Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1945, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 159 pp. University of Chicago Press, War in Library History by Pierce Butler; New Rivals of the Press: Film and Radio by Harold D. Lasswell; Books and the Solder by Lieut. Col. Ray L. Trautman; War and..... More
Toronto: York University Law Library, (1975), First Edition. quarto, orange cloth. 55 pp. York University Law Library, Reproduced typescript. Fine. More
Los Angeles: Univ. of California Press, (1991), First Edition. octavo, cloth. (188)pp. followed by 32pp. of photographic plates. Univ. of California Press, Edited by R. H. Rouse. These manuscripts in the library of the University of California, Los Angeles, include psalters, books of hours, collections of sermons and law books..... 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
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1940, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. 120 pp. University of California Press, Libraries of the Ancient East; Libraries of Ancient Greece; Libraries of Ancient Rome; Various Technical Matters. With three illustrations. Small paper shelf label at bottom of spine. Two bookplates, one covering the other..... More
New York: American Art Association, May 14, 1915, octavo, printed wrappers. not paginated. American Art Association, American Art Association sale 331 lots. Standard sets in fine bindings, Valentine's Manuals and first editions of Mark Twain and John Kendrick Bangs. McKay 7560. Mckay location symbols penned to the upper edge of..... More
New York: Duprat & Co., 1892, First Edition. octavo, orange silk boards. 119pp. Duprat & Co., Of the 1,000 copies printed, this is one of 800 numbered copies printed on Holland paper. Preface by Octave Uzanne. Printed at The De Vinne Press. With a frontispiece and twelve photogravure plates reproducing..... 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
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
Chicago: American Library Association, 1986, Second edition. large quarto, red cloth. (xxvi), 895 pp. American Library Association, Previous owner's name on front endpaper, else a fine, clean copy. Illustrated. More
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
Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1937-1938, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. 352pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Four numbers of this scarce quarterly devoted to the history of libraries. Text in French. No. 1 with a bump to the lower right corner. First two issues with..... More
Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1939, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. (92); (90)pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Two numbers of this scarce quarterly. Near fine, clean condition. Uncut, unopened. More
(London): Sotheby & Co., (1974), First Edition. quarto, green cloth with gilt lettering and illustrated end papers. unpaginated. Sotheby & Co., In two parts: Part I: Early Science Navigation & Travel including Americana with a few medical books A-C. Part II: D-G. Auction of one of the finest libraries assembled..... More
Zurich and Lucern: L'Art Ancien and Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1937, First Edition. quarto, printed paper wrappers. (4), (52)pp. L'Art Ancien and Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Frontispiece portrait of Trubner plus 10 plates. Auction catalogue of this impressive collection auctioned in November, 1937. Includes incunabula, early printed books and German literature of..... More
(London: Royal Society, no date (c. 1889), First Edition. octavo, printed self wrappers. (38)pp., sewn. Royal Society, List of Duplicates and Spare Volumes. Books, Pamphlets, Catalogues, Journals, Transactions, Observations, Reports. Also lists Deficiencies in the Library of the Royal Society. Slightly dusty at edges of wrappers but still a very..... More
Horsens: Trykt Hos A. C. Foghs Enke, 1863, small octavo, printed wrappers. 286 pp. Trykt Hos A. C. Foghs Enke, List of books in Horens Laerde School's library. Text in Danish. Front wrapper with small stain, slightly faded. More
(San Marino, CA): Huntington Library, 1982, First Edition. octavo, green cloth. (xiv), 448pp. Huntington Library, The third volume of a four-part series Guide to Manuscripts in the Huntingto Library. This volume surveys archives containing 450,000 pieces, including the Stowe, Hastings, Ellesmere, Loudoun, and Battle Abbey papers. These historical manuscripts range..... More
(San Marino, CA): Huntington Library, 1979, First Edition. octavo, maroon boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. (x), 539pp. Huntington Library, The second of a four-part series Guide to Manuscripts in the Huntington Library. This volume lists at least 125,000 literary manuscripts listed according to author and arranged..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1996), First Edition. Preface by Charles E. Peirce, Jr.; Foreword by Patrick O'Brian; Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xxiv), 272pp. W.W. Norton & Co., Late in the 16th century, Spaniards had already begun to exert influence over the indigenous people..... 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
(London): Chatto & Windus/Hogarth Pres, (1985), First Edition. quarto, boards. 69pp. Chatto & Windus/Hogarth Pres, From the Introduction: "Free schooling and libraries had encouraged a new, literatre working class...Chatto's directors were among the first publishers to move towards this new market. The intention was to republish some of their most..... More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, (1969), large octavo, printed wrappers. 138 pp. American Antiquarian Society, A sample from all the Society's collections to demonstrate the breadth of coverage and depth of holdings of the library. Numerous illustrations. Printed by The Stinehour Press and Meriden Gravure. Small erratum laid in. Fine... More