Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1935, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. 64; 80; 76pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Three numbers of this scarce quarterly. Near fine, clean condition. Uncut, unopened. More
Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1936, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. 96; 88; 79pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Three numbers of this scarce quarterly. Near fine, clean condition. Uncut, unopened. More
New York: Duprat & Co, 1894, Limited to 450 numbered copies on Van Gelder paper of which this is #258. There was also a limitation of 200 copies on Japan paper. small octavo, on blue-green textured silk. Duprat & Co,, Printed at The De Vinne Press. Book related articles, "New..... More
New York: Christie's, 1998, First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. (268); (481); (415)pp. Christie's, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color. From the library and with the bookplate of Dr. Eugene S. Flamm, neurosurgeon, bibliophile and former president of the Grolier Club. Part I is inscribed to Dr. Flamm..... More
570 x 445 mm, framed. Originally produced by the Monotype Type Foundry in the 1930s and later reissued in the 1950s folded and included within issues of the Monotype Recorder, though this example is not folded. Designed by Sarah Clutton. Printed in black and red. Framed. These were intended to..... More
570 x 445 mm, framed. Originally produced by the Monotype Type Foundry in the 1930s and later reissued in the 1950s folded and included within issues of the Monotype Recorder, though this example is not folded. Designed by Sarah Clutton. Printed in black and blue. Framed. These were intended to..... More
570 x 445 mm, framed. Originally produced by the Monotype Type Foundry in the 1930s and later reissued in the 1950s folded and included within issues of the Monotype Recorder, though this example is not folded. Designed by Sarah Clutton. Printed in black and ochre. Framed. These were intended to..... More
Richmond, VA: W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory, 1963, First Editions. octavo, printed wrappers. 46; 79; 62; 66; 116; 28; 48 pp. + microfiche. W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory, Part VI contains a Spot Test Color Chart. Part I: A Two-Year Research Program; Test Data of Naturally Aged Papers; Spray Deacidification;..... More
[Bloomington, IN: unpublished, 1972], Unpublished. quarto, blue cloth with printed title/compiler paper label on spine. [670] + [22] containing addenda, notes and errata. unpublished, A detailed bibliography reproduced from typescript recto only. No title page text starts with Almayer's Folly A1. Bound in later full cloth. Bill Cagle worked at..... More
Davenport, IA: St. Ambrose University, (1991), Second edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 310pp. St. Ambrose University, Edited by Mary W. Gilroy. Illustrated and printed with accents and capitals and headlines in green or rust or both. The serif originated with Roman inscription letters, its history and development here..... More
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1884, Third Edition. octavo, original pale blue boards and grey paper spine with printed spine lable. (viii), 184 pp. W. & R. Chambers, Sketches of individuals believed to have been the inspirations for some of the characters in Walter Scott's works of fiction. First published..... More
Boston: D. C. Heath, 1888, First Edition. small quarto, original tan buckram with printed paper label on spine. lxxii, (82)pp. D. C. Heath, Frontispiece of a page from the fragment. Albert Stanburrough Cook (March 6, 1853 – September 1, 1927) was an American philologist, literary critic, and scholar of Old..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 560 pp. + DVD-ROM. Oak Knoll Press, Descriptive bibliography of American writer Ernest Hemingway, documenting his work from 1923 through 2009. Provides edition, printing, issue, state, location, and description of all printings, editions, parent editions, plays..... More
Paris: Librairie Plon, [1895], First Edition, and only edition. oblong quarto, gold cloth with pictorial label on front cover, all edges stained red. (48) pp. Librairie Plon, Lovely, and amusing, circus themed drawings in pastel colors. Front endpaper has a vertical fold, front inner hinge weak but holding, Fingerprint soiling..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1886, First Edition Limited to 200 copies printed by The De Vinne Press. quarto, original three quarter beige boards and cloth. T.e.g. 36 pp. followed by 63 plates. The Grolier Club, Illustrated with 63 black and white photographic plates of bindings, including early, crudely-stitched 16th..... More
New York: K.G. Saur, (1983), First American Edition. large quarto, beige cloth in printed dust jacket. 470 pp. K.G. Saur, Translated from the German by Ida Kimber. This translation is taken from the third, revised edition. The text covers the topic by tracing the development of the Roman letter from..... More
[New York]: Elam Bliss, 1829, First Edition. octavo, original black cloth with a decorative border on front and back covers stamped in blind. 300 pp. Elam Bliss, Fifteen lectures comprising an early text of literary criticism of American literature of the 18th and 19th century. Brief marginal notations in pencil..... More
London: Elliot Stock, 1894, First Edition. octavo, one-quarter maroon morocco and blue cloth. T.e.g. (x), 68 pp. Elliot Stock, In publisher's better binding. Contents include As to the Origin of the "P.R.B."; Millais; Holman Hunt; Rossetti. With a detailed index. Illustrated. Circular rubber stamp of the "Hubbard Free Library" on..... More
New York: William Evarts Benjamin, 1888-90, Volume I, Nos. 1-12. quarto, maroon pebbled cloth and leather spine. T.e.g. approx. 230 pp. William Evarts Benjamin, Useful for its information of events of the time. Bound at end are the front wrappers of No. 1 and No. 12 (only). Filled with period..... 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
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2022, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 620 pp. The Legacy Press, CONTENT: The Burning of the Butterfly: A Plaquette Binding at the University of Michigan Library; Working on the Best Material and by the Best Methods: Douglas Cockerell and Son, and the Bindery’s..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2023, Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 720 pp.; access to pdf with ca. 1,500 color images and an additional 88 pp. of text. The Legacy Press, "Books Will Speak" is published at a time when the historical book is..... More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1926, First Edition. quarto, ochre cloth stamped in red and blue. xvi, 206 pp, + xxpp. advertisements. Cambridge University Press, Contributors include Julius Rodenberg, Paul Istel, H. V. Marrot, Beatrice Warde and Stanley Morison. "A significant, learned, and copiously documented periodical. Only seven numbers were issued..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1895, First Edition. octavo, pale red buckram. xii,[1]-634; xvi,[1]-495pp. Hodder & Stoughton, T. J. Wise setting the stage for his forgeries. Illustrated. Bookplate in each volume. Volume One with broken inner hinge roughly repaired. Heavy foxing on endpapers but text clean, spines faded and foxed... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2004, First Edition Limited to 500 copies. large quarto, original tan boards and grey cloth. (306)pp. The Grolier Club, Preface by Eric Holzenberg. An Appreciation by Edmond L. Lincoln. Introduction by Michael J. North. Printed by The Stinehour Press. With 616 French book auction catalogues..... More