London: The Bibliographical Society, 2017. 1st Edition. xxix, [1], 493, [5 (blank)] pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Issued without dust jacket. More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1987. 1st edition. 1 of 1200 copies. Designed and printed at the Arion Press. 54 pp. Illustrated, with some color. 8vo. 24cm x 16.5cm. Pale blue dloth spine over brick-red paper-wrapped boards. Gilt decorated spine and panels. BCC Publication Number 185... More
(n. p.): The Historical Press, (1901). Zinman 469. Specimen pages and plates. Laid-in 4 page leaflet, "Instructions to Agents. How to Sell the Complete Life of President McKinleyu and Story of His Assassination. ... Call particular attention to the number and character of illustrations..." Half-broadside of volume description/prices, follows by..... More
Chicago: The Dominion Co., (1897). Not in Zinman, though see 1158 for this title issued by another publisher. Specimen pages and plates, with note affixed prior to t.p., "Special Notice. Only part of the illustrations are shown in this prospectus. The full book will contain...." Volume description page followed by..... More
Chicago: Union Publishing House, 1897. Not in Zinman, though see 982 for an 1892 edition. Presentation leaf. Specimen pages and plates. Testimonials. Half-broadside of volume descriptions (3 binding formats), followed by lined, horizontally-oriented subscriber sheets. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-1/2". Mustard cloth binding stamped in black. Blue speckled edges. Sample bindings..... More
(n. p.): Edgewood Publishing Company, (1896). 1st printing thus. Zinman 1068. Specimen pages & plates. Volume description/price page. Subscription leaves. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding with dark blue & silver stamping. More
Chicago: Wilmore Book and Bible Company, (1925). 1st printing thus. Not in Zinman, though see entry 199 for another by Universal Book & Bible House. Divers paginations. Lined subscriber pages at rear, oriented horizontally. Preceded by a publisher precis about the book, as well as pricing information for the two..... More
London: Published by F. Warne & Co., (n. d.). Ca 1888 - 1889. Single sheet, printed recto only. The main part of the item provides a two dimensional, color-printed view [spine & front board] of the volume's binding. Above & below are found the publisher and binder credits, repectively. 9-1/8"..... More
San Francisco: Fine Print, 1982. 45, [3] pp. 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". Stapled grey wrappers printed in yellow and darker grey. More
[Berkeley, CA]: Serendiptiy Books, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca early 1980s. Unpaginated, though 65 pp [including inner rear cover]. 8vo. 10" x 7". White paper covers printed in red & black. 501 entries, from Abbott's FLATLAND to a number of Virginia Woolf items. More
Berkeley, CA: Serendiptiy Books, 1578 Le Roy Avenue, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca mid-1960s. 76 pp. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-5/16". White paper covers printed in black, stapled. 1800 entries, with the introductory note stating "books listed herein are in reasonable but not perfect alphabetical order." More
[Berkeley, CA]: Serendiptiy Books, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca early 1970s. 77, [3 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-5/16". White paper covers printed in red & black, stapled. 643 entries, beginning with Abrahams (William) and concluding with Zukofsky (Louis). More
[Berkeley, CA]: Serendiptiy Books, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca early 1970s. [2], 40, [2 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". White paper covers printed in red & black, stapled. 538 entries. "This catalogue contains out-of-print literary criticism, including biography, bibliography, etymology, linguistics, classical studies, philology, edited texts..... More
[Berkeley, CA]: Serendiptiy Books, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca mid 1970s. 33 pp [including inner rear cover]. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". White paper covers printed in red & black, stapled. 266 entries, concluding with a multi-volume lot of B. Traven material, the entire catalogue presented in Serendipity's..... More
[Berkeley, CA]: Serendiptiy Books, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, (n. d.). 1st Printing, ca mid 1970s. 113, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". White paper covers printed in red & black, stapled. 999 entries, presented in Serendipity's typical minimalist format. More
Oxford: Published by Christopher Clarkson, 2005. 2nd Edition, with an Introduction and Corrections. xii, [2 (blank)], 23, [3 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with drawings. 8vo. 9-7/8" x 6-1/2". Printed paper wrappers. More
Berkeley: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, Univeristy of California. 1986. 72 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Pale blue wrappers. More
[San Francisco]: The Book Club of California, (1947). Limited edition of 750 copies. 12 folders, most having 2 pgs of printed text. Folders: 10" x 6-3/4". Slipcase: 10-1/2" x 7-1/4". Most folders a single sheet folded twice; one sewn self-wrappers. In blue chemise and quarter-leather blue slipcase. No. 11 of..... More
Paris: Librairie Paul Jammes, (n. d.). Unpaginated. Index at rear. Text in French. 9-3/8" x 4-1/8". Pictorial wrappers on glossy, thick stock. 362 entries, arranged chronologically. More
[Palo Alto CA]: Stanford University Library, 1954. 1st edition. Ltd to 500cc. Presentation copy. 23 pp, illustrated, 8vo. Salmon-colored paper-wrapped boards with paper label on front board. An exhibition at Stanford 11/7/54 - 12/11/54, primarily from the collection of Albert Sperisen. This copy inscribed by J. Terry Bender, the Special..... More
El Cerrito, CA: the Skeptical Press, (n. d.). 1st edition thus. Single sheet folded once. 4-7/8" x 3-3/4". Color printed paper. More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, (2001). 30, [2] pp. Printed Publication Committee letter laid in. Color photographic images. 10" x 8-1/4". Wrappers printed in patterned pink and black with blue printed band, lettered in white and black. A catalogue from an exhibition at The Book Club of California..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2000. 13 folders. Color and b/w illustrations. 10-1/4" x 8-1/8". Offwhite paper portfolio printed in red with b/w illustrations, cardstock folders laid in. Includes an introduction by Gary F. Kurutz and examples of 12 of the library's treasures. More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, (1997). 13 folders, some three-panel. Tipped-in color and b/w photographic images, printed b/w images. 10-1/4" x 8-1/8". Tan paper portfolio printed in black, cardstock folders laid in. More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1999. One of 1100 copies printed at The Yolla Bolly Press. 24 unnumbered pages. B/w photographic images. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 7-3/16". Saddle-stitched light grey wrappers with flaps, illustration printed to front wrapper. A keepsake from the Book Club of California, with whom Sperisen..... More
