COLLECTING BOOKS For FUN And PROFIT.
New York: ARCO Publishing, (1979). 1st edition. xiv, [2], 159 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth with gold spine lettering. Red dust jacket. More
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A BACKWARD GLANCE At EIGHTY. Recollections & Comment.
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1921. 1st edition thus. LIMITED, of which this is no. 1014, SIGNED by the author. 275, [1] pp. Frontis + b/w photographic reproductions to inserted plates within. 8" x 5-3/4". Dark grey paper-covered binding, gilt stamped lettering to spine and front board. Buff printed paper DJ. Dark grey endpapers. More
HOURS In A LIBRARY.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1875. Early printing. 311, [7 (blanks and adverts)] pp. 7-5/8" x 5-1/4". Blue cloth binding, gilt stamped lettering to spine. Yellow endpapers. More
WINE Into WORDS. A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language.; With a Foreward by Maynard A. Amerine.
Baltimore: Bacchus Press Ltd. (1985). 1st edition. xiii, [3], 403, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). Frontis. The occasional internal illustration. 8vo. Linen cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Red pictorial eps. Dust jacket. More
PATIENCE & FORTITUDE. A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture.
New York: HarperCollins, (2001). 1st edition. xviii, [2], 636 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Black cloth spine with peach-colored paper-wrapped boards. Pictorial eps. Orange dust jacket. Basbane's second installment, and another wonderful read, on the history/present-state of the world of books. More
VALENTI ANGELO. The Man and the Artist.
Concord, CA: Heron House, 2010. 1st edition. x, 159, [7] pp. Color and b/w photographic images and illustrations throughout. 12-1/4" x 9-1/4". Light blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, front board blindstamped. Issued without dust jacket. Includes laid-in publication announcement. More
The BEFORE And AFTER TRADE CARD.
Schoharie: The Ephemera Society of America, 1995. 1st edition. Limited to 750 copies. 136 pp. Many intratextual illustrations. 11" x 8-1/2". Laminated paper wrappers with blue and black lettering and illustration printed to spine and covers. Includes small blue paper wrapped price guide to trade cards. "This book shows 232... More
The BAKER STREET JOURNAL. An Irregular Quarterly of Sherlockiana. Volume 2, Numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4.
New York: Ben Abramson, Publisher, 1947. 1st printings (presumed). 507, [1] pp. throughout the 4 volumes. B/w illustrations and photographic images throughout. 8-7/8" x 6". Yellow printed paper wrappers. More
The BAKER STREET JOURNAL. An Irregular Quarterly of Sherlockiana. Volume 3, Numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4.
New York: Ben Abramson, Publisher, 1948. 1st printings. 528 pp. throughout the 4 volumes. B/w intratextual illustrations and photographic images. 8-7/8" x 6". Yellow printed paper wrappers. More
The BAKER STREET JOURNAL. An Irregular Quarterly of Sherlockiana. Volume 4, Number 1.
New York: Ben Abramson, Publisher, 1949. 1st printing (presumed). 132 pp. B/w intratextual illustrations and photographic images. 8-7/8" x 6". Yellow printed paper wrappers. More
OVERBOOKED In ARIZONA. A Novella.
Scottsdale, AZ: Camelback Gallery, 1994. 1st "hardcover" edition. INSCRIBED by the author to title leaf. This edition LIMITED to 1501 copies. [1], xiii, [1], 95, [3 (blank)] pp. Black and white illustrations by Servello throughout. 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". Blue cloth binding, silver stamped lettering to spine and front board. Color illustrated DJ. More
MODERN PUBLICATIONS, And NEW EDITIONS Of VALUABLE STANDARD WORKS, Printed for M. Carey & Son, No. 126, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Oct. 1817.
Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817. 1st printing thus (cf. Romaine, p. 70 for a similar catalogue for March 1817). 23, [1] pp. 12mo. 7-3/4" x 4-3/8". Publisher's printed self wrappers, sewn. Disbound, lacking other wrappers? Carey, beginning his career in 1785, was a monumental figure in the early history... More
TRAVEL And DESCRIPTION 1765 - 1865. Together with a List of County Histories, Atlases and Brographical Collections and a List of Territorial and State Laws.
New York: Burt Franklin, 1971. Reprint. 514 pp. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4". Blue-green cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. More
A HISTORY OF THE WRITINGS OF BEATRIX POTTER Including Unpublished Work.
London: Frederick Warne & Co. (1971). 1st edition. xxvi, 446 pp (including index), Illustrated, including color inserted plates. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Red topstain. Dust jacket. More
![SCRIBNER'S For SEPTEMBER. In the Gameland our Father's Lost... With Arctic High Landers. Tito. The Slave-Trade in America. The Chickamauga Crisis. Reminiscences of James Russell Lowell. [Vol 28, No. 3]. Magazine Advertising Broadside, 1860 - 1946, 1850 - 1936, olson. 1828 - 1900, 1837 - 1920, 1866 - 1946, Frederic. Wyckoff Irland, Jules - Artist, William Dean . Guerin, Gen. Jacob . Howells, John Randolph . Cox, Ernest . Spears, Walter A. Seton-Thompson.](/pictures/thumb/40045.jpg?v=1436912354)
SCRIBNER'S For SEPTEMBER. In the Gameland our Father's Lost... With Arctic High Landers. Tito. The Slave-Trade in America. The Chickamauga Crisis. Reminiscences of James Russell Lowell. [Vol 28, No. 3].
New York: The Grignard Litho. Co. (1900). Broadside, printed in black & red. Illustrated with large image by Guerin, "The Indian Guide", from "In the Gameland Our Father's Lost". 21" x 14-1/2" More
A POUND Of PAPER. Confessions of a Book Addict.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2003. 1st US edition. [12], 417, [3 (blank)] pp. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2". Black paper covered boards, gilt stamped lettering to spine. Color illustrated DJ. More
MEMORIES Of SUE ALLEN.
Charlottesville, VA: Book Arts Press, 2012. 1st edition. 88, [4] pp. Many photographic images throughout. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Red stiff printed paper wrappers. A festschrift honoring the wonderful Sue Allen, who is missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. More
The CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848 - 1853.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. A single sheet folded twice to make a pamphlet. Two b/w photographic images. 10-1/2" x 6-3/4". White single sheet of paper folded twice with black title lettering and blue illustration printed to front panel. Currently housed in a mylar sleeve. Please note... More
JAMES LUMSDEN & SON Of GLASGOW. Thier Juvenile Books and Chapbooks.
Middilsex: Private Libraries Association, 1981. 1st printing. xxv, [1 (blank)], 134 pp (including Index). Color frontis. Black & white textual illustrations. 8vo. 10" x 6-1/2". Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering, on black background, to spine. More
CATALOGUE Of SOME FIVE HUNDRED EXAMPLES Of The PRINTING Of EDWIN & ROBERT GRABHORN Offered for Sale at the Book Shop of David Magee.
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, [1961]. 1st printing. xv, [1], 63, [1] pp. Tipped-in announcement regarding the limited edition hardbound edition of this catalogue. 4to. 11-7/8" x 9-1/8". Printed buff paper wrappers, yapp edges. More
The J. B. MILAM LIBRARY: A Short - Title Catalog.
Tulsa, OK: McFarlin Library, University of Tulsa, 1993. 1st edition. xiv, 106 pp. Frontis of Milam. 10-15/16" x 8-1/2". White printed glossy paper wrappers. More
SUPPRESSED BOOKS. A History of the Conception of Literary Obscenity.
Cleveland and New York: Meridian Books, the World Publishing Company, 1966. 1st edition thus. 285, [3 (blank)] pp. 8" x 5-1/4". Color pictorial stiff paper wrappers. More
BOOKS On The FRONTIER. Print Culture in the American West. 1763 - 1875.
Washington, D. C. The Library of Congress, 2003. 1st edition. 140 pp. Profusely illustrated with woodcuts and black and white photographic images. 10-1/4" x 7-1/4". Brown cloth binding with gilt emblem of Library of Congress stamped to front and gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Brown dust jacket with color... More
A DESCRIPTIVE CHECKLIST Of BOOK CATALOGUES Separately Printed in America 1693 - 1800.
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1981. 1st edition. xxxi, [1 (blank)], 207, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Issued without dust jacket. More
PRINTING & SOCIETY In EARLY AMERICA.
Worcester, American Antiquarian Society, 1983. 1st edition. 322 ppg (including index), 8vo. Navy blue cloth binding, beige printed paper wrapper. More