Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2021, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 661 pp. The Legacy Press, Tradition and Individuality came about as the result of an irresistible invitation: to examine and describe the bindings on 100 Greek manuscripts in the University of Michigan Library’s rare-book collection, which..... More
Berlin: Carl Heymanns, 1955, First Edition. duodecimo, pale green cloth. 33 pp. Carl Heymanns, Typographical basics and rules. With the booklabel of Tatyama and Hans Schmoller. Spine very slightly faded. More
Columbia, MO: International Library Center, 1969, First Printed Edition. thick quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (xiv), 371printed pp. International Library Center, A doctoral dissertation for Columbia University (mimeographed). With two maps and one plan. Bibliography. Index. Printed prospectus and autograph letter, signed from the author laid. Name inside front wrapper..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1934, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. Little, Brown, Jacket dust soiled and chipped at edges: one small chip at top of front panel, chipping to top of spine not affecting the title, 2" x 3" chip out of back panel. Top edge of pages dusty..... More
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London: British Museum Press, 2002, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 256pp. British Museum Press, The British Museum holds the world's largest collection of bookplates, but only the British and American ex-libris have so far been published. This catalogue, written in German, describes, lists and reproduces over five hundred..... More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1925, duodecimo, three-quarter brown morocco with five raised bands and brown cloth. A.e.g. 352 pp. Thomas Nelson and Sons, With indices of authors and first lines. Printed on thin paper. A handsome binding with minor scuffing at outer hinges and corners, contents clean and unmarked..... More
Baltimore: A. Neal, 1819, First Baltimore Edition. duodecimo, full sheep, gilt rule on flat spine. 180 pp. A. Neal, First published in 1775, Perrin's Fables was in wide demand as a French primer. There is a one page Publisher's Advertisement where he descirbes the "important improvements" that have been made..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2021, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 532 pp. The Legacy Press, Theodore C. Petersen wrote Coptic Bookbindings in the Pierpont Morgan Library between 1929 and 1950, but it remained unpublished until now. The seminal work describes the binding techniques and materials of..... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1957, First English edition. octavo, maroon boards in dust jacket. Victor Gollancz, Former owner's name and 1957 date on front pastedown, edges of text block foxed, dust jacket price clipped with a few short tears. More
Boston: The Stillings Press, 1893, First Edition. octavo, original printed wrappers. (10)pp., stapled. The Stillings Press, Tipped-in is a small printed car: "Kennebec Historical Society. From the Library of Hon. Joseph H. Williams. 1814-1896.". Signed "J. H. Williams March 1893". on the front wrapper. Williams was President of the Maine..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1999, First Edition. large octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. 120 pp. The Grolier Club, Published in two parts in 1799 and 1800, The City of Philadelphia ...As it Appeared in the Year 1800 by William Birch was the first American color plate book..... More
Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943, First Edition, Second Issue. small octavo, red, white and blue pictorial boards, in original scarce printed mailing carton. 336 pp. Consolidated Book Publishers, Salinger's 4 1/2 pp. story, "The Hang of It," starts on p. 332. Also featuring contributions from, among others, Elbert Hubbard, Ellery..... More
"Dear Doctor Hench: The photograph of the Lafayette College ceremonial arrived. And I thank you for sending this momento of a rare and pleasant occasion. Sincerely yours, [signed] Carl Sandburg." Earlier that summer both Sandburg and Dr. Philip S. Hench were honored at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania: Sandburg was given..... More
Houten: HES & De Graaf, (2010), First Edition. large quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. 708 pp. HES & De Graaf, The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) was for a period of 200 years responsible for the navigation material for the journey between the Netherlands and the Far..... More
(Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell), 1926, First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. (330) pp. Almqvist & Wiksell), With 20 photographic illustrations plus a fold-out photographic image of Nobel's will. Edges of wrappers sunned, mild bump to upper right-hand corner. More
Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1863, 1863, 1863, 1864, 1864, 1865, 1865,1866, 1866, First Printings of this important edition. octavo, three-quarter maroon morocco and cloth, five raised bands. T.e.g. xliv, 464; viii, 434; xii, 356; xiv, 658; xx, 648; xiv, 524; xx, 600xxxii, 672 pp. Macmillan and Co., Vol 3, Addenda..... More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2016, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 696 pp. The Legacy Press, This history of 19th- and early 20th-century paper-conservation practices in the United States and Western Europe weaves together two story lines. The development and character of the profession unfolds in descriptions..... More
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Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin, Showa 39, [1964], 1964 (third) edition. folio, blue cloth with an orange, yellow and white floral pattern reminiscent of the plates within; paper title labels in Japanese characters pasted to front cover of each volume, red silk ties complete the Japanese-style binding. [8] pp. of text;..... More
Paris: Alphonse Picard & Fils Editeurs, 1897, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xx, 895 pp. Alphonse Picard & Fils Editeurs, A bibliography of bibliographies. With the bookplate of Dr. Eugene S. Flamm, neurosurgeon, bibliophile and former president of the Grolier Club. Brief rubber-stamp to top and bottom edges of text..... More
Suffolk, Eng: Boydell & Brewer, 1989, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 205pp. Boydell & Brewer, Pepys's music collection ranges from psalm-books to operas, includes treatises on the subject of musical theory and items of historical interest. The map collection concentrates on material related to navigation and the `Calligraphical..... More
(London): The British Library, 2010, First Edition. large octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. xviii, 314 pp. The British Library, "Book Makers" explores how publishing companies and their owners and staffs were organised and how their output responded to the wider social, economic and cultural trends of the period. It..... More
(Sommerville, MA: Kallistos Press, 1984), First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John Kristensen. small quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed wrap-around dust wrapper. (20)pp., sewn. Kallistos Press, First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John kristensen of the Firefly Press. A very fine, clean copy, pretty..... More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2021, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 446 pp. The Legacy Press, In 2020, Peter and Donna marked the forty-sixth year of their remarkable collaboration. This Bibliography features more than 163 editioned books by them, 374 one-of-a-kind books by Donna, and 63 unique..... More
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Windham, CT: Hawthorn House, 1940; 1942, First Edition, each Limited to 250 numbered coppies;. octavo, pictorial boards with blue cloth spine; blue cloth with pictorial label on front cover. 66 pp.; 111 pp. Hawthorn House, Both volumes illustrated with maps, some fold-out. The first volume is signed by Edmund Thompson..... More
Watermark Press, 1986), First Edition. oblong quarto, pictorial wrappers. (iv), followed by 18 pp. printed recto only. Watermark Press, Poetry & Paintings by Carolyn Sanders Turner; Calligraphy by Patti Paulus; Photography by Doug Chadwick; Layout Assistant Mary Gail Jacobson. Nine color paintings reproduced and tipped in. Signed by the poet/artist..... More