N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 15 pages. Reprinted from the Book Collector, Summer 1958. Illustrated with five plates. A collector describes his collection. READ MORE about COLLECTION OF ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9105
Santa Ana, CA: Charles Horn, 1947-1948. 8vo. self paper wrappers. This magazine lasted a total of nine numbers. Have the following: Volume 1, 4 and Volume 1, 5. Price is per piece. READ MORE about HORN'S, THE MAGAZINE FOR BOOKLOVERS (name change to HORN'S MAGAZINE in last issue
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 90658
2 volumes.
Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library, (1964), (1965). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers for first volume; cloth for second volume. (vi),221+(1); vi,394,(2) pages. 2 volumes. Reports the research activities of staff members; studies of special collections in Hunt Botanical Library. Includes information on Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt. READ MORE about HUNTIA, A YEARBOOK OF BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, VOLUME I (and) VOLUME 2
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88959
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp.33-106. Reprinted from the first Huntington Library Bulletin. With information on Henry Huntington. READ MORE about HUNTINGTON LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9167
San Marino: Henry E. Huntington Library, 1952. 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. Reprint of the 1931 edition; with illustrations. Covers soiled with tears along hinge. READ MORE about HENRY EDWARDS HUNTINGTON, THE FOUNDER AND THE LIBRARY
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 8863
San Marino: Henry E. Huntington Library, (1987). 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. Reprint of the revised 1963 edition; with illustrations. READ MORE about HENRY EDWARDS HUNTINGTON; THE FOUNDER AND THE LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 26698
San Marino: Henry E. Huntington Library, (1963). 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. Revised edition. With illustrations. READ MORE about HENRY EDWARDS HUNTINGTON; THE FOUNDER AND THE LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114632
San Marino: Henry E. Huntington Library, (1969). 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. Reprint of the revised 1963 edition; with illustrations. READ MORE about HENRY EDWARDS HUNTINGTON; THE FOUNDER AND THE LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122876
San Marino: The Huntington Library, (1996). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47, (1) pages. A chronological biography liberally illustrated with family photographs and other items. Presentation from the author on the title page. READ MORE about HENRY EDWARDS HUNTINGTON, A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98905
A Biography
Berkeley: University of California Press, (1994). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 623+(3) pages. A Biography. First edition. A fine copy. This biography of Henry Edwards Huntington covers not only his fame in the book collecting world and his world-renowned Library, Art Gallery and Botanical Gardens, but also ventures into the more personal life through his private letters, diaries, and other documents. READ MORE about HENRY EDWARDS HUNTINGTON: A BIOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 96753
Somerville: Privately printed, 1967. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. xiii,136 pages. Well-illustrated descriptions. The library has become a renowned source repository of material relating to English literature (especially Samuel Johnson) of the 18th century. READ MORE about FOUR OAKS LIBRARY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 79759
New York: The American Art Association, 1915. thick 4to. boards, slipcase. Not paginated. Limited to 350 numbered copies issued for subscribers. 474 art objects and over 1,000 books and manuscripts. A remarkable auction catalogue. Slipcase worn. Spine spotted. READ MORE about THE DE LUXE CATALOGUE OF THE ART AND LITERARY TREASURES COLLECTED BY THE LATE GENERAL BRAYTON IVES
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 98084
Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins/Walters Art Gallery, (1999). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, (ii), 309+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The story of how William Walters and his son Henry created the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the finest privately assembled museums in the United States, is here told for the first time. Drawing on the knowledge of the early museum staff and other valuable sources, William Johnston, the..... READ MORE about WILLIAM AND HENRY WALTERS, THE RETICENT COLLECTORS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 75029
(Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society), 1929. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 27-32. An article from "Minnesota History, A Quarterly Magazine", Vol. 10, No. 1, Whole No. 53, March 1929. Wear at extremities with chips, tears, and creasing. Stamp on front cover by previous owner. READ MORE about " HERSCHEL V. JONES."
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101974
A Biography
New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, (1960). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 178 pages. A Biography. First edition. A history of Jerome Kern and his musical contribution to American songwriting and Broadway musicals. Kern was also a noted book-collector. Price-clipped dust jacket. Fading and tears on dust jacket, including 1" section missing near tail of spine. Nice presentation from the author on the free endpaper. READ MORE about THE WORLD OF JEROME KERN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 96477
Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Print Shop, LTD., The, 2000. 8vo. paper wrappers. 48 pages. Second printing. Spine lightly faded, else fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A GUIDE TO COLLECTING ANTIQUE HISTORICAL PRINTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136183
With an Introduction by Herman W. Liebert.
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, (1978). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. ix, 65, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Herman W. Liebert. Limited to 400 numbered copies finely printed by the Stinehour Press. With a number of reproductions of important manuscripts in this book collecting club's library, including a Dickens letter, material relating to Locker-Lampson and a full-page portrait of Conrad. READ MORE about THE ROWFANT MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 1945
Pittsburgh: (Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh), 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 700 copies. Exhibition of items from the Leuba collection at the Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh. Foreword by Glenora E. Rossell, library director. 170 items. READ MORE about A SAMPLER FROM THE LIBRARY OF WALTER AND MARTHA LEUBA ON EXHIBIT IN THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108836
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 12, (2) pages. Separate edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, of the 1940 Duschnes edition. Produced for the Biennial Meeting of the San Francisco Roxburghe Club and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles by James Wehlage of Classic Letterpress. An enlarged and revised version of an article that occurred in Quarto Club Papers for 1928. READ MORE about SANDY MACPHERSON; BOOK COLLECTOR
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 96256
Washington: Library of Congress, 1992. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. A list of special collections acquired by the Library of Congress which amount to approximately 650,000 books, broadsides, pamphlets, prints photographs, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, etc. Includes several illustrations. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 56018
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, (1972). 12mo. cloth, paper spine label. vii, 71+(1) pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies. Series of poems with some on collecting or the Rowfant Club. A fine copy. READ MORE about ROWFANT RHYMES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 33590
Tulsa, OK: Winchester Press, (1982). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 369 pages. Revised edition. Discusses the collecting of prints, etchings, original art, books and many other items. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN SPORTING COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 27912
New York: Lockwood Library, 1935. 8vo. leather backed cloth, slipcase. xx, 60 pages. Limited to 960 copies and printed by The Georgian Press. With a portrait of Lockwood and a long introduction by Charles Abbott on Lockwood and book collecting. Minor wear to top and bottom of spine. Slipcase slightly sunned around edges. READ MORE about A SELECTION OF BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LOCKWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 3529
Garden City: Adelphi Univ. Library, (1977). tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 80 pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies. With many interesting essays on collecting. READ MORE about ASPECTS OF BOOK COLLECTING A HANDBOOK WITH EXAMPLES, CELEBRATING AN EXHIBITION AT ADELPHIA...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 714
Garden City: Adelphi Univ. Library, (1977). tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 80 pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies. With many interesting essays on collecting. Hole punched in corner of front cover and first leaf. READ MORE about ASPECTS OF BOOK COLLECTING A HANDBOOK WITH EXAMPLES, CELEBRATING AN EXHIBITION AT ADELPHIA...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 97022
