(London): Frank Cass, 1968, First Printing of this new impression. quarto, blue buckram. xx, (318)pp. Frank Cass, First Published in 1849. With several plans. Name and date on front endpaper, one page with very slight tear, otherwise a near fine copy. More
New Haven: Yale Univ Press, 2001, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 192pp. Yale Univ Press, Casson recounts the development of ancient library buildings, systems, holdings, and patrons, addressing questions on a wide variety of topics, such as: What was the connection between the rise in education and literacy..... More
London: B. T. Batsford, 1907, First Edition. quarto, maroon cloth. (xiv), 183, (ii), 24 pp. B. T. Batsford, Covers Materials and Construction; Installations and Apparatus; Shelving and Accessories; Fittings, Furniture, and Appliances; Book Rooms; Lending Department, and more. Illustrated. Ex-Library from New York's Mercantile Library with a small rubber stamp..... More
Liverpool: Free Public Library, 1903, First Edition. octavo, original blue boards and vellum. viii, 212pp. Free Public Library, Illustrated with portraits and photographs. Printed on laid paper. Light wear to extremities, corners bumped and scuffed exposing board, tiny crack at head of spine hinge. Name on endpaper. 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
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1970), First American Edition. quarto, green cloth in dust jacket. 320pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons, Represented among the thirty-two libraries beginning with the Capitular Library of Verona are the Monastery of St. John in Patmos, The Vatican Library, the Bodleian Library of Oxford, Trinity College in..... 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
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 Castle, DE; Kent, OH): Oak Knoll Press; Kent State University Libraries, 2006, First Edition. quarto, blue cloth. 246pp. Oak Knoll Press; Kent State University Libraries, Ulizio had built and disposed of three libraries prior to this collection acquired by Kent State in a purchase/donation agreement in 1969. "This catalogue..... 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
New York: Marcel Dekker, (1968), First Edition. quarto, original blue buckram in dust jacket. Marcel Dekker, Name and date on front endpaper, top edge a bit dusty, edges slightly foxed, otherwise a near fine, clean copy. More
New York: Marcel Dekker, (1973), First Edition. quarto, original blue buckram. Marcel Dekker, Name and date on front endpaper, top edge a bit dusty, edges slightly foxed, otherwise a near fine, clean copy. More
New York: Marcel Dekker, (1974), First Edition. quarto, original blue buckram. Marcel Dekker, Name and date on front endpaper, top edge a bit dusty, edges slightly foxed, otherwise a near fine, clean copy. More
New York: Marcel Dekker, (1974), First Edition. quarto, original blue buckram. Marcel Dekker, Name and date on front endpaper, top edge a bit dusty, edges slightly foxed, otherwise a near fine, clean copy. More
New York: Marcel Dekker, (1975), First Edition. quarto, original blue buckram. Marcel Dekker, Name and date on front endpaper, top edge a bit dusty, otherwise a fine, clean copy. More