A Bibliography of John Middleton Murry 1889-1957.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1974), First Canadian Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 226pp. University of Toronto Press, A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket. More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1974), First Canadian Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 226pp. University of Toronto Press, A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket. More
London: Humphrey Milford, n.d. (1941), Offprint from "The Proceedings of the British Academy" volume XXVII. octavo, wrappers. (x)pp. Humphrey Milford, Black and white frontispiece of the item under discussion. More
Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes, (1987), First Edition, Limited to 300 numbered copies, this being copy 115. small octavo, printed boards with red cloth spine. 141 pp. The Club of Odd Volumes, , Containing a complete list of officers & members from the fouding, a sketch of recent history..... More
London: Longmans, Green, 1891, 1892, First Edition. octavo, black cloth. (x), (120); xx, 75pp., followed by 2 plates printed recto only. Longmans, Green, Bookplate on each volume at front pastedown. Foxing to edges of text blocks and to the first twenty or so leaves. Two inch tear at front inner..... More
(London): Geoffrey Cumberlege, (1946), Third Impression. large octavo, printed paper wrappers. 20pp., sewn. Geoffrey Cumberlege, Off-print from The Proceedings of the British Academy. Vol. XXXI. A fine copy. More
(Toronto): Art Gallery of Ontario, 1993, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. (xvi), 294pp. Art Gallery of Ontario, Illustrated with photographs. Catalogue from a traveling exhibition, September of 1993 inToronto to October of 1994 in Winnipeg. Fifteen extensive essays on Morris, his life and work: drawings, paintings, glass, wallpaper, textiles, ceramics, jewelry..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2015, First Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. 318 pp. The Grolier Club, With Essays by Justin G. Schiller and Brian W. Alderson. For her gorgeously illustrated and deeply researched contribution to the prestigious Grolier Hundred series, Chris Loker has assembled one hundred of the best known..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2021, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 325 pp. and 435 color plates. The Grolier Club, With an Introduction by Heather Haveman and Contributions by Leonard Banco and Suze Bienaimee. A gorgeously illustrated tour of several centuries of American magazine history. The history of..... More
London: British Library, 2005, First Edition. small octavo, printed wrappers. 112pp. British Library, Based on the Panizzi Lectures at the British Library in November 2004, this book looks at the impact of women's educational projects on female reading and book collecting in the royal courts of the 18th century. With..... More
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1886, First Edition. large octavo, three-quarter morocco and marbled boards with marbled endpapers. T.e.g. 270 pp. Librairie de Firmin-Didot , The art of the book from the origins until the end of the 18th century. 221 engravings and a color plate. Edges scuffed, especially top of..... More
(New Castle): Oak Knoll, 1999, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. vi, 117pp. Oak Knoll, From the dust jacket: "The writing career of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ('Lewis Carroll') began and ended with his contributions to periodicals. Between 1843...until his death in 1898, he published over 300 items in magazines..... More
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1976, First Edition. quarto, brown cloth in dust jacket. (129) pp. University of Massachusetts Press, Inscribed and signed by both editors on the half-title. Top edge of text block foxed, else fine. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 2013, First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth. 216 pp. David R. Godine, The book and type designer Frederic Warde is remembered today chiefly for his collaboration with Stanley Morison, for producing the singular typeface Arrighi, and for being, briefly, the husband of Beatrice, Monotype's charismatic publicity..... More
St Paul's Bibliographies, 1992, First Edition. octavo, blue boards. xvi, 296 pp. St Paul's Bibliographies, Two corners very lightly bumped, else a very fine, clean copy. More
Portland, OR: The Collectors Press, 2001, First American Edition. folio, pictorial cloth in dust jacket. (320) pp. The Collectors Press, Stated First American Edition but no indication of other edition. Extensively illustrated with interesting commentary. Very fine, without flaw. More
New York: Visual Studies Workshop Press, (1987), First Edition, wrappers issue. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 269 pp. Visual Studies Workshop Press, An in-depth look at artists' bookworks with a series of essays, written by longtime participants in and observers of the field. They address the following questions: what are the origins..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1928, First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth. 32 pp. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Very minor scuff to corners of cloth at top and bottom of spine. A very fine, clean copy. Unopened. More
Trumbull CT: The Greenwich Workshop, (1990), First Edition. quarto, brown cloth in dust jacket and original printed box. 160 pp. The Greenwich Workshop, Presenting all of the artist's printed work. A beautiful book with stunning color plates. A new copy in a very fine box. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1893, First Edition. octavo, buckram. (xvi), 188pp. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, Part of the Books About Books Series edited by Alfred W. Pollard. Illustrated with eight black and white plates, each extensively annotated in special Notes. Madan instructs the reader in looking at a manuscript..... More
Genève: Librairie Droz, 1950, 1952, 1952, 1958, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xvi, 364; (x), 480; 481-954; x, (578) pp. with (24) pp. publisher's catalogue inserted. Librairie Droz, Text in French. Ex-library with bookplate in each volume, withdrawn stamps including on edges of text block. Shelf locations in white ink..... More
[London]: Review, (2003), Second printing of paperback issue. octavo, pictorial wrappers. (320)pp. Review, In 1450, all of Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to no more than a few thousand. By 1500, they were printed and numbered in the millions. This because of the invention of the movable type by..... More
(London): Review, (2002), First Edition. small octavo, boards in dust jacket. (vi), 312pp. Review, The history, intrique and personalities surrounding Gutenberg's invention and the financing of his efforts are presented in a very readable text. Illustrated. Very fine, clean copy. More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2006, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 384pp. Oak Knoll Press, Published to mark the centenary of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, this is the first book to map out the history of the rare book trade in the 20th century, coinciding with the end..... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1935, First Edition. octavo, dark brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), 326pp. D. Appleton-Century, Illustrated with photographs. A fine biography of the most important printer and publisher of his day. A fine, clean copy. Light shelf wear, a few tiny chips and fading to the..... More
London: Nattali & Maurice, (1967), First Edition thus. octavo, faux vellum boards. (ii), (30)pp. Nattali & Maurice, Translated by Hans Schmoller. With two illustrations. Set and printed in Dante type by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega Press. Very slight bump to foot of spine, otherwise a very fine, clean..... More