Oak Knoll

(Aeronautics). Maggs 387.

A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND ENGRAVINGS ILLUSTRATING THE EVOLUTION OF THE AIRSHIP AND THE AEROPLANE.

(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2001). 8vo. cloth. (vi), iv, 170 pages with 15 leaves of illustrations. Facsimile edition of Bibliotheca Aeronautica first published in London in 1920. Catalogue no. 387 from Maggs Brothers described a collection of 1494 books, pamphlets and engravings on early aeronautics. Designed to trace the evolution of aviation from the early times to the close of the First World War, each entry contains a full description, price, cross references with... READ MORE about A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND ENGRAVINGS ILLUSTRATING THE EVOLUTION OF THE AIRSHIP AND THE...

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 64871

(Aeronautics).

THE OTTO KALLIR COLLECTION OF AVIATION HISTORY.

N.P. Sotheby's, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. A catalogue to an auction of a collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, models and other artifacts relating to aviation and its history. 211 entries, many of which are large lots. With an interesting biographical sketch of the collector. Well-illustrated, much in color. READ MORE about THE OTTO KALLIR COLLECTION OF AVIATION HISTORY

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 47936

(Africa).

AFRICAN PUBLISHING TODAY AND TOMORROW.

N.P. Unesco, 1972. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. Short articles on various aspects of African publishing. READ MORE about AFRICAN PUBLISHING TODAY AND TOMORROW

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 49521

(Africa).

BOOK DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES.

Paris: Unesco, (1969). small 4to. paper wrappers. 37, (3) pages. No.56 in Unesco's series of Reports and Papers on Mass Communication; focuses mainly on publishing and distribution. READ MORE about BOOK DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 49520

(Africa). Cardinall, A.W.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GOLD COAST.

(Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing Co., 2002). 8vo. cloth. (iv), xxii, 384 pages. Reprint of 1932 first edition published by the Gold Coast Colony. This is the most exhaustive bibliography cited in Besterman having 5168 listings on the subject of the Gold Coast. (Besterman 2615). The Portuguese who came to Ghana in the 15th Century found so much gold between the rivers Ankobra and the Volta that they named the place Mina, meaning Mine. The Gold... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GOLD COAST

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 70487

(Africa). Fawcett, Robin.

INTRODUCING AND RUNNING CLASS LIBRARIES.

Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, 1968. 8vo. paper wrappers. vi, 54 pages. African librarianship. Presentation to Siefred Taubert thanking him for getting Kenya into the Frankfurt Book Fair. READ MORE about INTRODUCING AND RUNNING CLASS LIBRARIES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 50602

(Africa). Gay, Jean.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES OUVRAGES RELATIFS A L'AFRIQUE ET A L'ARABIE CATALOGUE METHODIQUE.

(Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, n.d. but 1998). 8vo. cloth. (viii), 312 pages. Reprint of the 1875 first edition. (See Besterman 440). 3,696 entries and with index. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES OUVRAGES RELATIFS A L'AFRIQUE ET A L'ARABIE CATALOGUE METHODIQUE

Price: $70.00 Order nr. 53685

(Africa). Joucla, Edmond.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANCAISE.

(Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2000). 8vo. cloth. 275 pages. Reprint of the 1912 first edition published by E. Sansot et Cie of Paris. (Besterman 185). French West Africa was an administrative grouping under French rule from 1895 to 1958 and included Senegal, French Guinea, the Ivory Coast, and the French Sudan, to which was added Dahomey in 1899. Mauritania and Niger were also part of the union at various times. This work describes 3750 works... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANCAISE

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 60939

(Africa).

REPORT OF THE COMMONWEALTH AFRICAN BOOK DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR, IBADAN, NIGERIA, 2-14 FEBRUARY 1975.

London: Commonwealth Secretariat, n.d. (circa 1975). small 4to. paper wrappers, fabric spine. (iv), 76 pages, Includes papers on publishing in Africa, on libraries for schools, and on textbooks for Africa. READ MORE about REPORT OF THE COMMONWEALTH AFRICAN BOOK DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR, IBADAN, NIGERIA, 2-14 FEBRUARY 1975

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 49516

(Africa). Zell, Hans M.

THE AFRICAN BOOK WORLD & PRESS--A DIRECTORY.

Oxford: Hans Zell, 1980. 4to. cloth. xxxiI, 244, (10) pages. Second edition, revised and expanded. Lists a total of 4,028 institutions and organizations, including libraries, publishers, the retail book trade, research institutions with publishing programs, book industry and literary associations, and the major periodicals and newspapers published throughout the African continent. Presentation from editor to Sigfred Taubert on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE AFRICAN BOOK WORLD & PRESS--A DIRECTORY

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 49503

AFTERNOONS WITH THE NAPPANEE BARD.

(Nappanee, IN: Phil W. Weygand), 1963. miniature book (6.4 x 5.5 cm). quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, fore-edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 100 copies, signed by publisher Phil W. Weygand on colophon (Bradbury, Wee Willie's Workshop 2). Tissue-protected frontispiece. Illustration in text. Originally written for small world by James Lamar Weygand about Leander Hershberger. Includes a checklist of Hershberger's work. READ MORE about AFTERNOONS WITH THE NAPPANEE BARD

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 118625

AGENDA-ANNUAIRE DE LA LIBRAIRIE FRANÇAISE 1894.

Paris, France: H. Le Soudier, 1894. 16mo. original stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Text in French. First annual editon. Frontispiece portrait of Georges Hachette. A directory of bookstores and useful information for booksellers. One foldout with maps of France. One advertisement in color. Ex-library. Wappers tearing along spine, chipped at edges, and lightly soiled. READ MORE about AGENDA-ANNUAIRE DE LA LIBRAIRIE FRANÇAISE 1894

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 120809

(Agriculture).

CATALOGUE OF THE WALTER FRANK PERKINS AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY.

Southampton: The Southampton University Library, 1961. 8vo. cloth. (i), xii, 291+(1) pages. One of a limited 500 copies. Bibliographical catalogue of the holdings of the Southampton Agricultural University Library. Over 2000 entries. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Some shelfwear to the head and heel of spine. Minor breaking at hinge of spine and front board. Light aging to text pages. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE WALTER FRANK PERKINS AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 99359

(Agriculture). Edwards, Everett E.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Detroit: Gale Research, 1967. 8vo. cloth. iv, 307 pages. Reprint of the 1930 first edition. Thousands of entries. Ex library with markings. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 12091

(Agriculture). Edwards, Everett E.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Burt Franklin, (1970). 8vo. cloth. iv, 307 pages. Reprint of the 1930 first edition. Thousands of entries. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98358

(Agriculture).

LIBRARY CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON AGRICULTURE PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1471 AND 1840.

2 volumes bound in 1 as issued
(Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press Ltd.), 1940. 8vo. wrappers. (1), 293+(1); 15 pages. 2 volumes bound in 1 as issued. Second edition with supplement. Catalogue of books and pamphlets on agriculture in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. The supplement lists additions since 1940 and is bound in. With pencil signature and bookplate of gavin Bridson. Wrappers slightly faded and stained. Inner hinge starting. READ MORE about LIBRARY CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON AGRICULTURE PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1471 AND 1840

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 104455

Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.

BOOK COLLECTING 2000, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE.

New York: Putnam's, (2000). 8vo. quarter cloth, dust jacket. xvii, (iii), 536 pages. First printing of this completely revised handbook of estimated market values for first printings of first books, updated and expanded to include the works of more than 6000 authors, and discussions on the impact of the internet on book collecting. With chapters on what to collect, book collecting, sources for books, knowledgeable buying, etc. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING 2000, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 64811

Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.

COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES, 2002 EDITION.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (2001). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. viii, (iv), 788 pages. Revised edition of the 1998 price handbook with up-to-date values for more than 20,000 first and important collected editions. The largest and most comprehensive single-volume guide to current market values of collectible books in the United States,Collected Books is used by most book dealers and serious collectors in the country. It explains how to identify first editions... READ MORE about COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES, 2002 EDITION

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 64781

Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.

COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES.

New York: Putnam, (1991). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. 636 pages. First edition, later printing. Successor to Bradley's Book Collector's Handbook of Values. This handbook helps collectors identify 15,000 first editions and determine their current value. A very important reference guide for any collector, librarian or dealer. READ MORE about COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 33185

Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.

COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES.

New York: Putnam, (1997). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xii, 769 pages. Second edition. The successor to Bradley's Book Collector's Handbook of Values, the handbook is completely updated from the 1991 edition. A very important reference guide for any collector, librarian or dealer, this volume helps collectors identify 20,000 first editions and determine their value. READ MORE about COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 49713

Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.

COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES.

New York: Putnam, (1991). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xii, 769 pages. Reprint of the second edition. The successor to Bradley's Book Collector's Handbook of Values, the handbook is completely updated from the 1991 edition. A very important reference guide for any collector, librarian or dealer, this volume helps collectors identify 20,000 first editions and determine their current value. This copy has been signed by both authors on the title page. READ MORE about COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 72215

Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.

COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES.

New York: Putnam, (1991). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. 636 pages. First edition, later printing. Successor to Bradley's Book Collector's Handbook of Values. This handbook helps collectors identify 15,000 first editions and determine their current value. A very important reference guide for any collector, librarian or dealer. Presentation from the Ahearn's dated 1991 on title page. READ MORE about COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 96770

Ahlström, Bertil.

TRE OM BOCKER OCH BOKHANDEL [THREE ON BOOKS AND THE BOOKTRADE].

Stockholm: Prisma, 1961. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 61+(1) pages. Reprint of a 1923 article by Hedval on the book, the bookdealer, and the public, with two c1960 articles by Ahlström and Josephson on visual selling and customer service respectively. READ MORE about TRE OM BOCKER OCH BOKHANDEL [THREE ON BOOKS AND THE BOOKTRADE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 52815

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

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 62205

AIDE-MÉMOIRE DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES.

Avec l'indication de leur valeur dans le commerce, par un Ancien Libraire
Paris: Aide-Mémoire du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres, 1906. large 8vo. cloth. (iv), 443(+1) pages. Avec l'indication de leur valeur dans le commerce, par un Ancien Libraire. Handbook with prices for antiquarian book sellers and collectors. The cloth of this copy has split at the joints. The upper portion of the spine has pulled away from the book block. Someone has attempted to repair the front joint with clear tape. The cover also has... READ MORE about AIDE-MÉMOIRE DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 90593

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