Last Book Sale of the Season. Catalogue No. 1239.
Philadelphia: Stan V Henkels, July 22, 1919, small quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. 48 pp. Stan V Henkels, Includes a run of Charles Dickens. Some marginal pencil notations, else fine. More
Philadelphia: Stan V Henkels, July 22, 1919, small quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. 48 pp. Stan V Henkels, Includes a run of Charles Dickens. Some marginal pencil notations, else fine. More
Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Soner, 1926, First Edition. octavo, rebound in three-quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. T.e.g. P.A. Norstedt & Soner, Text in Swedish and some English. Illustrated. Minor break to the finish of the leather at the top outer hinge, else a very fine copy. More
Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Soner, 1927, First Edition. octavo, rebound in three-quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. T.e.g. P.A. Norstedt & Soner, Although George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, it was not presented to him until 1926. Text in Swedish and some English. Minor scuffing..... More
London: Bishopsgate Institute, (1907), First Edition. octavo, original printed paper wrappers. 20pp., stapled. Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate Institute is a cultural institute in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate, near Liverpool Street station and Spitalfields market. The Institute was established in 1895. Wrappers dusty and with a few very tine..... More
New York: Sotheby's, Dec 11, 1990, octavo, pictorial wrappers. (158)pp. Sotheby's, 350 lots. Schiff's interest in breeding and racing horses is reflected in his library of sporting, racing, and hunting titles. The library also contained nineteenth century English and American literary first editions and twenty-one lots of Presidential autographs "apparently..... More
New York: Sotheby's, April 24, 1985, quarto, cloth. 132pp, 181 items. Sotheby's, Illustrated with photographs and color plates. Webster's collection of books and manuscripts represented 600 years of Western thought and culture - from a Magna Carta of 1300 to Kennedy's Profiles in Courage -- and included Books of Hours..... More
The National Book League, 1971, First Edition. small octavo, pictorial wrappers. (ii), 65 pp. The National Book League, A catalogue of the collection. With 16 full page illustrations in black and white. A very fine, clean copy. More
Boston: David R. Godine [et. al.], (1976), First printing of this edition. oblong small octavo, brown cloth in original acetate wrapper. unpaginated [75] pp. David R. Godine [et. al.], With a Memoir by Fritz Kredel and a Preface by Warren Chappell. A facsimile of the 24 alphabets in Das ABC..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Joseph the Provider, Books, 1992, quarto, pictorial wrappers. (viii), 80 pp. Joseph the Provider, Books, Joseph the Provider rare book catalogue offering 609 Ernest Hemingway related items from the Goin collection. Illustrated. Very fine, without flaw. More
Santa Barbara, CA; Sharon, MA: Pepper & Stern Rare Books, (1985), small octavo, printed wrappers. (27) pp. Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Pepper & Stern rare books catalogue of this impressive Sherlock Holmes collection. The collection was offered en bloc. Twelve full page illustrations. Staples slightly rusted, else a very..... More
(Tokyo): Kyoiku Shoseki, (1991), First English Language Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. (200)pp. Kyoiku Shoseki, This catalogue covers the years from 1980 - 1990 and contains 169 fine bindings, 27 designs for commercial book production as well as posters and announcements. Illustrated with 300 color plates. "Although bookbinding may..... More
London: Sotheby's, June 19, 1990, quarto, wrappers. (92)pp, 40 items listed. Sotheby's, Illustrated with color plates. The great illuminators from the 12th to the 15th century are represented in this collection with most coming from Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland and the Low Countries. Included are pieces by Nicolo di Giacomo..... More
New York: Merwin-Clayton Sales, April 12, 1911, octavo, printed wrappers. 32 pp. Merwin-Clayton Sales, Book auction sale no. 386. 449 lots. McKay 6966. A fine, clean, unchipped copy. More
(London): William Clowes & Sons, no date, circa 1970, small quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. 16 pp. William Clowes & Sons, "An Addition to the Range of the Type Faces Used by William Clowes & Sons Ltd, London and Beccles." With alphabets and examples of pages set in Ehrhardt. Top of..... More
(San Francisco): Butterfields, 2000, First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (276)pp. Butterfields, A very fine copy of this important aviation auction. An informative reference item, extensively illustrated in color. Prices realized list laid in. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1987), First Edition. octavo, green cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 234pp. Little, Brown and Company, An informal account of Little, Brown and Company that records the highlights of their 150 years of publishing books and materials in the United States. Illustrated in black and..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1987), First Edition. octavo, green cloth. (x), 234pp. Little, Brown and Company, An informal account of Little, Brown and Company that records the highlights of their 150 years of publishing books and materials in the United States. Illustrated in black and white. Very fine... More
Hollywood, CA: W. M. Hawley, (1944), 27" x 35" folded chart in original printed sleeve. W. M. Hawley, Very fine. More
New York: Sotheby's, June 14, 1993, quarto, wrappers. (137)pp., followed by XV color plates and a one page index. 211 lots. Sotheby's, With a 2pp. biography of the collector. A collection mainly comprised of letters and manuscripts: Ballooning, Amelia Earhart, Otto Lilienthal, Lindberg, Robert E. Peary, Wilbur and Orville Wright..... More
Fine Press Book Association, 2004, First Edition. quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed dust wrapper. (80) pp. Fine Press Book Association, Aimed to be a "support group" for fine presses, this journal presents lists of recent publications and interesting articles and book reviews. Illustrated. With articles by Simon Brett..... More
Fine Press Book Association, 2005, First Edition. quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed dust wrapper. 60 pp. Fine Press Book Association, Aimed to be a "support group" for fine presses, this journal presents lists of recent publications and interesting articles and book reviews. Illustrated. With articles by Simon Brett..... More
Fine Press Book Association, 2006, First Edition. quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed dust wrapper. 72 pp. Fine Press Book Association, Aimed to be a "support group" for fine presses, this journal presents lists of recent publications and interesting articles and book reviews. Illustrated. With articles by Simon Brett..... More
Fine Press Book Association, 2006, First Edition. quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed dust wrapper. 72 pp. Fine Press Book Association, Aimed to be a "support group" for fine presses, this journal presents lists of recent publications and interesting articles and book reviews. Illustrated. With articles by Crispen Elsted..... More
Fine Press Book Association, 2008, First Edition. quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed dust wrapper. 64 pp. Fine Press Book Association, Aimed to be a "support group" for fine presses, this journal presents lists of recent publications and interesting articles and book reviews. Illustrated. With articles by Crispen Elsted..... More
Fine Press Book Association, 2008, First Edition. quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed dust wrapper. 64 pp. Fine Press Book Association, Aimed to be a "support group" for fine presses, this journal presents lists of recent publications and interesting articles and book reviews. Illustrated. With articles by Crispen Elsted..... More