Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 544 pp. University of Toronto Press, What became of Erasmus’ books? The most famous scholar of his day died in peaceful prosperity and in the company of celebrated and responsible friends. His zeal for useful books was..... More
Paris: Christie's, 2019, large quarto, decorated boards. (311) pp. Christie's, This superb collection of illustrated editions & art books includes Albercht Dürer's L’Apocalypse, considered to be the first “Painter’s book”. Includes an exceptional collection of fine bindings. One item with price realized noted, else a beautiful catalogue in as new..... More
Detroit: Gale, (1994), First Edition. large quarto, blue cloth. xviii, 408 pp. Gale, The lives and works of 42 individual collectors. Each monograph is preceded by a list of catalogues of the collections, publications authored by the collectors and biographical memoirs. Illustrated. Very fine. More
Detroit: Gale, (1994), First Edition. large quarto, blue cloth. (xx), 431 pp. Gale, The lives and works of 48 individual collectors. Each monograph is preceded by a list of catalogues of the collections, publications authored by the collectors and biographical memoirs. Illustrated. Two notations on Contents page for year of..... More
Hamburg; New York: Dr. Ernst Hauswell & Co.; R. R. Bowker, (1966), First Edition. folios, cloth with leather spine labels. ( xxvi), 126pp. with 317 text illustrations and 2 facsimiles; (x), 256pp. with 258 plates and 2 facsimiles. Dr. Ernst Hauswell & Co.; R. R. Bowker, Text in English, French..... More
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Books, 1992, First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (320)pp. Smithsonian Books, With color plate illustrations. A survey history of the book as the conveyer of the intellectual history of man, focusing on the physical object as a work of art. With chapters on Illuminating the..... More
Leipzig: 1995, First Edition. octavo, plain wrappers with printed label on front cover, linen spine. 317 pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 1999, First Edition. octavo, plain wrappers with printed label on front cover, linen spine. xii, 328 pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2002, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (viii), (315) pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2005, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (viii), 366 pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Mild bump to lower corner, fine and clean. More
Leipzig: 2008, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (iv), 371 pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2011, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (viii), 373 pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2014, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (vii), 364 pp. Directory of catalogs of book auctions and private libraries from German-speaking countries. Minor scuff to top of front cover, else very fine. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2002, First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. octavo, boards and cloth. 320pp, plus 20 plates. The Grolier Club, Mary Hyde Eccles' book collecting accomplishments are renowned in American and Britain alike. She and her first husband, Donald Hyde, formed remarkable collections of Samuel Johnson and..... More
Leipzig: 2012, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. x, 353 pp. Directory of catalogs of European book auctions and private libraries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2009, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. x, 352 pp. Directory of catalogs of European book auctions and private libraries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2006, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (xii), 319 pp. Directory of catalogs of European book auctions and private libraries. Very fine. More
Leipzig: 2003, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (xii), 346 pp. Directory of catalogs of European book auctions and private libraries. Lower back corner bumped, else fine. More
Leipzig: 2000, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (xv), 291 pp. Directory of catalogs of European book auctions and private libraries. Lower corner bumped, else fine. More
Leipzig: 1997, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (x), 274 pp. Directory of catalogs of European book auctions and private libraries. Back upper corner bumped, else fine. More
London: British Library, 2005, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 248pp. British Library, Reading, and the manifold signs of reading, have become one of the most dynamic areas of research in book history. The reader as consumer and owner, as well as participant in the construction of new meanings..... More
London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1895, First Edition. octavo, green cloth stamped in gilt. (xvi), (272)pp. Lawrence and Bullen, An interesting, readable discussion on The Philosophy of Rarity which is illustrated with ornaments and devices taken from works in the author's own collection, chiefly of the sixteenth century. Along with chapters..... More
New York: Sotheby's, 11.9-10.89, large quarto, cloth. (444)pp, 308 items listed. Sotheby's, This magnificent sale has a 4pp. Foreword by Nicolas Barker followed by a 10pp. Preface by the book collector (as he liked to be addressed), Haven O' More. A fantastic [auto]biographical statement, written in the third person, ends..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in printed dust jacket. (xiv), (120)pp. Cambridge University Press, Illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Jacket dusty and with a bit of shelf scuffing. Book is fine and clean. More
(New Castle, DE; London): Oak Knoll Press; British Library, 2012, First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (xviii), 382 pp. Oak Knoll Press; British Library, The essays in this collection trace texts from their creation and printing through to their publication, dissemination, and collection. In doing so, they show..... More