Old Working, Surrey: Richard Joseph, (1990). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 343 pages. Eleventh edition. Includes speciality and alphabetically arranged indexes. READ MORE about SHEPPARD'S BOOKDEALERS IN NORTH AMERICA, A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUARIAN AN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 29913
(Cambridge, MA: Will Bradley, at the University Press, for Dodd, Mead & Company), 1899. 12mo. original illustrated stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Bambace page 185. A Christmas catalogue including holiday books, music and art, travel and biography, novels and tales, general literature and belles lettres, religious books, and books for younger readers. Includes black and white specimen illustrations. Erratum tag tipped in. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DODD MEAD & CO'S NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS, CHRISTMAS 1899-1900
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 118823
5 volumes.
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1979-1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 560 pages, with indices. 5 volumes. Well-illustrated series of bookseller's catalogues. catalogue No.50 issued by this firm. The first volume is damaged with tear through front cover and first four pages of text at bottom. READ MORE about CALIFORNIA THE LIBRARY OF JENNIE CROCKER HENDERSON, WITH ADDITIONS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 103800
Los Angeles, CA: Edwards and Williams, 1948. 8vo. paper wrappers. 42 pages. John Caughey was one of the preeminent California historians and wrote many books about the Golden State. Additional single sheet calling attention to item no. 26 "Into An Alkali Valley" loosely laid in. Spine faded, light chipping around edges. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DESERT TREASURE, A CATALOG-BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 136036
Washington DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1937. 8vo. paper wrappers. lii, 140 pages. Publications for the year 1937. Worn at the edges, pages have a hint of toning. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 91432
New York: Associations of Book Travelers, 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 55+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 750 numbered copies. A history of the organization, which includes interviews with director Bebe Cole, Bill Adams of Baker & Taylor and Alfred A Knopf. READ MORE about THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, ASSOCIATION OF BOOK TRAVELERS, 1884-1984
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 35094
Catalogue 298; parts I, II, and II
Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, n.d. (but circa 1958). small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 72 pages total. Catalogue 298; parts I, II, and II. Books offered for sale by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles. Contains 1021 items in all. Address on back of catalogues indicates that they were sent to William P. Wreden of Palo Alto, CA. READ MORE about THE CIVIL WAR AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 88700
Glendale, CA / Spokane, WA: Arthur H. Clark Company, The. 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Following catalogues are included: 73, 906-910, 912-914, 916, 917, 919, & 926. READ MORE about Thirteen Catalogues issued by The Arthur H. Clark Company
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 135160
Spokane, WA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2002. 8vo. cloth, gilt lettering. 300 pages. First trade edition, limited to 1000 copies. A century of publishing and bookselling; over 700 books published in the field of Americana, many of them quite scarce and collectible; an international reputation for academic excellence and the publication of source works in American history. For three generations the company has been a leader in its field, and has received numerous awards..... READ MORE about THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY: AN AMERICANA CENTURY 1902-2002
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 129106
Pasadena, CA: Clinker Press, The, n.d. (but c. 1995). small 4to. broadside. Privately printed by Andre Chaves as a commemorative broadside celebrating the 5th anniversary of Book Alley, a used bookstore in Pasadena, CA. This particular broadside has an excerpt from a 1912 Arthur H. Clark Catalog. READ MORE about 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOOK ALLEY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134811
(Pasadena, CA): Clinker Press, The, n.d. (but c. 1999). slim small folio. broadside. Privately printed by Andre Chaves as a commemorative broadside celebrating the 9th anniversary of Book Alley, a used bookstore in Pasadena, CA. This particular broadside has a quote by John Muir. READ MORE about CELEBRATING THE 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOOK ALLEY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134746
Philadelphia: Friends of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Christmas 1958. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 4 pages printed French fold with three page facsimile of Cobbett letter inserted. Limited to 525 numbered copies; printed at the Pickering Press. The letter is from the collection of Seymour Adelman. Toned along edges. READ MORE about A LETTER FROM LONDON: WILLIAM COBBETT TO JAMES OLDDEN
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1624
Washington: Library of Congress, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. A collection of papers presented at the seminars "Private and Public Responsibilities of the American Publisher" and "The Co-Responsibilities of American Publishers and Booksellers" held April 4-5, 1979 and April 25, 1980, respectively, and at the PEN symposium of January 1980 and the U.S. Senate Hearings: Publishers, Authors, and Booksellers in March 1980. The topics of these papers relate to the changing relations between..... READ MORE about RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AMERICAN BOOK COMMUNITY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 92697
Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1986-1997. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. Catalogues include: 219, 495, 506, 507, 518-520, 522, 523, 526-530, 532. Also included are Dawson's Book Shop Ephemera 1 June 1997 issue, as well as Dawson's Book News number 2, August 1997. READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by Dawson's Book Shop
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 135157
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, n.d. (1990). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 67 pages. An antiquarian catalogue devoted to Delaware compiled by Robert D. Fleck. With 12 illustrations and descriptions of 466 items for sale. READ MORE about DELAWARE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 66829
New York & Sag Harbor, NY: DeSimon Company, 1975-1999. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include 11-19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 35-37, 39, 41, 42, 44-48, 50, and 51 (the final catalogue). Also included is an unnumbered catalogue, which very well be the first catalogue issued by Dan DeSimon. READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by DeSimon Company Booksellers
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 135171
Austin, TX: n.p., (1993). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated, but over 200 pages. Catalogue Ten, Part 1, Dorothy Sloan-Books. The Dudley R. Dobie Collection of J. Frank Dobie Material, with an index to the fifty rarities in Jeff Dykes' "My Dobie Collection", and a supplemental list of related titles. Illustrated. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF J. FRANK DOBIE/PART 1, J. FRANK DOBIE COLLECTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 74736
New York: Avon, (1979). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiii, 376 pages. First Avon edition. Lists dealers in new books, used books and antiquarian books. Near fine. READ MORE about BOOK-STORE BOOK, A GUIDE TO MANHATTAN BOOKSELLERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 12356
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (1957). 8vo. cloth. 238 pages. First edition. This history of the important Boston publishing firm was written without the cooperation of the company suceeding Estes or of the Estes family. Mr. Frederick Melcher, who worked at Estes and Lauriat for many years, was of great help with his reminiscences. Ex library copy with markings. READ MORE about ESTES AND LAURIAT, A HISTORY 1872-1898, WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF DANA ESTES AND COMPANY 1898-1914
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 20936
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (1957). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 238 pages. First edition. This history of the important Boston publishing firm was written without the cooperation of the company suceeding Estes or of the Estes family. Mr. Frederick Melcher, who worked at Estes and Lauriat for many years, was of great help with his reminiscences. Ex-library with markings. READ MORE about ESTES AND LAURIAT, A HISTORY 1872-1898, WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF DANA ESTES AND COMPANY 1898-1914
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 21446
Boston: Goodspeed's, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127 pages. 541 entries; illustrated. READ MORE about FIRST BOOKS. GOODSPEED'S CATALOGUE FIVE SIXTY-SIX
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 3538
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. 6 x 9 inches. Hardback, dust jacket. 238 pages. Written to mark Oak Knoll Press's thirtieth anniversary, Books about Books is a comprehensive history and bibliography of the press, from its beginning in 1978 through the fall of 2008. Bob Fleck, founder, owner, and president of the Press, tells the story of his adventures in publishing. Bob decided to leave the field of chemical engineering in 1976 to..... READ MORE about BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS: A HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OAK KNOLL PRESS, 1978-2008
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99582
New York: Christie's, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 185 pages. Auction catalogue describing 373 items in this bookseller's collection of books and manuscripts. With biographical information by Nicolas Barker. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN F. FLEMING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 36626
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. 7.25 x 10.25 inches. hardcover. xix, 159 pages. First edition. With an introduction by Larry McMurtry. Describes the history and impact of various forged Texas documents. Mr. Taylor, who was instrumental in uncovering the forgeries, includes his own evidence, which made him suspect forgery. The forged and original documents are described in detail. The text includes an up-to-date census of each document as well as plates that illustrate differences..... READ MORE about TEXFAKE, AN ACCOUNT OF THE THEFT AND FORGERY OF EARLY TEXAS PRINTED DOCUMENTS
Price: $39.95 Order nr. 33467
BSA Occastional Publications, No.1
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 2007. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 212 pages. BSA Occastional Publications, No.1. 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 van Ess..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 93560
