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AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR (THE).

Chicago: W.B. Thorsen, 1956-1970. 4to. self paper wrappers. Vi (10), ix (4,5.6.7.8), x (3), xiii (4-8), xiv (1-10), xv (1-10), xvi (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10), xvii (1-6, 8, 10), , xx (1-8), xxi (1-8), xxii (1-8), xxiii (1-6), xxiv (1-6), xxv (1,2,4,5,6), xxvi (1-6) Extras: 98 assorted issues Xxvi (6), 5); xxv (6(2), 5); xxiv (2); xxiii (5); xxii (7(2), 6(2), 5, 4, 3(2), 2(2), 1(2)); xxi (8(2), 7, 6, 5(2), 4(3), 3, 2(2), 1(2)); xx (8(3), 7(2), 6(2), 5(2), 4(3), 3(3), 2(2), 1(3), xix (10, 8/9, 7(2), 6(2), 2(2)); xvii (6(2), 4, 2(2), 1(2)); xvi (10(3), 9(3), 8, 7(3), 5, 4(2), 3(2), 1(3), xv (9(2), 7, 6, 5(2), 3); xiv (9), xiii (9/10) Price is per issue. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR (THE

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 42091

AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR, NEW SERIES.

Ossining, NY: William Burton, 1980-1987. small 4to. paper wrappers. For each issue:. The following odd issues are available: Vol 1: 1(2), 2, 3(2), 5(3), 6(3); Vol 2: 1(3), 2(2), 3(4), 4(2), 5(2), 6(2); Vol 3: 1(2), 2(4), 3(2), 4, 5(3), 6; Vol 4: 1(2), 2(2), 3(3), 4(2), 5(3), 6(2); Vol 5: 1(4), 2(5), 3, 4, 5(2); Vol 6: 2, 3, 4(3), 5(2), 6; Vol 7: 1(5), 2(4), 3(8), 4(5), 5(2), 6(4), 7(4), 8(2), 9(4), 10(4), 11(3), 12(4); Vol 8: 1,4 Price is per issue. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR, NEW SERIES

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 30368

AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR.

The complete set of this periodical.
Ossining, NY: William Burton, 1980-1987. small 4to. first six volumes bound individually in cloth with paper wrappers preserved; last two volumes in stiff paper wrappers. The complete set of this periodical. Being Volume 1, no.1 to Volume 8, no.6, a total of 54 issues. Filled with information of interest to those who collect books and sell books. With various articles on binding (see S-K). With the ownership booklabel of the noted bookseller, George Sims in... READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR

Price: $450.00 Order nr. 27784

BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY. YEARBOOK.

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1902 - 1929. 8vo. boards. Price is per volume. Each volume includes an article on some facet of collecting. The following odd volumes are available: Five. Limited to 500 copies. Covers spotted. In slipcase but spine of slipcase is lacking. Twelfth. Limited to 500 copies. Covers spotted. Foxed. READ MORE about BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY. YEARBOOK

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 35603

THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S PACKET.

various dates. various sizes. paper wrappers. The following issues are available Vol. 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Vol. 2 13(4),14(5),15(5),16(4),17(2),18(2), 19, 20(3); Vol.3 1(3), 2(4), 3 (5), 4 (4), 5 (4), 6 (3), 7 (5), 8(3), 9(3), 10(3), 11(4); Vol. 4 4,8. Price is per issue. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S PACKET

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1238

BOOK-LOVER'S ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1897.

New York: Duprat & Co., (1896). 12mo. lacks wrappers. 71+(1) pages. Limited to 400 numbered copies of which this is one of the 100 printed on Japan paper. Henry Houssaye on being a bibliophile, an article by Octave Uzanne, W. Irving Way on Eugene Field, Avery on Willaim Matthews, du Bois on Pichon and others. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about BOOK-LOVER'S ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1897

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 64676

THE BOOK-SHOP.

New York: Francis Harper, 1892. large 8vo. original paper wrappers. 14; 15-30 pages. Two of four isues of volume one (March 1892, June 1892). This journal ceased publication after these four issues. Published by Francis Harper, a New York City dealer in rare and standard books. Essays cover all the latest news in the book world, including an article on copying engravings using the new "Fox-Talbot process" (March 1892). Some covers chipped. READ MORE about THE BOOK-SHOP

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 62633

THE BOOKLOVER'S ANSWER.

Woodstock, NY: n.p., 1963. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. various number of pages. Edited by R.J. Hussey. Includes the following numbers: 6, 10, 14, 15, 17. This 17th issue was the last one done. With articles on book collecting. Price is per issue. READ MORE about THE BOOKLOVER'S ANSWER

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 40736

HORN'S, THE MAGAZINE FOR BOOKLOVERS (name change to HORN'S MAGAZINE in last issue).

Santa Ana, CA: Charles Horn, 1947-1948. 8vo. self paper wrappers. This magazine lasted a total of nine numbers. Have the following: 4, 5. Price is per piece. READ MORE about HORN'S, THE MAGAZINE FOR BOOKLOVERS (name change to HORN'S MAGAZINE in last issue

Price: $15.00 save 20% $12.00 Order nr. 90658

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

THE NEW YORK LIBRARY CLUB CENTENNIAL PROGRAM.

New York: New York Library Club, 1985. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47, (5) pages. This club was founded in 1885 by Melvil Dewey and R.R. Bowker. With introductory remarks by the General Chairmen. History and listing of officers. READ MORE about THE NEW YORK LIBRARY CLUB CENTENNIAL PROGRAM

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94831

OP: BOOK CULTURE, COLLECTORS & COMMERCE and FINE BOOKS & COLLECTIONS.

29 Volumes.
Eureka, CA: OP Magazine, 2003-. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. 29 Volumes. 29 issues of OP and Fine Books & Collections. Issues in this set include: OP Jan./Feb. 2003 through July/Aug. 2004, inclusive; Fine Books Sept./Oct. 2004 through Nov./Dec. 2005 inclusive. Also July/Aug. 2006, Sept./Oct. 2006; Jan./Feb. 2008 through July/Aug. 2008 inclusive , Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn 2010; and Spring 2013. READ MORE about OP: BOOK CULTURE, COLLECTORS & COMMERCE and FINE BOOKS & COLLECTIONS

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 129079

Adelman, Seymour.

FRANCIS LEWIS RANDOLPH 1951-1974.

N.P. (Sutter House, 1979). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Presentation from Adelman on title page. Two cards loosely inserted announcing a celebration in honor of Seymour Adelman. A memorial for Francis Lewis Randolph, a young book collector. READ MORE about FRANCIS LEWIS RANDOLPH 1951-1974

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 124525

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 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

Barlow, William P.

BOOK COLLECTING: PERSONAL REWARDS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON DECEMBER 7, 1983.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1984. 8vo. paper wrappers. 24 pages. Viewpoint Series No.11. Information on bibliography and Baskerville. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING: PERSONAL REWARDS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE LIBRARY OF...

Price: $9.00 Order nr. 102702

Barnes, Robert C. and Judith M. Pfeiffer.

PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 54276

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

Brewer, Reginald.

THE DELIGHTFUL DIVERSION THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF BOOK COLLECTING.

New York: The Macmillan Co., 1935. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 320 pages. First edition. Becoming difficult to find in jacket. Jacket toned along edges. Bookplate. READ MORE about THE DELIGHTFUL DIVERSION THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF BOOK COLLECTING

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 3078

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

Buxbaum, Edwin C.

COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE.

Wilmington, Delaware: n.p., (1971). tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. viii, (iv), 390 pages. Third edition. Well-illustrated history and bibliography by this Delaware collector/dealer. Printed at the Stinehour Press. READ MORE about COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 74944

Cahoon, Herbert TF.

SOME NOTES ON AMERICAN COLLECTORS OF AUTOGRAPH MAUSCRIPTS IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

Venezia: n.p., n.d. (circa 1967). 8vo. paper wrappers. pp. 11-17. Offprint from the proceedings of the 5th Congress of the International Bibliophiles. A lecture given by Herbert Cahoon on the American collectors of autograph manuscripts. READ MORE about SOME NOTES ON AMERICAN COLLECTORS OF AUTOGRAPH MAUSCRIPTS IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 58341

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

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