A Miscellany. 160, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed, the spine faded and slightly foxed; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with longer closed tear from top edge of back panel into back flap; bottom fore-corner of a few..... More
A bibliographical miscellany. Pp. 218; demy 8vo; tan cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the spine faintly faded; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip vertically creased, a little light foxing; Grafton, London, 1947. First edition. *From the collection of Australian..... More
Pp. 128, 30 coloured plates, appendices, index; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Hodder & Stoughton, Auckland, 1979. First edition in book form. *With the author's signed inscription (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin), dated 1981, on the title page. The story of the part played..... More
exhibited at the fourth exhibition held by The First Edition Club, January 1925. Prefatory Note by A. J. A. Symons. Pp. xviii+98(last blank), 14 full page facsimiles; small cr. 4to; black buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards quite flecked, top fore-corners bruised; t.e.g., others uncut; bookseller's sticker at..... More
Translated form the Italian by Richard Dixon. Pp viii+148; narrow cr. 8vo; black papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2015. First U.S. edition. *Originally published in Italian in 2013. 'Roberto Calasso..... More
Pp. 104, text printed double column, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendices, bibliography; demy 4to; red cloth, spine lettered in git; dust wrapper; Bloomsbury Books, London, 1988. *First published by Oresko Books, in 1976. More
Pp. 104, black & white half-title page vignette and frontispiece portrait, numerous coloured and black & white text illustrations (many full page), appendices, bibliography; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Oresko Books, London, 1976. Paperback edition. More
Pp. 62; cr. 8vo; printed papered boards; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly rubbed, browned on reverse; book label of David Levine, Sydney, together with bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, the endpapers offset, leaves lightly browned, edges quite foxed; The Bodley Head, London, 1947. First edition. New Developments Number 4. More
Foreword by Geoffrey Cass, Chief Executive of the Press and Secretary of the Press Syndicate. Pp. xviii+544(last blank), text illustrations (several full page), the title page printed in red & black, appendices, index; small med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered & ruled in gilt, bottom fore-corners..... More
By P.A.C. Pp. [vi]+34+[2](colophon, verso blank); printed blue papered boards, slightly sprung, fore-corners lightly bruised, the lower board slightly damp stained; small staple mark near top fore-corner of upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; printed for private circulation at the University Press, Cambridge, 1932. First edition. *The text is..... More
The Sandars Lectures in Bibliography, 1953. Pp. x+100, frontispiece, plus one plate, 11 full page facsimiles, appendices, index; narrow cr. 4to; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blue cloth boards, upper board decorated in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges..... More
A bibliographical study. In two volumes. Volume I: Organization and policy of the Cambridge University Press. Pp. xvi+432, 8 plates, text illustrations, 20 tables (4 folding, printed in red, blue/green & black), appendices, note on sources, index; Volume II: Pp. x+382(last blank), index; impl. 8vo; blue cloth, spines blocked in..... More
Volumes I & II [of three]. Volume One: Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge 1534-1698. Pp. xxiv+500, frontispiece, title page vignette, text illustrations (many full page), appendices, notes, index; Volume Two: Scholarship and Commerce, 1698-1872. Pp. xxiv+512(last blank), frontispiece, title page vignette, text illustrations (several full page), appendix, notes..... More
, 1521-1921. Pp. xvi+190, frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 8 plates, text illustrations (some full page, one printed in red & black), press device printed in red on title page, bibliography, appendices, index; small med. 8vo; qr. cream cloth, with gilt lettered blue cloth title label on spine, light blue/grey..... More
held in the Old Court House, Marylebone Lane (Messrs. J. & E. Bumpus Ltd) September-October 1931. Pp. 52(last blank), with a double page plan of the exhibition loosely inserted, title page ornament; printed paper wrappers over card, a trifle soiled and faintly creased; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cambridge University..... More
With an appendix showing samples of some of the finest bookcloths manufactured today. Pp. 82(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), 6 hand-tipped coloured plates, the title page printed in red & black, listing of book cloth sources; brown textured cloth with gilt lettered brown leather title label on spine; fore-edges uncut; accompanied..... More
With illustrations by M.A.C. Pp. 32, chromolithographic frontispiece, title page and text illustrations throughout, floral patterned endpapers; small cr. 4to; blue cloth backed pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly soiled, edges lightly worn; lower hinge starting, early inked gift inscription in the intended place on the first page, beneath the printed..... More
Pp. 20(last blank, colophon); narrow cr. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges a trifle creased and rubbed; book label on David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper, top fore-corner of leaves slightly creased; Jonathan Cape, London, 1956. *Seven conversations selected from the series published in Cape's in-house..... More
A journal of books and personalities published occasionally from Thirty Bedford Square. Pp. 32(including advertisements), text illustrations; roy. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled and creased, staples rusted; corners of leaves lightly creased; Jonathan Cape, London, 1948. *Includes articles on Lilian Bowes Lyon (by C. Day Lewis); Robert Frost..... More
A journal of books and personalities published occasionally from Thirty Bedford Square. Pp. 32(including advertisements), text illustrations; roy. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges lightly creased and faded; fore-edge of most leaves lightly creased; Jonathan Cape, London, 1949. *Includes Lord David Cecil's review of Elizabeth Bowen's The Heat of the..... More
A journal of books and personalities published occasionally from Thirty Bedford Square. Pp. 32(including advertisements), 4 plates, text illustrations; roy. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges lightly creased; staples rusted; Jonathan Cape, London, 1949. *Includes an obituary for E. H. Young, and an article by Elizabeth Bowen on writing The..... More
Herbert Jonathan Cape; G. Wren Howard. Pp. 352(last blank), 24 plates, text illustrations, index; med. 8vo; light brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, spine blocked in black; top edges black, corners of boards a trifle rubbed or bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the backstrip slightly browned; small damp..... More
An Oxford Life in Books. Pp. xii+362(last blank), index; demy 8vo; grey papered boards, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Faber & Faber, London, 2014. First edition. 'John Carey, English professor at Oxford, controversial commentator, book critic and beekeeper..... More
Pp. xii+588(last blank), frontispiece portrait, appendices, index; top fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves very slightly soiled; Burt Franklin, New York, 1968. Burt Franklin: Bibliography and Reference Series #177. *Originally published in 1928. More
Pp. xii+588+ [2] (colophon, blank), frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, title page vignette, appendices, index; med. 8vo; boards lightly rubbed, lettering on spine quite dulled; uncut, partly unopened; top edges of leaves and endpapers slightly damp stained, bookplate on upper pastedown, a few leaves carelessly opened, a couple of inked..... More
