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A Bibliography of A. Conan Doyle.
With a foreword by Graham Greene.
Boston, London, New York: Hudson House, 2000. First Revised Edition of Lancelyn Green and Gibson's comprehensive bibliography of Arthur Conan Doyle. Hardback in original unclipped dust jacket. Book boards and dust jacket all near fine. Inside the book is in an almost unread condition. This bibliography is divided into five sections covering fiction, plays, and belles-lettres; miscellaneous writings (histories, political pamphlets, speeches, wartime propaganda, autobiographies, and his works on spiritualism); prefaces and minor contributions; uncollected stories, letters, and articles; and a selective list of biographical sources (the major biographies, reminiscences, magazine and newspaper reports, and articles). 726 pages. 235 x 160 mm (9¼ x 6¼ inches).
Book ID: 4162More details Price: £50.00 -
A Bibliography of American Children's Books. Printed Prior to 1821.
American Antiquarian Society and Barre Publishers, 1972. First edition. Hardback in green cloth, with gilt title to spine. Both book and contents in fine condition. lxvi, 495 pp. + index. 260 x 190 mm (10¼ x 7½ inches).
Book ID: 3693More details Price: £30.00 -
A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed, a history of the language, and an English grammar.
In Two Volumes. The Tenth Edition, Corrected and Revised.
Book ID: 4068More details Price: £400.00
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A Newly Discovered Treatise on Classic Letter Design printed at Parma by Damianus Moyllus circa 1480
reproduced in Facsimile with an Introduction by Stanley Morison
Paris: At the Sign of the Pegasus, 1927. First Edition. White spine with gilt titles. Blue/grey boards with gilt design. Internally clean and tidy throughout. An very nice copy. This edition of the Alphabet of Damianus Moyllus of Parma, consisting of 350 copies, of which 300 are for sale, all on Arches paper, with text in Poliphilus and Blado types has been printed by the Officina Bodoni, Montagnola Switzerland 1927. Unpaginated. 190 by 130mm (7½ by 5 inches).
Book ID: 3432More details Price: £225.00 -
An album of bookbindings
Book ID: 4095More details Price: £40.00
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An Investigation Into the Language of Robinson Crusoe
as compared with that of other 18th century works.
Almqvist and Wiksell, 1910. First edition. Hardback linen cloth boards with red morocco label to spine, stamped gilt title to this label. In very good condition both inside and out. XXXVII, 124 [1] pp. 250 x 170 mm (9¾ x 6¾ inches).
Book ID: 3530More details Price: £28.00 -
Bibliography of Oscar Wilde.
Book ID: 4391More details Price: £30.00
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British Book Illustration Yesterday and Today
London: The Studio, Ltd, 1923. First Edition. Original beveled and blind stamped dark cloth hardback boards. Gilt stamped title and decoration to front and spine. Top page edges gilt. Boards only lightly rubbed. Neat gift inscription to half-title page. Pages a little age toned, and some foxing to first and last few, but overall in good condition. viii, 175 pp. 106 plates (16 of which are in colour). 295 x 205 mm (11½ x 8 inches).
Book ID: 2508More details Price: £30.00 -
Cantate Nummer der Lustigen Blätter.
21. Mai 1905. Special Nummer dem deutschen Buchhandel gewidmet.
Berlin: Verlag der Lustige Blätter, 1905. Original cardboard covers tied with string. Period colour and b/w illustrations and caricatures, plus advertisements from publishers, bookcase designers, paper mills, printers, bookbinders etc. 34 pages. Covers are darkened and slightly soiled. Internally the pages are evenly toned, but otherwise in a very good condition. Text in German. 300 x 220 mm (11¾ x 8¾ inches). Couvertures cartonnées d'origine liées avec de la ficelle. Illustrations et caricatures d'époque en couleurs et en n/b, plus des publicités d'éditeurs, de libraires, de papeteries, d'imprimeurs, de relieurs, etc. 34 pages. Les couvertures sont foncées et légèrement salies. À l'intérieur, les pages sont uniformément toniques, mais sinon en très bon état. Texte en allemand
Book ID: 2614More details Price: £28.00 -
Catalogue des Livres Rares et Précieux composant la Bibliothèque de M E -F -D Ruggieri
Book ID: 4363More details Price: £30.00
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Catalogue des Livres Rares et Precieux Manuscrits et Imprimes provenant de la Bibliotheque de Feu M. Benzon
Book ID: 2735More details Price: £110.00
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Catalogue of the National Treasures of Paintings and Sculptures in Japan.
Kyoto: Daikokuya, 1915. First edition. Japanese floral cloth binding folder, with paper label title to front and secured with original bone clasps. Inside the book is bound in Japanese four hole stitched soft covers. 11 plates including frontis, and folding plan of Temples at Koya-san. Text in English, with index, and colophon in Japanese. All in very good condition. [4], 167 pp. 235 x 162 mm.
Book ID: 3696More details Price: £60.00 -
De Cabbalisticis Inventis Libri Duo
avec une introduction et des notes de François Secret
Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1978. First Edition. Nice copy of this bibliography of Cabbalistic works. Part of the Bibliotheca Humanistica & Reformatorica series (vol. XXV). Green cloth with gilt titles. Clean and tidy inside and out with no significant marks. 79 pages. 250 x 165 mm (9¾ x 6½ inches). Federico Borromeo was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan.
Book ID: 3384More details Price: £30.00 -
Dutch Emblem Books: A Bibliography.
Utrecht: Haentjens Dekker & Gumbert, 1962. Catalogue of 261 emblems. In dark brown cloth. Cover has some bumps to bottom edge, and a handmade paper label to the spine. Inside the book has a little foxing to the title page, and some small ink marks / crosses next to certain listings. Otherwise in a good condition. xii, 96 pp. 265 x 170 mm (10½ x 6¾ inches).
Book ID: 2630More details Price: £30.00 -
English Books & Readers 1475 to 1557.
Being a study in the history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company
Cambridge University Press, 1969. Second edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. No dust wrapper. Very clean and tidy boards. Internally clean, but with library stamp (and withdrawal mark) to the title page. Evidence of removal of the slips from the inside board and front end paper. Otherwise in very good clean condition. A little staining to the closed page edge (bottom) of the book. xiv, 338 pages.
Book ID: 3282More details Price: £22.00 -
Eruditae Pronuntiationis Catholici Indices
Opus Omnibus, qui vel ex scripto vel memoriter; ex plano vei suggestu; in choro, scholis, triclinio; publicis privatisve congressibus, latine logui, recitare, ac perorare debent, omnino necessarium
Edition: Reprint
London: F & C Rivington: 1796. Original full tan leather binding. Six raised panels to the spine - but no label. Owner's bookplate to the inside board. Overall a decent copy of this bibliographical work. The leather boards are clean and tidy, with a little rubbing and bumping to them. Very slight cracking to the edges, but no loss. Internally, the book is generally clean and tidy. The end paper has a large tear, with loss of about a third of the end paper. The rest of the book is in excellent condition. Neat owner's contemporary bookplate and inscription to the inside board. [viii], 1-192 pp.
Book ID: 1163More details Price: £60.00 -
Graham Greene: A Bibliography And Guide To Research
New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1979. First Edition. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, volume 173. Ex-library book, hardback in green cloth covered boards. Expected library marks and stamps. Cloth and closed page edges slightly darkened by smoke damage, but internally clean and in good condition. 440 pages. 225 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).
. Première édition. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, volume 173. Livre sorti d'une bibliothèque, couverture rigide en toile verte. Marques et tampons de bibliothèque habituels. La toile et les bords des pages fermées sont légèrement assombris par la fumée, mais l'intérieur est propre et en bon état. 440 pages. 225 x 150 mm
Book ID: 4381More details Price: £40.00 -
Handbuch der Original-Graphik - Register Band.
in deutschen Zeitschriften, Mappenwerken, Kunstbüchern und Katalogen (HDO)
Düsseldorf: Editions GS, 1994. First edition of this index / Register of the six volumes of this handbook. Limited to 600 (unnumbered) copies. Clean grey linen with black titles. No wrapper. Internally clean and tidy throughout. Glossy paper. 42pp with a handful of black and white illustrations to the final pages. 285 by 215mm (11¼ by 8½ inches).
Book ID: 3629More details Price: £125.00 -
Histoire de l'origine et des premiers progrès de l'imprimerie.
Edition: First Edition
Book ID: 1778More details Price: £650.00 -
Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises.
First series.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. Scarce edition. Hardback in dark green / grey cloth, with black floral decoration to border of boards. Gilt title to spine. Top edge gilt. In good condition, inside and out. iv, 603 pp. 265 x 180 mm (10½ x 7 inches).
Book ID: 3945More details Price: £30.00