Origins of Children's Book Publishing in England, 1650-1850. Pp. xvi+318, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, references, indices; med. 4to; top fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper; Pierpont Morgan Library/Bibliographical Society of America/The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, New York, London & New Castle, 2006. First edition. More
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 history of a family firm. Pp. xiv+192(last blank), text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers, index; med. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards a trifle sprung, top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges and backstrip slightly faded and..... More
Pp. viii+366(last blank), 16 full page illustrations on grey paper, 24 plates, appendix, index; tiny mark to lower board; dust wrapper; publisher's presentation slip on upper free endpaper, a couple of spots of foxing; Bodley Head, London, 1987. First edition. *Centenary history of the publishing house founded by John Lane..... More
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
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
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. 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
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
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; small ink stain to top edge of a few leaves, a little faint foxing; Chatto & Windus, London, 1928. First..... More
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
Pp. xiv+186(last blank), appendices, index; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed, the laminate lifting slightly at edges; top edge of a few leaves faintly marked, the free endpapers slightly soiled; Allen & Unwin,London, 1980. First edition. More
A Map Publishing House in Amsterdam 1685-1866. Pp. 600, plus 100 pages on CD-ROM at end, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, bibliographies, appendices (1 folding), index; roy. 4to; dust wrapper; last page slightly creased; Hes & De Graaf, Houten, 2009. First edition. Utrecht Studies in the History..... More
Uncorrected proof copy. Pp. 188(last blank), text illustrations; printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled and foxed; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Bodley Head, London, 1980. Uncorrected proof copy. *Brooke Crutchley was the University Printer at Cambridge University Press from 1946 to 1974. More
Pp. 192, text illustrations, index; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, slight signs of sticker removal from foot of front flap; TheBodley Head, London, 1980. First edition. *Brooke Crutchley was the University Printer at Cambridge University Press from 1946 to 1974, succeeding Walter Lewis. He was closely associated with Stanley..... More
A Victorian Publisher. Notes on his life and a check-list of his books. Pp. viii+96, coloured frontispiece, plus numerous text illustrations (many full page, of which 3 are coloured), double page family tree, the title page printed in red & black, index; narrow impl. 8vo; top edges red; price-clipped dust..... More
Memorials of C. H. O. Daniel with a bibliography of the Press, 1845-1919. Pp. viii+198+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 13 plates, title and text decorations, bibliography, appendices, index; small cr. 4to; qr. natural canvas, spine lettered in black, blue/grey papered boards, a trifle sprung, with small damp stain to..... More
With a Foreword by Hugh R. Dent. Pp. 42(last colophon, verso blank); f'cap. 12mo; half brown leather, lettered in gilt, marbled papered boards, a trifle sprung, edges lightly rubbed; t.e.g.; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1936. First edition. *The Sixth Dent Memorial..... More
The early 1970's. Introduction by Henry Mayer. Pp. [ii]+viii+210, 6 plates, appendices, bibliography, index; light bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Second Back Row Press, Sydney, 1979. First edition. More
Stationers' Hall London, 20th October 1938. Pp. [16](last colophon); f'cap. 8vo; printed papered boards, lightly foxed and a trifle sprung; uncut; original glassine wrapper, slightly soiled and creased, edges chipped; the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; privately printed, London, n.d.[1938]. First edition, limitation not stated. *Posthumously published..... More
The memoirs of J. M. Dent, with additional chapters on the last sixteen years by Hugh R. Dent. Pp. xviii+334, frontispiece portrait, plus 15 plates, text illustrations and decorations, the pictorial endpapers printed in brown, index; qr. dark green morocco, lettered and decorated in gilt, the spine darkened to brown..... More
An account by James Thornton, M.A., of printing and binding books at the works of J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. at Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire. Pp. 96, frontispiece, half-title page vignette, text illustrations (several full page), endpaper plan printed in brown; beige cloth, lettered in brown, boards slightly..... More