Paris: Siège de la Sociétié, 1893. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 40 pages. An account of the Silver Anniversary of the Sociétié Bilbliographique, complete with speeches and poetry. Lacking back panel. Front panel and pages are very lightly edge worn. READ MORE about LES NOCES D'ARGENT DE LA SOCIÉTÉ BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 88321
18 volumes.
Hamburg: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co., 1957-1974. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. various pagination. 18 volumes. Second Series. A complete run of this periodical from Volume One, Number 1 (1957) through Volume 18, Number 4 (1974). The best known German periodical devoted to the book arts. Filled with interesting articles on all aspects of the book and especially its illustration. Very fine set. Each volume of 4 quarterlies is protected by a cardboard case. READ MORE about PHILOBIBLON, EINE VIERTELJAHRSSCHRIFT FÜR BUCH-UND GRAPHIK-SAMMLER
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 104061
Edited by Dr. Albert Schramm
Albert Schramm. Munchen: Verlag der Munchner Drucke, (1924). 8vo. cloth. (xx), 194, (16) pages. Edited by Dr. Albert Schramm. Filled with interesting articles and illustrations. The first of three volumes of this periodical (Ulrich and Kup p.164). READ MORE about TASCHENBUCH FÜR BUCHERFREUNDE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 31094
Columbus, OH: The Thurber Circle, 1983. 4to. self paper wrappers. Includes Vol. 1 1,2,3,4; Vol. 2, 1,2,3,4; Vol. 3, 1/2. READ MORE about THURBER HOUSE ORGAN, THE NOT TOO FREQUENT PUBLICATION OF THE THURBER
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 40827
N.P. (Sutter House, 1979). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Presentation from Adelman on title page. Two cards loosely inserted announcing a celebration in honor of Seymour Adelman. A memorial for Francis Lewis Randolph, a young book collector. READ MORE about FRANCIS LEWIS RANDOLPH 1951-1974
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 124525
Lititz: Sutter House, 1977. 8vo. cloth. xii, 210, (2) pages. First edition. An excellent series of well written essays by the well known bookcollector, Seymour Adelman. Limited to 650 copies. Signed by the author on the half-title. READ MORE about THE MOVING PAGEANT, A SELECTION OF ESSAYS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115518
New York: G.P. Putnam, (1922). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xii, 275 pages. Second U.S. edition, revised, limited to 500 copies. The second edition contains new information and three new illustrations. Has two chapters on the care of books. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE BOOK-HUNTER AT HOME
Price: $43.00 Order nr. 73677
(Minneapolis, MN): University of Minnesota Press, 2000. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 20, (2) pages. With underling and writing on endpapers in red and blue ink. READ MORE about THE JOY OF BOOKS, AN EXCERPT FROM A MAN'S REACH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101726
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1938. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 263-288. Article in The Library , Fourth Series, Volume XIX, Number 3, December 1938. Corners bumped. READ MORE about "THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LEARNING."
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102101
(Padua: Tipografia dei Fratelli Salmin), 1909. oblong 8vo. self-paper wrapper. xx pages. Limited edition of 40 numbered copies. The author begins with an address to the groom, saying that he decided to compile the following bibliographic notes on manuscripts of ethical philosophy conserved at the library of the University of Padua, on the occasion of the wedding. Lest this seem strange, the author vaguely notes his friend's connection to and love of such manuscript works..... READ MORE about NOZZE MARCHESINI-VELO
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 78003
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 397-401+(1) pages. Reprint fromThe WIliam and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. II, No. 4, October 1945. A description of early American holdings at the Yale University Library, written by James T. Babb, former Librarian of Yale University. Back wrapper soiled. Very light crease down the center of front wrapper. Light shelf wear. READ MORE about THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: ITS EARLY AMERICAN COLLECTIONS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98911
Translated by William A. Pettas.
Berkeley, CA: Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1990. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iii, 209 pages. Translated by William A. Pettas. First U.S. edition. Originally published in Italian as LA BIBLIOGRAFIA, STORIA DI UNA TRADIZIONE IN 1984. Explains the circumstances and objectives behind the evolution of bibliographies. Includes chapters on books and book distribution in the Middle Ages, the introduction of printing, seventeenth century libraries, and the bibliography of librarians and historians in the nineteenth century. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY, HISTORY OF TRADITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 30553
Washington: Library of Congress, 1984. 8vo. paper wrappers. 24 pages. Viewpoint Series No.11. Information on bibliography and Baskerville. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING: PERSONAL REWARDS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE LIBRARY OF...
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 102702
Boston: Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 19, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Fourth Annual Maury A. Bromsen Lecture on Humanistic Bibliography, by a noted and highly respected scholar of European intellectual history and author of many works on that subject. Presents his view on the future of book collecting. Complimentary card laid in. READ MORE about THE BIBLIOPHILE OF THE FUTURE: HIS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 116105
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1954. 8vo. paper wrappers. 66 pages. First edition. Describes 28 works in the Huntington Library chosen for their content and monumental form given to them by their printers. Chipped along edges. Corner bumped. READ MORE about GREAT BOOKS IN GREAT EDITIONS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 373
Stockholm: Sällskapet Bokvännerna, 1963. large 12mo. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. 135 pages. Limited to 800 copies. Thirteen essays on such topics as "Antiquarian Rambles," "A Strindberg Correction," "New Trips, Old Books" etc. Bibliophile's Library publication no.62. READ MORE about PA BOKJAKT, I EGNA HYLLOR OCH ANDRAS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52936
Darmstadt: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, 1972. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 374, (2) pages. An introduction to book collecting for amateurs and professionals, based on the author's experience. Indexed. With bookplate of private collector's club stamped "withdrawn." READ MORE about DER BÜCHERSAMMLER, EIN ANLEITUNG
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48390
Darmstadt: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, 1972. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 374, (2) pages. An introduction to book collecting for amateurs and professionals, based on the author's experience. Indexed. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DER BÜCHERSAMMLER, EIN ANLEITUNG
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 115394
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Reinhard Mohn, (1975). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 59 pages. On the role of book clubs in Germany. READ MORE about LITERATUR IM ABONNEMENT, DIE ARBEIT DER BUCHGEMEINSCHAFTEN
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 50840
Washington: Library of Congress, 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 12, (2) pages. Preface by John Y. Cole and foreword by Richard C. Torbert. Center for the Book, Viewpoint Series, No.22. READ MORE about BOOKS AND THE WORLD
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 33536
Philadelphia: George S. MacManus Co., 1967. 8vo. boards. 51 pages. First edition, limited to only 100 copies. Fine condition. READ MORE about BOOKMEN'S BROWSE, MADE THEIR OWN BOOKS, BOGUS BOOKS AND SHAM SHELVES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 12828
Zürich: Atlantis, 1947. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper cover and spine labels. 168 pages, with 8 additional leaves of illustrations. First edition. Guide to a Swiss library of world literature; includes plans for the building and reproductions of works in its collection. Indexed. Lacks dust jacket. Covers yellowed. READ MORE about EINE BIBLIOTHEK DER WELTLITERATUR
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 49608
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
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
(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
