5 volumes.
Cambridge: University Press, 1952. 8vo. cloth, xiii+(i), 119 pages. 5 volumes. Volume 2 of this 5 volume set. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about PHILLIPPS STUDIES NO. 2. THE FAMILY AFFAIRS OF SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 87187
Cambridge: University Press, 1952. 8vo. cloth, xiii+(i), 119 pages. Volume 2 of this 5 volume set. Covers rubbed. Name in ink. READ MORE about PHILLIPPS STUDIES NO. 2. THE FAMILY AFFAIRS OF SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104101
With Reproductions of Title-pages from Books in the Author's Library.
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1928. 4to. marbled cloth with a maroon base color. (vi), 41, (3) pages. With Reproductions of Title-pages from Books in the Author's Library. Printed in February 1928 in an edition of 289 numbered copies (Fleck A.15.A.2). Lacks box. Appears that pocket was removed from back pastedown. READ MORE about THE FORMAT OF THE ENGLISH NOVEL
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 73525
8 VOLUMES
Daylesford, PA: privately printed, 1912-1926. 8vo. paper wrappers, cloth binding ties on spines, cloth covered boards slipcase and chemise. variously paginated. 8 VOLUMES. An outstanding collection of some of the rarest A. Edward Newton Christmas pamphlets privately printed by Newton at Oak Knoll, his estate outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The pamphlets are housed in a chemise and slipcase with gilt lettering on spine and shows only the slightest bit of wear to the covers. chemise..... READ MORE about LOT OF EIGHT CHRISTMAS PAMPHLETS PRIVATELY PRINTED BY A. EDWARD NEWTON
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 134704
N.P. Privately printed, 1929. 4to. cloth-backed boards, paper spine and cover labels, original box with paper label. (vi), 32, (8) pages. First edition, limited to 600 copies (Fleck A.20.A). Newton produced this book and used the profits to erect a Hardy Memorial in England. Reproduces a number of letters in facsimile from the Newton collection. Four page prospectus loosely inserted. Slipcase shows wear with piece missing along front edge. READ MORE about THOMAS HARDY, NOVELIST OR POET?
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 14898
N.P. n.p., 1936. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Above information followed by text in letter form with printed signature of Newton. Announces that the Trollope Society "now has two hundred and fifty-seven members, a bank balance of Thirty-one Hundred Dollars, and no liabilities." READ MORE about THE TROLLOPE SOCIETY, THE FIRST VOLUME TO APPEAR UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF OUR SOCIETY IS THE WARDEN...
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 14699
London: Sotheby's, 1975. 8vo. paper wrappers. 86 pages. Illustrated. Covers a bit faded. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF BROADSIDES, POSTERS, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER PRINTED EPHEMERA FROM THE CELEBRATED...
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 25624
Newly Translated into English by E.C. Thomas.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1913. 12mo. two toned boards. xxii, 148 pages. Newly Translated into English by E.C. Thomas. Part of the King's Classics Series edited by Israel Gollancz. This title page has been altered from the 1903 second King's Classic edition. Spot on the front cover. Back hinge cracked. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about LOVE OF BOOKS, THE PHILOBIBLON OF RICHARD DE BURY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 21597
New York: Meyer Brothers & Co., 1899 (facsimile by Gilbert Combs). 8vo. stiff blue paper wrappers. xl, 144 pages. A facsimile done by "A.J.C." and limited to 300 numbered copies. The limitation page has been slightly altered and the bibliography has been updated. Ownership inscription in pencil. Spine faded. READ MORE about PHILOBIBLON, A TREATISE ON THE LOVE OF BOOKS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 9952
New York: Meyer Brothers & Co., 1899. tall 8vo. original paper-covered boards, original paper spine label, top edge gilt, other uncut. xxxvi, 143 pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Paper along hinges cracked with some chipping away. READ MORE about PHILOBIBLON, A TREATISE ON THE LOVE OF BOOKS BY RICHARD DE BURY. THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 12513
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
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
Pinner, Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 2007. 6.25 x 9.75 inches. hardcover. 378 pages. First edition. Here, in the guise of a history of the Private Libraries Association, is an account of the friendships of its members over the past fifty years. They have all been collectors, with widely differing interests, from countries across the world, united by a love of books and the need to be surrounded by them at the end of a day's..... READ MORE about A MODEST COLLECTION: PRIVATE LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION, 1956-2006
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 94201
Forrest Reid: Author and Collector
Oxford: Scolar Press, (1998). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 98 pages. Forrest Reid: Author and Collector. A collection of essays on the authorship and book collecting of Forrest Reid and a catalogue of black-and-white illustrations. Slight shelf wear. READ MORE about RETROSPECTIVE ADVENTURES
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 96405
(Beaconsfield, Buchinghamshire, England): Bookman Enterprises, (1979). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 142, (2) pages. Table of contents, list of illustrators included in this work, author's preface, glossary of terms. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED BOOKS: A GUIDE TO THEIR COLLECTION AND VALUE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 123003
Manchester: University Press, 1914. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 89 pages. Front cover detached and with tape mark on covers. With the bookplate of the Gladstone Library of the National Liberal Club. READ MORE about THE JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, MANCHESTER: A BRIEF HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LIBRARY AND ITS...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 96900
Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1980. 8vo. cloth. vi, 154 pages. First edition. In every area of study, a few names are recorded as those who transformed the world in which they worked. Michael Sadleir will always be associated with the bibliography and collecting of 19th-century books. This volume contains selections of Sadleir's works as well as a lengthy biography and checklist of his writings. Volume Five of the Great Bibliographer Series. READ MORE about MICHAEL SADLEIR, 1888-1957
Price: $18.50 Order nr. 10290
Detroit: Gale Research, 1968. thick 8vo. cloth. xv, 298 pages. Reprint of the 1911 first edition. With 12 illustrations and 35 plates. The making, collecting and use of books in England during the middle ages. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about OLD ENGLISH LIBRARIES
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 35937
Wien: Adolf Holzhausen, 1894. 8vo. self. 80 pages. A catalogue of selected books and manuscripts in English library cathedrals. A few of the libraries catalogued are the cathedral libraries of Salisbury, Canterbury, Chichester, Winchester, and Westminster Abbey. Spine gone, but volume still bound together. Cover slightly worn and soiled. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA PATRUM LATINORUM BRITANNICA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 88322
London: The Fleuron, (1927). small 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 85, (14) pages. First edition, one of 120 numbered copies printed hand-made paper. Printed at the Curwen Press; this copy is out of series. (Ulrich & Kup p.41). Articles by Harold Williams on Book Clubs and Printing Societies, Read on Lawrence's SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, and one other by Abercrombie. Some darkening along spine from the cloth used in the binding. READ MORE about THE BIBLIOPHILE'S ALMANACK FOR 1928
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 55733
London, England: n.p., 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 22, (2) pages. Foreword by the author. Historical list of officers follows text. The society's history from 1921 to 1984. Previous owner's name on half title and title. READ MORE about THE SOCIETY OF BOOKMAN: AN INFORMAL HISTORY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 125189
Princeton: Princeton University, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 35 pages. Introduction by William S. Dix. Exhibition catalogue. Fading along spine. READ MORE about LETTERS OF ENGLISH AUTHORS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT H. TAYLOR
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 10584
7 volumes. Volumes 1 to 5, 7, and 10.
London: Willaim Reeves and T. Fisher Unwin, 1882 - December 1886. 8vo. publisher's green cloth spine with red pebbled cloth covers, top edges gilt. 7 volumes. Volumes 1 to 5, 7, and 10. (Ulrich & Kup p.155). There were seven volumes of the magazine issued under this title of which all but volume 6; it continued unitl 1887 under the title WALFORD'S ANTIQUARIAN MAGAZINE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW. "News, reviews, and notes make interesting reading." Well-illustrated..... READ MORE about ANTIQUARIAN MAGAZINE AND BIBLIOGRAPHER
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 75968
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1927. 4to. half vellum over marbled paper-covered boards. xx, 213, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. With 26 plates produced in collotype and 4 plans. Covers every-so-slightly soiled, chipping, with minor loss, to the dust jacket. READ MORE about STRAWBERRY HILL ACCOUNTS, A RECORD OF EXPENDITURE IN BUILDING FURNISHING, & C KEPT BY MR....
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 44881
London: George Allen, 1898. small 8vo. original cloth. xvi, 275 pages. First edition. Part of the Library Series edited by R. Garnett. Chapters on Sellers of Books, Auction sales in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and others. Covers spotted; wear at head of spine. READ MORE about THE PRICES OF BOOKS, AN INQUIRY INTO THE CHANGES IN THE PRICE OF BOOKS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 16128
