Leipzig: Freunde der Deutschen Bucherei, 1931. small 4to. cloth. xvi, 252, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Bibliography of the books published by the various book collecting clubs of Germany. Each list is accompanied by a history of the club. This copy has pencil marks throughout with some notes. The binding is worn and split along both hinges - an obviously well used and loved copy. Loosely inserted is a memorial booklabel..... READ MORE about DEUTSCHE BIBLIOPHILIE IN DREI JAHRZEHNSTEN VERZEICHNIS DER VEROFFENTLICHUNGEN DER DEUTSCHEN...

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Paris: Congres International De Bibliophilie, 1963. 8vo. paper wrappers. 188 pages. Near fine. Printed in 1964. Black and white illustrations at rear. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about DEUXIEME CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE BIBLIOPHILIE ACTES ET COMMUNICATIONS PARIS 28 SEPTEMBRE - 3...

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Two volumes.
London: C. Richards and sold by James Bohn, 1838. tall 8vo. modern half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, gilt on spine. xv,(v),436,xxx,(ii); (iv),(437)-1090 pages. Two volumes. First edition and only edition. (Windle A65; Jackson no.89). Some minor wear to edges and spine ends. Some of the plates have minor foxing. The publication date on the spine is mislabled '1858' instead of the correct '1838'. Overall a beautiful set. Provenance: Each volume bears on the front pastedown..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL, ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND IN...

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3 volumes.
London, England: for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1821. 8vo. later buckram, gilt-stamped spine labels, all edges gilt. (6), xxxii, 462, lxxx; (iv), 555+(1); (iv), 622, lxii pages. 3 volumes. Windle and Pippin A38a; New Cambridge Bibliography 3, 1644. Preface by the author, table of contents, list of plates "with" and "without" text, in Volume I. Bibliographical and general indices, addenda and corrigenda follow text in Volume I. Author's intent..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY

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Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1986). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 383 pages. First edition. Top edge lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Biographical information on 365 significant American book collectors who died before December 31, 1984. Each entry contains the collector's dates, location of the collection and a bibliography of sources. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS

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Illustrations by John W. Alexander.
Chicago: The Bookfellows, 1924. 8vo. half cloth over boards, paper spine and cover labels. 30 pages. Illustrations by John W. Alexander. First edition, limited to 300 copies. Part of The Little Bookfellow Series. Long poem on the beginning of printing. The illustrations are reproductions of the murals that Alexander did for the Library of Congress. Printed by the Torch Press. Presentation from George Steele Seymour, the husband of the publisher, dated 1924 on free endpaper..... READ MORE about THE LEGEND OF THE BOOK

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Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 188 pages. Foreword by J.W. Jolliffe. S.G. Gillam wrote the introduction and edited the contributions. Illustrated. Spots in corner of front cover where label was removed. READ MORE about THE DOUCE LEGACY, AN EXHIBITION TO COMMEMORATE THE 15OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEQUEST OF FRANCIS...

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New York: Christie's, 1991. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 162 pages. Sale number 7324. Illustrated including some in color. With prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE PIERRE S. DU PONT III COLLECTION OF NAVIGATION, VOYAGES, CARTOGRAPHY AND LITERATURE OF THE SEA

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Leipzig: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, n.d. (circa 1904). 12mo. paper wrappers. 17 pages. Printed by W. Drugulin in a limited edition of numbered copies for the members of the Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen. (Rodenberg 13.). Cord broken so textblock is loose, but overall a near fine copy. A bibliophile story told at a banquet of the society by Adolf Weigel. Title-page illustration by Walter Tiemann. READ MORE about SAVEZ-VOUS CE QUE C'EST QU'UN BIBLIOPHILE? ALEXANDER DUMAS DEM AELTEREN NACHERZÄHLT UND DER...

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North Ryde, Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers, (1985). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 406 pages. First edition. A collection of Australian stories combined with the best of Australian art. With biographical sketches of the authors. READ MORE about THE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION, AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST BOOKS

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A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva
New York: The Grolier Club, 2013. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. 210 pages. A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva. This book contains thirty essays, about two hundred color photographs, and two poems, all by the travelers on the Grolier Club's Iter Gallico-Helveticum, a seven-day journey through France and Switzerland in 2012. This "Iter" was the latest in a long line of European excursions by the Grolier Club, the first of which occurred..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM

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Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1956. 8vo. paper wrappers. 56 pages. Limited to 750 copies. This copy is inscribed by the author on the half-title page. A fine copy. With a check-list of the Elkins Americana compiled by Howell J. Heaney. READ MORE about PORTRAIT OF A PHILADELPHIA COLLECTOR, WILLIAM McINTIRE ELKINS (1882-1947

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Baltimore: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1978. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), iv, 44,(2) pages. Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition commemorating the centenary of the opening of the Peabody Library building. READ MORE about SURPRISES AND DELIGHTS FROM A CENTURY OF COLLECTING

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51357