The English Book in Eighteenth Century Germany.
London: British Library, 1992, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 112pp. British Library, Panizzi Lectures, Vol. 7. More
London: British Library, 1992, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 112pp. British Library, Panizzi Lectures, Vol. 7. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2012, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 126 pp. The Grolier Club, The proud owners of Wunderkammers, or "Cabinets of Curiosoties" sometimes published elaborate illustrated catalogues to document their collections , and Rooms of Wonder: From Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899 will showcase dozens of the rarest..... More
Chicago: Univ of Chicago Press, (1989), First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 125pp. Univ of Chicago Press, "In this sophisticated application of modern Marxist thought, N. N. Feltes demonstrates the determining influence of nineteenth-century publishing practices on the Victorian novel. His dialectical analysis leads to a comprehensive explanation of the development of..... More
Ephemera Society of America, (1994), First Edition. oblong quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 224pp. Ephemera Society of America, "Rewards of Merit are significant documents that illustrate attitudes toward religion, education, and achievement: values with which young Americans were inculcated...This book also demonstrates how evolving methods of the American printing arts..... More
Washington, D.C. The Folger Shakespeare Library, (2002), First Edition. small quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 224pp. The Folger Shakespeare Library, Beginning with a biography of Henry and Emily Folger, this book offers a comprehensive survey of the collections and activities of the Library. An appendix chronologically describes the "Seven Decades..... More
Los Angeles: Univ. of California Press, (1991), First Edition. octavo, cloth. (188)pp. followed by 32pp. of photographic plates. Univ. of California Press, Edited by R. H. Rouse. These manuscripts in the library of the University of California, Los Angeles, include psalters, books of hours, collections of sermons and law books..... More
Koln: Taschen, (1999), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. (176)pp. Taschen, Text in English, German, and French. Starting with a biography of Morris the text follows the author/artist through interests in interior and furniture design, his public commissions, stained glass, tiles, wallpapers, printed textiles, calligraphy and the Kelmscott Press..... More
Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, (1982), First Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. 271 pp. National Gallery of Art, A catalogue published in conjunction with this exhibit. The Rosenwald Collection encompasses works of graphic art from medieval times to the present. The catalogue is divided into four parts to reflect Rosenwald's..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (1996), First American Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. St. Martin's Press, "Revered for his intellect, feared for his acerbic wit..." Author of Enemies of Promise and The Unquiet Grave, and, perhaps most importantly, founding editor of "Horizon" literary magazine. A man of..... More
New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., (2003), First American Edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. 192pp. Henry N. Abrams, Inc. , Arranged chronologically, this book presents large color reproductions of manuscripts of 80 of the greatest British and Irish writers of the millenium. From Malory and Shakespeare to T.S...... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2012, First Edition, one of 500 copies. quarto, blue cloth. 118 pp. The Grolier Club, This volume was produced to accompany an exhibition held at the Grolier Club from December 6, 2011 to February 4, 2012, on the history of the French national typographic and..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2018, First Edition. quarto, paste paper boards and linen spine. 208 pp. Grolier Club, This book is a companion volume to the first public exhibition of the 135th season of the Grolier (December 7, 2018 - February 2019) celebrating a thousand years of French Book Arts..... More
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1995, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. xii, (132)pp. Pierpont Morgan Library, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color. With a foreword by Charles E. Pierce, Jr. and Preface by David S. Zeidberg. A useful and highly informative catalogue of this remarkable exhibition. With a...... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2023, First Edition. large octavo, red cloth stamped in gilt. 496 pp. with 235 color plates. The Grolier Club, A beautifully produced celebration of bookbinding, its design and history. The average reader may not pay them any mind, but to those steeped in book history..... More
Stuttgart: Fritz Eggert, 1975, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth with printed labels on front cover and spine. (263) pp. Fritz Eggert, Illustrated. A very fine, clean copy. More
(London; New Castle, DE): The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, 2010, First Edition. quarto, oatmeal cloth. 527 pp. The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, This third and final volume of The Henry Davis Gift focuses on South and East European fine bindings, with additional sections on Oriental and..... More
New York: Burt Franklin, (1970), Reprint. octavo, cloth. xii, 390pp. Burt Franklin, Illustrated. A history of censorship in England particularly as it was applied to the dramatists and literary figures of the 16th and 17th centuries. Very fine. More
New York: Macmillan, (1967), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (x), 174 pp. Macmillan, A very fine, clean copy in dust jacket which is not price clipped. More
Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, 1988, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth. xviii, (278)pp. The Scarecrow Press, With essays on Summers by Father Brocard Sewell, Robert D. Hume, and Devendra P. Varma. The selections from the writings of Summers cover The Restoration Theatre, Demonology and Witchcraft, and The Gothic Novel. Part Three..... More
London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1920, First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. (xii), (324)pp. MacMillan and Co., Limited, Various obscure pieces written by de Coverley gathered from books and journals. Among some of the essays are The Quest of the Gorgon's Head and biographical sketches of William Cowper, William Robertson Smith..... More
Mason City, (IA): Cedar Creek Press, 1992, First Separate Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (8)pp., stapled. Cedar Creek Press, With a Preface by Alexander S. Lawson. A reprint of one of the many critiques of sample types sent for review to The Inland Printer. Printed for distribution at the..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, First Edition. octavo, cloth. 1,532pp. Yale University Press, John Payne Collier (1789–1883), one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer on the drama, poetry, and popular prose of Shakespeare’s age..... More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1986, First Edition. quarto, red cloth. (xxvi), 230pp. American Antiquarian Society, Illustrated. With catalogues of bookbinding tools prepared by Willman Spawn. In her preface, French traces her work in the study of American bindings, essay by essay, binder by binder. Included are Scottish-American Bookbindings (1957); The..... More
New York: House of El Dieff, (1971), quarto, printed wrappers. House of El Dieff, Lew David Feldman rare Book Catalogue containing 71 items each described in detail and illustrated. Very fine. More