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
The story of a Scottish family of publishers from 1789 to the present day. Pp. 304(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 11 plates, bibliography, index; boards a trifle marked; Collins, London, 1952. First edition. *The Glasgow firm of Collins started publishing at the turn of the eighteenth century. More
Contexts & Collaborations. Pp. 228, 4 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (some full page), appendices, select bibliography, index; impl. 8vo; dust wrapper; Private Libraries Association/The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, Pinner, Middlesex, 2010. First edition. *Study of the interrelationships between the various parties involved..... More
A history and bibliography. Pp. lvi+246(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations and facsimiles, appendices, index; dust wrapper, backstrip a trifle faded; Scolar Press, London, 1994. First edition. *Also includes a history and check-list of the Dropmore and Queen Anne Press books. The Corvinus Press, named after the Hungarian bibliophile Matthias..... 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, numerous text illustrations (several full page, 3 coloured), double page family tree, the title page printed in red & black, index; narrow impl. 8vo; top edges red; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; Private..... 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