New Haven: Yale University Library, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. Pp. xi; 522. Preface by James T. Babb. With six photo-reproductions of important title pages. Features 855 titles of printed matter; 1063 manuscript items. Green cloth with gilt spine. A splendid resource for information on Americana, handsomely bound. Bookseller.....
London: The Book-Worm, 1869. J. Ph. Berjeau. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. iv, 188, [6]. Illustrated throughout with Berjeau wood engravings. Half calf binding, green cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. All twelve 1869 issues bound with six preliminary title and contents pages, followed by six.....
Blue Ash, Ohio: Print Books, 2013. First Edition. Stiff printed wrap. Square 8vo. Pp. 251. Illustrated with color photo reproductions. Preface by Mary Gaitskill. Index. Stiff paper French-flap covers printed in spring green and black, pale green endpapers. Front cover mellowed crease at the gutter, very faint age toning to.....
London: The Scolar Press, 1978. Thomas Bewick. First Edition Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 12mo. Pp. 167. Illustrated with reproductions of engravings printed recto following 25 pages of text. Half cloth binding over light green boards, gilt title in black label printed on spine, light green laid endpapers. Illustrated dust.....
New York: Lemma Publishing Company, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 634; 635-1205 [68]. Frontis. Joseph Conrad photo Vol 1. Illustrated with manuscript facsimiles. Bound in black cloth, gold lettering printed on the spines, edges trimmed. Covers lightly rubbed. A lengthy two-page review clipped from the New York Times of The.....
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1965. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Pp. 110. Contains a bibliography of Caxton Club publications from 1896 - 1965. Green cloth, gilt titles and insignia on the cover, titles on the spine. Top edge trimmed. Bookplate. Laid in invitation card to the club's 36th Annual Christmas Revels on.....
(Kentville, Nova Scotia): Gaspereau Press Printers and Publishers, 2004. Stiff Printed Paper Wraps with Letterpress Dust Jacket. 12mo. Pp. 75. Illustrated throughout with color representations of historical printing. Bound in black printed wraps. With the letterpress dust jacket, as well as the publisher's paper band on the rear cover printed.....
Hempstead, Long Island, NY: Hofstra University, 1973. First Edition. Stiff Printed Wrap. 8vo. Pp. [24]. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions. Beige laid paper wrap, title printed in black, saddle stapled. Small erosion the size of a US quarter, with small perforation on front cover. Laid in clipping dated.....
London and New York: The Studio Publications, 1956. Peter Curl. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Small 4to. Pp. 96. Red textured cloth, titles printed in black on the spine. Frontis. black & white photo reproductions of Curl jacket designs on red background. Illustrated throughout with black & white and.....
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1903. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. 132. Bound in paper-covered boards with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Cover a bit faded, with spine darkened. A mostly unopened copy. One of five hundred copies. With the usual reports from the society's council, including a report from.....
(Taiwan): Vista Publishing, (2010). Limited Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pp. 287; (1). Text predominantly in Chinese, but with English to identify books, booksellers and stores. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs. Of an edition limited to 600 copies, this is number 29. Signed by the author in Chinese characters and English.....
Los Angeles: (Pegacycle Lady), 1993. Broadside. Loose broadside measuring 8 x 12.5 inches. Printed in blue and black by Patrick Reagh on Rives paper. Announces a retrospective exhibit at Arundel Antiquarian Books (Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles) of the diverse publications of the Press of the Pegacycle Lady on their 20th.....
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1908. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. 150. Bound in brown paper-covered boards with printed label on spine. Spine label a bit discolored. Foxing to prelims. Printed at the DeVinne Press. One of five hundred copies. With the usual reports from the society's council, including a......
Rochester, New York: Printing House of Leo Hart, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xi, 142. Index. Introduction by George Parker Winship. Brick-red buckram, beveled edges, titles in gilt on the spine. Edges trimmed, top stained dark brown. Bookplate of John Muntinga Shaw. Review clipping from The Publishers' Weekly laid.....
East Aurora, New York: Roycroft Shop, 1903. Roycroft printed items: one book catalog, one book order form, one book prospectus, one invitation to the annual convention, one leaflet quoting the Denver Post, five motto cards, and one Hubbard portrait. Three clippings from the Denver Post. Eight notes on letterhead, seven.....
Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, 1940. Alvin Lustig. Limited Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 28. Lustig decorations in red on the title and p. 7. Light gray laid paper-covered boards, Lustig illustration printed in red and dark gray on the front board, titles in dark gray on the spine.....
Los Angeles: W & V Dailey, Antiquarian Booksellers, 1994-2000. First Printings. Loose sheets, bifolium, now protected in clear sleeves mounted in two leather binders. Complete set from Vol. I, Issue 1 (1994) through Vol. IV, Issue 4 (2000). The letterpress prospectus, printed in two colors and measuring 8.25 x 13.25.....
New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1,050 copies. 4to. Pp. 303. Illustrated throughout with printing examples, as well as many title pages. Index to printers, as well as an index to firms relating to books in general. Bound in red cloth with printed title mounted on spine.....
[New York]: A Pillar Book, 1963. Robert Bonfils. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 16mo. Pp. 192. Cover art by Robert Bonfils. In crimson silk-covered clamshell box. Covers very lightly rubbed, edges crisp, leaves unmarked, minimally age toned. With price-hike tag on cover (75 cents over printed 60 cents). Superb pulp cover.....
[Berkeley]: [Editions Koch], 2007. Peter Koch. Signed Printing. Single Sheet. Broadside printed in black measures 17 x 24 inches; a small colophon is printed verso. Slight along right margin, now mellowed. Withal, a bright copy. Signed by Koch in pencil at lower right and dated 07/27/07. Koch printed the broadside.....
New York: Lenox Hill Pub. & Dist. Co. (Burt Franklin), 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pp. xlv, 386. Translated from the French and revised by Carolyn Shipman, M.A. Illustrated with thirteen leaves of black & white photo reproductions. Index. Bound in dark blue cloth, gilt lettering stamped on the spine.....
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1906. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. 140. Illustrated with facsimiles of the Longfellow manuscript, General Beauregard correspondence and some inter-club correspondence. Bound in paper-covered boards with printed label on spine. A lovely copy. With the usual reports from the society's council, including a report from.....
Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, ND. Reprint. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 224. Preface by Millard Meiss. Illustrated with 139 plates, most in color. Bibliography. With commentary on the plates. Bound in crimson cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. In the illlustrated dust jacket, price-clipped and with spine a......
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1910. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp.163. Illustrated with facsimiles of documents and correspondence. Bound in paper-covered boards with printed label mounted on spine. Erratum slip placed between pp. 26-27 as requested by that article's author. One of five hundred copies, printed at the Plimpton Press.....
Seattle: Book Club of Washington, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcove in Half-Suede over Silk Brocade. 8vo. Unpaginated. Frontis. photo portrait. Illustrated with a few black-and-white photographs. Half bound in tan suede over tan and silver silk brocade with silver lettering stamped on spine and a suede label on the front cover.....