Zboray, Ronald J.

A FICTIVE PEOPLE.

Abtebellum Economic Development and the American Reading Public.
New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 326 pages. Abtebellum Economic Development and the American Reading Public. First edition. An analysis of the book trade and its differing prices relative to region and genre. Includes much information about Parson Weems. Includes 23 tables, three maps, and five black and white illustrations. Extensive endnotes and references. Indexed. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about A FICTIVE PEOPLE

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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

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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

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(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  other currencies  Order nr. 25174

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 135148

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 128213

(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  other currencies  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  other currencies  Order nr. 20344

(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

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(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  other currencies  Order nr. 62199

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 133743

(Bliss, Theodore). Bliss, Arthur Ames.

THEODORE BLISS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER A STUDY OF CHARACTER AND LIFE IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD OF THE XIX CENTURY. Edited and arranged for publication by Arthur Ames Bliss.

N.P. Northampton Historical Society, 1941. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (x), 79, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1911 first edition; with a new preface. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THEODORE BLISS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER A STUDY OF CHARACTER AND LIFE IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD OF...

Price: $17.00  other currencies  Order nr. 506

(Book Catalogue).

FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE CONTAINING FORTY SELECTIONS FROM STOCK.

New York: House of El Dieff Inc., 1975. 4to. cloth. 42 pages. Includes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's collection of manuscripts and a Kelmscott Chaucer on vellum. READ MORE about FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE CONTAINING FORTY SELECTIONS FROM STOCK

Price: $5.00  other currencies  Order nr. 990