Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, (1966). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 279 pages. First edition. With articles on David Hall's bookshop by Robert D. Harlan, children's books after the Civil War by Richard J. Marino, Bernard Dornin by David Kaser and Norton's Literary Gazette by Donald W. Krummel in addition to others. READ MORE about BOOKS IN AMERICA'S PAST, ESSAYS HONORING RUDOLPH H. GJELSNESS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 32205
New York: Geoffrey J.L. Gomme, 1943. April. 1943, 4to., self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Book-list no.1. One page introduction in which he gives a brief biography - he was a former manager of Edgar H. Wells and Co. READ MORE about TRANSLATIONS FROM THE GREEK & LATIN CLASSICS WITH SOME BOOKS ON CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 15601
Philadelphia: Journal of Modern Literatuare, Temple University, 1975. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 737- 887. Being the entire issue of the Journal of Modern Literature, Volume Four, Number 4, April 1975. Kathleen Morgan introduces the Gotham Book Mart and Frances Steloff. Miss Steloff then writes of the many famous people who visited the Mart including H.L. Mencken and The James Joyce Society. Toned along edges of back cover. READ MORE about SPECIAL GOTHAM BOOK MART ISSUE
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 20398
N.P. Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs, 1972. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Limited to a total edition of 250, this being one of 150 copies for a joint meeting of Roxburgh and Zamarano Clubs. A series of essays in honor of the life of Theodore M. Lilienthal. Contributers include Lawrence Clark Powell and David Magee. Top edge wrinkled. READ MORE about THEODORE M. LILIENTHAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 34456
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
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 20912
New York: Lathrop C. Harper, Inc, 1981. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Short history of the firm followed by descriptions of 100 items. Illustrated. A few annotations in ink on front cover. READ MORE about CENTENARY CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS OF THE 11TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 14244
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...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 994
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...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 96907
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. READ MORE about ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FINE BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS AND WORKS OF ART SELECTED TO...
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 100992
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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New York: Swann Galleries, 1985. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Sale Number 1370. The second of three parts of the inventory sale of his noted California bookseller. Loosely inserted are the prices realized. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, FINE PRINTING, BIBLES, LITERATURE ... THE INVENTORY OF JOHN HOWELL - BOOKS. PART II
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San Francisco: John Howell - Books, 1972. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Detailed descriptions of 587 items followed by descriptions of manuscript collections for sale. Issued on the 60th anniversary of the firm and showing a picture of the shop on the front cover. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Smudge mark on front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 42. BOOKS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & MAPS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS WITH...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 40334
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 -...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 18774
(Des Moines, IA): Iowa State Arts Council, 1979. broadside (9 by 6 1/2 inches). Announcement of book sale for small presses in Iowa, October 1-2, 1979. READ MORE about Announcement of Iowa Small Press Booksale
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132538
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
Price: $39.95 Order nr. 55468
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 8vo. Hardback printed covers. 218 pages. This fourth volume in the Print Networks series salutes the impact of the printing press. Taken from the proceedings of the Seventeenth Seminar on the British Book Trade held in Aberystwyth in July 1999, this collection of scholarly essays covers the regulation of printed matter and its distribution, the preservation of Welsh language and culture in print, and various aspects of printing..... READ MORE about THE MIGHTY ENGINE: THE PRINTING PRESS AND ITS IMPACT
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 8vo. Hardback printed covers. 218 pages. This fourth volume in the Print Networks series salutes the impact of the printing press. Taken from the proceedings of the Seventeenth Seminar on the British Book Trade held in Aberystwyth in July 1999, this collection of scholarly essays covers the regulation of printed matter and its distribution, the preservation of Welsh language and culture in print, and various aspects of printing..... READ MORE about THE MIGHTY ENGINE: THE PRINTING PRESS AND ITS IMPACT
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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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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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Austin: The Jenkins Co., 1974. 4to. paper wrappers. 100 priced items. READ MORE about WORKS OF GENIUS A CATALOGUE AND A COMMENTARY BY JOHN H. JENKINS
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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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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch Publishers, 1986. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 337 pages. First edition. Biography of this twentieth century publisher and bookman. Kennerley was also President of the auction house, Anderson Galleries. An interesting book on a controversial subject. Jacket faded. Remainder mark on bottom edge of book block. READ MORE about THE FORTUNES OF MITCHELL KENNERLEY, BOOKMAN
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 96426
New York: The Kittle Library Print, 1878. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 12, 106 pages. Sales catalogue for the Kittle Library of New York City. Lists items in alphabetical order with each work listed by both author and title. Includes Terms of Subscription and Rules and Notices of the Kittle Library. Contains several advertisements in both the front and back. Price list not included. Exlibrary copy. Wrappers detached and chipped. Some soiling to wrappers..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF MISCELLANEOUS WORKS IN THE KITTLE LIBRARY
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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 Order nr. 6861
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 104 pages and 45 plates. Includes sections on incunabula, bindings, medicine, etc. READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTYFIVE MANUSCRIPTS & BOOKS
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