J. H. MASON 1875-1951 Scholar - Printer.
London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1976. 1st edition. (xvi),192 pp. (incl index). 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket. More
Books - on - Books
Tavistock Books is on vacation from May 12, 2021 to May 17, 2021. The shop will be closed from 3 pm Wednesday May 12th through Monday, May 17th, while we are on a short family holiday. Orders during that period will be promptly addressed on our return, May 18th.
STUDIES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY. Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia. Volume Twenty-Three
Charlottesville, VA: Bibliographical Society of U. of Virginia - The University Press of Virginia, 1970. 280 pp. 8vo. Red cloth binding with black cloth label inlaid to upper board and backstrip, both stamped in gilt. More
ENGLISH POPULAR LITERATURE 1819 - 1851.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1976. 1st US. [1-7] 8-368 pp. B/w illustrations 4to., 10" x 7-1/2" Full blue cloth stamped in gilt at backstrip, with original pictorial backstrip. More
BOOKS AS A WAY OF LIFE.; Essays...
New York: The Grolier Club - The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1988. 1st Edition. [i-vi] vii-xxxiii [1 blank] [1-2] 3-432 pp. B/w frontisportrait 8vo., 9-1/2" x 6-1/2" Full red cloth stamped in gilt to backstrip, and original buff dust jacket. With original prospectus slipped in. More
A NEW HISTORY Of STEREOTYPING.
NY: 1941. 1st ed. x, [4], 362 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Paper wrapped boards. More
PRINTING In LONDON From Caxton to Modern Times.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1960. 1st ed. 224 ppg (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. Light blue cloth binding. Grey dust jacket. More
A STUDENT'S MANUAL Of BIBLIOGRAPHY.; Revised by Roy Stokes.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963. 3rd revised edition, 5th prtg. 392 ppg (including index). An occasional illustration. Sm 8vo. Blue cloth with gold spine lettering. Lt blue dust jacket. More
The ALMANAC Of AMERICAN LETTERS.
Los Altos CA: William Kaufman Inc., (1981). 1st ed. 325 ppg (including index). 8vo. Blue-grey cloth. Blue pictorial dust jacket. More
FRANK MERRIWELL'S "FATHER".; Edited by Harriet Hinsdale. Assisted by Tony London.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1964). 1st edition. xxv, [1], 331 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. Grey cloth binding with red spine label. Red dust jacket. More
The TWO FORGERS. A Biography of Harry Buxton Forman & Thomas James Wise.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, (1992). 1st edition. xiii, [1], 317, [3 (blank)] pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. Reddish-orange cloth binding. Red dust jacket. More
CHAUCER And The FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
New York: Oxford Uviversity Press, 1954. Reprint. 326 pp inculding index. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Blue cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Cream dust jacket with brown title lettering printed to front panel and spine. Blue topstain. More
The MAKING Of The BOOK; A Sketch of the Book-Binding Art.; Edited, with an Introduction, by Paul S. Koda.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1986. Reprint of the 1st edition of 1878. 88 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Issued w/o dust jacket. More
A GOLDEN AGE Of AUTHORS. A Publisher's Recollections.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. 1st ed. Signed. 305 ppg (including index), illustrated, 8vo. Lt blue library binding; paper spine label. Ellsworth's memories of many well-known19th C. & early 20th C. personalities, including Kate Douglas Wiggin, Harold Bell Wright, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, Mary Mapes Dodge, et al. Signed &..... More
SOME NOTES On BOOKS And PRINTING.
London: Whittingham, 1912. 4th edition. 173 pp. (including index), Title-page printed in black and red, headers, initials, several sets of type specimens and paper samples. 8vo. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Bookplates of Canadian businessman and philanthropist John W. McConnell (1867-1973), and art historian, antiquarian, and author George Charles Williamson..... More
CHARLES F. LUMMIS: Editor of the Southwest.
Los Angeles: Huntington Library, (1955). B/w illustrations throughout. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Green cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Plate of lion printed to front cover of dust jacket with brown title lettering printed to front and spine. More
BY-PATHS In HERBRAIC BOOKLAND.
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publications Society of America, 1920. 1st edition. 371 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. More
BOOK ILLUSTRATED. Text, Image, and Culture.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 1st Edition. xvi, 320 pp inlcuding index. 68 illustrations. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4". Maroon cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Maroon dust jacket with yellow title lettering to front panel and spine. More
BETWEEN BOARDS; New Thoughts on Old Books
Montclair, London: Allanheld & Schram, George Prior, 1978. [i-vi] [1-2] 3-209 8vo., 9-1/4" x 6-1/4" Publisher's gray linen covered boards, gilt lettering to backstrip, original dust jacket. More
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.
London: Collins, 1948. 50 pp. Illustrated (including 4 color plates). 8vo. Pink paper-wrapped boards. Dust wrapper. More
DR. F. J. FURNIVALL. Victorian Scholar Adventurer.
Norman, Oklahoma: Pilgrim Books Inc., (1983). 1st Edition. 302 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Hardback. Blue dust jacket. More
ENGLISH LITERATURE At The CLOSE Of The MIDDLE AGES.; Edited by F.P. Wilson and Bonamy Dobree.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1947. 2nd printing, with corrections. [8], 247, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). 21.5 cm x 15 cm. Blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY Of ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS. 1973.
1972. 1st edition thus. 676 pp. Folding maps (2) in rear pocket. 6" x 4-11/16". Red leatherette stamped in gilt. Ribbon page markers. More
ARCHIVE From Mr. MALCOLM M. FERGUSON Of BROOKFIELD BOOKSHOP.
New Hampshire / Massachusetts: (n. d.). Ca. 1930s-1950s. 288 pp. journal with roughly 90 pp. of ms text ranging from one line to 24 lines, some pages have clippings of mimeographed lists pasted in; together with numerous scraps of ephemera varying in size, some typed letters, handwritten notes, pages torn..... More
The BOOKMAN'S LIMERICKS.
Minneapolis: Dinkytown Antiquarian Books, 2003. 1st edition, Chicago Issue. #1052. SIGNED by Dunning. Ltd to 450cc [of this issue, 2250 total limitation]. Unpaginated. 8vo. Tan wrappers printed in blue ink. This publication will pose an interesting challenge for completist Dunning collectors, as there will be five states of the wrappers..... More
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IMPROVEMENTS In DEEP-ETCH PLATE MAKING. Research Bulletin No. 14. [bound with] The ALBUMIN PROCESS Of PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY. Research Bulletin No. 6. [bound with] OFFSET PLATEMAKING. Deep-Etch (Gum) Process. [bound with] OFFSET PLATEMAKING. Albumin Process.; "Plate Making Department" - Binding title.
New York: Lithographic Technical Foundation, Inc., 1945; 1947. iv, [2], 25, [1 (blank)]; 153, [7]; 78, [2]; 86, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Bespoke black cloth binding with gilt stamping; original paper covers bound-in. More