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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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ALDINE PRESS.
A Fine Collection of Books Printed by Aldus Manutius and his Successors at Venice...
4to, numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. decorated wrappers, 86 lots.
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ROMANY COLLECTION.
Catalogue of the Romany Collection Formed by D.U. McGrigor Phillips, LL.D. and Presented to the University of Leeds.
First Edition, 4to, 227pp., ex-library, frontis., orig. cloth.
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CAXTON.
Caxton's Advertisement. Photolithograph of the Copy Preserved in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Being One of the only Two Copies Known. With an Introductory Note by Edward W.B. Nicholson.
7pp., library labels on front endpapers, 1 facsimile, orig. printed wrappers, a little spotted. The advertisement reproduced here does not bear a printer's name, date of imprint, or place of imprint. It is, however, clearly in Caxton's type 3. The introduction discusses the dating, language, orthography, and subject matter of the six-line advertisement.
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MARTIN (John)
Bibliographical Catalogue of Privately Printed Books.
xxvi, 593pp., frontis., orig. cloth. Reprint of the second and best edition.
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R?AU (Louis)
Historie de la Peinture au Moyen-Age. La Miniature.
4to, 256pp., with the Adams bookplate, 104 plates (8 coloured), cont. cloth, leather label on spine. A general survey of miniature painting in illuminated manuscripts which covers Byzantine, Occidental (monastic and laic), and Islamic miniatures. At end of each chapter is given a list of the principal manuscripts discussed with their dates. From the library of Frederick B. Adams, Jr.
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JOHNSON (Alfred Forbes) Selected by.
German Renaissance Title-Borders. Facsimiles and Illustrations No. I.
First Edition, 4to, vii, [1], 20pp., a good ex-library copy, title in red and black, 86 plates, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut, t.e.g.
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HORDEN (John)
Francis Quarles (1592-1644). A Bibliography of his Works to the Year 1800.
4to, xii, 83pp., frontis., 2 plates, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. Oxford Bibliographical Society Publications New Series Vol. II.
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SMITH (David Eugene) Compiler.
Rara Arithmetica. A Catalogue of the Arithmetics Written Before the Year MDCI with a Description of those in the Library of George Arthur Plimpton of New York.
First Edition, xvi,507pp., frontis., 8 plates, facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth, uncut. This extensive collection with full bibliographical entries was presented to the Columbia University Libraries in 1936.
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CHRISTIAN (Arthur)
D?buts de l'Imprimerie en France. L'Imprimerie Nationale. L'H?tel de Rohan.
4to, [iv],xxiv,343, illustrs., throughout (some tinted in green and red), orig. printed wrappers bound-in, cloth-backed boards, leather label on spine, unopened, uncut.
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[FUSI (Francesco)]
Bibliografia od Elenco Ragionato delle Opere Contenute nella Collezione de' Classici Italiani.
vii, [1], 260pp., armorial bookplate for Shirley of Shirley with motto "Deo Gratias", some light foxing, cont. calf calf, lacks spine. A detailed bibliography of the editions of Italian literature found useful for the publication of the series Classici Italiani. Many of the entries contain annotations and useful collations. Petzholdt p. 356.
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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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DURLING (Richard J.) Compiler.
A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine. Bethesda, Maryland. 1967. First Edition, 4to, 698pp., 1 facsimile, orig. cloth. [Sold with:] KRIVATSY (Peter) Compiler. A Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine. National Library of Medicine. 1989. First Edition, 4to, 1,315pp., small neat library stamp on title-page, orig. cloth. [Sold with:] BLAKE (John B.) Compiler. A Short Title Catalogue of Eighteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine.
First Edition, 4to, 501pp., orig. cloth. Altogether it includes approximately 25,000 items. Between 30 and 40 per cent have not been recorded before.
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WISE (Thomas J.)
A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of William Wordsworth.
Numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w.
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WOOLMER (J. Howard)
A Checklist of the Hogarth Press.
First Edition, frontis., 60 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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DAVID (T.)
Bibliographie Fran?aise de l'Art Dentaire.
308pp., orig. cloth.
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HAZEN (A. T.)
A Bibliography of Horace Walpole.
4to, 189pp., numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w.
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[WHITING (John)]
A Catalogue of Friends Books; Written by Many of the People, Called Quakers, from the Beginning or First Appearance of the said People.
First edition, ii,238pp., cont. calf, rebacked, rubbed. The first Quaker bibliography. "Hereby may be seen, not only what Books have been Printed of the Sufferings which many of the said People underwent, but also the many Warnings to the Governments and Rulers, &c. Concerned..." ? Advertisement of verso of title.
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MARTINDELL (E.W.)
A Bibliography of the Works of Rudyard Kipling (1881-1923).
New Edition, enlarged, one of 700 numbered copies, frontis., 51 plates, orig. cloth, uncut.
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BAKER (Erest E.) Editor.
The Halliwell-Phillipps Collection. A Calendar of the Shakespearean Rarities, Drawings & Engravings, Formerly Preserved at Hollingbury Copse, near Brighton.
Second Edition, enlarged, orig. cloth, uncut.
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ROBERTS (Warren)
A Bibliography of D.H. Lawrence.
Frontis., 9 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. slightly scuffed.
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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, ex-library, frontis., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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TODD (William B.)
A Bibliography of Edmund Burke.
Second edition, 316pp., limited to 350 copies, frontis., 7 plates, orig. cloth.
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LEVIS (Howard C.)
A Descriptive Bibliography of the Most Important Books in the English Language Relating to the Art and History of Engraving and the Collecting of Prints. [With:] Supplement and Index.
First Edition, 2 vols., in one, large 4to, limited to 350 copies, frontis., plates and illustrs., facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed boards, endpapers and fore-edges slightly spotted, printed paper label on spine, unopened, uncut. A complete bibliography of Engraving.
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COHN (Albert M.)
A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Printed Works Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
First Edition, large 8vo, front inner hinge shaken, orig. buckram, slightly stained and worn.
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STOKES (Roy)
The Function of Bibliography.
Second Edition, Robin Alston's copy with his notes in margins, coffee stain to fore-edge, orig. cloth.
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BELL (H. Idris) & SKEAT (T.C.) Editors.
Fragments of an Unknown Gospel and other Early Christian Papyri.
4to, x,63pp., 5 plates, orig. cloth, a nice copy.
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HIGGINSON (F.H.)
A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Graves.
First Edition, frontis., 6 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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MILITARY PRINTS.
Index to British Military Costume Prints 1500-1914.
First edition, 4to, x, 488pp., ex-library, coloured frontis., 50 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. The work records for the first time all known British military costume prints. Over 15,000 plates are described, in sets, collections, and books, and as single prints.
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PURDY (Richard Little)
Thomas Hardy; A Bibliographical Study.
Ex-library, 7 full-page facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w.
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NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM.
Catalogue of the Library.
First Edition, 5 vols., in 7 [all published], 4to, ex-library, orig. cloth, d.w's. Vol. 1. Voyages and Travel. 1968. Illustrs., 2 maps, 428pp. Vol. 2. Biography. 2 Parts, 1971. Illustrs., 1196pp. Vol. 3. Atlases & Cartography. 2 Parts, 1971. Illustrs., 1166pp. Vol. 4. Piracy & Privateering. 1972. Illustrs., 175pp. Vol. 5. Naval History. Part 1: [All Published] The Middle Ages to 1815. 1976. 12 plates, 209pp.
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BATESON (Mary) Editor.
Catalogue of the Library of Syon Monastery, Isleworth.
First Edition, xxx,262pp., 1 folding plate, slightly foxed, orig. buckram, head of spine slightly frayed, uncut.
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MUSIC.
Catalogue of Printed Music in the British Museum. Accessions: Part 53?Music in the Hirsch Library.
First edition, 4to, [iv], 438pp., orig. cloth.
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MUNBY (A.N.L.)
Phillipps Studies. No. 2: The Family Affairs of Sir Thomas Phillipps.
First Edition, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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WELLS (Geoffrey H.)
The Works of H.G. Wells 1887-1925. A Bibliography, Dictionary and Subject-Index.
First Edition, orig. buckram.
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DUFF (E. Gordon)
A Century of the English Book Trade. Short Notices of all Printers, Stationers, Book-binders, and others Connected with it from the Issue of the First Dated Book in 1457 to the Incorporation of the Company of Stationers in 1557.
First Edition, xxxv,[1], 200pp., disbound. An historical survey of the period is followed by a list of the principal books quoted, short bibliographical notes on the printers, etc., of the period.
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SHEPARD (Leslie)
John Pitts; Ballad Printer of Seven Dials, London 1765-1844. With a Short Account of his Predecessors in the Ballad & Chapbook Trade.
First Edition, tall 8vo, 160pp., numerous illustrs., throughout, orig. cloth.
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HILER (Hilaire and Meyer) Compilers.
Bibliography of Costume. A Dictionary Catalogue of About Eight Thousand Books and Periodicals.
xl,911pp., hinges shaken, orig. cloth, a little worn.
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OSLER (Sir William)
Incunabula Medica. A Study of the Earliest Printed Medical Books 1467-1480.
4to, xii, 137pp., limited to 150 copies, frontis., 16 plates, facsimiles in the text, orig. cloth. Garrison & Morton. 6769. Extensive descriptions, collations, bibliographical notes etc. on 217 medical books printed to 1480.
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CHAMBERS (C.E.S.) Compiler.
A List of Works Containing Illustrations by John Leech.
First Edition, [ii],22pp., interleaved, one of 285 copies, orig. printed wrappers, spine slightly torn.
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KEYNES (Geoffrey)
Dr Martin Lister, A Bibliography.
xii, 52pp., limited to 350 copies, 18 plates, orig. cloth.
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BRITISH LIBRARY.
Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in the Netherlands and Belgium, and of Dutch and Flemish Books Printed in other Countries from 1470 to 1600.
viii,275pp., from the library of Professor Birrell, orig. cloth, d.w.
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GABLER (James M.)
Wine into Words. A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language.
First Edition, 4to, xiv, 403pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w. A most complete and comprehensive reference work containing information on virtually every wine book ever published in English (there are over 3,200 entries).
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