New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1990, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 212pp. Oak Knoll Press, Originally published in Italian as La Bibliografia, Storia di una Tradizione in 1984, this work explains the circumstances and objectives behind the evolution of bibliographies. Balsamo suggests that when one looks at a bibliography as... More
(London): Duckworth, 1928, First Edition. small 8vo, boards. (xii), 24pp. Duckworth, Being a Handlist of Works by Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell and of their contributions to certain periodicals. Illustrated with three portraits of the authors by Albert Rutherston. Printed at The Curwen Press. Covers dust soiled and slightly bowed... More
(London): The British Library, (1995), Reprint. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 80pp. The British Library, The period from the late 18th century to the 1920s was a 'golden age' for illustrated children's books. The author traces their development, from primitive Chap-book to sumptuously printed color gift book. Among the famous artists included... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2007), First American Edition. small octavo, red boards in dust jacket. 96 pp. Simon & Schuster, A bookseller's personal collection of unintentionally funny titles and authors. My favorite is the 1892 publication, "The Humour of Germany." Illustrated in black and white and in color. New. More
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971, First Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. (69), followed by 30 plates. The Pierpont Morgan Library, Introduction by Charles Ryskamp. Extensively illustrated in black and white. Spine slightly faded, else a fine, clean copy. More
Rochester: Press of the Good Mountain, 1964, First Edition limited to 500 copies. small octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (56)pp., stapled. Press of the Good Mountain, Designed and printed by Dwight E. Agner. Illustrated with various artists' version of the Pynson Printers pressmark. Typophiles Monograph No. 75. Very fine copy. More
(London: Oxford Univ Press, 1961), octavo, wrappers. (16)pp. Oxford Univ Press, A lecture on the American Lyceum. Offprint from "The proceedings of the British Academy" Vol. XLVII. Fine. More
Worcestershire: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1943, First Edition. large octavo, blue cloth. T.e.g. (x), (148) pp. B.T. Batsford Ltd., "In 1843, Bradley Thomas Batsford opened a secondhand bookshop and in 1943, Batsford, Limited published this record of the "Batsford Century'. . .for a limited world, the world of printers, booksellers, bookbinders... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1997), First Edition. octavo, boards. 121 pp. Chronicle Books, The chapters of this book are broken into genre: Funnies, Space, Adventure, Movies, Crime, Wild West, and Aviation. Extensively illustrated in color. Very fine copy. More
London: Arthur Barker Ltd, (1951) , First Edition. small octavo, red boards in dust jacket. 102 pp. Arthur Barker Ltd, Part of The English Novelists Series. A fine, clean copy in a fine, clean dust jacket which is not price clipped. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1958, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 211pp. New York Public Library, Printers, publishers, booksellers, auctioneers who sold books, binders, paper and press manufacturers are included. Very fine copy. More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., (1986), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. xiv, 337pp. Harcourt Brace & Co., From the introduction, "This book examines Mitchell Kennerley in the context of the world of books in the early decades of this centuyry. Kennerley operated in two overlapping... More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. (xvi), (260)pp. University of Pittsburgh Press, Part of the Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography. More
Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute, 1979, First Edition. octavo, boards. (130)pp. Hunt Institute, Contains annotated entries and illustrations of 92 fine bindings from the 1 6th to 20th centuries. Issued in conjunction with a 1979 exhibit at Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the book functions well as a stand- alone text nearly... More
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press, 1968, quarto. quarto, beige cloth. (xii), 233pp. The Belknap Press , Robinson and Brower carried on a correspondence for over thirty years. This book presents her accumulation of letters in its entirety together with her "Memories of Edwin Arlington Robinson," her review of "The Children... More
New Haven: Yale Univ Press, 2001, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 192pp. Yale Univ Press, Casson recounts the development of ancient library buildings, systems, holdings, and patrons, addressing questions on a wide variety of topics, such as: What was the connection between the rise in education and literacy... More
New York: Burt Franklin, (1970), octavo, cloth. (38)pp. Burt Franklin, Reprint of the 1891 edition. A monograph mainly focusing on classical forgeries. More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1988), Third Edition. quarto, green boards. 128pp. Taplinger Publishing Company, A largely pictorial survey embracing the development and practice of Western calligraphy in the 20th century. It ranges from the revival by Edward Johnston of calligraphy based on historical scripts, through the pioneering work of... More
London: Hambledon and London, (2000), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in decorative dust jacket. (xii); 260pp. Hambledon and London, Johnson was willing to treat women as intellectual equals and to promote their careers. Clarke investigates the lives and writings of six leading female authors Johnson knew well: Elizabeth Carter, Charlotte... More
London: HMSO, (1979), Fifth Printing. octavo, wrappers. (xiv), (252)pp, 72 full-page plates at end. HMSO, Originally published in 1915, this edition is considerably revised and enlarged. The lists of brasses are classified under Military Costume, Civil Costume, Ecclesiastical Costume, etc., and the arrangement is chronological. With an index of place-names. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2003), octavo, grey cloth. (xxiv), 245 pp. Princeton University Press, Coleridge is such a celebrity that many who have never read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" have a fair idea who he was, and yet the common impression of him is not flattering. He is... More
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (2001), First American Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. (xiv), 274pp. Rutgers University Press, A volume in the Issues in Art History Series. Essays by leading scholars dealing with themes including the new progessionalism in art, the gendered nature of institutions, the rise of Aestheticism, and the... More
(New York): Smithmark, (1996), large quarto, boards in dust jacket. 128 pp. Smithmark, Creative Calligraphy will provide a practical course for the beginner, from a basic introduction to the history of the craft and an explanation of the materials required. More
(Sheffield);: Sheffield Academic Press, (1995), Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 204pp. Sheffield Academic Press, A study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, first published in 1958. Illustrated. Very fine. More
Cleveland: Museum of Contemporary Art, (2007), large octavo, printed wrappers. Museum of Contemporary Art, An exhibition on view September 28 through December 30, 2007. Very fine. Inscribed and signed by the artist on the title page, "Dear Dan / all the best, / Diana / Jan 2008." Very fine. More