MAKING BOOKS.
Design in British publishing since 1945. Pp. 160, numerous text illustrations; square 4to; plain paper wrappers; dust wrapper; The British Library & Oak Knoll Press, London & New Castle, 1999. More
Books about Books
THE ART OF GRAEME BASE.
Foreword by Walter McVitty. Pp. [x]+230, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, chronology of books and awards, index; square 4to; two tiny damp stains near top edge of upper board; dust wrapper; The Viking Press, Melbourne, 2008. First edition. *With loosely inserted related ephemera. More
JOHN BASKERVILLE 1705-1775.
An address to the Wynkyn de Worde Society at Stationers' Hall London on 29 January 1976, by F. E. Pardoe to mark the 200th anniversary of Baskerville's death. Pp. [16](last colophon, verso blank), one double page plate; pictorial stiff red paper wrappers with flap folds, faintly scuffed; Wynkyn de Worde... More
FRED BASON'S DIARY.
Edited and introduced by Nicholas Bentley. Pp.176, frontispiece portrait by Ronald Searle, index; red cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, boards slightly flecked, the edges lightly bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle silverfished, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip browned and slightly chipped at extremities; edges of leaves a.... More
VERMONT: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ITS HISTORY.
Prepared by the Committee for a New England Bibliography. Pp. xxxvi+392(last blank), supplementary bibliographies and guides, index; demy 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, 2005. Third edition, with minor corrections. Bibliographies of New England History Volume Four. *Originally published by G. K. Hall in 1981... More
THOMAS BASSON, 1555-1613:
English printer at Leiden. Pp. xii+126+[2](colophon, verso blank), 5 plates (1 folding), text figures, addenda/errata sheet loosely inserted, appendices, indices; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corners bruised, dust wrapper, slightly soiled and creased, edges a trifle rubbed and split; a few corners slightly creased, a little faint... More
THE VICTORIANS AND AFTER, 1830-1914.
With a chapter on the economic background by Guy Chapman. Pp. xx+360, bibliographies, index; bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, small surface graze near top fore-corner of front panel, small mark from sticker removal on front flap; The Cresset Press, London, 1962. Third... More
THE SPIRIT AND INFLUENCE OF CHIVALRY.
Pp. xvi+234+[2](erratum, verso blank), floral patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; uncut and partly unopened; hinges starting at a couple of points, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; Elliot Stock, London, 1890. The Book... More
BIBLIOGRAPHIA OZIANA.
A concise bibliographical checklist of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his successors. Founded on and continuing the Baum Bugle Checklist by Dick Martin, James E. Haff and David L. Greene. Pp. 146, frontispiece portrait, plus 32 plates, appendices; pictorial paper wrappers; TheInternational Wizard of Oz Club [Antioch... More
GEORGE BAXTER THE PICTURE PRINTER.
Pp. [iii]-xxxvi (lacking limitation page or preliminary blank?)+608, 80 plates (16 coloured, with tissue guards), indices, Corrigenda slip tipped-in; thick cr. 4to; maroon cloth, the gilt lettered spine faintly faded, upper board marked; dust wrapper, soiled and worn, the edges (which are reinforced with paper and tape on reverse) split... More
THE PICTURE PRINTER PRICE LIST.
Supplement to "George Baxter the Picture Printer" (1924). Pp. 62, plus a few interspersed unpaginated advertisements, endpaper advertisements; maroon buckram, upper board lettered in gilt, slightly flecked, edges a trifle rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, short closed tear to fore-edge pp. 43/4, a couple of spots of foxing, Sampson Low... More
THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON.
Introduction by Oliver Robinson. Pp. xii+156, coloured frontispiece, plus coloured and black & white text illustrations (some full page), tinted pictorial endpapers, bibliography, appendices, index; med. 8vo; dark green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards slightly sprung and a trifle silverfished, fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper; Werner Shaw... More
HOW TO DO YOUR OWN PUBLISHING.
A complete guide to self-publishing in Australia and New Zealand. Pp. vi+90, glossary, index; printed glazed paper wrappers, a trifle rubbed; top edges of leaves slightly soiled; Orlando Press, Sydney, 1985. Second edition. More
THE DUKE AND THE PEASANT.
Life in the Middle Ages. The calendar pictures in the Duc de Berry's Tres Riches Heures. Pp. [30], including the pastedowns, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, faintly scuffed, with publicity sticker on upper board; Prestel-Verlag, New York, 1997. Adventures in Art series. *Reproduces the twelve... More
WILLIAM BECKFORD: A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Pp. 414(last blank), coloured frontispiece, chronology, double page family tree, indices, list of subscribers; dust wrapper; The Beckford Society, Warminster,2008. First edition. *Annotated listing of all known publications of Beckford's work, including many contemporary reviews, plus material about other family members, and Beckford's famous gothic building, Fonthill Abbey. More
ANIMALS & AUTHORS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAS.
A hemispheric look at the writing of natural history. With cataloguing records for selected titles prepared by Burton Van Name Edwards. Pp. xxvi+184+[4](last colophon, verso blank), coloured frontispiece, plus coloured and black & white text illustrations, the title page printed in red & black, patterned endpapers, notes, bibliographies; narrow demy... More
SIR MAX BEERBOHM.
Bibliographical Notes. Pp. xiv+122(last blank), title page vignette, 10 full page illustrations, errata, index; med. 8vo; gilt lettered navy cloth, slightly flecked and marked, the top fore-corners bumped; dust wrapper, silverfished (very heavily on back panel) and slightly soiled, edges and backstrip faded; a little light foxing; Harvard University Press... More
LUNACY AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKS.
Pp. [iv]+24+[4](last blank), title page vignette, footnotes; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled; Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware, 2003.First edition, third printing. *The author, a librarian, discusses some of the many ways of arranging a collection of books, beginning with the premise that 'One promising method for detecting madness among... More
ACROSS BOUNDARIES.
The book in culture & commerce. Pp. x+160, index; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; St Paul's Bibliographies/Oak Knoll Press, Winchester & New Castle, 2000. First U.S. edition. *Includes Orality Lost: Text and Voice in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, by Roger Chartier; and Crusoe's Books: The Scottish Emigrant Reader... More
LIBRARY BOOKSELLING.
A history and handbook of current practice. Pp. 128(last blank), 8 plates, index; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; Andre Deutsch, London, 1966. First edition. More
FROM FLOCK BEDS TO PROFESSIONALISM.
A history of index-makers. Preface by David Crystal. Pp. xiv+334(last blank), text illustrations (including numerous full page portraits), chronology, references, index; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/HKB Press, New Castle, DE., 2008. First edition. *Brief biographies of 65 individual index makers, from the 15th to the 20th century, including consideration of... More
CROSS CURRENTS.
Magazines and newspapers in Australian Literature. Pp. xii+270(last blank), illustrations, indices; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; bookplate on upper pastedown;Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. *A study of the contribution of magazines and newspapers to Australian literature. More
ENGLISH BOOKS & READERS 1475 TO 1557.
Being a study in the history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company. Pp. xiv+338(last blank), appendices, bibliography, indices; price-clipped dust wrapper, small split at foot of backstrip, which is slightly soiled, and at head of front flap fold; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1969... More
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOR PLATE BOOKS.
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. xxii+140(including the 8 page Supplement at end), 1 portrait plate, addenda, chronological index; Maurizio Martino, Staten Island, New York, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published by the Bennett Book Studios, New York, 1949. More
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN ART AUCTION PRICES.
Pp. xii+418(last blank), bibliography, indices; med. 4to; dust wrapper; Arco Publications, New York, 1971. *Catalogue of auction prices paid for more than 3,000 works by 282 painters at sales from 1961 to 1969. More