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GEISENHOF (Georg)
Bibliotheca Bugenhagiana. Bibliographie der Druckschriften des D. Joh. Bugenhagen.
Large 8vo, x, [2], 469, [2]pp., cont. half buckram, label on spine.
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LeFANU (William)
Nehemiah Grew: A Study and Bibliography of his Writings.
First edition, 182pp., limited to 500 copies, frontis., 7 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. LeFanu's pioneer study of Grew's work surveys writings on many subjects, and primarily his publications in botany and chemistry.
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LIPPMANN (F.)
Le Chevalier Delibere by Olivier de la Marche. The Illustrations of the Edition of Schiedam Reproduced, with a Preface by F. Lippmann and a Reprint of the Text. Illustrated Monographs No. V.
First Edition, 4to, 65pp., title in red and black, facsimile plates, orig. printed wrappers, unopened, uncut.
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LISBON IMPRINTS.
Imprensa Nacional. Actividade de uma Casa Impressora. Vol. 1 1768-1800.
First Edition, vol. I only, 4to, 521pp. numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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LOZZI (Carlo)
Delle Origini della Stampa.
24pp., modern paper wrappers.
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PORTUGAL.
Arquivo de Bibliografia Portuguesa. Dicec?ao de Manuel Lopes de Almeida. Ano I Jan.-Mar. No. 1 to Ano/XVII Nos. 63-70.
4 Vols., 4to, numerous illustrs., imitation leather, gilt, orig.printed wrappers preserved, a nice set. A complete collection.
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RHODES (D.E.)
La Stampa a Firenze 1471-1550. Omaggio a Roberto Ridolfi.
Large 8vo, 55pp., 20 plates, orig. printed wrappers.
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SMYTH (A.L.)
John Dalton 1766-1844. A Bibliography of Works by and about him.
First edition, small 4to, xvi, 114pp., 11 plates, orig. cloth.
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TWYMAN (Michael)
Early Lithographed Books. A Study of the Design and Production of Improper Books in the Age of the Hand Press.
First Edition, 4to, 374pp., frontis., 282 illustrs., orig. cloth. Covers a little-known area of book design and production, including an annotated bibliographical catalogue of over 420 lithographed books.
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WILLIAMS (Iolo A.)
Points in Eighteenth-Century Verse. A Bibliographer's and Collector's Scrapbook. Bibliographia Series, Edited by Michael Sadleir, No. 7.
First Edition, x,144pp., limited to 500 copies, frontis., 8 plates of facsimiles, orig. parchment-backed boards, lightly rubbed with some small tears, uncut.
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WISE (Thomas J.)
A Complete Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Robert Browning.
Facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w.
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WISE (Thomas James) & WHEELER (Stephen)
A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Walter Savage Landor.
xii, 426pp., frontis., 11 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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[ORMEROD (James)
Derbyshire. A Select Catalogue of Books about the County.
First edition, large 8vo (245 x 155 mm), 128pp., orig. printed wrappers.
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DAVIES (Martin) & GOLDFINCH (John) Editors.
Vergil: A Census of Printed Editions 1469-1500.
4to, 124pp., frontis., facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers. Occasional Papers of the Bibliographical Society No. 7.
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WISE (Thomas J.)
A Pope Library. A Catalogue of Plays, Poems and Prose Writings of Alexander Pope Collected by Thomas James Wise.
Small 4to, frontis., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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ESDAILE (Arundell) Compiler.
Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of George Meredith.
First Edition, ex-library, frontis., orig. boards, uncut.
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BENKOVITZ (Miriam J.)
A Bibliography of Ronald Firbank. [With:] Supplement.
2 Vols., ex-library, frontis., supplement limited to 400 copies, portrait in main work, orig. cloth, d.w. to supplement.
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BROOMHEAD (Frank)
The Book Illustrations of Orlando Jewitt.
First Edition, 4to, limited edition, frontis., illustrs., throughout, orig. cloth.
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GALLATIN (A. E.) & OLIVER (L. M.)
A Bibliography of the Works of Max Beerbohm. Soho Bibliographies III.
Small 4to, xii,60pp., ex-library, orig. cloth.
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GILLETT (Charles Ripley) Compiler.
Catalogue of the McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology.
First edition, 5 vols., orig. cloth. A most valuable work, giving full bibliographical descriptions of many thousands of works published between 1501-1700.
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SHAW (Graham)
Printing in Calcutta to 1800. A Description and Checklist of Printing in Late 18th-Century Calcutta.
First edition, xi, 249pp., 7 plates, orig. cloth. 420 items described.
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BIBLIOTECA DA ASSEMBLEA NACIONAL.
Seus Livros dos S?culos XV e XVI.
4to, 104pp., 20 facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers, unopened, uncut. 79 Items described.
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AURNER (Nellie Slayton)
Caxton. Mirrour of Fifteenth-Century Letters. A Study of the Literature of the First English Press.
First Edition, frontis., 15 plates, orig. cloth, uncut. Primarily a study of the literary and general cultural and historical aspects of the works printed by Caxton.
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PORCHER (Jean)
The Rohan Book of Hours. With an Introduction and Notes.
First Edition, 4to, 8 tipped-in coloured plates, orig. cloth.
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GULICK (Sidney L.)
A Chesterfield Bibliography to 1800.
Second Edition, small 4to, x,255pp., orig. cloth.
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WOUDE (S. van der) Editor.
Studia Bibliographia in Honorem Herman de la Fontaine Verwey. A Collection of Studies and Essays in Bibliography and Allied Subjects.
First Edition, 478,[2]pp., frontis., numerous plates, orig. cloth, d.w. The book contains 28 contributions of which 13 in English, 13 in French, and 2 in German.
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BRUNET (Jacques-Charles)
Manuel du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres, Contenant: 1 Un Nouveau Dictionnaire Bibliographique... 2 Une Table en Forme de Catalogue Raisonn?..
Fourth Edition, 5 vols., spotting throughout, cont. quarter calf, one or two hinges slightly cracked, spines gilt, uncut. This bibliography is still the most reliable work detailing the great majority of important books printed until 1880. In addition to learned comments, it contains an indispensable collation of single books.
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GAUTIER (L?on)
Bibliographie des Chansons de Geste.
First Edition, large 8vo, [iv],iv,316pp., orig. printed wrappers bound in, cloth, leather label on spine.
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WINDLE (John) & PIPPIN (Karma)
Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1776-1847. A Bibliography.
210pp., orig. cloth. The standard bibliography of Dibdin the founder of the Roxburghe Club and one of the most influential figures in the history of book collecting.
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MARDERSTEIG (Giovanni)
The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977. Edited and Translated by Hans Schmoller.
First edition, 4to, lix, 286, [2]pp., one of 1,500 copies, facsimiles (some printed in two colours), orig. publishers cloth, a very good copy. A detailed illustrated catalogue of all of the editions produced at this world-famous press, with the introduction forming an important account of Mardersteig as scholar, printer and publisher.
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WOODS (Frederick)
A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill.
Second Revised Edition, frontis., 4 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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BIRD (D.T.) Compiler.
A Catalogue of Sixteenth-Century Medical Books in Edinburgh Libraries.
First edition, 4to, xxxii, 298pp., 89 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Includes collations, bindings, provenance's, bibliographical and literary notes, geographical and alphabetical indices of printers and publishers.
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MAGGS BROS.
One Hundred Spanish Books Selected from the Stock of Maggs Bros.
Folio, 8 plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. printed wrappers, slight tear to hinge, 100 items. Folio special catalogue 11.
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PARKES (M.B.) Compiler.
The Medieval Manuscripts of Keble College Oxford. A Descriptive Catalogue with Summary Descriptions of the Greek and Oriental Manuscripts.
First Edition, 4to, 193 plates (17 in colour), orig. cloth, d.w. with slight insect damage otherwise a very nice copy. An important collection comprising of 71 Western, 5 Greek and 13 Oriental manuscripts, together with a number of fragments.
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ORCUTT (William Dana)
The Book in Italy During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Shown in Facsimile Reproductions from the Most Famous Printed Volumes.
First Edition, folio, 220,[2]pp., limited to 750 number copies, prelims slightly foxed, coloured frontis., 128 plates (of which 3 are coloured), some light foxing to prelims, orig. quarter vellum (the de-luxe binding), uncut, t.e.g.
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LEFANU (W. R.)
A Bio-Bibliography of Edward Jenner 1749-1823.
First edition, xx, 176pp., limited edition, portrait, 28 plates, orig. cloth, gilt.
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MAXWELL (W. Harold) Compiler.
A Bibliography of English Law to 1650 [-1800].
First edition, 2 vols., 444; 270pp., orig. cloth. Vol. 1: English Law to 1650. Vol. 2: English Law from 1651 to 1800.
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WEAVER (William D.) Editor.
Catalogue of the Wheeler Gift of Books, Pamphlets and Periodicals in the Library of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. With Introduction, Descriptive and Critical Notes by Brother Potamian.
First Edition, 2 vols., [6], 504; 475pp., frontispieces, numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth. An important catalogue and one of the finest collections in the field. Full collations for over 7,000 titles.
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VICAIRE (Georges)
Bibliographie Gastronomique.
xviii,972pp., orig. cloth, d.w. a little torn. This classic bibliography of works on food, drink, cooking, kitchens, gourmets, gastronomes and everything that centres on the pleasures of eating and drinking, is a unique compilation, and the most important book of its kind.
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BROMLEY (John) Compiler.
The Clockmakers' Library. The Catalogue of the Books and Manuscripts in the Library of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.
First edition, 4to, xii,136pp., 52 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. 1,151 Items described.
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DUNNE (Tom)
Gerard Manley Hopkins. A Comprehensive Bibliography.
Orig. cloth, d.w. Provides full bibliographical descriptions of primary works and includes new material hitherto unidentified.
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DOBBIN (Michael)
Nottinghamshire History and Topography: A Select Descriptive Bibliography to 1980.
First edition, limited to 200 copies, orig. cloth. 533 items described.
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FERGUSON (John)
Bibliotheca Chemica. A Catalogue of the Alchemical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Books in the Collection of the late James Young of Kelly and Durris.
2 Vols., 4to, xxiv,487; [ii],598pp., orig. cloth. A rich collection of early works with detailed bibliographical descriptions.
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ARCHITECTURE. FISCHER (Marianne)
Katalog der Architektur-und Ornamentstichsammlung. Teil 1: Baukunst England. Bearbeitet von Marianne Fischer.
Volume 1 [all published], 4to, 183pp., numerous illustrs., orig. cloth. The first volume, and last, in a planed series of specialised catalogues. This volume deals with the English section of the libraries holdings of architectural and ornamental books and prints.
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HEWETT (Mary Crane) Compiler.
Catalogue of the Library of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
2 vols., in one, 4to, viii, 372; x,373-587pp., limited to 150 copies, orig. cloth. The catalogue is of importance because of the detailed collations provided for this vast library of 22,000 volumes on horticultural and botany. Plate count is provided, as are details concerning contents and editions.
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CASE (Arthur E.)
A Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies 1521-1750.
First Edition, xi,[iii],386pp., orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut. Chronological bibliography of 481 titles with collations, and locations of copies.
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AVERY ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY.
Catalogue of the Avery Architectural Library. A Memorial Library of Architecture, Archaeology, and Decorative Art.
First Edition, 4to, xviii,1139pp., limited edition, engraved frontis., cont. half morocco, rubbed, spine lightly rubbed and creased, upper hinge slightly cracked, uncut, t.e.g. First published catalogue of the Avery Collection, giving descriptions of some 13,000 books relating to architecture.
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BOHATTA (Hanns) & HODES (Franz)
Internationale Bibliographie der Bibliographien; ein Nachschlagewerk, unter Mitwirkung von Walter Funke.
4to, [viii],652pp., ex-library, orig. cloth. A classified bibliography of bibliographies. Covers general and national bibliography and subject bibliography, with author and subject indexes.
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RADCLIFFE (John)
Bibliotheca Chethamensis: sive Bibliothecae publicae Mancuniensis ab Humfredo Chetham Armigero fundatae Catalogus exhibens libros in varias classes pro varietate argumenti distributos.
First Edition, 5 vols., with a presentation label from the Chethams' library to E.W. Jones, engraved portrait of Chetham, uniform nineteenth-century buckram, uncut, a nice set. Catalogue of the most important of the early town libraries and the only one, up to the mid-nineteenth century, that was entirely free and accessible to the public. Founded in 1653 by a prosperous Manchester Wool merchant, Humphrey Chetham, it grew rapidly in size and scope to become the first "modern" public library. This catalogue was based on a novel classification devised by Radcliffe, with various headings and consecutive numbering (8029). A sixth volume was issued in 1883 of additions from 1863-1881.
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HILL (Brad Sabin) Compiler.
Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica. Five Centuries of Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables from the Jacob M. Lowy Collection.
4to, xxii,198pp., frontis., facsimiles throughout, orig. decorated wrappers. The holdings of the Lowry Collection, rare Hebraica and Judaica spanning a period of over five centuries, include nearly forty Hebrew and Latin incunables, over one hundred early and rare editions of the Bible in many languages, and numerous editions and translations of the works of the ancient Jewish historian Josephus. The remainder and majority of the collection consists of rare Hebraica from the 16th to the 19th century, encompassing all aspects of rabbinic and Hebrew literature published during the period, two thirds of these works being first editions and extreme rarities.
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