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1973ref. 167443Northridge CA: California State University Northridge 1973. Presumed only edition. A bibliography compiled in 1973 to serve the then-growing need for the California State University Library to better serve its growing Chicano Studies Department and the general campus community. Scarce. Bibliography broken down by category literature history theater arts etc. with a table of contents and a name index. Approximately 140 non-numbered pages rectos and versos. With a name index at the rear. Noted as a gift of co-compiler Narin Nupoll to the library and library due date card and pocket affixed to the front pastedown library stamps to the page edges etc. Book properly de-accessioned from the Santa Monica College library circa 1981. Very Good well-used but with pages supple; printed card wrappers and a black comb binding. California State University, Northridge unknown books
1959ref. 174671959. Blanck Jacob. Bibliography of American Literature. Volume 3 1959 records the publication histories of American authors from Edward Eggleston through Bret Harte as part of Blanck's extensive descriptive bibliography of American literature. Compiled for the Bibliographical Society of America Bibliography of American Literature commonly cited as BAL identifies and describes editions and issues of works by major American authors and became a standard bibliographical reference for establishing publication points and distinguishing editions. The completed BAL ultimately comprised nine volumes published between 1955 and 1991. Blanck Jacob. Bibliography of American Literature. Volume 3. New Haven: Yale University Press 1959. Volume 3 titled from Edward Eggleston to Bret Harte. Hardcover in black cloth boards with gold lettering and illustrations throughout. Ex libris. 7 x 5 inches. This volume formed part of the larger BAL sequence and provides individual bibliographical entries for authors within its alphabetical range allowing comparison of editions issues and other publication evidence. The volume preserves one section of Blanck's large-scale effort to establish a descriptive record of American literary publishing with its Eggleston-to-Harte coverage encompassing nineteenth-century authors whose works circulated through numerous editions and formats. This copy is from a seven-volume set. Overall very good condition. unknown books
1970ref. 61597Weston MA: M & S M&S Press 1970. First Edition. First printing of the Collected Works. Twelve volumes; v.1 quarto remainder octavo; uniform blue cloth with gilt spine titles. A fresh unread set. Collected edition of works by the iconoclastic essayist poet dramatist and progressive reformer John Jay Chapman 1862-1933. Includes all twenty-seven of Chapman's published works running to more than 4500 pages total plus a Memoir by the author's son Chanler Chapman; introductions by Melvin H. Bernstein and a bibiographical checklist of Chapman's writings by David M. Stocking. The M&S Press publishing arm of the Rhode Island antiquarian bookseller Dan Siegel M&S Books specialized in high-quality facsimile editions of hard-to-find 19th-century works of radicalism reform and social history. Lorne Bair Rare Books has acquired the surviving inventory of the M&S Press and now makes these long out-of-print titles once again available to readers researchers and scholars. NB: This set weights 21 lbs and will require additional shipping. M & S [M&S] Press unknown books
1913ref. 39097Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel 1913. Paperback. Good. Large octavo. 389 pp. Descriptions of books on music musicians and musical instruments arranged by genre with explanatory introductions. Breitkopf & Härtel paperback books
ref. 35869Berlin: Stadtbibliothek. Paperback. Fair. Octavo. Original publisher's printed wrappers. 191 pp. Wrappers worn; reinforced with tape at spine; small booksellers label to verso of upper. Stadtbibliothek paperback books
1716ref. 223095Hamburg & Leipzig: Christian Liebezeit 1716. First edition. Title in red and black. 8. 454 16 pp. including final blank leaf Gg8. 1 vols. 8vo 17.3 x 10 cm. Contemporary vellum over pasteboard lettered in manuscript on spine. Some soiling to covers slightly bowed; occasional light early dampstaining to text. First edition. Title in red and black. 8. 454 16 pp. including final blank leaf Gg8. 1 vols. 8vo 17.3 x 10 cm. Includes a final section of laws and statutes in German Danish and Latin pp. 365-454 with a separate title page "Lex regia oder: Koenigl. dänische verordnung wegen der souverainitè und erbfolge in dero reichen und provintzien dänisch deutsch und lateinisch" Besterman 1609 Christian Liebezeit unknown books
1740ref. 214570Jena: Christ. Henr. Cunonis 1740. First edition with Buder's notes and additions. Engraved allegorical frontispieceo of the Muse Kleio. 20 1726 66 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Contemporary vellum-backed boards green leather spine label lettered in gilt. 18th-century owner's notes on endpapers and occasional marginalia. Fine. First edition with Buder's notes and additions. Engraved allegorical frontispieceo of the Muse Kleio. 20 1726 66 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Massive bibliography of historical writing chronologically divided into regions and empires and with ueful indices at the end. Christ. Henr. Cunonis unknown books
1767ref. 223077Milan: Federico Agnelli 1767. First edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I. xv 1 343; 2 352; 2 423; 2 374 4; pp. 375-805 Additioni. 4to 25.5 x 20 cm.; 10 x 8 inches. Contemporary half vellum over patterned paper boards brown morocco lettering-piece to spine extremities slightly bumped or rubbed. BEAUTIFUL COPY uncut. First edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I. xv 1 343; 2 352; 2 423; 2 374 4; pp. 375-805 Additioni. 4to 25.5 x 20 cm.; 10 x 8 inches. Fine set of this massive and important bibliography by the Bolognese Argelati 1685-1755 posthumously published with additions and corrections by Angelo Teodoro Villa 1723-1794. Federico Agnelli unknown books
1741ref. 214611Venezia . Milano: Michel'Antonio Panza 1741. Second edition. 12 266pp. 1 vols. 4to. Later vellum-backed boards uncut red leather spine label. Boards scuffed tear in lower joint very slight internal foxing; overall a very good sound copy. Second edition. 12 266pp. 1 vols. 4to. Michel'Antonio Panza unknown books
1848ref. 28732Paris: Jouvert Libraire 1848. pp 208. 1 vols. 8vo. Calf-backed marbled boards. Minor discoloration else an excellent copy with the ex-libris stamp of Andre Mater on the title. pp 208. 1 vols. 8vo. Rare. Jouvert, Libraire unknown books
1753ref. 214550Venezia: Giambatista Pasquali 1753. Title page of volume I printed in red and black woodcut title vignettes initials tailpieces. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary vellum morocco spine labels worn. Apart from repair to head of spine of vol. II a lovely set from the library of the Borghese-Fantuzzi family armorial bookplate. Title page of volume I printed in red and black woodcut title vignettes initials tailpieces. 2 vols. 4to. The definitive edition of this celebrated catalogue of works written in Italian -- a virtual PMM of Italian printing. It first appeared in 1706 as a bibliopraphical appendix to the Fontanini's work Della eloquenza italiana with 1500 entries. Subsequent editions appeared in 1727 1736 and 1737 before this last and most important edition -- which is entirely the bibliographical part of the work -- containing 5000 entries of Italian works in poetry prose arts sciences etc. with the invaluable commentary by Zeno and an index. Besterman 3213; Graesse II 612 Giambatista Pasquali unknown books
1976ref. 1029501976. San Francisco: Book Club of California 1976. Folio 99 pages. Richly illuminated and illustrated throughout with 43 specimen leaves. Original quarter red cloth and boards fine original plain dust-jacket age toned and lightly worn. § Limited to 400 copies printed at the Arion Press and signed by Angelo. This is "a special copy hand colored by the artist" so inscribed by Angelo. A beautiful record of Angelo's career incorporating checklists of his work as illustrator printer publisher and author as well as a brief autobiography and contributions from Oscar Lewis Robert Grabhorn Sherwood Anderson and Annis Duff. Original prospectus inserted along with letterpress invitation to Angelo's 80th birthday party at the San Francisco Public Library. unknown books
1940ref. 67671Chicago IL: The WPA Historical Records Survey Project 1940. First edition. 4to. 62 pp. printed rectos only. The first two items from 1791 were printed in Shepherd's Town and Martinsburg. Original printed rust wrappers some tape repair to spine stapled. Very good. The WPA Historical Records Survey Project unknown books
1990ref. RHASINT00twDinkytown Antiquarian Bookstore 1990. Very Good. Hassler Jon. An Interview with Jon Hssler. Powers Michael; Dingman bibliography Larry. Minneapolis: Dinkytown Antiquarian Bookstore 1990. 1/750 copies. 8vo. Color printed mauve wraps. Book condition: Very good. Gently bumped corners. Dinkytown Antiquarian Bookstore paperback books
ref. 02492New York: Limited Editions Club 1959. The Definitive Record of the Limited Editions Club's Formative Quarter-Century LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. Quarto-Millenary. The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years 1929-1954 of the Limited Editions Club. A Critique. A Conspectus. A Bibliography. Indexes. New York: Limited Editions Club 1959. Limited to 2250 numbered copies this being copy no. 1180. Large quarto. xiii 2 295 3 pp. Publisher's quarter black Niger morocco over red cloth on beveled boards with central black medallion. A very fine copy. Housed in the publisher's slipcase. The definitive record of the Limited Editions Club's formative quarter-century documenting in meticulous detail the first 250 titles issued between 1929 and 1954. Combining critical essays descriptive bibliography and comprehensive indexes Quarto-Millenary provides an indispensable overview of one of the most ambitious and influential publishing enterprises of the twentieth century. Beyond a simple checklist the volume examines editorial philosophy typographic standards illustration programs and production methods illuminating the Club's collaborations with leading artists printers and binders of the period. Long regarded as the standard reference work for the Club it remains essential for collectors seeking to understand editions issue points and the broader historical context of LEC publishing. Elegantly produced to the Club's own exacting standards this volume stands as both a reference tool and a fitting monument to the achievement it chronicles - an indispensable companion to any serious Limited Editions Club collection. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959 unknown books
1963ref. 529188New York: Collier Books 1963. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Mass market paperback. 128pp. Foxing on topedge spine lightly tanned near fine. Inscribed by the author to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman. "Sixty poems and translations that reveal the poet at his best. Collier Books unknown books
2001ref. 71663Spokane WA: The Arthur H. Clark Company 2001. First edition no additional printings listed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Octavo 26 cm Tan cloth with gilt stamped titles on burgundy panels on front boards and backstrips. Supplemental volume is in burgundy cloth with gilt stamping. Spine of volume 1 a bit concave. Volume 4 and supplemental volume gently bumped at the head. Pages clean and bright. Volumes appear unread. May require extra postage due to number of volumes. Volume 1: Early Explorers 1803-1812; Fur Hunters 1813-1847. Volume 2: Santa Fe Adventures 1818-1843; Settlers 1819-1865. Volume 3: Missionaries Mormons 1821-1864; Indian Agents Captives 1832-1865. Volume 4: Warriors 1834-1865; Scientists Artists 1835-1859; Volume 5: Later Explorers 1847-1867. Volume 6: Gold Seekers California 1849-1856; Railroad Forerunners 1850-1865. Volume 7: Mailmen 1857-1865; Gold Seekers Pike's Peek 1858-1865. Volume 8: Gold Seekers Other Areas 1858-1865; Cumulative Index for the Series. Supplemental volume. The Arthur H. Clark Company hardcover books
1973ref. 28129New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1973. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1973. First Edition First Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white decorative dust jacket retaining original price $10.00 pictorial endpapers printed in green; xi3331pp. Light toning and soil to jacket corners tapped textblock margins rather heavily foxed else a Very Good sound copy overall. Lengthily inscribed and signed to American historian Henry Steele Commager in which Horgan admits that he is breaking Commager's law "which forbids an author to give away his books. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
ref. 64408Shanghai: Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House 1996. 43 volumes in 7 groups each with a cloth chitsu case about 70-90 leaves per volume; text in Chinese; printed paper wrappers stab stitched; a few of the upper volumes with light creases at the corner of wrapper else fine. This bibliography of ancient and rare books in China was designed as a "comprehensive survey and general review of the rare and ancient books collected in libraries across the country." Regional committees made surveys of all rare books in their purview except for rare books in minority languages which were intended to be left for a later project. The resulting bibliography is composed of some 60000 titles and 300000 volumes of rare books published before 1796. It was published over an 11-year timeframe with each publication representing one of five classical categories: 經部 Confucian Classics å²éƒ¨ Historiography å部 Masters and Philosophers. 集部 Belles-Lettres and å¢éƒ¨ Collections. Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House unknown books
1969ref. 1418196Chicago: Argonaut Inc. Publishers 1969. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo v ix xxvi 140 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's red cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear including sparse faint foxing. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Column A. 1418196. FP New Rockville Stock. Argonaut, Inc., Publishers hardcover books
1905ref. 004978Oxford England: Holywell Press 1905. Book. Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. Limited First Edition. Small 8vo. First Edition limited to 500 copies. Oxford Holywell Press 1905. Illustrated with a fine series of portraits cartoons facsimiles etc. Near Fine in original blue-grey boards paper labels side and back all edges uncut. Spine label browned and with small chip spine a bit browned as well. Holywell Press Hardcover books
1879ref. 1416886Boston MA: Houghton Osgood and Company 1879. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo 529 pages. In Very Good condition. Rebound in three-quarter leather with gilt ruling. Paneling with gilt stamping and lettering to spine. Ex-libris tag to front pastedown. Marbled pastedowns and free end-papers. Textblock edges sprayed. Mild shelf wear. Mild foxing to front free end-papers. Black and white illustrations throughout. Penciling from a previous owner to last front free end-paper. Some modern paper pasted into front free end-papers encapsulating newspaper clippings featuring Stowe. Shelved in Case 2. 1416886. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Houghton, Osgood and Company hardcover books
1911ref. 6614Stuttgart: F Enke 1911 -`28. First Edition. Original publisher's cloth. A near fine set. 8vo. A presentation to his collaborator on this project in the first two volumes. A superb reference. Gocht's work is without equal. It is the best bibliography of the early years of roentgenography. The annual volumes ceased to appear after 1936. The run offered here contains the most important volumes that record the earliest publications in this field. This set was once the Levy - Dorn copy a collaborator of Gocht who is acknowledged in the intro. of each volume. Two of volumes bear a personal signed presentation from Gocht to Levy - Dorn. G - M # 2701 - citing only the first two years. F Enke hardcover books
1965ref. 2323431Chapel Hill North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press 1965. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9x6x0. No jacket. Spine and boards very lightly toned. 1965 Hard Cover. xv 170 pp. Essay by Walter Muir Whitehill. Bibliography by Wendell D. Garrett and Jane N. Garrett. CONTENTS: Foreword; An Unexploited Historical Resource; A Bibliography of the Arts in Early American History; Writings on the Arts in Early America 1876-1964; General Works; Architecture; Topography; Painting; Sculpture and Carving; Graphic Arts; Medals Seals and Heraldic Devices; Crafts; Furniture; Silver; Pewter; Other Metals and Wooden Ware; Pottery; Glass; Lighting Devices; Wall Decoration; Folk Art; Textiles; Serial Publications; Index. The University of North Carolina Press hardcover books
1900ref. 95310New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis illustrations xvii 349p. Rebound in attractive contemporary red 3/4 leather. 21 cm. Top edge gilt. Minor wear along joints. Endpapers and adjacent blanks foxed. Partially unopened. No jacket. Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover books
