New York: Swann Gallery, 1986-1991. small 4to. self paper wrappers. Includes Vol. 1, no.1 (Spring 1986) - 4; Vol. 2, 1-4; Vol. 3, 1-4; Vol. 4, 1-4; Vol. 5, 1-4; Vol. 6, 1 (Fall 1991). News of sales and prices brought at this New York auction house ably guided by George Lowry. READ MORE about TRUMPET, AN OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTER FROM SWANN GALLERY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 40828
![TRE OM BOCKER OCH BOKHANDEL [THREE ON BOOKS AND THE BOOKTRADE]. Bertil Ahlström](/pictures/thumb/052815.jpg?v=1434398567)
Stockholm: Prisma, 1961. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 61+(1) pages. Reprint of a 1923 article by Hedval on the book, the bookdealer, and the public, with two c1960 articles by Ahlström and Josephson on visual selling and customer service respectively. READ MORE about TRE OM BOCKER OCH BOKHANDEL [THREE ON BOOKS AND THE BOOKTRADE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 52815
Stockholm: n.p. (Royal Library)), 1912. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 152 pages. Part III, fasc. 1 of the work listed in Besterman 5949. Entries no. 4951-5810 (i.e. 860) of this work. The making and selling of books, and the history thereof. The supplement lists bibliographies, biobibliographies, books on library science and archives, and library catalogues. Concludes with list of corrections and errata. Unopened. Covers detached and missing pieces; backing missing. READ MORE about SVERIGES BIBLIOGRAFISKA LITTERATUR FORTECKNAD AF J...TREDJE DELEN, HAFT 1, TYPOGRAFI OCH...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 52954
København: Boghandlerfagskolen, 1947. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, pages unopened. 68+(1) pages. First edition. The history of the book in Denmark is the subject of this volume of collected essays. Topics range from book selling in Denmark to a history of Danish literature. Other essays address bibliography and paper. In Danish. Small damaged spot along edge of front cover. READ MORE about BOGHANDLERUDDANNELSE I DANMARK. NOGLE TRAEK AF NYERE DANSK BOGHANDELS HISTORIE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 61869
5 volumes bound in 3.
Mansfield Centre, MA: Martino Publishing, 2007. 8vo. and 4to. cloth. approximately 3100 pages. 5 volumes bound in 3. Reprint of the first edition published in Birmingham during the period 1875-1894. The Stationers' Company has in its possession copyright registers from 1554 to 1842; this book contains the entries up to 1640. The Stationers' Company, which was founded in the fifteenth century to protect and regulate the London book trade, contains Court Book registers, records of..... READ MORE about A TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTERS OF THE COMPANY OF STATIONERS OF LONDON; 1554-1640, A.D
Price: $395.00 Order nr. 94371
2 volumes.
Bergen: Norges handelshøyskole, 1974. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv,178; (viii),(3),222 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. A two volume study of the book industry and trade in Norway. Chapters are devoted to book technology, publishers, book selling, etc. Reproduced from typescript. In Norwegian. Foxing to covers. READ MORE about STUDIER I BOKØKONOMI
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 63390
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1957. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. ix, 42, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 2500 copies. The finding of this manuscript bookseller's list from the early 17th century led to the dating of Shakespeare's play. The list is reproduced in collotype. Only minor wear to jacket. READ MORE about SHAKESPEARE'S LOVE'S LABOR'S WON, NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOKS OF AN ELIZABETHAN BOOKSELLER
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 13739
Olten: Schweizerisches Vereinssortiment, (1960). small 8vo. cloth. 32, (4) pages. On the self-maintenance of the booktrade; printed as the New Year's gift of this Swiss association. READ MORE about SELBSTBEHAUPTUNG DES BUCHHANDELS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 51281
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1964. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, (v), 198 pages. First edition. Contains information on the first major conflict between the Booksellers Association and some private booksellers and publishers. Two of these outspoken individuals were Dickens and Gladstone. Largely devoted to the book trade organization and resale price maintenance after 1800. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. READ MORE about FREE TRADE IN BOOKS, A STUDY OF THE LONDON BOOK TRADE SINCE 1800
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98335
London: Hutchinson, (1966). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 54 pages. Part of a series entitled "Better Bookselling" this being Number Three. Foreword by David Austick. READ MORE about BOOKSELLING BY MAIL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 125178
London: Hutchinson of London, (1965). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. First edition. A financial guide to stock control. Presentation to David Faye from the author on title page. READ MORE about STOCK CONTROL IN BOOKSELLING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 34579
(New York: Harper Collins, 2001). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, (ii), 636 pages. First edition. In this sequel to A Gentle Madness Basbanes continues his conversations with a wide variety of kindred spirits, each one a testament to the never-ending relevance of books in our lives. By exploring the transmission and preservation of knowledge, including the changes in the way information is amassed and stored, he reveals a deep and abiding respect for the..... READ MORE about PATIENCE & FORTITUDE
Price: $37.50 Order nr. 98021
London: Printed by C. Demaine (for John Gray), 1853. 12mo. original printed wrappers, stitched as issued. pp. 41-48. An unusual survival, being a sort of prospectus for the main catalogue. "Parties wishing the complete Catalogue can have it forwarded by enclosing 12 stamps to the Publisher, or it will be sent gratis with orders from this sheet." Very fine condition. READ MORE about SHEET OF JOHN GRAY BELL’S CATALOGUE OF AUTOGRAPHS ON SALE AT THE LOW PRICES AFFIXED
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 79932
Leipzig: Otto Harrasowitz, 1900. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, original self paper wrappers bound in. 545-566 (22) pages. Offprint from the Centralblatt (later: Zentralblatt) für Bibliothekswesen, vol.17 no.12, of a review (largely negative) of a book by Karl Dziatzko on this topic. Covers worn, chipped. READ MORE about ZUR GESCHICHTE DES ANTIKEN BUCHWESENS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52819
Boulder: Hamilton Press, (1979). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xv, (iii), 142 pages. First edition. A how to book that helps with writing a book, learning how to self publish and sell it and controlling the profits. Illustrated. Includes a glossary. READ MORE about WRITE PUBLISH & SELL IT YOURSELF! THE COMPLETE HOW-TO GUIDE
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 59467
2 volumes.
New York & London: R.R. Bowker, 1980 and 1983. 8vo. cloth, dust jackets. xxviii,482; xxxvi,607 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Tips and techniques for the sale and promotion of scientific, technical, professional, and scholarly books and journals. Volume One covers over 500 areas of book promotion such as direct mail, advertising techniques, mailing lists, exhibits and more. With a glossary, 4 appendices, and index. Volume Two broadens the coverage presented in the earlier volume, and..... READ MORE about BOOK MARKETING HANDBOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 47280
Köln: "Der Jungbuchhandel" Hans Schulte, 1955. 8vo. paper wrappers. 61, (3) pages. A guide to the science of advertising and sales for booksellers. Wrapper slightly discolored. READ MORE about WERBE- UND VERKAUFSKUNDE FUR DEN BUCHHANDEL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 50622
Amsterdam: Meridian Publishing Co., 1962. 8vo. wrappers. (8), 27, (4), 120+(1) pages. Written in Dutch. History of the Van Keulen family Booksellers, publishers map and instrument makers in the Netherlands. With indices. Wrappers slightly tanned, "Van Keulen" written in ink on the spine. READ MORE about BIJDRAGEN TOT EENE GESCHIEDENIS VAN HET GESLACHT "VAN KEULEN" ALS BOEKHANDELAARS,...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 104452
Stockholm: Bonnier, 1948. 12mo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 29+(1) pages. Contemporary (1948) publishing and the book trade in Sweden, by a member of the Bonniers publishing family. Tears in front cover. READ MORE about OM BOKFORLAG OCH BOKHANDEL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 52808
Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum, 1948. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 71+(1) pages. First edition. An analysis of book selling in Paris. The author looks at all areas of activity, from the antiquarian bookseller to the importer/exporter. Illustrated. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about BOGHANDEL I PARIS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 63009
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1927. 8vo. cloth. (iv), 91 pages. First edition. 12 chapters on different aspects of the rare book business. Covers rubbed. Name in ink in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about BUYING & SELLING RARE BOOKS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 1276
New York: The New York Public Library, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 129 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the Bulletin. Excellent source document. With information on marblers. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK-ARTS AND BOOK TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA TO 1820, INCLUDING PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 20568
Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1903. 8vo. cloth. (iv), 251 pages. A study of the book trade in relation to science. Minor cover wear. READ MORE about DER DEUTSCHE BUCHHANDEL UND DIE WISSENSCHAFT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48519
Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, (1953). 8vo. cloth. vii, 107 pages. First edition. "Papers presented before the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago." Ten chapters including one by Wright Howes on retail bookselling. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. READ MORE about LIBRARIANS, SCHOLARS AND BOOKSELLERS AT MID-CENTURY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 11072
Oslo: Norsk Bokhandler-Medhjelper-Forening, 1965. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 93+(1) pages. First edition. A collection of essays related to book selling. Aleks. Frøland, William Nygaard and Johan Tanum provide essays. Published in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Bokhandlerskolens. In Norwegian. READ MORE about I BOKENS TJENESTE
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 63292
