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HUNTIA, A YEARBOOK OF BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, VOLUME I (and) VOLUME 2.

2 volumes.
Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library, (1964), (1965). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers for first volume; cloth for second volume. (vi),221+(1); vi,394,(2) pages. 2 volumes. Reports the research activities of staff members; studies of special collections in Hunt Botanical Library. Includes information on Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt. READ MORE about HUNTIA, A YEARBOOK OF BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, VOLUME I (and) VOLUME 2

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88959

MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

Ann Arbor: n.p., n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 12 pages. A history of the collection of University of Michigan in the Horace H. Rackham building. READ MORE about MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 101506

Adelman, Seymour.

THE MOVING PAGEANT, A SELECTION OF ESSAYS.

Lititz: Sutter House, 1977. 8vo. cloth. xii, 210, (2) pages. First edition. An excellent series of well written essays by the well known bookcollector, Seymour Adelman. Limited to 650 copies. Signed by the author on the half-title. READ MORE about THE MOVING PAGEANT, A SELECTION OF ESSAYS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115518

Asaf, Allen.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1984. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 48 pages. This commemorative publication lists the books, pamphlets, prints, handlists, periodicals, and medallions produced by the Club in its first 100 years. It is an offprint from The Grolier Club, 1884-1984: Its Library, Exhibitions, & Publications and contains a foreword by Allen Asaf. It was designed by Stephen Harvard and printed at the Stinehour Press. READ MORE about PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983

Price: $18.00 save 20% $14.40 Order nr. 106588

Babb, James T.

THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: ITS EARLY AMERICAN COLLECTIONS.

N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 397-401+(1) pages. Reprint fromThe WIliam and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. II, No. 4, October 1945. A description of early American holdings at the Yale University Library, written by James T. Babb, former Librarian of Yale University. Back wrapper soiled. Very light crease down the center of front wrapper. Light shelf wear. READ MORE about THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: ITS EARLY AMERICAN COLLECTIONS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98911

Barnhisel, Greg, Beth le Roux, and Jonathan Rose (editors).

BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 22.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 401, (2) pages. First edition. A collection of twelve essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 22

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134306

Barzun, Jacques.

THE BIBLIOPHILE OF THE FUTURE: HIS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Boston: Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 19, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Fourth Annual Maury A. Bromsen Lecture on Humanistic Bibliography, by a noted and highly respected scholar of European intellectual history and author of many works on that subject. Presents his view on the future of book collecting. Complimentary card laid in. READ MORE about THE BIBLIOPHILE OF THE FUTURE: HIS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 116105

Basbanes, Nicholas A.

A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS.

New York: Henry Holt, (1995). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 584 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A must-read for everyone interested in bookselling and book collecting, the passion of the chase, the thrill of the formation of a library, the nastiness of the forger, etc. Fine copy. READ MORE about A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 62224

Bühler, Curt F.

NEUE KUNST UND NEUE WELT: DER BUCHDRUCK UND AMERIKA.

Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1962. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 37, (3) pages. An examination of some of the famous book collections in America. With a number of plates. Kleiner Druck nr. 71. READ MORE about NEUE KUNST UND NEUE WELT: DER BUCHDRUCK UND AMERIKA

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 26064

Cameron, Kenneth Walter (compiler).

AN ANGLICAN LIBRARY IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND.

The Collection of Henry Lloyd, Esq., of Boston and Lloyd's Neck, Long Island
Hartford: Transcendental Books, (1980). 4to. cloth. variously paginated. The Collection of Henry Lloyd, Esq., of Boston and Lloyd's Neck, Long Island. A collection of facsimiles about Henry Lloyd's library collection. Printed only on the recto except for the frontispiece, which is printed on the verso only. Includes several engravings and other illustrations. Slight shelf wear. READ MORE about AN ANGLICAN LIBRARY IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 97595

Carter, John & Nicolas Barker.

ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS.

Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (2013). tall 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 232 pages. Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable..... READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 75338

Celmer, E.V. (editor).

BOOK COLLECTING WORLD.

Chicago: 1963-1964, 1963. 4to. stapled self paper wrappers. Each issue is 4 pages. A partial run of this periodical. 51 issues. Contains Vol. 4, no.34-43, 45-48; Vol.5 no.1-14, 16-48 (the last issue published). Accompanied by a letter from the publisher dated December 28, 1965 ending the publication. Library stamp on some issues. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING WORLD

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 1240

Clarke, Marian G. M.

DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966.

Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. 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..... READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 105706

Cornelius, Roberta D.

J.P. BELL'S OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

Established in 1859
Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell Company, Inc., 1959. 8vo. cloth, dustjacket. viii, 131+(1) pages. Established in 1859. A centennial publication of the history of J.P. Bell's book company. Small presentation slip from J.P. Bell Company loosely laid-in. Dust jacket age-darkened and worn with creases, chips and small paper loss. READ MORE about J.P. BELL'S OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 97620

Dubois, Henri Pene.

FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA.

New York: Duprat & Co., 1892. 8vo. original wove cloth binding which has rebacked with modern cloth with spine covering laid down on this new cloth. 119 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies printed by DeVinne. (Webber p.62). Thirteen chapters on the book including one on the art of bookbinding and another on Historical Book-Covers. Includes 13 illustrations with 8 of the bindings including a full color frontispiece. Cloth spotted with parts of..... READ MORE about FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 3298

Dubois, Henri Pene.

FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA.

New York: Duprat & Co., 1892. 8vo. woven cloth outer wrappers with book loosely inserted (stiff paper wrappers). 119 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is one of 200 copies printed on Japanese paper (Webber p.62). Thirteen chapters on the book including one on the art of bookbinding and another on Historical Book-Covers. Includes thirteen illustrations with eight of the bindings including a full color frontispiece. Worn copy without case having..... READ MORE about FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 72212

Ehrlich, Eugene.

THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED LITERARY GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 464 pages. First edition. An extensive annotated list of sights, organized by geographical location, related to the lives and works of writers around the United States. Contains many black-and-white illustrations throughout. Indexed. READ MORE about THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED LITERARY GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 55980

Field, Eugene.

PENN-YAN BILL'S WOOING.

(Boston: The Bibliophile Society), 1914. small 8vo. half vellum with paper-covered boards and gilt-stamped lettering on cover. 15+(1) pages. Privately printed for The Bibliophile Society in an unstated number of copies. Previously printed in Hoosier Lyrics, 1905, and My Book, 1905 (Blanck,p.136). Prefaced with a letter to the legendary book collector William K. Bixby (1857-1931) from the previous owner of the manuscript,, the original model of Penn-Yan Bill, who mentions that Field wrote the poem..... READ MORE about PENN-YAN BILL'S WOOING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 70844

Fleck, Robert D.

A BOOKSELLER'S BOOKERY.

1983. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 58, (2) pages. In Collectrix, Books on Antiques & Collectibles, number 3, Spring-Summer 1983. Good advice for the beginning book collector. Includes such information as what makes a book valuable, how books are sold, and a list of useful guides for book collecting. READ MORE about A BOOKSELLER'S BOOKERY

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 52804

Fowler, Arthur (editor).

THE GOLDEN GALLEON.

First seven issues.
Kansas City, MO: Alfred Fowler, 1924-1925. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 1-30; 31-62; 63-94; 95-126; 1-32; 33-64; 65-96 pages. First seven issues. Volume 1, number 1 (January 1924) through Volume 2, number 3 (Summer 1925) of this interesting literary magazine that includes original essays, stories, poems, and woodcuts by artists such as A. Edward Newton (Fleck E.24), Vincent Starrett, George Sterling, Arthur Symons, and William Rose Benet among many others. Illustrated with woodcuts. First issue..... READ MORE about THE GOLDEN GALLEON

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 61050

Franklin, Colin.

EXPLORING JAPANESE BOOKS AND SCROLLS.

(San Francisco): Book Club of California, (1999). large 4to. half cloth with pictorial paper-covered boards, paper label on spine, slipcase. xi, (i), 156+(2) pages. Limited edition of 450 copies were printed for members of the Book Club of California, San Francisco. Elegantly designed by Jonathan Clark at The Artichoke Press. Antiquarian Colin Franklin explores the rich history of calligraphy, printing, and bookmaking in Japan; supplemented by examples from his extensive collection of Japenese books and..... READ MORE about EXPLORING JAPANESE BOOKS AND SCROLLS

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 73778

Gatch, Milton McC.

THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS.

BSA Occastional Publications, No.1
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 2007. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 212 pages. BSA Occastional Publications, No.1. Reformation pamphlets (or "Flugschriften") were among the first rare book acquisitions of American libraries. Gatch traces the remarkable history of the Leander van Ess collection purchased by the Union Theological Seminary in 1838, the first and largest collection of these religious tracts to arrive in America. He notes how they were originally obtained by van Ess..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 93560

Greenspan, Ezra and Jonathan Rose (editors).

BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 10.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (2007). 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 319 pages. First edition. A collection of eleven essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. Includes Keri Berg on "Contesting the Page: The Author and the Illustrator in France, 1830-1848," Matthew Fishburn on "Books are Weapons: Wartime Responses to Nazi Bookfires of 1933," and Cynthia Brokaw and Christopher Reed on book history in China. READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 10

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114852

Greenspan, Ezra and Jonathan Rose (editors).

BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 11.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (2008). 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 327+(1) pages. First edition. A collection of twelve essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. Includes Nicole Howard's "Marketing Longitude: Clocks, Kings, Courtiers, and Christiaan Huygens," Ross Alloway's "Cadell and the Crash," and Trysh Travis's "The Women in Print Movement: History and Implications." READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 11

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 105119

Greenspan, Ezra and Jonathan Rose (editors).

BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 13.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (2010). 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 327+(1) pages. First edition. A collection of ten essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. Includes Charlotte Eubank's "Circumambulatory Reading: Revolving Sutra Libraries," Spencer D. C. Keralis's "Pictures of Charlotte: The Illustrated Charlotte Temple and Her Readers," and Greg Barnhisel's "Cold Warriors of the Book: American book Programs in 1950's." READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 13

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 109474

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