(Austen, Jane). Pierpont Morgan Library

Jane Austen: Letters & Manuscripts in the Pierpont Morgan Library

New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975. 1975. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975. 1975. Fine. - Tall octavo, softcover bound in decorative wrappers. The wraps are very lightly bumped & slightly faded along the spine. 30 pages plus 4 pages of black-and-white facsimiles & a colophon. Near fine.

Printed at the Stinehour Press. Fine .

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Book number: 22272

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Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; LIBRARY; LITERATURE; NOVELIST; AUTHOR; WOMAN AUTHOR; ENGLISH; JANE AUSTEN: LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY; DONOR; ALBERTA H. BURKE; CHARLES RYSKAMP; FACSIMILES; STINEHOUR PRESS.

de Ayala, Roselyne; Gueno, Jean-Pierre

Belles Lettres: Manuscripts by the Masters of French Literature

(New York): Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (2001). (2001). (New York): Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (2001). (2001). Very good. - Quarto [approximately 12-3/8 inches high by 10 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped. The dust jacket is very lightly rubbed with its top edge slightly darkened & creased. 239 pages. Profuse illustrations in color and black & white, including numerous facsimiles. The page edges are slightly darkened. Very good

First American edition.

Translated from the French by John Goodman. Very good .

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Book number: 31051

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS; LITERATURE; FRENCH AUTHORS; BELLES LETTRES: Manuscripts by the Masters of French Literature; ROSELYNE DE AYALA; JEAN-PIERRE GUENO; JOHN GOODMAN, TRANSLATOR; FACSIMILES; JOURNALS; LETTERS; MEMOIRS; FICTION; PORTRAITS;

(O'Casey, Sean). Ayling, Ronald; and Durkan, Michael J

Sean O'Casey: A Bibliography

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, (1978). (1978). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, (1978). (1978). Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth, in a dust wrapper. The binding is slightly bumped & there is some light spotting to the covers. The folds of the dust jacket are spotted & there is minor spotting & soiling to the rear panel. xxiii & 411 pages with an errata slip tipped in. Illustrated with a black- and-white facsimile frontispiece. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 11580

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; LITERATURE; THEATRE; THEATER; AUTHOR; PLAYWRIGHT; IRISH; SEAN O'CASEY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; RONALD AYLING; MICHAEL J. DURKAN; PLAYS; POEMS; STORIES; LETTERS; ARTICLES; BOOK REVIEWS; RECORDINGS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Adagio Press). Bahr, Leonard; et al.

Da [Direct Advertising]: Graphics and Small Presses: The Paper Quarterly for the Graphic Arts. Volume LIV Number 2 Second Quarter 1968. Issue Theme: The Private Press.

Westfield, MA: Paper Makers Advertising Association, 1968. 1968. Westfield, MA: Paper Makers Advertising Association, 1968. 1968. Good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed wrappers with a black-and-white vignette on each cover. The binding is bumped & soiled with some light creasing & chipping to the edges of the wraps & a few tiny ink stains to the front wrap. There is some foxing to the spine & to the front wrap at the tail of the spine. 28 pages of text plus a large section of advertisements with paper samples & examples of graphic design by association members. The last few paper samples are detached. Good.

This issue contains an article on the Adagio Press by Leonard F. Bahr. Bahr [1934-1992]founded the press in 1956, working out of his home in Harper Woods, Michigan and specializing in fine and limited editions. He worked as an advertising typographer with George Willens and Company in Detroit for thirty-four years, retiring in 1991. Good .

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Book number: 33647

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; GRAPHIC DESIGN; PRINTING; SMALL PRESSES; ADAGIO PRESS; LEONARD BAHR; DA [DIRECT ADVERTISING: GRAPHICS AND SMALL PRESSES: The Paper Quarterly for the Graphic Arts. Volume LIV Number 2 Second Quarter 1968; PAPER MAKERS ADVERTISING ASSOCIATIO

Bailey, Herbert S., Jr

Princeton University Press: Publishers for the World of Learning. (Cover Title)

New York: The Newcomen Society in North America, 1958. 1958. New York: The Newcomen Society in North America, 1958. 1958. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps with an illustration on the rear wrap. The edges of the wraps are slightly darkened & there is a light crease to the bottom edge of the rear wrap. 24 & [4] pages. Illustrated with facsimiles in black, red & cream. Very good.

Second printing.

This pamphlet publishes the Newcomen Address delivered at the "1958 New Jersey dinner" by Herbert S. Bailey, Jr. a member of the Newcomen Society in North America and Director of Princeton University Press. He was introduced by Charles Scribner, Jr. President of the press. Very good .

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Book number: 14832

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRESSES; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS; HERBERT S. BAILEY, JR; SPEECH; ADDRESS; NEWCOMEN SOCIETY IN NORTH AMERICA; ILLUSTRATIONS; FACSIMILES; HISTORY OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS; PAMPHLET.

Baker, Carlos

Forty Years of Pulitzer Prizes. The Grolier Club / December 18, 1956

(Princeton, NJ: The Princeton University Library Chronicle, 1957). 1957). (Princeton, NJ: The Princeton University Library Chronicle, 1957). 1957). Fine. - Octavo, printed gray wraps. Extremities faded; light staining to the front wrap. [16] pp. Internally near fine.

An address delivered at the Grolier Club at the opening of an exhibition of books, manuscripts and other material representing the Pulitzer Prizes for fiction, drama and poetry. The address was reprinted for the Grolier Club from The Princeton University Library Chronicle Volume XVIII, Number 2, Winter, 1957. Fine .

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Book number: 6374

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PULITZER PRIZE; FICTION; POETRY; DRAMA; EXHIBITION; SPEECH; ADDRESS; CARLOS BAKER; REFERENCE. (Books-on-Books). (Pulitzer Prize). FORTY YEARS OF PULITZER PRIZES. The Grolier Club / December 18, 1956. Baker, Carlos.

Balle, Povl E.; and Reymann, Ase; editors

Gronlandsk Avis- Og Tidsskrift-Index 1955-59. Avisit Atuagagssiatdlo Kalatdlisortut Ujardliutat 1955-59. Greenland's Newspaper and Periodical Index 1955-59

Det kongelige Bibliotek, Bibliotekscentralens Forlag, 1977. 1977. Det kongelige Bibliotek, Bibliotekscentralens Forlag, 1977. 1977. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed green wrappers. The binding is very lightly bumped with the spine slightly faded. 182 pages. Very good.

An index of articles on all subjects relating to Greenland in Greenlandic and Danish newspapers and periodicals during the years 1955-59. The subjects are arranged according to the Danish revised [Dewey] decimal system, fifth edition. The text is in Danish with translations into Greenlandic and English. Very good .

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Book number: 23712

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Keywords: LITERATURE; JOURNALISM; INDEX OF ARTICLES RELATING TO GREENLAND; GRONLANDSK AVIS- OG TIDSSKRIFT-INDEX 1955-59; Avisit atuagagssiatdlo kalatdlisortut ujardliutat 1955-59; Greenland's Newspaper and Periodical Index 1955-59; DANISH NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODI

Bartlett, Harley H.

Fifty-Five Rare Books from the Botanical Library of Mrs. Roy Arthur Hunt / Loaned for an Exhibition in Honor of the Botanical Society of America at Their Summer Meeting Ann Arbor, August 1949.

Ann Arbor, MI: Clements Library, 1949. 1949. - Quarto [12-5/8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide, softcover bound in printed olive green wraps. The binding is bumped with the overlapping edges of the covers creased. The spine,and the adjacent & top edges of the wraps are faded. [viii] & 55 pages. 8 full-page illustrations in black & white. The contents are very good. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. Harley H. Bartlett was professor of Botany at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and director of the university's Botanical Gardens, a past president of the Botanical Society of America and a collector of rare botanical books. Good .

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Book number: 96040

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; RARE BOOKS; NATURAL HISTORY; BOTANY; FIFTY-FIVE RARE BOOKS FROM THE BOTANICAL LIBRARY OF MRS. ROY ARTHUR HUNT; EXHIBITION; 1949 MEETING OF THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR; HARLEY H. BARTLETT, PROFESSOR O

Beaulieux, Charles

Catalogue de la Reserve Xvie Siecle (1501-1540) de la Bibliotheque de L'Universite de Paris and Catalogue de la Reserve Xvie Siecle... II Supplement Et Suite (1541-1550). Avec 10 Reproductions de Marques Typographiques Et Une Table Generale (1501-1550). (2 Volumes)

NY: Burt Franklin, (1969). (1969). NY: Burt Franklin, (1969). (1969). Fine. - Octavo,brown cloth titled in gilt. Vol. 1 is lightly bumped with a small, light stain to the front cover. 322 & [2] pp.; and 214 & [2] pp. Illustrated with B&W plates. Near fine.

Reprint of the edition originally published in 1902 and 1905.

A bibliography of early printed works. Fine .

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Book number: 6943

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; EARLY PRINTING; CATALOGUE; REFERENCE; SIXTEENTH CENTURY; 16TH CENTURY; BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'UNIVERSITE DE PARIS; FRANCE; PARIS; LIBRARY; CHARLES BEAULIEUX; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; PRINTER'S MARKS. (Books-on-Books). (Early Printing). CA

(Beaumont Press). Beaumont, Cyril W

The First Score. An Account of the Foundation and Development of the Beaumont Press and Its First Twenty Publications

Bronxville, NY: Nicholas T. Smith, 1980. 1980. Bronxville, NY: Nicholas T. Smith, 1980. 1980. Fine. - Octavo, red cloth in printed red dw with device on the front panel. [99] pp. illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette devices and decorations. Near fine.

The publications of the Beaumont press from 1917 through 1927. Reprinted from the 1927 edition by The Town House Press for Nicholas T. Smith. Fine .

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Book number: 6982

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE; GUIDE; ART OF THE BOOK; FINE PRESS; ILLUSTRATIONS; BOOK DESIGN; DESIGNER; BEAUMONT PRESS; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Books-on-Books). THE FIRST SCORE. An Account of the Foundation and Development of the Beaumon

Bennett, Paul A

Some Notes on the Engaging by-Paths and Enduring Pleasures of Fine Bookmaking. This Keepsake Commemorates the Dedication of the Morgan A. And Aline D. Gunst Memorial Library. / the Book, Its Art and History -- an Exhibition in the Albert M. Bender Room, Stanford University Libraries, Oct. 18, 1963

[Stanford, CA]: Stanford University Libraries, 1963. 1963. [Stanford, CA]: Stanford University Libraries, 1963. 1963. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light gray wraps. The spine & extremities are slightly darkened. The wraps are bumped with a small, light stain to the front wrap & light soiling to the rear wrap. 53 & [1] pages. There is some very light staining to the front endpaper. Very good.

Edition of 1,000 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press.

The lecture by Paul Bennett here published as a keepsake was delivered by him on the occasion of the dedication of the Morgan A. and Aline D. Gunst Memorial Library of the Book Arts, which was accompanied by an exhibition of fine specimens of book art. Very good .

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Book number: 16420

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BOOK ARTS; PAUL A. BENNETT; SOME NOTES ON THE ENGAGING BY-PATHS AND ENDURING PLEASURES OF FINE BOOKMAKING; LECTURE; DEDICATION OF THE MORGAN A. AND ALINE D. GUNST MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF THE BOOK ARTS; STANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES; GRABHORN P

Bentinck-Smith, William; Stinehour, Roderick D.; Hitchings, Sinclair H.; Rogers, Bruce; Kent, Henry Watson; Carter, Harry; Chappell, Warren; et al

Notes on Printing & Graphic Arts. Volume I, Number 1 - Volume IV, Number 1. (13 Issues)

Lunenburg, VT: The Stinehour Press, 1953-1956. 1953-1956. Lunenburg, VT: The Stinehour Press, 1953-1956. 1953-1956. Very good. - Octavo, stapled self-wraps. Illustrated. Some wraps are lightly soiled, creased & slightly darkened. The contents are very good.

Among the substantial lead articles in this series are: "The Literature of American Typefounding" by William Bentinck-Smith [Vol. I, No. 2] on the relatively scarce materials on the history of American typefounding; "Hawthorn House" by Roderick D. Stinehour [Vol. I, No. 4] on the New England press founded by Edmund B. Thompson, which was active from 1932-1942; "The Printing of Poetry" by Sinclair H. Hitchings [Vol. II, No. 5] on the choice of typography suitable for printing poems or books of poetry; "Letters from Bruce Rogers to Henry Watson Kent", edited by James Wells [Vol. III, No. 1]; "The Types of the Plantin-Moretus Museum" by Harry Carter [Vol. III, No. 3]; and "Artist vs. Craftsman?" by Warren Chappell [Vol. IV, No. 1] on the collaboration between artists and printers/engravers. Very good .

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Book number: 16193

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PERIODICAL; NOTES ON PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS; WILLIAM BENTINCK-SMITH; THE LITERATURE OF AMERICAN TYPEFOUNDING; HAWTHORN HOUSE; EDMUND B. THOMPSON; RODERICK D. STINEHOUR; THE PRINTING OF POETRY; SINCLAIR H. HITCHINGS; LETTERS FROM BRUCE

Berkowitz, David Sandler

In Remembrance of Creation: Evolution of Art and Scholarship in the Medieval and Renaissance Bible. (Catalog). Inscribed by David Sandler Berkowitz

Waltham, MA: The Brandeis University Press, (1968). (1968). Waltham, MA: The Brandeis University Press, (1968). (1968). Very good. - Quarto [11-1-8 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], cream textured cloth titled in gilt on the spine & in gilt with a vignette stamped in gilt on the front cover. The binding is lightly bumped & the tail of the spine is chipped with a small piece out. xviii, 141 pages plus 211 pages of black- and-white facsimiles & a colophon. Also with black-and-white illustrations in the text. Near fine.

First edition.

Presentation copy inscribed by the author and signed "David S. Berkowitz" on the verso of the half- title.

"Publication of the Society of Bibliophiles at Brandeis University No. 3 / Catalogue of an exhibition to commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of Brandeis University held at the Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis University Library, May 4th through June 11, 1968." . Very good .

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Book number: 19541

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLE; HISTORY OF THE BIBLE; MIDDLE AGES; RENAISSANCE; IN REMEMBRANCE OF CREATION: Evolution of Art and Scholarship in the Medieval and Renaissance Bible; DAVID SANDLER BERKOWITZ; FACSIMILES; CATALOG; EXHIBITION; BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY LIBRAR

Besterman, Theodore

Bibliography: Library Science and Reference Books. A Bibliography of Bibliographies

Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. 1971. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. 1971. Fine. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. Lightly rubbed. 271 pp. Near fine. Fine .

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Book number: 6413

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; LIBRARY SCIENCE; THEODORE BESTERMAN. (Books-on-Books). (Bibliographies). BIBLIOGRAPHY: LIBRARY SCIENCE AND REFERENCE BOOKS. A Bibliography of Bibliographies. Besterman, Theodore.

(Birkelund, Palle; compiler)

Dansk Boghaandvaerk Gennem Tiderne 1482-1948

[Copenhagen]: Forening for Boghaandvaerk/Fischers Forlag, 1949. 1949. [Copenhagen]: Forening for Boghaandvaerk/Fischers Forlag, 1949. 1949. Very good. - Octavo, tan stiff paper wraps with printed paper labels on the front cover & spine. The bottom edges of the covers are stained; the spine & its label are darkened & the head of the spine & the joints are lightly chipped. 247 & [1] pp. plus colophon. Illustrated with full-page B&W facsimiles. with textual illustrations throughout. The contents are very good.

The book also includes a small section on bindings. The text is in Danish.

Very scarce. Very good .

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Book number: 7009

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; ILLUSTRATED BOOKS; BINDINGS; DENMARK; DANISH; REFERENCE; DANSK BOGHAANDVAERK; PALLE BIRKELUND; ILLUSTRATIONS; FACSIMILES. (Books-on-Books). (Illustrated Books). DANSK BOGHAANDVAERK GENNEM TIDERNE 1482-1948. (Birkelund, Palle; compiler).