Aiken, Conrad.

THE CLERK'S JOURNAL.

Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. three-quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300, this being one of the 300 copies handbound and signed by the author. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile... READ MORE

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96841

Aiken, Conrad.

THE CLERK'S JOURNAL.

Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300 copies, this being one of the 2000 printed on Andorra Text. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile of the original manuscript with comments by Dean Briggs. READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128784

Altamirano, Ignacio.

REFRANERO.

Mexico City: Libreria de Manuel Porrua, (1972). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies. This facsimile reproduces Ignacio Manuel Altamirano's handwritten Proverbs. Altamirano (1861-1863) was a respected Mexican novelist, poet and journalist. Printed in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Libreria de Manuel Porrúa. Reproduced on heavy, red onion skin style paper. Unopened pages. In Spanish. Rubbed along hinges. READ MORE

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62495

(Autographs).

QUINZE DOCUMENTS HISTORIQUES CURIEUX ET RARES.

(Paris: M. Devriès, 1943). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. First edition. A collection of autograph letters in facsimile. Each letter has been tipped-in, printed on various papers, and cut or otherwise modified to match its original. Among those represented are Racine, Chateaubriand, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Spine rubbed and corners bumped. Some letters loose from their mounts. READ MORE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63315

(Barrett, W.P.). Barrett, W.P.

THE VIEW OF FRAUNCE 1604.

Shakespeare Association Facsimile No. 13
N.P. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1936. 8vo. vellum-like paper-covered boards. x, followed by the unpaginated facsimile. Shakespeare Association Facsimile No. 13. With an introduction by W.P. Barrett. Published for the Shakespeare Association. One of a series of rare text illustrating life and thought in Shakespeare's England, under the general editorship of Dr. G.B. Harrison. Slight shelfwear with bumped corners. READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95117

Behrend, Fritz.

EHRENBRIEF DES PUTERICH VON REICHERTSHAUSEN.DER.

2 volumes.
Weimar: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, 1920. 4to. paper wrappers, portfolio with paper cover label. 36; 29 pages. 2 volumes. Volume one consists of essays on Jacob Pütrich and his manuscript by the editors, with a transcription of the manuscript. Volume two consists of facsimiles of the complete manuscript. Wear to portfolio. Fore edge of vol. 1 has small tear and water stains. READ MORE

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 48724

(Ben Jonson). Hudson, Hoyt H.

EPIGRAMS, THE FOREST, UNDERWOODS.

New York: Columbia University, 1936. 8vo. cloth boards. 285 pages. Reproduced from the first editions and published for the Facsimile Text Society. Epigrams and The Forrest(1616), New York Public Library copy.The Underwoods (1640-41), Columbia University copy. Printed by Acme Photo-Offset, New York. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $22.50  other currencies  Order nr. 64967

(Bibliothèque Nationale).

TROIS CENTS CHEFS-D'OEUVRE EN FAC-SIMILÉ.

Manuscrits, Enluminures, Incunables, Livres Précieux Estampes, Dessins, Cartes Portulans, Médailles et Antiques
Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1940. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with color illustration tipped-in on front cover. (iv), iv, 52, (2) pages. Manuscrits, Enluminures, Incunables, Livres Précieux Estampes, Dessins, Cartes Portulans, Médailles et Antiques. Text in French. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H.P. Kraus. Kraus' bookplate also on inside front wrapper. Bibliography of the facsimiles in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Small notes written in pencil on back... READ MORE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 92149

Bingham, Robert J.

PHOTOGENIC MANIPULATION. PART 1 AND II.

New York: Arno Press, 1973. 8vo. silver cloth. (iv), 87, 60, 8, (4) pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1852 EDITION (the 9th edition of Part I and the 5th edition of Part II) (See Roosens & Luc Salu 6367). Part of the Literature of Photography series. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98709

(Blackwell).

CATALOGUE OF SECOND-HAND BOOKS IN ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE.

Oxford: B.H. Blackwell, Jan., 1879 (but 1973). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Reprint of catalogue number one issued by this bookseller. With a one page note on this reproduction by the firm. READ MORE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 69382

Bleitz, Karen.

THE MECHANICAL WORD.

Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2015. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number nine of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. The Mechanical Word is an extended essay on the eponymous five volume artwork by the London based artist Karen Bleitz, a founding member of the ARC collaborative that grew out of Ron King's legendary Circle Press. It is illustrated throughout in black, white, and red, and contains four pages of full color photographs. "Whenever asked... READ MORE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123402

(Bookbinding). Spencer Churchill, Lady Randolph (editor).

THE ANGLO SAXON REVIEW, A QUARTERLY MISCELLANY. VOLUME II.

London, England: John Lane, 1899. 4to. original full leather, gilt-stamped cover designs, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, five raised bands. (x), 264 pages. Volume II (September 1899) of this periodical. Table of contents, list of illustrations. Frontispiece, six plates in text, with notes on some of the illustrations. Note on the binding by Cyril Davenport, a facsimile reproduction of a binding by the French binder Derome le jeune, with the arms of Rev. Clayton... READ MORE

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128671

(Bovet, Alfred). Charavay, Étienne.

LETTRES AUTOGRAPHES, COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE M. ALFRED BOVET.

Paris, France: La Librarie "Les Neuf Muses" (1982). 4to. cloth. lvi, 880, plates. Text in French. Reprint of this 19th century auction catalogue. In 1885, the autograph collector A. Bovet put up for sale all of his autograph collection excepting autographs of composers and singers. This auction catalogue by É. Charavay lists 2,137 lots in ten sections: heads of governments, statesmen and political personnages, French Revolution, military figures, scientists and explorers, writers, dramatic artists, painters-sculptors-architects... READ MORE

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121257