Pp. 24(last colophon), frontispiece, plus 7 plates; small cr. 4to; printed green stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges lightly faded and rubbed, with a couple of tiny snags; top fore-corner of several leaves slightly creased, scattered foxing; Cambridge University Press, London, 1938. *Includes A Note on Cambridge Bibles and Prayer..... 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
held in the Old Court House, Maryleboone 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
Pp. [viii]+176, text illustrations; demy 8vo; white papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; the half-title page offset, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Wildcat Press, Sydney, 1981. First edition. *Autobiography of the Australian journalist. 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; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly creased, edges lightly rubbed, with a couple of short closed tears, signs of sticker removal..... 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
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
Catalogue of the exhibitions at The British Museum and at Earls Court, London 16-27 July 1963. Organized in connexion with the eleventh Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition [cover title]. Pp. 128(last blank)+64(last blank), with one coloured and 32 black & white plates and an index in part I and..... More
Seventh edition. With corrections, additions and an Introduction by Nicholas Barker. Pp. 224; tiny snag to top fore-corner of upper board; dust wrapper; fore-edges of leaves faintly soiled; Werner Shaw, London, 1994. *Standard reference work, first published in 1952. This edition includes a new Introduction. More
Pp. 236(last colophon, verso blank); dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/The British Library, New Castle & London, 2013. Eighth edition, reprinted. *Standard reference work, originally published in 1952. This new edition has been further revised and expanded, with a new introduction by Nicolas Barker. More
Preface by Sebastian Carter. Pp. xxii+416, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, notes, selective bibliography, checklist, index; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, 2004. First edition. *'The first full length biography of one of the leading scholars and booksellers of the 20th century.... John Carter is probably best known for exposing..... More
Second edition. With an epilogue. Edited by Nicolas Barker & John Collins. Pp. 10+xii+400+[11]-42(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, index; [together with] Barker (Nicolas) & John Collins. A SEQUEL TO AN ENQUIRY into the nature of certain nineteenth century pamphlets by John Carter and Graham Pollard. The forgeries of H...... More
An exhibition of original editions at 7 Albemarle Street, London, January to February 1947, arranged by John Carter with the collaboration of Michael Sadleir. Pp. xiv+50, 16 plates, index; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; hinge tender at several points; Cambridge University Press for the National Book League, [London], 1947..... More
Pp. x+300(last blank), frontispiece, full page illustrations, appendices, index; med. 8vo; cloth a trifle marked; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Cassell, 1958. First edition. *Authors connected with the Cassell publishing company include Wilkie Collins..... More