POWYS, JOHN COWPER

One Hundred Best Books: With Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading

NY: American Library Service, 1922. Second Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's blue full cloth, gilt lettering on front cover.. Spine edges shelf-worn, tape shadow on front and rear endpapers, small pencil mark on front free endpaper, pages clean, tight, and square. VERY GOOD-. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 68 pp. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 22862

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Keywords: Reading Lists; Reading; Books About Books; Powys; Best Books; Book List; Bibliography; Library Science; John Cowper Powys; Books About Books Essays Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

PRIDEAUX, COLONEL W. F.

Notes for a Bibliography of Edward Fitzgerald

London: Frank Hollings, 1901. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. x,88 Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles on cover and spine, all faded. Rare. Bumped and rubbed. Hinges strong and tight.. 12mo (7.5 x 5"). Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 2049

Catalogue: Books About Books

Keywords: Literature; Poetry Rubaiyat Books About Books

RADWAY, JANICE A.

A Feeling for Books: The Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Taste, and Middle-Class Desire

Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997. 0807823570. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0807823570. Includes B&W photographs, Notes, deatiled Bibliography, Afterword, and Index.. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket (now in Mylar) are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xiii, (i), 424 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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Book number: 29435

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Keywords: 0807823570 Books About Books Bibliography Book Arts Book-of-the-Month Club Books and Reading Popular Culture History History Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

RAFTERY, MIRIAM

100 Books That Shaped World History

San Marteo, CA: Bluewood Books, 2002. First Printing. Soft Cover. Publisher's glossy wraps. Profusely illustrated in B&W.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 112 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10605

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Keywords: Books About Books Great Books Bibliography Books About Books

REES, J. ROGERS

The Diversions of a Book-Worm

London: Elliot Stock, 1886. First Edition Thus. 1. 2010. Publisher's full green cloth with embossed gilt lettering on cover and spine, small, embossed gilt book-worm at the bottom edge of the front cover, beveled edges on the covers, decorative floral endpapers, all edge deckle, and title page lettering done in red and black. Head and heel of spine and tips are lightly rubbed, spine is slightly cocked, rear endpaper and rear paste-down have a small abraded spot, else pristine, unmarked, tight and clean. VERY GOOD+. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 258(4) pp. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 17883

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Keywords: Books About Books Essays Writers Books About Books

RITCHIE, WARD

Fine Printing: The Los Angeles Tradition

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1987. 0844405418. First Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0844405418. This book, which was designed by Scott Freutel, was composed and printed by Patrick Reagh, Glendale, California, in an Edition of 1,500 copies. The type is Bembo, the matrices for which were cut by the Monotype Corporation, England, in 1929; the chancery cursive italic used with it was designed by Alfred Fairbank. The illustrations were printed by the Cunningham Press, Alhambra, California. The binding was done by Cardoza-James Binding Company, San Francisco. The paper is acid-free Mohawk Superfine.. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. viii, 65, (3) pp. As New with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 2192

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Keywords: 0844405418 Books About Books; Printing; Los Angeles; Art, Antiques & Photography Science, Medicine & Technology Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

ROBINSON, KENNETH

Wilkie Collins: A Bibliography

London: The Bodley Head, 1951. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on blue label on spine. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Former owner's signature on ffep, small bookseller's label on fep, otherwise unmarked, forntispiece loose, spine and top edges sunned, front hinge starting, else fine; tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 348 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 28674

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Keywords: Bibliographies Books About Books Wilkie Collins; Reference Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

SIBERELL, LLOYD EMERSON

A Bibliography of the First Editions of John Cowper Powys

Cincinnati: The Ailanthus Press, 1934. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, black lettering on front cover. No. 55 out of 350 copies produced. Spine mildly shelf-worn, pencil mark on front endpaper, rear endpaper shadowed by newspaper clippings, pages uncut, else clean, tight, square. VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 53 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 22883

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Keywords: Bibliography; Bibliographies; Rare Books; Powys; Powys, John Cowper; Reference; Books About Books; Reference Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

SMITH, WALTER E.

Charles Dickens in the Original Cloth: A Bibliographical Catalogue of the First Appearance of His Writings in Book Form in England with Facsimilies of the Bindings and Titlepages: Part 1: The Novels with Sketches by Boz

Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop, 1982. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD.. B&W Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 120, (1) pp. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 28679

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Keywords: Books About Books Bibliography Charles Dickens Reference Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

SOTHEBY'S

Art at Auction 1968 - 1969 (the Year at Sotheby's & Parke-Bernet)

NY: The Viking Press, 1969. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full grey cloth, silver lettering on spine, pink endpapers. Profusely illustrated with B&W and color photographs and illustrations. Ex-library with usual markings, rear hinge sprung, front hinge starting, pages 314-315 moderately stainted, bleedind through to several pages, edges of pages yellowing. The unclipped dust jacket, wrapped in Mylar, shows mild shelf-wear, flaps browning. GOOD/VERY GOOD . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 496 pp. Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 1487

Catalogue: Books About Books

Keywords: Books About Books Illustrated Books History Art, Antiques & Photography Reference

SOTHEBY'S

Russian and Continental Books and Manuscripts, Including Science and Medicine (Nov 28, 2007)

London: Sotheby's, 2007. First Printing. Soft Cover. Sotheby's catalog for Sale No. L07409 held in London on November 28, 2007. 115 lots. Profusely illustrated entirely in color (some fold-out).. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. Sotheby's Auction Catalogs Series. Catalog. Vol. 7409. Color Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 120, (4) pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 4878

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Keywords: Catalogs; Science; Medicine; Books About Books; Manuscripts; Russian Books; Catalogs Science, Medicine & Technology Books About Books

STERN, MADELINE B. & LEONA ROSTENBERG

Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion

NY: Doubleday, 1997. 038548514X. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 038548514X. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket ($29.95) are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xii, 275, (1) pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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Book number: 29433

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Keywords: 038548514x Books About Books Bibliography Book Collecting Book Collectors Memoirs First Edition Biography & Memoir Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

STOCKHAM, PETER (ED.)

Chapbook ABC's: Reprints of Five Rare & Charming Early Juveniles

NY: Dover Publications, 1974. 0486230759. 1. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0486230759. Publisher's glossy wraps. Illustrated with a b&w drawing on each page. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. FINE. B&W drawings. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. vi, 120 pp. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 15659

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Keywords: 0486230759 Children's Books; Illustrated Books; Alphabet; Miniature Books; Books About Books; Illustrated Books Children's Books Books About Books

THE SCRIBNER BOOK STORE

50 Books, Manuscripts, Music (Catalogue Number 111)

NY: The Scribner Book Store, c. 1938. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, black and blue lettering and decoration on thick gilt band. Each of the 50 items offered for sale are described on one page and depicted in photograph on the facing page. Offered are works by Agricola, R. Browning, Bach, Beethoven, Boyle, Brooke, E. Browning, Bryant, Carroll, Cellini, Conrad, Cook, Copernicus, Curtis, Darwin, Donne, Field, Flaubert, Goethe, Hamilton, Madison, Jay, Hudson, Irving, Jacobs, M. R. James, Jenner, Ik Marvel, Marx, Melville, Milton, Moussorgsky, Mozart, The Bible, Newman, Poe, Shakespeare, Shelley, Stevenson, Surtees, Tchekhov, Thackeray, Trollope, Twain, Verdi, Versalius, Walpole, Washington, Webb, and Willard.. The covers are mildly soiled and rubbed, else fine; tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. The Scribner Book Store Catalogs Series. Vol. 111. Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (104) pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 28559

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TANNEN, JACK

How to Identify and Collect American First Editions: A Guide Book

NY: Arco Publishing, 1985. 0668065265. 2nd Edition, revised. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0668065265. Edges lightly worn, else near fine in near fine dust jacket; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 142 pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 29425

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Keywords: 0668065265 Books About Books Bibliography First Editions Book Collecting Art, Antiques & Photography Books About Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books