The BOOK NOBODY READ.; Chasing the Revolutions of Nicholas Copernicus.
New York: Walker & Company, (2004). 1st Edition. xii, [2], 306 pp (including Index). Illustrated, including a suite of color plates at center. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
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OLD WAYBILLS. The Romance of the Express Companies.
New York: D. Appleton - Century Co., 1934. 1st edition. xii, [2], 503, [1 (blank)] pp. Index at rear. Profusely illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. No dust jacket. More
BERNARD M. ROSENTHAL. 5 May 1920 - 14 January 2017.; A Biographical and Bibliographical Account by Ian Jackson in the style of the Dictionnaire historique et critique of Pierre Bayle (1647 - 1706).
Berkeley: Printed for the Wednesday Table, 2017. 1st Edition. Limited to 400 cc. 11, [3] pp. Printed letterpress by Richard Seibert, Berkeley, California. Frontis photograph of Barney, taken by Elvira Piedra on 23 July 2008 in his Berkeley shop. Folio. 17-5/8" x 11-1/2". Grey paper wrappers, printed in silver, sewn..... More
BIRKET FOSTER R.W.S.
London: Bracken Books, 1986. 1st edition thus, i.e., by this publisher. Originally issued in 1906. 216 pp (including Index) Illustrated 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKMAN. Vol. I. No. 20.; The Weekly Magazine of the Antiquarian Book Trade ... Issued from the Offices of Publishers' Weekly. Mary 15, 1948.
New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1948. 1st printing (of this issue). 799 - 858 pp. Photographic image of Chicago's 'Booksellers' Row" to front cover. 8vo. 9" x 6". Printed paper covers, stapled. An early issue of this stalwart publication of the Antiquarian Book Trade, published from 1948 - 1967..... More
The WELL - MADE BOOK. Essays & Lectures.
West New York, N.J. Mark Batty, Publisher. 2002. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Peterson. 1/40 cc with specimens of Updike's work. xxi, [1], 383, [3] pp. Publisher TLs laid-in. Frontispiece. 31 illustrations. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/8". Pale green cloth spine over grey paper-wrapped boards, with gilt stamping to spine & front..... More
CHARLES DICKENS. First American Editions: The Christmas Books and Selected Secondary Works. A Bibliography.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 1st Edition. Limited to 425 cc. xx, 139, [1] pp. Illustrated. 4to. Green cloth binding, with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
The PLAINS And The ROCKIES. A Bibliography of Original Narratives of Travel and Adventure 1800 - 1865.
San Francisco: John Howell, 1921. 1st Edition, 2nd issue with errata corrected (Flake 9500; Rittenhouse 610n). One of 50 copies issued illustrated with tipped-in facsimile title pages. [8], 193, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with 40 facsimile [photostat] title pages tipped-in blank leaves interleaved within the volume. 8vo. Later tan fine-weave..... More
POETRY From The BLACK SPARROW PRESS
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, (n. d.). 1st printing thus, ca 1971. Single sheet of blue heavy stock paper, printed in black & red, folded twice to form a 6-panel brochure. 8-1/2" x 4". Printed self-wrappers, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Dated from the 4 "Signature Books" listed..... More
HARRY PRATLEY. A Bookseller Remembers.
Silversted, Westerham, Kent: Published by Hurtwood Press Limited, 1990. 1st Edition. 47, [1] pp. Illustrated. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8". Dark blue paper-wrapped boards with printed title label to front board. Light blue dust jacket lettered in white. Reminiscences about the trade, as recorded by Mr Coffin. More
HENRY FIELDING: An Annotated Bibliography
Metuchen, N. J. The Scarecrow Press Inc., 1979. 1st edition. 229, [1] pp (including Index). 8vo. Red cloth with white lettering. No dust jacket. More
CATALOGUE Of S & S NOVELS 15¢ Revised to January, 1927.; The Right Books at the Right Price.
New York City: Street & Smith Corporation, 1926. 1st Printing thus (i.e., of this catalogue). [3] - 33, [1] pp. 7-1/8" x 4-7/8" Off-white paper covers printed in red & black. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Francis Scott Street and Francis Shubael Smith began their publishing partnership in..... More
MODERN METHODS In MARBLING PAPER.; A Treatise for the Layman on the Art of Marbling Paper for Bookbinding and Other Decorative Uses, Including a Description of Several Practical Methods, with Illustrative Samples of Marbled Effects.
Winchester, Massachusetts: The Lucky Dog Press, (1945). 1st Edition. Limited to 225 cc. [4], 38, [6] pp. Illustrated with 7 tipped-in marbled paper samples. 7-3/4" x 5-1/4". Blue cloth spine over blue marbled paper boards. Marbled paper eps (different designs used for front & rear). "This book has been written..... More
SUNDRY BALLADS.; Text from John Payne's Translation Out of the Old French.
San Francisco: Printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn and James McDonald, 1922. 1st edition thus (Heller & Magee 49). Unpaginated, though 20 pp. Cover, t.p. & initials by Joseph Sinel. 10-1/4" x 7-1/4". Bound in brown paper boards with fleur-de-lis decorations & lettering in burnt orange, parchment back. More
CALIFORNIA TYPE DESIGNERS. Featuring Fourteen Designers and Eighteen Typefaces with Quotations from Classic California Literature and Memoir.; The Book Club of California 2020 Keepsake.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2020. 1st Printing. 10" x 8-1/8". Mustard colored portfolio, with green & black printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
CHARLES DICKENS. A Preliminary Catalogue of Works and Books Relating to Him in the Rare Book Collection Lockwood Memorial Library State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo: State University of New York, [1970]. 1st Printing. [4], i, [1], 26 pp. 8vo. 8-7/16" x 5-3/8". Pale green & blue paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "This catalogue is issued in connection with the Dickens Centennary Exhibit in the Lockwood Library, State University of..... More
ADVENTURE In PUBLISHING: The House of Ward Lock 1854 - 1954.
London: Ward Lock & Co., 1954. 1st Edition. 108 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
The 20th CENTURY BOOK. It's Illustration and Design.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (1984). 1st printing of the 2nd edition. 271, [1 (blank)] pp. Index at rear. Fully illustrated with much in color. 11-3/8" x 3-1/2". Brown glossy stock paper covers, with front cover printed in color. More
KERDRUC NOTEBOOK
Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1972. 1st edition. Limited to 200cc. 47, [1] pp. 8vo. Brown cloth binding. Grey paper dust jacket, printed in orange & black. More
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN BOOKBINDING. An Exhibition Organized by the Grolier Club.
New York: The Grolier Club, (1990). 1st Edition. Unpaginated. Useful "Index to Binders" at rear, with short bio for each individual. Profusely illustrated, with much in color. Square 8vo, 8" x 8". Maroon wrappers printed in white. More
SOME ALNWICK CARICATURES. A Note and A Handlist.
Wylam: Allenholme Press, 1965. 1st Printing. 12 pp. Fold-out illustration. 7-1/2" x 5". Grey paper covers printed in black & orange, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
A DOUBLY FASCINATING BOOK. Hawthorne's Wonder-Book Illustrated by Walter Crane.
New York: Grolier Club, [2008]. 1st Printing. 20 pp. Intratextual color illustrations. 7-1/8" x 4-1/2". Color printed paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A printed version of a talk delivered by Ms Allen as the 2007 J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture of the American Printing History Association..... More
CARE And IDENTIFICATION OF 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS.
Rochester: 2009. Later printing. SIGNED by the author. 116 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Laid-in chart: IDENTIFICATION FLOW-CHART. 4to. Yellow glossy stock paper covers. More
OSCAR WEIL LETTERS & PAPERS.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1923. 1st edition (Heller & Magee 58; Olmsted 19). #334/400 cc. Printed at the Grabhorn Press. [15], 119, [7], [4 (blank)] pp. Untrimmed. Title page design by H. Von Schmidt. Frontispiece photograph by Dorothea Lange from a painting of Oscar Weil by Olga M...... More
CULINARY EPHEMERA. An Illustrated History.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. 1st Edition. xiii, [2], 299, [3] pp. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. 8-1/4" x 8-1/4". Black cloth spine over full color glossy composite boards. Issued without dust jacket. More