Berlin, Darmstadt, and Vienna: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, n.d. square 8vo. paper-covered boards. 41, (7) pages. A collection of quotations about books, authors, and readers; also includes information about Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft. READ MORE about FREUNDSCHAFT MIT BUCHERN
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48326
2 Volumes.
London, England: Harding, Triphook, and Lepard; and J. Major, 1825. 8vo. full crushed brown morocco, gilt ornamentation on front and rear boards as well as the spines, five raised bands, title in gilt in second compartment, author and volume number in fourth compartment, leather turn-ins have gilt ornamentation around the circumference, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. l, 448; (ii), 449-899+(1) pages. 2 Volumes. Second edition. (Windle and Pippin, A50b). This copy is extra-illustrated with 212 total..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY COMPANION; OR, THE YOUNG MAN'S GUIDE, AND THE OLD MAN'S COMFORT, IN THE CHOICE OF A...
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 130788
Two volumes.
London: C. Richards and sold by James Bohn, 1838. tall 8vo. modern half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, gilt on spine. xv,(v),436,xxx,(ii); (iv),(437)-1090 pages. Two volumes. First edition and only edition. (Windle A65; Jackson no.89). Some minor wear to edges and spine ends. Some of the plates have minor foxing. The publication date on the spine is mislabled '1858' instead of the correct '1838'. Overall a beautiful set. Provenance: Each volume bears on the front pastedown..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL, ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND IN...
Price: $1,950.00 Order nr. 13687
2 Volumes.
London, England: C. Richards and sold by James Bohn, 1838. small 4to. gilt-stamped leather, five raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. xxviii, 436; 437-1090, xxx, 16 pages. 2 Volumes. Frist edition (Windle and Pippin A65). This set is bound in a signed Zaehnsdorf binding. Dedication to Frances Marry Richardson Currer, preface, table of contents, list of plates, list of subscribers, supplement, general index, corrigenda. Foornotes in text. Frontispiece and..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRPAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND IN...
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 129060
3 volumes.
London, England: for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1821. 8vo. later buckram, gilt-stamped spine labels, all edges gilt. (6), xxxii, 462, lxxx; (iv), 555+(1); (iv), 622, lxii pages. 3 volumes. Windle and Pippin A38a; New Cambridge Bibliography 3, 1644. Preface by the author, table of contents, list of plates "with" and "without" text, in Volume I. Bibliographical and general indices, addenda and corrigenda follow text in Volume I. Author's intent..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 124713
Bloomington, IL: Scarlet Ibis Press, 1980. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv) pages. Reprint of this poem devoted to Dibdin and bookcollecting which first appeared in 1890 and was reprinted in the Colophon, New Series, Part 3. This reprint by Robert Weigel was made in celebration of the 5th Annual Conference of APHA. READ MORE about DIBDIN'S GHOST
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 19432
2 volumes.
London: Harding and Lepard and G.B. Whittaker, 1827. small 4to. modern cloth, brown leather spine labels, all edges gilt. (iv), xiii, 562; (iv), 580 pages. 2 volumes. Fourth edition, greatly enlarged and corrected; one of 250 large paper copies. (Windle A3d; Bigmore & Wyman I, 171; Jackson no.6, Besterman 1374; Disbound and Dispersed #1 for tipped-in leaf). Published with the same frontispiece as those in the second and third edition. Completely rewritten, this edition omits..... READ MORE about AN INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF RARE AND VALUABLE EDITIONS OF THE GREEK AND LATIN CLASSICS...
Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 123164
With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1989. 6.5 x 9 inches. quarter leather with acetate dust jacket, slipcase. 79, (3) pages. With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Printed by Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona on Magnani mould-made paper. A hitherto unpublished notebook reproduced in facsimile and accompanied by corresponding readings from the 1824 first edition of the Library Companion. It contains Dibdin's comments on books, manuscripts and..... READ MORE about HORAE BIBLIOGRAPHICAE CANTABRIGIENSES: A FACSIMILE OF DIBDIN'S CAMBRIDGE NOTEBOOK 1823 WITH...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24585
With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1989. 6.5 x 9 inches. quarter leather with acetate dust jacket, slipcase. 79, (3) pages. With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Printed by Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona on Magnani mould-made paper. A hitherto unpublished notebook reproduced in facsimile and accompanied by corresponding readings from the 1824 first edition of the Library Companion. It contains Dibdin's comments on books, manuscripts and..... READ MORE about HORAE BIBLIOGRAPHICAE CANTABRIGIENSES: A FACSIMILE OF DIBDIN'S CAMBRIDGE NOTEBOOK 1823 WITH...
Price: $185.00 Order nr. 104177
Illustrations by John W. Alexander.
Chicago: The Bookfellows, 1924. 8vo. half cloth over boards, paper spine and cover labels. 30 pages. Illustrations by John W. Alexander. First edition, limited to 300 copies. Part of The Little Bookfellow Series. Long poem on the beginning of printing. The illustrations are reproductions of the murals that Alexander did for the Library of Congress. Printed by the Torch Press. Each author has signed the half-title of this copy. Covers soiled. Bookplate on free endpaper..... READ MORE about THE LEGEND OF THE BOOK
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 13300
Illustrations by John W. Alexander.
Chicago: The Bookfellows, 1924. 8vo. half cloth over boards, paper spine and cover labels. 30 pages. Illustrations by John W. Alexander. First edition, limited to 300 copies. Part of The Little Bookfellow Series. Long poem on the beginning of printing. The illustrations are reproductions of the murals that Alexander did for the Library of Congress. Printed by the Torch Press. Presentation from George Steele Seymour, the husband of the publisher, dated 1924 on free endpaper..... READ MORE about THE LEGEND OF THE BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 116328
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1981). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Conpendium of facts about books. A lighthearted look at the world of books. Illustrated. Near fine. READ MORE about BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 3921
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 188 pages. Foreword by J.W. Jolliffe. S.G. Gillam wrote the introduction and edited the contributions. Illustrated. Spots in corner of front cover where label was removed. READ MORE about THE DOUCE LEGACY, AN EXHIBITION TO COMMEMORATE THE 15OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEQUEST OF FRANCIS...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 42833
Urbana: University of Illinois, (1974). 8vo. cloth. vii, 83 pages. Phineas L. Windsor Lectures in Bibliography. READ MORE about BOOKS AND HISTORY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 12189
Boston: Printed for Private Circulation, 1859. 8vo. original cloth, all edges gilt. viii, 80 pages. With a two page preface by "G.L." (George Livermore). Has a frontispiece engraving of Dowse's library, an engraved portrait of Dowse and an engraved portrait of Edward Everett who contributed a eulogy. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DOWSE LIBRARY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY REL ATING TO THE DONATIONS...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 27937
New York: Christie's, 1991. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 162 pages. Sale number 7324. Illustrated including some in color. With prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE PIERRE S. DU PONT III COLLECTION OF NAVIGATION, VOYAGES, CARTOGRAPHY AND LITERATURE OF THE SEA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 42655
New York: Duprat & Co., 1892. 8vo. original wove cloth binding which has rebacked with modern cloth with spine covering laid down on this new cloth. 119 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies printed by DeVinne. (Webber p.62). Thirteen chapters on the book including one on the art of bookbinding and another on Historical Book-Covers. Includes 13 illustrations with 8 of the bindings including a full color frontispiece. Cloth spotted with parts of..... READ MORE about FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 3298
New York: Duprat & Co., 1892. 8vo. woven cloth outer wrappers with book loosely inserted (stiff paper wrappers). 119 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is one of 200 copies printed on Japanese paper (Webber p.62). Thirteen chapters on the book including one on the art of bookbinding and another on Historical Book-Covers. Includes thirteen illustrations with eight of the bindings including a full color frontispiece. Worn copy without case having..... READ MORE about FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 72212
København: Rosenkilde og Baggers Forlag, 1946. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 69+(1) pages. Translation of Duhamel's 1926 "Lettres sur les Bibliophiles." Illustrated by Karen Jacobsen. With an introduction by Grete Jacobsen. Bibliography at rear. READ MORE about OM BOGELSKERE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 63013
Brooklyn: n.p., 1895. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers, top edge gilt. 40 pages. Covers soiled and tanned at edges with some paper loss and damage at extremities. Light foxing throughout. Pages curling. READ MORE about THE MANUSCRIPTS AND EARLY PRINTED BOOKS BEQUEATHED TO THE LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102373
North Ryde, Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers, (1985). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 406 pages. First edition. A collection of Australian stories combined with the best of Australian art. With biographical sketches of the authors. READ MORE about THE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION, AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST BOOKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 32598
N.P. Northland Press, (1977). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 192 pages. First edition. Water staining along spine of dust jacket, with chipping and loss around the edges. Else very good. Foreword by Leland D. Case. Chapters on collecting Western Americana, High Spots of Western Fiction, A Range Man's Library, The Texas Ranch Today, Billy the Kid, Ranger Reading, Dime Novel Texas, Books and Dealers, Dobie Rarities, Remington Rarities and Russell Rarities. READ MORE about WESTERN HIGH SPOTS, READING AND COLLECTING GUIDES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 19398
Foreword by Leland D. Case.
N.P. Northland Press, (1977). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 192 pages. Foreword by Leland D. Case. First edition. Chapters on collecting Western Americana, High Spots of Western Fiction, A Range Man's Library, The Texas Ranch Today, Billy the Kid, Ranger Reading, Dime Novel Texas, Books and Dealers, Dobie Rarities, Remington Rarities and Russell Rarities. Presentation on free endpaper "For William - Here's hoping this collection of my bookish 'pieces' provides some guides to your..... READ MORE about WESTERN HIGH SPOTS, READING AND COLLECTING GUIDES
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 114541
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 464 pages. First edition. An extensive annotated list of sights, organized by geographical location, related to the lives and works of writers around the United States. Contains many black-and-white illustrations throughout. Indexed. READ MORE about THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED LITERARY GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 55980
Hartford, CT: The Watkinson Library, 2012. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 18, (2) pages. Limited to 250 copies. Foreword by Richard J. Ring, essays by Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz and Peter J. Knapp. Frontispiece portrait of Engley. Reflections on a benefactor of the Watkinson Library. READ MORE about DONALD BROWN ENGLEY 1917-2012
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 128372
