WELLS (Geoffrey)
A Bibliography of the Works of H. G. Wells 1893-1925 (with some notes and comments).
First edition, large 8vo, xvi, 72pp., one of 220 numbered copies, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut.
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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, uncut.
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BARTLETT (Henrietta)
Mr. William Shakespeare. Original and Early Editions of his Quartos and Folios, his Source Books and those Containing Contemporary Notices.
xxvii, 217pp., orig. cloth. 387 items fully described.
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ALLISON (A.F.)
Four Metaphysical Poets. George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell; A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Early Editions of their Poetry and Prose (to the End of the 17th Century).
First edition, 134pp., 71 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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GREEN (Rev. Richard)
Anti-Methodist Publications Issued During the Eighteenth Century. A Chronologically Arranged and Annotated Bibliography of all Known Books and Pamphlets Written in Opposition to the Methodist Revival during the Life of Wesley; Together with an Account of Replies to them, and of some other Publications.
vii, [1], 175, [1]pp., orig. cloth. 606 items described.
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DOBELL (Bertram)
Catalogue of Books Printed for Private Circulation. Collected by Bertram Dobell, and now Described and Annotated by Him.
First edition, 238 + 2pp., of adverts, some light foxing, orig. cloth, printed paper label on spine rubbed, uncut.
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EBERSTADT (Edward)
The Annotated Eberstadt Catalogs of Americana in Four Volumes Including Index Numbers 103 to 138, 1935-1956.
4 Vols., Limited to 750 copies, cloth, spines lightly faded. Interesting and useful compilation of the Eberstadt's, father and sons, catalogues, concerned chiefly with Western and North Western Americana. Much good Indian and Indian Captivity material passed through their hands in this period.
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RUELENS (C.) & DE BACKER (A.)
Annales Plantiniennes de puis la Fondation de l'Imprimerie. Plantinienne a anvers Jusqua la mort de Chr. Plantin (1555-1589).
324, 15pp., frontis., orig. cloth.
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SMITH (William C.) & HUMPHRIES (Charles)
A Bibliography of the Musical Works Published by John Walsh During the Years 1721-1766.
xx, 352pp., Frontis., orig. cloth.
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BRUNET (Jacques Charles)
Manuel du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres...
9 Vols., orig. cloth, a very nice set. Vols. I-V: AA-Z; Vol. VI: Table Methodique; Vols. VII-VIII: Supplements; Vol. IX: Deschamps. 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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DAHL (Folke)
A Bibliography of English Corantos and Periodical Newsbooks 1620-1642.
First edition, 284pp., facsimiles, orig. buckram-backed boards.
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KEYNES (Geoffrey)
Dr. Timothie Bright 1550-1615. A Survey of his Life with a Bibliography of his Writings.
First Edition, 4to, viii, 47pp., 17 illustrs., orig. cloth.
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HALKETT (Samuel ) & LAING ( John )
A Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous Publications in the English Language. Third (revised and enlarged) edition. 1475-1640.
4to, xlviii, 271pp., orig. cloth, d.w. All published in the latest, extensively revised, edition of this essential reference.
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MILLER (C. William)
Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia Printing 1728-1766: A Descriptive Bibliography.
First edition, 4to, lxxxv, 583pp., numerous facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth, d.w.
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ALDIS (Harry G.)
A List of Books Printed in Scotland before 1700, Including those Printed Furth of the Realm for Scottish Booksellers. With brief notes on the printers and stationers.
4to, xxviii, [234], 105-189pp., orig. cloth, d.w.
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BLANCK (Jacob) Compiler.
Bibliography of American Literature.
8 vols., of 9 (without vol. 9), 4to, illustrs., orig. cloth. Approximately 300 writers from the beginning of the Federal period up to and including persons who died before the end of 1930. Each author is arranged chronologically and includes: 1. First editions of book and pamphlets, and any other book containing the first appearance of any work; 2. Reprints containing textual or other changes; and 3. A Selected list of biographical, bibliographical and critical works.
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LECLAIRE (Lucien)
A General Analytical Bibliography of the Regional Novelists of the British Isles 1800-1950.
First edition, 399pp., limited edition, 2 folding maps, orig. cloth.
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SCOTT (Temple)
Oliver Goldsmith Bibliographically and Biographically Considered. Based on the Collection of Material in the Library of W.M. Elkins, Esq. With an Introduction by A. Edward Newton.
Large 8vo, xx, 368pp., frontis., illustrs., portraits and facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth.
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SCHUSTER (Thomas E.) Compiler.
Printed Kate Greenaway: A Catalogue Raisonne. Edited by Rodney Engen.
First edition, 4to, 304pp., 150 illustrs., (some in colour), orig. cloth, d.w. This is the first fully comprehensive reference book for Kate Greenaway collectors, with over 600 major items and hundred's of variants within each heading.
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SHORT (D. Mary) Compiler.
A Bibliography of Printed Items Relating to the City of Lincoln.
First edition, xx, 540pp., orig. cloth, d.w.
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GRAHAM (Walter)
English Literary Periodicals.
424pp., frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth.
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RUSSELL (Norma)
A Bibliography of William Cowper to 1837.
First Edition, xxvi, 339pp., frontis., 12 plates, 4 facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w.
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HOROLOGY.
Bibliographie G?n?rale de la Mesure du Temps suivie d'un essai de classification technique et g?ographique. Pr?face de Paul Ditisheim.
First edition, 352, [2]pp.,one of 150 copies, with the armorial bookplate of the University of London, a couple you small withdrawal stamps, orig. cloth.
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CALIFORNIA.
California. The Library of Jennie Crocker Henderson with Additions. Catalogue 50. [Offered for Sale by] John Howell Books.
5 Parts, 4to, munerous facsimiles throughout, orig. printed wrappers, 1,665 items. An important collection of material relating to California.
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HAMILTON (Harlan W.)
Doctor Syntax. A Silhouette of William Combe, Esq. (1742-1823).
First edition, xx, 340pp., numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. With a complete bibliography of Doctor Syntax.
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BROOKS (Harold F.)
A Bibliography of John Oldham, the Restoration Satirist.
4to, 47pp., orig. printed wrappers, unopened, uncut. Oxford Bibliographical Society Proceedings & Papers Vol. V, Part I.
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ROSSETTI (William Michael)
Bibliography of the Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
First edition, 53, [1]pp., limited to 250 copies, orig. printed wrappers, upper wrapper detached.
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LAURIDSEN (P.)
Bibliographia Groenlandica eller Fortegnelse paa Vaerker, Afhandlinger og danske manuskripter, der handle om Gr?nland indtil Aaret 1880 incl.
x, 247pp., orig. cloth.
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DUFOUR (Th?ophile)
Recherches Bibliographiques sur les Oeuvres Imprim?es de J.-J. Rousseau Suivies de l'Inventaire des Papiers de Rousseau Conserv?s a la Biblioth?que de Neuchatel. Introduction de Pierre-Paul Plan.
2 Vols., in one, xi, 273; [iii], 299pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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DAVIES (Godfrey) & KEELER (Mary Frear)
A Bibliography of English History: Stuart Period 1603-1714.
Second edition, xxxvi,734pp., orig. cloth, d.w.
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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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O'DELL (Sterg)
A Chronological List of Prose Fiction in English Printed in England and other Countries 1475-1640.
vi, 147pp., orig. cloth.
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FORMAN (Muarice Buxton)
A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of George Meredith. [With:] Meredithiana, Being a Supplement to the Bibliography of Meredith.
2 Vols., frontispieces, facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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ROSS (F. A.) & KENNEDY (L. V.)
A Bibliography of Negro Migration.
First edition, 251pp., John Howell's copy with his bookplate, orig. cloth.
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COLAS (Rene)
Bibliographie General du Costume et de la Mode...
2 Vols., 1411pp., 69, [3]pp., orig. cloth. The 3,121 entries are listed by author.
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LANDWEHR (John)
Studies in Dutch Books with Coloured Plates Published 1662-1875. Natural History, Topography, Travel, Costumes and Uniforms.
First edition, 4to, 603pp., 16 coloured plates, many illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. a little soiled. The first monograph on the subject; the major part of the book consists of the bibliography. I. Studies. - II. Catalogue (detailed descriptions of 484 books). - III. Indices.
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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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McKERROW (Ronald B.)
Printers' & Publishers' Devices in England & Scotland 1485-1640. Illustrated Monographs No. XVI.
First edition, 4to, liv, 216, [2]pp., 428 facsimiles (nearly all full-page), orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut. The introduction to this definitive work classifies the devices as: signs indicating where the printer worked, puns upon the owner's name, monograms, portraits, heraldic devices or emblems. There are lists of devices, notes on their transfer from one printer to another, also indexes of the devices used by booksellers and printers, of mottoes, of initials of artists or engravers, and of devices according to subject.
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ISAAC (Peter)
William Davison's New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types. Introduced with an Account of his Activites as Pharmacist and Printer in Alnwick, 1780-1858.
4to, 39 pages of text followed by about 140 pages of reproductions of type specimen, orig. cloth, d.w. Reproduces this very unusual specimen book put out in the early nineteenth century.
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SPENCE (Sydney A.)
A Bibliography of Selected Early Books and Pamphlets Relating to Australia 1610-1880.
First edition, 4to, xii, 88pp., one of 525 copies, orig. printed wrappers.
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TOBLER (Titus)
Bibliographia Geographica Palaestinae. Kritische Uebersicht Gedruckter und Ungdruckter Beschreibungen der Reisen in Heilige Land.
265pp., orig. printed wrappers. Covers some 2,500 works on Palestine and the Near East and including extensive and often exhaustive notes and annotations.
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SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
An Annotated Bibliography of the Southwest Pacific and Adjacent Areas. Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area.
3 Vols., 4to, 317; 274; 230pp., orig. cloth-backed boards. Volume I: The Netherlands and British East Indies and the Philippine Islands. Volume II: The Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Papua, the British Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Micronesia. Volume IV: Supplement to volumes 1, 2 & 3.
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BONNAFFE (Edmond)
Dictionnaire des Amateurs Francais au XVIIe Siecle.
Large 8vo, 353pp., orig. cloth.
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BENNETT (Whitman)
A Practical Guide to American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books.
140pp., orig. cloth.
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ADAMS (Thomas R.) & WATERS (David W.) Compilers.
English Maritime Books Printed Before 1801. Relating to Ships, their Construction and their Operation at Sea...
4to, xxxi, 602pp., orig. cloth. Consists of almost 4,000 works, that in one way or another deal directly with the creation of ships and their operation at sea, printed in England or English between 1528 and 1801.
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GREEN (Richard L.) & GIBSON (John M.)
A Bibliography of A. Conan Doyle. With a foreword by Graham Greene.
First edition, xvi, 712pp., frontis., 13 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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WISE (Thomas J.) & SMART (James P.)
A Complete Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of John Ruskin, with a List of the more Important Ruskiniana.
2 Vols., 4to, 329; 263pp., frontis., orig. cloth, d.w.
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TURLEY (Raymond V.) Editor.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Bibliographies: Selected Nineteenth Century Sources.
xxviii, 432pp., limited to 250 copies, frontis., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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RICCARDI (Pietro)
Saggio di una Bibliografia Euclidea.
Orig. cloth.
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GREEN (J. A.) Compiler.
Thomas De Quincey. A Bibliography based upon the De Quincey Collection in the Moss Side Library.
viii, 110pp., orig. cloth.
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