Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 196 pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about EVERYDAY WRITING IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN EAST
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138416
Volume Three, Number Two. A treatise by Qãdí Ahmad, son of Mír-Munshí (circa A.H. 1015/ A.D. 1606)
Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art Occasional Papers, 1959. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. (x), 223+ (1) pages. Volume Three, Number Two. A treatise by Qãdí Ahmad, son of Mír-Munshí (circa A.H. 1015/ A.D. 1606). Edgewear. Spine and edges faded. Very good condition. Translated from the Perisan by V. Minorsky with an Introduction by B.N. Zakhoder, Translated from the Russian by T. Minorsky. 8 plates included between pages 208 and 209. Early poetry..... READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHERS AND PAINTERS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 91832
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xii, 303 pages. Best bibliography of the subject. A near fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about AMERICAN PENMANSHIP, 1800-1850. A HISTORY OF WRITING AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COPYBOOKS FROM JENKINS...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 62092
Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1960. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 161 pages. Photomechanical reprint of the Berlin 1900 first edition. Spine lightly faded, else near fine. A pair of bibliographies relating to John Calvin (1509-1564), the famed Protestant reformer (Besterman 1091-92). Containing a total of 2000 entries, the bibliographies are separated into a chronological catalogue of the works of John Calvin printed from 1532 to 1899, and an alphabetical catalogue of works about Calvin, including..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIA CALVINIANA. CATALOGUS CHRONOLOGICUS OPERUM CALVINI. CATALOGUS SYSTEMATICUS OPERUM...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 80193
Durham, NC & London: Duke University Press, 1989. 8vo. original red cloth, stamped in black. xii, (8), 249 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Gives full collations and describes all editions of Spanish emblem books, translations into Spanish of foreign emblem books, emblem books by Spaniards in other languages, and polyglot editions, up to 1700. Modern editions, facsimiles, and secondary sources are also listed. Illustrated. 3 appendices. 7 indexes (by date and place of publication;..... READ MORE about EMBLEMATA HISPANICA: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SPANISH EMBLEM LITERATURE TO THE YEAR 1700
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138380
Madrid, Spaine: C.S.I.C.Inst."Fernández de Oviedo" 1946-1947. 8vo. cloth. xii, 569; ix, 525 pages. First edition of this scarce bibliography. Rebound in cloth with original wrappers bound in. A near fine set. Index of the Collection of Unpublished Documents of the Indies. Edited by Pacheco, Cárdenas, Torres de Mendoza and others. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ÍNDICE DE LA COLECCIÓN DE DOCUMENTOS INÉDITOS DE INDIAS. EDITADA POR PACHECO,CÁRDENAS,TORRES...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 138288
Seventh Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1997. 12mo. cloth. 224 pages. Seventh Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Reprint of the 1995 first printing of the 7th edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Else near fine condition. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS. 7TH ED. (U.S
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 90007
Milan: Christie's, 1999. 4to. paper wrappers. 234, (6) pages. Minor dampstain on covers at head of spine. Front cover creased. Illustrations (some in colour). Catalogue for a house sale held at Greve in Chianti (Florence). From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CASTELLO DI UZZANO; ARREDI E DIPINTI DALLA PROPRIETÀ DEI CONTI CASTELBARCO ALBANI MASETTI
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138400
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. small 8to. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, (iii), 186, (6) pages. First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Literature between the High Middle Ages and the Renaissance: "Medieval literature was created in French between the 9th and the 12th centuries. Even though from the long-term perspective, the 14th century seems still quite close to the point of origin of vernacular French, the poets of the time...thought of themselves as..... READ MORE about THE COLOR OF MELANCHOLY, THE USES OF BOOKS IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50231
N.P. (College Station, TX): n.p., 2005. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, (i), 71 pages. An Exhibit in Celebration of the 4th Centenary of the Quixote, 1605-2005. Some rubbing to the spine, with uneven fading to the coversCatalogue of exhibition of the new Texas A & M Quixote collection. Nicely illustrated. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about DON QUIXOTE ILLUSTRATED
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 91982
Three volumes.
New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. 8vo. cloth. viii,402,(1); (iv),380,(3); xvi,561,(1),ix pages. Three volumes. Reprint of the original edition published in three volumes between 1895 and 1904. (Besterman 1197). Minor soiling to covers and spines, else a very good set. These books serve as a complete critical bibliography of the works of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. Included are references to essays and criticism on Cervantes, along with iconography and other books in honor of the author..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAFIA CRITICA DE LAS OBRAS DE MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 59508
Hatboro, PA: Folklore Associates, Inc., 1969. 4to. cloth. 149 pages. Reprint from the original edition which was limited to only 100 copies. Illustrated. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about BOOK ABOUT CHAPBOOKS, THE PEOPLE'S LITERATURE OF BYGONE TIMES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 13743
Boston: Nonpareil Books, (1980). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 244, xv, (v) pages. Reprint of the first edition. Over 200 illustrations. Minor rubbing and soiling to covers, else near fine condition. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PRINTED WORD
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 21960
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2006. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 320 pages. First edition. Spine faded, else a good copy. When was it that someone decided that books might be written and published for child readers? It's fair to say that some kinds of text-alphabets, fables, the Lord's Prayer, may have been seen as fundamental to the process of learning to read from the beginning of book..... READ MORE about BE MERRY AND WISE: ORIGINS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK PUBLISHING IN ENGLAND, 1650-1850
Price: $57.50 Order nr. 138439
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1986). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 112 pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A tribute to Randolph Caldecott as an illustrator who created such books as Jack and the Beanstalk and Hey Diddle Diddle. Includes many illustrations. Also includes a bibliography and indexed. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about SING A SONG FOR SIXPENCE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56132
(London): The British Library, (1986). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. This book "describes and reproduces a selection of the interesting, beautiful and amusing illustrations in children's books published down to the 1920s." Includes the work of Kate Greenaway, Randolph Caldecott, Walter Crane and Beatrix Potter. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63937
Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2008. 8vo (24 cm, 9.5"). Publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine. xiv, 342 pages. First edition. Light bumping to bottom edge. In original pictorial dust jacket; very minor edgewear. Interior is bright. "The essays collected here ask about the meanings and values that have been ascribed to the term 'popular.' They consider whether popular can be imposed, or if it must always emerge from children's preferences. And they investigate how..... READ MORE about POPULAR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN BRITAIN
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 138316
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 398 pages. Third edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. Revision of the 1958 second edition. Revised by Brian Alderson. History of children's books and of the social life during which they were written. Many plates and a bibliography following. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN ENGLAND, FIVE CERTURIES OF SOCIAL LIFE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 27131
Indianapolis: Lilly Library, 1992. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. A catalogue for the exhibition held at the Lilly Library in 1992 which featured children's books published by William Darton and his sons, Samuel of Gracechurch Street and William and Thomas of Holborn Hill. A fine copy. It concentrates on the period from Darton's first published book in 1787 to the late 1830's when his sons retired from their respective businesses. Includes a historical..... READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM DARTON AND HIS SONS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 59146
Preston: Harris Public Library, 1967. 8vo. cloth. xii, 307 pages. With a preface by Jane A. Downton, and an introduction by Percy Muir. Annotated descriptions. Spine faded. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE SPENCER COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND CHAP BOOKS PRESENTED TO THE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 21391
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, (1975). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxx, 263 pages. First edition. Dust jacket chipped along edges. Spine of jacket lightly faded. Overall a good copy. Printed at the Stinehour Press. With many illustrations including some in color. Detailed descriptions of over 200 items. Contributions by Charles Ryskamp, Gerald Gottlieb and J.H. Plumb. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 1771
New York: Routledge, 2009. 8vo. paperback. 341 pages. First paperback edition. A fine copy. Index. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 1550-1800
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 138395
Bloomington: The Lilly Library, 1987. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 94, (2) pages. With a preface by Edmund F. Ball. Welll illustrated including some in color. Minor uneven fading to covers, else a near fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION, THE ELISABETH BALL COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL CHILDREN'S MATERIALS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 69335
Two volumes.
London: The Holland Press, (1979). 4to. cloth, dust jackets. xxiv,446; 16 pages followed by 336 full page plates. Two volumes. Limited to 600 numbered copies of which this is one of the 75 with hand-colored title pages in each volume. Spines of the jackets for both volumes lightly faded, else near fine. Reprint of the original edition. A well-made facsimile reprint of the first edition of this landmark catalogue first issued by Gumuchian & Cie..... READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIECLE
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 21801
Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1990. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 180 pages. First edition. Bumped at tail of spine, else near fine. In the early nineteenth century the prevailing influence in children's books was the promotion of morality, coupled with instruction, and fairy-tales and such-like improper subjects were widely discouraged. So Benjamin Tabart showed no little courage when, within three years of opening his Juvenile Library in Bond Street, he launched out into the publication..... READ MORE about BENJAMIN TABART'S JUVENILE LIBRARY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN PUBLISHED, WRITTEN,...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 96242
Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1987. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxix, 142 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. Mary Elliott (then Mary Belson) began writing for children in 1809, at a time when increasing literacy and wealth and more progressive understanding of the reading needs of children were creating a growing demand for more and more books for young people. Beginning with two books in verse - one a lively tale about town..... READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF MARY (BELSON) ELLIOTT BLENDING SOUND CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES WITH CHEERFUL...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 26560
Compiled by Percy H. Muir. With a Foreword by John Masefield.
N.P. National Book League, (1946). 12mo. paper wrappers. 192 pages. Compiled by Percy H. Muir. With a Foreword by John Masefield. With 1001 entries. Lacking the dust jacket. Covers soiled and chipped around edges. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF YESTERDAY A CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION HELD AT 7 ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON,...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 1768
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Jacket price clipped. Fine in near fine jacket. Reprints of 27 early children's books with over 400 color illustrations. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about A NURSERY COMPANION, PROVIDED BY IONA AND PETER OPIE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19345
Fort Worth: Branch-Smith, Inc., (1976). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 125 pages. Description of the collection given to the library by Mrs. Charles Reimers. Previous owner bookplate loosely inserted. Spine lightly faded, else near fine. 432 books described along with illustrations including a section in color. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about LITTLE TRUTHS BETTER THAN GREAT FABLES: A COLLECTION OF OLD AND RARE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN THE...
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 68994
New York: Kraus Reprint Corp. 1966. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. lx, 355 pages. Reprint of the 1933 first edition (Fleck D.31.C.1a). Front hinge of the dust jacket torn, else near fine condition. Many illustrations; this copy being one of those done by Kraus with some plates in color, including a color plate on the front of the dust jacket. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included... READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BOOKS IN HIS PRIVATE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 7492
American children's literature, 1690-1988, from the collection of Betsy Beinecke Shirley : an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, October-December 1991.
(New Haven: Beinecke Library), 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 100 pages. American children's literature, 1690-1988, from the collection of Betsy Beinecke Shirley : an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, October-December 1991. First edition. A near fine copy. With wonderful color and black and white illustrations of this extensive collection of American children's books. The exhibition covers everything from colonial primers and hornbooks to Sendak and Seuss. Includes bibliography..... READ MORE about READ ME A STORY- SHOW ME A BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 74563
Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1937. 8vo. cloth. 102+(1) pages plus 368 leaves of plates. First edition (Besterman 1306). Numbered (but not limited) edition. Boards faded and slightly warped, spine lightly sunned. Ink signature to front free endpaper, interior age-toned. The front panel of the original dust jacket (age-toned and edgeworn) is laid in. Bibliography of German children's literature, especially from the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. 368 entries. Color plates interspersed through introductory..... READ MORE about ALTE DEUTSCHE KINDERBÜCHER, MIT BIBLIOGRAPHIE UND EINHUNDERTFÜNFZIG BILDTAFELN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 78163
Chicago, IL: Loyola University Press, (1974). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 157+(1) pages. Preface by the author, table of contents, introduction, four appendices. A bibliography of Roman Catholic books published in England during the eras of the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution. Covers lightly worn at edges, with two creases on front cover. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ENGLISH CATHOLIC BOOKS 1641-1700: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 131450
Chicago, IL: Scolar Press, (1996). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 157+(1) pages. Revised edition. A near fine copy. Preface by the author, table of contents, introduction, four appendices. A bibliography of Roman Catholic books published in England during the eras of the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ENGLISH CATHOLIC BOOKS 1641-1700: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 138178
Chicago, IL: Scolar Press, (1996). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 157+(1) pages. First English edition. A near fine copy in near fine jacket. Preface by the author, table of contents, introduction, four appendices. A bibliography of Roman Catholic books published in England during the eras of the Interregnum, the Restoration, and the Glorious Revolution. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ENGLISH CATHOLIC BOOKS 1641-1700: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 138351
Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 4to. cloth. xii, 177 pages. David Watkinson's Library narrates the founding and history of the David Watkinson Library from 1866 to 1966. When David Watkinson died in 1857, the major provisions for the establishment of the library were contained in his will. Watkinson had determined one hundred thousand dollars would be invested and managed by the board of trustees to establish connections with the Connecticut Historical Society as a...... READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 1441
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1971. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 249 pages. First edition. Top edge lightly soiled, else a fine copy. In the early 1790s, William Cobbett, an ex-plowboy and soldier, arrived in Philadelphia and set off a journalistic explosion. In an age of slashing and scurrilous pamphleteering, Cobbett, better known under the pseudonym of Peter Porcupine, proved to be the most hard-hitting, fearless, prolific and irrepressible bully-boy with pen and types that America..... READ MORE about WILLIAM COBBETT AND THE UNITED STATES, 1792-1835. A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH NOTES AND EXTRACTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 69784
Two Volumes.
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1987. 8vo. cloth. xxxii, 1050 pages. Two Volumes. Compiled with a Preface by Norman Colbeck. A fine set. Introduction by William E. Fredeman. Lists thousands of entries, listed by author with annotated descriptions. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about A BOOKMAN'S CATALOGUE, THE NORMAN COLBECK COLLECTION OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY AND EDWARDIAN POETRY...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 34423
New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1921. 8vo. boards, paper cover label. (ii), 15 pages. First edition. Spine and hinges worn. Some shelfwear. Pencil signed engraved frontispiece by Cole as the tipped-in frontispiece wood engraving. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Timothy Cole (1852-1931) was born in London but spent virtually his entire life in America. In 1875, having lost all his worldly possessions in the Chicago fire, he moved to New York where he found work with..... READ MORE about CONSIDERATIONS ON ENGRAVING
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 22046
Avec une Notice biographique et 37 Reproductions en fac-similes
Paris: Em. Paul, L. Huard et Guillemin, 1894. thick 8vo. publisher's cloth. vii, 516, (4) pages. Avec une Notice biographique et 37 Reproductions en fac-similes. First edition (Besterman p.5102). Front and rear hinges cracked. Spine slowly separating. Minor wear to spine ends. Minor shelfwear. Bumped corner on rear board. Bibliography of the books printed by this early Paris printer. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES EDITIONS DE SIMON DE COLINES, 1520-1546
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 40171
(Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 1999). thick 8vo. cloth. vii, 516, (4) pages. Reprint of the first edition (Besterman p.5102) published in Paris by Em. Paul, L. Huard et Guillemin in 1894. A fine copy. Bibliography of the books printed by this early Paris printer who pioneered the use of italic type in France. He printed many Greek and Latin classics. Describes 1000 books published from 1520 to 1546 with full and comprehensive descriptions given. From..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES EDITIONS DE SIMON DE COLINES, 1520-1546
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 59021
West Lebanon,Me: Robert J. Diefendorf, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 184 pages. Includes information on frequent library sales, specialized bookshops, and related reference books. Illustrated. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about COLLECTING BOOKS IN NEW ENGLAND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 34770
New York: Columbia University Libraries, (1985). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 138, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. A fine copy. Catalogue of the rare book and illuminated manuscript collection of Columbia University, spanning from 2291 B.C. to the twentieth century. Describes 121 items. Indexed. Many illustrations throughout. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, COLLECTIONS AND TREASURES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 97328
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1979). 8vo. cloth. viii, 248 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Boards lightly dusty, else near fine condition. Lengthy introduction followed by detailed descriptions of 20 title pages. Illustrated. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE COMELY FRONTISPIECE, THE EMBLEMATIC TITLE-PAGE IN ENGLAND 1550-1660
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 18336
Two volumes. Description des Suites, Recueils, Series, revues et Livres Francais et Etrangers Relatifs au Costume Civil, Militaire et Religieux, aux Modes, aux Coiffures et aux divers Accessoires de l'Habillement.
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1963. 8vo. cloth. viii,784 (columns); (iv),785-1412 (columns),69,iii+(1) pages. Two volumes. Description des Suites, Recueils, Series, revues et Livres Francais et Etrangers Relatifs au Costume Civil, Militaire et Religieux, aux Modes, aux Coiffures et aux divers Accessoires de l'Habillement. Colas 2010. Reprint of the first edition of 1933. (Besterman p.1505). Exlibrary with markings. Minor cover rubbing, else very good. Still one of the most useful bibliographies of books on costume with..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE GENERALE DU COSTUME ET DE LA MODE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 24764
New York: David Lewis, (1970). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 276 pages. First edition. Dust jacket soiled, else a very good copy. A detailed and valuative bibliography of writings about Crane. Intended for the extreme Crane enthusiast and Crane scholars. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about HART CRANE, AN ANNOTATED CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 1828
Newcastle upon Tyne: Frank Graham, n.d. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 144 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. With a list of books illustrated by Crawhall. Loosely inserted commemorative booklabel indicates that this copy came from the reference library of Deval and Muir. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about JOSEPH CRAWHALL, THE NEWCASTLE WOOD ENGRAVER (1821-1896
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 27486
Two volumes.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1973). 4to. cloth-backed boards, slipcase. xxvi,(188); vii,(208) pages. Two volumes. Limited to 1500 copies. Lacking the dust jackets. Slipcase with minor wear to edges, else a near fine set. 197 manuscripts are illustrated with facing biographical information about the author. Important in the study of autograph material. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about AUTOGRAPH POETRY IN THE ENGLISH LANGAUGE, FACSIMILES OF ORIGINAL MANUS CRIPTS FROM THE FOURTEENTH...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 30899
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 300 pages. Dust jacket spine lightly faded. Fine in a very good dust jacket. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about COUNT MARCELLINUS AND HIS CHRONICLE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 138338
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. large 8vo. blue cloth. 270 pages. First Edition. Lacking the dust jacket, else a fine copy. Contains at rear microfiche appendix in rear pockets, containing 20 sheets comprising some 1600 pages of detailed bibliographical information. During the first half of the sixteenth century, three generations of the Cromberger family dominated printing in Seville, a city which at the time was Castile's population center and seat of book production. This volume, based..... READ MORE about THE CROMBERGERS OF SEVILLE - THE HISTORY OF A PRINTING AND MERCHANT DYNASTY
Price: $500.00 Order nr. 138306
Nottingham: Frank Murray, 1892. large 8vo. half leather over marbled paper covered boards, leather tips. xii, 32 pages. First Edition, limited to 60 numbered copies signed by the author. This copy is bound by Frank Murray, Derby, Leicester, Nottinghamshire, with his binder's ticket on the front pastedown. Bookplate on front pastedown. A second bookplate on rear pastedown. Rubbing to hinges, spine, and edges, else a near fine copy. A very scarce book. Illustrated with b&w..... READ MORE about THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PRINTED CHAP-BOOKS, WITH NOTICES OF THE PRINTERS AND VENDORS
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 138171
Staten Island: Maurizio Martino, n.d. (but 1996). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 375 pages. Reprint of the scarce 1924 first edition. Still the definitive work on Cruikshank; well illustrated. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, A CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF THE WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEARS 1806-1877 WITH...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 45839
Ann Arbor, MI: Clements Library/University of Michigan, 1998. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 180, (4) pages. First edition. A fine copy. A visual feast of the Clements Library's treasures, selected from more than 75,000 printed titles--a large percentage of them notable and rare, thousands of maps, hundreds of thousands of manuscripts, newspapers, prints, sheet music, and photographs. Illustrated throughout with prints, facsimiles, and historical photographs. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts..... READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED AND ONE TREASURES FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE WILLIAM L. CLEMENTS LIBRARY, A...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 70247
and Guide to Books for Authors, Preachers, Students, and Literary Men. Analytical, Bibliographical, and Biographical. Two volumes
London: James Darling, 1854. large thick 8vo. original cloth. xii, (ii) pages and 3328 columns. and Guide to Books for Authors, Preachers, Students, and Literary Men. Analytical, Bibliographical, and Biographical. Two volumes. First and only edition. Rebacked with new spine for both volumes. Exlibrary with markings. Rear free endpaper loose, yet present for volume one. A dictionary of biographies of theological writers, listing their most important works with dates and sizes. A very scarce bibliographical..... READ MORE about ENCYCLOPAEDIA BIBLIOGRAPHICA: A LIBRARY MANUAL OF THEOLOGICAL AND GENERAL LITERATURE
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 55087
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 709 pages. First edition. Spine of jacket lightly faded, as well as having shallow tears to head of spine of jacket. A very good copy. In 1787, William Darton began engraving and printing children's books. Over the next 60 years, his firm printed over 1,000 books for young people. In 1804, a separate firm of Darton was founded by William's oldest son. They published..... READ MORE about THE DARTONS: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS ISSUED BY TWO PUBLISHING HOUSES 1787-1876
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 97950
Two volumes.
London: The Holland Press, 1961. 4to. cloth, dust jackets. (xvi),600; 601-1096,lxix pages. Two volumes. Reprint of the very scarce first edition. Jackets chipped, with the spines lightly faded. Else a lovely set. Illustrated. Bibliographical descriptions of the French books printed between 1475 to 1692 in Murray's library. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY FRENCH BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 10281
(San Jose, NM: Desert Rose Press), n.d. (but c. 1990). 8vo. One sheet folded accordion-style to make four pages, bound into marbled papercovered boards. First edition. With a color illustration by Virginia Mudd that runs along the top of all four pages. A fine copy of this nicely produced poem. Also features quotes by Kahlil Gibran, The Desert Fathers, and Henry David Thoreau. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their..... READ MORE about DESERT POEMS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 138433
(San Jose, NM: Desert Rose Press), n.d. (but c. 1990). 8vo. One sheet folded accordion-style to make four pages, bound into marbled papercovered boards. First edition. With a color illustration by Virginia Mudd that runs along the top of all four pages. A fine copy of this nicely produced poem. Dedicated to Thomas Merton for his enduring vision & guidance. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about IF YOU SEEK A HEAVENLY LIGHT
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 138431
With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1989. 6.5 x 9 inches. quarter leather with acetate dust jacket, slipcase. 79, (3) pages. With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Uneven fading to slipcase, otherwise as new. Provenance: From the library of American collector Albert A. Howard, small booklabel ("AHA") at rear. Printed by Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona on Magnani mould-made paper. A hitherto unpublished notebook reproduced in facsimile..... READ MORE about HORAE BIBLIOGRAPHICAE CANTABRIGIENSES: A FACSIMILE OF DIBDIN'S CAMBRIDGE NOTEBOOK 1823 WITH...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 104177
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth. 309 pages. First edition. Presentation card from the office of John Windle Rare Books loosely inserted. A fine copy. This is the definitive bibliography of one of the most influential figures in the annals of 19th-century book collecting. Dibdin was the self-proclaimed "father of bibliomania" and founder of the legendary Roxburghe Club. With his great love for books, he visited and studied the foremost collections in..... READ MORE about THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN 1776-1847: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 87145
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1986). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 383 pages. First edition. Top edge lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Biographical information on 365 significant American book collectors who died before December 31, 1984. Each entry contains the collector's dates, location of the collection and a bibliography of sources. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 29671
![Order Nr. 32169 DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, FOUNDED IN 1882 BY GEORGE SMITH [with] 3-VOLUME...](https://oakknoll.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/032169.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1671491227)
Sixty-eight volumes, complete. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee.
New York and London: Macmillan and Co. and Smith, Elder, & Co., 1885-1900; 1901; 1903; 1904. 8vo. original cloth. thousands of pages. Sixty-eight volumes, complete. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. Includes the 63 volume set, 3 volume supplement, index volume, and errata volume. A well-preserved set with each volume being the first edition. Some volumes have cracked hinges. Light wear to edges. Scarce. Volumes 1-21 edited by Leslie Stephen. Volumes 22-26 edited by..... READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, FOUNDED IN 1882 BY GEORGE SMITH [with] 3-VOLUME...
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 32169
Paris, France: (Agence Culturelle de Paris), 1998. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 120 pages, plates. Text in French. Near fine condition. Preface by Paris Mayor Jean Tiberi, foreword by Jean Dérens, acknowledgments, Didot family tree, introduction, index. Edited with the assistance of Françoise Courbage. Twenty color plates, black and white illustrations throughout text. Table of contents follows text. Catalogue of an exhibition commemorating Didot's tercentennary. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts..... READ MORE about LES DIDOT: TROIS SIÈCLES DE TYPOGRAPHIE ET DE BIBLIOPHILIE 1698-1998
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 128485
New York: Oxford University Press, 1959. small 8vo. cloth. xii, 701 pages. Lacking the dust jacket. Boards lightly soiled and rubbed, else a very good copy. With chronological table, bibliography, brief bibliographic sketches of selected authors, and index. No.VII of the Oxford History of English Literature. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, 1700-1740
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 51265
Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1983. tall 8vo. cloth. 205, (11) pages. First edition. Volume 2 in The Artist and the Critic Series. Fine in fine jacket. The book illustrations and paintings of Richard Doyle (1824-1883) are populated by sprightly visions of fairy nymphs, elves and knights in search of their fair damsels. As `Dickey Doyle' and later `Dick Kitcat,' he produced a series of impressive boyhood triumphs from the now famous DICK DOYLE'S JOURNAL of 1840..... READ MORE about RICHARD DOYLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 64379
London: Art and Technics, 1948. small 4to. cloth. 96 pages. First edition. Identical piece of tan cloth with gilt lettering ("P&C") mounted on the spine-foot, minor fading to front board, faint scrapes to rear board. Offsetting and light foxing to endpapers. Very good. Part of the series entitled "English Master of Black-and-White." In addition to a brief biography of Richard Doyle by Daria Hambourg, this volume includes a bibliography of Doyle's work and many illustrations..... READ MORE about RICHARD DOYLE, HIS LIFE AND WORK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 97778
California: The Book Nest, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 189 pages. First edition. Jacket lightly moisture stained not effecting the cloth boards or textblock. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Guide for the beginning book collector with many stories and anecdotes of this author-collector's experiences. Also a reference book with explanations of terms and abbreviations used in the book trade. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with..... READ MORE about BOOKS AND COLLECTORS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 12768
(Ann Arbor, MI: Regents of the University of Michigan, 2015). oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers. v, 169+(1) pages. Acknowledgments, table of contents, list of staff members, photographic credits. A fine copy in fine jacket. A historical overview of the Clements Library. Color illustrations throughout. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about A GREAT LIBRARY EASILY BEGETS AFFECTIOIN: MEMORIES OF THE WILLIAM L. CLEMENTS LIBRARY 1923-2015
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 134322
New York: Privately printed for Friends of Hermann Puterschein at the Inkwell Press, 1980. 8vo. cloth. 153, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Near fine condition. This work was privately printed for the Friends of Hermann Puterschein at The Inkwell Press on the 100th anniversary of Dwiggins' birthday. Dwiggins was a multi-talented designer, artist, and writer among many other things. This work contains tributes to Dwiggins with contributions by Dorothy Abbe, Warren Chappell, Charles Skaggs..... READ MORE about A TRIBUTE TO W.A. DWIGGINS ON THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 11741
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. (circa 1970s). 8vo. cloth. 111 pages. Reprint of the 1898 first edition. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about EARLY NEW ENGLAND CATECHISMS, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF SOME CATECHISMS PUBLISHED BEFORE THE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 2646
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1970). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 414 pages. Reprint of the revised and extended edition of 1969. Jacket rubbed. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about T.S. ELIOT, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 2662
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England: The Elmete Press, 1988. 4to. cloth, leather spine label, slipcase. (x), 125, (3) pages. Limited to 485 numbered copies. Slipcase bumped on corner, else a near fine copy. Preface by the author, table of contents, checklist of Kendrew's chapbooks, appendix, endnotes, select bibliography, locations of illustrations, index. A study of the children's chapbooks published by James Kendrew. Frontispiece and illustrations in text, mainly facsimiles of illustrations from Kendrew's publications. Includes a...... READ MORE about KENDREW OF YORK AND HIS CHAPBOOKS FOR CHILDREN. WITH A CHECKLIST
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 131870
n.p. Scolar Press, 1988. 4to. paper wrappers. 150 pages. First edition. Minor soiling to spine and edges of front wrappers. Bumped top corner. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about A SHORT TITLE CATALOGUE OF THE EMBLEM BOOKS AND RELATED WORKS IN THE STIRLING MAXWELL COLLECTION...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 138339
Cambridge and Teaneck, NJ: Chadwyck-Healey, (1985). small 4to. cloth. xxi, 297 pages. First edition. Top corner of front board bumped. Else near fine condition. Includes biographical information and a statement on the artist's importance. Restricted to English engravers. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF VICTORIAN WOOD ENGRAVERS
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 31798
New York: The Grolier Club, 1908. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed and partially unopened. viii, 100 pages. Asaf Handlist 62. Describes 296 examples by 147 engravers. With biographical notes on each. Small tear along the base of the front joint, else a good copy. The frontispiece is a figure in profile with the caption "Drawn and Engrav'd by Sam' Menin of Philadel.a." The front wrapper is printed with a copper-engraved title. This exhibit included works..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN ENGRAVING UPON COPPER 1727-1850
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 17438
Mexico: Biblioteca Nacional, (1962). 4to. later cloth, leather cover label, leather spine label. (vi), 120, (4) pages. Limited to 1,000 copies. Spine slightly faded, else a near fine copy. History and bibliography of this early Mexican printer. With many reproductions of title pages. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ANTONIO DE ESPONOSA, EL SEGUNDO IMPRESOR MEXICANO
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 44443
Brooklyn: Mergenthaler Linotype Co., 1929. 4to. quarter parchment over marbled paper-covered boards. (12) pages. Limited to 400 copies printed on "Kelmscott" paper in the first setting of Linotype Estienne Old Face type. Exlibrary. Else a near fine copy. Well printed and designed by George Jones at The Sign of the Dolphin. Loosely inserted is a small broadside specimen of Estienne issued by Mergenthaler. Tipped-in is a letter from the Mergenthaler Company addressed to Will A...... READ MORE about A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY OF FRENCH PRINTERS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, HENRI & ROBERT ESTIENNE
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 2632
(Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, 1999). 8vo. cloth. xix, 586, 16 pages. Reprint of the second and best edition of 1843 published in Paris by Jules Renouard et Cie. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 251). A fine copy. Descriptions of 1,400 books produced by each member of this distinguished family of printer - publishers. Also has tables organized by subject matter in chronological order. Written mostly French and Latin. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare..... READ MORE about ANNALES DE L'IMPRIMERIE DES ESTIENNE OU HISTOIRE DE LA FAMILLE DES ESTIENNE ET DE SES EDITIONS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 55821
Paris: Jules Renouard et Cie, 1843. 8vo. later half leather over pebbled cloth boards, top edge gilt. xix, 584, (2) pages. Second and best edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 251). Bookplate of Olin Lane Merriam on front pastedown. Rubbed along hinges and corners. Fine signature loose. Front free endpaper loose, yet present. Descriptions of each book produced by each member of this distinguished family of printer - publishers. Also has tables organized by subject matter..... READ MORE about ANNALES DE L'IMPRIMERIE DES ESTIENNE OU HISOTIRE DE LA FAMILLE DES ESTIENNE ET DE SES ÉDITIONS
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 16395
Two volumes.
London: The Holland Press, 1962. thick 4to. cloth. xviii, (4), 462; 463-818, lxii pages. Two volumes. Reprint of the very limited first edition limited to 250 copies. A near fine set. Seymour de Ricci called this work a "Bibliographical monument of lasting importance." "...the first edition has become scarce." (Brenni no. 678). The word "German" in the title refers to books produced in countries with a non-Latin European base; thus books from Belgium, Switzerland and..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY GERMAN BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY
Price: $115.00 Order nr. 4652
Two volumes in one as issued.
London: The Holland Press, n.d. thick 8vo. cloth. various paginations. Two volumes in one as issued. Reprint of the first collected edition of 1959, originally printed as a series of papers for the Glasgow Archeological Society in an edition of 100 copies. A fine copy. Ferguson delivered these papers from 1882 to 1913. They contain not only bibliographical collations but also in-depth studies of the contents of the books. From the reference library of Philadelphia..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON HISTORIES ON INVENTIONS AND BOOKS OF SECRETS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 3733
Foreword by F. Sherwood Taylor. Two volumes.
London: Derek Verschoyle, 1954. tall 8vo. cloth. xxiv,487; 598 pages. Foreword by F. Sherwood Taylor. Two volumes. Second edition. (Really a second printing with a new introduction). Text clean and unmarked. Binding square and tight, spines freckled, edges of volume 2 foxed. Very good condition. Provenance: Ivy Trent's copy with her pencil ownership notations on the front free endpapers. An indespensible reference work for those studying the history of chemistry. Filled with lengthy annotations. From..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA CHEMICA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON ALCHEMY, CHEMISTRY
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 11853
Madrid: Aguado, 1830-1831. 8vo. 20th-century quarter marbled sheep with tan cloth sides. variously paginated. First edition. Palau 89292. Four volumes in six. Binding lightly rubbed. Foxing to edges of closed volumes. Moratin (1760-1828) was a Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet. He was the son of Nicolas Fernandez de Moratin (1737-1780), who was a major literary reformer. Moratin the younger is held in high esteem for his language and classica style. The set contains: Vol..... READ MORE about OBRAS DE D LEANDRO FERNANDEZ DE MORATIN, DADAS A LUZ POR LA REAL ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 138446
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 114 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition with 76 entries and biographies of 37 designers including Bradley, Dow, Goodhue, Hapgood, Reed, Rogers and others. Color frontispiece and 45 illustrations. Spine slightly faded, else a near fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ARTISTS OF THE BOOK IN BOSTON, 1890-1910
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 12967
New York: Burt Franklin, (1971). large 12mo. cloth. 318, 5 pages. Originally published in 1872. A fine copy. Reprinted from the original edition in the Wesleyan University Library. Finotti (1817 - 1879) intended the 1872 edition, comprising works from 1784 to 1820, to be the first part of a larger work, but no further editions were ever published (Besterman, 5436). Entries written in breezy style with detailed information. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIA CATHOLICA AMERICANA, A LIST OF WORKS WRITTEN BY CATHOLIC AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHED IN...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 69023
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, (1913). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 173 pages. Second printing of first edition. Essays and short bibliographies on leading 19th century English writers. With many tipped-in illustrations. A very good copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS OF POWER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3977
London, England: Adrian Harrington, 2013. 4to. paper wrappers. 79 pages. A bookseller's catalogue of Ian Fleming material. A fine copy of this rare catalogue. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about IAN FLEMING: A CATALOGUE
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 138168
(Washington, DC): The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1980. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (4), 8, (7) pages. Illustrated. Near fine condition. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1980
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138451
(Washington, DC): The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1977. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24, (6) pages. Near fine condition. Index at rear. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS REPORT EXCERPTED FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138452
(Washington, DC): The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 23, (4) pages. Near fine condition. Index at rear. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS REPORT EXCERPTED FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138453
(Washington, DC): The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1975. small 4to. spiral bound stiff paper wrappers. 26, (3) pages. Near fine condition. Index at rear. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS REPORT EXCERPTED FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138454
(Washington, DC): The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1974. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32, (10) pages. Near fine condition. Index at rear. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS REPORT EXCERPTED FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138455
Bloomington, IN: Lilly Library, The, 1983. 4to. softcover. 111 pages. Softcover, bound in printed wraps titled in red with a black & white illustration on the front cover. Very good. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about UNE AFFAIRE DE GOUT. A SELECTION OF COOKBOOKS: 1475 TO 1873 FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. AND MRS. JOHN...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 135507
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1897. 8vo. original quarter leather. xiv, 354 pages. First edition, limited to 475 numbered copies. Printed by The Gilliss Press. Leather spine age-darkened. Hinge cracked along spine. Soiling to boards. Corners bumped. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE NEW-ENGLAND PRIMER, A HISTORY OF ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT WITH A REPRINT OF THE UNIQUE COPY...
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 20437
Waterville, Maine: Colby College Press, 1949. small 4to. cloth, leather spine label, dust jacket. xvi, 194 pages with 24 illustrations. First edition, limited to 1000 copies printed on rag paper. Jacket with small tears along edges, with the top edge of the front panel of the jacket faded. Minor soiling to the jacket and edges of the textblock. A rare book. With a listing of 1001 books containing fore-edge paintings and various pieces of information..... READ MORE about A THOUSAND AND ONE FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS, WITH NOTES ON THE ARTISTS, BOOKBINDERS, PUBLISHERS AND...
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 21084
London: The British Library, 2004. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 178 pages. In the Panizzi Lectures series. Very minor, occasional edgewear and scuffing. Interior is bright. Illustrated. "The second half of the eighteenth century in France was one of the great ages of book illustration, which saw the meeting of top-quality engraving, fine printing and high bibliophily. The chapters of this book explore the interrelationship of these elements. The vogue began with a public..... READ MORE about PRINTS FOR BOOKS: BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN FRANCE, 1760-1800
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138448
London: Studio Vista, (1969). 8vo. cloth. 240 pages. First edition. Discussion of the Daniel Press, Kelmscott Press, Ashendene, Essex House, Vale, Eragny, Doves, etc., with bibliographies. Lacking the dust jacket. Spine slightly soiled, else a very good copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE PRIVATE PRESSES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 7995
(London, England): Bernard Quaritch, 2014. 4to. cloth, dust jacket, title gilt-stamped on spine, ribbon bookmark. xvi, 423+(1) pages. "Those who don't study the past tend to pour a thick molasses of nostalgia over it, to idealize and glorify the golden days of yore... Bibliotheca Fictiva brings home that old epigram that the more things change, the more they stay the same. The same fastbuck criminals, twisted hoaxsters, disgruntled academics, deviant malcontents and other forgery perpetrators..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA FICTIVA: A COLLECTION OF BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO LITERARY FORGERY 400...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 123166
London: The Book Collector, 1997. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 177 pages. With an introduction, two appendices, and an index, with five black-and-white illustrations. Minor wear at extremities. An account of the life of Fitch, with a focus on his hitherto unknown penchant for larceny. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE POSTMASTER OF IPSWICH, WILLIAM STEVENSON FITCH, ANTIQUARY AND THIEF
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101212
With a Foreword by Joshua Bloch.
New York: The New York Public Library, 1946. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 86 pages. With a Foreword by Joshua Bloch. Reprinted, with additions and corrections, from the Bulletin. Near fine condition. An alphabetical list of all known places in which Hebrew printing was carried on with a description of the first known item from the press described. 939 places given including many U.S. cities. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts..... READ MORE about A GAZETTEER OF HEBREW PRINTING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 29334
