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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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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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MILITARY PRINTS.
Index to British Military Costume Prints 1500-1914.
First edition, 4to, x, 488pp., 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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HANSON (L.W.)
Contemporary Printed Sources for British and Irish Economic History 1701-1750.
First edition, xxiv,978pp., orig. cloth. The comprehensive indexes are an important feature of the book. 6,487 entries, with bibliographical notes, and locations of copies.
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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., frontis., orig. cloth, d.w.
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CAGLE (William R.)
A Matter of Taste. A Bibliographical Catalogue of International Books on Food and Drink in the Lilly Library, Indiana University.
Second Edition, expanded and revised, 4to, 991pp., facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth, d.w. This second, expanded and revised edition adds hundreds of titles to the original edition of 1,261 works in the formidable collection left to the Lilly Library by Dr. John Gernon. This extensive work covers not only books on gastronomy but also the related fields of wine-making, hotel and food management, diet, and herb gardening.
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SCHNAPPER (Edith B.) Editor.
The British Union-Catalogue of Early Music Printed Before the Year 1801. A Record of the Holdings of over One Hundred Libraries Throughout the British Isles.
First Edition, 2 vols., 4to, xx, 583; xx, 585-1178pp., orig. cloth, lightly faded. A major reference tool for work with early printed sources of music. These volumes provide the key sources in British libraries. Brief bibliographical entries; locations established in more than 100 libraries in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Breslauer & Folter, 167. "The first catalogue of the printed music holdings of a whole country."
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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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WISE (Thomas J.)
The Ashley Library. A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters Collected by Thomas J. Wise. With a New Introduction by Simon Nowell Smith.
11 Vols., large 8vo, frontispiece or portrait in each volume, plates and facsimiles throughout, with the British Museum shelf number against each item in their possession, (all but about 240 items), orig. cloth, a couple of spines lightly spotted. "The catalogue of the Ashley Library, which was acquired by the British Museum, is a useful reference work, especially in English nineteenth-century first editions, which are represented in unrivalled completeness. The late seventeenth and eighteenth-century collections are also very full".?Breslauer and Folter, 151. "... the most remarkable collection of rare books and manuscripts in modern English literature put together by a single collector in Great Britain in the hundred years before 1850 and 1950".?Simon Nowell Smith (introduction).
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PRIDEAUX (Colonel W.F.)
Notes for a Bibliography of Edward FitzGerald.
xii, 88pp., orig. cloth.
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WEGEHAUPT (Heinz)
Alte Deutsche Kinderbucher Bibliographie 1507-1850. Zugleich Bestandsverzeichnis der Kinder- und Jugendbuchabteilung der Deutschen Staatsbibliotek zu Berlin.
4to, 347pp., numerous coloured illustrs., throughout, orig. cloth, d.w.
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ROBERTS (Warren)
A Bibliography of D. H. Lawrence.
Second edition, xvii, 626pp., frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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LANGFELD (William R.) & BLACKBURN (Philip C.)
Washington Irving: A Bibliography. [With] A Census of Washington Irving Manuscripts by H. L. Kleinfield.
x, 90, 32pp., illustrs., orig. cloth.
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OWEN (Robert)
A Bibliography of Robert Owen, The Socialist, 1771-1858.
54pp., orig. printed wrappers, uncut.
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LIVINGSTON (Luther S.)
A Bibliography of the First Editions in Book form of the Writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Compiled Largely from the Collection Formed by the late Jacob Chester Chamberlain.
xiv, 132pp., frontis., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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FORD (Paul Leicester)
Franklin Bibliography. A List of Books Written by, or Relating to Benjamin Franklin.
Large 8vo, lxxi, [234]pp., orig. cloth. 1,002 Items described.
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GUNN (Drewey Wayne) Compiler.
Mexico in American and British Letters. A Bibliography of Fiction and Travel Books, Citing Original Editions.
viii, 150pp., orig. cloth.
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SCOTT (Temple)
A Bibliography of William Morris.
Small 8vo, viii, 120pp., one of 250 copies, orig. printed wrappers.
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LINDEBOOM (G.A.)
Bibliographia Boerhaaviana. List of Publications Written or Provided by H. Boerhaave or Based upon his Works and Teaching.
First edition, viii, 105pp., 4 plates, 9 facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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SELCH (Frederick R.) & BUTLER (H. Reynolds)
The Legacy of Sebastian Virdung. The Frederick R. Selch Collection Pertaining to the History of Musical Instruments.
4to, 240pp., 100 illustrs., printed paper wrappers. One hundred books on musical theory, instruments, and practice are illustrated, each with a facing page of bibliographical description. There is one appendix of Musical Instrument Catalogues, and another of Tutors and Instruction Manuals.
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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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ORNITHOLOGY.
Ornithology Books in the Library of Trinity College, Hartford. Including the Library of Ostrom Enders.
First edition, 270pp., limited edition, 1 plate, orig. cloth, d.w. A working collection of considerable scope and breadth, it is rich in rare coloured plate books and strongly supported by scientific texts.
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FABER DU FAUR (Curt von)
German Baroque Literature. A Catalogue of the Collection in the Yale University Library.
First edition, 4to, xlii, 496pp., title-page illustrs., orig. cloth. Describes a total of 1,860 original editions of baroque books in Yale University Library, with full information on size, pagination, and illustrations.
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KEYNES (Geoffrey)
John Ray: A Bibliography.
First edition, 4to, xvi,164pp., limited to 650 copies, frontis., 3 plates, 16 facsimiles, orig. buckram, t.e.g. A descriptive bibliography of the works of John Ray, English Naturalist, Philologist and Theologian.
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WALLIS (R. V. and P. J.)
Index of British Mathematicians. Part III: 1701-1800.
4to, xiv, 176pp., facsimiles, orig. decorated boards.
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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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MENGEL (Robert M.)
A Catalogue of the Ellis Collection of Ornithological Books in the University of Kansas Libraries.
2 Vols., large 8vo, xxix, 259; [4], 176pp., orig. printed wrappers.
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KEYNES (Geoffrey)
A Bibliography of Henry King D.D. Bishop of Chichester.
First edition, xxiv,117,[1]pp., one of 345 numbered copies, 39 full page facsimiles, orig. buckram. From the library of Bernard H. Breslauer.
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YOLTON (Jean S.)
John Locke: A Descriptive Bibliography.
First edition, xxix,514pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w. This hugely detailed analytic and descriptive bibliography documents John Locke's works published from 1654 through 1800.
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[JAMES (Brian)]
A Catalogue of the Tract Collection of Saint David's University College, Lampeter.
Folio, xx, 316pp., orig. cloth.
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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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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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[EDMOND (J.P.) Compiler]
Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of English Broadsides 1505-1897.
Large 8vo, xl, 526pp., orig. cloth. 1,814 Items described.
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QUINBY (Jane) & STEVENSON (Allan) Compilers.
Catalogue of Botanical Books in the Collection of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt.
First edition, 2 vols., in 3, 4to, lxxxiv, 517, [3]; ccxliv, [2]; ix, [i],655, [3]pp., limited to 750 sets, frontis., 32 plates (7 coloured), orig. green buckram, spines gilt. Vol. 1. Printed Books 1477-1700 with several manuscripts of the 12th, 15th, 16th & 17th centuries. Vol. 2. Part I. Introduction to Printed Books 1701-1800. Vol. 2. Part II. Printed Books 1701-1800.
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LAKE (Fred) & WRIGHT (Hal)
A Bibliography of Archery. An Indexed Catalogue of 5,000 Articles, Books, Films, Manuscripts, Periodicals and Theses on the use of the Bow for Hunting, War, and Recreation, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.
4to, xviii, 501pp., orig. cloth, d.w. Includes American and British library locations for the rarer books and manuscripts.
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TOOLEY (Ronald Vere) Compiler.
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers.
4to, xii, 684pp., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. A unique source of information on about twenty thousand cartographers, engravers, and publishers active from the earliest times until 1900.
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WILDER (F.L.)
English Sporting Prints.
First edition, 4to, 224pp., 96 coloured plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Extensive descriptions of the individual plates.
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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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MacGILLIVRAY (J. R.)
Keats: A Bibliography and Reference Guide with an Essay on Keats' Reputation.
lxxxii, 210pp., orig. cloth, d.w.
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DE BRAGANZA (Ronald Louis Silverira) & OAKES (Charlotte)
The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages.
First Edition, small 4to, xvi, 333pp., orig. cloth.
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NORTON (J.E.)
A Bibliography of the Works of Edward Gibbon.
xvi, 256pp., 3 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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GRAY (G. J.)
A Bibliography of the Writings of Christopher Smart, with Biographical References.
Small 4to, 41pp., frontis., cont. cloth. A scarce bibliography.
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JOHNSON (Francis R.)
A Critical Bibliography of the Works of Edmund Spenser Printed before 1700.
4to, xiv, 61pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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ANDERTON (Basil) & GIBSON (W.H.)
Catalogue of the Bewick Collection (Pease Bequest).
4to, iv, [ii], 110pp., frontis., 8 plates, orig. printed wrappers, chipped and faded. An unrivalled collection of Thomas Bewick's original pencil drawings and printed books.
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WISE (Thomas J.)
A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of the Members of the Bront? Family.
Small 4to, xv, 255, [5]pp., frontispiece, numerous facsimile plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Besides the bibliographies of the three sisters, the work contains a bibliography of their father the Rev. Patrick Bront? and a discussion of the manuscripts of their brother Patrick Branwell Bront?.
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LOWENS (Irving)
A Bibliography of Songsters Printed in America before 1821.
First edition, xxxviii, 229pp., frontis., orig. cloth.
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COLLIE (Michael)
George Gissing: A Bibliography.
xiv, 129pp., orig. cloth, d.w.
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BROUGHTON (L. N.) NORTHUP (C. S.) & PEARSALL (R. B.)
Robert Browning: A Bibliography, 1830-1950.
xviii, 446pp., orig. cloth.
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DAVID (T.)
Bibliographie Fran?aise de l'Art Dentaire.
308pp., orig. cloth.
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BRUSHFIELD (T.N.)
A Bibliography of Sir Walter Ralegh Knt.
Second Edition, with notes revised and enlarged, 181pp., fronts., plates and facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth.
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