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
Here reprinted from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom, 2nd series, v. 11 (l878). Pp. [28]; printed paper wrappers, stitched; Brandywine Press & Archive, Beecroft, N.S.W., 1988. One of 100 numbered copies for private circulation to friends and supporters. Brandywine Documents on the History..... More
A history and bibliography. Pp. 136, 4 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; Werner Shaw Ltd, London, 1995. *Britain in Pictures was a series of 126 books, most of them published between 1941 and 1945 as part of Britain's war-time propaganda. This is the first..... More
Pp. xiv+588, mostly printed double column, title page vignette, numerous text illustrations (a couple full page); med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, UK price sticker on back panel; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984. Reprinted, with..... More
(Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, M.A.). Pp. xiv+142+[4](advertisements), 8 full page facsimiles, addenda, index; roy. 8vo; qr. dark brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, lighter brown cloth boards, corners a trifle rubbed, spine faintly creased; top edges brown, others uncut and partly unopened; upper hinge starting, lower free endpaper offset, occasional slight..... More
(Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, M.A.). [Facsimile edition]. Pp. xii+142+[4](advertisements), 8 full page facsimiles, addenda, index; Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT, 1999. *Facsimile of the original 1924 edition published in a limited edition of 700 copies by The Bookman's Journal. More
Pp. xiv+138+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece, plus 4 plates, text illustrations, appendix, addenda, index; roy. 8vo; qr. cream cloth, spine lettered in black, dark blue papered boards, slightly scuffed; a little light foxing; published for The Oxford Bibliographical Society by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1966. Oxford Bibliographical Society Publications New Series..... More
Pp. 208; purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges navy/purple; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and slightly silverfished, the backstrip lightly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, free endpapers offset; Rupert Hart-David, London, 1961. Third edition, revised. *Standard reference work. More
Single sheet (approximately A4), written on both sides, on the letterhead of Charles Scribner's Sons, London, dated by hand Sept 13. 34. The letter, which is creased vertically and horizontally from folding, is within the original small stamped and postmarked envelope, addressed by hand to Firuski at his bookshop, in..... More
Pp. 196; post 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, edges and backstrip fading to brown and slightly rubbed, with a few small splits or chips; bookplate of C. Dolkens (designed by Dutch graphic artist Pam Georg Rueter) on upper..... More
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 6, No. 3, Autumn 1957. Pp. 217-328 (including advertisements), 10 plates; demy 8vo; printed stiff pink paper wrappers, a trifle canted, backstrip and bottom fore-corner of lower wrapper lightly creased, the backstrip also slightly faded and with a short horizontal split just below the..... More
Contained in The Sunday Times Magazine, March 8, 1980. Pp. 72(including advertisements and wrappers), illustrated in colour and black & white; roy. 4to; pictorial self-wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed; corners of several leaves a trifle creased, edges slightly browned, a little light soiling; Times Newspapers Ltd...... More
[Revised and edited by] Nicolas Barker & Simran Thadani. Pp. 264, illustrated in colour and black & white; small demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, 2016. Ninth edition. *The first illustrated edition of this standard reference work, completely revised and re-set..... More
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 8, No. 2, Summer 1959. Pp. 117-232(including advertisements), 12 plates; demy 8vo; printed stiff yellow paper wrappers, corners a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faintly faded; The Book Collector, London, 1959. *Carter's Note 110, on pages 182-3, in the Bibliographical Notes and Queries section contains..... More
An Outline History of Publisher's Binding in England 1820-1900. Pp. 48; small f'cap. 8vo; cream paper wrappers, lettered in red, stapled (staples rusted), slightly soiled and foxed, the upper wrapper and bottom edge of lower wrapper silverfished; a little light foxing; R. R. Bowker Co., New York, 1935. More
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 12, No. 2, Summer 1964. Pp. 137-280 (including advertisements), 10 plates ; demy 8vo; printed stiff pink paper wrappers, lightly creased, the backstrip a trifle faded; text block slightly buckled; The Book Collector, London, 1964. *On pages 214-5 in the Bibliographical Notes & Queries..... More
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 17, No. 3, Autumn 1968. Pp. 275-408(including advertisements), 8 plates, 2 text illustrations; demy 8vo; printed stiff red paper wrappers, bottom fore-corner of upper wrapper a trifle creased; The Book Collector, London, 1968. *Carter's contribution to the Bibliographical Notes and Queries section, on pages..... More
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 2, No. 2, Summer 1953. Pp. vi+91-168+vii-xiv(advertisements), 12 plates, 2 text illustrations (one full page); demy 8vo; printed stiff grey paper wrappers, edges and backstrip a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; The Book Collector, London, 1953. *Carter's contribution, on pages 158-9, is the..... More
![REPLY TO] NOTE 184 (AUTUMN & WINTER 1962). T. J. WISE AND THE TECHNIQUE OF PROMOTION. John Carter](/pictures/thumb/160022.jpg?v=1618916648)
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 12, No. 2, Summer 1963. Pp. 137-272 (including several full page advertisements), 20 plates; demy 8vo; printed stiff pink paper wrappers, edges slightly rubbed; The Book Collector, London, 1963. *Carter's contribution, on page 202, is the first entry in the Bibliographical Notes & Queries..... More
![REPLY TO] NOTE 184 (AUTUMN 1962). T. J. WISE AND THE TECHNIQUE OF PROMOTION. John Carter](/pictures/thumb/160020.jpg?v=1618916648)
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 11, No. 4, Winter 1962. Pp. 409-544(including advertisements), 12 plates; demy 8vo; printed stiff blue paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip slightly faded and creased; top edges of leaves faintly foxed; The Book Collector, London, 1962. *Carter's contribution, on pages 480-482, is the..... More
Contained in The Library, Fifth Series, Vol. XXIV, No. 3, September 1969. Pp. 16+[187]-276, 2 plates, 2 text figures, 4 tables; med. 8vo; printed grey paper wrappers, faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed; Bibliographical Society/Oxford University Press, London, 1969. *Carter's article on the different impressions of Verses, printed for private circulation..... More
Contained in Auction, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 1967. Pp. 16(including wrappers), illustrated; small demy 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled and slightly creased and chipped, with a small posting label addressed to Don Bloch on the lower wrapper; a little light creasing; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 1967..... More
Contained in The Atlantic, Vol. 175, No. 2, February 1945. Pp. 38(The Atlantic Report on the World Today, and advertisements)+[43]-148, mostly printed double column, occasionally in red & black; tall cr. 4to; printed glazed paper wrappers, edges lightly worn, the backstrip slightly chipped; text block stapled; Atlantic Books, Concord, N.H...... More
An inside report. Contained in a Special Issue: The Pariser Sale of Wiseiana, AB Bookman's Weekly, January 22, 1968. Pp. [269]-364(including the wrappers), mostly printed double column, 3 text illustrations; demy 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, the backstrip torn around staples; contents detached; AB..... More