New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1968). 8vo. cloth. xxi, 362 pages. First edition; with a 15 page bibliography. Cloth faded. READ MORE about PURITY IN PRINT THE VICE-SOCIETY MOVEMENT AND BOOK CENSORSHIP IN AMERICA
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Ljubljana: Drzavna zalozba Slovenije, 1972. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 142, (6) pages. Presentation from the author to Siegred Taubert on the half-title. A Slovenian compilation of essays on books, reading and the publishing industry. Includes translated essays by Marshall McLuhan, Stanley Unwin, Robert Escarpit, and Paul Hazard. Quotations printed in purple. READ MORE about CAS KNJIGE
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Westport: Greenwood Press, (1970). 8vo. cloth. x, 198 pages. Reprint of the 1952 first edition. A look at the development of American philosophy, journalism and American social thought. READ MORE about AMERICAN NON-FICTION, 1900-1950
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913. thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. ix, 470 pages. First edition. Divided into twenty-one different types of dedications. Contains a bibliography and index. Covers lightly rubbed. READ MORE about DEDICATIONS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE FORMS USED FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF BOOK-MAKING TO THE PRESENT...
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913. thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. ix, 470 pages. First edition. Divided into twenty-one different types of dedications. Contains a bibliography and index. Worn at spine ends. Bookplate of Frederic Melcher. Inside hinges cracked. READ MORE about DEDICATIONS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE FORMS USED FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF BOOK-MAKING TO THE PRESENT...
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Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1850. 8vo. original red cloth stamped in blind with gilt decoration on front cover and on gilt decorations on spine, all edges gilt. 378 pages. Reprint of the 1847 first edition (See BAL 1633). Complete in One Volume. In a well preserved publisher's binding by Ducomb & Collins. Bookseller's ticket of Wm. Murray of Lancaster, PA, on front pastedown. READ MORE about POEMS BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY THE AUTHOR
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New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1864. 12mo. original publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth , yellow endpapers. (iii), 222+(1) pages. BAL1683. First state, pg 213, line 5 "veielo". Binding A. Gold stamped lettering on spine faded. Head and tail of spine chipped. Minimal foxing and soil. READ MORE about THIRTY POEMS
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(Ithaca, New York): Ithaca House, (1985). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii) 75, (3) pages. First edition. Presentation from author on title page. Acknowledgements, table of contents, biography. Three chapters of over 20 poems in this poetry book. READ MORE about OTHER LIVES
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1977. 4to. paper wrappers. pp.362-523. Offprint from Archiv für Geschichte des Buchwesens, Band XVIII, Lieferung 3, 1977. A study of German writers' associations after the Second World War. Indexed. READ MORE about DIE REORGANISATION DER WESTDEUTSCHEN SCHRIFTSTELLERVERBANDE 1945-1952
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New York: AMS Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth. xii, 335 pages. Reprint of the 1878 first edition. READ MORE about STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE: WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS AND APPENDICES
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3 volumes.
London: T. Rickaby, 1793. large 4to. full leather, gilt turn-ins, gilt design and lettering on the spine, gilt rules on boards, marbled endpapers. (iv), xxxix, (i), 317+(1); (iv), 322-678, (2), 8; (iv), 495, 18+(1) pages. 3 volumes. Lowndes 1, 336. Limited to only two hundred copies, this copy being one of those with the illustrations in black- chiefly Hogarth cuts. Volumes one and three have engraved frontispieces, and all three have engraved title pages. Volume..... READ MORE about HUDIBRAS
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A study of eminent American writers from Irving to Whitman with an introductory survey of the Colonial background of our national literature
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., (1931). 8vo. cloth. (xviii), 372 pages. A study of eminent American writers from Irving to Whitman with an introductory survey of the Colonial background of our national literature. First edition. Tipped in notice that this book is an advance copy from Harcourt, Brace and Co., dated September 24, 1931. Front endpapers tanned from a somewhat larger item, now not in the book.Previous owner' s name on free front endpaper..... READ MORE about CLASSIC AMERICANS
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Su Clasificación Crítica
Buenos Aires: Talleres S.A. Casa Jacobo Peuser, 1923. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iii), 22 +(1) pages. Su Clasificación Crítica. Numero XVII of the Publicationes del Instituto de Investigaciones Historicas. Cover tanned. Pages unopened. READ MORE about LOS HISTORIÓGRAFOS ARGENTINOS MENORES
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N.P. n.p., (1940). 8vo. blue-green cloth, brown title panel on front cover. (vi), 43 pages. Limited to 400 numbered copies (Heller 51). Illustrated. Sequal to Game Trails from Alaska to Africa. Only a touch of sunning to the spine, else near fine. READ MORE about GAME TRAILS IN IDAHO AND ALASKA
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An article in The Library, Fifth Series, Vol. II, No. 3/4
II, No.2/3. Britain: The Oxford University Press, 1947. large 8vo. paper wrappers. pps. 191-192. An article in The Library, Fifth Series, Vol. II, No. 3/4. John Carter about the identification of the first edition of "Urne Buriall and The Garden of Cyrus," (1658) with corrections in the author's hand, bringing the number so far recorded to eleven. READ MORE about BROWNE'S URN BURIAL
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Paris: Les Éditions Ouvrières, (1968). squarish 12mo. paper wrappers. 342, (2) pages. Part of the series Vivre son temps. Sections on publishing, libraries, and education. Stamp on rear wrapper. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ET LA LECTURE EN FRANCE
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Detroit: Gale Research Co., (1975). 8vo. cloth. vi, 197 pages. First edition. READ MORE about THE LITERARY JOURNAL IN AMERICA TO 1900, A GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES
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Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, 1959. 4to. cloth. xvi, 745, (3) pages. First edition. Preface by V.-L. Saulnier, Professor at the Sorbonne. Consists of two parts: a) General-The history of the literature of this epoch by subject; and b) Authors-The authors of this epoch in alphabetical order. Over 22,000 entries. Ex library copy with markings. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE LA LITTERATURE FRANCAISE DU SEIZIEME SIECLE. COLLABORATION ET PREFACE DE V.-L....
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Genève: Slatkine Reprints, 1975. 4to. cloth. xvi, 745, (3) pages. Reprint of the 1959 first edition. Preface by V.-L. Saulnier, Professor at the Sorbonne. Consists of two parts: a) General-The history of the literature of this epoch by subject; and b) Authors-The authors of this epoch in alphabetical order. Over 22,000 entries. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE LA LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE DU SEIZIÈME SIÈCLE. COLLABORATION ET PREFACE DE...
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1988). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 238 pages. Third edition. The editor has gathered actual case histories of agreements between authors and publishers. READ MORE about PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS, A BOOK OF PRECEDENTS
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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 8.25 x 11.5 inches. stiff paper wrappers. 90 pages. The Chinese holdings of the Cotsen Children's Library consist of more than 35,000 items from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The collection comprises the entire range of printed matter a child might encounter in his or her daily life. Primers, textbooks, song books, arts and crafts handbooks, dictionaries, supplementary readers, wall posters and slides from the school classroom, comic..... READ MORE about VIRTUE BY DESIGN: ILLUSTRATED CHINESE CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. paperback. 136 pages. The Cotsen Children's Library is home to one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Japanese books and printed matter for children outside of Japan. At present, this remarkable and constantly expanding corpus consists of over 10,000 items, including not only books and magazines, but also printed games, posters and broadsides, single-sheet prints, panel-theater sets, educational materials for home and school..... READ MORE about THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 244 pages. First edition. Bill Targ's copy with his ownership inscription. Light jacket wear. READ MORE about BANNED BOOKS OF ENGLAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES, A STUDY OF THE CONCEPTION OF LITERARY OBSCENITY
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1937). 8vo. cloth. 207 pages. First edition. Covers rubbed. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about THE BANNED BOOKS OF ENGLAND With a Foreword by E.M. Forster
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With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1882. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. (x), 361 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wander." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about ACROSS COUNTRY BY "WANDERER"
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