(London): Thames and Hudson, (1995), First Edition, wrappers issue. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 320 pp. Thames and Hudson, The author has spent many years researching writing and typography and in this book examines the many imaginative, often idiosyncratic ways in which the letters of the alphabet have been assigned value in..... More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, (2011), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. (xii), (243) pp. University of Pennsylvania, The new history of the book has constituted a vibrant academic field in recent years, and theories of print culture have moved to the center of much scholarly discourse. One might think..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 776 pp. University of Chicago Press, In The Nature of the Book, a tour de force of cultural history, Adrian Johns constructs an entirely original and vivid picture of print culture and its many arenas—commercial, intellectual, political..... More
New York: Arco, (1978), First American Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 200pp. Arco, The state of modern antiquarian bookselling in England with chapters on collectors, a history of the trade, auctions, the book thief and trends and "fashionable interests." Illustrated. The back panel of the dust jacket reproduces Ronald..... More
Boston: Godine, (1985), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. xi, 274 pp. Godine, In this companion volume to their Alpha and Omega (Godine, 1981) , the Humez brothers turn their unique wit and intelligence from the Greek to the Roman alphabet. The authors will initiate you to the arcane..... More
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1911, First American Edition. octavo, red cloth stamped in gilt. xviii, (491)pp. Little Brown & Co, With a bibliography by W. H. Peet. From the author's Preface: "My reason for offering this work is that no one else has attempted to write an adequate history..... More
Houghton Library, 2009, First Edition. large octavo, maroon cloth in dust jacket. (viii), (128) pp. Houghton Library, To commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), whose influence on his time was as monumental as his legacy is enduring, Harvard University’s Houghton Library presents this exhibition catalogue of..... More
(Cambridge: Harvard University Press), 1924, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth. 440pp. Harvard University Press), This tribute to Eames begins with "A Bio-Bibliographical Narrative" by Victor Hugo Paltsits and is followed by Thirty-two essays on a variety of bibliophilic topics: Aids to the Identification of American Imprints by Alice Lerch; The..... More
(London): The Bibliographical Society, 1977, large quarto, blue cloth. (346) pp. The Bibliographical Society, Four volumes reprinted in compact form in one volume. Unrevised reprint of the original volumes: 1577-1640, first printed 1910; 1641-1667, first printed 1907; 1668-1725, first printed 1922; 1726-1775, first printed 1932. Information pulled together from different..... More
London: British Library, 1993, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. 206 pp. British Library, Essays include John Bidwell on "American Papermakers and the Panic of 1819" ; "Bookbinding and the History of Books" by Mirjam M. Foot; "A New Model for the Study of the Book" by Thomas..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, (1982), First Edition. octavo, green boards in dust jacket. XI, 428pp. Clarendon Press, A remarkable autobiography, completed shortly before Sir Geoffrey Keynes' death. As a surgeon he was a pioneer in the use of blood transfusion and the rational treatment of breast cancer. From the dust jacket..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2014, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 112 pp. The Grolier Club, Foreword by Matthew Carter, followed by a detailed checklist of over 160 items on show at the Grolier Club, February 19 - April 26, 2014. Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914) was one of the most..... More
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
Oxford: Bodleian Library, (2014), First Edition. quarto, light grey boards in dust jacket. 360 pp. Bodleian Library, Marks of Genius pays tribute to some of the most remarkable testaments to genius throughout human history, from ancient texts on papyrus and the extraordinary medieval manuscript The Douce Apocalypse to the renowned..... More
London: The Bibliographical Society, 2013, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. 185pp. The Bibliographical Society, Westminster Abbey is closely connected with the early history of printing in England: England's first printer, William Caxton, had his workshop within the monastery walls. Both the Abbey and the adjacent Westminster School have profited by..... 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
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 328 pp. Cambridge University Press, At the end of the eighteenth century, noblemen and revolutionaries spent extravagant sums of money or precious military resources competing to acquire incunabula, which until then had often been regarded as worthless. These..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, (1934), First American Edition. large octavo, red cloth in printed dust jacket. xvi, (304)pp. E. P. Dutton, With 12 collotype plates. From the Introduction: "Despite an early reputation as an 'infamous pirate, liar and thief'', Jaggard printed the First Folio of Shakespeare, a one- volume..... More
London: Bibliographical Society, 2000, First Edition. large thick octavo, dark blue cloth. xlviii, (676)pp. Bibliographical Society, This dictionary attempts in nearly 2,200 entries to cover all workers in the various branches of the Dublin book trade until the Act of Union in 1800. All grades of workers from apprentice to..... More
London: Bibliographical Society, 2017, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xxix, 493 pp. Bibliographical Society, Edmund Geste, probably pronounced ‘Guest’, (c. 1515–1577) studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1536 under Henry VIII, rising to become Vice-Provost under Edward VI in 1550 before being expelled under Queen..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2004, First Edition Limited to 500 copies. large quarto, original tan boards and grey cloth. (306)pp. The Grolier Club, Preface by Eric Holzenberg. An Appreciation by Edmond L. Lincoln. Introduction by Michael J. North. Printed by The Stinehour Press. With 616 French book auction catalogues..... More
London: Printed for The Bibliographical Society at the Oxford University Press, 1932, First Edition. large quarto, tan boards with linen spine. (xlviii), 234 pp. Printed for The Bibliographical Society at the Oxford University Press, Illustrated Monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, No. XXI. "The present volume is intended to include..... More
(Berlin): De Gruyter, (2010), First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards. xii, (368)pp. De Gruyter , IFLA Publication 149. Extensively illustrated in black and white and in full color. The papers collected in this volume discuss descriptive methods and present conclusions relevant for the history of the book production and reception. Books..... 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
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 744 pp. Oxford University Press, Written by seventeen contributors, experts in their fields of history, publishing, and printing. Contains maps showing the growth and extent of Press activity in Oxford at different points in the period covered..... More