N.P. Jürgen Holstein, n.d. but circa 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginaged. Catalogue no.93 issued by this bookseller. Light cover rubbing. READ MORE about BRUCKE, BAUHAUS, DOCUMENTA: KUNST UND LITERATUR, CA 1900-1975
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 48283
1971. 4to. paper wrappers, booklet loosely inserted. 64 pages with illustrations. Jahrgang XII, Heft 1, 1971. A special issue of a periodical on Hungarian books, on the occasion of an exhibition of Hungarian books in Germany. The inserted booklet, Das Buch in Ungarn, is on related subjects. Wrappers slightly worn. READ MORE about BUCHER AUS UNGARN
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 48357
(Bonn: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verleger, 1975. Buchhändler und Bibliothekare. 1975), 8vo., paper wrappers. 106 pages. Papers from the 1974 yearly conference of German publishers, booksellers and librarians. Wrapper slightly torn and discolored. READ MORE about BUCHER UND REGION
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48162
Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut; Berlin: Langenscheidt, (1970). large 12mo. paper wrappers. 160 pages. A calendar in book form, along with other useful information for booksellers. READ MORE about BUCHHANDLER-KALENDER 1971 MIT SCHLAG NACH FUR DEN BUCHHANDLER
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 51277
(Leipzig): (Der Verein Leipziger Kommissionäre), 1901. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 25+(1) pages. This booklet was published for the participants of the 4th International Publishers Congress held in Leipzig in 1901. The wrappers of this copy show moderate wear, noticeable mostly along the fold, and minor soiling. The interior is lightly foxed, and shows minor soiling and wear. A plate inside the front wrapper indicates that this copy came from the reference library of H...... READ MORE about DER BUCHHÄNDLERISCHE VERKEHR ÜBER LEIPZIG UND DER BETRIEB DES LEIPZIGER KOMMISSIONSGESCHÄFTES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 90939
Leipzig: Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler, 1933. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Written in German. A description of the purpose and rules of the "Verkehrsordnung". Some soiling and wear at extremities, with creases and small tears. READ MORE about BUCHHÄNDLERISCHE VERKEHRSORDNUNG
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 101641
Leipzig: Fischer & Wittig, 1927. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers, orihon fold, paper label on cover. (vi), 25 pages. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. A keepsake for members of the Börsenverein and participants in the "Cantate" (or "Kantate") festival. An evocation of the Leipzig Book Fair in the Biedermeier era (1815-1848), with excerpts from contemporary accounts (including a letter from an Austrian diplomat griping about the ease with which..... READ MORE about CANTATE FEIER IM BIEDERMEIER, EIN QUODLIBET IN PROSA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 52821
New York: (Gotham Book Mart), n.d. (circa 1967). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 73 pages. A sales list of the works on various aspects of the theatre in the Gotham Book Mart, containing 2776 entries. Some soiling at extremities. READ MORE about CATALOG, BOOKS ON THE THEATRE, DRAMA, HISTORY & CRITICISM, COSTUME, BALLET, DANCE, PUPPETRY,...
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 101774
Buenos Aires: J. Lajouane and Co., 1910. small 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Bookseller's and publisher's catalogue for about 100 titles, mostly legal publications and works on history and political science, but also with 15 textbook titles used in "los Colegios Nacionales y Escuelas Normales" in Argentina. Prices are often given for both paperback and bound versions. Pages browned, wrappers soiled, worn through at top of spine. One staple has broken. Corner chipped..... READ MORE about CATALOGO DE LAS OBRAS EDITADAS Y LIBROS DE FONDO DE LA "LIBRERIA NACIO
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 50212
N.P. (Buenos Aires): n.p. (Gath & Chaves), 1920. large 12mo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 174 pages. Catalogue of the book dept. of a Buenos Aires business called The South American Stores, Gath & Chaves Ltd. for 1,000's of current titles. Listings include: much art and literature (emphasizing classics); no children's category except for school and educational books; serious works on natural science, psychology etc., often of an introductory nature, and historical and some political works..... READ MORE about CATALOGO DEL DEPARTMENTO DE LIBRERIA, 1920
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 50226
Roma: (Edizioni Dell'Elefante), 1984. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 176+(1) pages. Catalogue of books offered by Edizione dell'Elefante. Contains many books on art, from monographs to exhibition Catalogues. An illustration from each accompanies the Catalogue entry. At rear is an index and section of photographs of some of the authors. In Italian. READ MORE about CATALOGO DELLE EDIZIONI DELL'ELEFANTE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62669
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, n.d. (1993). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47 pages. With various pictures of the bookshop and the town of New Castle and including a note from the bookseller and a list of Oak Knoll publications. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 150. BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 106071
Amsterdam: Nico Israel, 1980. 8vo. cloth. 196 pages. Illustrated. Spot on front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 22, INTERESTING BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 6990
London: Bertram Rota, 1989. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47 pages. With a short historical sketch of the firm at the beginning. Ink acquisition stamp along top of front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 250
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 106106
San Francisco: John Howell - Books, 1972. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Detailed descriptions of 587 items followed by descriptions of manuscript collections for sale. Issued on the 60th anniversary of the firm and showing a picture of the shop on the front cover. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Smudge mark on front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 42. BOOKS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & MAPS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS WITH...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 40334
Paris: Ch. Bosse, 1922. 8vo. quarter cloth. (v), 34, (2) pages. Sales catalog of the French bookseller Bosse, offering 150 items from the library of an "amateur"--including illustrated books from the 18th century, French classics and original editions from Romantic school and contemporary authors. Rebound in quarter cloth and green marbled paper covered boards; includes original stiff paper wrappers. Cover is a little soiled and shows modest shelf wear. Pages darkened with age, especially at..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE D'UN CHOIX DE BEAUX LIVRES ANCIENS & MODERNES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 79682
Amsterdam: Frederik Muller & Cie. 1929. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 35, (5) pages. Auction catalogue for sale held November 22, 1929 by Frederik Muller & Cie. 112 lots, most notably a fourteenth-century illuminated Book of Hours in which the patron is portrayed worshiping the Virgin. Originally, a separate portfolio of sixty-eight reproductions was meant to accompanied the catalogue. This portfolio is not present but three of the full color plates are loosely inserted. Bears the..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE D'UNE COLLECTION DE MANUSCRITS A MINIATURES DES IXe-XVe SIECLES, COLLECTION D'UN...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 77540
2 volumes.
Bruxelles: P.J. de Mat, 1823. 8vo. contemporary quarter calf over boards. (iv),4,iv,lxxxviii,20,318; (iv),319-808 pages. 2 volumes. Taylor p.199. Taylor notes that this sale catalogue offered a large collection of 255 French sale catalogues issued between 1784 and 1815 as the last lot in the auction. The page description of the collection contains a list of 50 of the rarest catalogues. Bindings broken. Most of leather spine of volume two is lacking. Bookplate of private book-collector's..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE D'UN AMATEUR, AVEC DES NOTES ET UNE TABLE GENERALE DES AUTEURS ET...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 14233
Paris: Auguste Fontaine, 1874. tall 8vo. original cloth. (iv), xix, 504 pages. Text in French. Booksellers catalogue listing 2,716 items. Covers detached and cloth totally split along back hinge and partially split along front hinge. Bookplate of Sutro Library (stamped withdrawn). READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE LIVRES ANCIENS ET MODERNES RARES ET CURIEUX DE LA LIBRAIRIE AUGUSTE FONTAINE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 119495
Paris: Gumuchian & Cie, n.d. (circa 1930s). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 182 pages and 135 plates of bindings including some in full color. Catalogue no.12 issued by this bookselling firm. (Brenni no.288). The catalogue has descriptions of 398 bindings with well over one-third of them illustrated. The descriptions are detailed and the text is aided by indices to provenance and authors. Crease through middle of dust jacket; chipping along edges of jacket being more..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE RELIURES DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE, EN VENTE A LA LIBRAIRIE GUMUCHIAN & CIE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 5713
Paris: S.A. Georg, Libraires, 1929. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 64, (3) pages. Bookseller's catalogue spotlighting works that were printed using new techniques in typography, illustration and binding that gained favor during the Romantic Era. Listed chronologically, 82 entries describe bindings in detail and cite information about illustrations therein. Handsomely printed with 82 plates, two in color. Separate indexes for works, authors and illustrators. Printed by A. Lahure. Library bookplate on inside front cover..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE TRÈS BEAUX LIVRES DE L'ÉPOQUE ROMANTIQUE IMPRIMÉS ENTRE LES ANNÉES 1803 - 1848,...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 64104
Paris: S.A. Georg, Libraires, 1929. small 4to. contemporary half cloth and marbled paper-covered boards with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. (iv), 64, (3) pages. Bookseller's catalogue spotlighting works that were printed using new techniques in typography, illustration and binding that gained favor during the Romantic Era. Listed chronologically, 82 entries describe bindings in detail and cite information about illustrations therein. Handsomely printed with 82 plates, two in color. Separate indexes for works, authors and illustrators..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE TRÈS BEAUX LIVRES DE L'ÉPOQUE ROMANTIQUE IMPRIMÉS ENTRE LES ANNÉES 1803 - 1848,...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 75712
London: Univ. of London, 1936. 8vo. new paper spine with original paper covers, paper spine label. 194 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Contains numerous references to bookbinding works. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WORKS ON PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY OF...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 1008
London: Univ. of London, 1936. 8vo. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound-in, top edge gilt. 194 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Contains numerous references to bookbinding works. Light foxing of new endpapers. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WORKS ON PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY OF...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 103033
New York: The Rosenbach Co., 1931. 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. ix, 107 pages. A sale catalogue. (Arno no.9). With a seven page foreword. Tear at top of front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF MEMORABLE DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM COLUMBUS TO HOOVER,...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 10202
