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(Biblio Novel). Travis, Neal.

MANHATTAN.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. small 8vo. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket. (vi), 212 pages. Book club edition. The beautiful people: "they love on Bill Blass sheets, they wheel and deal in plush chrome-and-glass offices, they lunch at 21, and they dine at Elaine's. They dance and act out their nighttime dramas at Studio 54..." (dust jacket). In 1979. Michael Glennon, owner of the slick, chic weekly "Manhattan," saves his publication from an attempted takeover...for..... READ MORE about MANHATTAN

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49891

(Biblio Novel). Weidman, Jerome.

THE CENTER OF THE ACTION.

New York: Random House, 1969. 8vo. two-tone cloth, dust jacket. ix, 367, (3) pages. Book Club edition. Business type from Garment District becomes involved with failing publishing firm, solves cash-flow problems (for ex., by starting a series of classics, whose authors no longer collect royalties) and other difficulties, turns things around, not necessarily by strictly ethical methods. Then comes the takeover. A hard-nosed, unglamorous depiction of publishing in an era of transition which does not..... READ MORE about THE CENTER OF THE ACTION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49940

(Biblio Novel). Weidman, Jerome.

THE CENTER OF THE ACTION.

New York: Random House, 1969. cloth, dust jacket. 381 pages. Book club edition. Business type from Garment District becomes involved with failing publishing firm, solves cash-flow problems (for ex., by starting a series of classics, whose authors no longer collect royalties) and other difficulties, turns things around, not necessarily by strictly ethical methods. Then comes the takeover. A hard-nosed, unglamorous depiction of publishing in an era of transition which does not romanticize the good old..... READ MORE about THE CENTER OF THE ACTION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49955

(Biblio Novel). White, Theodore.

THE VIEW FROM THE FORTIETH FLOOR.

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1960. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 468 pages. Author's inscription on front free endpaper. Per front free endpaper, this is no. 723 of "a special autographed edition." Another magazine is failing, actually two this time, loyal employees are worried, the sharks and would-be fixers are starting to gather, conservative board members just don't understand, etc. John Ridgely Warren is brought in keep things going. Money is the problem: How..... READ MORE about THE VIEW FROM THE FORTIETH FLOOR

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 49956

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.3, MARCH 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: B. Hicks on Nancy Drew books, G. Dibert-Himes on the library of Schloss Corvey in Germany, B.G. Henneke on old ship's logbooks, J.G. Schiller on the early publishing history of the Paul Bunyan tales, T. Conway on James Michener, G. and M. Green on the Little Blue Books of the 1920's and 30's, N. Basbanes on..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 51973

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.8, AUG., 1998. In this issue: W.C. Webb on the Viking Portable Library, D. Lindley on Samuel Beckett, A. Hanson on the publishing consequences of the Jack the Ripper crimes, K. Jones on the novelist Larry McMurtry as a bookseller, H. Morris (proprietor of Bird & Bull) on the printing of medals, R. Armstrong on digital facsimiles, and much more. READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53135

BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.10, OCT. 97. IN THIS ISSUE: David Tannenbaum reports on looking for ancient scriptures in the Horn of Africa; David Thompson Thompson writes on William Henry Ainsworth, early Victorian author of historical romances and crime novels; Zena Pearlstone examines origins and persistence of stereotypes of Native Americans in advertising; Amy Hanson presents the history of Everyman's Library. In Features: In Milestones Roy..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 49990

BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.11, NOV., 97. IN THIS ISSUE: 150 years of photo-illustrated books; Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter, Mary Shelley; history of the Atlantis Press; collecting old stock and bond certificates, AND MUCH MORE. READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 50374

BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE (THE).

6 volumes bound in 3
London: Elliot Stock, 1881-1884. 4to. later cloth. 6 volumes bound in 3. Ulrich & Kup p.146. The complete set of this periodical under this title. Hundreds of articles on bookselling, printing, collecting, and bibliography. This magazine was continued as Book Lore. Pages 95 - 160 are detached and loosely inserted. Some tears in pages as the paper is fragile. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE (THE

Price: $225.00 Order nr. 104670

BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE.

Various odd issues of this periodical.
London: Elliot Stock, 1881-1884. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. Per issue. Various odd issues of this periodical. Ulrich & Kup p.146. The following issues are present: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36. Per issue. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 42484

BIBLIOTHECA ANNUA.

2 volumes.
London: The Gregg Press, 1964. large 8vo. cloth. Variously paginated. 2 volumes. This is a reprint of the English Bibliotheca Annua from the years 1699-1703. Reproduced here in facsimile form, this bibliography lists all English and Latin language books printed in England during the years indicated. Index at end of second volume. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA ANNUA

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 61723

(Bieler Press). Smith, Tracy E.

THE BIELER PRESS: A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST TEN YEARS, 1975-1985.

Minneapolis: The Campbell-Logan Bindery, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Limited to 300 copies. Contains a checklist of 43 texts published by Bieler Press within a ten-year span. Some little creases and bumps at the extremities. READ MORE about THE BIELER PRESS: A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST TEN YEARS, 1975-1985

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 97308

(Bird & Bull Press). Feather, John.

ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.

Newtown: Bird & Bull Press and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press, 1984. 8vo. quarter morocco with tips, Dutch Gilt sides reproduced from an 18th century German decorated paper, plus 14 larger facsimiles in a separate accompanying portfolio. 109 pages. Limited to 325 copies (Heaney A39). The history of this important piece of publishing ephemera from its beginning in 1610 up through the 19th century and accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses from 2 to 10 pages in length..... READ MORE about ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 2685

Birkos, Alexander S. and Lewis A.Tambs.

HISTORIOGRAPHY, METHOD, HISTORY TEACHING, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES IN ENGLISH, 1965-1973.

(Hamden, CT): Linnet Books, 1975. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 130 pages. Instructors of history can use this bibliography to compile reading lists for classes and a source of potential publishing outlets. Divided into chapters on research methods in history, teaching of history, historiography and philosophy of history, and historiographical studies by area, with a checklist of professional periodical literature as appendix. READ MORE about HISTORIOGRAPHY, METHOD, HISTORY TEACHING, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES IN ENGLISH, 1965-1973

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 70838

Birt, Th.

ZUR GESCHICHTE DES ANTIKEN BUCHWESENS.

Leipzig: Otto Harrasowitz, 1900. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, original self paper wrappers bound in. 545-566 (22) pages. Offprint from the Centralblatt (later: Zentralblatt) für Bibliothekswesen, vol.17 no.12, of a review (largely negative) of a book by Karl Dziatzko on this topic. Covers worn, chipped. READ MORE about ZUR GESCHICHTE DES ANTIKEN BUCHWESENS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52819

Bjorkman, David.

WRITE PUBLISH & SELL IT YOURSELF! THE COMPLETE HOW-TO GUIDE.

Boulder: Hamilton Press, (1979). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xv, (iii), 142 pages. First edition. A how to book that helps with writing a book, learning how to self publish and sell it and controlling the profits. Illustrated. Includes a glossary. READ MORE about WRITE PUBLISH & SELL IT YOURSELF! THE COMPLETE HOW-TO GUIDE

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 59467

(Black Sparrow Press). Lacy, Gerald M. (editor).

D.H. LAWRENCE, LETTERS TO THOMAS AND ADELE SELTZER.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 284, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 1126 copies. With a chronological listing of Seltzer publications of Lawrence. READ MORE about D.H. LAWRENCE, LETTERS TO THOMAS AND ADELE SELTZER

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 23841

(Black Sparrow Press). Lacy, Gerald M. (editor).

D.H. LAWRENCE, LETTERS TO THOMAS AND ADELE SELTZER.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. 8vo. quarter corduroy with printd paper-covered boards, clear plastic dust jacket. xiv, 284, (4) pages. First edition, one of 1000 hardbound copies. With a chronological listing of Seltzer publications of Lawrence. READ MORE about D.H. LAWRENCE, LETTERS TO THOMAS AND ADELE SELTZER

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 127174

Black, Alison.

TYPEFACES FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A USERS GUIDE.

London: Architecture Design and Technology Press, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 106 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about TYPEFACES FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING, A USERS GUIDE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98827

Black, Michael.

A SHORT HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

(Cambridge): Cambridge University Press, (2000). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 84 pages. Revised second edition. This short, illustrated account of the world's oldest publishing house emphasizes the constitutional basis of the Press as an essential part of its parent university from the publication of the Press's first book in 1584 through to the present day. It highlights key moments of crisis and change including Richard Bentley's revival in the 1690s, the Victorian renaissance, the rise..... READ MORE about A SHORT HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Price: $17.95 Order nr. 62796

(Black).

ADAM & CHARLES BLACK 1807-1957, SOME CHAPTERS IN THE HISTORY OF A PUBLISHING HOUSE.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1957. 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xii, 116 pages. First edition. A history of this bookselling - publishing firm. Slipcase worn around edges. Spine faded. READ MORE about ADAM & CHARLES BLACK 1807-1957, SOME CHAPTERS IN THE HISTORY OF A PUBLISHING HOUSE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 26689

Blackie, Agnes A.C.

BLACKIE & SON, 1809-1959.

London: Blackie & Son Limited, (1959). small 8vo. gilt stamped cloth. (x), 68 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated. History of this well known English publishing house. Covers soiled. Scribbling on verso of free endpaper and half-title. READ MORE about BLACKIE & SON, 1809-1959

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 12633

BLACKWELL'S.

Oxford: (B.H. Blackwell), n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (8) pages. Historical sketch of Oxford, England, bookseller and publisher B.H. Blackwell. Black and white illustrations on wrappers. READ MORE about BLACKWELL'S

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108853

(Blaizot, Auguste). Chapon, François.

ELOGE DE LA CONTINUITE: LIBRAIRIE AUGUSTE BLAIZOT, 1840-1990.

précédé de témoignages amicaux de Maître Etienne Ader, Germaine de Coster, Michel Kieffer, Pierre Lecuire, Alain Nicolas, Henri Paricaud, le Baron Louis de Sadeleer, Lucien Scheler suivi du catalogue des éditions de la Librairie Auguste Blaizot et de la liste des principales ventes publiques qu'elle a organisées.
N.P. n.p., n.d. (circa 1990). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 109, (3) pages. précédé de témoignages amicaux de Maître Etienne Ader, Germaine de Coster, Michel Kieffer, Pierre Lecuire, Alain Nicolas, Henri Paricaud, le Baron Louis de Sadeleer, Lucien Scheler suivi du catalogue des éditions de la Librairie Auguste Blaizot et de la liste des principales ventes publiques qu'elle a organisées. Text in French. Limited to an edition of 250. Contains seven essays about Librairie Auguste..... READ MORE about ELOGE DE LA CONTINUITE: LIBRAIRIE AUGUSTE BLAIZOT, 1840-1990

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 95138

(Bliss, Theodore). Bliss, Arthur Ames.

THEODORE BLISS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER A STUDY OF CHARACTER AND LIFE IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD OF THE XIX CENTURY. Edited and arranged for publication by Arthur Ames Bliss.

N.P. Northampton Historical Society, 1941. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (x), 79, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1911 first edition; with a new preface. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THEODORE BLISS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER A STUDY OF CHARACTER AND LIFE IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD OF...

Price: $17.00 Order nr. 506

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