'S LIBRARY.

With an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
Deal: Michael Hosking, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, 179 pages. With an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Lists the books from Garnett's library and contains a bibliography of the books authored by various members of the Garnett family from the 1850s to the present. READ MORE about DAVID GARNETT, C.B.E., A WRITER'S LIBRARY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 37499

Gatch, Milton McC.

THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS.

BSA Occastional Publications, No.1
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 2007. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 212 pages. BSA Occastional Publications, No.1. Reformation pamphlets (or "Flugschriften") were among the first rare book acquisitions of American libraries. Gatch traces the remarkable history of the Leander van Ess collection purchased by the Union Theological Seminary in 1838, the first and largest collection of these religious tracts to arrive in America. He notes how they were originally obtained by van Ess..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 93560

Gauz, Valeria (editor).

PORTUGUESE AND BRAZILIAN BOOKS IN THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY 1537-1839.

With a Selection of Braziliana Printed in Countries Other than Portugal and Brazil
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2009. 7.5 x 11.25 inches. hardcover. 792 pages. With a Selection of Braziliana Printed in Countries Other than Portugal and Brazil. Compiled by the rare book cataloguer Valeria Gauz, this work describes in detail, item by item, the finest collection in North America of books relating to Brazil before the country declared its independence from Portugal in 1822. Nearly 650 of the titles in this catalogue antedate 1800. For..... READ MORE about PORTUGUESE AND BRAZILIAN BOOKS IN THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY 1537-1839

Price: $175.00 Order nr. 108377

(Gennadios, John).

THE NEW GRIFFON, NEW SERIES.

(Athens: The Gennadius Library, 2001). tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. Booklet devoted to this book collector and the formation of his library. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE NEW GRIFFON, NEW SERIES

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94877

(Georgia). Clizbee, Azalea.

CATALOGUE OF THE WYMBERLEY JONES DE RENNE GEORGIA LIBRARY AT WORMSLOE, ISLE OF HOPE NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

3 volumes.
(Mansfield Centre: Maurizio Martino, 1995). 8vo. cloth. xxx,448; xi,449-896; xi,897-1396 pages. 3 volumes. Reprint of the 1931 first edition, which was limited to 300 copies and was privately published in Wromsloe in 1931. Well-annotated descriptions of the most important collection of material relating to Georgia that exists. Over 6,500 books, documents and manuscripts (and maps) are described. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE WYMBERLEY JONES DE RENNE GEORGIA LIBRARY AT WORMSLOE, ISLE OF HOPE NEAR...

Price: $195.00 Order nr. 53245

(Germanic Languages, Culture, Literature).

GERMANISTIK: ENTHALTEND U. A. DIE BIBLIOTHEKEN DES GEH. HOFRATS PROF. DR. EDUARD SIEVERS, LEIPZIG, UND DES GEH. REG.-RATS PROF. DR. PHILIPP STRAUCH, HALLE.

3 volumes: Teil I--Germanische und deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Altertumskunde, Althochdeutsch, Mittelhochdeutsch, Niederdeutsch (Bücher-Katalog 456); Teil II--Nordische und englische Kulturgeschichte, Sprache und Literatur, Gotisch, Friesisch, Niederländisch, Keltisch (Bücher-Katalog 457); Teil III--Deutsche Literatur von der Mitte des XV. bis zum XX. Jahrhundert (Bücher-Katalog 458)
Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1935. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 218,(2); 188; and 166 pages. 3 volumes: Teil I--Germanische und deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Altertumskunde, Althochdeutsch, Mittelhochdeutsch, Niederdeutsch (Bücher-Katalog 456); Teil II--Nordische und englische Kulturgeschichte, Sprache und Literatur, Gotisch, Friesisch, Niederländisch, Keltisch (Bücher-Katalog 457); Teil III--Deutsche Literatur von der Mitte des XV. bis zum XX. Jahrhundert (Bücher-Katalog 458). These three bookseller's catalogues feature 4306, 3875, and 3490 items respectively. (Blogie 442, but does not list vol. 3) The..... READ MORE about GERMANISTIK: ENTHALTEND U. A. DIE BIBLIOTHEKEN DES GEH. HOFRATS PROF. DR. EDUARD SIEVERS,...

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 90960

(Gesellschaft Der Bibliophilen).

NEUNUNDNEUNZIG SCHONE WEISE SPRICHWORTER UND KLUGREDEN.

Frankfurt: Joseph Baer & Co., n.d. (circa 1906). large 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label, cord-tied binding. 16 pages. Privately printed in an edition limited to 100 numbered copies. (Rodenberg 14.) A collection of proverbs and witty sayings related to books. Pages framed in red rules. Corners bumped. Wrappers rubbed. READ MORE about NEUNUNDNEUNZIG SCHONE WEISE SPRICHWORTER UND KLUGREDEN

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 49359

(Gesellschaft Der Bibliophilen).

TEILNEHMERN AN DER TAGUNG DER GESELLSCHAFT DER BIBLIOPHILEN IN MUC.

Munchen: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, 1925. oblong 12mo. paper wrappers, enclosed in marbled paper-covered board portfolio, slipcase. 6 pages and 4 tipped-in plates. Limited to 380 numbered copies. Keepsake issued by this collecting club in which portraits of Goethe, Chodowiecki, Kaaz and Kininger are reproduced. Rubbed around edges. READ MORE about TEILNEHMERN AN DER TAGUNG DER GESELLSCHAFT DER BIBLIOPHILEN IN MUC

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 33173

(Gesellschaft Hessischer Bücherfreunde).

SUMMARISCHER JAHRES-BERICHT DER GESELLSCHAFT HESSISCHER BUCHERFREUNDE.

Darmstadt: Gesellschaft Hessischer Bücherfreunde, 1928. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 33, (3) pages. (Rodenberg 151.) The yearly report of this German book society. Wrappers yellowed and soiled. READ MORE about SUMMARISCHER JAHRES-BERICHT DER GESELLSCHAFT HESSISCHER BUCHERFREUNDE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 49354

(Glover, Charles R.J.).

CATALOGUE OF THE CHARLES R.J. GLOVER LIBRARY RELATING TO AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE SOUTH SEAS.

Adelaide: Theodore Bruce & Co., 1970. 8vo. self-paper wrapper. x, 291+(1) pages. Auction catalogue of the sale held Nov 30, 1970-Dec 4, 1970 with the lots listed alphabetically. 2787 entries. Spine slightly slanted. Page edges tanned. Scattered foxing. Results laid-in. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CHARLES R.J. GLOVER LIBRARY RELATING TO AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, NEW ZEALAND AND...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 99711

(Golden Hind Press). Smith, Alexander.

DREAMTHORP.

Madison, NJ: Golden Hind Press, 1935. 8vo. paste-paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (vi), 24, (2) pages. A Christmas book issued by the Rushmores. Illustrated by Warren Chappell with colored initial letters. Presentation in pencil on free endpaper "Merry Xmas from Arthur Rushmore, 1935." Small chip out of spine label. READ MORE about DREAMTHORP

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 10422

Goldstone, Nancy and Lawrence.

USED AND RARE, TRAVELS IN THE BOOK WORLD.

New York: St. Martin's Press, (1997). small 8vo. quarter cloth with papered covered boards, dust jacket. (vi), 216 pages. First edition. A fine copy. A journey into the world of book collecting with the Goldstones. READ MORE about USED AND RARE, TRAVELS IN THE BOOK WORLD

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 60684

Goodwin, Gordon.

CATALOGUE OF THE HARSNETT LIBRARY AT COLCHESTER IN WHICH ARE INCLUDED A FEW BOOKS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BY VARIOUS DONORS SINCE 1631.

London: Richard Amer, 1888. tall 8vo. original cloth. xxxiv, 170 pages. Limited to 250 copies. Contains numerous references to incunabula. With a fine colored frontispiece. Minor foxing. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE HARSNETT LIBRARY AT COLCHESTER IN WHICH ARE INCLUDED A FEW BOOKS PRESENTED TO...

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 6426

Gorbachevskii, B.S.

V STRANE KNIGOLIUBOV (IN THE WORLD OF BIBLIOPHILES).

Moscow: Detskaia Literatura, 1979. 8vo. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. 159+(1) pages. Text in Russian. History of bibliophilia in Russia. Black and white illustrations throughout. Glossary of terms, listing of recommended readings, and table of contents. Decorated pastedowns and free endpapers. Ink inscription on inside free endpaper. Some notations in text. READ MORE about V STRANE KNIGOLIUBOV (IN THE WORLD OF BIBLIOPHILES

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 108098

Gosse, Edmund.

MORE BOOKS ON THE TABLE.

Freeport: Books for Libraries Press, (1969). 8vo. cloth. viii, 402 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Many chapters including ones on A Great American Library, The Daniel Press, Izaak Walton's Adopted Son and Matthew Arnold. READ MORE about MORE BOOKS ON THE TABLE

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 61180

(Gotshall Collection).

THE GOTSHALL COLLECTION IN THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

Albany: n.p., 1960. 8vo. blue cloth. 111+(1) pages. Limited to 2000 copies, the cloth bound version. 360 books described in detail. Especially strong in Dickens. Some fading of covers. READ MORE about THE GOTSHALL COLLECTION IN THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 97081

(Grace Hoper Press).

THEODORE M. LILIENTHAL.

N.P. Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs, 1972. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Limited to a total edition of 250, this being one of 150 copies for a joint meeting of Roxburgh and Zamarano Clubs. A series of essays in honor of the life of Theodore M. Lilienthal. Contributers include Lawrence Clark Powell and David Magee. Top edge wrinkled. READ MORE about THEODORE M. LILIENTHAL

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 34456

Graham, Bessie.

BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1935. 8vo. cloth. xii, 715 pages. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. (Webber p.74). Covers rubbed and faded with crease in front cover. Endpapers yellowed. READ MORE about BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 25602

Graham, Bessie.

THE BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1928. 8vo. cloth. (xiv), 635 pages. Third edition, revised and enlarged. (Webber p.74). Minor rubbing of covers. READ MORE about THE BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 76383

Grauer, Ben.

HOW BERNAL DIAZ'S "TRUE HISTORY" WAS REBORN.

New York: Privately printed, 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers enclosed in outer wrapper and slipcase. (4), 10 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from Bouillabaise for Bibliophiles. Limited to 568 numbered and signed copies. Story of the restoration of the famous Diaz manuscript. Designed by John DePol. Presentation from Grauer to Ben Lieberman on a separately enclosed card. Slipcase faded. READ MORE about HOW BERNAL DIAZ'S "TRUE HISTORY" WAS REBORN

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 13445

Greenfield, Jane.

THE CARE OF FINE BOOKS.

New York: Lyons & Burford, (1988). 8vo. paper wrappers. 160 pages. First edition. A very useful practical manual which covers the nature of book construction, storage and handling, cleaning and repair, etc. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE CARE OF FINE BOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31158

Greenspan, Ezra and Jonathan Rose (editors).

BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 2.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 268 pages. First edition. A collection of essays by various authors, related to the history of written communication. Includes twelve essays including "Rural Reading in Northwest England" by K.A. Manley, "Subscribing to Enlightenment" by Melanie Archangeli, and an article on "The Rise and Decline of Book Studies in the U.S.S.R." READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 2

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 60969

Greenspan, Ezra and Jonathan Rose (editors).

BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 4.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (2001). 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 373, (3) pages. First edition. A collection of twelve essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. Includes "London Publishing, 1640-1660" by John Barnard, "Caxtons of the North: Mid-Nineteenth-Century Arctic Shipboard Printing" by Elaine Hoag, and "Booksellers and Bestsellers: British Book Sales as Documented by The Bookman1891-1906" by Troy J. Bassett and Christina M. Walter. READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 4

Price: $13.00 Order nr. 69792

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