Results for: Book Selling

(19th Century Shop, The).

Group of catalogues issued by The 19th Century Shop.

Baltimore, MD: 19th Century Shop, The, 1991-2002. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include: 25, 30, 35, 36, 40-42, 46, 47, 50, 53, 55, 57, 60, 61, 72, 85, 90, 92, 99, 102, 103, 107, 112, 117. Also includes Occasional List: 21, 23, 24, 29, 34, 49, 63, 67, 81, 93; as well as Collections, magazines and Rarities for Libraries (A Private Offering to Institutions). READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by The 19th Century Shop

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 135158

Allen, George R.

HISTORY OF WILLIAM H. ALLEN, BOOKSELLER, 1918-1997.

Bethlelem: Special Collections, Lehigh University Information Resources, 1997. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 34, (2) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Three page introduction by Steven Rothman. With six illustrations. To speak of Allen's is to speak of wit, integrity and devotion to the craft of bookselling. This booklet tells its history. READ MORE about HISTORY OF WILLIAM H. ALLEN, BOOKSELLER, 1918-1997

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49711

(Almagre Books).

Five catalogues issued by Almagre Books.

Bloomington, IN / Santa Fe, NM: Almagre Books, c. 1984. 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Four catalogues include: 4, 18, 19, 21. Also includes List 62A. READ MORE about Five catalogues issued by Almagre Books

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 135159

AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR (THE).

Chicago: W.B. Thorsen, 1956-1970. 4to. self paper wrappers. Price is per issue. Issues Available: Vol. 6 - #10 (1); Vol. 13 - #4 (1), #5 (1), #6 (1), #7 (1), #8 (1), #9 (1); Vol. 14 - #1 (1), #2 (1), #3 (1), #4 (1), #5 (1), #6 (1), #7 (1), #8 (1), #9 (2), #10 (1); Vol. 15 - #1 (1), #2 (1), #3 (2), #4 (1), #5 (3), #6 (2), #7 (2), #8..... READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR (THE

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 42091

(Americana). 625.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, A SELECTION OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY BOOKS.

London: Maggs Bros. (1936). 8vo. paper wrappers. 64 pages. Catalogue no. 625. Illustrated. Bumped at top. READ MORE about UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, A SELECTION OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY BOOKS

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 14500

(Americana).

ANNOTATED EBERSTADT CATALOGS OF AMERICANA. IN FOUR VOLUMES INCLUDING INDEX. NUMBERS 103 TO 138, 1935-1956.

Introduction by Archibald Hanna Jr. Index by Karl Brown. Four volumes.
New York: Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd., 1965. thick 8vo. half leather, top edges gilt, slipcase. Introduction by Archibald Hanna Jr. Index by Karl Brown. Four volumes. Complete four volume set, with volume one being one of 90 numbered copies signed by both Eberstadts and Archibald Hanna and containing an original leaf from the first edition of the first history of California, VENEGAS - NOTICIA DE LA CALIFORNIA, Madrid, 1757. A virtual mine of information on Americana, with..... READ MORE about ANNOTATED EBERSTADT CATALOGS OF AMERICANA. IN FOUR VOLUMES INCLUDING INDEX. NUMBERS 103 TO 138,...

Price: $400.00 Order nr. 25174

(Americana).

A COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PAINTINGS, ETC., RELATING TO.

New York: E. Eberstadt & Sons, 1957. tall large 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 111 pages. 671 priced lots of Americana, with many items for individual states. A few illustrations. Reproduced typescript. Covers worn, soiled; old tape repairs. READ MORE about A COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PAINTINGS, ETC., RELATING TO

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 54896

(Americana). Decker, Peter.

PETER DECKER'S CATALOGUES OF AMERICANA.

3 volumes. Foreword by Archibald Hanna.
Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1979. 8vo. cloth. variously paginated. 3 volumes. Foreword by Archibald Hanna. Printed in an edition of 400 copies. Spines soiled, else a near fine set. Reprints catalogues 22-50 which span the years 1944-1963. This period saw the cataloguing of the magnificent Greenly and Fickes collections. Biographical introduction by Peter Decker. The third volume serves as a index to the other two and is reproduced from typescript. From the reference library of..... READ MORE about PETER DECKER'S CATALOGUES OF AMERICANA

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 72618

(Americana).

Four Americana catalogues issued by David M. Lesser. #132, 143, 144, & 145.

Woodbridge, CT: David M. Lesser, n.d. 4to. paper wrappers. various. Four Americana catalogues issued by David M. Lesser of Woodbridge, CT. READ MORE about Four Americana catalogues issued by David M. Lesser. #132, 143, 144, & 145

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 135148

(Americana). Maggs.

BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA ET PHILIPPINA.

8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8.
London: Maggs Bros. 1922-1930. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (except Parts 5 and 7 which are bound in cloth with leather spine labels). thousands of pages. 8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8. A massive collection of books and manuscripts concerning Americana, being catalogues 429, 432, 442 (missing last leaf), 465, 479, 496, 502 and 549. Lacking Part VIII which was devoted to Brazil. Wrappers worn and detached on some volumes. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA ET PHILIPPINA

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 103922

(Antinomian Press). Kinmont, Ben.

THE ANTINOMIAN PRESS.

Sebastopol, CA: Antinomian Press, 2016. 8vo. softcover. 66 pages. FIRST EDITION of this descriptive bibliography of the first twenty years of the Antinomian Press. Printed letterpress by Patrick Reagh in an edition of 500 copies. The Antinomian Press was established by Ben Kinmont in 1996 to print and distribute books and ephemera in support of project art. To date, there have been more than 150 items published. Whether printed in strangers' homes, on the street..... READ MORE about THE ANTINOMIAN PRESS

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 128213

(Arader III, W. Graham).

Seven catalogues issued by W. Graham Arader III.

Philadelphia, PA. 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Seven catalogues include: 15, 16, 30, 45, 47, 79, and 91. READ MORE about Seven catalogues issued by W. Graham Arader III

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 135166

(Archaeology).

PHILOBIBLON OCCASONAL LIST I.

San Francisco, CA: Arthur S. Richter, 1977. 4to. stapled pages. Catalogue of over 390 items concerning archaeology. Some toning, else fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PHILOBIBLON OCCASONAL LIST I

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 135862

Bancroft, Hubert Howe.

LITERARY INDUSTRIES, A MEMOIR.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. thick 8vo. original cloth. xxxii, 446, (2) pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1890 which was originally volume 39 of the works of Bancroft issued in 1890. Bancroft, a bookseller and publisher in early California, put together the famous Bancroft Collection of Western Americana. This is the fascinating story of his life and the building of the collection. Inscribed on title page "H. Abby Brown, Compliments of Geo..... READ MORE about LITERARY INDUSTRIES, A MEMOIR

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 20344

(Bartlett, John Russell). Mueller, Jerry E. (editor).

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1805-1886.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. cloth. 256 pages. First edition. John Russell Bartlett, a major American bibliographer and artist of the Southwest, had a remarkably multi-faceted career. He was for a time a bookseller, Chief of the United States Boundary Commission that established the border with Mexico following the Mexican-American War, Secretary of State of Rhode Island for 17 years, and, for many years, John Carter Browns personal librarian..... READ MORE about AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1805-1886

Price: $50.00 save 50% $25.00 Order nr. 99378

Basbanes, Nicholas A.

A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS.

New York: Henry Holt, (1996). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 584 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Fine condition in fine jacket. A must read for everyone interested in bookselling and bookcollecting, the passion of the chase, the thrill of the formation of a library, the nastiness of the forger, etc. READ MORE about A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 42140

Basbanes, Nicholas A.

A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS.

New York: Henry Holt, (1996). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 584 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A must read for everyone interested in bookselling and bookcollecting, the passion of the chase, the thrill of the formation of a library, the nastiness of the forger, etc. A fine copy. READ MORE about A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 99148

Basbanes, Nicholas A.

A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS.

Chapel Hill, NC: Fine Books & Press, 2012. 8vo. softcover. 633 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A must read for everyone interested in bookselling and bookcollecting, the passion of the chase, the thrill of the formation of a library, the nastiness of the forger, etc. A fine copy. READ MORE about A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 135850

(Bell, Robert).

ROBERT BELL'S BOOK AUCTION CATALOG, AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN BROADSIDE.

A facsimile from the Library of Congress.
(Washington, DC: Library of Congress), n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages with broadside facsimile loosely inserted. A facsimile from the Library of Congress. One page of text by James Gilreath. Facsimile is one of two known copies of this broadside. Broadside is loosely inserted in a pocket in folder. READ MORE about ROBERT BELL'S BOOK AUCTION CATALOG, AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN BROADSIDE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107497

(Between the Covers).

Group of catalogues issued by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Haddonfield, NJ / Merchantville, NJ / Gloucester City, NJ: Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc., 1995-2003. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include: 45, 48, 50-57, 59-61, 69-70, 72, 74-75, 80, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89, 92, 94, 98, 99, 155. Also included are April Special List (1995), List 2 (May 1995), List 29 (Library Helper), New Acqusitions List from June 2000, and the 2002 New York Book Fair list. READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 135154

(Bird & Bull Press). Bachaus, Theodore.

THE BOOKSELLERS OF SAN SERRIFFE.

Port Clarendon: San Serriffe Publishing Company, 2001. 8vo. quarter leather with green leather spine label, slipcase. 89, (10) pages with various leaves with tipped-in plates. First edition, limited to 200 numbered copies (Berger A65). Those of you who were impressed by Dr. Bachaus' earlier book on the Private Presses of San Serriffe will be absolutely shattered by this in-depth survey of the booksellers of San Serriffe. The book has an historical introduction by Dr. Bachaus..... READ MORE about THE BOOKSELLERS OF SAN SERRIFFE

Price: $175.00 Order nr. 62199

(Bird & Bull Press). Feather, John.

ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.

Newtown: Bird & Bull Press and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press, 1984. 8vo. quarter morocco with tips, Dutch Gilt sides reproduced from an 18th century German decorated paper, plus 14 larger facsimiles in a separate accompanying portfolio. 109 pages. Limited to 325 copies (Heaney A39). The history of this important piece of publishing ephemera from its beginning in 1610 up through the 19th century and accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses from 2 to 10 pages in length..... READ MORE about ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 2685

Order Nr. 133743 TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF...

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN ORIGINAL TOKENS STRUCK ESPECIALLY FOR THIS BOOK.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1989. 8vo. quarter morocco leather with paper-covered sides and leather spine label. 83, (3) pages. Accompanied by a heavy die-cut board folder containing 11 different copper tokens minted by individual booksellers & bookmakers especially for this book, all enclosed in a slipcase. First edition. Limited to 300 numbered copies, 250 of which are for sale (Berger A47). Morris provides a history of these tokens that includes many illustrated reproductions..... READ MORE about TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN...

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 133743

(Bird & Bull Press).

OAK KNOLL IS 21, 1976-1997.

N.P. n.p., 1997. 11 1/2 x 9 inches. broadside. Broadside printed for a special dinner hosted by Henry and Pearl Morris for Oak Knoll's "21st birthday." Printed by hand by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press in limited quantity. These are the extras that aren't hanging on the wall at Oak Knoll or in the archives. Henry will be proud of me for converting these into cash in hopes that I can return..... READ MORE about OAK KNOLL IS 21, 1976-1997

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 99473

(Bobbs-Merrill). Cady, Edwin H. (editor).

STUDIES IN THE BOBBS-MERRILL PAPERS.

Indiana University Bookman, 1967. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 116 pages. Being the entire issue of The Indiana University Bookman, Number 8, March, 1967. Twelve articles on this Indianapolis publishing house. READ MORE about STUDIES IN THE BOBBS-MERRILL PAPERS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 54858

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