Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2006. 4to. paper covered boards. 221, (3) pages. Text in German. Essays on book collecting and its pleasures. Illustrated. READ MORE about JUBELRUFE AUS BÜCHERSTAPELN DIE PIRCKHEIMER-GESELLSCHAFT 1956 BIS 2006
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 106458
Premier Volume.
Paris: A. Quantin, 1880. thick small 4to. half leather, all edges gilt. 431 pages. Premier Volume. The first few issues of volume one bound in one volume of this deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are the first 232 pages of Volume One. READ MORE about LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 32595
Paris, France: A. Quantin, 1882-1883. small 4to. original paper wrappers. A deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are 1882-1883. Lavish use of llustration, including drawings, illustrations of books and bindings, and many original prints bound-in. Some plates reproduced in color. Each volume is composed of two parts: Ancient Bibliography and Modern Bibliography..... READ MORE about LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 43292
Paris: A. Quantin, 1880, 1882-1886, 1888. small 4to. variously bound in original paper wrappers, later half cloth with leather spine labels and marbled covered boards. variously paginated. A deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are 1880, 1882-1886 and 1888. Lavish use of llustration, including drawings, illustrations of books and bindings, and many..... READ MORE about LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 62071
N.P. n.p., n.d.(circa 1954). narrow 12mo. paper wrappers. 70, (2) pages. A selection of excerpts commemorating the 1954 meeting of the Münchener Bibliophilentagung. READ MORE about MONTAGSAUSFAHRT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 50680
Bruxelles: G.-E. Goossens, 1924-1930. 4to. paper wrappers. Volume III, No.1 to Vol.IX, No.3, with some missing. A total of 42 issues of this period. Ulrich & Kup p.23 (lists only volumes through 1925 so that the later issues must not have been available). Well-designed full color covers with border designs throughout. News of the book world. READ MORE about MUSEE DU LIVRE (LE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 9778
Except for the first issue, a complete set.
New York: National Book Collecting Society, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Except for the first issue, a complete set. Includes Volume I, 2 (May - June 1990) - 5; Volume 2, 1-4. A short lived attempt at a periodical for book collectors. READ MORE about NATIONAL BOOK COLLECTOR (THE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 52322
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
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
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
UNOPENED COPY
New Castle, DE and Durham, NC: Oak Knoll Press and Fine Books & Collections, 2005. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 380 pages. UNOPENED COPY. First edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and in slipcase unopened copy. This is the first time that one of Nick Basbanes' titles has appeared in a limited edition. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Library in 1963 (Printing and the Mind of Man)..... READ MORE about EVERY BOOK ITS READER: THE POWER OF THE PRINTED WORD TO STIR THE WORLD
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 89154
(New York: Perennial Editions, 2003). thick 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, (ii), 636 pages. First edition, paperback reprint. The newest book about books and book collectors by this noted author. Many great book stories in this volume. Fine condition. READ MORE about PATIENCE & FORTITUDE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 76643
(New York: Harper Collins, 2001). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, (ii), 636 pages. First edition. In this sequel to A Gentle Madness Basbanes continues his conversations with a wide variety of kindred spirits, each one a testament to the never-ending relevance of books in our lives. By exploring the transmission and preservation of knowledge, including the changes in the way information is amassed and stored, he reveals a deep and abiding respect for the..... READ MORE about PATIENCE & FORTITUDE
Price: $37.50 Order nr. 98021
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
4 volumes (of 5 total).
London: Book-Worm, 1867-1871. tall 8vo. contemporary half blue calf with marbled paper covered boards, top edges gilt (signed bindings by Zaehnsdorf). iv, 188; iv, 188; iv, 188; iv, 188 pages. 4 volumes (of 5 total). Ulrich & Kup p.17. Volumes two to five (of five total published). "A scholarly digest of bibliographical information. Significant notes on early printing and illustration." From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With..... READ MORE about BOOK-WORM (first two volumes) then THE BOOKWORM, A LITERARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW, EDITED...
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 102486
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
