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Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, (1976), Revised edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 54 pp. Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, Illustrated. Name on verso of front wrapper. More
Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, (1976), Revised edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 54 pp. Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, Illustrated. Name on verso of front wrapper. More
(Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2004), First Edition. tall octavo, pictorial wrappers. 362 pp. Bodleian Library, "The collection of portraits in the Bodleian is a fascinating record of social and academic history rather than a collection of fine works of art." New. More
Seattle: College Art Association, 1998, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 200 pp. College Art Association, This book focuses on the original arrangement and significance of the library decorations of the Benedictine monastery at Praglia near Padua. This series of twenty-four paintings on canvas by Battista Zelotti, dated around..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (2001), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. (vi), 215pp. St. Martin's Press, With chapters on the Library of Congress, Folger Library, Beinecke Library, Forgers, selling books on the internet, and more. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. More
Iowa City: Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries, 1980, First Edition. quarto, red cloth. xiv, 474 pp. Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries, This edition presents over 1,196 entries compiling a catalogue of rare books in medicine in the Health Sciences Library, University of Iowa, donated by John..... More
Poster created for The Center for the Book, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1984. 6-color, silkscreened by Rob Day. 26" x 32". Limited to 650 copies numbered and signed by Hidy. Lettering by Julian Waters. Note: A small number of posters printed printed in 1986 or earlier may have minor..... More
Poster created for the Hewlett Library, Berkeley, California, 1987. 6-color, silkscreened by Rob Day. 33" x 19". Limited to 300 numbered copies signed by Lance Hidy. The last building designed by Louis Kahn. New. More
Poster created for the Sioux City Public Library, Sioux City, Iowa, 1990. 6-color silkscreen. 34" x 16". Limited to 240 numbered and signed copies. Portrait of Rob Day (his last silkscreen). New. More
Poster created for the Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1986. 11-color, silkscreened by Rob Day. Image 24" x 14.5", sheet 29 x 19.5". Limited to 400 numbered copies signed by Lance Hidy. Note: A small number of posters printed printed in 1986 or earlier may have minor..... More
New York & Beijing: Queens Borough Public Library & National Library of china, (2000), First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. (xiv), 337 pp. Queens Borough Public Library & National Library of china, Calligraphy is among the most revered of the Chinese visual arts. The history of the development of the book-from..... More
London: Bibliographical Society, 2004, First Edition. large octavo, blue cloth. 490pp. Bibliographical Society, From the Foreword: "Many of the books, as one would expect, are theological, but other subjects can be found. At Hatfield Broad Oak, for example, there are books on history, biography, medicine, philosophy and travel, and multilingual..... More
London: Bibliographical Society, 2004, First Edition. large octavo, blue cloth. 490pp. Bibliographical Society, From the Foreword: "Many of the books, as one would expect, are theological, but other subjects can be found. At Hatfield Broad Oak, for example, there are books on history, biography, medicine, philosophy and travel, and multilingual..... More
Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1981), First Edition. quarto, black cloth. xxvi, 275pp. D. S. Brewer, Modern Manuscripts covers all post-medieval MSS in the Library, describing the contents of nearly 250 volumes, ranging from the great naval collections to the individual letters and notes. It includes some of the best..... More
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, (1978), First Edition, Limited to 400 numbered copies printed at The Stinehour Press. octavo, boards & cloth. ix, 65pp. The Rowfant Club, Aside from being a fascinating catalogue of some of the major Rowfant holdings, this book is in effect a history of the Club itself..... 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
Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1992), First Edition. large octavo, cloth. 136 pp. D. S. Brewer, No fewer than twenty-three of Pepys's thirty-eight medieval manuscripts contain Middle English texts, and date from the 14th and 15th centuries. Devotional tracts and religious poetry predominate, though there is also a corpus of..... More
New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1937, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. xii, 364 pp. H. W. Wilson Company, Ex-library with usual markings and pocket at back. More
Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1973, Facsimile edition. octavo, heavy paper wrappers in printed paper dust jacket. (xxviii), (256)pp. G.E.C. Gads Forlag, With one folding plate. Text in Danish. Study of public libraries and library science. Very tiny chip from wrapper at top of spine, otherwise a fine copy. More
Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, (1995), First Edition. quarto, brown boards. xxxviii, 251 pp. D. S. Brewer, The library of Trinity College, Cambridge, contains the largest collection of medieval manuscripts of any college in Great Britain, and one of the most important in the world. A number of known Middle English..... More
Paris: Ernest Thorin, 1887, First Edition. large octavo, original printed paper wrappers. viii, 380pp. Ernest Thorin, Name inside front wrapper. Front and back wrappers in near fine condition. Spine wrapper worn and with a 3" chip missing at the bottom. Wrappers and preliminary pages printed on acidic paper and therefore..... More
Columbia, MO: International Library Center, 1969, First Printed Edition. thick quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (xiv), 371printed pp. International Library Center, A doctoral dissertation for Columbia University (mimeographed). With two maps and one plan. Bibliography. Index. Printed prospectus and autograph letter, signed from the author laid. Name inside front wrapper..... More
(Cambridge): Cambridge University Library, 1975, First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (iv), (28)pp. Cambridge University Library, Ilustrated with photographs and drawings. A very fine copy. More
Tucson: Univ of Arizona Press, (1986), Second printing. small octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 95pp. Univ of Arizona Press, "John David Marshall has combed Powell's books, articles, essays, and reviews to fashion a collection of quotations that best reflect the man and his intellectual passions." The quotations are grouped..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1942, First Edition. quarto, original printed paper wrappers. (x), (182)pp. Government Printing Office, No. 5 in Studies of the A. L. A. Committee on Library Cooperation with Latin America. Quite an extensive reference. Wrappers dusty and scuffed, light wear to spine. More
London: Bibliographical Society, 2017, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xxix, 493 pp. Bibliographical Society, Edmund Geste, probably pronounced ‘Guest’, (c. 1515–1577) studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1536 under Henry VIII, rising to become Vice-Provost under Edward VI in 1550 before being expelled under Queen..... More