THE INCURABLE MANIA.
Berkeley: Peacock Press, 1966. 12mo. paper wrappers. 24 pages. First edition. Autobiography of a book collector. READ MORE about THE INCURABLE MANIA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 10605
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W. HUGH PEAL COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
N.P. University of Kentucky Press, 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 237 pages. Being the entire issue of The Kentucky Review, Volume IV, Number 1, 1982. Introduction by Paul A. Willis, reminiscences by Lawrence S. Thompson, an overview of the collection by John Clubbe and a catalogue of the exhibition by John Spalding Gatton. READ MORE about W. HUGH PEAL COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Price: $14.66 Order nr. 37586
PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK.
New Castle, DE and Oxford, England: Oak Knoll Press and The Bodleian Library, 2019. 6.14 x 9.2 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 448 pages. "Anyone interested in the provenance of books would be well advised to obtain a copy of the new edition, even if they own the previous one... what has changed the most are the increased awareness of its importance as a field of study, and the research tools available, especially online ones. The..... READ MORE about PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK
Price: $86.00 Order nr. 130824
DIME NOVELS; OR FOLLOWING AN OLD TRAIL IN POPULAR LITERATURE.
Kennikat NY: Kennikat Press, Inc., 1968. 8vo. cloth. x, 280 pages. Reissued edition. With 16 illustrations. History of the development of this popular form of paperback novel. Spine lightly soiled, else near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DIME NOVELS; OR FOLLOWING AN OLD TRAIL IN POPULAR LITERATURE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136068
AN ADDRESS UPON THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF SAMUEL WHITAKER PENNYPACKER.
Philadelphia: s.p., 1917. 8vo. paper wrappers. 125 pages. Lightly chipped around edges and partially torn along spine. Very scarce. With photogravure frontis. Pennypacker was a well-known Philadelphia bookcollector. With anecdotes of collecting and bookselling. Delivered in the Hall of the Historical Society, January 8th, 1917. READ MORE about AN ADDRESS UPON THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF SAMUEL WHITAKER PENNYPACKER
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 138239
CARL H. PFORZHEIMER LIBRARY, ENGLISH LITERATURE, 1475-1700.
3 volumes.
New Castle, Delaware and Los Angeles: Oak Knoll Press & Heritage Book Shop Inc., 1997. small 4to. cloth. 1350 pages. 3 volumes. Limited to 700 copies. Originally printed and limited to only 150 copies, this legendary three-volume work describes over 1,300 English literary rare books and manuscripts in the Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, one of the foremost American collections of early English literature, now housed at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. The original catalogue..... READ MORE about CARL H. PFORZHEIMER LIBRARY, ENGLISH LITERATURE, 1475-1700
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 129308
THE CENTENNIAL OF THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA 1893-1993.
Philadelphia: the Philobiblon Club, 1993. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 53, (3) pages. A catalogue for the exhibition which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Philobiblon Club, with 234 entries. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE CENTENNIAL OF THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA 1893-1993
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 59049
THE PHILOBIBLON.
With an Introduction by Archer Taylor.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 110, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Archer Taylor. English translation. Used the translation by A.F. West for the Grolier Club edition. The introduction by Taylor is excellent. Dust jacket has very few small tears; price clipped. Front pastedown has adhesive damage. READ MORE about THE PHILOBIBLON
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 9950
THE PHILOBIBLON.
With an Introduction by Archer Taylor.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 110, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Archer Taylor. English translation. Used the translation by A.F. West for the Grolier Club edition. The introduction by Taylor is excellent. Minor jacket wear. Bookplate of Lee Edmonds Grove on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE PHILOBIBLON
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 9969
THE PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY, 1976.
Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Bibliophiles, (1976). small 4to. cloth, paper spine label. viii, 112 pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies. A fine copy. A book dedicated to the Pittsburgh Bibliophiles for their Pilgrimage to Italy in 1976. Appendices list members who made the trip and libraries visited such as Casanatense, Vaticano, Bertoliana etc. READ MORE about THE PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY, 1976
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56689
PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES, REPORT FOR 1982-1986.
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Bibliophiles, n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 37, (3) pages. Limited to 250copies. Designed by Jack W. Stauffacher. With report of the Chairman, the constitution and a list of member, and a summary of the meetings. READ MORE about PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES, REPORT FOR 1982-1986
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 98676
PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES, THE FOURTH REPORT 1968-1970.
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Bibliophiles, n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 37+(1) pages. The Fourth Report issued by this Club. Limited to 300 copies. Designed by Jack W. Stauffacher. With report of the Chairman, the constitution and a list of member, and a summary of the meetings. READ MORE about PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES, THE FOURTH REPORT 1968-1970
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 115536
PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES, THE SIXTH REPORT 1974-1982.
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Bibliophiles, n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 49, (3) pages. Limited to 300 copies. Designed by Jack W. Stauffacher. With report of the Chairman, the constitution and a list of member, and a summary of the meetings. READ MORE about PITTSBURGH BIBLIOPHILES, THE SIXTH REPORT 1974-1982
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98675
THE ALCHEMY OF BOOKS.
N.P. n.p., n.d. (circa 1952). tall 8vo. self paper wrappers. pp.267-272. Offprint from the American Library Association's Bulletin, September, 1952. With a portrait of Powell. READ MORE about THE ALCHEMY OF BOOKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 16027
FAREWELL TO THE ENCINAL.
Tucson: El Signo de los Arboles Caidos, 1982. tall 12mo. cloth-backed boards. 21, (3) pages. Printed by Richard Hoffman and issued for the friends of Fay and Larry Powell at New Year's. READ MORE about FAREWELL TO THE ENCINAL
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 44116
VOICES FROM THE SOUTHWEST A GATHERING OF POETRY, ESSAYS, AND ART IN HONOR OF LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL.
Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1976. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 159 pages. First edition. Contains a listing of Powell's Keepsakes and a list of articles written from 1966 through 1976. READ MORE about VOICES FROM THE SOUTHWEST A GATHERING OF POETRY, ESSAYS, AND ART IN HONOR OF LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 3051
BOOKS AS A WAY OF LIFE.
New York: The Grolier Club and the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1988. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxiii, 432 pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine jacket. Edited and selected by Thomas Tanselle and with an introduction by him. A collection of essays by this well known book-collector. READ MORE about BOOKS AS A WAY OF LIFE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 31316
THE RARE BOOK WORLD TODAY.
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1982. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. A look at bookselling and collecting. Creased at one point. READ MORE about THE RARE BOOK WORLD TODAY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 8335
RARE BOOK COLLECTION IN THE MCKISSICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia: The University of South Carolina, 1966. 8vo. cloth. (x), 396 pages. This is the third published catalogue of the contents of the Rare Books room in the McKissick Memorial Library of The University of South Carolina. The majority of the books were acquired prior to 1861 and are the nucleus of the University Library. It describes 227 items and is illustrated. Indexed. Covers soiled, else very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy..... READ MORE about RARE BOOK COLLECTION IN THE MCKISSICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 61005
AUCTION PRICES OF AMERICAN BOOK-CLUB PUBLICATIONS 1857-1901.
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1904. small 8vo. quarter leather, paper-covered boards, fore and bottom edges uncut. (vi), 70, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 120 numbered copies; this copy does not have a number but is inscribed in ink "Sample Copy." A record of some book club publications and the prices realized at various auctions. Book clubs listed include the Caxton Club, the Grolier Club, and the Rowfant Club, among others. Well-preserved copy..... READ MORE about AUCTION PRICES OF AMERICAN BOOK-CLUB PUBLICATIONS 1857-1901
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 51622
AUCTION PRICES OF AMERICAN BOOK-CLUB PUBLICATIONS 1857-1901.
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1904. small 8vo. quarter leather, paper-covered boards, fore and bottom edges uncut. (vi), 70, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 120 numbered copies; this copy does not have a number but is inscribed in ink "Sample Copy." A record of some book club publications and the prices realized at various auctions. Book clubs listed include the Caxton Club, the Grolier Club, and the Rowfant Club, among others. Bookplate on..... READ MORE about AUCTION PRICES OF AMERICAN BOOK-CLUB PUBLICATIONS 1857-1901
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 133727
OFFICIAL GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS.
Florence: House of Collectibles, 1976. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), ii, 444 pages. First 47 pages are meant as a manual for the bookcollector. This is followed by the price guide. Near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about OFFICIAL GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3929
OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS.
Florence: House of Collectibles, 1979. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 376, (4) pages. Second edition. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25062
AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 187.
From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: Second Series.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, (1997). 4to. cloth. xix, 431 pages. From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: Second Series. First edition. A fine copy. Personal and literary biographies of the most important contemporary American book collectors and bibliographers. Well-illustrated with facsimiles of dust jackets, title pages, early drafts of works, photographs, typescripts, book illustrations and much more. With lists of works, suggested readings, references. Includes a cumulative index of previous volumes in this biographical series. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 187
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 136565
AMERICAN BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 140.
From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, (1994). 4to. cloth. xix, 431 pages. From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series. First edition. A fine copy. Personal and literary biographies of the most important contemporary American book collectors and bibliographers. Well-illustrated with facsimiles of dust jackets, title pages, early drafts of works, photographs, typescripts, book illustrations and much more. With lists of works, suggested readings, references. Includes a cumulative index of previous volumes in this biographical series. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 140
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136566