Gatch, Milton McC.

THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS.

BSA Occastional Publications, No.1
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 2007. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. x, 202 pages. BSA Occastional Publications, No.1. Fine condition. Reformation pamphlets (or "Flugschriften") were among the first rare book acquisitions of American libraries. Gatch traces the remarkable history of the Leander van Ess collection purchased by the Union Theological Seminary in 1838, the first and largest collection of these religious tracts to arrive in America. He notes how they were originally obtained by..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 99763

(Grand, Charles). Mott, Howard S.

CATALOGUE OF BOOKS PRINTS PAMPHLETS BROADSIDES MANUSCRIPTS. THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHARLES GRAND.

New York: Swann Auction Galleries, 1951. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 65+(1) pages. Swann auction in 1951 of the collection of this member of the A.B.A.A. and the Old Book Table. With a one page tribute to Grand by Howard Mott reprinted from AB. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF BOOKS PRINTS PAMPHLETS BROADSIDES MANUSCRIPTS. THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHARLES GRAND

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(Howell, John).

ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FINE BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS AND WORKS OF ART SELECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN HOWELL-BOOKS.

San Francisco: John Howell - Books, 1982. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 186 pages. Price lists inserted. With a one page preface by Warren Howell. Loosely inserted is other related ephemera. Covers faded with snap along bottom hinge of front cover. READ MORE about ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FINE BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS AND WORKS OF ART SELECTED TO...

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(Howell, John). Howell, John.

ENGLISH LITERATURE.

From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries, Catalogue 54
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1982. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 128, (2) pages. From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries, Catalogue 54. Catalogue 54 of John Howell Books containing 378 items of English literature from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. READ MORE about ENGLISH LITERATURE

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(Howell).

100 RARE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS AND THE HERBERT M. EVANS COLLECTION OF MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC CLASSICS. CATALOGUE 40.

San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1970. 4to. paper wrappers. (66) pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about 100 RARE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS AND THE HERBERT M. EVANS COLLECTION OF...

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(Howell).

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS THE INVENTORY OF JOHN HOWELL - BOOKS - PART III.

New York: Swann Galleries, 1985. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 828 lots. Sale number 1380. This third part of the Howell's sale was the only part sold in New York. Mark on front cover. READ MORE about THE REFERENCE LIBRARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS THE INVENTORY OF JOHN HOWELL - BOOKS -...

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Isaac, Peter and Barry McKay (editors).

HUMAN FACE OF THE BOOK TRADE: PRINT CULTURE AND ITS CREATORS.

New Castle, Delaware and Folkestone, England: Oak Knoll Press and St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1999. small 8vo. Hardback printed covers. x, 228 pages. First edition. These thirteen scholarly essays on the history of the book trade are the third volume in the PRINT NETWORKS series of publications. The original papers were presented at the annual "Seminars on the British Book Trade." The essays covered include Paul Morgan's "Henry Cotton and W. H. Allnutt: Two Pioneer Book-Trade..... READ MORE about HUMAN FACE OF THE BOOK TRADE: PRINT CULTURE AND ITS CREATORS

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Jenkins, John H.

AUDUBON AND OTHER CAPERS CONFESSIONS OF A TEXAS BOOKMAKER.

Austin: The Pemberton Press, 1976. 4to. boards, dust jacket. 120 pages. First edition. The autobiography of this well-known Texas antiquarian bookseller and publisher. READ MORE about AUDUBON AND OTHER CAPERS CONFESSIONS OF A TEXAS BOOKMAKER

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Jenkins, John H.

FIVE CENTURIES OF PRINTING 1450-1978, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE WORK FROM EACH OF THE PAST 500 YEARS.

Catalogue 125.
Austin: The Jenkins Co., 1979. thick 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Catalogue 125. With many illustrations. Corner bumped. READ MORE about FIVE CENTURIES OF PRINTING 1450-1978, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE WORK FROM EACH OF THE PAST 500 YEARS

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(Joseph the Provider Books).

IN QUEST OF DIFFICULT BEAUTY 1970-1990.

Santa Barbara, CA: Joseph the Provider Books, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. 20th anniversary catalogue of bookseller Joseph the Provider. Preface by Ralph B. Sipper, company president. 729 items. Includes books, manuscripts, photographs, and periodicals. 12 pages of black and white plates. READ MORE about IN QUEST OF DIFFICULT BEAUTY 1970-1990

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Joyce, William L., David D. Hall, and Richard D. Brown.

PRINTING AND SOCIETY IN EARLY AMERICA.

Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1983. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 322 pages. First edition. These essays have been written by leading scholars on early bookselling, reading habits and the impact of printing in early America. Printing history in its broadest context may be viewed as a distinct form of cultural history, a synthesis combining the attention to ideas that is central to intellectual history with the emphasis on patterns of behavior and organization characteristic of..... READ MORE about PRINTING AND SOCIETY IN EARLY AMERICA

Price: $37.50  other currencies  Order nr. 14220

(Kraus, H.P.). 103.

175 PRINTED BOOKS.

New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. 4to. boards. (vi), 165, (3) pages. Illustrations throughout text including a number of tipped-in plates. Near fine. READ MORE about 175 PRINTED BOOKS

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6861

(Kraus, H.P.). 111.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTYFIVE MANUSCRIPTS & BOOKS.

New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 104 pages and 45 plates. Includes sections on incunabula, bindings, medicine, etc. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTYFIVE MANUSCRIPTS & BOOKS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6864