N.P. Société Royale des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique, (1979). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 115 plates. The fourth of these looks at book collectors and their collections in Belgium. Illustrated. READ MORE about REFLETS DE LA BIBLIOPHILIE EN BELGIQUE IV
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114633
Minneapolis: Associates of the James Ford Bell Library, 1993. small 8vo. cloth. (viii), 83, (3) pages. Boards lightly soiled, else near fine. From the beginning of James Ford Bell's library, when he kept his collections in his home, to when he presented his collection of rare books to the University of Minnesota is told by the associates of the library. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about JAMES FORD BELL AND HIS BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56912
Syracuse: Syracuse University Library Associates, 1965. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 7 pages. An address delivered by Terry Bender, Rare Book Librarian of Syracuse University in 1964. Near fine. First published in the Winter 1965 issue of The Courier, and now issued separately in a limited edition for Syracuse University Library Associates. Includes photograph of lecture. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE PHILOSOPHY OF BOOK COLLECTING IN A UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 57376
(Northampton, MA): Longbourn Press, (2011). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 343+(1) pages. The Perfect Visit tells the story of two bibliophiles who go back in time to rescue lost books and manuscripts. Vanessa Horwood decides on Regency England; Ned Marston goes to Shakespeare's. The novel takes its title from Jane Austen's Emma: "it was a delightful visit -- perfect, in being much too short." This is what Vanessa and Ned plan for. Then things go..... READ MORE about THE PERFECT VISIT
Price: $14.95 Order nr. 115100
(Paris): Pierre Berès, n.d. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (283) pages. Catalogue 75 published by the French bookseller. Lists 859 entries. Abundant illustrations, some in color. Corners bumped. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUES LITTÉRAIRES DU ROMANTISME À NOS JOURS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 62822
New York: NY Public Library, 1965. large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Exhibition catalogue for the 25th anniversary of the Berg collection at the NYPL. Entries are not bibliographic but rather biographical-literary notes. Reprint from the Bulletin of the NYPL, Oct. 1965. Ink marks on front cover. READ MORE about AN ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, THE HENRY W. AND ALBERT A. BERG COLLECTION, 1940-1965
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52296
5 volumes. Complete set.
London: Book-Worm, 1867-1871. tall 8vo. contemporary half blue calf with marbled paper covered boards, top edges gilt (signed bindings by Zaehnsdorf). 192; iv, 188; iv, 188; iv, 188; iv, 188 pages. 5 volumes. Complete set. Ulrich & Kup p.17. Volumes one to five (of five total published). "A scholarly digest of bibliographical information. Significant notes on early printing and illustration." From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With..... READ MORE about BOOK-WORM (first three volumes) then THE BOOKWORM, A LITERARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW, EDITED...
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 102486
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. An exhibition catalogue of a selection of books from the library of Abel E. Berland held at the Grolier Club. Includes an introduction by Berland. READ MORE about ` THIS POWERFULL RIME', A SELECTION FROM THE LIBRARY OF ABEL E. BERLAND
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 57354
Stockholm: Sällskapet Bokvännerna, 1963. large 12mo. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. 135 pages. Limited to 800 copies. Thirteen essays on such topics as "Antiquarian Rambles," "A Strindberg Correction," "New Trips, Old Books" etc. Bibliophile's Library publication no.62. READ MORE about PA BOKJAKT, I EGNA HYLLOR OCH ANDRAS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52936
London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. 8vo. cloth. 320 pages. A collection of short stories by Ian Hay (John Hay Beith) including his famous "The Liberry." An old man has assembled a library that he uses to answer questions posed by his neighbors. His whole life is part of this collection. What is the secret? Signed by the author. Covers soiled. READ MORE about LUCKY NUMBER
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 8610
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1983. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. (viii), 279 pages. First U.S. edition. A novel based on the sudden appearance of Hitler's diaries. Bookplate of A. (Al) N. Rodway on front free endpaper. Near fine in Near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about HITLER DIARIES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 13205
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
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.4, APRIL 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: L. Gordan on E.B. and R. Browning in Italy, W. Brown and K. Blewster on Jackie Gleason's collection of books on the paranormal, D. Ressinger on the memoires of the Huguenot refugee Jacques Fontaine, an article and publication checklist for the Bird & Bull Press, the library of Umberto Eco, bestselling war novels of 1948, AND..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 52344
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.5, MAY 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: S. Cowell on the world's most famous defunct Library (at Alexandria), C. Grossman on the definition of "private press," "limited edition" et al., D. Thompson on George Orwell as a print and radio journalist, plus articles on W.M. Thackeray, Charles Dickens, the libraries of the University of Toronto, books on chess, the novels of the preacher..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 52533
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.10, OCT., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: K. Ramsland on Anne Rice, W.H. Scheuerle on the 19th-century color printer George Baxter, G. Turley on the Heritage Book Shop, L. Brumer on the printer Wilsted & Taylor, J. Ashton on the sentencing of the manuscript and rare book thief D. Spiegelman, an international auction report by I. McKay, AND MUCH MORE. READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53233
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.9, SEPT., 1998. READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53315
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.12, DEC., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: J. Fawcett on Thomas Malthus, A.S. Earle on 19th-century illustrated flower books, N.H. Marshall on Clement Moore, and R. Armstrong on the "state of the art book." ALSO: M. Atwood discusses storytelling (excerpt), B. Strubble takes a bibliophile tour of England, and the Bill Gates Library Foundation commits $200 million over the next 5 years to..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53715
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1999. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Volume 4, Number 4. APRIL 1999. IN THIS ISSUE: Grant Menzies on Luce's Women, women who have inspired one-woman plays from the pen of William Luce; Alice L. Tufel on The New York Public Library Berg Collection, offers remarkable accessibility to booklovers wanting a hands-on experience with rarities; Peter Szatmary on Edward Hirsch's poetry that engages head and heart--and his newest prose book. Lorenzo..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $4.95 Order nr. 55331
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1996. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 1, NO.2. A magazine aimed at the collector, with over twenty features, columns, articles and departments, all designed to appeal to bibliophiles. This issue contains a well illustrated feature on Edgar Rice Burroughs, a column by Jerome F. Parmer on using the internet to further your book collecting, Nicholas Basbanes writing about the late Carter Burden's book collection, and many other interesting pieces..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 45850
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.4, APR 97. This issue features more stops on Biblio's world tour of Book Towns, visiting Scandinavia, Germany and Scotland. The many other interesting articles include a look at W. Heath Robinson's wonderful children's books, Sydney Berger writing on book fairs, and for the ephemera and playing cards collectors out there, lavishly illustrated articles on vintage Jokers and travel ephemera. READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 46948
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. Volume 2, Number 5, May 1997. The Golden Age of American travel books, collecting vintage paperbacks and children's books, the WWI political cartoons of Louis Raemaekers, what every collector should know about book formats, auction reports on Tolkeiniana and Victorian mysteries, another great column on collecting by Nicholas Basbanes...once again Biblio has something of interest for every bibliophile. Lavishly and colorfully illustrated as always..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47252
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. Volume 2. Number 6, June 1997, 4to., paper wrappers. 80 pages. Biblio this month treats us to an article on collecting Isaac Bashevis Singer editions, two articles on archeology books and journals, a look at London's antiquarian book arcade, and a profile of Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. Stern, written by the ever-entertaining Nicholas Basbanes. Plus lots more for the avid bibliophile. READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47658
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 76 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.7, JULY 97. When is your freezer a book's best friend? What does Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the most haunted house in Britain have in common? Who was The Princely Picaroon of Publishing? (And what is a picaroon?) Find out in the new Biblio, which also carries a review of the entertaining USED AND RARE: TRAVELS IN THE BOOK WORLD, and..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47885
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.8, AUG. 97. Romance! Lost children! Exotic folklore! Political activism! Fine bindings! This issue of Biblio has it all: the story of how a book brought Walter Matthau and his wife together; the mysterious disappearance of a child prodigy; the personal ghosts that drove Lafcadio Hearn; how Ben Hecht became an influential activist; and an introduction to AIR neufan international organization dedicated..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49146
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.9, SEPT. 97. In this issue, Nicholas Basbanes hails Oak Knoll Press's reissue of the Pforzheimer catalogue; Andrew Hoyem receives his due as founder and guiding spirit of the Arion Press written by Carol Grossman; a sumptuous facsimile edition of the first Spanish novel appears; and Susann Bishop takes you on a guided tour of the haunts of authors and book artists..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49613
