5 volumes, complete.
Paris: Me. Étienne Ader & Leopold Carteret, 1934 - 1935. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv),iii,39,(5) with 47 plates of bindings, 5 spread page and 6 in color; (viii),152,(4) pages with 91 plates, 51 of bindings and 3 in color; (iv),iv,252,(4) pages with 143 plates, 101 of bindings and 5 in color; (iv),iv,112,(4) pages with 69 plates, 21 of bindings and 1 in color; (iv),162,(4) pages with 40 plates of bindings. 5 volumes, complete. Auction..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUE HENRI BERALDI

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25349

Paris: Publications Papyrus, 1931. 4to. half leather over boards with original paper wrappers bound-in. Ulrich & Kup p.15. "Well printed, well illustrated, scholarly and most facinating. Contains everything concerning the book, old and new." Of the total 15 issues published, we have 9 including: 1931. Numbers 1, 2, 5. 1932. Numbers 1, 4. 1933. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. Well preserved with most having the original glassine wrapper. READ MORE about BIBLIOPHILE, REVUE ARTISTIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE DU LIVRE ANCIEN ET MODERNE (LE

Price: $180.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119875

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1900. 8vo. original cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 111+(1) pages. First edition. Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy (Reed 94). Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was an American bibliographer, historian, and novelist. He is noted for his bibliographies of the works of many American founding fathers (Ford papers, MssCol 1043, New York Public Library). Decorations by Margaret Armstrong. Frontispiece and four tissue-protected black and white illustrations. Decorations two-toned. Dust jacket tanned..... READ MORE about WANTED--A MATCHMAKER

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119850

Geneva, Switzerland: Slatkine Reprints, 1971. 8vo. cloth, spine gilt-stamped. (viii), 322, (26); (iv), (8), 8 pages. Text in French. Two volumes in one. Reprint of original edition (Paris: Jean de la Caille, 1689). Original in Bigmore and Wyman I, 98. An important late 17th century work on the history of printing. Later scholars of that art relied on it. A history of early printing, arranged by city. Provides descriptions of the first printers, the titles..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE DE L'IMPRIMERIE ET DE LA LIBRAIRIE

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With a foreword by John Dreyfus.
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, (1989). small 4to. quarter black leather with patterned paper-covered boards, red leather spine label. xvii, 215 pages. With a foreword by John Dreyfus. First edition, limited to 2125 copies, of which this is one the 125 specially bound copies signed by the author. A biography of Rogers by an acknowledged expert in the field. Designed and printed at the press of W. Thomas Taylor with plates produced at The Press of..... READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, A LIFE IN LETTERS 1870-1957

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San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1997. large 8to. blue cloth with title on spine and gold design on front cover, plain paper dust jacket. xxvii, 771 pages, with 33 additional pages of plates. Limited to 1,000 unnumbered copies. A descriptive bibliography of publications in book or pamphlet form of a) accounts by eyewitnesses of the Gold Rush in the years 1848-1853, for example, diaries (actual date of publication irrelevant), and b) "contemporary" publications from..... READ MORE about THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS COVERING THE YEARS...

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(Lexington: The King Library Press, 1996). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, paper ties in Japanese style, all edges uncut. unpaginated. Text in English and German. Published as a keepsake for a lecture workshop in graphic design with David Pankow, marking the 40th anniversary of the founding of the King Library Press by Carolyn Reading Hammer in 1956. According to Dr. Paul Holbrook of the Press, about 50 copies were printed. Designed by Holbrook. Type set by..... READ MORE about WER IST VICTOR HAMMER (WHO IS VICTOR HAMMER

Price: $650.00  other currencies  Order nr. 118396

N.P. Sunflower Press, 1992. 16mo. cloth, illustrated label on front cover. unpaginated. Limited to 20 copies on Mohawk paper, 30 numbered copies on Frankfurt paper of which this copy is one. Signed by the author on colophon. A history of the press's publications from 1960 to 1992, including information about limitations, size, and information about binding. Illustrations from previous Sunflower books. Folder on back pastedown includes brochure about items omitted from the text and a...... READ MORE about L' HISTOIRE D'UN TOURNESOL

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3 volumes.
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. 8vo. cloth. viii,327; 548; 529 pages. 3 volumes. Reprint of 1908 first edition (See Besterman, 654). A fine study of this 15th and 16th century French printer's works. Badius Ascensius (1462-1535) established his famous press Praelum Ascensianumin Paris in 1499. Includes appendices and table of contents. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES IMPRESSIONS ET DES OEUVRES DE JOSSE BADIUS ASCENSIUS, IMPRIMEUR ET HUMANISTE,...

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5 volumes.
Paris: G.-P. Maisonneuve & Larose, (1964-. 8vo. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine. variously paginated. 5 volumes. Text in French. Reprint of the edition first published 1822-1827. Includes a biographical sketch of the author, Antoine-Alexandre Barbier (born 1765). Includes introduction from the first edition. An alphabetical dictionary of all known anonymously published works in France. Fifth volume is a supplement. Arranged alpahbetically. Includes bibliographical information. Two columns on each page separately paginated. READ MORE about DICTIONNAIRE DES OUVRAGES ANONYMES

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8 volumes.
Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, 1860-1880. thick 8vo. quarter calf with pebbled cloth-covered boards, top edges gilt. Thousands of pages. 8 volumes. First edition of the fifth and best edition of the main work and first editions of the other two supplemental volumes. The inner hinges of volume one have clear tape reinforcement. Light rubbing of covers. Well preserved set. READ MORE about MANUEL DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES. With MANUEL DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES....

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Preface by Paul Gavault.
Paris: Gumuchian & Cie. n.d. (1930). 4to. later cloth. xxiv, 446, (4) pages. Preface by Paul Gavault. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. The introduction is in English and French. A landmark bookseller's catalogue devoted to children's books; a total of 6,251 are described. The entries are not restricted to French titles. Lacks the second volume which contains the plates. READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE

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4 volumes.
Westmead, Farnborough, Hants., England: Gregg Press, 1965. 4to. cloth. (vi), 32; (vi), 119+(1); (vi), 191+(1); (vi), 127+(1) pages. 4 volumes. Nos. 3-6 in the publisher's English Bibliographical Sources Series 2: Catalogues of Books in Circulation. Reprints of originals (London: S. Simmons, 1673-96. Original editions in Besterman 2007-8. Each volume with a prefatory note to the reader by Clavel. No. 3 includes books from the "dreadful fire of London" to Michaelmas 1672. No. 4 from the..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF ALL THE BOOKS PRINTED IN ENGLAND

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119861