Pp. xiv+138(last blank), index; printed stiff paper wrappers, a trifle soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip slightly faded; edges of leaves and p. 138 slightly soiled; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1977. First edition. Australian Bibliographies series. *Bibliography of the published and unpublished work of Australian writer Martin Boyd. More
Proceedings of the 1989 Houston Conference. Organized by the University of Houston Libraries. Edited by Pat Bozeman. Pp. xvi+162, illustrations, appendices; med. 8vo; red art. leather, lettered and ruled in gilt; Oak Knoll Books, New Castle, DE., 1990. First edition. Fleck 23. *Collection of papers on various aspects of forgery..... More
An oral history. Pp. xxiv+328, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, index; roy. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on the upper pastedown; The British Library, London, 2008. First edition. *"This volume charts key developments..... More
Volume 1 [of 3]. Pp. xvi+334(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), frontispiece printed in red & black, the title page vignette, pictorial headpieces and colophon decoration all printed in red, full page black & white text illustrations and 1 map, endpaper maps; super roy. 8vo; light blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt..... More
RECENTLY IMPORTED. On sale by Waugh and Cox, 111, George Street. Pp. [4]; Brandywine Press & Archive, Beecroft, 1987. One of 200 copies. *Reprinted from The University of Sydney Magazine, No. 3 (July 1855). Early Australian bookseller's list. More
printed by Richard Pynson in 1509. With an essay by James D. Hart. Pp. [iv]+16(last blank), printed in red & black, 15 coloured marginal illustrations, one decorative red initial, plus the original leaf tipped-in after the title page within a red rule border; med. 4to; qr. cloth, paper title label..... More
Addendum to An Enquiry. Pp. 58+[2](colophon), title page printed in light brown & black; demy 8vo; mustard cloth, spine and upper board lettered in black, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1970. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Bibliographical Monograph..... More
A Comprehensive Bibliography with annotations. Pp. [vi]+56(last blank), processed, frontispiece portrait plus 1 plate; post 4to; cloth backed printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; text block faintly browned; The Stone Copying Company, Cremorne, 1959. Edition limited to 150 copies. Studies in Australian Bibliography -..... More
Catalogue by B. H. Breslauer, Introduction (in French) by J. Toulet. Pp. 170(last blank), folding coloured frontispiece, coloured and black & white plates, index; narrow med. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, French folds; Bibliotheca Wittockiana, Brussels, 1986. *Exhibition catalogue of 75 bindings from the Breslauer collection. More
Pp. xii+216(last blank), frontispiece portrait, indices; spine a trifle faded, top fore-corner of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly worn; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, lower hinge tender, a little light foxing and browning; Oxford University Press, London, 1933. First edition, being one of 500 numbered copies of..... More
A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES. Pp. 142(last colophon, blank), printed in light brown & black, text illustrations, notes; printed stiff paper wrappers, the lower wrapper faintly soiled; bottom fore-corner of upper wrapper a trifle creased, backstrip slightly faded; bottom fore-corner of first couple of leaves faintly creased; Editions..... More
Pp. 48, 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, short bibliography; f'cap. 4to; printed papered boards, edges a trifle rubbed, corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a few tiny chips, the back panel slightly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Collins, London, 1946. Carney..... More
Autographs and documents illustrative chiefly of English history and literature. Exhibited in the Manuscript Saloon. Pp. 100(last colophon, blank), 20 plates; printed papered boards, edges and spine browned, the spine slightly chipped, and split vertically at a couple of points; a little light foxing; The Trustees, London, 1928. *From the..... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. 180 (with pp. 117-134 excised from this edition due to a rearrangement of a portion of the exhibits), text illustrations (several full page); printed papered boards, a trifle soiled, corners lightly rubbed, the spine faded; a little light foxing and offsetting;..... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. viii+164(last blank), frontispiece plus 15 plates, text illustrations (some full page); printed papered boards, corners slightly rubbed; a little light foxing and pencilling; The Trustees, British Museum, 1939. *From the library of Australian bibliophile Claude Prance, with his small book label..... More
Pp. 68(excluding several blank interleaves and binder's blanks at end), index; rebound [for Mr. J. R. Barr?] in later red cloth; the original printed paper upper wrapper (slightly soiled) bound in at front; [another owner's] bookplate on upper pastedown, inked annotations to lower free endpaper, small initial stamp at foot..... More
A loan exhibition, 23 September-31 October 1965. Pp. xx+78, coloured frontispiece plus 139 black & white plates at end, index; light brown art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt; hinge tender at a couple of points, outer leaves and edges a trifle foxed; The Trustees, London, 1965. *From the library..... More
(Extracted from B.S. 1219 : 1945). Single card sheet, folded twice to comprise 6 pages; slightly soiled; British Standards Institution, London, n.d.[1947]. More
Seven miniature broadsides printed in red & black or blue & black; each 7 x 5 cm.; loosely contained in a pocket on the lower pastedown of a marbled papered portfolio with ribbon tie to fore-edge and full size horizontal title label on verso of upper board; Tabula Rasa Press..... More
[Volume II, facsimile edition]. Pp. viii+1494(last blank); Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[c. 1999]. *Originally printed by the Government Printing Office for the Smithsonian Institution, in 1921. 'This work covers the literature published from July 1, 1909, to December 31, 1916, and continues the work of the Smithsonian Institution issued..... More
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. xiv+940, appendix; Maurizio Martino Publisher, Staten Island,New York, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1910, as Volume 55 of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections series. 'The interest of the Smithsonian Institution in aeronautics dates almost from the beginning of its work..... More
Pp. 144, numerous illustrations (one full page coloured), pictorial endpapers, 4-page tinted facsimile of Along the Castlereagh, references, bibliography, appendix, index; small cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, lower fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised, the lower board a trifle marked; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges slightly..... More
Pp. 216, profusely illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers, selected bibliography, index; square 4to; pictorial papered boards, bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; all edges red beneath gilt; ribbon marker; dust wrapper, top edge of front panel a trifle creased; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of..... More
A bibliographical catalogue of first and early editions 1846-1860, with photographic reproductions of bindings and title pages. Pp. xxviii+184, full page illustrations, appendices; small demy 4to; dust wrapper; Heritage Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1991. One of 1,500 copies. First edition. *Contains not only bibliographical data, but comments on the publication..... More
Pp. xvi+258(last colophon, blank)+[2](Ashley Library device, blank), frontispiece plus 40 plates within pagination; f'cap. 4to; printed grey papered boards, lightly rubbed and a trifle soiled, the spine slightly creased at foot and with short split at head of upper joint; uncut and partly unopened; the free endpapers slightly offset, hinges..... More