(Pittsburgh): University of Pittsburgh Press, (1996). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 242 pages. This is a guide to recognizing and reading texts from the 16th century as those reading in Tudor England would have. READ MORE about READING IN TUDOR ENGLAND
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Boston, MA: Dana Estes & Company, (1904). 8vo. green cloth, gilt. 193 pages. Inscribed by the author. Shelf-wear, some rubbing to covers. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about LOVE TRIUMPHANT: A BOOK OF POEMS
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Stockholm: Sällskapet Bokvänner [Society of Bibliophiles], 1956. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 77, (3) pages. A keepsake from the Society, not particularly limited. Translations of "Reading-a Vice or a Virtue" by Koch, and "Ce vice impuni-la lecture" by Larbaud. Several vignettes (drawings). READ MORE about LAST ELLER DYGD, TVÅ ESSAYER [VICE OR VIRTUE? TWO ESSAYS
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East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1987. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. xiii, (ii), 55 pages. Essays on the art of reading. MSU keepsake #1. Introduction by Kenyon L. Butterfield. Bottom corner slightly bumped. READ MORE about READING: A VICE OR A VIRTUE?
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Moscow: Publishing House "Book" 1970. large 12mo. cloth. 519+(1). A "advisory guide to literature, for assistance in the self-education of young people." Forty writers, each with introductory essay, checklist of works, and a secondary bibliography. Concludes with a thematic index, an alphabetical index, and other materials. READ MORE about SOVYETSKIYE PISATELI
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New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1936. thick 8vo. cloth. (vi), 677 pages. First edition. Minor cover wear. READ MORE about BRITISH AUTHORS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME WITH 1000 BIOGRAPHIES AND 350...
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New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1936 (1964). thick 8vo. cloth. (vi), 677 pages. Reprint of the first edition. READ MORE about BRITISH AUTHORS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME WITH 1000 BIOGRAPHIES AND 350...
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Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1961. square 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. ix, 93 pages. First edition. A look at libraries, television, magazines, radio, books, newspapers, etc. Jacket rubbed and chipped. READ MORE about FREEDOM AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1961. square 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. ix, 93 pages. First edition. Seventh Annual Windsor Lectures. A look at libraries, television, magazines, radio, books, newspapers, etc. Presentation from the author on corner of free endpaper. Jacket rubbed and chipped. READ MORE about FREEDOM AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Francestown, NH: The Golden Quill Press, Publishers, (1985). small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 80 pages. First edition. Poety by this Delaware author. Jacket design by Betsy Hardwick. Presentation on verso of half-title "To Zoe and Tom with great affection - Toni Laird." The recipient has signed and dated the free endpaper. READ MORE about WINGS OF THOUGHT
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New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1936. small 8vo. boards. (iv), 60 pages. First edition, printed for the New York Times National Book Fair. With over 100 authors mentioned in this humorous story, including Christopher Morley. Well preserved copy with most of glassine wrapper intact. READ MORE about PARTY, A LITERARY NIGHTMARE
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Jerusalem: Rubin Mass, 1943. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 56 pages. Part II. Summary of war-time regulations and restrictions of the sale and distribution of resources in Palestine, at the time still under the British League of Nations mandate. Includes restrictions on the sale of imported books and restrictions on the exportation of second-hand books. Wrappers stained and torn at corners and edges. READ MORE about THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW IN RESPECT OF WAR-TIME CONTROL OF GOODS IN PALESTINE
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Edited by Henry W. Lanier.
N.P. Payson & Clarke Ltd., (1929). 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 212 pages. Edited by Henry W. Lanier. Limited to 500 copies, each with a presentee's name in ink. Article by Graham on literary prizes, Romans a Clef by Waldbridge and sections on the best books of 1928. Covers worn. READ MORE about AUTHOR'S ANNUAL, 1929 (THE
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Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1933. 8vo. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound-in. 350 pages. First edition. A study of the early translations of the Greek and Roman classics into English, beginning with the work of Thomas Caxton, who printed some translations Chaucer had done before 1400 as well as his own work. The author also discusses the influence of Erasmus, and professional translators of the early seventeenth century, among other related topics. With chronological..... READ MORE about TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CLASSICS INTO ENGLISH FROM CAXTON TO CHAPMAN 1477-1620
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Covering the literary activities of living authors and writers of all countries of the world except the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Newfoundland, the Phillipine Islands, the West Indies, and Centra America.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1966. 8vo. cloth. v, 482 pages. Covering the literary activities of living authors and writers of all countries of the world except the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Newfoundland, the Phillipine Islands, the West Indies, and Centra America. Reprint of the 1931 first edition. READ MORE about WHO'S WHO AMONG LIVING AUTHORS OF OLDER NATIONS. VOLUME 1. 1931-1932
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New York: St. Martin's Press, (1980). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 340 pages. Individual entries on over 130 hundred writers with short biography and complete book lists. Includes greats like Emerson, Melville, and Hawthorne. Mild markings to both covers, slight wear to edges. READ MORE about GREAT WRITERS STUDENT LIBRARY AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900
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Paris: Chez Techener, 1834. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 115 pages. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.520). A study of the censorship of the sale and distribution of books during the 16th- century in France. Well-preserved copy. READ MORE about DE L' ËTAT RËEL DE LA PRESSE ET DES PAMPHLETS DEPUIS FRANÇOIS 1er JUSQU'A LOUIS XIV
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2 volumes.
Paris: Société Française D'Imprimerie et de Librarie, 1906. small 8vo. modern two-toned cloth, leather spine labels, original paper wrappers bound in. (vi),284;(vi), 290 pages. 2 volumes. First edition, later printing. Jules Lemaitre provides an anthology of passages from well known stories. These two volumes contains passages from The Odyssey, the Nativity of Christ, the Chansons de Geste, etc. Volume two contains a preface by the author, explaining why the aspiring bibliophile should concern himself with..... READ MORE about EN MARGE DES VIEUX LIVRES. CONTES
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New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1929. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, cloth tips, slipcase. xx, 322, (4) pages. Limited to 265 numbered copies. Chapters on the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid etc. Essentially reprints of parts of the best of each book. Bookplate. Slipcase rubbed. READ MORE about ON THE MARGINS OF OLD BOOKS
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Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, (1976). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 297 pages. First edition. With a preface and index. A study on literature, focusing mainly on its impact on the sexual revolution of 1890, and the issues of censorship which subsequently arose. Spine of dust jacket faded. READ MORE about LITERATURE, OBSCENITY, & LAW
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Boston: Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1981. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 56, (2) pages. Edition limited to 1000 copies. This is the text of remarks delivered on the occasion of the seventh annual Bromsen Lecture in Humanistic Bibliography, the subject being the speaker's career as Chief Librarian of the Royal Library of Belgium. Illustrated. READ MORE about SMALL TALK ABOUT GREAT BOOKS
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New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. (1958). 8vo. cloth. xv, 275 pages. Reprint of the 1904 first edition. (Besterman p.3429). Bibliography of Latin literature with 6,000 entries. READ MORE about INITIA OPERUM LATINORUM QUAE SAECULIS XIII, XIV, XV ATTRIBUUNTUR, SECUNDUM ORDINEM ALPHABETI...
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Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1914. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iii), 56 pages. Book covers the reasons why libraries hold onto old calendars and almanacs. It also discusses the reasons calendars and almanacs were created throughout history. Lower edge of the front cover is torn (with paper missing) and the following few pages have some short closed tears as a result. Other small chips and tears in the wraps. Spine worn. READ MORE about NOTES ON THE CALENDAR AND THE ALMANAC
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Stockholm: Uppsala (distributed by Almqvist & Wiksell International), 1983. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 197 pages. Number 45 in the series ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS. READ MORE about A WORLD MADE SAFE: VALUES IN AMERICAN BEST SELLERS, 1895-1920
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London: Howard Baker, (1970). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 361 pages. First edition. Filled with information on the authors of English boys' fiction. Biographical sketchs given. A scarce book with information not easily found elsewhere. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about THE MEN BEHIND BOYS' FICTION
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