FIFTY YEARS OF BEST SELLERS 1895-1945.
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1945. 8vo. cloth. viii, 140 pages. First edition. Wear at spine ends. Back cover spotted. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS OF BEST SELLERS 1895-1945
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1945. 8vo. cloth. viii, 140 pages. First edition. Wear at spine ends. Back cover spotted. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS OF BEST SELLERS 1895-1945
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2013. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. 200 pages. Volume 1. First edition, second printing. This is a descriptive bibliography of Thom Gunn's writings, with full collations of first editions and details of reprints and new editions. In addition to listing books, pamphlets, and broadsides by Thom Gunn, it also includes those edited by him or containing first book appearances of poems or prose by him. It also lists his..... READ MORE about THOM GUNN, A BIBLIOGRAPHY: VOLUME 1 - 1940-1978
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 118824
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2013. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. 256 pages. This book includes a preliminary update of Thom Gunn: A Bibliography, 1940-1978 that was originally published in the Bulletin of Bibliography, and it completes the listing of Gunn's published work, as well as lists additional translations, interviews, reviews of his work, critical material, and more. Each section of the update is divided into two sections: "emendations," the collective term for additions..... READ MORE about THOM GUNN, A BIBLIOGRAPHY: VOLUME II, 1979-2012
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 118104
N.P. The Regents of the University of California, 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. A checklist of Gill's works, posters and one-page job printings omitted, and a lengthy introduction by James Davis. With a list of works typeset by Hague and Gill but printed elsewhere, and a chronology. Illustrated with devices by Gill. READ MORE about PRINTED BY HAGUE AND GILL, A CHECKLIST PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBIT "A...
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 47250
Volumes 1 through 4 (of 14).
New York: The Anderson Galleries, 1916-1917. thick 8vo. later half leather with original paper wrappers bound-in. 95+(1); 63+(1); 154,(2); 144,(2) pages. Volumes 1 through 4 (of 14). A magnificent collection of historical prints with a number of illustrations throughout. Volume I, the catalogue devoted to Americana, Volume II. Sporting Prints, Volume III, French Engravings, Volume IV, Stipple Engravings, Filled with separate plates. Some volumes are priced. Spine leather detached. Hinges broken. READ MORE about THE FREDERIC R. HALSEY COLLECTION OF PRINTS
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 109198
2 volumes.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1958), 1968. 4to. cloth. xvii,265; xv,178 pages. 2 volumes. Main catalogue and supplement. Contains biographies and bibliographies with many facsimiles. An essential reference book in the area. Scratches on covers of volume two. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS AND WOOD ENGRAVERS 1670-1870
Price: $185.00 Order nr. 6477
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1958. 4to. cloth. xlvii, 265 pages. First edition. Contains biographies and bibliographies with many facsimiles. An essential reference book in the area. With an introduction by Frank Weitenkampf. A supplement was issued in 1968 and that is not present. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS AND WOOD ENGRAVERS 1670-1870
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 20120
Boston: David R. Godine, (1998). 8vo. cloth. 36, (4) pages followed by (16) pages of plates. First edition, designed by Jerry Kelly and printed letterpress in an edition of 1000 copies by the Stinehour Press. A fine copy. Includes a foreword by Aveve Cohen, historical essays by Eugene Ettenberg and Jackson Burke, and a checklist of items produced by the press by Herman Cohen. Although these items have all appeared previously they have never been..... READ MORE about JOHN S. FASS & THE HAMMER CREEK PRESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 54272
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 432 pages. Second edition. This work brings the 1954 first edition up-to-date with over five decades of new bibliographical reference additions all contained in a new two-part supplement. The first part guides the reader through the mass of material published on Hardy in recent decades by providing an annotated bibliography of key works that expand or update the information supplied by Purdy. The second part..... READ MORE about THOMAS HARDY, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 69934
A Centenary Bibliogrpahy of Hardiana
Waterville ME: Colby College Library, 1942. 8vo. cloth. (iv), 276 pages. A Centenary Bibliogrpahy of Hardiana. This is a bibliography of works about Hardy, not Hardy's works. There are hundreds of listings. Book is slightly worn with the edges of the pages beginning to tan. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF THOMAS HARDY 1840-1940
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A Centenary Bibliogrpahy of Hardiana
Waterville ME: Colby College Library, 1942. 8vo. cloth. (iv), 276 pages. A Centenary Bibliogrpahy of Hardiana. This is a bibliography of works about Hardy, not Hardy's works. There are hundreds of listings. Presentation on free endpaper "For Marguerite Roberts whose name appears on page 206, from Carl J. Weber, March 24, 1942." Jacket chipped with spotting along front hinge at top. READ MORE about FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF THOMAS HARDY 1840-1940
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 115257
New York: Kraus Reprint Co., 1970. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 132 pages. Reprint of the 1931 first edition. A bibliographic study of the literature of realism over the 30 year period at the beginning of the twentieth century. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY AND GENETIC STUDY OF AMERICAN REALISM
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 42423
2 Volumes.
New York, NY: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1923. 8vo. self paper wrappers, edges uncut. (16); 15+(1) pages. 2 Volumes. Introductory comments in both volumes by Burton Emmett. Catalogues of an exhibition at the Art Center, December 1923-January 1924. Check list of items on exhibition. Light tanning. READ MORE about THE HARMONIOUS BOOK-PAGE and THE DECLINE OF THE HARMONIOUS PAGE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 128620
New York: Lathrop C. Harper, Inc, 1981. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Short history of the firm followed by descriptions of 100 items. Illustrated. A few annotations in ink on front cover. READ MORE about CENTENARY CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS OF THE 11TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 14244
Austin: University of Texas Press, (1978). 8vo. cloth. xx, 260 pages. First edition. READ MORE about AMERICAN LIBRARY HISTORY A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 4481
Washington, DC: General Services Administration, 1961. 8vo. paper wrappers. First edition of volume 1 of this manual on bibliography and reference regarding Latin America. Foldout maps located in pocket on rear cover. Lightly worn around the edges, else great condition. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about GUIDE TO MATERIALS ON LATIN AMERICA IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 135375
n.p. Book Renaissance, n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iii), xl, 199 pages. Reprint of the first edition published in Paris by Librairie Tross in 1872 (Besterman p.316-317 Sheehy DB6). This volume of additions with a long preface by Harrisse was meant to add to the information he had presented in his 1866 edition. In it he describes in detail an additional 186 titles. The standard work of early works on America with exhaustive detail, annotations and..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA VETUSTISSIMA, A DESCRIPTION OF WORKS RELATING TO AMERICA PUBLISHED BETWEEN...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136114
Spain: Libreria General Victoriano Suarez, 1958. 8vo. original wrappers. liv, 519; 199 pages. Reprint volumes. Minor soiling to edges, else a fine set. This two-volume set includes the additions volume with a long preface by Harrisse and was meant to add to the information he had presentated in his 1866 edition. In it he describes in detail an additional 186 titles. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA VETUSTISSIMA, A DESCRIPTION OF WORKS RELATING TO AMERICA PUBLISHED BETWEEN...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 138179
Paris: Imprimerie de E. Martinet, 1867. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers with front cover missing. 20 pages. Extracted from the Bulletin de la Société de Géographie. Study of these landmark bibliographies of americana. Chipped around edges and soiled. Library stamp on second page. READ MORE about RAPPORT SUR LES DEUX OUVRAGES DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE AMERICAINE DE M. HENRI
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 49077
Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Reprint Library, n.d. (circa 1960s). 8vo. cloth. xxxvi, 367, (5) pages. Reprint of the 1872 first edition. Bibliographical descriptions of early books on America and maps concerning new France. READ MORE about NOTES POUR SERVIR A L'HISTOIRE, A LA BIBLIOGRAPHIE ET A LA CARTOGRAPHI E DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE ET...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 42371
Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1966. 8vo. two-toned cloth. xxxvi, 367 pages. Reprint of the 1872 first edition. Bibliographical descriptions of early books on America and maps concerning new France. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about NOTES POUR SERVIR A L'HISTOIRE, A LA BIBLIOGRAPHIE ET A LA CARTOGRAPHIE DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE ET...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 25699
Madrid: (Graficas Basagal, 1958). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 123 pages. Very scarce biography of Harrisse followed by a bibliography of his writings. Also contains a facsimile reprint of his BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA VETUSTISSIMA of 1866. Small spot along edge of front cover. READ MORE about HENRY HARRISSE (1829-1910), SU VIDA, SU OBRA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41441
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. thick 8vo. cloth. viii, 890 pages. Reprint of the third edition, revised and enlarged. Spine lightly faded. Minor wear to spine ends. Shaken. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE
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2 volumes.
(Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington), 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 189-320; pp. 331-484. 2 volumes. A bibliographical article appearing in the periodical "American Literary Realism 1870-1910", Volume Five, Numbers Three and Four, published in Summer and Fall of 1972. Number Three contains entries 1-1200, with Number Four containing entries 1201-2179. Contans an index by subject and author. Pages 361-368 are reversed and bound upside-down. Minor wear and fading at extremities. READ MORE about " BRET HARTE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SECONDARY COMMENT."
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 101331
A Checklist of Printed and Manuscript Works of Francis Bret Harte in the Library of the University of Virginia
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1957. 16mo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards. viii, 64 pages. A Checklist of Printed and Manuscript Works of Francis Bret Harte in the Library of the University of Virginia. A facsimile of the checklist of printed and manuscript works of Francis Bret Harte in the University of Virginia Library. Slight shelf wear. READ MORE about BRET HARTES
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 97590