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
Books - on - Books
Tavistock Books is on vacation from January 21, 2023 to February 7, 2023. Beginning at 4:30 pm today, Saturday January 21st, and until 9am Tuesday, February 7th, I will be in Reno spending time with my family. Orders may certainly be placed, though shipment will be until after my return to Alameda. I thank you for your patience & understanding.
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
HIGH SPOTS Of AMERICAN LITERATURE.
New York: Bennett Book Studios Inc., 1929. 1st edition. #695 / 750cc. [10], 114, [12 (blank, for "Notes")] pp. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 6-1/4". Blue three-quarter Turkey morocco binding with marbled boards & eps. Gilt stamping to spine. TEG. More
The AMERICAN PRINTER 1787 - 1825.
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1967. 1st Edition. [14], 189, [5] pp including index. Few b/w images. 10" x 7". Grey cloth boards with black cloth binding. Gilt initals stamped to front board and gilt title lettering stapmed to spine. No dust jacket. More
PRINCE Of PUBLISHERS.
London: Alison & Busby, 1986. 1st edition. 232 pp (including Index). 8vo. Brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Dust jacket. Biography of the Victorian George Smith, publisher of Charlotte Bronte. More
PIONEER PRINTER. Samuel Bangs in Mexico and Texas.
Austin: University of Texas Press, (1963). 1st Edition. 230 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
A CHECK LIST Of ENGLISH PROSE FICTION. 1700 - 1739.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1960. 1st edition. x, 154 pp (including Index). 8vo. Gunmetal blue cloth binding. Printed buff paper dust jacket. More
ENITHARMON PRESS.
London: The Enitharmon Press, [1971]. 1st printing. Single sheet of pale grey paper, printed in black, recto only. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "In December 1971 the Enitharmon Press will publish two books by HUGO MANNING." The leaflet then gives publication details for "Encounter in..... More
CASLON BOLD CONDENSED.
[Berkeley, California]: Pequod Press, 1971. 1st printing, 1 / 15 cc. Single sheet of yellow card stock, printed recto only. The top portion with a quote from Anthony and Cleopatra: "Age cannot wither you, nor custom / stale your infinite variety; other wo- / men cloy the appetites they feed..... More
A HANDLIST Of The PUBLIC ADDRESSES Of WILLIAM MORRIS To Be FOUND In GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE PUBLICATIONS.
Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Printed for the William Morris Society at the Dolmen Press, 1961. 1st Printing. 16 pp. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/2". Original tan paper covers, printed in red, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
MAKING The LIST. A Cultural History of the American Bestseller 1900 - 1999.
New York: Barnes and Noble, (2001). 1st Edition. xxviii, 228 pp including index. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Tan papered boards with brown cloth spine. Gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Yellow dust jacket with black title lettering to spine. More
MODERN METHODS Of ILLUSTRATING BOOKS.; The Book-Lovers Library.
London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1886. 1st Edition. vii, [1], 247, [1 (blank)] pp (Index at rear). 12mo. Tan buckram over brown paper wrapped boards. Bevelled edges. More
RUSSIAN CLASSICS In SOVIET JACKETS.
New York / London: Coloumbia University Press, 1962. 228 pp. 9-1/4" x 6-1/2". Blue cloth binding with black title lettering stamped to spine. White dust jacket with blue title lettering printed to front cover and spine. More
CAXTON. England's First Publisher.
London: Osprey Publishing, 1976. 1st edition. [12], 220 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Light green cloth binding. Orange & light green dust jacket. More
OYEZ PRESS. Recent Titles. Forthcoming.
Berkeley: Oyez Press, [1974]. 1st printing. Single sheet of pale yellow paper, printed recto only. 7" x 9-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
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[PUBLISHER'S PROSPECTUS For] H.M.S. SULPHUR At California, 1837 and 1839.; Being the accounts of Midshipman Francis Guillemard Simplinson and Captain Edweard Belcher.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1969. C. f., Olmsted 132. One sheet, folded, forming an unpaginated 4 page brochure, last page blank. Map vignette to p. 1. 25 x 16.5 cm. Self-wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. PLEASE NOTE: this is the publisher's Prospectus, NOT the..... More
COBWEBS To CATCH FLIES. Illustrated books for the Nursery and Schoolroom 1700 - 1900.
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1975. 1st Edition. 163, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. Royal 8vo. 10" x 7-1/2". Blue cloth binding with gilt title title stamped to spine. Blue dust jacket with illustration and white title lettering printed to front panel and spine. More
From PRIMER To PLEASURE In READING. An Introduction to the History of Children's Books in England from the Invention of Printing to 1900.
Boston: Horn Book Co., 1972. 1st US Edition. x, 340 pp. Illustrated. Royal 8vo. 10" x 7-3/8" Grey linen cloth binding. Pictorial eps. Brown paper dust jacket printed in green. More
CRUIKSHANK'S WATER COLOURS.; With an Introduction by Joseph Grego.
London: A. & C. Black, 1903. 1st Edition. xxvi, [4], 325, [3] pp. Profusely illustrated with inserted color plates. 9" x 6-3/4". Brown cloth binding with gilt titel lettering stamped to front board and spine. TEG. More
From BRICKS To BOOKS. A Miscellany
London: Grafton & Co., 1949. 1st edition. 160 pp (including Index). 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Brown & white dust jacket. More
BOOKS In My BAGGAGE. Adventures in Reading and Collecting.
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, (1960). 1st edition. 255, [3] pp. Title page illustration. 8-1/2" x 5-7/8" Hardback. Dust jacket. More
The VICTORIANS And Their READING.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Third Printing. 444 pp (including Index). 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Red dust jacket. Another classic in the genre, along with her work, "The Shaping of English Literature." More
MUDIE'S CIRCULATING LIBRARY And the Victorian Novel.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1970). 1st edition. xii, [2], 272 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with silver spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
MOORE'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST Of NEWSPAPERS And MAGAZINES. Spring, 1884. No. 10.; Contains a List of 2,500 American and Foreign Newspapers and Magazines, at Wholesale Rates to Agents, Postmasters, Ass't Postmasters, Booksellers and Publishers. W. H. Moore, Manager and Proprietor. Brockport, Monroe County, N. Y.
Rochester, N. Y. Post-Express Print, 1884. 1st Printing. Not found in Romaine. 36 pp. Adverts illustrated with cuts. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8". Original publisher's pale orange paper covers, printed in black. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Somewhat uncommon publication documenting periodical publications in the late 19th C. OCLC records..... More