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Bond, William H. (editor).

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1970. 6.75 x 10.5 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 424 pages. This book is a collection of essays by eminent scholars regarding the study of eighteenth-century literature. The essays are in tribute to former Grolier Club President, Donald F. Hyde. Hyde was very active in the Club and after becoming President in 1961, he began revitalizing the library and rehabilitating the clubhouse. He also proposed and organized the Iter Italicum, a legendary..... READ MORE about EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE

Price: $42.00 save 20% $33.60 Order nr. 106586

Bradley, Van Allen.

BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES. 4TH EDITION.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1982). 8vo. paper cover boards, dust jacket. xiv, 640 pages. The fourth revised and enlarged edition. Being a price guide for over 20,000 British and American books from the 19th and 20th centuries. A classic reference book for antiquarian bookdealers and collectors. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES. 4TH EDITION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 54959

Bradley, Van Allen.

GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC.

New York: Fleet Publishing Corp. (1958). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 277 pages. First edition, second printing. Reference book for the book collector. 167 page index of titles and values. Jacket chipped with tears. Ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 1032

Breese, Martin (compilor).

BREESE'S GUIDE TO MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

(London, England): Breese Books, (1993). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 228 pages. First edition. Table of contents, publisher's foreward, introduction, index. A compilation of information regarding modern first editions and how to determine their worth. Over 30 specific authors are listed with a table of their works and estimated value. Virginia Woolfe, John Steinbeck, and George Powell to name a few. READ MORE about BREESE'S GUIDE TO MODERN FIRST EDITIONS

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 124027

Breillat, Pierre.

THE RARE BOOKS SECTION IN THE LIBRARY.

A reprint from Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, July-August and September-October.
N.P. Unesco, (1965). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 37, (3) pages. A reprint from Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, July-August and September-October. A guide for librarians in forming a rare books section, this article contains much information which would be useful for the private book collector. Editions, condition, and preservation of rare, fragile and valuable books are discussed. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE RARE BOOKS SECTION IN THE LIBRARY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 47346

Brieger, Lothar.

DAS KUNSTSAMMELN.

Munich: Delphin-Verlag, (1918). 12mo. paper-covered boards. 184, (8) pages, with 16 illustrations. Second edition. An introduction to art collecting including fine bindings. READ MORE about DAS KUNSTSAMMELN

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 48555

Brydges, Egerton.

RESTITUTA; OR, TITLES, EXTRACTS, AND CHARACTERS OF OLD BOOKS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, REVIVED.

4 volumes.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814-1816. 8vo. 20th-century library buckram for two volumes and two volumes with contemporary half calf with library tape spine repair. (ii),viii,v-xi,iv,6-552; (ii),571; iii-vi,erratum page,vii,564; iii- xviii,578 pages. 4 volumes. First edition. (Lowndes p.297). Twenty-eight numbers in four volumes, complete. Brydges gathered much in relation to English literature for this work. His comments on the old English writers and reproductions of old English verse are still useful. Brydges is..... READ MORE about RESTITUTA; OR, TITLES, EXTRACTS, AND CHARACTERS OF OLD BOOKS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, REVIVED

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 100450

Buchsbaum, Ann.

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRINT COLLECTING.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1975). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. A manual for those interested in prints. READ MORE about PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRINT COLLECTING

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 13881

Bühler, Curt F.

NEUE KUNST UND NEUE WELT: DER BUCHDRUCK UND AMERIKA.

Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1962. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 37, (3) pages. An examination of some of the famous book collections in America. With a number of plates. Kleiner Druck nr. 71. READ MORE about NEUE KUNST UND NEUE WELT: DER BUCHDRUCK UND AMERIKA

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 26064

Burg, Fritz.

DIE CAPSA AMBROSII DER FRÜHEREN KOPENHAGENER UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK.

Der zwölften Versammlung Deutscher Bibliothekare
Hamburg: Hamburger Stadtbibliothek, 1911. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iii), 89+(1) pages plus fold-out chart. Der zwölften Versammlung Deutscher Bibliothekare. Includes large fold-out chart at the back. This copy shows minor wear and soiling. The wrappers have darkened irregularly. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about DIE CAPSA AMBROSII DER FRÜHEREN KOPENHAGENER UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 91058

Burton, John Hill.

THE BOOK-HUNTER, ETC.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. 8vo. original quarter leather over red cloth. x, 427+(1) pages. A new edition. With frontispiece portrait of Burton. Spine rubbed with wear at spine ends. Top of spine lacking. READ MORE about THE BOOK-HUNTER, ETC

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 966

Cameron, Kenneth Walter (compiler).

AN ANGLICAN LIBRARY IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND.

The Collection of Henry Lloyd, Esq., of Boston and Lloyd's Neck, Long Island
Hartford: Transcendental Books, (1980). 4to. cloth. variously paginated. The Collection of Henry Lloyd, Esq., of Boston and Lloyd's Neck, Long Island. A collection of facsimiles about Henry Lloyd's library collection. Printed only on the recto except for the frontispiece, which is printed on the verso only. Includes several engravings and other illustrations. Slight shelf wear. READ MORE about AN ANGLICAN LIBRARY IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 97595

Carley, James P.

BOOKS AND COLLECTORS 1200-1700 ESSAYS FOR ANDREW WATSON.

London: The British Library, 1998. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 501 pages. First edition. Books and Collectors brings together the most recent research of twenty-three distinguished scholars, focusing on four major themes in the history of the book over five centuries- monastic books and medieval learning, humanism and incunabula, the dispersal of monastic libraries, and postmanastic collectors. Contributers include David McKitterick, Mirjam Foot, and Janet Blackhouse among, others. Includes a chronological bibliography of Andrew Watson's principal..... READ MORE about BOOKS AND COLLECTORS 1200-1700 ESSAYS FOR ANDREW WATSON

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 55699

Carter, John.

ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS. 7TH ED. (U.S.).

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. 12mo. cloth. 224 pages. Reprint of the 1995 first printing of the 7th edition. Seventh Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS. 7TH ED. (U.S

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 90006

Carter, John.

ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1953). 8vo. cloth. 196 pages. Second edition, revised. U.S. printing. Lacks jacket. Spine faded. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114406

Carter, John.

ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1953). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 196 pages. Second edition, revised. U.S. printing. Jacket is spotted with staining. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 124794

Carter, John.

ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 211 pages. Later printing of the fifth edition of this classic glossary of terms for collectors and dealers. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133924

Carter, John & Nicolas Barker.

ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS.

Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (2013). tall 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 232 pages. Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable..... READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 75338

Celmer, E.V. (editor).

BOOK COLLECTING WORLD.

Chicago: 1963-1964, 1963. 4to. stapled self paper wrappers. Each issue is 4 pages. A partial run of this periodical. 51 issues. Contains Vol. 4, no.34-43, 45-48; Vol.5 no.1-14, 16-48 (the last issue published). Accompanied by a letter from the publisher dated December 28, 1965 ending the publication. Library stamp on some issues. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING WORLD

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 1240

Christiansen, Poul A. (editor).

TRANSACTIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIBLIOPHILES XVTH CONGRESS COPENHAGEN 20-26 SEPTEMBER 1987.

Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish Library of Science and Medicine, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 142, (2) pages. Text in English and French. Table of contents, opening remarks by Danish Prince Henrik of Denmark, postscript by the editor. A collection of papers presented at the Congress. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Covers slightly worn at edges and along spine. READ MORE about TRANSACTIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIBLIOPHILES XVTH CONGRESS COPENHAGEN 20-26 SEPTEMBER 1987

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 126873

Cim, Albert.

PETIT MANUEL DE L'AMATEUR DES LIVRES.

Paris: Ernest Flammarion, n.d. (circa 1920s). 12mo. quarter brown leather with marbled paper covered boards, four raised bands, with original paper wrappers bound-in. 254, (2) pages. Extracted by Cim from his five-volume work, l'Encyclopédie du Livre (Flammarion, 1905-8). Includes discussions of paper, format, printing, binding, arrangement of libraries, bibliographic classification. Several illustrations of contemporary book shelving. Leather rubbed on spine. Printed on cheaper paper. READ MORE about PETIT MANUEL DE L'AMATEUR DES LIVRES

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 114412

Clarke, Marian G. M.

DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966.

Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. xii, 177 pages. David Watkinson's Library narrates the founding and history of the David Watkinson Library from 1866 to 1966. When David Watkinson died in 1857, the major provisions for the establishment of the library were contained in his will. Watkinson had determined one hundred thousand dollars would be invested and managed by the board of trustees to establish connections with the Connecticut Historical..... READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 105706

Clayton, Muriel.

THE PRINT COLLECTOR.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1930. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 282 pages. First U.S. edition. Designed to help the beginning collector. Twelve chapters, describing different kinds of prints and collecting tips. Many illustrations by old masters, such as Dürer and Rembrandt. Jacket chipped with small tears. READ MORE about THE PRINT COLLECTOR

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 37711

Connolly, Joseph.

COLLECTING MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

London: Studio Vista, (1977). large 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (iv), xii, 175+(1) pages. First edition. A guide to collecting twentieth-century British and American writers, with an emphaisis on 1925-1975. Authors are listed alphabetically, with bibliographic information, filmographies, and comments on market prices. An illustrated section shows the evolution of dust jacket design. READ MORE about COLLECTING MODERN FIRST EDITIONS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 71767

Connolly, Joseph.

MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, THEIR VALUE TO COLLECTORS.

London: Orbis Publishing Limited, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 318 pages. 32 pages of photographs. A revised and updated version of the 1977 edition. This lists all the modern authors with bibliographical details and indicates the value of each title in both English and American editions. "Scale of Values" bookmark loosely inserted. READ MORE about MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, THEIR VALUE TO COLLECTORS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 56011

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