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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), corners a little rubbed, soiled and torn dust wrapper, uncut, t.e.g.
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COSTE (Jean Louis Antoine)
Catalogue des Livres Rare et Precieux de la Biblioth?que de Feu M. J.L.A. Coste...
xii,386pp., priced throughout in a cont. hand, orig. wrappers, upper wrapper detached, uncut, 2584 lots. From the library of Pierre Ber?s.
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HOLME (Charles) Editor.
L'Art du Livre. ?tude sur Qurlques-uns des Derni?res Cr?ations en Typographie, Ornamentation de Textes, et Reliure, Ex?cut?es en Europe et en Am?rique.
4to, vii,[i],276+4pp., of adverts, numerous plates and illustrs., (some coloured), orig. printed wrappers, a nice copy. Profusely illustrated and containing some superb coloured plates. Includes an article by Douglas Cockerell 'La Reliure de luxe en Angleterre.' p.69-121. From the library of Pierre Ber?s.
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TREMBLOT (Jean)
Bibliotheques et Armoiries des Academies Royales de Paris. Precede d'une Lettre de G. Lacour-Gayet.
68,[6]pp., presentation inscription from the author to A. Rebellian, illustrs., in the text, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. From the library of Pierre Ber?s.
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SCHREIBER (Fred)
Simon de Colines. An Annotated Catalogue of 230 Examples of His Press, 1520-1546. With an Introduction by Jeanne Veyrin-Forrer.
First Edition, 4to, lxxxiv, 242pp., one of 750 copies, frontis., 102 plates, orig. cloth, printed paper label on spine. A full bibliographical catalogue of a collection of 230 books issued by the celebrated French Renaissance printer Simon de Colines. The collection was form by the distinguished bookseller and scholar Fred Schreiber, and sold en bloc to the Brigham Young University. From the library of Pierre Ber?s.
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CORDIER (Henri)
Bibliotheca Indosinica. Dictionnaire Bibliographique des Ouvrages Relatifs ? la P?ninsule Indochinoise.
5 Vols., in 3, 4to, orig. cloth. The standard reference on Indo-China with around 20,000 items listed mainly in French and English. The index volume contains both author and subject indexes.
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HIGGS (Henry)
Bibliography of Economics 1751-1775.
750pp., orig. cloth. A comprehensive, chronologically arranged, catalogue of literature of economic interest. This volume contains about 7,000 items embracing Agriculture, Fisheries, Shipping, Manufactures, Commerce, Colonies, Finance, Social Conditions, Transport, Topography, etc., with numerous annotations.
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LIPPERHEIDE (Franz Joseph, Freiherr von)
Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheid's schen Kostumbibliothek.
2 Vols., 646;840pp., illustrs., orig. cloth. Together with Colas, Lipperheide forms the classic reference work on costume books. Lists over 5,000 titles with full collations.
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CLARETIE (Jules)
Catalogue de la Biblioth?que de feu M. Jules Claretie. 14 January 1918-1 March 1920.
6 Vols., in 5, 4to, priced throughout, part 1 disbound, parts 2-6 in cont. marbled boards, 5777 lots. Complete set of the sale catalogues of the library of Ars?ne-Armand Claretie ? his first name, Jules, was adopted ? novelist, dramatist, homme de lettres, administrator of the Com?die-Fran?aise. Blogie records parts 1-5 only. From the library of Pierre Ber?s.
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AMRAM (David Werner)
The Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy. Being Chapters in the History of the Hebrew Printing Press.
xvii,[i],417pp., numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Publications of the Soncino and Bomberg families and later printers are given careful and detailed examination.
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CLUBB (Louise George)
Italian Plays (1500-1700) in the Folger Library. A Bibliography with Introduction.
4to, xlviii,267pp., 12 illustrs., orig. cloth. Describes some 890 Italian Plays with collations and bibliographical notes.
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HOLKHAM LIBRARY. [ROSCOE (William)]
Proof Impressions of Engravings, Designed to Illustrate Mr. Roscoe's Catalogue of the Manuscript Library at Holkham.
Small folio, title page followed one leaf (2pp.) of letterpress description of each plate, one of 50 copies printed, 25 interleaved engravings by William Camden Edwards (1777-1855), 23 of illuminated pages from manuscripts from the library at Holkham, and 2 portraits of the Coke family, some light internal foxing, this copy bears the bookplate of Sir Willoughby Jones, Bt., of Cranmer Hall, Norfolk, cont. half morocco, corners and spine scuffed and worn, t.e.g. The 1st Earl of Leicester commissioned Roscoe to undertake the cataloguing of the important library at Holkham Hall. This was the third and most detailed catalogue of the library, composed during 1820-1829 and consisting of eight hand-written volumes. Initially written by William Roscoe and later revised and extended by Frederic Madden.
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WOOD (Casey A.) Compiler.
An Introduction to the Literature of Vertebrate Zoology. Based Chiefly on the Titles in the Blacker Library of Zoology...
First Edition, 4to, xix,643pp., presentation inscription from the author, coloured frontis., orig. cloth, small dent to upper cover. "A comprehensive summary and bibliography of the literature of vertebrate zoology."?Garrison & Morton, 354.
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DUNTHORNE (Gordon)
Catalogue Raisonn? of 18th and Early 19th Century Flower and Fruit Books and Prints.
Large 4to, xvi,275pp., 72 plates (35 coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. torn. The Standard reference work for flower and fruit books and prints with 335 complete entries for books and print collections with complete descriptions of the characteristics.
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BARTLETT (Henrietta C.) & POLLARD (Alfred W.)
A Census of Shakespeare's Plays in Quarto 1594-1709.
First Edition, large 4to, xli,[iii],153pp., orig. cloth-backed boards, orig. printed paper label on spine, uncut. Descriptions of every known copy of each edition and issue of the Quarto's.
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JAGGARD (William)
Shakespeare Bibliography: A Dictionary of Every Known Issue of the Writings of our National Poet and of Recorded Opinion Thereon in the English Language.
First edition, [xxiv], 729pp., frontis., 24 plates, orig. decorated buckram, uncut, a nice copy.
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HAZLITT (W. Carew)
A Manual for the Collector and Amateur of Old English Plays. Edited from the Material Formed by Kirkman, Langbaine, Downes, Oldys, and Halliwell-Phillipps, with Extensive Additions and Corrections by W. Carew Hazlitt.
viii,284pp., orig. cloth.
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RYLANDS LIBRARY.
Catalogue of Books in the John Rylands Library Manchester. Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland and of Books in English Printed Abroad to the End of the Year 1640. [With a Preface by E. Gordon Duff].
4to, [iv],iii,[i],145pp., loosely tipped-in is a presentation sheet from Henry Guppy (librarian) to the library of the Manchester Cathedral, also with their bookplate on front paste-down, orig. buckram, a little stained, unopened, uncut. "The greater number of the early books were formerly in the Althorp collection, and were acquired about the beginning of the present century at the numerous sales which took place, especially at those of the Duke of Roxburghe, and of the Merly and White-Knights Libraries. Many of the finest Wynkyn de Wordes and Pysons came from the choice collection of Stanesby Alchorne which was purchased entire, while many other books were obtained from private sources."?Preface.
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HYETT (Francis Adams) & BAZELEY (The Rev. William)
The Bibliographer's Manual of Gloucestershire Literature. Being a Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Broadsides, and other Printed Matter Relating to the County of Gloucester or to the City of Bristol, with Descriptive and Explanatory Notes.
First Edition, 3 vols., 4to, one of 100 number large paper copies signed by the printer, facsimiles, quarter red morocco, unopened, uncut, a nice copy. Contents of Vol. 1: Works relating to the county generally, the Forest of Dean and the City of Gloucester. Contents of Vol. 2: Works relating to parishes and towns: Abenhall-Yate. Contents of Vol. 3. Works relating to the city of Bristol.
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VERDIER (Pierre Le)
L'Amelier de Guillaume Le Talleur. Premier Imprimeur Rouennais Histoire et Bibliographie.
4to, 178,[1]pp., one of 300 copies, 76 facsimiles (some folding), orig. printed wrappers detached, spine broken.
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CASE (Arthur E.)
A Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies 1521-1750.
First Edition, xi,[iii],386pp., orig. cloth-backed boards, a couple of small tears to hinges, uncut. Chronological bibliography of 481 titles with collations, and locations of copies.
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PODESCHI (John B.) Compiler.
Books on the Horse and Horsemanship. Riding, Hunting, Breeding & Racing 1400-1941 [in the Paul Mellon Collection]. A Catalogue.
First Edition, 4to, xx,427pp., 18 coloured plates, over 400 black and white illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. The books and periodicals described in this bibliography reflects Paul Mellon's abiding interest in the Thoroughbred horse.
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MACDONALD (Hugh)
John Dryden. A Bibliography of Early Editions and of Drydeniana.
First Edition, xiv, 358pp., portrait, orig. cloth, d.w. The standard work on Dryden.
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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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BOURSEAUD (H.-M.)
Histoire et Description des Manuscits et des ?ditions Originales des Ouvrages de Bossuet.
First Edition, large 8vo, xxxviii,231pp., later buckram.
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LE PETIT (Jules)
Bibliographie des Principales Editions Originales d'Ecrivains Francais du XVe au XVIIIe Siecle.
4to, [iv],viii,583pp., 300 facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers, spine faded, unopened, uncut. Facsimiles of the title pages with long detailed descriptions of original editions.
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ADAMS (Bernard)
London Illustrated 1604-1851: A Survey and Index of Topographical Books and their Plates.
First Edition, 4to, xxxiv,586pp., one of 1,000 number copies, frontis., 24 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Lists more than 8,250 plates in 230 books and print sets published between 1604 and 1851.
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MOUNTAINEERING.
Mountaineering: Catalogue of the Graham Brown and Lloyd Collections in the National Library of Scotland.
First Edition, 4to, xvii,[i],453pp., portraits, microfiche supplement and index in pocket at the rear, orig. cloth, d.w. This mountaineering catalogue lists books from two important bequests by Thomas Graham Brown and by Robert Wylie Lloyd housed in the Department of Printed Books, The National Library of Scotland. It also includes other bequests and acquisitions through 1987. Circa 6000 mountaineering items are listed. The structure of the entry is as follows: Title/author/Edition/Place-Date/Notes There is an index of names of persons and corporate bodies, such as authors, editors, publishers, and also as subjects. There are also indexes of series, and of non-book material. The book also contains a microfiche supplement that includes all Graham Brown acquisitions catalogued between 1987 and December 1992.
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GRIMSHAW (Anne)
The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976. With a Narrative Commentary on the role of the Horse in British Social History, as Revealed by the Contemporary Literature.
First Edition, 4to, xxxiv, 474pp., limited to 1,000 copies numbered and signed by the author, 50 illustrs., orig. cloth.
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MUNTER (R.L.)
A Hand-List of Irish Newspapers 1685-1750.
4to, xiii,36pp., orig. printed wrappers.
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MENDELSSOHN (Sidney)
Mendelssohn's South African Bibliography. Being the Catalogue Raisonne of the Mendelssohn Library of Works Relating to South Africa, Including the Full Titles of the Books, with Synoptical, Biographical, Critical, and Bibliographical Notes on the Volumes and their Authors...
2 vols., limited to 175 copies, frontispieces, 24 plates, orig. cloth, out of print. The standard and best-known retrospective South African reference work.
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ZEDNER (J.)
Catalogue of the Hebrew Books in the Library of the British Museum.
891pp., orig. cloth.
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ROSSI (Giovanni Bernardo de)
Sinopsi della Ermeneutica Sacra o dell' arte di ben interpretare la Sacra Scrittura.
First Edition, 84pp., small neat stamp to title, orig. quarter vellum, marbled paper sides, uncut.
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ROSSI (Giovanni Bernardo de)
De Praecipuis Caussis: et momentis neglectae a nonnullis hebraicarum litterarum disciplinae. Disquisitio elenchtica.
First Edition, 4to, [viii],207,[9]pp., title vignette, two old small neat stamps, half calf, marbled sides, slightly rubbed.
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JAMES (Montague Rhodes)
A Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the University Library Aberdeen.
First Edition, 4to, xvi,148pp., some light foxing to first and last few leaves, frontis., portrait, 27 illustrs., buckram, spine lettered in gilt. Pfaff, pp.288-91. The last of MRJ's catalogues of medieval MSS to be published.
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DUVEEN (Denis I.) & KLICKSTEIN (Herbert S.)
A Bibliography of the Works of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier 1743-1794. With a Preface by John F. Fulton.
First Edition, large 8vo, xxiv,491,[3]pp., frontis., 42 full page facsimiles, orig. cloth. The standard reference for one of the most extraordinary men in the annals of literature and science.
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TAYLOR (Louise Marion) Compiler.
Catalog of Books on China in the Essex Institute.
First Edition, xi,[i],392pp., orig. cloth, a fine copy. This major subject bibliography describes 3,500 books on all aspects on Chinese life. It is an excellent reference for collectors, easy to use, and provides a broad exposure to books in any given subject. The collection is based on the collection of Thomas Hunt, a merchant who gained his fortune in China during the middle of the 19th century. A lifelong collector, Hunt gave his collection to the Essex Institute, where it is currently housed. The Library contains about 4000 volumes. It was with the purpose of increasing the library's usefulness to scholars that the current catalog was compiled. Subjects are Chinese in America, Jews in China, Buddhism, folklore, secret societies, and dozens of others.
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TIELE (P.A.)
Memoire Bibliographique sur les Journaux des Navigateurs Neerlandais...
xii,[ii],372pp., orig. cloth. Descriptive bibliography of 322 journals of Dutch navigators published 1599-1668.
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FORBES (David W.) Compiler.
Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780-1900. Volume I: 1780-1830 & Volume II: 1830-1850.
2 Vols., 4to, xxii,527; xvi,599pp., orig. cloth. The definitive comprehensive bibliography spanning all publications dealing with the Hawaiian Kingdom 1780 to 1900. Compiled and annotated by one of the foremost historians and bibliographers in the nation. A further two volumes carrying the work up to 1900 have been published.
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K?NIG (Georg Matthias)
Bibliotheca Vetus et Nova, in qua Hebraeorum, Chaldaeorum, Syrorum, Arabum, Persarum, Aegyptiorum, Graecorum & Latinorum per Universum terrarum orbem Scriptorum, Theologorum, JCtorum, Medicorum. Philosophorum, Historicorum, Geographorum, Philologorum, Oratorum, Poetarum, &c. Patria, Aetas, Nomina, Libri..., a prima Mundi origine ad Annum usque MDCLXXIIX. Ordine Alphabetico digesta... recensentur...
First Edition, folio, [xii],888pp., some light staining to blank fore-edge, text slightly browned, recent calf, leather label. A universal bibliography covering the Oriental as well as the Western world of learning, listing some 15,000 authors and approximately 35,000 titles, set out in alphabetical order. Compiled by K?nig (1616-1699), Professor of History and Greek and later librarian of the Altdorff University. Besterman, The Beginnings of Systematic Bibliography. p.48.
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MYERS (Robin)
The British Book Trade from Caxton to the Present Day. A Bibliographical Guide.
First Edition, xvi, 406pp., frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Consists of a classified and annotated selection of works, from the invention of printing to the present day, indicating the way in which the book trade has evolved.
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WALLIS (Peter & Ruth)
Newton and Newtoniana 1672-1975. A Bibliography.
First Edition, 4to, xxiv,362pp., orig. cloth. Contains ten times the number of Gray's work, including books and manuscripts concerning Newton himself, as well as editions of his own writings.
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PLOMER (Henry R.)
Wynkyn de Worde and his Contemporaries from the Death of Caxton to 1535. A Chapter in English Printing.
First Edition, 4to, 264pp., frontispiece, 13 illustrations, orig. cloth-backed boards. A detailed work including general historical information particularly pertinent to the book trade of the period. Includes Pynson, Lettou, Machlinia, and Notary as well as printers who did not become active until the 16th century. Contains descriptions and illustrations of type faces and of the books printed.
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REICHLING (Dietericus)
Appendices ad Hainii Copingeri Repertorivm Bibliographicvm...
First Edition, 7 parts, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. Important appendix to Hain & Copinger.
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REICHLING (Dietericus)
Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorivm Bibliographicvm...
First Edition, 8 parts, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. Important appendix to Hain & Copinger.
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DINGLEY (Pauline)
Historic Books on Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry.
First edition, large 8vo, 183pp., 50 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Illustrated with fifty photographs, and provides a full description of every item (some 900 titles) in the collection, including details of pagination and illustrations. This is the first definitive bibliography in its field describing books and pamphlets on farriery, animal husbandry and veterinary science.
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SHABERMAN (Raphael B.)
George MacDonald: A Bibliographical Study.
First edition, xvi, 176pp., one of 500 copies, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. This highly individual work presents for the first time a comprehensive account of the writings of George MacDonald by an author who has studied his work for over twenty years.
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CUBBON (William) Compiler and Editor.
A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man. With Biographical Memoranda and Copious Literary References.
First Edition, 2 vols., [viii],747; [viii],[749]-1536pp., plates and facsimiles, orig. cloth. Some of the subjects covered include Manx language and literature, poetry and drama, prose fiction, periodicals and journalism etc.
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YOUNG (Sir Charles George)
Catalogue of Works on the Peerage and Baronetage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. In the Library of Chas. Geo. Young, York Herald.
48,[2],49-87,[1]pp., one of 50 copies, presentation inscription to Robert Lemon the archivist, from the library of the Public Records Office with their stamp, later buckram, uncut. "The following pages present a catalogue of such printed works as can be designated Peerages, and occur in the library of the collector; they will be found to contain nearly all that have issued from the press, to the year 1827."?Preface. Extremely rare. Copac locating just two copies; Glasgow University and the Bodleian Library. Martin, Privately Printed Books. p.355.
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[BULLOCH (John Malcolm)]
Soldiering and Sailoring in the North-East of Scotland: A Bibliography. [Off-print from 'Aberdeen University Library Bulletin, No. XIV].
4to, 13-37pp., one of 50 copies printed, from the Public Record Office library, buckram.
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