COLLIER] [J.

The Literature relating to New Zealand. A Bibliography.

Wellington,, 1889. 8vo., cloth, blocked in gilt and blind, a very good copy. Scarce

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Book number: 167

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, new zealand, j. collier, bibliography, general, the, literature, relating, new, zealand

CONCISE DNB

The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from earliest Times to 1985. BRIGHT, CLEAN SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Oxford & The Softback Preview,, [1995]. 3 vols., 8vo., original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy in publisher's printed board slip-case, the slip-case torn at two edges. This paperback issue of the latest OUP edition (1992) was issued by The Softback Preview.

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Book number: 14206

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, biography, reference, dnb, concise dnb, bibliography

COOK Olan V.

Incunabula in the Hanes Collection of the Library of the University of North Carolina. 500 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Chapel Hill NC,, 1940. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, title-vignette in blue; burgundy buckram, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, uncut, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. A SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE COMPILER TO NEILS CHRISTENSEN. Full indexes by printer and place are given, together with concordances to Hain, Copinger, Reichling and Gesamtkatalog.

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Book number: 121

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, incunabula, incunables, hanes collection, north carolina, olan cook

COUPE Robert L.M.

Illustrated Editions of the Works of William Morris in English. A Descriptive Bibliography. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Oak Knoll Press, [New Castle DE,, 2002]. Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous reproductions in the text; cloth, gilt back, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Published in association with the British Library.

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Book number: 32911

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: mstock, bibliography, william morris, illustrated, robert l.m. coupe, bibliography, general, illustrated, editions, the, works, william, morris, english

COX Harold

The House of Longman with a Record of their Bicentenary Celebrations: 1724-1924. BRIGHT, CLEAN, CRISP COPY

Printed for Private Circulation, Longman,, 1925. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present) and plate, free endpapers faintly spotted; original grey boards, holland back, backstrip with paper label (brown and worn), uncut, boards lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. With spare printed label tippedin at front free endpaper.

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Book number: 44714

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, publishing, publishers, publishing houses, longman, longmans, harold cox, john chandler

COX (ed.) E.H.M.

The Library of Edmund Gosse. Being a descriptive and bibliographical Catalogue of a Portion of his Collection, compiled by E.H.M. Cox. With an introductory Essay by Mr. Gosse.

Dulau,, 1924. 8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, page edges lightly browning as usual; black cloth, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip chafed at head and tail else a sound copy of an uncommon work. Sold from an institution with the usual markings. '[An] important and valuable library' (de Ricci). Gosse was a close friend of T.J. Wise (to whom the work is dedicated) and an unwilling purchaser and recipient of several of the latter's forgeries. Wise was instrumental in publicising the successful sale of Gosse's library which realised a total of £26,615 at Sotheby's in 1928-29. See Partington, T.J. Wise in the Original Cloth.

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Book number: 25257

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, gosse, wise, literary forgery, e.h.m. cox, bibliography, general, the, library, edmund, gosse

CRESSWELL Mary Ann

United States Air Force History. An Annotated Bibliography. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

Office of Air Force History, Washington DC,, 1971. 8vo., First Edition; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.

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Book number: 34312

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, usaf, us air force, united states air force, mary ann cresswell, carl berger

CRUISING ASSOCIATION.

The Cruising Association Library Catalogue. A Collection of Books for Seamen and Students of Nautical Literature, Atlases and Charts. Compiled by HerbeRt J. Hanson. [Third Edition]. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY: THIRD EDITION WITH ADDENDA

Cruising Association,, [1954]. 8vo., Third Edition, with full-page illustrations in the text; burgundy cloth, upper board blocked in colours and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. The Addenda for Jan-June 1954, and Jan 1988-Jan 1989 are loosely inserted. A valuable resource for maritime literature, though this third edition is abbreviated to authors, titles and dates.

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Book number: 32779

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Keywords: bibliography, cruising association,

CRUSE Amy

The Englishman and his Books in the Early Nineteenth Century. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Harrap,, [1930]. 8vo., Second Impression, with frontispiece and 31 plates, half-title and rear free endpaper lightly offset, wanting front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board framed and lettered in blind, backstrip lettered in white, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published two months after the first impression. This important study, social rather than bibliographical, covers the period 1790 to 1837. A continuation of the author's earlier 'Shaping of English Literature', it explores the reading audiences and habits of the period, with considerably detailed accounts of the Clapham Sect, Minerva Press, Waverley Novels, and the subscribers to 'Camilla', among other topics. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION (albeit without front free endpaper).

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Book number: 6221

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, literature, nineteenth century, cruse, clapham sect, amy cruse

CRUTCHLEY Brooke

Two Men: Walter Lewis and Stanley Morison at Cambridge. Printed for his Friends by the University Printer, Christman 1968. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

University Press, Cambridge,, 1968. 8vo., First Edition, with title in red and black, plates, and several mounted type specimens at end; patterned boards, red cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 39601

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, printing, typography, cambridge university press, walter lewis, morison, stanley morison, crutchley, brooke crutchley

CURRIE C.R.J.

A Guide to English County Histories.

Sutton, [Stroud,, 1997]. 4to., First Paperback Edition, with a frontispiece and 25 plates; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. An important and extremely useful study which, in addition to its historial and bibliographical surveys of the counties, includes a moving tribute by Susan Reynolds to Christopher Elrington, general editor of the Victoria County History.

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Book number: 2074

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, topography, county histories, c.r.j. currie, c.p. lewis, bibliography, general, guide, english, county, histories

CZECH Kenneth P.

An Annotated Bibliography of Asian Big Game Hunting Books, 1780 to 1980. Including Note of Works Devoted to Pig Sticking and Small Game Shooting. 750 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Land's Edge Press, St. Cloud MN,, 2003. 8vo., First Edition, with 16 coloured plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Includes over 900 titles described and annotated in full.

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Book number: 12655

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: mstock, bibliography, field sports, hunting, shooting, asia, big game, pig sticking, kenneth czech

CZECH Dr. Kenneth P.

An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785 to 1999. [Second and Best Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Trophy Room Books, [Agoura CA],, [2011]. 8vo., Second Edition, with 16pp of coloured plates; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Considerably expanded version of the first edition of 2000. In addition, the terminal date is extended from 1950 to 1999.

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Book number: 39988

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: mstock, bibliography, hunting, shooting, africa, big game, k.p. czech, bibliography, general, an, annotated, bibliography, african, big, game, hunting, books, 1785, 1999

DAHL Folke

A Bibliography of English Corantos and Periodical Newsbooks, 1620-1642. NEAR FINE COPY

Bibliographical Society,, 1952. 8vo., First Edition, with 16 facsimiles in the text, free endpapers lightly browned; original series binding of grey boards, oatmeal holland back lettered in black, a near fine copy.

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Book number: 237

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, bibsoc, bibliographical society, folke dahl, english corantos, newsbooks

DANCY John

Walter Oakeshott. A Diversity of Gifts. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Michael Russell,, [1995]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates; terracotta cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The standard biography of the eminent palaeographer whose many achievements include the identification of the sole extant manuscript of Malory's Morte d'Arthur, and the distinguishing and naming of the artists of the Winchester Bible.

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Book number: 2128

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: palaeography, biography, manuscripts, john dancy, walter oakeshott, malory, morte d'arthur, winchester bible