N.P. Republished by EP Publishing, 1972. 8vo. boards, dust jacket. xx, 82 pages. Reprinted from the 1937 first edition with some corrections. These books were gathered by Michael Honeywood, Dean of Lincoln (1660- 82) and presented by him to the library. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF FOREIGN BOOKS IN THE CHAPTER LIBRARY OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 24828
Paris: E. Meugnot, 1861. 12mo. later cloth. viii, 299+(1) pages. Second year of this periodical. Lacour supplies a discussion of various book-related matters, including essays on state supported libraries in Paris, the French archives, and private collections in Paris. At the rear is a bibliography of recently published books. Bookplate on front pastedown of private book-collector's club. Original paper wrappers bound in. Light foxing in margins. Presentation from Lacour in ink on half-title; this page..... READ MORE about ANNUAIRE DU BIBLIOPHILE DU BIBLIOTHÉCAIRE ET DE L'ARCHIVISTE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 61537
With an Introduction by Herman W. Liebert.
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, (1978). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. ix, 65, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Herman W. Liebert. Limited to 400 numbered copies finely printed by the Stinehour Press. With a number of reproductions of important manuscripts in this book collecting club's library, including a Dickens letter, material relating to Locker-Lampson and a full-page portrait of Conrad. READ MORE about THE ROWFANT MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 1945
Kobenhavn: Dansk Bibliografisk Kontor, 1962. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 352+(1) pages. First edition. Lassen looks at the history of libraries in Denmark from 1876-1940. Chapters are divided into twenty year spans, tracing library history in Copenhagen and in the smaller provinces. Indexed. In Danish. READ MORE about DE DANSKE FOLKEBIBLIOTEKERS HISTORIE.1876-1940
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 61911
Publiée pour la première fois d'après l'inventaire original.
Paris: Typographie de Firmin Didot Frères, 1843. 8vo. contemporary quarter calf, red leather spine label, marbled paper covered boards. 57 pages. Publiée pour la première fois d'après l'inventaire original. Extract from the Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Chartes. Description of the library of this 14th century French poet. Minor rubbing of covers. READ MORE about LA BIBLIOTH'EQUE DE CHARLES D'ORLÉANS A SON CHATEAU DE BLOIS EN 1427
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 104265
New York: Prometheus, (1990). 8vo. paper wrappers. 113 pages. First edition. Lists the value of the books listed under "The Authors and Their Books" in THE COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF. Contains the values of 33,614 individual book titles, written by 931 authors. Cannot be used without a copy of THE COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF. READ MORE about COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF VALUE GUIDE, A COMPANION TO THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK SHELF
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 31964
New York: Columbia University Press, 1949. 12mo. boards. Not paginated. Third and last edition, expanded from his 70 Books About Bookmaking. Each of the 100 books is described in detail. Ink ownership inscription in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED BOOKS ABOUT BOOKMAKING, A GUIDE TO THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF PRINTING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 92911
2 volumes.
Paris: Société Française D'Imprimerie et de Librarie, 1906. small 8vo. modern two-toned cloth, leather spine labels, original paper wrappers bound in. (vi),284;(vi), 290 pages. 2 volumes. First edition, later printing. Jules Lemaitre provides an anthology of passages from well known stories. These two volumes contains passages from The Odyssey, the Nativity of Christ, the Chansons de Geste, etc. Volume two contains a preface by the author, explaining why the aspiring bibliophile should concern himself with..... READ MORE about EN MARGE DES VIEUX LIVRES. CONTES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 59708
New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1929. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, cloth tips, slipcase. xx, 322, (4) pages. Limited to 265 numbered copies. Chapters on the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid etc. Essentially reprints of parts of the best of each book. Bookplate. Slipcase rubbed. READ MORE about ON THE MARGINS OF OLD BOOKS
Price: $32.50 Order nr. 96270
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 12, (2) pages. Separate edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, of the 1940 Duschnes edition. Produced for the Biennial Meeting of the San Francisco Roxburghe Club and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles by James Wehlage of Classic Letterpress. An enlarged and revised version of an article that occurred in Quarto Club Papers for 1928. READ MORE about SANDY MACPHERSON; BOOK COLLECTOR
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 96256
Tulsa, OK: Winchester Press, (1982). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 369 pages. Revised edition. Discusses the collecting of prints, etchings, original art, books and many other items. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN SPORTING COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 27912
XLI. Beiheft zum Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen.
Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1912. 8vo. cloth. vii, 185+(1) pages. XLI. Beiheft zum Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen. Written in German. With a foreword. Divided into "Part A. Allgemeiner Teil", and "Part B. Besonderer Teil". A history and description of this collection of manuscripts. Former library copy with stamps and markings. READ MORE about DIE HANDSCHRIFTEN DES KLOSTERS WEINGARTEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 101533
Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Book League, 1993. oblong 8vo. two-toned cloth. xi, 90 pages. Printed in an edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator. Luther describes his collection of books by authors who have spent time in Taos, New Mexico. Provides advice for pursuing works by these writers who include Edward Abbey, John Nichols, Frank Waters, and D.H. Lawrence (he lived Taos between 1922 and 1925.) Includes four black-and-white illustrations..... READ MORE about COLLECTING TAOS AUTHORS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 73732
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1893. 8vo. original cloth. xvi, 188 pages. First edition. Part of the Books about Books Series edited by A.W. Pollard (Webber p.38). Eight illustrations. Covers rubbed. Wear at spine ends. Bookplate. READ MORE about BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE WITH A CHAPTER ON RECORDS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 9693
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1893. 8vo. original cloth. xvi, 188 pages. First edition. Part of the Books about Books Series edited by A.W. Pollard (Webber p.38). Eight illustrations. Partial split of cloth along hinge. Two bookplates. READ MORE about BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE WITH A CHAPTER ON RECORDS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 70155
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1896. tall 12mo. original cloth, gilt stamping on cover and spine, beveled edges. (xi), 129 pages. Essays on various books and bookmen. Some pages uncut. Hinges weak. Spine, front and rear edges tanned. Some minor chipping and loss of cloth to the head and tail of spine. READ MORE about RAINY DAYS IN A LIBRARY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 104384
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1965. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 162 pages. A catalogue of some of the important holdings in eighteenth century fiction in the Rare Book Room of the library at the University of Illinois. Includes many works by Alexander Pope, Henry Fielding and Daniel Defoe. Stamps indicate that this copy was a surplus from the Library of Congress. READ MORE about ENGLISH PROSE FICTION 1700-1800 IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 44789
Sonderdruck aus Deutsche Philologie im Aufriss, Herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Wolfgang Stammler
Berlin/ Bielefeld/ München: Erich Schmidt Verlag, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Irregularly paginated. Sonderdruck aus Deutsche Philologie im Aufriss, Herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Wolfgang Stammler. The wrappers of this copy have faded unevenly and show minor wear and soiling. A plate pasted inside the front wrapper indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. Interior wear and soiling is also minor. READ MORE about DEUTSCHE BIBLIOTHEKSGESCHICHTE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 91270
Frankfurt: Buchhändler-Vereinigung, 1966. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. A bibliography of books on the book trade arranged according to subject, including publishing, libraries, and collecting. Indexed. Spine slightly worn. READ MORE about EINE FACHBIBLIOTHEK FUR BUCHHANDLER
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 48286
N.P. (but London): (Oxford University Press), 1998. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 118-125. An article in "The Library", Sixth Series, Volume XX, No. 2, June 1998 on the catalogue of Sir Walter Scott's library. READ MORE about "' LITERA SCRIPTA MANET': GEORGE HUNTLY GORDON AND THE ABBOTSFORD LIBRARY CATALOGUE."
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 101430
Paris: Guy Le Prat, (1943). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 59, (5) pages. Printed on poor quality paper. READ MORE about LE LIVRE, VALEUR DE PLACEMENT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106276
Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the Univ. of Virginia, 1952. 4to. paper wrappers. 14 pages. First edition. Reproduced from typescript. READ MORE about COLLECTING SOUTHERN AMATEUR FICTION OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9761
Bielefeld und Leipzig: Velhagen & Klasing, 1898. square 8vo. original half cloth over boards. xii, 335 pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged. With over 200 illustrations throughout the text. Includes actual mounted German cloth book covers from the late 19th century which are highly colorful. Hinge partially split along back cover. Some foxing. READ MORE about BÜCHERLIEBHABEREI, IN IHRER ENTWICKELUNG BIS ZUM ENDE DES XIX. JAHRHUNDERTS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 39970
London: The Bibliographical Society, 1933. square 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), pp.157-176. An offprint from the Transactions of The Bibliographical Society. Muir addresses the Society in 1933 on English Imprints and collectors of first editions. Edges of wrappers are browned, creased and faded. READ MORE about ENGLISH IMPRINTS AFTER 1640
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 59778
London: Times Publishing Company, 1939. large 8vo. paper, one page fold in half. An offprint from The Times Literary Supplement, Saturday April 15, 1939 which discusses the collection of Paul Hirsch. He is best known as a collector of music, with a fine collection of bindings, Goethes, Heines and Schillers in the original state, along with specimens of typography of all periods. His wife also has an amazing collection of book-binders' papers all arranged chronologically..... READ MORE about WORKING LIBRARY OF MUSIC: MR PAUL HIRSCH
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 59817
