New York: Scott & O'Shaughnessy, May 29, 1918, First Edition. octavo, printed paper wrappers. 68pp., stapled. Scott & O'Shaughnessy, Scott & O'Shaunessy book auction catalogue offering 719 lots. McKay 7972. Slight scuffs and dusting to wrappers, otherwise a nice copy. 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, 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

Cincinnati: Peter G. Thomson, no date (circa 1890), large octavo, pictorial boards. 94 pp. Peter G. Thomson, With twenty illustrations by the Dalziel Brothers. A good portion of the paper covering the spine is gone, corners scuffed and rounded. More

2 1/2" x 4" Printed in black, orange and gilt. Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1846 – April 24, 1924) was a pioneering American psychologist and educator. His interests focused on childhood development and evolutionary theory. Hall was the first president of the American Psychological Association and the first president..... More

New York: Walpole Galleries, 1915, First Edition. octavo, printed paper wrappers. (40)pp., stapled. Walpole Galleries, This is the first book auction catalogue of The Walpole Galleries, November 12, 1915. 300 lots offered. McKay 7603. Vertical fold through center. Wrappers dusty and with two tiny chips to back wrapper, penciled notation..... More

Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1866, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 591 pp. Smithsonian Institution, "The present work is a catalogue of that portion of the library of the Smithsonian Institution which embraces the publications of Learned societies and other public bodies, as well as encyclopedias and periodical and serial works in..... More

London: Sotheby & Co., August 18-19, 1941, quarto, printed green wrappers. 97 pp. Sotheby & Co., Sotheby rare book and manuscript auction catalogue. Thompson's library contained more than his well-known collection of illuminated manuscripts. This sale upon the death of his wife, contains fine early illustrated books, superb 16th and..... More

London: Sotheby & Co, June 21-23, 1965, small quarto, printed boards. (xii), 279 pp. Sotheby & Co, 694 lots offered and described in detail. With indices of books printed on vellum, binders and booksellers, and previous owners. Color frontispiece plus 83 black and white plates. Text block slightly cocked, lower..... More

Typefoundry Asterdam, (1956), quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. (20) pp. Typefoundry Asterdam, The last page consists of an In Memoriam of the font designer, Walter H. McKay, who died a few days after the introduction of Columbia. The back pocket holds eight samples using Columbia typeface. Very fine. More

Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 2001, Facsimile edition. small octavo, cream cloth. 590 pp. Georg Olms, Fifteen catalogues in facsimile. Volume V of the Die Messkataloge des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts. Very fine. "The catalogues of the Frankfurt Book Fair, initiated by the Augsburg bookseller George Willer in 1564, represent the first international bibliographies..... More

London: Christie, Manson & Woods, Dec 2, 1987, large quarto, cloth. (126)pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 46 items listed. From the Foreword to the catalogue: "Although her main interest was book collecting, she nevertheless managed to assemble a small, but select collection containing some quite remarkable manuscripts... Every aspect of..... More