LE BIBLIOGRAPHE MODERNE, COURRIER INTERNATIONAL DES ARCHIVES ET DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES.

19 volumes bound in 18.
Paris: n.p., 1897-1919. large 8vo. quarter leather with five raised bands, marbled paper-covered boards, with original paper wrappers bound in. variously paginated. 19 volumes bound in 18. A complete run of this bimonthly periodical until 1919. The periodical continued to 1931 and superseded Revue internationale des archives, des bibliothèques et des musées. Merged into Revue des bibliothèques. Journal of bibliography, archives, libraries and library sciences. Ex-libris of Paul Lacombe, the French book collector and author..... READ MORE about LE BIBLIOGRAPHE MODERNE, COURRIER INTERNATIONAL DES ARCHIVES ET DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES

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BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE.

Various odd issues of this periodical.
London: Elliot Stock, 1881-1884. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. Per issue. Various odd issues of this periodical. Ulrich & Kup p.146. The following issues are present: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36. Per issue. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE

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BRITISH MUSEUM. ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATE, AND NUMBER OF PERSONS ADMITTED.

(London: British Museum, 1818). 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Interesting accounting statement issued by the British Museum (Thomas Keith, Accountant) giving full details of the costs and income of the Museum. With month by month attendance records for seven years present in table form. Appears to be removed from some other document although the titling information is printed in a way that would appear as the front cover when folded. READ MORE about BRITISH MUSEUM. ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATE, AND NUMBER OF PERSONS ADMITTED

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CENTRALVEREIN FÜR DAS GESAMMTE BUCHGEWERBE.

Leipzig: Centralverein (etc.), 1893. small 4to. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. viii, 55 pages. Funding problems in 1893: Our Museum of the German Book Industry (which is not just some local Leipzig concern!) is such a success that it has outgrown its support, despite assistance from the government of Saxony, the Börsenverein der dt. Buchhändler, et al. Please a)join our organization, b)send money, or c)donate "suitable objects" for the Museum. A brief sketch of the history..... READ MORE about CENTRALVEREIN FÜR DAS GESAMMTE BUCHGEWERBE

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LONDON CATALOGUE OF PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND TRANSACTIONS.

Eight issues.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, (for 1864). 8vo. original paper wrappers. Eight issues. Ex-library copies with some library marks. Covers detached and chipped at the edges. Wrappers tanned and soiled. READ MORE about LONDON CATALOGUE OF PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS AND TRANSACTIONS

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SEA-COALE, CHAR-COALE, AND SMALL COALE: OR A DISCOURSE BETWEEN A NEW-CASTLE COLLIER, A SMALL-COALE-MAN, AND A COLLIER OF CROYDON.

Number 10
Newcastle: M.A. Richardson, 1843. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Number 10. Only 100 copies printed. A reprint of a rare tract, originally printed for Hugh Adamson in London 1643. Includes original title page and colored ink on first page of text. Dedication to Robert W.M. Brandling of Low Gosforth, chairman of the coal trade committee. Well preserved. READ MORE about SEA-COALE, CHAR-COALE, AND SMALL COALE: OR A DISCOURSE BETWEEN A NEW-CASTLE COLLIER, A...

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Aichelburg, Wladimir.

THE WIENER KUNSTLER HAUS, 1861-1986.

(Wien: Kunstlerhaus, 1986). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 191+(1) pages. The 125 year history of the Künstlerhaus in Vienna is provided here through photographs and short essays. Many of the museum's exhibitions, artists, publicity material and internal documents are pictured. Fully illustrated in color and black-and-white. In German. READ MORE about THE WIENER KUNSTLER HAUS, 1861-1986

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Armstrong, Arthur C.

BOUVERIE STREET TO BOWLING GREEN LANE, FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF SPECIALIZED PUBLISHING.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1946. small 4to. cloth. xii, 224, xxiii pages and 50 plates. First edition. A history of the Dangerfield Printing Company which printed the magazine CYCLING, and other publications centering on motoring and motor cycles. Covers faded. READ MORE about BOUVERIE STREET TO BOWLING GREEN LANE, FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF SPECIALIZED PUBLISHING

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Bancroft, Hubert Howe.

LITERARY INDUSTRIES, A MEMOIR.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. thick 8vo. original cloth. xxxii, 446, (2) pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1890 which was originally volume 39 of the works of Bancroft issued in 1890. Bancroft, a bookseller and publisher in early California, put together the famous Bancroft Collection of Western Americana. This is the fascinating story of his life and the building of the collection. Inscribed on title page "H. Abby Brown, Compliments of Geo..... READ MORE about LITERARY INDUSTRIES, A MEMOIR

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Barnes, James J.

FREE TRADE IN BOOKS, A STUDY OF THE LONDON BOOK TRADE SINCE 1800.

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1964. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, (v), 198 pages. First edition. Contains information on the first major conflict between the Booksellers Association and some private booksellers and publishers. Two of these outspoken individuals were Dickens and Gladstone. Largely devoted to the book trade organization and resale price maintenance after 1800. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. READ MORE about FREE TRADE IN BOOKS, A STUDY OF THE LONDON BOOK TRADE SINCE 1800

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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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Bohn, Henry George.

Letter from Henry George Bohn.

London: n.p., 1869. A.L.s., 5 by 8 inches. 2 pages. A.L.s. from Henry George Bohn to unnamed recipient, dated September 17, 1869. Bohn (1796-1884) was born in Munster, Germany, He moved to London where he became a publisher and bookseller, operating his own business in Covent Garden. This letter discusses specimens of porcelin the recipient wishes to send, and also recommends that the recipient purchase a couple of Bohn's publication. Biographical sketch of Bohn by..... READ MORE about Letter from Henry George Bohn

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Brown, H. Glenn and Maude O. Brown.

DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK-ARTS AND BOOK TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA TO 1820, INCLUDING PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.

New York: The New York Public Library, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 129 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the Bulletin. Excellent source document. With information on marblers. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK-ARTS AND BOOK TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA TO 1820, INCLUDING PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS

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