London: Associated Newspapers Ltd., n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (10) pages. One page of introductory text followed by 12 full page illustrations with text describing all the production of this newspaper. Fold mark in middle of front cover. READ MORE about DAILY MAIL GOES TO PRESS ... 12 SOUVENIR PICTURES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 100271
Madison: University of Wisconsin Library School, 1977. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 101+(1) pages. Sponsored by the UW-Madison Library School, the school's Alumni Association, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. Preface by Clarke; introduction by Danky. Essays on some of the private presses in Wisconsin, and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and their contributions to a regional literature. Includes a directory of publishers in Wisconsin..... READ MORE about BOOK PUBLISHING IN WISCONSIN: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE ON BOOK PUBLISHING IN WISCONSIN, MAY 6,...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 114775
Kobenhavn: Den Danske Forlaeggerforening, (1954;1955;1962;1964;1965;1966;1967;1968. large 8vo. paper wrappers. Variously paginated. 17 issues of the Danish publication Det Danske Bogmarked. This publication is largely a bibliography of newly published Danish titles but contains short essays on book-related topics as well. Includes two commemorative issues celebrating the Danske Forlaeggerforening's 100th and 125th anniversaries. Illustrated in black-and-white. In Danish. READ MORE about DET DANSKE BOGMARKED
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2 volumes
Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm: Nyt Nordisk, Dreyers, Förlaget Forum, 1951, 1962. large 8vo. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, speckled edges. xii,564; (iv),535+(1) pages. 2 volumes. A bibliography and dictionary published as a reference tool for librarians and book dealers. Also published in Swedish and Norwegian. Some rubbing on spine corners, there is a tear in marbled paper on the cover board of volume two. READ MORE about NORDISK LEKSIKON FOR BOGVAESEN
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 73827
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Universitaria de Guatemala, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 221, (3) pages. Text in Spanish. Limited to 1000 copies. A review of publications in Guatemala 1980-1. Introduction, Four appendices. Index. READ MORE about A LA LUZ DE LOS LIBROS: BIBLIOGRAFIA GUATEMALTECA COMENTADO (1980-1981
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 119635
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 258 pages. First edition. Darton "introduces us to the shadowy world of pirate publishers, garret scribblers, under-the-cloak book peddlers, smugglers, and police spies that composed the literary underground of the Enlightenment." READ MORE about THE LITERARY UNDERGROUND OF THE OLD REGIME
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New York: The New York Times, 1921. thick 8vo. cloth. xxii, 434 pages. First edition. Spine lightly age darkened. Shaken. Light shelfwear. Exlibrary stamp on front pastedown. Preliminary pages show light foxing. An historical sketch of the New York Times prepared in commemoration of the quarter-centenary of the previous management and the seventieth anniversary of the first issue of the paper. Illustrated. Tear along back hinge and head of spine bumped. From the Thomas M...... READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1970). 8vo. cloth. (viii), 61 pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies. Contains a contribution by Robert Penn Warren. Lambert was director of this University press. READ MORE about A STATESMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOOKS PRESENTED TO LAMBERT DAVIS ON HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTOR
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Volume 3 of "GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR VON DEN ANFÄNGEN BIZ ZUR GEGENWART"
München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1962. 8vo. cloth. xii, 590 pages. Volume 3 of "GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR VON DEN ANFÄNGEN BIZ ZUR GEGENWART" Text in German. This is the first part of the third volume in the story of German literature series. Specifically this volume is about German literature in the Middle Ages - it's fall and new beginning. Bookplate from the Pierpont Morgan Library on the front pastedown. Former library book. Head and heel..... READ MORE about DIE DEUTSCHE LITERATUR IM SPÄTEN MITTELALTER, ZERFALL UND NEUBEGINN
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Newark: University of Delaware, (1931). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 143 pages. B1-4670. Seventh series. With a one page prefatory note by the editor, Ezra B. Crooks. Article by H. Clay Reed on "Lincoln's Compensated Emancipation Plan and its relation to Delaware", Joseph Sidney Gould on "Three Decades of Delaware's Manufacturers" and other articles by Delaware faculty on non-Delaware related subjects. Remnants of paper label on front cover. READ MORE about DELAWARE NOTES
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Stuttgart: C.E. Poeschel, 1958. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 111 pages. A practical guide to the rights of authors and publishers. READ MORE about KLEINES PRAKTIKUM FUR URHEBER- UND VERLAGS-RECHT
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 49199
København: Den Danske Forlæggerforenings, 1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 137, (7) pages. First edition. The Danish Publisher's Society issued this study on their 125th anniversary. A history of Danish publishing. A considerable section is devoted to Gyldendal and their history as Copenhagen publishers. Illustrated with photos of book shops, publishers and early publications. A bibliography is provided at rear. In Danish. READ MORE about BØGER OF FORLAG I DANMARK I 125 ÅR. 1837-1962
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Pamplona: Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, 1970. small 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 298 pages. Elements of a contract, "vicissitudes" in the legal relationship, rights/obligations of the parties, extinction of a contract. Legal references only in footnotes! Bibliography. No.14 of the Cuadernos de Trabajo de Periodismoof the U. of Navarre Institute of Journalism. Chip out of top edge of cover. READ MORE about LA RELACION CONTRACTUAL ENTRE AUTOR Y EDITOR
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München: Verlag Kurt Desch, (1968). small 8vo. cloth. 184, (4) pages. Tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Desch, tribute to him by the firm, and numerous essays written in tribute. Illustrated with two tipped-in plates in color. READ MORE about KURT DESCH, EIN BUCH DER FREUNDE, 1968
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Paris: J. Maisonneuve, 1902. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 203+(1) pages. Besterman, p.5079. A bibliography of early printing outside of Europe. Organized by location, this volume lists hundreds of imprints from small US towns like Lebanon, Ohio to more exotic places like Tahiti and Canton. Includes supplement. READ MORE about IMPRIMERIE HORS L'EUROPE
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Paris: J. Maisonneuve, 1902. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 203+(1) pages. Besterman, p.5079. A bibliography of early printing outside of Europe. Organized by location, this volume lists hundreds of imprints from small US towns like Lebanon, Ohio to more exotic places like Tahiti and Canton. Covers chipped along edges. Unopened copy. READ MORE about IMPRIMERIE HORS L'EUROPE
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 119123
New York: Continuum, (1989). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 260 pages. Expanded edition. Brief history of publishing followed by step-by-step explanation of how books are published. Includes a large section on bookselling. Presentation from author on front free endpaper. READ MORE about BOOK PUBLISHING, A BASIC INTRODUCTION
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New York: Stein and Day, 1973. small 8vo. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket. 191+(1) pages. First edition. Best-selling author Osborne Kilgore takes out a very large life insurance policy, with his wife and publisher as beneficiaries. No one seems to like him very much, and, unfortunately for him, he likes wild mushrooms. Bookplate. "Eugene Franklin" is a pseudonym. Jacket slightly worn, else near fine. READ MORE about THE BOLD HOUSE MURDERS
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New York: Walker Publ. Co., 1982. small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 189 pages. First edition. Mark Exeter, publisher of the news weekly "Tomorrow" hires private eye Nick Nicoletti to look into matters relating to the magazine staff and to Exeter's own upcoming divorce. Soon, Nicoletti is also looking into Exeter's murder. Bookplate. Large stain on front free endpaper, date stamp on half-title page. READ MORE about MURDER AT TOMORROW
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New York: Harper & Row, (1976). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. 153 pages. First edition. Marcia Richardson, editorial director for a large Book Club, was found shot to death over a galley proof. A first novel written with an insider's knowledge of the publishing field. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about FINAL PROOF
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Berlin, Darmstadt, and Vienna: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, n.d. square 8vo. cloth. 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
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Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1925. 8vo. paper-covered boards. (i), vii, (i), 211, (2) pages. First edition. The first decade of the Deutsche Bücherei, the important German publisher, is discussed here in numerous essays devoted to issues like card Catalogues and bibliographical work. This volume was published on the occaision of the 1925 German book sellers jubilee. With black-and-white head-pieces. Cracks along spine edge at top and bottom of spine. Some foxing to initial and terminal leaves..... READ MORE about DIE DEUTSCHE BÜCHEREI. NACH DEM ERSTEN JAHRZEHNT IHRES BESTEHENS
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Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1925. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (i), vii, (i), 211, (2) pages. First edition. The first decade of the Deutsche Bücherei, the important German publisher, is discussed here in numerous essays devoted to issues like card Catalogues and bibliographical work. This volume was published on the occaision of the 1925 German book sellers jubilee. With black-and-white head-pieces. Spine and part of covers faded. READ MORE about DIE DEUTSCHE BÜCHEREI. NACH DEM ERSTEN JAHRZEHNT IHRES BESTEHENS
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Leipzig: Boersenvereins der Deutschen Buchhaendler zu Leipzig, 1916. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. (ii), 215+(1) pages. Written in German. A work commemorating the opening of the Deutschen Bücherei des Börsenvereins der Deutschen Buchhändler zu Leipzig, with some history regarding the library, followed by several indices. With a preface by Karl Siegismund. Wear along extremities, fore-edge of front cover tanned, three-inch tear from top left of spine down. With the laid-in bookplate from Oak Knoll..... READ MORE about DENKSCHRIFT ZUR EINWEIHUNGSFEIER DER DEUTSCHEN BUECHEREI
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Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, (1983). 12mo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. 94, (2) pages. On this German publisher and its founders. Illustrated. READ MORE about LOUIS UND EDUARD HALLBERGER, DIE GRUNDER DER DEUTSCHEN VERLAGS-ANSTALT
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