New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928, First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. (xvi); 519pp. Charles Scribner's Sons, A manual based on lectures given at Princeton University on subjects are varied as Subject Bibliography: Historical and Social Sciences, Library Science, General Reference Books, Special Bibliographies, History of Printing, etc. With a Bibliographical..... More
New York: Champion Papers, 1978, First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers in original printed envelope. 36 pp. Champion Papers, Promotional piece exhibiting the art of Hermann Zapf. Printed in black and white and in color. Very fine in fine printed envelope. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1993), First Edition. large quarto, brown cloth in dust jacket. xxxiv, 403 pp. Princeton University Press, The panorama of American animal study, from the natural history of Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon through the development of professional zoology and its large institutions, provides the backdrop..... More
(Mercer Island, WA): Starmount House, 1989, First Edition. large quarto, maroon boards. x, 467; (iv), 787; 882 pp. Starmount House, A very fine, clean set. More
London: Faber & Faber, (1969), Second Impression. quarto, red cloth in dust jacket. 448pp. Faber & Faber, A comprehensive history of the development of illustration from the earliest days down to the modern printed book. "By picking out salient and typical books the author seeks to indicate the main lines..... More
Athens: Ohio University Press, (1992), First Edition. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. (xxvi), 253 pp. Ohio University Press, Aericana dealer extraordinaire who wrote interesting and witty letters to book collecting clients, in the main to Thomas Streeter, and colleagues. Very fine. More
London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1962, octavo, rebound in blue cloth with two leather spine labels. T.e.g. xcvi, 864 pp. Maggs Bros. Ltd., Ten catalogues with covers bound in at end. A necessary feature as the inside covers contain the subject indices and list of illustrations. Extensively illustrated with black and..... More
Burlingame, CA: Historicana, 1999, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. 96pp. Historicana, Published for an exhibition of the same title at the Spertus Museum in Chicago (August 16, 1998 - February 28, 1999), this is the first book of its kind about the political illustrator, Arthur Szyk. Famous for his anti- nazism..... More
Madrid: Editorial Plus-Ultra, 1962, First Edition. large quarto, maroon cloth stamped in gilt with maroon leather spine, in dust jacket. 373 pp. Editorial Plus-Ultra, Text in Spanish. A history of Spanish illuminated miniatures, engravings and bookbindings. Eight color plates and 507 in black and white. With two indicies, geographic and..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1966; 1975, Reprint, with minor corrections; First Edition. large octavo, patterned blue cloth with green cloth spines. (xxvi), (562); xiv, 563-1,138 pp. University of Toronto Press, A cornerstone reference book. A fine set. More
Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1933, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 350 pp. University of Wisconsin, Includes a chronological list of translators. Minor wrinkles and short tears around edges of wrappers. Contents clean. More
London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., December 5, 1979, octoav, printed wrappers. (102) pp., followed by 19 black and white plates. Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., Book auction catalogue offering 351 items. Includes 3 plates in full color. Prices realized sheet laid in. Some breaks to paper at spine but..... More
Cambridge: Issued by the Library of Harvard University, 1890, First Edition. octavo, rebound in blue cloth with title stamped in gilt on spine. 116 pp. Issued by the Library of Harvard University, Ex-library from the City of Leeds Public Library with their bookplate and rubber stamped discard notice, one additional..... More
(Prague: 1968), First Edition. oblong octavo, white cloth stamped in black and red, in dust jacket. (252) pp. Text in Czech, Russian, German and English. The history is followed by 94 examples of Czech printing, each with one illustration and briefly described. Dust jacket with tear at back panel repaired..... More
New York: American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, January 16-17, 1930, large octavo, printed wrappers. (iv), 267, (3) pp. American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, Rare book auction catalogue offering 1,388 lots. McKay 9213 & 9219. This library contained a large selection of Henry Alken, Dickens, Cruikshank, John Gould and..... More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1994, Second Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (xxii), 286pp. Oak Knoll Press, This edition contains an appendix listing 73 type specimen books unknown at the time of the first edition, more than 10 percent of the former total. TYPE FOUNDRIES contains historical accounts of..... More
(Washington, DC): Microcard Editions, (1971), First Edition Limited to 200 numbered copies signed by Bruccoli. octavo, light and dark green cloth. (xviii), 122pp. Microcard Editions, Illustrated with photographs and facsimiles (one folding). An as new copy. More
(New York): Dell, (1962), First Edition. duodecimo, pictorial wrappers, text block edges stained green. Dell, "Never before published in book form - 73 articles by America's greatest writer." Bump to bottom center of back cover mildly affecting the last 90 pages. More
(Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Martino Fine Books, no date [1990], Facsimile Reprint Limited to 100 copies. quarto, grey cloth. xiii, 299, xiv, 301-675 pp. Martino Fine Books, A bibliographical catalogue. Illustrated in black and white. Bend to spine cloth, else fine. More
(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Fine Books, no date, circa 2000, Facsimile reprint. octavo, grey cloth. CCLIX, 607 pp. Martino Fine Books, The reprint includes the two Berghman supplements. Very fine and clean. More
Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, no date [1998], Facsimile reprint of the 1895 first edition. Reprint limited to 150 copies. octavo, blue cloth with red title block on spine. 338, 62 pp.; 486, 28, 21pp. Martino Fine Books, A very fine, clean copy. More
New York: The New York Public Library, 1933, First Edition. quarto, blue cloth. (xxxiv), 235 pp. interspersed with 118 plates. The New York Public Library, With the bookplate of Melville E. Stone, publisher of the Chicago Daily News and father to Herbert Stuart Stone, of the Chicago book publishers Stone..... More
(Cambridge, MA: Maurizio Martino Publisher, no date [1994]), Facsimile Reprint of the original edition of 1886. octavo, red cloth. (viii), 459 pp. Maurizio Martino Publisher, Very fine. More
(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, (2001), Facsimile Reprint of the original 1893 edition. octavo, green cloth. xii, 288 pp. Martino Publishing, Very fine and clean. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (2001), First Edition. large octavo, maroon cloth. 788 pp. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Still a useful reference for points and pricing. Signed on the title page. Very fine. More