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BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.12, DEC., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: J. Fawcett on Thomas Malthus, A.S. Earle on 19th-century illustrated flower books, N.H. Marshall on Clement Moore, and R. Armstrong on the "state of the art book." ALSO: M. Atwood discusses storytelling (excerpt), B. Strubble takes a bibliophile tour of England, and the Bill Gates Library Foundation commits $200 million over the next 5 years to... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53715

LIFE AND LETTERS.

2 volumes.
London: n.p., 1930. 8vo. later limp cloth. 2 volumes. Edited by Desmond MacCarthy. With contributions by Cyril Connolly, Arthurs Symons, Aldous Huxley, Osbert Sitwell, John Hayward, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Logan Pearsall Smith and Lytton Strachey. Contains the following: Volume IV, 20 - 25 (1930 - 514 pages); 26 - 31 (464 pages). Also present are some loose issues with Stanley Unwin contributions. READ MORE about LIFE AND LETTERS

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 40780

LONDON MAGAZINE, A MONTHLY REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

Edited by John Lehmann.
London: London Magazine, 1954-. Edited by John Lehmann. Large run of 44 issues of this periodical filled with the works of Auden, Bowles, Sitwell, Gunn, Waugh, Priestley, Greene, Williams, Wilson, and many many others. Includes: Volume 1. 3-11. Volume 2. 1-6, 8-12. Volume 3. 1-2, 4-12. Volume 4. 1-12. Volume 5. 1. READ MORE about LONDON MAGAZINE, A MONTHLY REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 99806

TABLE OF SYMBOLS FOR PRINTERS' AND AUTHORS' PROOOF CORRECTIONS (EXTRACTED FROM B.S. 1219: 1945).

London: British Standards Institution, 1945. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (6) page foldout. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Some soiling of covers. READ MORE about TABLE OF SYMBOLS FOR PRINTERS' AND AUTHORS' PROOOF CORRECTIONS (EXTRACTED FROM B.S. 1219: 1945

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102394

Addison, Joseph, Richard Steele, et. al.

THE SPECTATOR; WITH ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, THE LIVES OF THE AUTHORS.

8 volumes.
London: H.D. Symonds, et al. 1801. 8vo. contemporary full marbled calf, spine gilt with black leather spine labels. thousands of pages. 8 volumes. Reprint of this famous periodical. "Comprending, Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Budgell, Eusden, Tickell, and Pope. with Critical Remarks on their Respective Writings." Minor wear at spine ends. Bookplate. Well preserved set. READ MORE about THE SPECTATOR; WITH ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, THE LIVES OF THE AUTHORS

Price: $550.00 Order nr. 106738

Andersen, Jennifer and Elizabeth Sauer (editors).

BOOKS AND READERS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, MATERIAL STUDIES.

With an Afterword by Stephen Orgel.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (2002). 8vo. cloth. vi, 305 pages. With an Afterword by Stephen Orgel. First edition. Divided into major sections: Social Contexts for Writing (4 chapters); Traces of Reading: Margins, Libraries, Prefaces, and Bindings (4 chapters); and Print, Publishing, and Public Opinion (5 chapters). Illustrated. READ MORE about BOOKS AND READERS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, MATERIAL STUDIES

Price: $59.95 Order nr. 90372

Baldwin, T.W.

SHAKESPEARE'S LOVE'S LABOR'S WON, NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOKS OF AN ELIZABETHAN BOOKSELLER.

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1957. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. ix, 42, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 2500 copies. The finding of this manuscript bookseller's list from the early 17th century led to the dating of Shakespeare's play. The list is reproduced in collotype. Only minor wear to jacket. READ MORE about SHAKESPEARE'S LOVE'S LABOR'S WON, NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOKS OF AN ELIZABETHAN BOOKSELLER

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 13739

Barnes, James J.

AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854.

Columbus: Ohio State University Press, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 311 pages. First U.S. edition. READ MORE about AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854

Price: $7.00 Order nr. 8253

Battesin, Martin C. (editor).

BRITISH NOVELISTS, 1660-1800.

2 Volumes
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, (1985). 4to. cloth. xviii, 325+(1); x, 327-700 pages. 2 Volumes. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 39: Parts 1 & 2. A two-volume set of biographies with cumulative index of the British novelists between 1660 and 1800. Illustrated endpapers of eight British novelists of the time. Signature of previous owner J.C. Beasley on half-title page in brown pen. Shaken. READ MORE about BRITISH NOVELISTS, 1660-1800

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 96627

Bennett, William.

JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES.

Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1993. 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 17 pages. Offset reprint of the original 1935 publication by the City of Birmingham School of Printing. Brief account with excerpts from contemporary documents of one of Dr. Johnson's Lichfield relations. READ MORE about JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 53173

Bond, William H. (editor).

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1970. 6.75 x 10.5 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 424 pages. This book is a collection of essays by eminent scholars regarding the study of eighteenth-century literature. The essays are in tribute to former Grolier Club President, Donald F. Hyde. Hyde was very active in the Club and after becoming President in 1961, he began revitalizing the library and rehabilitating the clubhouse. He also proposed and organized the Iter Italicum, a legendary... READ MORE about EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE

Price: $42.00 Order nr. 106586

Bowdler, John.

MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN BOWDLER, ESQ.

London: A. and R. Spottiswoode, 1824. 8vo. contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt decoration and rules. 296 pages. First edition. Presentation copy. John Bowdler (1746-1823), a writer on religious and church affairs, was the author of Select Pieces in Verse and Prose (1818). Inscribed "From the Author" on the half title. Bookplates are on the front paste down and the front free endpapers, both from the Locker family. There are a few notes in... READ MORE about MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN BOWDLER, ESQ

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 96348

Bulloch, John.

STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE: WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS AND APPENDICES.

New York: AMS Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth. xii, 335 pages. Reprint of the 1878 first edition. READ MORE about STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE: WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS AND APPENDICES

Price: $6.00 Order nr. 43563

Butler, Samuel.

HUDIBRAS.

3 volumes.
London: T. Rickaby, 1793. large 4to. full leather, gilt turn-ins, gilt design and lettering on the spine, gilt rules on boards, marbled endpapers. (iv), xxxix, (i), 317+(1); (iv), 322-678, (2), 8; (iv), 495, 18+(1) pages. 3 volumes. Lowndes 1, 336. Limited to only two hundred copies, this copy being one of those with the illustrations in black- chiefly Hogarth cuts. Volumes one and three have engraved frontispieces, and all three have engraved title pages. Volume... READ MORE about HUDIBRAS

Price: $850.00 Order nr. 94543

Carlson, David R.

ENGLISH HUMANIST BOOKS, WRITERS AND PATRONS, MANUSCRIPT AND PRINT, 1475-1525.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 275 pages. This book describes the new ways that the printed book was used by professional humanists during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Illustrated with reproductions of texts. Includes notes on the text, bibliographical references, and an index. READ MORE about ENGLISH HUMANIST BOOKS, WRITERS AND PATRONS, MANUSCRIPT AND PRINT, 1475-1525

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 60499

(D'Avigdor, Elim H.).

ACROSS COUNTRY BY "WANDERER"

With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1882. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. (x), 361 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wander." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman... READ MORE about ACROSS COUNTRY BY "WANDERER"

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 90239

(D'Avigdor, Elim H.).

FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1884. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. viii, 360 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wanderer." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman... READ MORE about FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 90237

Daiches, David.

THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1969). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 376 pages. First half of book is about becoming a novelist, poet, critical writer in modern times. Second half of book is an extensive bibliography on several British authors, including Yeats. Free front endpaper signed by previous owner. Edges, covers and spine all lightly rubbed, minor wear to edges, crease down spine, light staining in spots around edges of volume. READ MORE about THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 91913

Dickens, Charles.

MRS. GAMP.

A Facsimile of the Author's Prompt Copy.
New York: The New York Public Library, 1956. 4to. cloth. 120 + (1) pages. A Facsimile of the Author's Prompt Copy. Limited to 500 copies. A black-and-white illustrated facsimile of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel Mrs. Gamp. Includes a black-and-white frontispiece and a foreword written by the author's sister, Monica Dickens and introduction by John D. Gordan. Slight rubbing to corners and edges. Previous owner's name written in ink on front free endpaper. READ MORE about MRS. GAMP

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 105654

Dobson, Henry Austin.

SIDE-WALK STUDIES.

London: Chatto and Windus (printed at Chiswick Press), 1903. small 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. xii, 294, (2), 32 pages, with 5 additional pages of plates. Second edition (first publ. 1902). Dobson: Bibliography of First Editions, 63. Articles on the 18th-century actress Margaret Woffington, Henry Fielding as a journalist, the Spectator, and 9 others. With index, 5 illustrations, and a 1902 publisher's catalogue (browned-on different paper) bound in. A Chiswick Press printing, excepting the catalogue. Covers rubbed, lightly bumped. READ MORE about SIDE-WALK STUDIES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 53054

Fink, Frances Sharf.

HEADS ACROSS THE SEA; AN ALBUM OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERARY.

Charlottesville: Univ. of Virginia Press, (1959). 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (xvi), 251 pages and many separate plates. First edition. With a list of painters, sculptors, engravers, collectors and a bibliography. READ MORE about HEADS ACROSS THE SEA; AN ALBUM OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERARY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 3971

Fitch, George Hamlin.

MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS OF POWER.

Freeport: Books for Libraries Press, (1970). 8vo. cloth. xvii, 173 pages. Reprint of the 1913 first edition. Essays and short bibliographies on leading 19th century English writers. Foxed. READ MORE about MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS OF POWER

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 61137

Fitch, George Hamlin.

MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS OF POWER.

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, Publishers, (1912). small 8vo. later half calf with marbled paper covered boards, red and black leather spine labels. xvii, 173, (3) pages. First edition. Essays and short bibliographies on leading 19th century English writers. With many tipped-in illustrations. Rubbed along edges. READ MORE about MODERN ENGLISH BOOKS OF POWER

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 126648

Foss, Michael.

THE AGE OF PATRONAGE.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, (i), 234 pages. First edition. A social history of the arts in England in the century following the Restoration. It shows how the state of the arts fluctuated as it was affected by the waning influence of the King and Court, the rise of political parties, and a new sense of middle-class decorum and responsibility. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about THE AGE OF PATRONAGE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 57990

Franklin, Colin.

OBSESSIONS AND CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK LIFE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, Books of Kells, and Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 2012. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 296 pages. Reminiscences of an author, bookseller, and publisher, written at the age of eighty-eight, Colin Franklin's newest book is perhaps his most entertaining. It wanders freely through themes which have absorbed him - a lost world of publishing, adventures in bookselling, and the irreplaceable scholarly eccentrics who dominated that world a generation ago... READ MORE about OBSESSIONS AND CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK LIFE

Price: $49.95 Order nr. 108511

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