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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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BRITISH LIBRARY. WHITEHEAD (H.)
Short-Title Catalogue of Eighteenth-Century Spanish Books in the British Library.
3 Vols., 301; 302-638; 182pp., 6 plates, orig. cloth, fine copy.
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EXHIBITION.
Soci?te Royale de Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique. Reflets de la Bibliophilie en Belgique IV.
116pp., frontis., 34 illustrs., orig. decorated wrappers.
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[LIEBAERS (Herman)] Compiler.
Quinze Ann?es d'Acquisitions de la pose de la Premi?re Pierre ? l'Inauguration Officielle de la Biblioth?que.
4to, 548,[2]pp., numerous illustrs., orig. printed wrappers.
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FOURNIER (Francois Ignace)
Dictionnaire Portatif de Bibliographie, Contenant plus de 17,000 Articles de Livres Rares, Curiux, Estim?s et Recherch?s... suivi du Catalogue des ?ditions cum notis Variorum, ad usum Delphini, et de celles Impim?es par les Aldes, les Elzevirs, Baskerville, etc.
First Edition, [iv],viii,401,[4]pp., (pp. 41-44 repeated), recent half calf, marbled boards, a nice copy. First Edition of the immediate predecessor to Brunet. A listing of over 17,000 books from incunabula up to about 1800. The entries include information on how to distinguish originals from forgeries, and notes on relative rarity and importance, together with prices obtained in famous sales. This main part of the book is followed by a 24-page list of Aldine editions from 1494 to 1595; there are also list of Variorum editions of the classics, of 'ad usum Delphini' editions, classical and French editions by Elsevier, Latin editions from Baskerville and Barbou, and French classical authors by Didot. Taylor, pp. 35-36; Brunet II, 1360.
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[DUCLOS (R.) & CAILLEAU (Andr? Charles)]
Dictionnaire Bibliographique, Historique et Critique des Livres Rares, Pr?cieux, Singuliers, Curieux, Estim?s et Recherch?s qui n'ont Aucun Prix Fixe tant des Auteurs Connus que de ceux qui ne le sont pas...
Second Edition, 3 vols., xxiv, 550, [1]; [iv], 556; [iv], 524pp., quarter calf, rubbed. This work was the leading rare book bibliography between De Bure and Brunet. "The foundation on which Jacques-Charles Brunet built the 'Manual du Libraire' and thus to modern bibliography... Cailleau's 'Dictionnaire' continues the bibliographical traditions established by Osmont. He offers a judicious selection of both good and rare books with their prices and some supplementary information... as he says, he has based the 'Dictionnaire' on nearly the hundred priced sale catalogues" ? Taylor, Catalogues of Rare Book, pp. 32-33. These sale catalogues are a particularly important feature of the work, and are listed at the beginning of the first volume. Peignot, p.396; Petzholdt 84.
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HERLUISON (H.)
Recherches sur les Imprimeurs & Libraires d'Orl?ans. Recueil de Documents pour servir a l'Histoire de la Typographie et de la Librarie Orl?anaise, depuis le XIVe Si?cle jusqu'a nos jours.
First Edition, [vi],156,[2]pp., one of 78 numbered copies, illustrs., in the text, cont. cloth-backed boards, lacks label, uncut.
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BALSAMO (Luigi)
Bibliography: History of a Tradition. Translated from the Italian by William A. Pettas.
Large 8vo, iii,209pp., orig. printed wrappers. Explains the circumstances and objectives behind the evolution of bibliographies. Includes chapters on books and book distribution in the Middle Ages, the introduction of printing, seventeenth century libraries, and the bibliography of librarians and historians in the nineteenth century.
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LONGEON (Claude)
Bibliographie des Oeuvres d'Etienne Dolet, Ecrivain, Editeur et Imprimeur.
4to, lxxvii,213pp., numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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ORL?ANS.
L'universit? et la Typographie. Exposition Organis?e par la Arch?ologique et Historique de l'Orl?anais.
First Edition, Large 8vo, xii,94,[2]pp., coloured frontis., plates and facsimiles (some folding), cloth-backed boards, uncut.
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GAULLIEUR (Ernest)
L'Imprimerie a Bordeaux en 1486.
First Edition, [iv],44pp., orig. printed wrappers bound-in, marbled boards, hinges a little torn.
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CLAUDIN (A[natole].)
Les Origines de l'Imprimerie a Saint-Lo en Normandie.
First Edition, 37,[3]pp., presentation inscription from the author to L. Rosenthal, orig. printed wrappers, detached, unopened, uncut.
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CLAUDIN (A[natole])
Les Origines de l'Imprimerie a la R?ole en Guyenne (1517).
First Edition, 39,[1]pp., presentation inscription from the author to L. Rosenthal, orig. printed wrappers bound-in, cloth-backed marbled boards.
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CAPITAINE (Ulysse)
Nouvelles Recherches sur les Imprimeurs de Namur.
First Edition, [ii],16pp., later paper wrappers.
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STILLWELL (Margaret Bingham) Editor.
Incunabula in American Libraries. A Second Census of Fifteenth-Century Books Owned in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
4to, xlv, 619pp., inner hinges shaken, orig. cloth.
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[BRYDGES (Sir Samuel Egerton)]
Polyanthea Librorum Vetustiorum, Italicorum, Gallicorum, Hispanicorum, Anglicanorum, et Latinorum.
First Edition, 2 parts in one, lvi,464pp., of of 75 copies printed, ex-library with several stamps, cont. quarter calf, spine defective, uncut.
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EBERT (Friedrich Adolf)
Allgemeines Bibliographisches Lexikon.
First Edition, 4to, xviii,1076 columns; x,1120 columns, orig. marbled boards, re-backed with over-laid cloth. The learned Chief Librarian of the Royal Library of Saxony assembled this general bibliography over a period of more than a decade. "Whereas Brunet and Grasse emphasized bibliophilic aspects, this general bibliography stresses the scholarly value of its 24,280 selections arranged in one long author alphabet. Its chief usefulness lies in the learned annotations provided by the well-known Dresden librarian." ? Breslauer & Folter, Bibliography, 122. Besterman 911; Petzholdt, p. 92.
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CLOUZOT (Henri)
Notes pour Servir a l'Histoire de l'Imprimerie a Niort et dans les Deux-S?vres.
First Edition, large 8vo, [iv],iii,[i],163,[3]pp., orig. printed wrappers bound-in, quarter calf, marbled boards.
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PANSIER (P.)
Histoire du Livre de l'Imprimerie a Avignon du XIVme au XVIme Si?cle.
First Edition, 3 vols., vi,206; 190; 213,[2]pp., frontispieces, front end-paper to vol. one loose, head on spine of vol. one defective, cont. quarter red morocco, rubbed, marbled boards, uncut. Incorporated is a bibliography of books printed at Avignon 1497 - end of the sixteenth century. Also deals extensively with manuscripts, scribes, illuminators, and bookselling during the later Middle Ages.
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R?TTINGER (Dr. Heinrich)
Das alte Buch und seine Ausstattung vom XV. bis zum XIX. Jahrhundert. Buchdruck, Buchschmuck und Einb?nde.
4to, [viii],148pp., over 1300 illustrs., of bookbindings, title-pages, type specimens, woodcuts, etc., loose in orig. portfolio, lacks spine.
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[MARSHALL (Robert G.)]
Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in Italy and of Books in Italian Printed Abroad 1501-1600. Held in Selected North American Libraries.
3 Vols., small 4to, x,679; [ii],662; [iv],613pp., orig. cloth. "This Short-Title Catalog was compiled to provide students and scholars with a reference work of books Printed in Italy and Italian books printed abroad during the sixteenth century [1501-1600]. It was decided that this catalog should follow the general format of the British Museum Short-Title Catalogue of Italian Books, 1465-1600. Each contributing library checked its holdings of Italian 16th century books against the BM-STC. Like the BM-STC, this book is an author catalog, with a publisher and printer index." ? Preface. There are approximately 12,000 books cited, making this one of the most comprehensive catalogues on the subject.
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MACLEAN (Virginia)
Short-Title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books Published in the English Tongue 1701-1800.
4to, xxiv,197pp., frontis., 24 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. The book is based on exhaustive research in libraries on both sides of the Atlantic which possess important holdings.
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AGRICULTURE.
Catalogue of the Walter Frank Perkins Agricultural Library.
First Edition, large 8vo, xii, 291pp., one of 500 copies, frontis., orig. cloth. Over 2,000 titles mostly before 1900.
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DURLING (Richard J.) Compiler.
A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine.
First Edition, 4to, xii,698pp., 1 facsimile, orig. cloth, a little worn, fore-edges spotted. Comprehensive catalogue with full bibliographical data of 4,800 16th century imprints.
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ABBEY (J.R.)
Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860. From the Library of J.R. Abbey. A Bibliographical Catalogue.
Large 4to, frontispiece, plates, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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LIPPERHEIDE (Franz Joseph, Freiherr von)
Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheid's schen Kostumbibliothek.
2 Vols., 4to, 646; 840pp., large paper, illustrs., orig. cloth. Excellent large paper quarto reprint of this important costume bibliography. Together with Colas, Lipperheide forms the classic reference work on costume books. Lists over 5,000 titles with full collations.
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SALE (William Merritt)
Samuel Richardson. A Bibliographical Record of his Literary Career with Historical Notes.
Large 8vo, title-page facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth, d.w.
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CAXTON.
The book of curtesye. Printed at Westminster by William Caxton about the year 1477.
Small 4to, limited to 250 copies, [vi]pp., followed by 26pp., of facsimiles, orig. vellum backed-boards, vellum label on upper cover, uncut, a nice copy.
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FREEMAN (Janet Ing)
The Postmaster of Ipswich. William Stevenson Fitch; Antiquary and Thief.
First Edition, 177pp., frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Fitch is today remembered for a handful of monographs and his valuable local history collections, some sixty volumes of which remain in the Suffolk Record office. Fitch was also a persistent and unrepentant thief of books, broadsides and manuscripts who betrayed scholarly access and personal trust, enriching both his own shelves and those of other collectors at the expense of unwary custodians.
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