Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1989). 1st pb edition. xiv, 304 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. Black glossy paper covers. More about ENGINES Of INSTRUCTION, MISCHIEF, And MAGIC.; Children's Literature in England from Its...
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. 1st Printing. [6], 363 - 463, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Printed paper wrappers. More about THREE HUNDRED YEARS Of The AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. Essays
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 about COLLECTING AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS
London: Windward, 1980. 1st Edition. 288 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Yellow dust jacket. More about NOVELS And NOVELISTS. A Guide to the World of Fiction
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 about AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN And WILLIAM MORRIS
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 about The ART Of The PRINTED BOOK 1455 - 1955. Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries From...
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 about EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOKS A Subject Catalogue.; Extracted from the British Museum General...
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 about ROWLANDSON The Caricaturist.; A Selection of His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of his Famous...
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 about The POPULAR NOVEL In ENGLAND 1770 - 1800
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 about FICTION For The WORKING MAN 1830 - 1859. A Study of the Literature Produced for the Working...
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 about A HISTORY Of BOOKSELLERS, The Old and the New.; With an Introduction and Bibliography by Leslie...
New York: Design Press, (1992). 1st US Edition. 254 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Square 4to. Black cloth binding. Blue dust jacket. More about HANDBOOK Of TYPE And LETTERING.; Translation of Schrift und Schrieben. English Translation by...
Pittsburgh, PA: Beta Phi Mu, 1980. 1st Edition. xiv, 194, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Linen cloth over green marbled paper boards. More about A BOOK For A SIXPENCE. The Circulating Library in America
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 about The ARTHURIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. I - Author Listing
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 about CHARLES A. MURDOCK. Printer & Citizen of San Francisco: An Appraisal
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 about ENGLISH PRINTED BOOKS.; Britain in Pictures Series
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 about DARLEY. The Most Popluar Illustrator of His Time
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 about SAN FRANCISCO'S LITERARY FRONTIER
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. 1st edition. viii, 248 pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. 24cm x 16cm. Brown cloth binding. Cream dust jacket. More about The COMELY FRONTISPIECE: The Emblematic Title-page in England 1550 - 1660
New York: New Directions, (1990). 1st edition. ix, [1 (blank)], 190 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Hardback. Blue dust jacket. More about CONFESSIONS Of A LITERARY ARCHAEOLOGIST
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 about ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. History. Technique. Production
Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. 1st US edition. 263 pp (including Index). illustrated, Tall 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More about STEEL-ENGRAVED BOOK ILLUSTRATION In ENGLAND
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 about DR. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. Essays in the Biography of a Book
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 about EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
Richmond: The Library of Virginia, 2000. 1st Edition. xxi, [1 (blank)], 335, [3] pp. Profusely illustrated, with much in color. Oblong format: 11-1/2" x 15-3/8". Green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Dust jacket. Very heavy book, extra postage required. More about VIRGINIA In MAPS. Four Centuries of Settlement, Growth, and Development
