(Bibliothèque Royale).

INAUGURATION DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROYALE ALBERT IER PAR S. M. LE ROI.

Bruxelles: (Bibliothèque Royale), 1969. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 128, (2) pages. First edition. The preceedings from the inaguration of the Brusells' Royal Library of Albert I. The speeches presented at the international colliquim that accompanied the inaguration have been preserved here in French and English. The colliquim's theme was "Large general libraries in the last quarter of the 20th century." Includes a list of participants. READ MORE about INAUGURATION DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROYALE ALBERT IER PAR S. M. LE ROI

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(Billings, John Shaw). Lydenberg, Harry Miller.

JOHN SHAW BILLINGS, CREATOR OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY.

Chicago: American Library Association, 1924. small 8vo. cloth-backed paper covered boards, paper spine label. (xiv), 94, (2) pages. First edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies printed by D.B. Updike at his Merrymount Press. Light foxing throughout. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Exlibrary stamp at top of front free endpaper. Spine lightly foxed. READ MORE about JOHN SHAW BILLINGS, CREATOR OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY

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Bjork, Kaj.

FORSOK MED BIBLIOTEK.

Stockholm: Statens Offentliga Utredningar (SOU), 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 571, (3) pages, with 12 additional pages of plates and 1 fold-out leaf. Research publication from the dept. of education of the Swedish government. Statistics and analysis from an in-depth survey of libraries in five districts in Sweden, with charts, tables, etc. READ MORE about FORSOK MED BIBLIOTEK

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Bodmer, Martin.

EINE BIBLIOTHEK DER WELTLITERATUR.

Zürich: Atlantis, 1947. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper cover and spine labels. 168 pages, with 8 additional leaves of illustrations. First edition. Guide to a Swiss library of world literature; includes plans for the building and reproductions of works in its collection. Indexed. Lacks dust jacket. Covers yellowed. READ MORE about EINE BIBLIOTHEK DER WELTLITERATUR

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BOGVENNEN, AARBOG FOR BOGKUNST OG BOGHISTORIE.

6 volumes.
Copenhagen: Forening for Boghaandvaerk, 1926-1931. large 8vo. original publishers paste paper covers with paper spine labels. Various paginations (approx. 2,500 pages total). 6 volumes. Six years of the Danish annual The Bibliophile: vols. 15-20 (1926-1931) of the original series The Bibliophile, which began in 1893, had by the 1920's lost interest in book crafts, and deals more with collecting and bibliophile issues, becoming rather more international in outlook. In 1926, reports on Danish Book auctions..... READ MORE about BOGVENNEN, AARBOG FOR BOGKUNST OG BOGHISTORIE

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(Bookbinding). Bailey, Arthur L.

LIBRARY BOOKBINDING.

White Plains: The H.W. Wilson Co., 1916. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 248 pages. First edition. (Mejer no.1065). Thirteen chapters on different phases of library binding. Bailey was involved in a number of the library study groups on binding and was Librarian of the Wilmington (Delaware) Institute Free Library. Presentation on free endpaper "To Gilbert D. Emerson with the compliments of Arthur L. Bailey." Jacket worn with piece missing along spine and stain. READ MORE about LIBRARY BOOKBINDING

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(Bookbinding). Van Regemorter, Berthe.

SOME ORIENTAL BINDINGS IN THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY.

Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co Ltd, 1961. 4to. cloth. 29 pages, with 71 leaves of plates. First edition (S-K 2174). The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin has one of the largest collection of bookbinding examples in the world. Many books had been published on bindings of various countries of Western Europe, but none on oriental bindings until this book was published. The bindings are divided into three sections: Christian bindings of the Near East (plates..... READ MORE about SOME ORIENTAL BINDINGS IN THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY

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(Borchardt, Dietrich). Bryan, Harrison and John Horacek (editors).

AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE SEVENTIES, ESSAYS IN HONOR OF DIETRICH BORCHARDT.

St Lucia, Australia: University of Queensland Press, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, (i), 331+(1) pages. First edition. The contributors pay tribute to Dietrich Borchardt, who retired in 1980 as the chief librarian of La Trobe University. The 12 essays include Collection Devlopment in Australian University Libraries, The Collapse of the Library Building Boom, Critical Development in Automation, Issues in Library Staffing, etc. With a bibliography of D.H. Borchardt. Illustrated. READ MORE about AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE SEVENTIES, ESSAYS IN HONOR OF DIETRICH BORCHARDT

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(Botany). Lawrence, George H.M.

THE HUNT BOTANICAL LIBRARY, A DECENNIAL REPORT.

Pittsburgh: The Hunt Botanical Library, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 45, (3) pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE HUNT BOTANICAL LIBRARY, A DECENNIAL REPORT

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(Bowman, John Gabbert).

AN INFORMAL CATALOGUE FOR AN EXHIBITION OF EIGHTY-SIX BOOKS SELECTED FROM THE HENRY CLAY FRICK FINE ARTS LIBRARY AND HELD IN MEMORY OF JOHN GABBERT BOWMAN 1879-1963, CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 1921-1945.

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh, 1964. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 52 pages. A bibliography with 86 entries, from the library of the University of Pittsburgh. Corners bumped, minor wear. READ MORE about AN INFORMAL CATALOGUE FOR AN EXHIBITION OF EIGHTY-SIX BOOKS SELECTED FROM THE HENRY CLAY FRICK...

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(Brasch, Frederick E.). Lowood, Henry.

FREDERICK E. BRASCH AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.

Stanford, CA: Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 46, (2) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Introduction by Michael T. Ryan, curator of special collections at Stanford. A study of the career of bookbinder, clerk, librarian and bibliographer Frederick E. Brasch and his contributions to the library of the history of the sciences at Stanford. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Complimentary card laid in. READ MORE about FREDERICK E. BRASCH AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE

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BRIDWELL LIBRARY, MAY 1, 1976 (THE).

(Dallas): The Bridwell Library, (1976). folio. stiff paper portfolio with paper cover label enclosing the keepsakes. A very large Keepsake produced by this noted library on the occasion of a visit by the Grolier Club. The Bridwell Library is the "bibliographic arm of the Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University." Includes four loosely inserted keepsakes including one large broadside devoted to Caxton. Some wrinkling of the outer portfolio. READ MORE about BRIDWELL LIBRARY, MAY 1, 1976 (THE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105794