New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. small 8vo. half parchment over cloth, top edge gilt. xii, 182, (2) pages. First U.S. edition. (Hart no.159). With frontispiece and other illustrations. Covers Tonson, Guy, Dunton, Richardson, Gent, Hutton, and Lackington. Parchment spine soiled and torn at top. Inside hinges cracked. READ MORE about SKETCHES OF BOOKSELLERS OF OTHER DAYS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 13952
New York: Taplinger Publishing Co., (1970). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 162 pages. First U.S. edition. The autobiography of Christopher Norton Wright, bookseller and publisher, written by him from 1813 to 1871, and finally published by his great grand-daughter. Bottom of spine bumped. READ MORE about NO HERO, I CONFESS, A NINETEENTH CENTURY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 13423
Würzburg: Konrad Triltsch, 1941. 8vo. paper wrappers. (viii), 164 pages. On the European book trade since the Vienna Congress in the nineteenth century. Wrappers soiled. Spine bumped at head. READ MORE about DER EUROPÄISCHE BUCHHANDEL SEIT DEM WIENER KONGRESS
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 50712
Westerham, England: Westerham Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. 55, (15) pages. First edition, one of the 150 signed and numbered copies. This biography includes an eight page section in facsimile of one of his Cruikshank illustrated books, three sample pages from his Westerham Journal and other material. READ MORE about HENRY GEORGE, PRINTER, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND BOOKBINDER WESTERHAM 1830 - C.1846
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 115001
Berlin: Puttkammer & Mühlbrecht, 1894. 8vo. original paper wrappers. 32 pages. On the use of bibliography for booksellers. Wrappers discolored and detached. Some pages detached. Stain on p.32. READ MORE about DIE BIBLIOGRAPHIE IM DIENSTE DES BUCHHANDELS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 50703
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The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1873-1933. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Over forty catalogues from the Dutch subscription agent and book dealer Martinus Nijhoff, produced over a fifty year period. Martinus Nijhoff was founded in The Hague in 1853. It began as a small shop specializing in rare books and broadened in the ensuing years to include supplying and procuring books for academic libraries. Catalogues are printed in either Dutch, English, German or..... READ MORE about COLLECTION OF CATALOGUES
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 76233
Liverpool: Liverpool Bibliographical Society, 1992. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding. xv, 85 pages. Historical introduction followed by the directory. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the front inside cover. READ MORE about BOOK TRADE IN THE NORTH WEST PROJECT. OCCASIONAL PUBLICATIONS NO. 3. THE BOOK TRADE IN CHESIRE TO...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 99217
London: Privately printed, 1959. 12mo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover label. (ii), 24 pages with 7 illustrations. History of this bookseller. The hard bound variant. READ MORE about AND BROWN, A CHRONICLE OF B.F. STEVENS & BROWN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 3152
Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1981. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 80, xiii+(1) pages. Facsimile of the 1855 second edition; printed as the New Year's gift of the publisher. Intended as a sketch for a history of the book trade; includes sections on the antiquarian booktrade and on lithography. READ MORE about DER BUCHHANDEL VOM JAHRE 1815 BIS ZUM JAHRE 1843
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 47871
4 volumes.
(Paris): Georges Rapilly, 1888-1908. small 8vo. vol 1: half leather with marbled paper-covered boards; 2: full cloth; 3 & 4: quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, orginal paper wrappers bound-in. Variously paginated. 4 volumes. Each volume contains about 20 sales catalogues (each of which is 40 pages long and lists approximately 750 texts) put forth by the Parisian bookseller Georges Rapilly. The catalogues list books on architecture, sculpture, painting and engraving. Some catalogues also include..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE LIVRES D'ART ARCHITECTURE ET DÉCORATION PEINTURE, SCULPTURE, GRAVURE, ARTS...
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 76202
Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1962. 8vo. marbled paper wrappers, paper cover label. 40, (4) pages. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutschen Nationalbibliothek. A history from its beginning in 1848. READ MORE about DER BÖRSENVEREIN DER DEUTSCHEN BUCHHÄNDLER ZU LEIPZIG UND DIE DEUTSCHE BÜCHEREI
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 114991
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1935. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 296 pages, with 24 illustrations. Two hundred years of the German publisher and bookseller. Spine of jacket yellowed; some wear to jacket at head of spine. READ MORE about VATER UND SOHN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 48282
Leipzig: Im Verlage Des Borsenvereins Der Deutschen Buchhandler, 1925. small 4to. quarter parchment with paste paper-covered boards. (v), 294, (2) pages. First edition. One hundred years of German bookselling and booksellers with photographs of many of them. Light cover rubbing. READ MORE about DEUTSCHE BUCHHANDEL UND DIE GEISTIGEN STRÖMUNGEN DER LETZTEN HUNDERT JAHRE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 20316
Leipzig: Im Verlage Des Borsenvereins Der Deutschen Buchhandler, 1925 (but Leipzig: Zentralantiquariat de, 1990). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (v), 294, (2) pages. Reprint of the 1925 first edition. One hundred years of German bookselling and booksellers with photographs of many of them. READ MORE about DEUTSCHE BUCHHANDEL UND DIE GEISTIGEN STROMUNGEN DER LETZTEN HUNDERT JAHRE
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 58834
Halle: Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, 1895. small 8vo. later cloth, leather spine label. viii, 281+(1) pages. Describes a crisis in German bookselling in the late nineteenth century, discusses the beginnings of reform and reorganization. Tape repair to page vii. READ MORE about DEUTSCHE BUCHHANDEL DER NEUZEIT UND SEINE KRISIS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 47854
Halle: Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, 1895. small 8vo. original paper wrappers. viii, 281+(1) pages. Describes a crisis in German bookselling in the late nineteenth century, discusses the beginnings of reform and reorganization. Covers soiled. READ MORE about DER DEUTSCHE BUCHHANDEL DER NEUZEIT UND SEINE KRISIS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 53753
Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, (1985). 4to. cloth. xx, 192 pages. First edition. A survey of the von Zabern family's publishing history. Catalogue style format includes detailed entries on the keystone publications as well as company records, art objects and other important documentation connected to the previous generations of owners. Includes newspaper clippings, family photographs and hand-written correspondence. Several color plates in text and an index section at the back illustration covers. READ MORE about PH. VON ZABERN: 200 JAHRE EINER MAINZER OFFIZIN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 78177
3 volumes. In The Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. 52, Nos. 10, 11, and 12, 1948.
tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 3 volumes. In The Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. 52, Nos. 10, 11, and 12, 1948. Excellent guide to the publishers, binders, booksellers, etc. active in Boston during this period. Gives addresses at corresponding dates. READ MORE about THE BOSTON BOOK TRADE, 1800-1825
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 7604
Chicago, IL: Canterbury Bookshop, n.d. 12mo. cloth. (viii), 119+(1) pages. Facsimile reprint of the original edition (London; L. Upcott Gill, 1891). Preface, table of contents. A guide for book hunters. READ MORE about ROUND AND ABOUT THE BOOK-STALLS A GUIDE FOR THE BOOK-HUNTER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131533
Leipzig: Carl Rühle, 1884. small 8vo. original cloth-backed paper-covered boards. 143 pages. Fourth edition. Bookseller's manual. A very good copy. READ MORE about WIE ICH DEN BUCHHANDEL ERLERNTE. EIN VERSUCH DAS TECHNISCHE WIE DAS GEISTIGE IN DEUTSCHEN...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 80768
1984. small 4to. paper wrappers. pp.405-420. In Aus dem Antiquariat, no.11, 1984. Illustrated article on Philadelphia booksellers. READ MORE about URSPRUNG UND ENTWICKLUNG DES ANTIQUARIATSBUCHHANDELS IN PHILADELPHIA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 39725
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., (1939). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 77 pages. First edition. A study of how books become best sellers. Jacket soiled and price clipped. READ MORE about LINCOLN'S DOCTOR'S DOG AND OTHER FAMOUS BEST SELLERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 3299
Columbus: Ohio State Univ. Press, 1961. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 360 pages and 3 figures. Only edition of this very important guide to book distribution. Jacket chipped along edges. READ MORE about THE WESTERN BOOK TRADE: CINCINNATI AS A NINETEENTH CENTURY PUBLISHING AND BOOK-TRADE CENTER,...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 22702
Oslo: (Mallingske boktrykkeri), 1926. 8vo. half red calf with marbled paper-covered boards, all edges speckled. (vi), 151+(1) pages. First edition. History of publishing in Norway between 1851 and 1926. Includes alphabetized lists of publishers, bookstores, and professional organizations active during this period. Rubbing on spine and corners. READ MORE about DEN NORSKE BOKHANDLERFORENING, 1851-1926
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 74778
(Munich): n.p., (1948). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38+(1), followed by 7 illustrations. A history of the Munich bookseller J. Lentner, published to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Illustrated by Felix Buttner. Some wear to wrapper. Front free endpaper yellowed. READ MORE about 250 JAHRE LENTNER'SCHE BUCHHANDLUNG
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 48349
