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WEBER (Carl J.)
Fore-Edge Painting. A Historical Survey of a Curious Art in Book Decoration.
First printing under this title, small 4to, 223pp., coloured mounted frontis., illustrs., throughout (some coloured and mounted), orig. cloth, d.w. rubbed. Definitive work to-date on the subject.
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BRITISH MUSEUM. NATURAL HISTORY.
Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History).
4to, 8 volumes, all first editions besides vol. 5 which is the 1964 reprint, orig. cloth, final 2 supplements in orig. printed wrappers. Catalogue of the World's finest collection of Natural History. This is not just a checklist, it also gives bibliographical detail which includes plate counts in many cases.
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HOCKEN (T.M.)
A Bibliography of the Literature Relating to New Zealand. [With:] Supplement... Compiled by A. H. Johnstone.
Limited edition, xii, 619; 73pp., orig. cloth.
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MAYER (C. A.)
Bibliographie des Oeuvres de Clement Marot. II Editions.
4to, part II only, 105pp., facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers. Parts one relates to manuscripts.
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BOOKS PRINTED ON VELLUM. [PRAET (Joseph Basile Bernard van)]
Catalogue des Livres Imprim?s sur V?lin de la Biblioth?que du Roi.
9 Vols., small 4to, orig. cloth. "The first bibliography of books printed on vellum; it describes 1,750 books owned by what is now the Biblioth?que Nationale, Paris, and 2,750 works which the author traced in other public and private libraries. But it is much more than a mere bibliography of books printed on that precious material; the copious notes make it a valuable bibliography of rare books in many fields." - Breslauer & Folter, Grolier Club, Bibliography, 123.
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DORFMULLER (Kurt)
Beitr?ge zur Beethoven-Bibliographie., Studien und Materialien zum Werkverzeichnis von Kinsky-Halm.
Large 8vo, ix, 452pp., orig. cloth.
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LOHF (Kenneth A.)
The History of Printing from its Beginnings to 1930. The Subject Catalogue of the American Type Founders Company Library in the Columbia University Libraries.
4 Vols., 4to, over 2740pp., orig. cloth. Reproduces the catalogue cards of the ca. 16,000 items in this very important collection. Some of the many subjects include: incunabula, curiosities of bookmaking (such as chained books), modern fine printing, history of paper, type specimen books, printing manuals, graphic design, trade catalogues, binding, and much more.
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HAZLITT (W. Carew)
Gleanings in Old Garden Literature.
First Edition, 12mo, 263pp., orig. cloth, uncut.
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NELSON (William)
Check-List of the Issues of the Press of New Jersey, 1723, 1728, 1754-1800.
First Edition, number 39 of 100 copies, presentation copy, half calf, rubbed, lacks spine, uncut.
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MASSON (Sir Irvine)
The Mainz Psalters and Canon Missae 1457-1459.
First Edition, folio, viii, 72pp., 6 folding plates, 8 tables on 6 folding leaves, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut.
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LE PETIT (Jules)
Bibliographie des Principales Editions Originales d'Ecrivains Francais du XVe au XVIIIe Siecle.
4to, 300 facsimiles of title pages, orig. printed wrappers, uncut, 583pp. Facsimiles of the title pages with long, detailed descriptions of original editions.
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GILL (Evan R.)
Bibliography of Eric Gill.
4to, xvi,224pp., frontis., illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth. 664 Items described.
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MIQUEL Y PLANAS (Ram?n)
Ensayos de Bibliofil?a. Reunidos y Publicados con Motivo de los XXV A?os de Vida Editorial del Autor.
4to, [iv],59,[4]pp., frontispiece portrait etching by Jose Torne, printed on Japan paper, 48 coloured plates, loose in art nouveau printed wrappers designed by Figuerola, unopened. First and only edition of this scarce work consisting of three parts, published in celebration of 25 years (1904-1928) of editorial accomplishment by this noted Catal?n author. First is a bibliography (in Catal?n) of his published works, accompanied by 48 multi-coloured plates, showing reproductions of many of the title pages and text illustrations used in his books. Then follow two essays given as lectures (in Spanish) on the art of the book: La Formaci?n del Libro [= The Making of the Book] and El Arte de la Ilustraci?n en el Libro [= The Art of the Illustration in the Book].
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. KENYON (Lord)
The Manuscripts of Lord Kenyon. Fourteenth Report, Appendix, Part IV.
First edition, xi, [1], 703pp., a very good ex-library copy, buckram.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. SOMERSET (Duke of)
The Manuscripts of The Duke of Somerset, The Marquis of Ailesbury, and The Revb. Sir T. H. G. Puleston, Bart. Fifteenth Report, Appendix, Part VII.
First edition, xvii, [2], 410pp., ex-library copy, buckram.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. FRANKLAND-RUSSELL-ASTLEY (Mrs.)
Report of the Manuscripts of Mrs. Frankland-Russell-Astley, of Chequers Court, Bucks.
First edition, xliii, [1], 468pp., very good ex-library copy, buckram, small nick to head of spine.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. LOTHIAN (Marquess of)
Report of the Manuscripts of the Marquess of Lothian Preserved at Blickling Hall, Norfolk.
First edition, xviii, 514, xpp., very good ex-library copy, buckram.
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BRESLAUER (Bernard H.)
Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana.
3 Parts, price list to each part loosely inserted, coloured illustrs., throughout, orig. decorated stiff wrappers, 1639 lots. The auction catalogue of the magnificent bibliographical library of Bernard H. Breslauer. For almost six years he employed Michael Laird to assist him in cataloguing the collection, Christie's have used these scholarly notes in the compilation of this catalogue.
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BARTH?S AND LOWELL.
Catalogue des Livres Fran?ais, Italiens, Espagnols, Etc., Tant Anciens que Modernes qui se Trouvent chez Barth?s et Lowell, Successeurs de Bossange, Barth?s & Lowell.
Large 8vo, vi, 538pp., orig. cloth, covers detached, 14,664 items. An enormous catalogue from this bookseller specialising in French, Italian, Spanish literature.
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SALE (William Merritt)
Samuel Richardson. A Bibliographical Record of his Literary Career with Historical Notes.
First edition, 141pp., title-page facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth.
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DIBDIN (Rev. Thomas Frognall)
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
Second Edition, 3 vols., frontispiece in each volume (offset), 9 plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth, hinges torn, one spine lacking. Windle & Pippin A38b; Jackson 49.
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WHEELER (H.A.) Compiler.
A Short Catalogue of Books Printed in England and English Books Printed Abroad before 1641 in the Library of Wadham College Oxford.
First Edition, 102pp., orig. buckram, t.e.g. d.w.
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SAWYER (Charles J.) & DARTON (F.J. Harvey)
English Books 1475-1900. A Signpost for Collectors.
First edition, 2 vols., xvi, 368; viii, 423pp., limited edition, presentation inscription "It gives me pleasure to sign this copy of [English Books 1475-1900] for George Noel Paxton, Charles J. Sawyer", frontispiece, folding plate, 98 full-page illustrs., and facsimiles, orig. cloth, uncut, spine lightly faded otherwise a very nice set. Discusses the works of each writer in turn from a selling and book-collecting point of view; the authors were a bookseller and a collector.
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DEROME (L.)
Les ?ditions Originales des Romantiques. Causeries d'un ami des Livres.
First Edition, 2 vols., xvi, 224; [4], 225-452pp., one of 800 numbered copies on Holland paper, orig. printed wrappers bound in, cont. half red morocco, spines gilt, slightly rubbed, uncut, t.e.g. a nice set.
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DUFF (E. Gordon)
Fifteenth Century English Books. A Bibliography of Books and Documents Printed in England and of Books for the English Market Printed Abroad.
First edition, [x], 136pp., 4to, 53 facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed boards, t.e.g. A complete listing, as known at the time, of all extant copies of 15th-century English books. Has 431 entries with detailed descriptions of the different imprints, noting variations where pertinent. Also provides location of copies.
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MILLER (Liam) Copiler.
Dolmen XXV: An Illustrated Bibliography of the Dolmen Press 1951-1976.
First edition, 4to, 96pp., one of 700 copies, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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CRAIG (James Gibson)
Fac-simles of Old Book Binding in the Collection of James Gibson Craig.
First edition, folio, one of 25 copies, 8pp., followed by 27 chromolithographed plates (4 full-sheet or folding) each accompanied by a leaf of letterpress description, armorial bookplate of John Clerk Brodie, cont. quarter green morocco, lightly rubbed, uncut. A very early, and very rare, catalogue of a private English collection of bindings. Gibson-Craig's library was sold by Sotheby's in 1887-88. Mejer 1308; Schmidt-Kunsemuller 1235.
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BURNS (Robert)
Bibliotheca Burnsiana. Life and Works of Burns: Title Pages and Imprints of the Various Editions in the Private Library of James M'Kie, Kilmarnock, prior to date 1866.
First edition, 43pp., orig. printed cloth-backed boards.
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SMITH (George) & BENGER (Frank)
The Oldest London Bookshop. A History of Two Hundred Years. To Which is Appended a Family Correspondence of the Eighteenth Century.
First edition, 4to, viii, 141, [1]pp., signed complimentary slip tipped-in, frontis., 11 plates, orig. buckram, uncut. Covers the reign of the great bookseller F. S. Ellis (1872-85) when the firm was agent for the British Museum and numbered most of the great collectors of the day among its clients.
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RENOUARD (Ph.)
Bibliographie des ?ditions de Simon de Colines 1520-1546.
First Edition, vii, 516pp., 37 facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers. Standard bibliography of the famous French printer.
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[TAYLOR (Arnold R.)] Compiler.
A Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection.
4to, xii, 166pp., orig. cloth.
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BAKER (Frank) Compiler.
A Union Catalogue of the Publications of John and Charles Wesley.
Second edition, revised, viii, 230pp., printed wrappers. An elusive title which is scarce on the open market.
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SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
An Annotated Bibliography of the Southwest Pacific and Adjacent Areas. Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area.
4 Vols., 4to, 317; 274; 256; 230pp., orig. cloth-backed boards. Volume I: The Netherlands and British East Indies and the Philippine Islands. Volume II: The Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Papua, the British Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Micronesia. Volume III: Malaya, Thailand, Indo China, the China Coast and the Japanese Empire. Volume IV: Supplement to volumes 1, 2 & 3.
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NASH (Paul W.) Compiler.
Folio 50: A Bibliography of The Folio Society 1947-1996.
4to, 331pp., 32 coloured plates and numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, decorative slip-case.
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ALSTON (R.C.)
A Bibliography of the English Language from the Invention of Printing to the Year 1800. A Corrected Reprint of Volumes I-X. Reproduced from the Author's Annotated Copy with Corrections and Additions to 1973 Including Cumulative Indices.
10 Vols., in one, orig. cloth. Sheehy, BC47. "The indices are of subjects, authors and anonymous titles, with a new preface and a cumulative list of libraries on whose collections the entries are based."
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ROXBURGHE CLUB. COOK (Jean) & MASON (John) Editors.
The Building Accounts of Christ Church Library 1716-1779. A Transcription with an Introduction and Indices of Donors and Craftsmen.
Folio, [xii], 120pp., coloured frontis., 10 plates, Earl of Perth's name highlighted in red in the roll of members, orig. quarter Roxburghe morocco, coat of arms stamped in gold on upper cover.
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WARNER (Sir George F.) & GILSON (Julius P.)
Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King's Collections.
Folio, 4 vols., xliv, 360; vii, 402; ix, 384; xlpp., 125 plates, orig. buckram, a nice set. The 125 plates include reproductions of 99 manuscripts written (or probably written) in England, and since nearly 50 of these are illuminated they serve to give a good idea of English mediaeval art. French art is well represented by 26 plates, 24 of which are illuminated.
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JAMES (Montague Rhodes)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester.
First Edition, 2 vols., large 4to, xxvii, [1], 328; viiipp., loosely inserted is an invoice from Winifred A. Myers Ltd. made out to Miss Jean Preston (formerly of the Department of Manuscripts at Henry E. Huntington Library), 187 full-page photogravure plates, orig. buckram, a fine set. A most important catalogue. 118 of the 183 manuscripts described in these volumes were acquired from two outstanding collections, those of Earl Spencer, with the Althorp Library in 1892, and from the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres collection, formerly at Haigh Hall, in 1901. "Physically the Rylands catalogue is probably the most sumptuous of the published - as opposed to privately printed - catalogues." ? Pfaff.
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FACSIMILE. MAURUS (Hrabanus, Archbishop of Mainz)
Liber de Laudibus Sanctae Crucis. Vollstandige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat des Codex Vindobonensis 652 der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek.
2 Vols., folio, facsimiles volume consists of 50 coloured leaves, bound in full morocco decorated in blind, spine faded, commentary volume is by Hurt Holter, 32pp., orig. printed wrappers. The monumental manuscript contains a series of 28 picture poems taken from the first version of the treatise on the Holy Cross presented by Hrabanus as early as 810?14. The book ends with the famous dedication miniature depicting the author below the Cross as symbol of salvation.
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PARR (Samuel)
Bibliotheca Parriana. A Catalogue of the Library of the late Reverend and Learned Samuel Parr, LL.D. Curate of Hatton, Prebendary of St. Paul's, &c.
First edition, vi, [6], 708, [2], viiipp., without the engraved portrait, orig. cloth, re-backed with orig. spine laid-down. Parr hoped that after his death, "the world would then see what sort of a collection of books had been made by a country parson"; hence the publication of this catalogue compiled by Henry Bohn. Bohn was unsuccessful in his attempt to sell the collection en bloc, and it was eventually sold by auction in 1828.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. MIDDLETON (Lord)
Report of the Manuscripts of Lord Middleton. Preserved at Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire.
First edition, xv, [1], 746, viiipp., a very good ex-library copy, cloth, lower hinge split.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. BEAUFORT (Duke of)
The Manuscripts of The Duke of Beaufort, K.G., The Earl of Donoughmore, and others. Twelfth Report, Appendix, Part IX.
First edition, xvii, [4], 640pp., very good ex-library copy, buckram.
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WALKER (Thomas Alfred)
A Peterhouse Bibliography: Being a List of Books and Manuscripts by or Concerning Peterhouse Men.
First edition, 4to, vi, [2], 144pp., from the reference library of Professor T. A. Birrell, some light unobtrusive waterstaining, orig. cloth, small nick to spine.
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HARDY (Sir Thomas Duffus)
The Athanasian Creed in Connexion with the Utrecht Psalter, Being a Report to the Right Honourable Lord Romilly, Master of the Rolls, on a Manuscript in the University of Utrecht.
Folio, 43, [5]pp., 5 plates (4 photographic reproductions), cont. quarter calf, title lettered in gilt on upper cover, lightly rubbed.
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SPALDING (John Tricks)
A Bibliographical Account of the Works Relating to British Topography in the Library of John Tricks Spalding J.P. Nottingham.
First edition, 5 vols., large 8vo, 464; 400; 369; 459; 445pp., ex-library with the usual markings, frontispiece portrait in vols. 1 and 4 (both offset onto title-page), cont. red half calf, worn, remains of labels, some light staining, joints starting, uncut. The very scarce catalogue of this outstanding collection of English topography. Lists over 6,500 works with detailed collations, arranged primarily by county.
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BOFFITO (Giuseppe)
Biblioteca Aeronautica Italiana. Precede uno studio sull'aeronautica nella letteratura nell'arte e nel folklore/ [With:] Primo Supplemento Decennale.
First edition, 3 vols., [all published], cxv, [1],544, [2]; vi, [2], 678, [2]; 24pp., prospectus loosely inserted, frontispieces, numerous illustrs., the two volume main work is bound in cloth, orig. printed wrappers bound in, morocco label to spines, the supplement is in the orig. printed wrappers. Though no limitation details appear in the book, Olschki's prospectus for the main volume stated that only 300 copies were to be printed, of which 250 were for sale. The supplement, which includes early material, is apparently even scarcer.
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GRAY (G. J.)
A Bibliography of the Writings of Christopher Smart, with Biographical References.
Small 4to, 41, [1]pp., portrait, orig. printed wrappers detached, A. N. L. Munby's copy with his signature to upper wrapper
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DIBDIN (Thomas Frognall)
Poems.
First edition, viii, [2], 117pp., with engraved title-page, a little foxed and stained, final line of imprint cropped, text occasional spotted and lightly browned, marbled endpapers, cont. full straight-grained red morocco, gilt border on sides, flat spine, gilt, extremities a little rubbed. Dibdin's rare suppressed first separate publication, being preceded only by his contribution to the 'European Magazine'. Dibdin did not think much of his first effort as he emphatically stated in his 'Bibliomania' "I struck off 500 copies, and was glad to get rid of half of them as waste paper; the remaining half have been partly destroyed by my own hands... My only consolation is that the volume is now exceedingly rare". Jackson, 1; Windle & Pippin, A1.
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FIRMIN-DIDOT (Ambroise)
Alde Manuce et l'Hell?nisme a Venise.
First edition, lxviii, 646, [1]pp., frontis.,, 4 plates, cont. half calf, marbled boards, corners rubbed otherwise a nice copy. First edition of this classic monograph on Aldus. As well as a biographical account it gives a bibliographical and technical account of the products of the Aldine press from 1494 to 1515. From the reference library of Prof. T. A. Birrell.
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HELLER (Joseph)
Geschichte der Holzschneidekunst von den ?ltesten bis auf des neuesten Zeiten, nebst zwei Beilagen, enthaltend den Ursprung der Spielfarten and en Berzeichni? der s?mmtlichen xylographischen Werke.
First edition, xii, 457, [3]pp., a very good ex-library copy, illustrs., in the text, 11 engraved plates (some folding), nineteenth-century half vellum. "One of the best German works on xylography, with a history of the origin of playing cards."?Bigmore and Wyman. Bigmore and Wyman I, p. 322.
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