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
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
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
(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
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
(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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
New York: AIGA, 1935. 12mo. paper wrappers with mounted insignia on front cover. 31+(1) pages. Designed by Melvin Loos and printed by the George Grady Press. READ MORE about AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS, OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES, CONSTITUTI ON AND BY-LAWS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 40085
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1983). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 431 pages. First edition. Full color design book showing the best work in the fields of covers, illustration, packaging, communication graphics, ads and books. READ MORE about AIGA GRAPHIC DESIGN USA: 4, THE ANNUAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 55770
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1982. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 291 pages. First edition. First comprehensive bibliography of Aiken with books, contributions, translations and miscellanea. Minor rubbing of jacket. READ MORE about CONRAD AIKEN, A BIBLIOGRAPHY (1902-1978
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 181