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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)..... READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR, NEW SERIES

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 30368

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 4to. cloth. xii, 177 pages. Contains many illustrations of books, the different homes of the library, etc. Interesting library history. READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1441

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

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