Woodbridge: D. S. Brewer, 2001, First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 288 pp. D. S. Brewer, This catalogue reveals many of the riches of this collection for the first time. Its srengths are in scholastic theology, biblical studies and preaching between the 13th and 15th centuries. Noteworthy features..... More
Milan: Gorlich, (1948 -1950), Reprint. octavo, pale green cloth. Gorlich, An essential bibliography of incunabula. This set complete with the Copinger supplement. Exlibrary from the Reading Public Libraries (UK) with their bookplate and copyright page rubber-stamp in each volume. Acidic paper used has browned, spines faded. 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
(Brooklyn: The Angelica Press Corporation, 1975), First Edition. 2.5" x 3.75" printed wrappers, sewn, in original envelope. (14); (14); (12); (16) pp. The Angelica Press Corporation, Each designed and illustrated with line drawings by Marilyn M. Grastorf. The four titles complete the set. Very tiny tears at the envelope flap..... More
Genève: Librairie Droz, 1950, 1952, 1952, 1958, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xvi, 364; (x), 480; 481-954; x, (578) pp. with (24) pp. publisher's catalogue inserted. Librairie Droz, Text in French. Ex-library with bookplate in each volume, withdrawn stamps including on edges of text block. Shelf locations in white ink..... More
Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1935, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. 64; 80; 76pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Three numbers of this scarce quarterly. Near fine, clean condition. Uncut, unopened. More
Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1936, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. 96; 88; 79pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Three numbers of this scarce quarterly. Near fine, clean condition. Uncut, unopened. More
Copenhagen: J. D. Qvist, 1844, Second Edition. octavo, contemporary 3/4 brown calf boards and calf, stamped in gilt on spine. 432pp. J. D. Qvist, With two lithographed folding plates. A history of the Royal Library of Copenhagen. In 1798 Werlauff become a custodian at the Royal Library's reading room. Bound..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 1998, First Edition. octavo, tan boards in dust jacket. (411) pp. Reaktion Books, In Mirror in Parchment, Michael Camille presents a far-reaching analysis and critique of the use of the Luttrell Psalter illuminations as records of historical experience, examining the Psalter as part of a particular medieval..... More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1866, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 591 pp. Smithsonian Institution, "The present work is a catalogue of that portion of the library of the Smithsonian Institution which embraces the publications of Learned societies and other public bodies, as well as encyclopedias and periodical and serial works in..... More
Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1981), First Edition. quarto, black cloth. xxvi, 275pp. D. S. Brewer, Modern Manuscripts covers all post-medieval MSS in the Library, describing the contents of nearly 250 volumes, ranging from the great naval collections to the individual letters and notes. It includes some of the best..... More
Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1992), First Edition. large octavo, cloth. 136 pp. D. S. Brewer, No fewer than twenty-three of Pepys's thirty-eight medieval manuscripts contain Middle English texts, and date from the 14th and 15th centuries. Devotional tracts and religious poetry predominate, though there is also a corpus of..... More
New York: Printed by Robert Wilson, for A. Van Hook, 1798, First American Edition - Corrected. octavo, full calf with red leather spine labels. 164; 235 pp. Printed by Robert Wilson, for A. Van Hook, First published in 1795. "Her Mémoires de Madame Roland (1795) were written from prison where..... More
Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1992), (1994), First Edition. large quarto, boards; cloth. lxii, (426), (vi)pp.; (xxiv), (184)pp. D. S. Brewer, Pepys' ballad collection is the largest surviving collection of English ballads printed in London in the seventeenth century, and is an outstanding source for English popular culture of the..... More
London: John Hatchard and Son, 1837, First Edition. small octavo, self-wrappers, stitched. 18, (ii) pp. John Hatchard and Son, Attributed to John Bruce in NUC-pre 1956 imprints. John Bruce's displeasure with the Committee report regarding the public records. This is his second statement regarding the Committee report. Small chip to..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, no date (circa 1910), large octavo, pictorial boards with red cloth spine. 72 pp. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Illustrated by T. Noyes Lewis, Hilda Cowham, M. F. Taylor, Mabel Lucie Attwell, and others. An anthology of children's stories, No. 808 in Father Tuck's Golden Gift"..... 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
Paris: Librairie Emile Nourry, 1937-1938, First Edition. small quarto, original paper wrappers printed in brown and black. 352pp. Librairie Emile Nourry, Four numbers of this scarce quarterly devoted to the history of libraries. Text in French. No. 1 with a bump to the lower right corner. First two issues with..... More
Cincinnati: Peter G. Thomson, no date (circa 1890), large octavo, pictorial boards. 94 pp. Peter G. Thomson, With twenty illustrations by the Dalziel Brothers. A good portion of the paper covering the spine is gone, corners scuffed and rounded. More
Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 2001, Facsimile edition. small octavo, cream cloth. 590 pp. Georg Olms, Fifteen catalogues in facsimile. Volume V of the Die Messkataloge des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts. Very fine. "The catalogues of the Frankfurt Book Fair, initiated by the Augsburg bookseller George Willer in 1564, represent the first international bibliographies..... More
Zurich, Switzerland: Typographische Monatsblätter, December, 1934, quarto, printed wrappers. 387-403 pp. Typographische Monatsblätter , The twelfth issue of 1934. Dime-size chip from upper right corners, a few other very small chips to wrappers. 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
(Tokyo): Kyoiku Shoseki, (1991), First English Language Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. (200)pp. Kyoiku Shoseki, This catalogue covers the years from 1980 - 1990 and contains 169 fine bindings, 27 designs for commercial book production as well as posters and announcements. Illustrated with 300 color plates. "Although bookbinding may..... More
New York: Continental Typefounders Association, Inc., circa 1930, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" one sheet folded once to form (4) pp. Continental Typefounders Association, Inc., Salmon color heavy stock printed in black and silver. An announcement from Melbert Cary, "to tell you that I am starting on my regular round..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887, Later printing of the 1872 first edition. small octavo, deep red flexible cloth covers with printed paper label. (86), followed by a (10) pp. publisher's catalogue. D. Appleton and Company, Vertical fold to front cover with some scuffing and folds to corners. Contents..... More