‎Collectibles‎

‎Mitterwallner, Gritli Von‎

‎Kusana Coins and Kusana Sculptures from Mathura‎

‎Mathura: The Government Museum 1986. Very Good condition. Light cover wear. The spine is square and flat. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Government Museum Mathura; Growse Memorial Lectures No. 4. Illustrated with 43 figures coin photos and 74 plates. Bound in the original blue pictorial wraps stamped in white and bright yellow. The color enlargement on the cover shows the obverse of a gold coin of Vima Kadphises. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xx 211pp. 74 plates. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Government Museum Paperback‎

Referencia librero : 023998

‎Tannenbaum, Samuel A (signed/inscribed to Max Baym)‎

‎Shakspere's Shakespeare's MacBeth A Concise Bibliography‎

‎New York: Samuel A. Tannenbaum 1939. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. The inscription reads: "To Max Baym with the sincere regards and best wishes of Samuel A. Tannenbaum." Max I. Baym 1870-1942 authored A HISTORY OF LITERARY AESTHETICS IN AMERICA and THE FRENCH EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS. Very Good condition. Spine mildly sunned. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1939. First Edition. Limited to 300 copies. Laid-in is a handwritten list of many questions for an interview with Dr. T. May 7 1943 presumably in Max Baym's handwriting. Elizabethan Bibliographies No. 9. Bound in the original brown boards with a maroon cloth spine and printed paper label on the front cover. . INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition Limited 300 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 175pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Samuel A. Tannenbaum Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024024

‎McMurtrie, Douglas C‎

‎Miniature Incunabula Some Preliminary Notes on Small Books Printed During the Fifteenth Century‎

‎Chicago Illinois: Privately Printed 1929. Near Very Good condition. Edges of cover a little worn/frayed. NO owner's name or bookplate. 1929. First Edition. Limited to 250 copies. 4 illustrations. Bound in the original yellow wraps stamped in black. First Edition Limited 250 copies. Softcover stapled wraps. Near Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 11pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Printed Paperback‎

Referencia librero : 023979

‎Streeter, Thomas Winthrop; Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc‎

‎The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter Volume V 5 Five‎

‎New York: Parke Bernet Galleries Inc. 1968. Scarce Vol. 5. Complete with list of prices realized laid-in. Very Good condition in a Good original glassine dust jacket worn chipped. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1968. First Edition. Volume Five only. Contains hundreds of superbly described annotated illustrated and collated entries. Cross referenced to standard authorities. Covers California 1850-1859; The West; overland mail and express; official expeditions; overland narratives; Washington and Idaho. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. 7" wide by 10" tall. Tanselle Basic Collection #95. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 457pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc. Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024068

‎Enschede, J W; & C P Burger; J H Hessels‎

‎Een letterproef van de lettergieterij Egenolff - Luther te Frankfort a. M. uit 1592 in Het Boek 1 Maart 1921‎

‎Den Haag Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff 1921. Very Good condition. In Dutch. This magazine Het Boek Tweede Reeks van het Tijdschrift voor Boek-en Bibliotheekwezen 1 Maart 1921 is bound-up in brown cloth with original wraps bound-in. The cloth spine is gilt stamped: "Enschede - Letterproef Van Egenolff - Luther 1592." Pages 61-64 contain "Een letterproef van de lettergieterij Egenolff - Luther te Frankfort a. M. uit 1592" by J. W. Enschede. Pages 33-60 contain Een monument uit den bloeitijd van de Alkmaarsche School door C. P. Burger Jr. Met 13 facsimiles. Also bound in at the end is a 38 page essay with title page labeled "Overdruk Uit Het Boek" with "EENE DRUKKERIJ BUITEN MECHELEN VOOR 1466" by J. H. Hessels. Original gray wraps of this 38 page essay are also bound in. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 96pp. 8 pages of ads 38 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Martinus Nijhoff Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024086

‎Streeter, Thomas Winthrop; Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc‎

‎The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter Volume V 5 Five‎

‎New York: Parke Bernet Galleries Inc. 1968. Scarce Vol. 5. Good condition. One corner of the cover is a little bumped but NO pages are affected i.e. there are NO page creases. Inner hinges cracked but holding. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1968. First Edition. Volume Five only. Contains hundreds of superbly described annotated illustrated and collated entries. Cross referenced to standard authorities. Covers California 1850-1859; The West; overland mail and express; official expeditions; overland narratives; Washington and Idaho. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. 7" wide by 10" tall. Tanselle Basic Collection #95. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 457pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc. Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024070

‎Wagner, Henry R; & Charles L Camp; Robert H Becker‎

‎The Plains and the Rockies A Critical Bibliography of Exploration Adventure and Travel in the American West 1800-1865 Fourth Edition Revised & Enlarged new in perfect condition‎

‎San Francisco: John Howell Books 1982. Brand New in perfect condition. Just removed from the publisher's original plain paper protective wrapping so we could write this description. NO rubbing or fading. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Fourth edition Revised & Enlarged by Robert Becker. The best reference on Western travel and exploration 1800-1865. Gives line-by-line transcriptions of title pages and maps full collations and superlative overall bibliographic treatment of all known issues and editions of each title. Expertly annotated. Illustrated with 33 plates. Index of authors titles geographical and subject entries. Bound in the original gilt-stamped maroon cloth. Finely printed at The Arion Press under the direction of Andrew Hoyem. Published at $150. Oversize Hardcover. 7.25" wide by 10.5" tall by 2.25" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. . Fourth Edition Revised & Enlarged. Oversize Hardcover. New/No dust jacket as issued. xx 747pp. 33 plates. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. John Howell Books Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024087 ISBN : 091076011X 9780910760119

‎Bower, Donald E (signed); Frank Waters (foreword)‎

‎Fred Rosenstock A Legend in Books and Art new in slipcase still sealed in shrinkwrap‎

‎Flagstaff Arizona: Northland Press 1976. SIGNED by Fred Rosenstock and Donald E. Bower directly on the limitation page their signatures only NOT personalized to anyone. Still sealed in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW slipcase. Perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. 1976. Limited to 250 signed slipcased numbered copies this being #247 based on inserted slip visible through clear shrinkwrap. Illustrations a few in full color. Foreword by Frank Waters. Fred Rosenstock the Dean of Denver antiquarian booksellers was a leading collector and authority on Western Americana. His skills as a story teller are legendary and this biography is based in part on one hundred hours of taped interviews with him. This beautifully produced volume is loaded with his fascinating adventures with books and book people. From Frank Water's foreword: "What makes this book unusually appealing is one man's lifelong love of books his uncanny nose for books and his sleuth-like tracking of those rare forgotten or lost volumes that are now known and treasured Americana." Taped to the shrinkwrap is a review of the book from the AB Bookman's Weekly. Bound in the original maroon cloth-backed marbled boards. Complete with maroon cloth slipcase stamped in bright gold. SIGNED by both author and subject. First Edition Limited 250 copies. Hardcover. New/New slipcase in shrinkwrap. 8vo. 229pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Northland Press Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024075

‎Streeter, Thomas Winthrop; Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc‎

‎The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter Volume V 5 Five‎

‎New York: Parke Bernet Galleries Inc. 1968. Scarce Vol. 5. Very Good condition. One corner of the cover is a little bumped but NO pages are affected i.e. there are NO page creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1968. First Edition. Volume Five only. Contains hundreds of superbly described annotated illustrated and collated entries. Cross referenced to standard authorities. Covers California 1850-1859; The West; overland mail and express; official expeditions; overland narratives; Washington and Idaho. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. 7" wide by 10" tall. Tanselle Basic Collection #95. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 457pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc. Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024069

‎Bower, Donald E (signed); Frank Waters (foreword)‎

‎Fred Rosenstock A Legend in Books and Art‎

‎Flagstaff Arizona: Northland Press 1976. SIGNED by Fred Rosenstock and Donald E. Bower directly on the limitation page their signatures only NOT personalized to anyone. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW slipcase. Perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. 1976. Limited to 250 signed slipcased numbered copies this being #241. Illustrations a few in full color. Foreword by Frank Waters. Fred Rosenstock the Dean of Denver antiquarian booksellers was a leading collector and authority on Western Americana. His skills as a story teller are legendary and this biography is based in part on one hundred hours of taped interviews with him. This beautifully produced volume is loaded with his fascinating adventures with books and book people. From Frank Water's foreword: "What makes this book unusually appealing is one man's lifelong love of books his uncanny nose for books and his sleuth-like tracking of those rare forgotten or lost volumes that are now known and treasured Americana." Laid in is a review of the book from the AB Bookman's Weekly. Bound in the original maroon cloth-backed marbled boards. Complete with maroon cloth slipcase stamped in bright gold. SIGNED by both author and subject. First Edition Limited 250 copies. Hardcover. New/New slipcase. 8vo. 229pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Northland Press Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024074

‎Goodspeed's Book Shop‎

‎Goodspeed's Catalogue Rare Americana No. 168‎

‎Boston Massachusetts: Goodspeed's Book Shop 1927. Very Good condition. Small chip to corner of rear wraps. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1927. First Edition. Goodspeed's rare book catalogue # 168. 2463 priced entries. Illustrated. Bound in the original wraps. 6" wide by 9.25" tall. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. ii 309pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Goodspeed's Book Shop Paperback‎

Referencia librero : 024052

‎Streeter, Thomas Winthrop; Lawrence G Wroth (intro); Edward J Lazare (index); Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc‎

‎The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter 8 volumes‎

‎New York: Parke Bernet Galleries Inc. 1966. 8 volumes complete. Near Fine - Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT library discards. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. 1966 - 1970. First Editions. Contains hundreds of superbly described annotated illustrated collated entries. Cross referenced to standard authorities. Covers Discovery and Exploration Atlases New France Spanish Southwest Mexico Texas New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma New England American Revolution Middle Colonies French and Indian War Continental Congress War of 1812 Southern Colonies and States the Carolinas Georgia Florida the Old Northwest Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Mississippi Valley Tennessee Kentucky Burr-Wilkinson Presidents of the United States Missouri Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Kansas Nebraska the Dakotas the Rocky Mountains Colorado Pike's Peak gold rush Wyoming Montana Mormons Utah Nevada cattle cattle trade Pacific voyages California through 1849 California 1850-1859 the Pacific West Oregon British Columbia Alaska Canada Maps The West; overland mail and express; official expeditions; overland narratives; Washington Idaho Transportation Communications Economics Education Sports Western Hemisphere and the Pacific Literature and the Arts First Separate Account of New Jersey Social History Reference Works. etc. The 8 volumes are uniformly bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards excepting the Index volume includes author title place and date of publication and prices realized which is bound in blue cloth as issued. Oversize Hardcover. 7" wide by 10" tall by 8.5" thick altogether. This large very heavy over 20 pounds 8 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the other 7 volumes at no extra cost. Tanselle Basic Collection #95. . First Editions. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine - Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8 volumes complete. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc. Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024061

‎Adler, Elmer; et al (editors)‎

‎The Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly Part Three 3‎

‎New York: The Colophon 1930. Complete with the full page woodcut PARIS STREET by Howard Cook. Laid-in is a 4-page piece of ephemera promoting A STENCIL PRINT by T. M. Cleland. It is an invitation to the exhibition at the Pynson Printers Exhibit Room in New York held August through November 1930. Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 3 only. Includes articles on Horace Walpole Lavinia Dickinson the California school of printing Afro-French poetry and autobiographical notes by Carl Van Vechten. Among the contributors are Harry B. Smith Christopher Morley Wilmarth Lewis R. W. Chapman Michael Sadleir Oscar Lewis and Carolyn Wells. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition Limited 2000 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Cook Howard woodcut. 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Colophon Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024109

‎Adler, Elmer; & Burton Emmett; John T Winterich (editors)‎

‎The Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly Part Four 4‎

‎New York: The Colophon 1930. A very nice copy in Near Fine condition. Laid-in are two pieces of ephemera: "About the Colphon's Second Year" and a flyer promoting the Random House edition of TOM SAWYER illustrated by Donald McKay. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 4 only. Includes articles on Bruce Rogers Kipling Stephen Crane designs by Rockwell Kent a 5 color woodcut by LeRoy Appleton a leaf of paper handmade by Dard Hunter and an engraving "Baboons" by Andre Margat. Among the contributors are Alfred Pollard Francis Meynell and Edwin Arlington Robinson. Bound in the colorful original pictorial boards with lovely design by Donald McKay who also illustated the colophon page. First Edition Limited 2000 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by McKay Donald; & Andre Margat engraving; LeRoy Appleton woodcut. 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Colophon Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024145

‎Schwartz, Harry W‎

‎This Book-Collecting Racket A Few Notes on the Abuses of Book Collecting Parts 1 2 3 complete‎

‎Milwaukee: Casanova Press 1934. 3 volumes complete. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. First Editions. Published 1934-1936. Each is limited to 500 numbered copies. Part 1 in green wraps 1934 #411/500. Part 2 in red wraps 1934 #436/500. Part 3 in blue wraps 1936 #95/500. Precedes the hardcover combined edition. First Edition Limited 500 copies. Softcover stapled wraps. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT library discards. 3 volumes: 46/36/36pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Casanova Press Paperback‎

Referencia librero : 024209

‎Hoskins, Janina W‎

‎Early and Rare Polonica of the 15th - 17th Centuries in American Libraries: A Bibliographical Survey‎

‎Boston Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co. 1973. NOT a library discard. Cover is Near Fine condition. Heel of the spine is very slightly bumped but NO pages are affected i.e. there are NO page creases. Other corners are sharp. Internally FINE. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked - apparently never read. 1973. First Edition. Illustrated with endpaper maps frontispiece and a few plates Foreword by Frederick Goff. Includes 1231 entries for books and pamphlets from the lands of the Polish Commonwealth or printed elsewhere but relating to that area. Many entries are in Latin however about 10% are in Polish and there are a few in English French German Italian Hebrew Dutch Czech etc. Some Judiaca. Perhaps 40% of the entries are annotated. There is a list of 108 works consulted in the preparation of this bibliography eg. Copinger Goff Hain NUC Pollard STC Wing etc. Bound in the original blue cloth stamped in bright gold on the spine. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 204pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. G. K. Hall & Co. Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024130 ISBN : 0816110026 9780816110025

‎Beilenson, Peter; & Paul A Bennett, Carl Purington Rollins, John T Winterich (editors); Will Ransom (assistant editor)‎

‎The Dolphin: A Periodical for All People Who Find Pleasure in Fine Books Winter 1941 Number 4 Part II Two 2‎

‎New York: The Limited Editions Club 1941. A superior copy. Fine condition with almost none of the spine fading that afflicts so many copies. NO owner's name or bookplate. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright glossy green cloth stamped in dark green. Number 4 Winter 1941 Part II only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: BOOKS THAT NEVER GREW UP about miniature books by Wilbur Macey Stone; SOME AUTHORS WHO LOOKED AT THEIR BOOKS by John T. Winterich Booth Tarkington and Andre Maurois; THE SHAKESPEARE TITLE-PAGE MYSTERY by Carolyn Wells; DON QUIXOTE AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Philip Hofer; THE PASSIONATE BIBLIOPHILE TO HIS LOVE by Newman Levy A PRESS IN THE LIVING ROOM by John Williams Andrews; etc. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story Jean-Ah Poquelin by George W Cable illustrated with linoleum cuts by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. pp. 109-232 16 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Limited Editions Club Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024190

‎Clark, Thomas D (editor)‎

‎Travels in the New South A Bibliography 1527-1860 : 2 separate volumes complete‎

‎Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1962. 2 separate volumes complete. A beautiful set. NOT library discards. Very Near Fine condition in bright and shiny Very Near Fine dust jackets. NO chips. NO tears. NOT price clipped $20.00. The jackets are protected by removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeves. Bright square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Vol. 1: THE POSTWAR SOUTH 1865-1900 An Era of Reconstruction and Readjustment. Vol. 2: THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY SOUTH 1900-1955 An Era of Change Depression and Emergence. 1135 expertly annotated entries. A key reference. Twelve prominent southern historians collaborated to produce this major bibliographical work. Often lengthy annotations give a content summary info on the authors identify other editions assess importance of the works locate copies in major libraries etc. Descriptions identify pagination number of maps and illustrations size in centimeters other editions and more. Illustrated with vignettes and title page reproductions. Top edges tinted red as issued. Uniformly bound in the original red cloth stamped with a bright gold ornament on the front cover and gilt-lettered over a handsome black panel on the spine. Complete with dust jackets. This heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the other volume at no extra cost. Besterman 6350. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Very Near Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jackets. Illus. by We ship 2 volumes for cost of 1 via media mail. 2 volumes: 283/314pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. University of Oklahoma Press Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024171

‎Adler, Elmer‎

‎An Informal Talk by Elmer Adler at the University of Kansas April 17 1953 in scarce dust jacket‎

‎Los Angeles California: Saul & Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press 1953. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Scarce in jacket. Printed in red and black by Saul & Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked - apparently never read. 1953. First Edition. The first annual public lecture on books and bibliography. Bound in the original brown boards with a cream-color parchment spine printed in red. The boards are decorated with ornaments printed in reddish-brown. Complete with tan dust jacket that is printed in red with the "Elmer Adler: On Books &c." on the spine. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. vi 46pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Saul & Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024213

‎Beilenson, Peter; & Paul A Bennett, Carl Purington Rollins, John T Winterich (editors); Will Ransom (assistant editor)‎

‎The Dolphin: A Periodical for All People Who Find Pleasure in Fine Books Number 4 Fall 1940 Part 1 HARDCOVER issue‎

‎New York: The Limited Editions Club 1940. Scarce HARDCOVER edition. Limited to only 500 copies. In beautiful bright and shiny Very Near Fine condition. Bound in the original bright glossy green cloth stamped in dark green. Binding is sewn NOT stapled like some inferior copies. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Corners are NOT bumped. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. All other pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked. Number 4 Fall 1940 Part 1 only. Illustrations throughout. This issue includes Lawrence Blochman's ALDINE FOLIO MURDERS with woodcuts by Fritz Kredel; THE PRINTER AS AUTHOR by John T. Winterich; Holbrook Jackson's EDWARD LEAR LAUREATE OF NONSENSE; THE PURLOINED LETTER by Edgar Allan Poe illustrated with lithographs by William Sharp; etc. LEC Bibliography #S-5. Oversize HARDCOVER. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. This large book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition Limited 500 copies. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Angelo Valenti; & Fritz Kredel; William Sharp; W. A. Dwiggins; etc. 124pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Limited Editions Club Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024187

‎Beilenson, Peter; & Paul A Bennett, Carl Purington Rollins, John T Winterich (editors); Will Ransom ; William Wreden (from his l‎

‎The Dolphin: A Periodical for All People Who Find Pleasure in Fine Books Spring 1941 Number 4 Part III Three 3‎

‎New York: The Limited Editions Club 1941. A superior copy. Near Fine condition with just a touch of rubbing at the extremities but with almost none of the spine fading that afflicts so many copies. Corners are NOT bumped. Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden 1910-1995 on the front pastedown endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright glossy green cloth stamped in dark green. Number 4 Spring 1941 Part III only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: TOM SAWYER AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Warren Chappell; THE MAN WHO BECAME A BOOKBINDER Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson by Ward Ritchie; HOW TO LOOK AT A BOOK by Philip Van Doren with drawings by Donald McKay; BROTHER JONATHAN READS THE SONG OF SONGS by Emma L. Patterson with drawings by Carlotta Petrina; MY FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY: A SYMPOSIUM with James Daugherty Edmund Thompson Zhenya Gay Robert Ward Johnson David T. Potinger and Carlotta Petrina; THE CRANBROOK PRESS by Paul McParlin; --PATTERNS IN PRINT typography by Holbrook Jackson; BYWAYS OF BOOKMAKING edited by Dr Culrarity; THE GOOD BOOKS OF 1940 by Joseph Blumenthal. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story THE AMBITIOUS GUEST by Nathanial Hawthorne illustrated with wood- engravings by LeRoy H. Appleton. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Appleton LeRoy H. wood engravings. pp. 233-312 14 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Limited Editions Club Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024195

‎Adler, Elmer; & Burton Emmett; John T Winterich (editors)‎

‎The Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly Part Seven 7‎

‎New York: The Colophon 1931. Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 7 only. Includes articles on Stephen Crane R L Stevenson half-titles the Indian captivity of Mary Jemison and a George Bernard Shaw pamphlet previously unknown to bibliographers. Also reminiscences by Dard Hunter a wood engraving by Thomas Nason and footnotes to Kipling bibliography by Flora Livingston. Robert Gibbings' article on the Golden Cockerel Press was printed by The Golden Cockerel Press. It features illustrations by Eric Gill Robert Gibbings Eric Ravilious David Jones and John Farleigh. Among the contributors are David Randall Vincent Starrett R. W. Chapman and James Branch Cabell. Bound in the colorful original pictorial boards. First Edition Limited 3000 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Farleigh John; & Eric Gill Robert Gibbings Eric Ravilious David Jones. 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Colophon Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024148

‎Garber, Eric; & Lyn Paleo‎

‎Uranian Worlds A Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror‎

‎Boston Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co. 1990. NEW in a bright and shiny NEW dust jacket. Only a little shelfwear -- like you sometimes find in any new book store. NO owner's name or bookplate. Obviously never read. 1990. First printing of the updated SECOND edition. 935 annotated entries. Revised and expanded edition of the only bibliographical guide to variant sexuality in these genres. Adds more than 100 listings plus new lists of films and videos. 1st editions are identified and each work is summarized with commentary. Has biographical notes on many authors. Addresses works with at least some reference to alien android or cyborg sex gay themes gender switching vampires bisexuality AIDS feminist or lesbian protagonists etc. Bound in the original cloth stamped in bright silver on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. 2nd edition revised and expanded. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. 312pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. G. K. Hall & Co. Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024227 ISBN : 0816118329 9780816118328

‎Maurer, Diane Philippoff (signed); & Paul Maurer‎

‎An Introduction to Carrageenan and Watercolor Marbling‎

‎Centre Hall PA: Paul Maurer and Diane Maurer 1984. SIGNED by Diane Maurer at the bottom of a marbled paper sample affixed to the front free endpaper. Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Beautiful marbled paper samples tipped in. A guide to materials suppliers how to make or buy equipment and step by step instructions to achieve a variety of marbling patterns and effects. Bound in the original pictorial wraps with a window to show the front sample. Oblong. 10.5" wide by 8.25" tall. Signed by Diane Maurer. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Paul Maurer and Diane Maurer Paperback‎

Referencia librero : 024221

‎Marlow, Mark (signed)‎

‎The Mark Marlow Collection Fantasy & Science Fiction‎

‎San Francisco California: California Book Auction Galleries 1983. Signed by Mark Marlow on the limitation page. FINE condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. California Book Auction Galleries Auction Sale #193. 1983. First Edition. Scarce casebound issue. Limited to 100 numbered copies this being #27. 104 illustrations mostly of dust jackets. Perhaps 1200 descriptive entries in 906 lots. Includes complete or extensive collections of Heinlein Clarke Asimov Tolkien Le Guin Vance Arkham House etc. Prices realized inserted in a pocket at the rear. A valuable source of much uncommon bibliographical data. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Signed by Mark Marlow. First Edition Limited 100 copies. Hardcover. FINE condition/No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 110pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. California Book Auction Galleries Hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 024219