(New York, NY: The Association of American University Presses), 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 95 pages. Table of contents, featuring typographic and illustrated books. A fine copy. A retrospective. Index, acknowledgments. Illustrations. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AAUP BOOK AND JACKET SHOW 1984
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136381
(New York, NY: The Association of American University Presses), 1982. large 4to. cloth boards. 44, (4) pages. Table of contents, featuring typographic and illustrated books. A retrospective with comments by Warren Chappell. Index, acknowledgments. Illustrations.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN BOOK SHOW UNIVERSITY PRESSES 1982
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136386
4 volumes, complete set.
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. 4to. cloth. xx, 399; xxi, 428; xiii, 300; xiii, 301-675 pages. 4 volumes, complete set. Reprint of the first editions. Filled with bibliographical descriptions of the color plate books published in England during this period and containing many plates in color. Lacking the dust jackets. Some spotting and rubbing to spines. Very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770-1860. With LIFE IN ENGLAND....
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 25180
Washington, DC: Academy of american Franciscan History, 1953. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 97 pages. First edition. Near ine in near fine jacket. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FRANCISCAN AUTHORS IN COLONIAL CENTRAL AMERICA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136374
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1901. 8vo. cloth. x, 522 pages. Reprint of the 1884 and 1887 editons. Some light wear at spine ends and some spotting to the boards. Moisture stain on top corner of the textblock through the first few preliminary pages not affecting the text. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136453
Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1947. 8vo. two toned cloth, top edge gilt. xvi, 314 pages. First edition. Near fine. Sections on first editions in book, ephemeral and contributed form, reprint editions, books about Ade, periodicals containing first appearances, etc. Contains many fine illustrations of covers, title pages, wrappers, etc. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE ADE 1866-1944
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 195
Alabama: Univ. of Alabama Press, 1946. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 151 pages. 1658 entries and an index. A near fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A CHECK LIST OF ALABAMA IMPRINTS 1807-1870
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 12360
Alabama Historical Records Survey Division of Professional and Service Projects Work Projects Administrations.
Birmingham, AL: Alabama Historical Records Survey, 1940. 4to. quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Textblock connected via metal tabs. 204 pages, printed verso only. Alabama Historical Records Survey Division of Professional and Service Projects Work Projects Administrations. No. 60 Sumter County. Livingston. Tear at head of spine, else near fine. Foreword by F. C. Harrington, Commissioner. Very scarce.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about INVENTORY OF THE COUNTY ARCHIVES OF ALABAMA
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136410
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2003. 8vo. half cloth over paper covered boards, dust jacket. 837 pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The definitive resource for Alamo history, Hansen cites rare and obscure sources, as well as key documents previously unpublished or difficult to access. An essential work.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE ALAMO READER: A STUDY IN HISTORY
Price: $120.00 Order nr. 136470
Anchorage, AK: Cook Inlet Historical Society, 1970. 4to. cloth. 65 pages printed recto only. First edition limited to 300 unnumbered copies. A fine copy. Contained herein are first English editions of three Russian works: Shelekhov's Voyage to Alaska, 1793, Berkh's History of the Aleutian Islands, 1823, Khlebnikov's Life of Baronov, 1835. Black cloth, gilt lettering to front cover and spine. endpapers reproduce map, typescript text.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative..... READ MORE about THE EARLIEST HISTORY OF ALASKA
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136516
Boston, MA: G.K. Hall & Co., 1974. small 4to. cloth. xx, 738 pages. Preface, lists of references and abbreviations, map with explanatory notes, index. Spine soiled, else very good. Arranged alphabetically. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ALASKA: A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1570-1970
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 119678
Cordova, Alaska: Alaska Agricultural College, 1927. thick. 8vo., cloth. xxviii, 635 pages. Volume One of the Miscellaneous Publications. Over 10,000 items described. Very good copy of this essential bibliography. Spine lightly faded, else near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALASKAN LITERATURE, 1724-1924
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 17374
Los Angeles: UCLA Research Library, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 27, (2) pages. Describes 92 items. Illustrated. Near fine. Errata slip laid in.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE AHMANSON-MURPHY ALDINE COLLECTION, A CHECKLIST OF THE BOOKS FROM THE PRESS OF ALDO PIO...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136420
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: Graham Arader III, 1979. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. pp. 387-591, (2). Reprint from the American Philosophical Society, new series-volume 41, part 3, 1951. An important reference work for collectors of bird prints. Details the groundwork laid in the field of ornithology prior to Audubon's landmark observations. Illustrated in black and white. Bibliography and index. Dust jacket chipped along edges.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY BEFORE AUDUBON
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 77872
Bognor Regis: Arundel Press, 1956. 8vo. original printed wraps. pp. xiii,89; -187. First edition. Spines lightly faded, else very good. Part 1, (Introduction - A-L), Part II (M-Z, Indexes). Each part has text regarding Biographical Studies and when they are issued on the front paste downs. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF CATHOLIC BOOKS IN ENGLISH PRINTED ABROAD OR SECRETLY IN ENGLAND 1558-1640
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 80895
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 190 pages. Second edition, revised. A fine copy. Edited by Nancy H. Burkett and John B. Hench and a foreword by Jill Ker Conway. Illustrated. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about UNDER ITS GENEROUS DOME, THE COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63355
Together with American Autographs, Americana, Maps, American Colored Views, Etc.
New York, NY: The Anderson Galleries, 1929. 8vo. Bound in the original cream-color printed wraps. 45 pages. Together with American Autographs, Americana, Maps, American Colored Views, Etc. 239 lots. Scarce. Near fine with some light wear to the head of spine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AMERICANA : SELECTIONS FROM THE LIBRARY OF FRANCIS A. MACNUTT, BRESSANONE, ITALY, SOLD BY ORDER...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136436
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1980. thick 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 272, (12) pages. Illustrated. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AMERICANA, A SELECTION OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS RELATING TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE,...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6948
New York: Edward Eberstadt & Sons, n.d. stiff paper wrappers. 3-171 pages. Priced catalogue of Americana with 606 lots. 27 facsimile illustrations. Light wear and wrinkling to wrappers, else near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 163. AMERICANA, BEING A COLLECTION OF RARE & IMPORTANT BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136474
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society for the associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 110 pages. Exhibition catalogue which describes books which characterize the colonial home, farm, industry, arts and crafts, science and medicine, education and many more aspects of colonial life. Light chipping around edges, else very good.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE COLONIAL SCENE, (1602-1800), A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS EXHIBITED AT THE JOHN CARTER LIBRARY IN THE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 36377
Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1942. 8vo. cloth. 356 pages. A reference volume of Northwest authors, greatly expanded and enhanced from the 1933 edition, with a review of over 1100 books and selected magazine bibliography. Near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about NORTHWEST BOOKS: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BOOKS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136303
Bay City: William L. Clements Library, 1914. 4to. paper wrappers, cord-tied. (40) pages. Several hundred titles are listed. Upper portion of the binding cord has broken. Light shelfwear. Some offsetting to the title page from the opposite photographic image. Finely printed on hand-made paper with a photograph of the library pasted in as a frontispiece. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about UNCOMMON, SCARCE AND RARE BOOKS RELATING TO AMERICAN HISTORY DURING THE DISCOVERY AND COLONIAL...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 59732
Glasgow and Copenhagen: (The Mitchell Library), 1955. 8vo. paper wrappers. 89 pages. Introductory essay by Bredsdorff followed by a descriptions of 310 items. Some wear to spine. Spotted covers. Illustrated.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 1805, 2ND APRIL, 1955. CATALOGUE OF A JUBILEE EXHIBITION
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136305
Baltimore: Maran Press, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 731 pages. First edition. An excellent anthology of the early issues of America's greatest magazine devoted to printing. Especially important is the index compiled by Annenberg. Profusely illustrated. Well preserved copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A TYPOGRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE INLAND PRINTER, 1883-1900
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 19680
N.P. Circualted by the Smithsonian Institution, 1973-1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 223 pages. With sections on the graphic arts, typography, the shop of Christopher Plantin, bookbindings, etc. Covers rubbed.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ANTWERP'S GOLDEN AGE, THE METROPOLIS OF THE WEST IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES, AN EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 17814
Baltimore: The Evergreen House Foundation, 1961. 4to. cloth. xvi, 383 pages. Printed by The Anthoensen Press. Full bibliographical descriptions including comments of this fine collection. One of the more elusive bibliographies of architectural books. Illustrated. Loosely inserted is a printed note from the publisher apologizing for spelling the Fowler's first name wrong on the title page and enclosing a second title page (which is now tipped-in). Very good condition. From the private reference library of..... READ MORE about THE FOWLER ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 16160
N.P. University of Minnesota, 1962. 8vo. cloth. xii, 130 pages. Second edition. 1461 books bibliographically described. Near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 11269
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, (1971). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Six page introduction by Peter Wick followed by detailed descriptions of 57 books. Illustrated. Near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS FROM ITALY AND FRANCE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 16337
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Instituto Bibliográfico "Antonio Zinny" 1996. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 56 pages. First edition. Near fine. Annotated bibliography of books containing the bibliographies of Argentine scholars in history, anthropology and geography.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAFIA DE BIBLIOGRAFIAS INDIVIDUALES. HISTORÍA, ANTROPOLOGÍA, GEOGRAFÍA
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136376
Chicago: WPA Historical Records Survey Project, 1938. small 4to. later cloth-backed boards with original front cover laid down. v, 81 pages. Introduction by Douglas C. McMurtrie. followed by descriptions of 161 items. Index. Some chipping to spine, else very good. Exlibrary.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AMERICAN IMPRINTS INVENTORY. NO.3. A CHECK LIST OF ARIZONA IMPRINTS, 1 860-1890
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 39126
New York, NY: E. Weyhe, (1956). 8vo. paper-covered boards. 99+(1) pages. Limited to 500 copies this being one of 150 softcover copies. Minor wear to edges, else near fine. Foreword by Walter Howe, essay by Robert Marks. Includes books, exhibitions, published articles, and magazines.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about MERLE ARMITAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136332
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). small 8vo. cloth. x, 90 pages. Reprinted from the 1891 edition. Near fine. The first section deals with poetical writings, and deals with the many changes made from one edition to another in the publishing of Arnold's works. A synoptic index is given at the end of the book by which the course of any one poem may be traced, or the contents of the different volumes compared. The second..... READ MORE about THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATTHEW ARNOLD
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45287
Denver, CO: Alan Swallow, 1958. 8vo. cloth boards. 26 pages. First edition. Small worn spot on front cover and along spine, else very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AN ANNOTATED CHECK LIST OF THE WORKS OF W. H. AUDEN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136504
Introduction by Ralph B. Sipper.
Afterword by William Meredith. Santa Barbara: Joseph the Provider, 1989. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (52) pages. Introduction by Ralph B. Sipper. A priced bookseller's catalogue. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about CARTER BURDEN COLLECTION OF THE WORKS OF W.H. AUDEN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33554
New York: Christie's, 1977. small 4to. boards. 55 pages. Beautifully illustrated with some plates in color. Estimated prices tipped-in. A near fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about HIGHLY IMPORTANT NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA AND AN...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25692
Berkeley: Poltroon Press, (1976). tall 8vo. decorated cloth, paper spine label. 87, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Near fine. Essentially a study of modern literature as many authors such as Burroughs, McClure, Ginsburg and others were published by the press. Printed in mulitple colors.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AUERHAHN PRESS & ITS SUCCESSOR DAVE HASELWOOD PRESS. COMPILED BY A PRINTER
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 21049
Identified Autographs of Personages Connected with the Conquest and Development of the Californias
Ramona, CA: Ballena Press, 1972. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 59+(1) pages. Identified Autographs of Personages Connected with the Conquest and Development of the Californias. Limited to an edition of 750. Wrappers beginning to fade, spine sunned. Collection of nearly 200 autographs of important figures in California history, reproduced from cuts prepared by Father Zephyrin Engelhardt. In alphabetical order with the writer's full name and occupation included with each signature. From the private reference library of..... READ MORE about CALIFORNIA CALLIGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 92544
Oxford: Scrivener Press, 1950. 4to. cloth-backed boards. xvii, 369 pages. First editions. Contains a bibliography of the primary works, different editions, Baconiana, editions not found, portraits of Bacon and an index to printers and publishers. A supplement was issued later and that volume is not present. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FRANCIS BACON, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WORKS AND OF BACONIANA TO THE YEAR 1750
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 69920
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1995). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (iii), 259 pages. First Edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. This book offers an interesting perspective on printing and typography, book design and illustration, and modernism and publishing during an era of great change.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TRADING WORDS; POETRY, TYPOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE MODERN LITERARY ECONOMY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 50230
N.P. David Lewis, 1975. 8vo. cloth. xx, 131 pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Some wear on the spine, else very good. Printed at The Stinehour Press. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DJUNA BARNES, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 533
New York: Greenberg, (1931). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (x), 242 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Lacking the slipcase. Some age darkening to the spine, else near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about SIR JAMES M. BARRIE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY. WITH FULL COLLATIONS OF THE AMERICAN UNAUTHORIZED EDITIONS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 535
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1900. thick 8vo. cloth. xlviii, 1158 pages. Ninth edition. Contains two notes by Newton and ten quotes of Newton material. Covers soiled an rubbed. Shaken.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS, A COLLECTION OF PASSAGES, PHRASES AND PROVERBS TRACED TO THEIR SOURCES IN...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 136419
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 66 pages. Reprint of revised edition. Describes 28 works in the Huntington Library chosen for their content and monumental form given to them by their printers. Illustrated. A fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about GREAT BOOKS IN GREAT EDITIONS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19272
London: Beaumont Press, The, 1927. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xi), 96, (3) pages. First edition limited to 390 copies of which this is one of 280 numbered copies on handmade paper. Minor age darkening to spine and chipping to the head and tail of the dust jacket, else near fine. The history of this press with bibliographical information on the first twenty books issued. With much on book production. From the private reference library of..... READ MORE about THE FIRST SCORE
Price: $190.00 Order nr. 136407
Amsterdam and New York: N. Israel / Da Capo Press, 1968. 8vo. paper covered boards. 472, 452 pages. Reprint edition. A fine set. 2 fold-out maps, illustrations in black and white.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC AND BEERING'S STRAIT
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136423
A critical analysis with a brief life and a bibliography.
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1953. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxii, 369+(1) pages. A critical analysis with a brief life and a bibliography. First edition. Fine in Near fine jacket. Exlibris bookplate of James Taylor Dunn on front pastedown, whom also signed the front free endpaper. A biographical sketch and critical analysis of Sir Max Beerbohm, the turn-of-the century writer and cartoonist. Includes a bibliography with 1000 entries. Frontispiece portrait of Beerbohm. The book is illustrated..... READ MORE about SIR MAX BEERBOHM, MAN AND WRITER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 74421
Austin: University of Texas Press, (1990). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 223 pages. Second printing. Though Benton was commonly known as a muralist and painter, he was an accomplished lithographer. Nearly fifty of the illustrations included have never been produced in book volume before. Included are the artists own comments on many of the individual works. Contains eighty reproduced lithographs in black-and-white. Bumped along lower edge of the rear board. Very good. From the private..... READ MORE about THE LITHOGRAPHS OF THOMAS HART BENTON
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 136513
Published on the occasion of a joint meeting of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs by the Anchor and Acorn Press.
(San Francisco, CA: David Belch, et al, 1994). small 8vo. green sewn wrappers. 7 pages. Published on the occasion of a joint meeting of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs by the Anchor and Acorn Press. Reprint edition. (Jackson no.23). Printed en facsimile by Anchor and Acorn Press, Petaluma, California in September, 1994, in celebration of the Twenty -First Joint Meeting in Los Angles of The Zamorano Club and The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco on..... READ MORE about BIBLIOSOPHIA; OR, BOOK-WISDOM
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136463
London, England: Maggs Bros. 1975. folio. cloth. xiv, 118, (2) pages. 149 plates (including two fold-out plates and one double fold-out). One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. Spine soiled, else very good. Being a bibliography of Mr. Besterman's excellent collection of books "illustrative of the arts" limited to those composed before 1700 with the aim to identify the printed sources of Western art. Medical books, military texts, and other diverse subject areas..... READ MORE about OLD ART BOOKS
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 573
Fremont, NE: Central Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1957. 8vo. thick paper wrappers. 46 pages. First edition. Some spotting to the front cover, else near fine. Signed by author on front flyleaf. Very scarce.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about JOHN WYCLIF AND THE FIRST ENGLISH BIBLE
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136321
London: Blandford Press, 1954. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 219 pages. First edition. Ownership signature in ink on front cover of jacket and front free endpaper. Slight soiling of jacket, else very good. Produced to help the printer design his printing work. Includes title page from the Oxford Lectern Bible designed by Bruce Rogers. Includes chapters on the choice of type, mixing types, principles of spacing, etc. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan..... READ MORE about THE USE OF TYPE, THE PRACTICE OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 87052
Philadelphia: The Philobiblon Club, 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. vii, 29 pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press. A fine copy. This is one of the 200 copies reserved for Club members.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE STUDY OF INCUNABLES, PROBLEMS AND AIMS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 100467
New York: Paul A. Struck, 1946. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 227 pages including 60 illustrated plates. First edition of two thousand copies. Designed by Ervine Metzl. A collection of essays of eight different artists, including Aubrey Beardsley, William Blake and Anne Goldthwaite. Sixty black-and-white plates of the artists' work accompanies the essays. Light tears around edges of jacket, else very good.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely..... READ MORE about JACOVLEFF AND OTHER ARTISTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 64377
New York: Greenwood Press, 1968. 4to. cloth. 203 pages. Reprint of the 1950 edition. Gutters discolored, else a fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN COPIES OF "SHORT-TITLE CATALOGUE" BOOKS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136387
With 30 Passing Remarks by Robert Kelly.
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 39, (3) pages. With 30 Passing Remarks by Robert Kelly. First edition, one of 800 copies in paper. Near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS OF THE BLACK SPARROW PRESS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 21008
With an Introduction by Caresse Crosby.
Great Neck: G.R. Minkoff, 1970. 4to. cloth. 60 pages. With an Introduction by Caresse Crosby. First edition, limited to 1250 copies. Full bibliographical descriptions.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BLACK SUN PRESS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 616
Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, (1964). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 393 pages. A few illustrations. Near fine in near fine jacket. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BLAKE BIBLIOGRAPHY, ANNOTATED LISTS OF WORKS, STUDIES, AND BLAKEIANA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6276
New York: Kraus, (1969). 1969). thick 4to., cloth. xvi, 516, (2) pages. Reprint of the very scarce 1921 first edition which was limited to only 250 copies. A fine copy. Includes a bibliography of the main works, his book illustrations, different editions of his work, biography and criticism and Miscellaneous works. Illustrated. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM BLAKE
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 36957
Berkeley: University of California, 1966. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 16 pages. Filled with interesting examples of bibliographical oddities. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE TITLE-PAGE AS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL EVIDENCE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 97277
Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1983. 4to. cloth. 723 pages. First edition. Some uneven age darkening to the spine and covers with some light soiling. Minor shelfwear along spine hinges and ends. A very scarce reference regarding the supernatural.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE GUIDE TO SUPERNATURAL FICTION
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 136449
Austin: Jenkins & Reese Companies, 1982. 8vo. cloth. xxix, 83 pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged, although still describing the same 66 items. Illustrated. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AUTOS ACROSS AMERICA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRANSCONTINENTAL AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL: 1903-1940
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 12257
London: D. Archer, 1933. 8vo. cloth. 384 pages. First edition. Gives number of volumes, whether illustrated and by whom, size, critiques or notices of the book, etc. Shelfwear, else fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about KEY BOOKS OF BRITISH AUTHORS 1600-1932
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 79953
Oxford: Bodleian Library, (1969). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. With discussion of the founders of the library, its history and its more important books. Illustrated. A fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY AND ITS FRIENDS, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION HELD 1969-1970
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 7944
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1938. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 290 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. With listings of Abbey, Angelo, Benton, Burgess, Clelend, Dwiggins, Green, Glackens, Kent, Oakley, Parrish, Pyle, Seton, Smith, Wyeth and many others. Ex library copy with markings.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS, BIBLIOGRAPHIC CHECK LISTS OF 123 ARTISTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 100441
(San Francisco, CA: The Book Club of California, 2009). 4to. paper portfolio with 4 page history and 14 broadsides inserte. The annual keepsake produced by the Club. A fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A LADIES' DOZEN AND A GENTLEMAN, EARLY CALIFRONIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1853-1913
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 106084
(San Francisco, CA): The Book Club of California, 2008. 4to. two foldouts in envelope. unpaginated. Foldout, with color illustration, catalogue of selected works. A fine copy. A second foldout with biographical sketch of Fisher.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DELICIOUS OBSESSION: COLLECTING THE WORKS OF MFK FISHER A CENTENARY SHOW OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 135043
(San Francisco, CA: Book Club of California, 2016). 4to. portfolio. unpaginated. The Book Club of California's 2016 keepsake, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. National Park Service. A fine copy. Includes a booklet with descriptive text. Cover letter laid in.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DEVELOPING AN IMAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY, BOOKS, AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FROM THE COLLECTION OF...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 132411
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1954. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 16, (2) pages. With facsimile loosely inserted in a pocket in the back of the book. Limited to 400 copies. Printed by Lawton Kennedy. Spine faded, else a fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FACSIMILE EDITION OF CALIFORNIA'S FIRST BOOK, REGLAMENTO PROVICIONAL, PRINTED AT MONTEREY IN 1834...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 24731
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2010. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Keepsake produced for the Club. A fine copy. Designed by Leigh McLellan Design. Illustrated in color.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about JO MORA, CALIFORNIA COWBOY & ARTIST
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 106161
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1987. slim 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, gilt decorated front and back covers, gilt lettering on spine. (vi), 54, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1200 copies, designed and printed at the Arion Press. A fine copy. A history of the organization, with a list of officers and checklist of the 185 books published from l914 to 1987. Illustrated with photographs and examples of menus..... READ MORE about THE FIRST 75 YEARS, THE STORY OF THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA 1912-1987
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 44725
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1975. large 8vo. paper-covered boards, plain paper just jacket. xviii, 76, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 400 copies. Fine in near fine jacket. Publication number 149. Translated with a introduction by the editor. Text reproduces for the first time in English testimony taken by the Spanish Crown from the members of the 1596 and 1602 voyages to California of Sebastian Vizcaino. Publication complements California as..... READ MORE about SPANISH APPROACHES TO THE ISLAND OF CALIFORNIA, 1628-1632
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 76563
San Francisco, CA: The Book Club of California, 2013. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. Translated from the French by Claudine Chalmers. A fine copy. Annual keepsake for 2013. Table of contents, introduction. Black and white illustrations including facsimiles of title pages of works published by 12 French visitors to California before 1849. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FRENCH VISITORS TO CALIFORNIA BEFORE THE GOLD RUSH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 120492
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1976. folio. half cloth over boards, plain paper dust jacket. 97, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 400 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem. The plain paper dust jacket is lightly chipped with some moisture staining near spine. Design of title page and decorations throughout book by Angelo who has also added colors and gold by hand. Signed by Angelo. Chapters by Oscar Lewis, Robert Grabhorn, Sherwood Anderson, Annis Duff..... READ MORE about VALENTI ANGELO, AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR PRINTER
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 232
Charting the Gulf of Mexico, 1519-1759: A Reappraisal.
N.P. Book Club of Texas, (1995). folio. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label. xii, 225, (2) pages. Charting the Gulf of Mexico, 1519-1759: A Reappraisal. Limited to 350 numbered copies. A fine copy in lightly torn jacket. Designed and printed at the Wind River Press in Austin, Texas. Contains a preface, endnotes, an appendix, a list of plates, plate reproductions, a bibliography, and an index. With 50 black-and-white plates. Part I: "A Tale of..... READ MORE about FLAGS ALONG THE COAST
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 101284
By The Southern Route Adventures And Observations In Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Etc. Edited and with an introduction by Harwood P. Hinton
Austin, TX: Book Club of Texas, 1995. 4to. cloth. 366 pages. By The Southern Route Adventures And Observations In Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Etc. Edited and with an introduction by Harwood P. Hinton. Limited to 300 numbered copies (Howes P537). Head of spine lightly worn, else near fine. Reprint of the 1884 edition. "Vivid narrative of a pedestrian pilgrimage of 3500 miles from Carolina to California." Graff 3339. From the private reference library..... READ MORE about AFOOT AND ALONE, WALK FROM SEA TO SEA; 1868
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 136318
Austin: Book Club of Texas, The, 1995. 8vo. Orig. gray cloth covered boards, printed spine paper label. 109 pages. One of 300 unnumbered copies. Spine faded, else fine. Illustrated with Wood Engravings from William H. Emory's Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Facsimile of the original title-page and Map of antebellum southwestern Texas, circa 1861. The type is Monotype Walbaum, the paper is Mohawk Letterpress. Designed and printed by Bradley Hutchinson at..... READ MORE about RECOLLECTIONS OF WESTERN TEXAS; DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE INCLUDING AN INDIAN CAMPAIGN, 1852-55...
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 136418
Cambridge: The Houghton Library, 1981. large 8vo. paper wrappers. iv, 33 pages. S-K 7039. First edition. Spine faded. An excellent exhibition catalogue of this master bookbinder's work. Arno Werner was trained in Germany and his work reflects the German insistence on fine craftsmanship, the fundamental protective purpose of the binding, and the historical relevance of the binding to the book itself. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted..... READ MORE about ARNO WERNER, MASTER BOOKBINDER AN EXHIBITION AT THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5988
London: The Library Association, (1985). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 214 pages. S-K 7108. A fine copy. First edition. A look at cloth binding during the period 1820 to 1880 with some discussion of paper bindings, leather, papier mache, etc. Gives lists of the designers with their prominent designs. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about VICTORIAN PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 14649
Paris: Claude Blaizot, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 190, (2) pages. With a three page preface by Blaizot. Near fine. Well illustrated catalogue which happened on May 20th, 1987.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHEQUE PIERRE-LUCIEN MARTIN, RELIEUR
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41694
Preface by William C. Agee and Catalogue by Norma R. Ory.
Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1980. oblong 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Preface by William C. Agee and Catalogue by Norma R. Ory. S-K 7036. A look at bindings of all ages. A fine copy. Biographical information on many modern binders. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING: A LIVING ART
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 24850
New York: Martin Breslauer, Inc, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 185-416 pages with many plates in black and white and 50 plates in full color. Limited to 500 copies. Price list loosely. A landmark catalogue in the history of binding. Near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FINE BOOKS IN FINE BINDINGS FROM THE FIFTEENTH TO THE PRESENT CENTURY CATALOGUE 104. PART TWO
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 58300
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1897. tall 12mo. later half calf over marbled paper covered boards, gilt ornamentation on spine, leather spine label, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. 88 pages. Not in the standard bibliographies of bookbinding. Contains a seven page extract of an article by Cobden-Sanderson from the Fortnightly Reviewentitled "Bookbinding, Its Process and Ideal," a discussion of the different styles of binding, a glossary of terms and descriptions of the 206 books in the exhibition..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF NINETEENTH CENTURY BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 64308
Many volumes in costly and appropriate bindings by his master-hand.
New York: American Art Association, 1918. tall 8vo. original wrappers. Not paginated (1229 items). Many volumes in costly and appropriate bindings by his master-hand. The auction sale of this binder's library (McKay 8024). With four page foreword on the life and better book of this binder. Near fine. Scarce.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE SUMPTUOUS 'ATTIC' LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALFRED J. COX - MASTER-BINDER OF CHICAGO,...
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 102949
Hitchin Herts: Red Gull Press, The, 1982. large 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 23+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 200 copies. A fine copy. The flood of Florence in 1966 prompted Clarkson to analyze limp vellum bindings of the early sixteenth century after many thousand of books had been damaged. He found the vellum bindings survived in a better state in comparison to the others and he developed a tentative set of criteria for..... READ MORE about LIMP VELLUM BINDING
Price: $160.00 Order nr. 60944
N.P. Crafts Council of Australia, (1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Introduction by Edgar Mansfield, Middleton on the development of bookbinding technique, a glossary of terms and various essays. A fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER BOOKBINDINGS, EUROPE & AUSTRALIA
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 38578
(Dublin: Eason & Son Ltd., 1976). 8vo. paper wrappers. 25 pages. 20 plates, with many in full color. S-K 1972. Number 6 of the Irish Heritage Series. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about IRISH BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5726
Six parts.
(Paris): Les Éditions de Montfort, (1987). large 4to. stiff paper wrappers, dust jackets. (xxii), 71;(xxiv), 73-168;(x), 169-231;(viii), 234-315;(x), 316-437;(viii), 438-556, (2) pages. Six parts. First edition, limited to 750 copies. Lacking the slipcase, else all the volumes are in fine condition. This book, issued in six parts, treats the life and work of the French bookbinder Henri Creuzevault. Creuzevault is known for his stylish and modern bindings of some of the 20th century's most important..... READ MORE about HENRI CREUZEVAULT 1905-1971
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 71650
2 volumes.
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. 8vo. cloth, boxed. xxii, 251, (5) pages and 91 full-page plates; vi, 406 pages. 2 volumes. S-K 1838. First edition. (Appleton p.79; Brenni no.19 & 51). Bookplate of James Taylor Dunn on front pastedown. Near fine. One of the most important books on the history of bookbinding. With chapters on ancient binding, national styles of book decoration, end papers, sewing, forwarding, finishing, lettering, etc. From the private reference library..... READ MORE about BOOKBINDING, ITS BACKGROUND AND TECHNIQUE
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 5751
N.P. Princeton University Library, 1951. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalogue to an exhibition of hand-bound books, featuring the work of twenty-five American binders. A fine copy.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HAND BINDING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 48727
N.P. The Arts Council, 1949. 8vo. paper wrappers. 31 pages and 16 plates. With short biographies of the binders represented. (Brenni no.635 & 929). Spine lightly worn, else near fine. With an introduction by Philip James. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AN EXHIBITION OF MODERN ENGLISH & FRENCH BINDINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF J.R. ABBEY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5682
Aldershot: Scolar Press, (1993). 8vo. cloth. xv, 467 pages. First edition. A collection of previously published essays written by Foot over the last 12 years but gathered together here in a comprehensive volume with index. Major sections on the medieval tradition in bookbinding, gold-tooled bindings, unusual material and collectors and collections. Includes many illustrations and an index of binders and owners. A fine copy. Scarce book.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a...... READ MORE about STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 38562
Two volumes.
Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf and Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1967. 4to. cloth. (x),370; viii pages followed by 110 full page plates. Two volumes. S-K 2766. Reprint of 1928 first edition. Limited to 600 sets. With over 200 illustrations in collotype and in color. The most definitive work done on bindings executed in the period 1400 to 1600. Minor fading of spines, else near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate..... READ MORE about GOTHIC & RENAISSANCE BOOKBINDINGS EXEMPLIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED FROM THE AUTHOR'S COLLECTION
Price: $180.00 Order nr. 39529
(San Francisco: University of California, Berkeley, 1982). 4to. cloth. 194 pages. Scarce book on bindings by this noted author and binder. A fine copy. The book is an oral history transcript of tape recorded interviews with 5 Bay Area fine bookbinders: Lee Wollenberg, Stell Patri, Duncan Olmstead, Stephan Gale Herrick, and Barbara Fallon Hiller. Each interview was held question-and-answer style and these preeminent bookbinders expounded on their training, teachers and mentors; careers as binders and..... READ MORE about THE HAND BOOKBINDING TRADITION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Price: $90.00 Order nr. 107061
New York: Empire State Book Co., 1927. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xxiv, 232 pages. S-K 1819. Front pastedown spotted. Second impression of the second edition but with a new editor note by A.W. Pollard. (Brenni no.232). With 12 illustrations and 2 figures. Part of the Books about Books Series edited by Pollard. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BINDING OF BOOKS, AN ESSAY IN THE HISTORY OF GOLD-TOOLED BINDINGS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 42920
With an introduction by Dale Roylance.
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 1986. 8vo. paper wrappers. (viii), (24) pages. With an introduction by Dale Roylance. First edition. A well illustrated exhibition catalogue. Spine faded. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about JAMIE KAMPH, 50 DESIGN BINDINGS 1974-1986
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30890
Monte Carlo: Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco, 1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Sale of October 7, 1980. Head of spine worn, else near fine. With a biographical sketch of McLaughlin. 2071 lots. Many bindings illustrated in black and white. Prices realized loosely inserted. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about LIVRES PRECIEUX PROVENANT DE LA BIBLITHEQUE DE MAJOR ADRIAN MCLAUGHLIN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 72386
(Toronto): The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists, (1991). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 69+1 pages. An exhibition organized by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Touring 1991-94 which discusses European and American Bookbinding. A fine copy. Illustrated in black and white. Includes a bibliography, list of bindings and models of bindings, and footnotes.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TWO CENTURIES OF BOOK-BINDING, MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES 1700-1900
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 70454
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1931. 8vo. cloth. 127 pages. First edition. (Brenni no.61 & 1323). Lacking the dust jacket. Very good. With chapters on the enemies of books, repair and mending of books, treatment of paper, care of leather bindings, treatment of cloth bindings and others. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE CARE AND REPAIR OF BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6188
Dallas: The Bridwell Library, 1991. oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. The Bridwell Fine Bindings Series, periodic exhibitions focus on bindings both from The Bridwell Library and from elsewhere. A fine copy. Their first exhibition begins with Margaret Lecky (1907-1988) who was nationally known and respected as a designer binder, and teacher of bookbinding. Illustrated with photographs of her bindings.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about MARGARET LECKY, AMERICAN FINE BINDER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 58797
Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1925. small 4to. later buckrum, leather spine label. 208 pages. S-K 26. Brenni no.11. Top corner bumped, else fine in a later cloth binding.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER BUCHBINDEREI-LITERATUR
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 981
