Mathew Carey: Editor, Author and Publisher. A Study in American Literary Development.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1912, First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. T.e.g. 144, (3) pp. Columbia University Press, Fine. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1912, First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. T.e.g. 144, (3) pp. Columbia University Press, Fine. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, no date [1962], First Edition, Uncorrected Proof. octavo, printed wrappers. (x), 244 pp. Hamish Hamilton, With publisher's Uncorrected Proof paper label on front wrapper with typed inditation of title, author, probable price and probable publication date. Autobiography of the novelist which covers the years spent in Malta..... More
Somersworth: New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1971; 1971, Facsimiles Reprint, Limited to 136 numbered copies. octavo, boards in slipcase. 420 pp; 407 pp. New Hampshire Publishing Company, The limitation page contains a listing of the 136 subscribers. Each volume contains a folded map in a pocket, as issued. Illustrated. Encased in..... More
Oxford: Plough Press, 1984, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 250 pp. Plough Press, A bibliography of the history and technique of printmaking and picture printing for both book illustration and single issue prints. Each chapter is preceded by an historical introduction. With a detailed, useful index. Very fine..... More
Charlottesville: Univ Press of Virginia, (1970), First Edition. quarto, cloth. (xx), 636pp. Univ Press of Virginia, From the Preface by Frecerick R. Goff: "The work of addition and revision continued until 1969 through Mr. Bristol's further checking and through reports of new entries from cooperating libraries to the clearinghouse he..... More
Jackson: Univ Press of Mississippi, (1982), First Edition. octavo, cloth. xx,416pp. Univ Press of Mississippi, Illustrated. A listing of more than 2,000 items in this Faulkner collection including manuscripts, books, letters, early drawings in school publications, here organized chronologically from family documents from the 1880s to publications about Faulkner from..... More
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, (1982), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. xx,416pp. University Press of Mississippi, Illustrated. A listing of more than 2,000 items in this Faulkner collection including manuscripts, books, letters, early drawings in school publications, here organized chronologically from family documents from the 1880s to publications..... More
Jackson: Univ Press of Mississippi, (1984), First Edition. Wrappers Issue. octavo, pictorial wrappers. xxviii, 334pp. Univ Press of Mississippi, From the introduction: "The Faulkner letters printed here complement those collected by Joseph Blotner in Selected Letters of William Faulkner. Readers familiar with that volume will quickly note further mention of..... More
Jackson: Univ Press of Mississippi, (1985), First Edition. Wrappers issue. octavo, wrappers. (50), 400pp. Univ Press of Mississippi, This third volume in the series provides further insight into Faulkner's connection with jack Warner and into the Hollywood of the Second World War era. "In the inner story of Faulkner's writing..... More
Jackson: Univ Press of Mississippi, (1985), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (50), 409pp. Univ Press of Mississippi, "Unlike its predecessor, 'The De Gaulle Story,' Faulkner's most ambitious attempt to draft an original screenplay, 'Battle Cry' demonstrates Faulkner's skill as an adaptor and collaborator. Though Faulkner was a principal..... More
(Waco: Baylor Univ), n.d.(1921), First Edition. octavo, cloth. (viii), 405pp. Baylor Univ), A complete listing of the Browning holdings at Baylor, an outgrowth of the private library of Dr. A. J. Armstrong, head of the English department. Illustrated with photographs. Cloth badly soiled and worn at extremities. " Mrs. John..... More
(Hamden): Archon, 1972, Revised edn. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (xiv), 134pp. Archon, A thorough compilation of the reviews and other public comment made on Boswell's work from his time to 1972. Very fine. More
(Edinburgh): Edinburgh University Press, (1991), Third Edition. large octavo, boards in dust jacket. (xiv), 176pp. Edinburgh University Press, Revised. A thorough compilation of the reviews and other public comment made on Boswell's work from his time to 1989. Very fine. 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
Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, (2006), First Edition. quarto, brown cloth in dust jacket. (iv), 360 pp. Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, "In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000" was a landmark exhibition presented in association with the Bodleian Library, University of..... More
(Pinner): Private Libraries Association, 1977, First Edition. oblong octavo, cloth. (78)pp. Private Libraries Association, A brief text of the history of the antiquarian book firm is followed by ten or so photographs of the exteriors, interiors and of the proprietors. The shops represented are Francis Edwards, Frank Hollings, E. Joseph..... More
(Northampton, MA: The Smith College Museum of Art, 1962), First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. small octavo, printed wrappers, sewn. The Smith College Museum of Art, A very fine copy, signed by Leonard Baskin. Brook 31. Printed in red, green and black on Millbourn Book Laid paper. More
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xxii, 423pp. University of Pittsburgh Press, With a foreword by Dickey. Part of the Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography. A detailed, illustrated bibliography covering Books and Separate Publications; Contributions to Books; Contributions to Periodicals; Miscellany; Translations; Musical Settings; Recordings; Dedicatory..... 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: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981, First Edition. octavo, cloth. (xiv), (194)pp. University of Pittsburgh Press, Part of the Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography. A detailed, illustrated bibliography covering Books and Separate Publications; Contributions to Books; Contributions to Periodicals; Miscellany; Translations; Musical Settings; Recordings; Dedicatory Poems and Poems Referring to Stevens;..... More
London: John Hatchard and Son, 1837, First Edition. small octavo, self-wrappers, stitched. 18, (ii) pp. John Hatchard and Son, Attributed to John Bruce in NUC-pre 1956 imprints. John Bruce's displeasure with the Committee report regarding the public records. This is his second statement regarding the Committee report. Small chip to..... More
London: The British Library, 2005, First Edition. octavo, cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 320pp. The British Library, With this new major study the author remedies the neglect of the 'immediate post-Bewick period' and demonstrates the importance of the period from 1820 to 1860 in the history of the illustrated book..... More
(London): Penguin Books, (2010), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 254 pp. Penguin Books, Extensively illustrated in full color. A unique exploration into the subtle art of the book cover High standards in art and design have always been part of Penguin's publishing program. Now, on the occasion of Penguin's 75th..... More
Bedford: Printed by F. Thompson, (1947), First Edition. duodecimo, printed self wrappers. 8 pp. Printed by F. Thompson, Address on the Institution by John R. Bull and John Cox. With a list of 17 Rules. Wrappers chipped, dusty and with tears. Appears dis-bound. More
Emory University, (2019), First Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. (92) pp. Emory University, Fascinating, beautifully illustrated in full color. Very fine. More