T.J. Wise, in the Original Cloth
The Ashley Library
London: Printed for Private Circulation Only, 1922-36. First edition, one of 200 sets. T.J. Wise, in the Original... Read More about The Ashley Library
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Bibliographica Aberdonensis: Being an Account of Books Relating to or Printed in the Shires of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine or written...
Aberdeen, (Scotland): Printed for the Third Spalding Club, 1929. First edition. Read More about Bibliographica Aberdonensis: Being an Account of Books Relating to or Printed in the Shires of...
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Biographical Dictionary of Reformation Minds
Decades du continentes Vitas Theologorum exterorum principum, qui Ecclesiam Christi Superiori seculo propagarunt et propugnarunt. [Bound with:] Vitae Germanorum medicorum...
Frankfurt: Nikolaus Hoffmann for Jonas Rosa; Johann Georg Geyder for the widow of Jonas Rosa, 1618; 1620. First editions. Biographical Dictionary of Reformation Minds. Melchior Adams (c. 1575-1622) was one of the most important biographers of the savants (mostly German, Swiss, and Dutch) of the 16th century, and his meticulously... Read More about Decades du continentes Vitas Theologorum exterorum principum, qui Ecclesiam Christi Superiori...
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Vitae Germanorum Philosophorum qvi seculo superiori, et quod excurrit, philosophicis ac humanioribus literis clari floruerunt.
Frankfurt: Heirs of Jonas Rosa, 1663. Second edition (after the first edition of 1615). Essential biographies of Germanic thinkers and savants: theologians, philosophers, jurists, scientists, as well as artists, as well as printers (the very first entry is on Füst & Gutenberg). With useful indices (order of appearance, and alphabetical)... Read More about Vitae Germanorum Philosophorum qvi seculo superiori, et quod excurrit, philosophicis ac...
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The Allen Press Bibliography. A Facsimile with Original Leaves and Additions to Date.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1985. Reprint edition, one of 750 copies. Read More about The Allen Press Bibliography. A Facsimile with Original Leaves and Additions to Date
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Rare and Early British Bibliography
Libri de Rebus Britannicis, scilicet, Anglicis, Scoticis et Hibernicis.
n.p. [Edinburgh? 1725?]. First edition. Rare and Early British Bibliography. Rare, anonymously published bibliography of approximately 350 works on British history. Attributed by the British Library to James Anderson, writer to the Signet and noted Scottish genealogist and antiquarian. Divided into fifteen sections, it lists works printed between 1480 (Caxton's... Read More about Libri de Rebus Britannicis, scilicet, Anglicis, Scoticis et Hibernicis
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Bibliotheca anonymorum et pseudonymorum.
Hamburg: Brandt, 1740. First edition. Read More about Bibliotheca anonymorum et pseudonymorum
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The Term Catalogues, 1668-1709 A.D. A Contemporary Bibliography of English Literature in the Reigns of Charles II, William and Mary...
London: Privately Printed: Professor Edward Arber, F.S.A., 73 Shepard's Bush road, 1903. First edition. Read More about The Term Catalogues, 1668-1709 A.D. A Contemporary Bibliography of English Literature in the...
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The Arte of Angling 1577. edited by Gerald Eades Bentley, with an Introduction by Otto von Kienbusch & Explanatory Notes...
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 1956. First edition. Read More about The Arte of Angling 1577. edited by Gerald Eades Bentley, with an Introduction by Otto von...
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The Italian Library. Containing an Account of the Lives and Works of the Most Valuable Authors of Italy. With a....
London: Printed for A. Millar, 1757. First edition. The first paragraph of the preface was written by Baretti's friend Dr. Johnson. The work comprises an outline of the development of the Italian language and an annotated bibliography of works in Italian. Read More about The Italian Library. Containing an Account of the Lives and Works of the Most Valuable Authors of...
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A proper dyalogue betwene a gentillman and a husband man eche complaynynge to other their miserable calamite through the ambicion...
London … Bristol: Willis and Sotheran ... Lasbury, 1863. PRINTED ON VELLUM, one of a few copies. A facsimile on vellum of an extremely rare book (one copy known), from the earliest days of the English reformation. A dramatic dialogue in verse complaining of the oppression of the laity by... Read More about A proper dyalogue betwene a gentillman and a husband man eche complaynynge to other their...
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A Handful of Western Books & A Second Handful of Western Books.
Chicago, Illinois: Privately Printed for the Friends of Walter M. Hill, Christmas 1935 & 1936. First editions, 350 & 450 copies respectively. Read More about A Handful of Western Books & A Second Handful of Western Books
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Inscribed
Bibliografia di Bernard Berenson.
Milano: Electa Editrice, [1955]. First edition, No. 220 of 1000 copies. Inscribed. Inscribed and signed on the flyleaf by Berenson in the year of publication. Extremely desirable copy of Berenson's bibliography of Renaissance Italian painting, covering books from 1894 through 1955. “Among Berenson's greatest contributions to the field of art were... Read More about Bibliografia di Bernard Berenson
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A Bibliography of the Musical and Literary Works of Hector Berlioz 1803-1869. With Histories of the French Music Publishers Concerned.
Edinburgh: Printed for the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society, 1951. First edition, one of 320 copies, no. 58. Read More about A Bibliography of the Musical and Literary Works of Hector Berlioz 1803-1869. With Histories of...
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Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Volume One, Number One-Volume XV, with Index for I-X.
London: 1892-1920. [With:] The Library … Fourth Series Volume I. [1920-1]. Read More about Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Volume One, Number One-Volume XV, with Index for I-X
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THE STANDARD REFERENCE
A Bibliography of Printing. With Notes and Illustrations. 3 volumes in 2.
New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1945. Reprinted facsimile edition, photo offset. THE STANDARD REFERENCE. Read More about A Bibliography of Printing. With Notes and Illustrations. 3 volumes in 2
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Presentation copy
Collations and Notes No. 5. Catalogue of English Newspapers 1641-1666. Together with Notes of a Few Papers of Earlier Date.
[Wigan]: Privately Printed, 1901. Number 6 of 100 copies. Presentation copy. Presentation slip tipped onto endpapers reading “With Lord Crawford's Compliments. Please Acknowledge receipt to Haigh Hall, Wigan”. Read More about Collations and Notes No. 5. Catalogue of English Newspapers 1641-1666. Together with Notes of a...
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The Two Hundredth Book A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California 1958-1993.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1993. One of 500 copies. Read More about The Two Hundredth Book A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California...
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The Hundredth Book A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California.
San Francisco: Printed at the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California, 1958. First edition, one of 400 copies printed. Read More about The Hundredth Book A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California
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Repertorium Bibliographicum; or, Some Account of the Most Celebrated British Libraries. [Compiled by the Reverend William Wynken].
London: W. Clarke, 1819. First edition. A history of British libraries, with chapters on the British Museum, Bodleian, Cambridge, and other public libraries, and chapters on private libraries and libraries sold at auction. Beckford helped in the making of this volume, and “A Dialogue in the Shades” (bound in at..... Read More about Repertorium Bibliographicum; or, Some Account of the Most Celebrated British Libraries. [Compiled...
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Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
London: Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, 1866. First edition. Read More about Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession of the Society of Antiquaries...
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Paul Brown Master of Equine Art … with a chapter “Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator” by Robin Bledsoe. [Forerward...
Lanham [Maryland] and New York: The Derrydale Press, [2001]. Brown, Paul. One of 25 deluxe copies signed by the author on the title page. Short biography and detailed bibliography of the great equine artist Paul Brown (1893-1958) by noted sporting dealer and bibliographer Duke Biscotti. Read More about Paul Brown Master of Equine Art … with a chapter “Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator” by...
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One of 54
La Papesse Jeanne étude historique et littéraire par Philomneste junior.
Paris: Jules Gay, 1862. First edition, No. 54 of 54 copies on papier Hollande. One of 54. Contains a bibliography of works on the legendary Pope(ss?) Joan. Read More about La Papesse Jeanne étude historique et littéraire par Philomneste junior
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Anglo-American First Editions 1826-1900. East to West. Describing First Editions of English Authors Whose Books Were Published in America Before...
London: Constable & Co, 1935-1936. First Editions, limited to 500 copies. Volumes nine and ten of Michael Sadleir's influential Bibliographia series. Read More about Anglo-American First Editions 1826-1900. East to West. Describing First Editions of English...
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Anglo-American First Editions 1826-1900. East to West. Describing First Editions of English Authors Whose Books Were Published in America Before...
London: Constable & Co, 1935. First edition. Volumes nine of Michael Sadleir's influential Bibliographia series. Read More about Anglo-American First Editions 1826-1900. East to West. Describing First Editions of English...
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Auchincloss’ Annotated Copy
Louis Auchincloss and His Critics: A Bibliographical Record. With Introduction by Louis Auchincloss.
Boston: Hall, [1977]. First edition. Auchincloss’ Annotated Copy. With Louis Auchincloss’ annotations and emendations at the front and back for a total of 12 pages. Auchincloss is also the book’s dedicatee. Read More about Louis Auchincloss and His Critics: A Bibliographical Record. With Introduction by Louis Auchincloss
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