Chicago: Caxton Club, 1971. large 12mo. cloth. 117, (3) pages. Printed for the Caxton Club by the Lakeside Press in an edition limited to 500 copies and covering the period from 1965 to 1970. With officers, committees, constitution, report of officers, publications from 1896 to 1970, meetings, and list of members. READ MORE about THE CAXTON CLUB 1971 YEARBOOK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 90467
Introduction by G. Thomas Tanselle
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2011. 8 x 11 inches. Hardcover. 214 pages. Introduction by G. Thomas Tanselle. The idea for Other People's Books was conceived in 2007 when Steve Tomashefsky, then President of the Caxton Club, actively supported a project to create a collection of essays revealing the stories behind association copies. Even earlier, Caxton Club members recognized the importance of provenance during its exhibition of "books interesting through their associations," in 1896. This enthusiasm..... READ MORE about OTHER PEOPLE'S BOOKS: ASSOCIATION COPIES AND THE STORIES THEY TELL
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 105527
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1995. 8vo. gray cloth over boards with white stamping and paper label with slipcase. 224 pages. The Caxton Club was founded in Chicago in January 1895 by fifteen bibliophiles. Its objective was the "literary study and promotion of the arts pertaining to the production of books" and "the occasional publishing of books designed to illustrate, promote and encourage these arts." One century later, the Club remains dedicated to this objective. It..... READ MORE about THE CAXTON CLUB 1895-1995, CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF THE BOOK IN CHICAGO
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 41478
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 6 x 9.25 inches. paperback. 496 pages. Australia's greatest book collector, David Scott Mitchell, gave his extraordinary library and a bequest for its development to the people of Sydney and the world. Book Life: The Life and Times of David Scott Mitchell, by Eileen Chanin, is the first comprehensive account of his life and collecting, told through books, readings, and contemporary correspondence. Mitchell was a man of astoundingly..... READ MORE about BOOK LIFE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVID SCOTT MITCHELL
Price: $59.95 Order nr. 108954
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 6 x 9.25 inches. paperback. 496 pages. Australia's greatest book collector, David Scott Mitchell, gave his extraordinary library and a bequest for its development to the people of Sydney and the world. Book Life: The Life and Times of David Scott Mitchell, by Eileen Chanin, is the first comprehensive account of his life and collecting, told through books, readings, and contemporary correspondence. Mitchell was a man of astoundingly..... READ MORE about BOOK LIFE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVID SCOTT MITCHELL
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 135845
Cambridge: Bowes and Bowes, (1950). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 49 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Preface by John Carter followed by articles on The Sense of the Past, Why First Editions, The Technical Approach and Bookshop and Auction Room. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING, FOUR BROADCAST TALKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 715
New York: Pantheon, (1965). 4to. cloth. 232 pages. First U.S. edition. 750 woodcuts and engravings on wood and engravings of which upwards of 125 are colored. Covers soiled. READ MORE about FLOWERS OF DELIGHT CULLED BY LEONARD DEVRIES FROM THE OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 26693
With a foreword by Maurice Saxby.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1988). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 175 pages. With a foreword by Maurice Saxby. First U.S. edition. The story behind the development of the Australian homestead of Joyce and Courtney Oldmeadow and their collection devoted to the Australian children's book. Filled with illustrations, many in color. Also contains appendices listing artwork and prepublication material held in the collection and checklists of information on the Australian Book of the Year Awards..... READ MORE about DROMKEEN: A JOURNEY INTO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 24656
Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1879. 16mo. self paper wrappers. 28 pages. Part of what appears to be a series of small books on "The Private Libraries of Philadelphia." Childs (1829-1894) was a publisher. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE W. CHILDS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138485
Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish Library of Science and Medicine, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 142, (2) pages. Text in English and French. Table of contents, opening remarks by Danish Prince Henrik of Denmark, postscript by the editor. A collection of papers presented at the Congress. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Covers slightly worn at edges and along spine. READ MORE about TRANSACTIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIBLIOPHILES XVTH CONGRESS COPENHAGEN 20-26 SEPTEMBER 1987
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 126873
London: Christie's, 2014. 4to. paper wrappers. 258 pages. Lovely illustrated catalogue in fine condition. Features 376 items. Prices realized loosly inserted. READ MORE about YATES, THOMPSON AND BRIGHT : A FAMILY OF BIBLIOPHILES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136711
Paris: Ernest Flammarion, n.d. (circa 1920s). 12mo. quarter brown leather with marbled paper covered boards, four raised bands, with original paper wrappers bound-in. 254, (2) pages. Extracted by Cim from his five-volume work, l'Encyclopédie du Livre (Flammarion, 1905-8). Includes discussions of paper, format, printing, binding, arrangement of libraries, bibliographic classification. Several illustrations of contemporary book shelving. Leather rubbed on spine. Printed on cheaper paper. READ MORE about PETIT MANUEL DE L'AMATEUR DES LIVRES
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 114412
Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 4to. cloth. xii, 177 pages. David Watkinson's Library narrates the founding and history of the David Watkinson Library from 1866 to 1966. When David Watkinson died in 1857, the major provisions for the establishment of the library were contained in his will. Watkinson had determined one hundred thousand dollars would be invested and managed by the board of trustees to establish connections with the Connecticut Historical Society as a...... READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 1441
Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. xii, 177 pages. David Watkinson's Library narrates the founding and history of the David Watkinson Library from 1866 to 1966. When David Watkinson died in 1857, the major provisions for the establishment of the library were contained in his will. Watkinson had determined one hundred thousand dollars would be invested and managed by the board of trustees to establish connections with the Connecticut Historical..... READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 105706
Merchantville, NJ: Between the Covers, n.d. 32mo. plastic case with cards loosely inserted. A set of cards depicting rare and classic books. Joint project by Between the Covers and Biblioctopus of Beverly Hills, California. Fine condition. READ MORE about CLASSIC BOOK CARDS 2
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108832
Series III.
Merchantville, NJ: Between the Covers, 2002. 32mo. plastic case with card loosely inserted. unpaginated. Series III. A set of cards depicting rare and classic books. Joint project by Between the Covers and Biblioctopus of Beverly Hills, California. READ MORE about CLASSIC BOOK CARDS.3
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108834
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1930. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 282 pages. First U.S. edition. Designed to help the beginning collector. Twelve chapters, describing different kinds of prints and collecting tips. Many illustrations by old masters, such as Dürer and Rembrandt. Jacket chipped with small tears. READ MORE about THE PRINT COLLECTOR
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 37711
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1904. 12mo. cloth. Part of the Library of Valuable Information Series. 209 pages with 90 illustratons. Ten chapters on all aspects of the development of the alphabet. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about STORY OF THE ALPHABET
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 29908
(Champaign): University of Illinois, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 259 pages. Being the entire issue of Library Trends, Summer 1987. A fine copy. Includes 15 articles on library trends by authors such as Paul S. Koda, Sidney Berger. Illustrated. READ MORE about RECENT TRENDS IN RARE BOOK LIBRARIANSHIP
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136530
Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes, 1980. 8vo. paper over boards, paper label on spine. 37+(1) pages. Limited to 200 copies. A lecture read before the Club of Odd Volumes, and again to the Grolier Club in 1978. Also lists the members of both clubs. READ MORE about THE TRIAL OF MRS. LEIGH PERROT, WIFE OF JAMES LEIGH PERROT, ESQ
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 36353
Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Information Press, 2006. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15-30, (3) pages. Volume 31, Numbers 1/2. Feature article "Historical Background of Book Conservation: The Past Forty Years" by Don Etherington, with extensive bibliography. READ MORE about COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 135009
West Lebanon,Me: Robert J. Diefendorf, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 184 pages. Includes information on frequent library sales, specialized bookshops, and related reference books. Illustrated. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about COLLECTING BOOKS IN NEW ENGLAND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 34770
New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1935. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 159+(1) pages. The first in the New Series. Ruth Shepard Granniss on new books about paper, an article about Alexander Dumas by F.W. Reed, "Fly-specks and Folios," concerning forgeries, by Robert M. Smith, and Randolph G. Adams on early Bibles in America. READ MORE about COLOPHON, N.S., A Q FOR BKMEN, V.1 N.1
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45398
New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1935. 8vo. paper-covered boards. (vi), 167-315+(1) pages. John Carter on "Off-Subject Books," articles about William Davy, "The Parson-Printer of Lustleigh," and the artist-designer Frank Holme, William Alexander Jackson on proof-reading in the 16th and 17th centuries and "The Haunted Book: Concerning Huckleberry Finn," by Irving S. Underhill are some of this issue's topics. READ MORE about COLOPHON, N.S., A Q FOR BKMEN, V.I N.2
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45426
New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1935. 8vo. paper-covered boards. (vi), 323-480 pages. In this issue famed bibliophile A. Edward Newton writes about the Parson Weems Cherry Tree edition (See Fleck E.69), Israel B. Kaplan discusses James Barrie, Paul McPharlin contributes an article on the Collier-Cruikshank Punch and Judy manuscripts, and Lawrence Wroth writes on the St. Mary's City Press. Plus several more pieces of interest. READ MORE about COLOPHON, N.S., A Q FOR BKMEN, V.I N.3
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45427
