London: Chapman and Hall, 1928, First Edition Limited to 535 copies, of which 500 are for sale, in England and America. octavo, dark blue buckram over bevelled boards. (xii), 322pp. Chapman and Hall, "This is the definitive biography of one of the most diverting rogues of the eighteenth-century book trade."..... More
(London): The British Library, (1995), Second Printing. octavo, maroon cloth in dust jacket. xiv, 326pp. The British Library, From the dust jacket: "This handbook will provide a basic reference source for anyone who is concerned with the provenance of printed books and manuscripts. More specifically, its aim is to help..... More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2004, First English language Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 402pp. Oak Knoll Press, A memoir by this Dutch antiquarian bookseller viewing the European trade from 1950 to the present. Illustrated. Very fine, clean copy, without flaw. More
New York: Burt Franklin, (1969), Reprint of the 1818 edition. octavo, cloth. 773 pp. Burt Franklin, A most important work of this 17th and 18th century bookseller, publisher, and writer. Fine. More
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (2002), First American Edition. quarto , maroon boards in dust jacket. 432 pp. Thames and Hudson, The definitive history of commerce in the middle ages. Includes 8 pp. on books and booksellers. Very fine in a fine dust jacket which is not price clipped... More
(Winchester): St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1998, First Edition. octavo, boards. xii, 158pp. St. Paul's Bibliographies, "Writers from several specialist areas have produced a series of studies in which the relationship of science as well as of medicine to the culture of print is brought clearly into view. Printers, booksellers, collectors, readers..... More
Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, (1995), First Edition. small octavo, pictorial boards. xiv, 188 pp. St. Paul's Bibliographies, In this collection of essays, nine leading authorities in the history of the book trade present the evidence to show that across many generations the men who set themselves up as booksellers (defined..... More
London: Private Libraries Association, (1977), Fifth Impression. octavo, green cloth in dust jacket. xiv, 242pp. Private Libraries Association, Fifth Impression, with corrections and a substantial epilogue in which Mr. Carter casts a "reflective and not invariably respectful eye on the trends, conditions and personalities of the intervening twenty years." Colton..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Riviington, 1889, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth with author and title stamped in gilt, brown coated endpapers. xii, (342), (ii), followed by 32 pp. publisher's catalogue. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Riviington, "The first chapter addresses bookselling before Caxton. Little information is available about..... 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
(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
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
Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1997, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. St. Paul's Bibliographies, A feschrift in honor of Robin Myers, book historian and editor. Includes a fascinating compilation of monographs on the history of the book: "A binding with the arms of the Stationers' Company" by David Pearson;..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, (2007), First Edition. octavo, black boards and cloth in dust jacket. xviii, 493pp. Yale University Press, In 1450 very few English men or women were personally familiar with a book; by 1850, the great majority of people daily encountered books, magazines, or newspapers. This book..... More
Cleveland: World Publihsing Company, (1960), First Edition, Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Wolf and Fleming. octavo, brown and black buckram over bevelled boards, in slipcase. (618) pp. World Publihsing Company, The fascinating biography of this important American bookseller written by two men who had worked for him. The..... 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
Boston: Houghton Miffliin Company, 1923, First American Edition. octavo, light green boards and dark gren calf. T.e.g. (xxxvi), 282 pp. Houghton Miffliin Company, The 1923 edition contains more illustrations than the editions of 1924 and 1927. Edited and with an Introduction by Thomas Moult. Illustrated with 16 colored plates after..... More
(London): Pushkin Press, (2016), First Edition. small octavo, maroon boards in dust jacket. 253 pp. Pushkin Press, A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magic. In Browse, Henry Hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world..... More
New York: Hill & Wang, (1970), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. viii, 632pp. Hill & Wang, Illustrated. The story of the auction houses that reflected the changing tastes in art, antiques, and books in America: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Parke-Bernet Galleries, and the larger-than-life personalities..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 220pp. Simon & Schuster, "Dr. Ettinghausen's memoirs are more than the story of an exciting and very long life; they are part detective sotry, part adventure, and all true. For his career and his passion have been..... More
London: Shaw and Elkin, 1986, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. Shaw and Elkin, Illustrated with photographs. Indexed. In this sequel to her husband, Percy H. Muir's Minding My Own Business (1956), Barbara Kaye Muir continues the lively and entertaining story of one of the most influential bookmen of..... More
(New Castle, DE): Oak Knoll Press, (1995), First Edition. octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket. Oak Knoll Press, In "The Company We Kept" Barbara Kaye told the story of how the old established antiquarian Book firm of Elkin Mathews survived the war years after evacuation to rural Essex in 1939..... More
Montclair: Allanheld & Schram, (1978), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 209pp. Allanheld & Schram, Chapters on book hunting, book collecting, the books they caught and the ones that got away. Very minor foxing to jacket. 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