Lines I Like: Calligraphic & Otherwise.
No place: (1986), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (34) pp. Inscribed and signed by Brown on the front endpaper. Very fine. More
No place: (1986), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (34) pp. Inscribed and signed by Brown on the front endpaper. Very fine. More
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1978, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth. (vi), 603 pp. American Antiquarian Society, The Society's journal has been a source for articles, bibliographies, and tools for scholarship within the general area of American history and culture through 1876. Top edge of text block foxed, else fine..... More
(Worcester, MA): American Antiquarian Society, 1969, First Edition. large octavo, red cloth. 1,076pp. American Antiquarian Society, Condensed set of Evans' American Bibliography. However, this short-title edition contains listings for the 10,035 titles that were not in the original set of Evans (listed 39,162 items). Thus this set in reality is..... More
London: Signature, 1950, First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers in original tissue outer wrapper. (54)pp. Signature, Printed at The Curwen Press. Articles on "Brian Robb" by Edward Ardizzone, H. P. Schmoller and John Piper. Printed in black and red. Well and beautifuuly illustrated. A very fine, clean copy... More
The London Magazine, September, 1956, First Separate Edition. small octavo, wrappers, stapled. 8 pp. with tipped-in plate of Smithers by Max Beerbohm. The London Magazine, Reprinted from The London Magazine, September, 1956. Very fine. More
Philadelphia: Holmes Publishing Co., 1988, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 142pp. Holmes Publishing Co., A continuation of Sims's 1985 publication, The Rare Book Game. The contents include essays on Vincent O'Sullivan, Martin Secker, The Benson Papers, C.W. Beaumont, Alyse Gregory (Mr Llewellyn Powys), J.M. Barrie, John Galsworthy, Kenneth..... More
London: John Murray, 1891, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. (xvi), 496pp.; (xii), 549pp. John Murray, "This concentrates on the life of John Murray II (John Murray I dies at the end of chapter 1). It is concerned with that period of British publishing when the great Scottish houses were forming..... More
Washington: GPO, 1888, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 180 pp. GPO, Part of the Contributions to American Educational History. Illustrated. Title inked on spine, back wrapper lacking. Very good copy. More
University Park: Penn State University Press, 2017, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 264 pp. Penn State University Press, Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene, and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers..... More
New York: The Typophiles, (1971), First Edition. oblong duodecimo, brown cloth in original pictorial slipcase. (127) pp. The Typophiles, Martin Speckter’s Disquisition on the Composing Stick is the only book ever written on this essential tool. From the book, "“Although not supported by dependable authority, the old printer’s account of..... More
Palgrave Macmillan, (2011), First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards. (x), 220 pp. Palgrave Macmillan, This volume explores problems concerning the series, national development and the national canon in a range of countries and their international book-trade relationships. Studies focus on issues such as the fabrication of a national canon, and on..... More
(New Castle, DE): Oak Knoll Press, 2006, First Edition in English Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of 200 numbered in full leather signed by Staikos and Fleck. tall octavo, full brown calf with printed label on front cover. (xii), 49pp. Oak Knoll Press, Introduction by Robert..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009, First Edition. quarto, decorated boards. 254 pp. Oak Knoll Press, This book contains reproductions of the printers and publishers marks of all those - both Greeks and non-Greeks - who printed or published books for Greek readers from the dawn of typography until..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1994, Reprint. octavo, cloth. Four volumes in three: (iv), xxxi, 391+(1); x, 556; xi, 356, (47)pp. Oak Knoll Press, In 1907, Stauffer's two-volume set of this work was published in a limited edition of 350 copies. It provided biographical sketches and a checklist of..... More
Paris: Alphonse Picard & Fils Editeurs, 1897, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xx, 895 pp. Alphonse Picard & Fils Editeurs, A bibliography of bibliographies. With the bookplate of Dr. Eugene S. Flamm, neurosurgeon, bibliophile and former president of the Grolier Club. Brief rubber-stamp to top and bottom edges of text..... More
Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1985, First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. 246pp. Greenwood Press, "This first formal history of antiquarian bookselling in the United States begins with the colonial origins and ends with the 1940's, when World War II changed the nature of the trade in this country. The author examines..... More
New York: Julian Messner, (1965), First Edition. octavo, salmon cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Julian Messner, Fascinating story of her work in a predominately male world. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1971), First Edition. octavo, yellow Cloth in dust jacket. xx, 348 pp. University of Oklahoma Press, "Between 1830's and the 1930's members of the colorgul Fowler familty of New York were the leading exponents of phrenology - character analyses based on the conformation of the..... More
Medieval Institute Publications, 2016, First Edition. large octavo, printed boards. 208 pp. Medieval Institute Publications, The Trappist abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky (the house of Thomas Merton) owns the eclectic Dom Edmond Obrecht Collection of manuscripts, which contains not only medieval manuscripts but materials of interest for..... More
Suffolk, Eng: Boydell & Brewer, 1989, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 205pp. Boydell & Brewer, Pepys's music collection ranges from psalm-books to operas, includes treatises on the subject of musical theory and items of historical interest. The map collection concentrates on material related to navigation and the `Calligraphical..... More
(Lunenberg, VT: The Society of Printers of Boston & Stinehour Editions, 2010), First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards. 145 pp. The Society of Printers of Boston & Stinehour Editions, "Books assembled by Roderick Stinehour during his years at The Stinehour Press." A short-title listing of 1,320 items. A few of the..... More
London: John Castle, (1925), First Edition, Limited to 750 numbered copies. octavo, Brown cloth in dsut jacket. (xiv), 162pp. John Castle, Title page transcriptions, collations, and bibliographical notes on the first editions of John Davidson, Ernest Dowson, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Meynell, Pater, and Francis Thompson. One small chip to bottom..... More
(London): Scala, (2007), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 416 pp. Scala, Great Collectors of Our Time is the first major survey of contemporary collecting and collectors since Douglas Cooper's Great Private Collections, published in 1963. It examines many of the greatest collectors of our time in..... More
Cleveland: World Publishing, (1957), First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (508) pp. World Publishing, With chapters written by John T. Winterich, Barton Currie, F. J. Harvey Darton (on John Newbery), Vincent Starrett, C. Waller Barrett, W. H. Bond, Jacob Blanck, Ellery Queen ("My First Meeting with Sherlock Holmes")..... More
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1909, First printing of this edition. large octavo, brown cloth with printed spine labels. xiv, 414; 381 pp. American Antiquarian Society, Thomas continued running his printing business until 1802, when he passed it on to his son, Isaiah Thomas, Jr. In his retirement, Isaiah Sr..... More