(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 about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF LEWIS CARROLL
(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 about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF LEWIS CARROLL
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 about CIVILITE TYPES
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; Werner Shaw, London, 1961. Third edition, revised. *Standard reference work. More about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS
Pp. 196; purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges purple; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Werner Shaw, London, 1953. Second edition, revised. *Standard reference work. More about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS
Pp. 196; 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 on upper pastedown; a couple of spots of foxing; Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956. First edition... More about BOOKS AND BOOK-COLLECTORS
A study of recent developments in Great Britain and the United States. Pp. xxiv+204(last blank), index; beige cloth, spine lettered in red, a couple of faint bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, back panel faintly soiled, the edges rubbed and split, with one longer (3cm.) closed tear near top..... More about TASTE & TECHNIQUE IN BOOK-COLLECTING
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 about PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN
Second edition, revised and enlarged. With a new Introduction by Percy H. Muir, additional bibliographies by Peter Amelung, and a revised index. Pp. xxvi+v-xxxvi(complete)+280, numerous illustrations (several full page), index; narrow roy. 4to; red cloth with printed paper title labels; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, with light damp stain at head..... More about PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN
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. The eighth edition, further revised... More about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS
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 about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS
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 about JOHN CARTER: THE TASTE & TECHNIQUE OF A BOOKMAN
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. Illustrated edition, cloth bound. More about VICTORIAN FICTION
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 about THE HOUSE OF CASSELL, 1848-1958
[Text in English and Spanish]. Pp. 56, 8 coloured plates (within pagination), black & white text illustrations, bibliography, index; med. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, the fore-corners slightly creased; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981. *Published to coincide with an exhibition presented... More about MODERN ARTISTS AS ILLUSTRATORS
Pp. 376, frontispiece plus 61 plates, numerous text figures (some full page), bibliography, index; cr. 4to; tan cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top fore-corners of lower board faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle foxed, edges and backstrip slightly browned, the edges a trifle rubbed; bookseller's sticker at... More about THE PRIVATE PRESS
Pp. xx+286, frontispiece and numerous full page illustrations printed in dark brown on tinted paper, the title page printed in red & black, chronology, index; demy 4to; gilt lettered red cloth, boards a trifle sprung, small stain to upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and... More about CHINESE CALLIGRAPHERS AND THEIR ART
32.5 cm. x 20 cm.; mounted. [21ED]. More about RECEIPTS
A Guide to Sources of Information for All arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification. Pp. xiv+194, index; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1974.Fourth Edition. Library and Technical Information series. More about HOW TO FIND OUT
Original studies in the nature and definition of obscenity. Pp. 208(last blank); price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly browned, edges slightly chipped, back panel lightly silverfished; bookseller's sticker foot of upper pastedown, leaves lightly browned; Souvenir Press, London, 1962. First edition. *Contributors include Walter Allen, Lord Birkett, Maurice Girodias, a.o. More about 'TO DEPRAVE AND CORRUPT ...'
Four broadcast talks. Pp. 46(last blank); red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, corners of boards a trifle rubbed; top edges red; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, edges and backstrip slightly faded and rubbed; free endpapers slightly offset, a little faint foxing; Bowes & Bowes, Cambridge, 1950. First edition. More about BOOK COLLECTING
Illustrated. Pp. [viii]+234+[28](last colophon), title page vignette, plus 8 plates; qr. natural linen, spine lettered in red, patterned red papered boards, a trifle warped, edges lightly rubbed; bottom edges uncut; lacking the dust wrapper; small ink stain to top edge of a few leaves, a little faint foxing; Chatto &... More about A CHATTO & WINDUS MISCELLANY 1928
Pp. 124, frontispiece portrait plus 12 plates, text illustrations; dust wrapper; name and date in ink on upper free endpaper, occasional minor pencilling; The National Press, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *Autobiography. The author started work as a bookseller at George Robertson & Co., Melbourne, aged 14. More about BOOKSELLER, PUBLISHER, FRIEND
. Musee Conde, Chantilly. Preface by Charles Sterling. Introduction and legends by Claude Schaefer. Texts translated from the French by Marianne Sinclair. Pp. 128 47 hand-tipped coloured plates, notes, selected bibliography, title index; demy 4to; maroon cloth, lettered in gilt; within black card slipcase with coloured pictorial onlay and wrap-around... More about THE HOURS OF ETIENNE CHEVALIER
Pp. 38 (including wrappers), illustrations, index; pictorial paper wrappers, tiny chip at head of backstrip, short closed tear from top edge into front panel; Children's Book Council of Victoria, Melbourne, 1967. Third edition. More about AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS