New York: The Grolier Club, 2013, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 200 pp. The Grolier Club, Published in connection with an exhibition held at the Grolier Club March 28-May 24, 2013. Guglielmo Libri (1803-1869) represents an extreme form of bibliomania. He was born into one of the oldest families of..... More

Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2017, Reprint. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. xxxiii, 432 pp. Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Edited by G. Thomas Tanselle. Gordon N. Ray (1915-1986), professor of English at the University of Illinois from 1946 to 1960 and president of..... More

New York: Christie, Manson & Wood, 1987, 1989, quarto, red cloth. Christie, Manson & Wood, A complete set including the very useful index volume. Part 1: "Fifteenth-Century books including The Gutenberg Bible" 302pp. 136 lots. Part 2: "Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts" 126pp. 182 lots. Part 3: "Printed books and Manuscripts..... More

London: Sampson Low, Marston, no date, Later printing. small octavo, (viii), 312pp. Sampson Low, Marston, "The book is of interest because it is indicative of the subjects which held the attention of the amateur collector at the time of its publication. " Webber, Books About Books, p. 70. Contents includes..... More

Alabama: House of Collectibles, 1976, First American Edition. large octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. 192 pp. House of Collectibles, All contributors are, or have been, connected with the antiquarian and secondhand book trade. After the introductory sections, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters..... More

Peoria: Spoon River Press, 2001, Fourth Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 680pp. Spoon River Press, Now including statements from over 4,200 publishers and publishers' imprints. The publishers' statements are arranged alphabetically by name with all publishers other than those from the United States identified by country. The publishers included..... More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1934, First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 306pp. Oxford University Press, Illustrated. For the collector with little money, Jordan-Smith focuses on collecting books from the 16th to 20th centuries that are to be read and enjoyed: Elinor Wylie, Thornton Wilder, Louis..... More

New York: Henry Holt and Company, (2002), First Edition. small octavo, grey and brown boards in dust jacket. (xiv), 250 pp. Henry Holt and Company , A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket which is not price clipped. More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (vi), 213pp. St. Martin's Press, "Slightly Chipped is filled with anecdotes, esoterica, and fun facts about the world of book collecting like the ones that so charmed readers of Used and Rare." Very fine. More

New Castle: Oak Knoll, 1991, Second Edition. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (xiv), 224pp. Oak Knoll, The story of the firm of Elkin Mathews, Antiquarian booksellers. "We read about the occasion when the notorious T. J. Wise found himself more forged against than forging; about Mr. Muir's disastrous libel..... More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in printed dust jacket. (xiv), (120)pp. Cambridge University Press, Illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Jacket dusty and with a bit of shelf scuffing. Book is fine and clean. More

Winchester, Eng: St. Paul's, 1996, First Edition. octavo, boards. 176pp. St. Paul's, This collection of essays include those by David Pearson on "Scholars and bibliophiles: book collectors in Oxford, 1550-1650," Mirjam M. Foot on " Scholar-collectors and their bindings," Robin Myers on "Dr. Andrew Coltee Ducarel (1713-1785): pioneer of Anglo-Norman..... More

(London): Sheila Markham Rare Books, (2014), First Edition Limited to 500 copies. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. 256pp. Sheila Markham Rare Books, The antiquarian book trade-- the last resort of the English eccentric--is rich in colorful and entertaining characters. Since 1991, Sheila Markham has been interviewing some of its..... More