THREE HUNDRED YEARS Of The AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. Essays.
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. 1st Printing. [6], 363 - 463, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Printed paper wrappers. More
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COLLECTING AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.
Los Altos: Published by Jim Lyons, 1989. 1st Printing. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author on the t.p. [6], 151, [3 (blank)] pp. Illustrated win b&w. 4to. Stiff-stock wrappers with images of newspapers and brown title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. More
NOVELS And NOVELISTS. A Guide to the World of Fiction.
London: Windward, 1980. 1st Edition. 288 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Yellow dust jacket. More
LETTERS From FRIENDS And Others; To Louis Weinstein on his 50th Birthday, July 6, 1994
[Los Angeles?]: 1994. 1st printing. Limited to 500 cc. "Compliments" card, signed by Lou, laid-in. 90 pp. Photographic image of Mr Weinstein on p. 1. 8vo. 9-7/8" x 7". Blue paper wrappers, lettered in gilt. Weinstein one of the former owner's of Heritage Book Shop, a long-time mainstay of the LA antiquarian book world. More
AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN And WILLIAM MORRIS.
New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1977. 1st edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, and fully SIGNED by the author on the h. t. page. xvii, [1 (blank)], 258 pp. Many b/w illustrations throughout the text. 4to. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
The ART Of The PRINTED BOOK 1455 - 1955. Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries From the Collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library.
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, (1973). 1st Edition. xiv, 192 pp [includes index]. A printed exhibition card laid-in, with, on the verso, a handwritten, signed note from Blumenthal to Jim Hart [former Bancroft librarian], saying "This show will be worth a trip to New York - come if you can... More
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOKS A Subject Catalogue.; Extracted from the British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books.
Kent, England: Dawson, (1979). 1st Edition. 4 volumes; 4000+ pages. Vol 1: Generalities, Philosophy & Religion. Vol 2: Social Sciences, Pure Sciences, Technology, the Arts. Vol 3: Language, Literature. Vol 4: Geography & History. Imperial 8vo. 12" x 8-3/8". Quarter bound with maroon cloth spines over grey linen boards. Gilt stamped spine lettering. More
ROWLANDSON The Caricaturist.; A Selection of His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of his Famous Caricatures and A Sketch of his Life, Times, and Contemporaries.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. 1st Edition. 2 volumes: Illustrated. 4to. Quarter bound with red leather over red cloth boards. Elaborate gilt decorates spines. TEG. Rowlandson was "an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation." [Wiki]. More
The POPULAR NOVEL In ENGLAND 1770 - 1800.
London: Methuen & Co Ltd, (n. d.). Reprint, ca early 1960s. 1st published in 1932. ix, [1], 388, [2] pp (including Index). 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Purple dust jacket with black title lettering printed to front panel and spine. More
FICTION For The WORKING MAN 1830 - 1859. A Study of the Literature Produced for the Working Classes in Early Victorian Urban England.
London: Oxford University Press, 1963. 1st Edition. xiv, 226 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Brown cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Pink dust jacket with red title lettering and illustration printed to front panel. Blue with red title lettering printed to spine. More
A HISTORY Of BOOKSELLERS, The Old and the New.; With an Introduction and Bibliography by Leslie Shepard.
Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1968. Reprint of the 1873 1st edition issued by Chatto & Windus. 483, [3 (blank)] pp. Frontis + inserted plates. 8vo. Grey cloth binding. Issued without dust jacket. More
HANDBOOK Of TYPE And LETTERING.; Translation of Schrift und Schrieben. English Translation by Ingrid Li.
New York: Design Press, (1992). 1st US Edition. 254 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Square 4to. Black cloth binding. Blue dust jacket. More
A BOOK For A SIXPENCE. The Circulating Library in America.
Pittsburgh, PA: Beta Phi Mu, 1980. 1st Edition. xiv, 194, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Linen cloth over green marbled paper boards. More
The ARTHURIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. I - Author Listing.
Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1981. 1st edition (presumed). xxxiv, 820 pp. 9-3/8" x 6-1/2". Brown cloth binding, silver stamped lettering to spine. Bright pink DJ, blue printed lettering to spine and covers. More
CHARLES A. MURDOCK. Printer & Citizen of San Francisco: An Appraisal.
Berkeley: Tamalpais Press, 1973. 1st printing. Limited to 310 cc. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, from Harding to George E. Fullerton. x, 83, [3] pp. Royal 8vo. 10-3/4" x 7". Original brick-red cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. From the preface, "Murdock was the first [printer] in California... More
ENGLISH EMBLEM BOOKS.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1967. 2nd impression. xiv, 256, [2 (blank)] pp (including Index). 31 b/w plates. 9-1/4" x 6". Blue cloth binding with gilt emblem stamped to front board and gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Blue dust jacket with black and red title lettering to front pannel and spine. More
ENGLISH PRINTED BOOKS.; Britain in Pictures Series.
London: Collins, 1948. 2nd edition. 48 pp. Wtih 8 plates in colour and 21 b/w illustrations. 8vo. 23cm x 16.5cm. Red printed boards. Maroon dust jacket. More
DARLEY. The Most Popluar Illustrator of His Time.
Brooklyn: Theo. Gaus' Sons Inc, 1964. 1st Edition. [12], 156 pp (including Index). Illustrated with plates. 8vo. White cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. Brown dust jacket with blue title lettering printed to front panel and black title lettering printed to spine. More
SAN FRANCISCO'S LITERARY FRONTIER.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition. xii, 400, xxv, [5] pp including index. Untrimmed. 32 b/w photographic plates. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Green cloth binding with blind stamp to front board and gilt title lettering to spine. Maroon top stain. Dust jacket. More
The COMELY FRONTISPIECE: The Emblematic Title-page in England 1550 - 1660.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. 1st edition. viii, 248 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. 24cm x 16cm. Brown cloth binding. Cream dust jacket. More
CONFESSIONS Of A LITERARY ARCHAEOLOGIST.
New York: New Directions, (1990). 1st edition. ix, [1 (blank)], 190 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Hardback. Blue dust jacket. More
ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. History. Technique. Production.
New York: Watson - Guptill Publications, (1963). 207, [1 (blank)] pp (including Bibliography & Index). Illustrated, with some in color. 4to. Sky blue cloth. Dust wrapper. More
STEEL-ENGRAVED BOOK ILLUSTRATION In ENGLAND.
Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. 1st US edition. 263 pp (including Index). illustrated, Tall 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
DR. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. Essays in the Biography of a Book.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1955. 1st Edition. 256 pp. 18-1/2" x 5-3/4". Tan cloth binding with gilt title lettering on black stamped to front board and spine. More
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS.
London: Kegan Paul et al, 1893. 1st Edition. xii, 219, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). Illustrated with plates. 8vo. Brown linen cloth binding with gilt stamping. More