(Radcliffe, John). Phillips, Charles T.E.

CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN RADCLIFFE COLLECTION.

Manchester: Chetham Library, 1937. large 8vo. quarter leather, cloth-covered boards. (vi), 100 pages, with 2 additional leaves of photographic plates. The antiquary and writer on genealogy and heraldry, John Radcliffe (1845-1911) left his collection to his son James Radcliffe (1891-1918), who, before his death in World War One, had stipulated that the collection should go to the Chetham Library. This was a collection of works on genealogy and heraldry, with some old chronicles and numismatic..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN RADCLIFFE COLLECTION

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54172

Read, E. Anne.

A CHECKLIST OF BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND PERIODICAL ARTICLES RELATING TO THE CATHEDRAL LIBRARIES OF ENGLAND.

Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1970. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 59 pages. A valuable reference tool in the study of library history. Occasional Publication no.6. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Ink stamp in corner of front cover. READ MORE about A CHECKLIST OF BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND PERIODICAL ARTICLES RELATING TO THE CATHEDRAL LIBRARIES OF...

Price: $13.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98622

(Robbins).

FINE WESTERN AMERICANA & RELATED PACIFIC VOYAGES.

The Library of Irving Whitmore Robbins, Jr.
San Francisco: Pacific Book Auction Galleries, 1996. 8vo. cloth. not paginated. The Library of Irving Whitmore Robbins, Jr. Listing of 397 items from the late Irving Whitmore Robbins Jr.'s library on Thursday, March 21st, 1996, 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Sale 100. Includes black-and-white as well as color illustrations. Black ink mark on fore-edge paper. Light shelf wear. READ MORE about FINE WESTERN AMERICANA & RELATED PACIFIC VOYAGES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98871

(Royal Institute of British Architects).

CATALOGUE OF THE PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY.

London: Published at the rooms of the Institute, 1865. 4to. modern cloth, leather spine label. iv, 160 pages. Includes an introduction by the Honorary Secretaries John P. Seddon and Charles Forster Hayward. Ex-library with ink stamp on title page and several other interior pages. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 56178

Schaur, Georg Kurt.

DIENST AM BUCH 1922-1972.

Frankfurt am Main: (Johannes Weisbecker), 1973. 4to. cloth. 94 pages. Limited to 250 numbered and signed copies. Text in German. Schauer was a co-founder of the German National Library in 1948 after the post-World War II division of Germany. Schauer began his career in 1922, earning a doctorate at Goethe University in Frankfurt. Bibliography. Back board lightly faded. READ MORE about DIENST AM BUCH 1922-1972

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107647

Scott, Edward J.L.

INDEX TO THE SLOANE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

London: Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1904. large 8vo. cloth, blind-blocked panels with central medallion, title in gilt on spine. viii, 583+(1) pages. The Sloane collection of manuscripts was one of the founding collections of the British Museum. The 1782 Ayscough catalogue of this collection used a classified scheme, and this work by E.J.L. Scott, Keeper of Manuscripts (published after his departure) was designed to fill the need for a...... READ MORE about INDEX TO THE SLOANE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54107

(Smith, Charles G. and Cornelia Marschall).

A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES G. SMITH THE LATE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND CORNELIA MARSCHALL SMITH.

Emeritus Professor, Chairman Biology Department, Director Strecker Museum
Waco, TX: Baylor University, (1974). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 149+(1) pages, frontispiece. Emeritus Professor, Chairman Biology Department, Director Strecker Museum. Out of print. The books listed in this bibliography were given to Wake Forest University and Baylor University. Cornelia Smith's personal bookplate is on the recto of the frontispiece and is signed. Slight shelf wear. READ MORE about A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES G. SMITH THE LATE DISTINGUISHED...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97495

(Spain). Revello, Jose Torre De.

BIBLIOTECA DE PALACIO EN MADRID.

Buenos Aires: Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1942. small 4to. quarter leather with original paper wrappers bound-in, marbled boards. (ii), 47, (5) pages. One of an edition of 1,300 numbered copies. A brief discussion of the library of the Royal Palace in Madrid, chiefly concerned with "manuscritos americanos" to be found in the collection, with a bibliography of 56 documents relevant to the Viceroyalty of the Rio de al Plata, with additional references contained in footnotes..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTECA DE PALACIO EN MADRID

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50223

Stein, Douglas L.

GUIDE TO THE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS OF THE G. W. BLUNT WHITE LIBRARY AT THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM.

Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc., 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 143+(1) pages. First Edition. With a foreword by Gerald E. Morris, the librarian, as well as an introduction, two appendices, and 11 black-and-white plates throughout. Contains 172 numbered collections. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS OF THE G. W. BLUNT WHITE LIBRARY AT THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 101738

Stevens, Rolland E. (editor).

RESEARCH METHODS IN LIBRIANSHIP: HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL METHODS IN LIBRARY RESEARCH.

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science, 1970. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 140 pages. Papers presented at the Conference on Historical and Bibliographical Methods in Library Research, March 1-4, 1970, including The Use of Oral History, Primary Sources in Library Research, Biographical Research: Some Personal Observations, Problems of Textual Criticism, and seven others. Some soiling to back cover. READ MORE about RESEARCH METHODS IN LIBRIANSHIP: HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL METHODS IN LIBRARY RESEARCH

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 70974

Szladits, Lola L.

INDEPENDENCE, A LITERARY PANORAMA, 1770-1850. SELECTED FROM THE HENRY W. AND ALBERT A. BERG COLLECTION OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE, A BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION OF THOSE WHO LABORED FOR AN INDEPENDENT AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

New York: New York Public Library, 1975. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 71+(1) pages. With a foreword and index. A list of works in the collections, with descriptions but little bibliographical information. With many black-and-white portraits and plates throughout. Top corners bumped, minor wear and soiling. READ MORE about INDEPENDENCE, A LITERARY PANORAMA, 1770-1850. SELECTED FROM THE HENRY W. AND ALBERT A. BERG...

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 100717

(Teachers' Institute).

CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE OF THE CITY AND COURT OF PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia: William W. Axe, 1878. 8vo. later quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. 95 pages. A catalogue listing the books held at the Teachers' Institute of Philadelphia as of 1878. With library rules, table of contents, and an index. Ex-library with markings throughout. Spine torn, corners and edges worn. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE OF THE CITY AND COURT OF PHILADELPHIA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 59481

Thompson, Neville, Bert Denker, et al.

THE WINTERTHUR LIBRARY REVEALED: FIVE CENTURIES OF DESIGN AND INSPIRATION.

Winterthur and New Castle DE: Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2003. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 100 pages. First edition. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, this beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays and entries largely from the private library of Henry Francis du Pont, encompassing more than 87,000 volumes and 500,000 manuscripts and images. With essays and entries about..... READ MORE about THE WINTERTHUR LIBRARY REVEALED: FIVE CENTURIES OF DESIGN AND INSPIRATION

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107549