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 about The Blake Collection of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne
(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 about The Sound of American Literature a Century Ago
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 about The Big Book of Big Little Books
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 about Ronald Firbank
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 about A Directory of Printing, Publishing, Bookselling & Allied Trades in Rhode Island to 1865
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 about The Fortune of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman
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 about Ross Macdonald/Kenneth Millar: A Descriptive Bibliography
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 about The Tradition of Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century. Catalogue of an Exhibition, 12...
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 about Edwin Arlington Robinson's Letters to Edith Brower
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 about Libraries in the Ancient World
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 about Calligraphy Today. Twentieth-century tradition and practice
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 about Dr Johnson's Women
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 about A Book I Value. Selected Marginalia. Edited by H. J. Jackson
Toronto: University of Toront Press, (1975), First Canadian Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. xiv, 129pp. University of Toront Press, A collated bibliography of Gissing's primary works. Jacket lightly wrinkled. More about George Gissing. A Bibliography
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 about English art 1860-1914. Modern artists and identity
(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 about Creative Calligraphy. The Art of Beautiful Writing
(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 about The Ancient Library of Qumran
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 about Beyond the Line: The Art of Diana Cooper
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1999), First Edition. oblong octavo, wrappers. (176)pp. Chronicle Books, As printing technology made important advances and modern marketing techiques developed in the 1800s, covers and jackets became increasingly decorative and integral to the total book concept. Charting the evolution of graphic styles during these crucial decades... More about From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss. Children's Book Covers 1860-1960
Berkeley: Univ of California Press, (1989), First Edition. quarto, wrappers. (xvi), (352)pp. Univ of California Press, Illustrated. The essays attempt to answer the question: "What was the role of printing in the French Revolution?" With a final exhibition checklist and notes for the essays. Very fine, unmarked. More about Revolution in Print. The Press in France, 1775-1800
Port Washington: Kennikat Press, (1970), Reprint. octavo, green cloth. 244 pp. Kennikat Press , Minor scuffing to front cover, name on endpaper. A fine, clean copy. More about British Scientific Literature in the Seventeenth Century
Boston: Little, Brown, (1981), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 211 pp. Little, Brown, Edges of text block lightly foxed. More about Ferocious Alphabets
No place: no date (1984), Offprint. quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. 10 leaves, printed recto only. Offprint from the Gutenberg Yearbook, 1984. Illustrated. Upper right-hand corner lightly bumped. More about "A System for Describing Fifteenth-Century Music Type."
Toronto: York University Law Library, (1975), First Edition. quarto, orange cloth. 55 pp. York University Law Library, Reproduced typescript. Fine. More about A Bibliography of Legal Materials for Non-Law Libraries
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1999, First Edition. quarto, cloth. xlii, 312pp. Oak Knoll Press, Illustrated. Two lower corners lightly bumped, else fine and clean. More about A Bibliography of Richard Hurd