Books on Asia for Children. A Selected Reading List.
New York: Asia Society, 1961. 24 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. A very good copy, clean, crisp, and unmarked, with light soiling on wrappers. More
Books about Books
Alada. Organo de la Asociacion Libreros Anticuarios de la Argentina. Año I. No. 2. Noviembre 1952 [with] Ano II. No.3
Buenos Aires: Alada, 1952-1953. 16 pp.; 24 pp. Illus. with 3 b/w photos. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Two early issues of the Journal of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of Argentina. Very good copies, wrappers slightly darkened at edges, mail fold. More
James Ford Bell and His Books. The Nucleus of a Library.
Minneapolis: Associates of the James Ford Bell Library, Univ. of Minnesota, (1993). Foreword, 83 pp. Sm. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Urness, Carol, curator. Covers the founding of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota with its focus on the growth of European trade. Includes the 11 page..... More
La littérature geographique francaise de le renaissance, répertoire bibliographique: (avec 300 reproductions photographiques). Description de 524 impressions d'ouvrages publiés en français avant 1610, et traitant des pays et des peuples non européens, que l'on trouve dans les principales bibliothèques de France et de l'Europe occidentale [with] Supplément au répertoire bibliographique se rapportant a la Littérature géographique française de la Renaissance [Two Volumes].
Paris: Editions Auguste Picard, 1927, 1936. 563 pp.; 87 pp. Illus. with 300 b/w reproductions. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. No. 2 of 50 copies on pur fil Lafuma. Supplement signed by the author. An important work. First volume with wrappers separated from text block as glue has dried, spine..... More
Collection of 7 Catalogues of Books from Reginald Atkinson.
London: Reginald Atkinson, 1921-1930. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Includes catalogue nos. 42, 49, 51, 53, 69, 74, and 85, most with the stamp of advanced issue for American customers. Overall about very good, some chipped at spine or with soiled wrappers or notations. More
The Distinguished Collection of Western Americana. Books, Newspapers and Pamphlets, Many Relating to the Mormon Church. Formed by the late Herbert S. Auerbach. Part One.
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1947. 254 pp. Illus. with b/w reproductions. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Sale no. 893, Oct. 27, 28, & 29, 1947; 1525 lots. A very good+ copy, with minor wear to spine. More
Catalogue of the Avery Architectural Library.
New York: Library of Columbia College, 1895. xii, [3], 1139 pp. 4to. New quarterbound cloth over marbled paper covered boards, red morocco labels, top edge gilt. First edition. One of an edition of 1,000 copies printed by the De Vinne press. The Avery Library is the largest collection of its..... More
Apuntes para la historia de las letras, y de la instruction publica de la isla de Cuba [Three Volumes in One].
Habana: Impr. de P. Massana / Impr. del Tiempo, 1859-61. 225, 2 pp.; 220, 4 pp.; 247, 1 pp. 8vo. Modern quarter speckled calf over green marbled boards, four raised bands, red morocco spine label titled in gilt, marbled endpapers. First edition. "The most important work published by Bachiller y...... More
A Classified Catalogue of Books of General Interest. No. 31. 1925.
New York: G.A. Baker & Co., 1925. 47 pp. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. 1148 items listed. A good copy with chipped corner to wrappers. More
Pen and Press in Revolutionary France. Documentary sources of the Newberry Library. An exhibition at The Newberry Library, 8 May-5 August 1989.
[Chicago]: Chicago Committee on the French Revolution and The Newberry Library, 1989. [Unpaged]. Printed rectos only. Illus. with b/w reproductions. Sm. 4to. Spiral bound. First edition. Leon M. Depres, foreword. Bound xeroxed program. A very good copy. More
Bibliography of the State of Maine. Compiled in the Bangor Public Library, Bangor, Maine.
Boston: G.K. Hall, 1962. v, 803 pp. Folio. Cloth. First edition. Alphabetized facsimiles of card catalogs, 21 to each page. A near fine copy. No dust jacket. More
Bibliografia Montaliana.
(Milano), Arnoldo Mondadori, (1977). 352 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. Sm. 8vo. Green French fold paper wrappers. Bibliography of Eugenio Montale. A very good copy. More
J.N. Bartfield Fine Book Studios. Part I. June 1952. Standard Sets of Famous Authors in Fine Bindings, Limited Editions Beautifully Printed and Illustrated at Low Prices.
New York: J.N. Bartfield, 1952. 16 pp. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. 184 items listed. A very good copy with a mail fold. More
Ninety from the Nineties. A Decade of Printing. New York Public Library: November 7, 2003-May 28, 2004.
New York: New York Public Library, 2003. [12 pp]. Illus. with 9 b/w reproductions. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Catalogue and descriptions of 90 items printed in the 1990's by such presses as Flying Fish, Moonkosh, Bitchy Buddha, Inanna, Stone House, Em, Protean, Picnic, Lone Goose, Woodside, and..... More
Ibis: The Book Arts. Catalogue 6. Judaica. The Holocaust #505 - #553.
Hamilton, ON, Canada: Marjorie & Bernard Baskin, [1994]. Unpaged. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. 553 items listed. A near fine copy. More
Clara Louisa Penney (1888-1970). Necrology.
New York: Hispanic Society of America, 1971. [349-356] pp. Illus. with 1 b/w photo. 8vo. Stapled paper wrappers. Offprint. Reprinted from Hispanic review, vol. 39, No. 3, July, 1971. Describes the career of Clara Louisa Penney in the library of the Hispanic Society of America. A very good unmarked copy..... More
Bibliographic Materials in the Japanese Language on Far Eastern Archeology and Ethnology.
Ann Arbor: Univ. Michigan Press, 1950. 74 pp. 4to. Paper wrappers. First edition. Center for Japanese Studies. Bibliographical series: No. 3. 1063 items described. Still helpful. A very good+ copy. More
Autographes, Livres, Illustres Modernes. Souvenirs de Familles Royales. Mercredi 24 Mail 2000.
Paris: Beaussant Lefevre, 2000. 32 pp. Illus. with color & b/w plates. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First printing. 401 lots including the Russian royals. A fine copy. As new. More
Cartes Geographiques Anciennes, Autographes & Manuscrits, Livres Anciens & Modernes.
Paris: Beaussant Lefevre, 2003. 63 pp. Illus. with color & b/w plates. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. First printing. 173 lots including mappemonde de Jansson 1622, importants manuscrits litteraires: Ayme, Bernanos, Claudel, love letters of Celine, lettres de Fenelon, Madame de Maintenon, Lyautry, and more. A fine copy. As new. More
Dialogo de las Sombras.
Buenos Aires: Sociedad de Bibliofilos Argentinos, 1947. 80 pp. Sm. 4to. Loose quires in printed wrappers in a brown quarter cloth chemise and slipcase. First edition. Printed by Francisco A. Colombo, on Perusia de Fabriano paper, with Garamond type. Title in blue, red and black, sectional headings and page numbers..... More
Catálogo de la exposición del libro, que se celebra en la ciudad de Buenos Aires bajo los auspicios del Ministerio de Justicia e Instrucción pública para conmemorar el Quinto Centenario de la Invención de la imprenta.
Buenos Aires: [Privately printed for the author by Guillermo Kraft]:, 1940. xlvii, 275 pp. Illus. with color frontis of Gutenberg and numerous facsimile title pages. Sm. 4to. Red cloth with original wrappers bound in. First edition. Inscribed by the author to the Grolier Club on the first blank and signed..... More
Bibliografía Hispanoamericana. Libros Antiguos y Modernos. Referentes a América y España.
Buenos Aires: Libreria Panamericana, 1947. xxiii, 372 pp. Illus. with 2 folding color plates + b/w photos. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First edition. Prologo del Dr. Enrique de Gandi. No. 276 of 500 copies. 3618 items described. Closed tear to fore edge else a very good copy, minor marginalia. More
Book Auction Sale. 30- 31st May 2000.
Utrecht: J. L. Beijers, 2000. Unpaged. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First printing. 2177 lots of which 87 lots are on Charles Boost, 50 on Omar Khayyam, and over 300 on the low countries and Dutch history. A fine copy. More
The Library of Eduard Resser Musicologist. Book Auction Sale. 2nd March 2004.
Utrecht: J. L. Beijers, 2004. Unpaged. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First printing. 841 lots of which 517 are on music history. Prices realized. Eduard Resser (1908-2002) was professor at the Utrecht Institute of Musicology. Shelfwear else a near fine copy. More
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. A Guide to its Collections.
New Haven: Yale University Library, (1974). xi, 111 pp. Illus. with 44 b/w plates. Sm. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Shelfwear and sunning to wrappers else a very good copy. More