NEW YORK LIBRARY CLUB CENTENNIAL PROGRAM.|THE
New York: New York Library Club, 1985. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47, (5) pages. This club was founded in 1885 by Melvil Dewey and R.R. Bowker. With introductory remarks by the General Chairmen. History and listing of officers.
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DIRECTORY OF DEALERS IN SECONDHAND AND ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1973-75.|A
London: Sheppard Press, 1973. cloth, dust jacket. Bookselling. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxvi, 290 pages. Eighth edition. Ink stamp of Bowker Company on pastedown and endpaper.
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GOETHE-BIBLIOTHEK EMIL WIEBE - GRUNEWALD IN VERBINDUNG MIT EINER REICHHALTIGEN SUAMMLUNG WERTVOLLER BÜCHER AUS LITERATUR UND KUNST HIERIN BESTÄNDE DER SCHLOSSBIBLIOTHEK DES PRINZEN HEINRICH SCHÖNAICH-CAROLATH ZU SAABOR UND INTERESSANTE STÜCKE AUS FAMILIENNACHLÄSEEN DER BRÜDER GRIMM UND DES BILDHAUERS C.F. TIECK STAMMBÜCHER, AUTOGRAPHEN ETC. ETC.
Berlin: Max Perl Buchhandlung und Antiquariat, 1907. later quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, with original stiff paper wrapper bound in. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. 8vo. later quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, with original stiff paper wrapper bound in. (ii), 192 pages + 1 leaf of plates in black and white. Auction catalogue by Max Perl, Buchhandlung und... Read More
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WORK & PLAY OF ADRIAN WILSON, A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH COMMENTARY.|THE
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1983. quarter bound in oasis morocco dyed to match the Tuscany Red ink used in the text, Dutch linen sides stamped with Wilson's type-juggler device. Wilson, Adrian. folio. quarter bound in oasis morocco dyed to match the Tuscany Red ink used in the text, Dutch linen sides stamped with Wilson's type-juggler device. 158, (2)... Read More
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IMPORTANTS LIVRES ET MANUSCRITS RELATIFS AUX AMERIQUES ET A LA GUERRE D'INDEPENDANCE TRES PRECIEUX DOCUMENTS ORIGINAUX ..
Paris: M. Georges Andrieux, Expert, 1934. later cloth. Americana. 4to. later cloth. 129, (3) pages plus plates. Auction catalogue for sale held on June 18-19, 1934 by Georges Andrieux, (not listed in Blogie). 438 items. General American literature, historical accounts and works pertaining to the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin and the westward expansion. Especially of interest is a section... Read More
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CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS' PRINTS IN BOOKS
Newark: University of Delaware Library, 1994. stiff paper wrappers. oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. Frontispiece drawing by David Moyer; 19, (3) pages. First edition. Acknowledgements by Susan Brynteson, "The Artist and the Author" by Martha Carothers, "A Note on the Exhibition" by Gary E. Yela and the exhibition descriptions. .
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BOOKWAYS. 1
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 52 pages. Articles by Harry Duncan and Tom Taylor and many reviews of fine press books.
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WAS SIE SCHREIBEN, WAS SIE AUSSEHEN
Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch, 1954. paper wrappers. Rowohlt. 12mo. paper wrappers. not paginated. Photos and brief biographies of authors published by Rowohlt. Pages yellowed.
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FIRST EDITIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF AMERICAN BRITISH AUTHORS
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc, 1963. stiff paper wrapper. Adams, George Matthew. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. (iv), 52, (4) pages. From the Library of the Late George Matthew Adams. George Matthew Adams was a popular columnist at the turn of the 19th century. He was also an avid bookcollector. This auction catalogue includes 258 items in his library that... Read More
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BIBLIOTHECA PEPYSIANA, A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1940. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, dust jackets. Pepys, Samuel. large 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, dust jackets. (iv), xi, (i), 102; (iv), xix, (i), 82, (2); (ii), x, 128; xvii, (i), 124, (2) pages. 4 volumes. First edition of this rare work. Volume III lacking the dust jacket.... Read More
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BIBLIOTHEQUE SILVAIN S. BRUNSCHWIG, INCUNABLES ET SEIZIEME SIECLE VENTE AUX ENCHERES
Geneve: Nicolas Rauch, 1955. stiff paper wrappers. Brunschwig, Silvain S.. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 381, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Well-illustrated. Chipped around edges. Covers tanned and soiled.
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CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COLOUR PLATE BOOKS FORMED BY THE LATE J.W. HARRISON, ESQ
London: Sotheby & Co, 1965. stiff paper wrappers. Harrison, J.W.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 198 pages. Sale held March 29-31 and April 1. 1110 lots( Blogie, 201). Catalogue contains English literature and color plates from the collection formed by the late J.W. Harrison. Includes black-and-white illustrations. Prices realized loosely inserted.
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GERMANISTIK: ENTHALTEND U. A. DIE BIBLIOTHEKEN DES GEH. HOFRATS PROF. DR. EDUARD SIEVERS, LEIPZIG, UND DES GEH. REG.-RATS PROF. DR. PHILIPP STRAUCH, HALLE
Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1935. stiff paper wrappers. Germanic Languages, Culture, Literature. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 218,(2); 188; and 166 pages. 3 volumes: Teil I--Germanische und deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Altertumskunde, Althochdeutsch, Mittelhochdeutsch, Niederdeutsch (Bücher-Katalog 456); Teil II--Nordische und englische Kulturgeschichte, Sprache und Literatur, Gotisch, Friesisch, Niederländisch, Keltisch (Bücher-Katalog 457); Teil III--Deutsche Literatur von der Mitte des XV. bis zum XX.... Read More
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CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS FROM .. BROXBOURNE
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co, 1978. boards. Broxbourne Library. 4to. boards. 215,(5); 260,(36) pages. 2 volumes. With account of the collection. Illustrated. Prices realized loosely inserted in each volume. Some wear at spine ends.
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DELAWARE STATE MANUAL
Dover: Secretary of State, various years. stiff paper wrappers. thin 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. B1-2580. Have the following: 1955. John N. McDowell, Secretary of State. 79 pages. 1956. John N. McDowell, Secretary of State. 67 pages. (2) Price is per issue.
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REICHSDRUCKE.|DIE
Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, 1928. cloth. small 8vo. cloth. (viii), 479 pages. First edition. The German Reichsdruckerei of 1928 offered over 1000 reproductive prints of 15th through 19th century paitings, drawings and prints. This Catalogue of their holdings is divided according to nationality and each print is reproduced in black-and-white. A price list is loosely inserted. Index of artists at rear.... Read More
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UPON THE OBJECTS TO BE ATTAINED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY
N.P.: G.K. Hall & Co, 1975. stiff paper wrappers. Libraries. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 24 pages. Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1852. Reproduction of this interesting piece of library history as a Christmas greeting. Introduction by Philip J. McNiff.
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INNAN BILDEN BLEKNAR, NAGRA ROSTER KRING ADAM HELMS
N.P.: (Bokförlaget Trevi), n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Helms, Adam. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 109 pages. Brief reminiscences of the publisher Adam Helms (d1980), co-founder of Trevi and before that a director at Bonniers. With photos. A few scratches on cover.
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CATALOGO DELLE EDIZIONI DELL'ELEFANTE
Roma: (Edizioni Dell'Elefante), 1984. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. Edizioni Dell'Elefante. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 176+(1) pages. Catalogue of books offered by Edizione dell'Elefante. Contains many books on art, from monographs to exhibition Catalogues. An illustration from each accompanies the Catalogue entry. At rear is an index and section of photographs of some of the authors.... Read More
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ASPECTS OF BOOK COLLECTING A HANDBOOK WITH EXAMPLES
Garden City: Adelphi Univ. Library, 1977. paper wrappers. Book Collecting. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 80 pages. An exhibition catalogue describing the collections of many of the members of the Long Island Book Collectors and including a number of interesting essays on collecting. Slightly faded.
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SIMPLE AND ACCURATE METHOD OF COPYFITTING.|A
Brooklyn: Mergenthaler Linotype Co, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Linotype. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. A pocket manual for the Linotype method of copy-fitting. Baskerville, Bodoni, Caslon, Century, Cheltenham, DeVinne types are used. Covers soiled. Writing in ink on front cover.
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FIRST EDITIONS, AUTOGRAPHS, MANUSCRIPTS, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY AND RELATING TO CHARLES DICKENS...COLLECTION OF LEWIS A.HIRD
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1953. paper wrappers. Dickens, Charles. 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 55 pages. Very good copy. The Lewis A. Hird collection.
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LANCE HIDY'S POSTERS: DESIGNS PERSONAL & PUBLIC
Natick: Alphabet Press, 1983. stiff paper wrappers. Hidy, Lance. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. First edition. With an essay by Alan Fern, a foreword by David Lance Goines and an afterword by Hidy. Filled with illustrations in color.
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MANUSCRITS, INCUNABLES, BEAUX LIVRES, EN TOUS GENRES
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Paris: Gumuchian & Cie, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Gumuchian. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 123, (3) pages. Catalogue X. Describes 323 items. Illustrated including separate plates. Text in French. Covers rubbed and spotted along edges. Wear at spine ends.
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DEUTSCHE BIBLIOPHILIE IN DREI JAHRZEHNSTEN VERZEICHNIS DER VEROFFENTLICHUNGEN DER DEUTSCHEN BIBLIOPHILEN GESELLSCHAFTEN UND DER IHNEN GEWIDMETEN GABEN, 1898-1930. Herausgegeben von der Deutschen Bucherei
Leipzig: Freunde der Deutschen Bucherei, 1931. cloth. small 4to. cloth. xvi, 252, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Bibliography of the books published by the various book collecting clubs of Germany. Each list is accompanied by a history of the club. This copy has pencil marks throughout with some notes. The binding is worn and split... Read More
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