The Albatross Press and the Third Reich. Pp. xvi+424(last blank), text and headpiece illustrations, notes, selected bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red papered boards, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper, tiny split at foot of backstrip; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, tiny ink stain to fore-edge of..... More
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
The magazine of Angus & Robertson and Halstead Press. No. 1, May 1954 to No. 11, June 1959. [all published]. Together eleven issues; each 20 pages, including frontispiece (9 coloured, 1 mounted) and black & white text illustrations; demy 4to; cream [brown, green] paper wrappers, printed in green or blue..... 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
Books printed by Giovanni Mardersteig on the hand press, 1923-1977. Pp. 96, illustrated; small cr. 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers; British Library, London, 1978. *Catalogue of an exhibition held in The King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August - 22 October, 1978. Lists 98 items. Issued in both cloth..... 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
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
Pp. 42(last colophon), frontispiece plus 6 plates, text illustrations (a few full page); small f'cap. 8vo; pictorial grey papered boards, lettered and decorated in black, tiny chip at head of spine; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1938. Sixth edition. *From the library..... More
[Introduction by Brook Crutchley]. Pp. [ii]+16, printed in red & black, text illustrations (3 full page coloured, others tinted), the title page vignette printed in red; oblong 4to; tan cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, spine faded; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge..... More
The Sandars Lectures in Bibliography, 1953. Pp. x+100, frontispiece, plus one plate, 11 full page facsimiles, appendices, index; narrow cr. 4to; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blue cloth boards, upper board decorated in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges..... 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, corners of boards a trifle rubbed or bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the backstrip slightly browned; small damp..... 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. 12, printed in brown & black; demy 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers; leaves lightly browned; F. W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, n.d.[1947]. *Some notes from Cheshires. 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
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, front panel faintly marked; Private Libraries Association/The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, Pinner, Middlesex, 2010. First edition. *Study of the interrelationships between..... 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