The OWL AMONG COLOPHONS. Henry Holt as Publisher and Editor.
New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1966. 1st Edition. x, 197, [1] pp. 8vo. Purple cloth stamped in coral and black; orange dj printed in purple and black. More
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From SWAN SONNENSCHEIN To GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1955. 1st Edition. 100 pp. B/w frontis and plate. 8" x 5-1/4". Light blue cloth, navy lettering stamped to spine. Beige dj with dark blue lettering. More
The RISE Of ROBERT DODSLEY. Creating the New Age of Print.
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, (1996). 1st edition. ix, [3], 339, [1] pp (including index). Frontispiece. 8vo. Maroon cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
A ROUGH LIST Designed as the Basis of a More Complete CATALOGUE Of The LIBRARY Of SAMUEL L. M. BARLOW, Compiled by James Osborne Wright. Americana, 1477 - 1799.
New York: 1885. 1st Edition. #78 / 100 cc printed. 220 printed pages, interleaved with blue-lined paper. Samll folio: 12-3/16" x 8-1/4". Bespoke brown half-sheep over flexible pebbled leather boards. Marbled eps. The finished catalogue would be issued in the year of Barlow's death, 1889. More
DICKENS and DICKENSIANA: A Catalogue of the Richard Gimbel Collection in the Yale University Library.
New Haven: Yale University Library, 1980. 1st edition. 570 pp (including Index). Frontis. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Paper spine label. Issued w/o dj. Essential to any collector, or seller, of Dickens works. More
NOTES On SOME EARLY GRABHORN ITEMS Together with Some More or Less Impertinent Comments.
Tucson: The Desert Press, [1939]. 1st Printing. Limited to 100cc. [4 (blank)], 9, [3 (blank)] pp. Caption title, initial and pagination in red. Tall 8vo. Printed green paper wrappers, sewn. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Voris acquired the Grabhorn operation soon after being informed "that a certain printer..... More
The LOCALIZATION Of BOOKS By Their BINDINGS.; Reprinted from The Library (N. S.) V-2, 1901 by E. A. Thompson.
Santa Barbara: E. A. Thompson, [1974?]. 1st separate printing (presumed). SIGNED PRESENTATION copy from Thompson to Dorothy Hutchinson. [25] - 38, [2] pp. Colophon annotated as to the piece coming from the "Bibliographical Society of London Transactions, v. 8, Oct. 1905 - Mar. 1906, pp. 25 - 38. Printed in..... More
A CHECK LIST Of ALABAMA IMPRINTS 1807 - 1870.
University of Alabama Press, 1946. 1st printing. 151, [3 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Printed red stiff-stock paper wrappers. More
ONE HUNDRED YEARS Of PUBLISHING 1837 - 1937.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1937. 1st Edition. [10], 83, [3] pp. 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Brown cloth stamped in gilt. Tan dj printed in black, orange rule and flourishes. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 15 No. 2 April 1989.; The Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1989. 1st Printing. 56 - 101 pp. with slips. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, card stock wrappers, printed in yellow, blue, green gray and dark gray. Stapled. With a mail-in subscription envelope and an 8 page leaflet with advertisements and events. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 14 No. 2 April 1988.; The Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1988. 1st Printing. 52 - 97 pp. with slips. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, card stock wrappers, printed in pale yellow, orange and black. Stapled. With a mail-in subscription envelope, an announcement about discounted back issues and an 8 page leaflet with advertisements and events... More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 8 No. 4 October 1982.; A Review for the Arts of the Book. Focus on Calligraphy
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1982. 1st Printing. 122 - 159 pp. with slip. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, paper wrappers, printed in pink, lavender and black. Stapled. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 8 No. 3 July 1982.; A Review for the Arts of the Book. Eric Gill Centenary Issue.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1982. 1st Printing. 82 - 119 pp. with slip. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, paper wrappers, printed in red and black. Stapled. With an 4 page leaflet containing advertisements & events. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 8 No. 2 April 1982.; A Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1982. 1st Printing. 42 - 79 pp. with slip. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, paper wrappers, printed in orange, green and black. Stapled. With an 4 page leaflet containing advertisements & events. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1982.; A Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1982. 1st Printing. 39 pp. with slips. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, thin card stock wrappers, printed in yellow and black. Stapled. With an 6 page leaflet containing advertisements & events. A one page erratum correcting the new address for the magazine. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 7 No. 4 October 1981.; A Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1981. 1st Printing. 114 - 150 pp. with slips. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, thin card stock wrappers, printed in red, orange and black. Stapled. With an 6 page leaflet containing advertisements & events. A one page erratum correcting an image that originally printed upside down..... More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 6 No. 1 January 1980.; A Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1980. 1st Printing. 35 pp. with slip Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, thin card stock wrappers, printed in maroon and black. Stapled. With an 4 page "calendar of events" More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 9 No. 1 January 1983.; A Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Sandra Kirshenbaum. 1983. 1st Printing. 39 pp. with slip Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, paper wrappers, printed in red, blue and black. Stapled. With an 4 page "classified advertisements" More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 16 No. 3 Autumn 1990.; The Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Pro Arte Libri. 1990. 1st Printing. 100-146 pp. with slip Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, thin card stock wrappers, printed in red, orange and black. Stapled. With an 8 page "calendar of events" and facsimile letter from the editor-in-chief. More
FINE PRINT. Vol. 16 No. 1 Spring 1990.; The Review for the Arts of the Book.
San Francisco. Pro Arte Libri. 1990. 1st Printing. 50 pp. Illustrated. 12" x 9". Printed, thin card stock wrappers, printed in red and black. Stapled. With an 8 page "calendar of events" More
The WORLD Of N.C. WYETH.; Randall House Catalogue XXIV.
Santa Barbara. Randall House. 1992. 1st Edition. Limited to 950 copies. 34 [2] pp. Illustrated. 11" x 8-1/2". Glossy, card stock wrappers, full color illustration to upper wrapper, white glossy leaves. Stapled. More
The LIBRARY Of EDWARD HERRILL. PART II, With Additions.; Literature & History - Modern Firsts & Signed Editions - Illustrators & Illustrated Books.
San Francisco & Los Angeles. California Book Auction Galleries. 1979. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 666 items up for auction. One slip. Black and white illustrations. 9" x 6". Bright orange, paper wrappers, printed in black with a black illustration to upper wrapper. Stapled. More
SHERLOCK HOLMES CENTENARY.; Arthur Conan Doyle & Sherlockiana Library of John Michael Gibson.
San Francisco & Los Angeles. California Book Auction Galleries. 1987. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 2,007 items up for auction. One slip. Some black and white photographs of items up for auction. 9" x 6". White, card stock wrappers, printed in black. Includes a "Post Sale Price List" More
The LIBRARY Of EDWARD HERRILL.; Fine Press Books & A Limited Editions Club Collection.
San Francisco & Los Angeles. California Book Auction Galleries. 1979. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 777 items up for auction. One slip. Black and white illustrations. 9" x 6". Bright orange, paper wrappers, printed in black with a black illustration to upper and lower wrappers. Stapled. Slipped in is a "Prices..... More
LIBRARY Of AUGUST W. SCHATRA - PART II.; Thursday, March 23, 1989.
San Francisco/Los Angeles. California Book Auction Galleries. 1989. 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 500 items up for auction. Black and white photographs of item up for auction. 9" x 6". White cardstock wrappers, printed in black, stapled. More