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
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SOME RANDOM REMINISCENCES Of An ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER.
Oakland: The Holmes Book Company, 1967. 1st edition. xxiv, 257, [3 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Bay area bookseller tickets provide endpaper design. Grey & white printed dust jacket. Fascinating history of one of the 20th C preeminent West Coast booksellers. More
The ART Of LITERARY RESEARCH.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., (1963). 1st Edition. x, [2], 276 pp (including Index). 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Photographic eps. Dust jacket. More
The BOOKMAN'S LONDON.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. 1st Edition. ix, [1 (blank)], 161, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Black pictorial eps. Pale blue dust jacket. 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
RUNES Of WOMAN.
Portland Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1915. 1st edition (Bishop 339), limited to 450 cc. [16], 43, [5] pp. 16mo. 7-11/16" x 5-9/16. Full parchment binding with gilt stamping, design attributed to William Bradley. 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
BOOKS HAVE THEIR FATES.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. 1st Edition. 199, [1] pp. The occasional illustration. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8" Green cloth binding. Green dust jacket. More
The ART And CRAFT Of PRINTING.; A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, Together with a Short Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell, and An Annotated List of the Books Printed Thereat.
New Rochelle, New York: Printed by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, 1902. 1st edition (Walsdorf 93). Limited to 210 cc. [6], 44, [2], 19, [12] pp. Deckle edges. Unpaginated divisional t.p. for "The Ideal Book"; divisional t.p. for "An Essay on Printing". Laid-on are two samples of red-patterned wallpaper..... 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
At HOME With BOOKS. How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries.
New York: Carol Southern Books, (1995). 6th printing. 248 pp. Profusely illustrated, primarily in color. Folio. 12" x 9-1/4". Yellow binding. Pictorial eps. Color pictorial dust jacket. 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
BIBLIOGRAPHY Of TEXAS. 1795 - 1845.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1955 - 1960. Facsimile reprints. 5 Volumes 8-1/2" x 6". Green cloth bindings with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Absolutely essential for a collector, or bookseller, featuring Texana. More
MASTERPIECES Of FRENCH MODERN BINDINGS.
New York: Services Culturels Français, 1947. 1st Edition. 128, [8] pp. Illustrated. 9-1/8" x 7-1/8". Original buff paper covers, printed in black & silver. More
CARE And IDENTIFICATION OF 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS.
Rochester: 2009. Later printing. SIGNED by the author. 116 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Laid-in chart: IDENTIFICATION FLOW-CHART. 4to. Yellow glossy stock paper covers. More