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Schullian, Dorothy M. and Francis E. Sommer. A CATALOGUE OF INCUNABULA AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE ARMY MEDICAL LIBRARY. New York: Published for The Honorary Consultants to the Army Medical Library by Henry Schuman, Inc N.d. (circa 1948). Lg. 8vo. xiv,362pp. Indices. Illustrated with 12 plates. Orig. black cloth. Printed by the Anthoensen Press. With a bookplate stating “From the reference library of Lessing J. Rosenwald.”
Lackington, James. THE CONFESSIONS OF J. LACKINGTON, Late Bookseller, at the Temple of the Muses, in a Series of Letters to a Friend. New York: John Wilson and Daniel Hitt, for the Methodist Connection 1808. 12mo. 189,(3)pp. + 2 pages of ads at back. A paper flaw on page 187-188 closely trims the outer margin, touching the final letters of some of the lines. The text, however, is still readable. Otherwise, a very pretty copy in contemporary calf. The second American edition of Lackington’s revised memoirs (that is, with letters dated as late as 1803). AMERICAN IMPRINTS #15385.
Stafford, Lorna Lavery. CATALOGO DE INCUNABLES DE LA BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO… Con 39 Ilustraciones. Mexico: Imprenta Nuevo Mundo 1948. 8vo. xxii,(4),66,(2)pp. Illustrated. Orig. blue & red printed wrappers.
Perceau, Louis. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DU ROMAN EROTIQUE AU XIX SIECLE… Paris: Georges Fourdrinier 1930. 8vo. 2 volumes. 400,(2);415,(3)pp. Indices. This set (# XXIII) is one of 40 special sets printed on “verges d’arches” paper. The total edition was 1050 sets. Original printed (red & black) wrappers. Very useful reference with full bibliographical descriptions, many of which are annotated.
No author. WESTERN BOOKS [EXHIBITION 1938-1963]. Los Angeles: The Rounce & Coffin Club 1938-1963. 22 consecutive annual volumes (various sizes, all pamphlets, each 20pp. – 36pp.). Complete through 1963. Profusely illustrated. No exhibition was published in 1940, 1943, 1944, and 1945. 8 of the years have a water stain along the spine. OFFERED WITH: TWENTY YEARS OF WESTERN BOOKS. Sacramento: Crocker Art Gallery. 1959. In all, 23 volumes. A distinguished series of publications, a juried annual selection of the best printed books by Western presses. The annual pamphlet illustrating the books selected was sold at the travelling exhibition of the books. The series continued to 2005, when it ceased (The Rounce & Coffin Club officially ceased in 2007). Notably the volumes were well printed by some of the best printers in the West: Adrian Wilson The Greenwood Press, The Plantin Press, Ward Ritchie Press, The Castle Press, etc., etc.
Duclos, R., Abbe. DICTIONNAIRE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE, HISTORIQUE, ET CRITIQUE DES LIVRES RARES… Paris: Chez Delalaine 1802. 8vo. 4 volumes. With all of the half-titles. Orig. 2-tone pink boards, a bit rubbed & spines a bit discolored. This is the revised 2nd edition (1790 is the first), with the addition of the “Supplement,” Volume 4. A precursor to Brunet’s “Manuel.” In fact, Jacques Charles Brunet was one of the co-editors of this work by Duclos.
Vernazza di Freney, Giuseppe, Barone. DIZIONARIO DEI TIPOGRAFI e Dei Principali Correttori ed Intagliatori che Operarono Negli Stati Sardi di Terraferma e Piu Specialmente in Piemonte Sino All’Anno 1821… Torino: Stamperia Reale 1859. 4to. (2),328pp. 20th c. half calf, gilt, over marbled boards. Rare. Though this work remains “a very useful and important dictionary of the printers of Sardinia” (Bigmore & Wyman, p. 47), it was published incomplete at the time of Vernazza’s (1745-1822) death, and the last alphabetical entry is “Savoia Raconigi.”
Dawe, Grosvenor. MELVIL DEWEY. SEER: INSPIRER: DOER. 1851-1931. Biografic Compilation. Club Edition. Lake Placid, NY: Melvil Dewey Biografy 1932. (8),391,(1)pp. Index. Unopened. Illustrated with 40 photos and facsimiles, and a large folding map of Lake Placid. Photographic endpapers. The limited & numbered “Club Edition” (probably 500 copies but limitation not stated). Mounted original clipped autograph of Melvil Dewey on the limitation leaf. Brown morocco, gilt, over cloth. T.e.g. Gift inscription from an elderly Dewey associate on the dedication leaf, dated 17 July 1986. Discoloration to the cloth on the back cover.
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim. THEATRALISCHE BIBLIOTHEK. Berlin: Christian Friedrich Voss 1754-1758. 8vo. 4 volumes. Engraved portraits in Volumes 1 & 3 (as published). Each of the 4 title pages with an engraved illustration. Orig. drab boards, somewhat soiled and extremities rubbed. Remnants of paper labels on spines. The first edition. The set is usually 4 volumes bound in 2. It is unusual to find the 4 individual volumes, here in their original state, as published.
Roden, Robert F. (comp.). AUCTION PRICES OF AMERICAN BOOK-CLUB PUBLICATIONS 1857-1901. Cleveland: The Rowfant Club 1904. (6),70,(2)pp. Edition limited to 125 numbered copies. Orig. straight grained brown morocco over boards. Spine strip on front cover printed in gilt. Hinges and extremities of spine a bit rubbed, boards lightly soiled.
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall. THE LIBRARY COMPANION: or, the Young Man’s Guide, and the Old Man’s Comfort, in the Choice of a Library. London: Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, and J. Major 1824. Lg. thick 8vo. 2 parts in 1 (paged continuously). (4),lii,912pp. Index. Plus an 8pp. publisher’s catalog bound in at front. The separate title page of “Part Second” is bound in at rear. Orig. boards, rebacked. Uncut copy.
Munoz y Romero, Tomas. DICCIONARIO BIBLIOGRAFICO-HISTORICO de los Antiguos Reinas, Provincias, Ciudades, Villas, Iglesias y Santuarias De Espana… Madrid: M. Rivadeneyra 1858. Lg. 8vo. viii,330pp. Double column text. Index. Cont. calf, gilt, over marbled boards. A very nice copy. Printing history of books relating to every town in Spain. Useful.
University of Delaware Library Associates. [LEAF BOOK] TREASURE ISLAND. A GALA DINNER AND AUCTION… Newark, DE: University of Delaware Library Associates 1985. (2),92,(2)pp. An illustrated auction catalog with commercial ads at rear. Edition limited to 135 numbered copies, specially bound in cloth and with an original leaf from Vasari’s “The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters…” (1568). Blue cloth, gilt. Fine. DISBOUND AND DISPERSED, #187.
Alston, R. C. (comp.). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM THE INVENTION OF PRINTING TO THE YEAR 1800. Volume Eighteen Part IV [complete]. Volume I [Volume II, Volume III] Horsemanship, Commerce, Trade, Classics, Cookery, Technology, Religion, Mythology, Recreation, Sports, Music, Satire. NP: Printed for the Author by Smith Settle Otley 2006. 4to. 3 vols. xcviii,162;(2),(163)-604pp. Index. Plus the plate volume with 388 facsimiles (15 folding). Edition limited to 500 sets. Blue cloth stamped in gilt.
Ruppel, Aloys. STANISLAUS POLONUS EIN POLNISCHER FRÜHDRUCKER IN SPANIEN. (Mainz): Oficyna Warszawska 1946. First ed. Lg. 4to. 84,(4)pp., including 4 leaves of facsimiles. Text & facsimiles printed in black & orange. Edition limited to 1,600 numbered copies. Printed, paper covered stiffened wrappers. On the 15th century Polish printer who worked in Spain.
Lasala, Inocencio Ruiz. JOAQUIN IBARRA Y MARIN (1725-1785) Zaragoza: NP 1968. Lg. 8vo. xvi,230pp. Indices. Edition limited to 550 numbered copies signed by the author. Orig. printed wrappers, lightly soiled. The standard reference with a bibliography of his imprints.
Tuer, Andrew W. BARTOLOZZI AND HIS WORKS. A Biographical & Descriptive Account of the Life and Career of Francesco Bartolozzi, R.A. With Some Observations on the Present Demand for and Value of His Prints; [see description below for remainder of title] London: Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press, E.C. et al 1885. [remainder of title] the Way to Detect Modern Impressions from Worn-out Plates and to Recognise Falsely-tinted Impressions… Etc. Second Edition: Corrected and Revised with Additional Matter. Sm. 8vo. (8),viii,478pp. plus (2)pp. ads. Index. Illus trated with 2 engraved monochrome plates and 2 folding facsimiles. Title within an engraved border by Bartolozzi. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Tuer. Orig. vellum-like boards with gilt printed gray silk ribbon panels (torn at fore-edge).
Updike, Daniel Berkeley. PRINTING TYPES, THEIR HISTORY, FORMS, AND USES. A Study in Survivals. Second Edition. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press -1937. Second printing. 2 vols. Lg. 8vo. xl,292;xx,326pp. Index. Profusely illustrated with 367 facsimiles (some folding). Orig. blue cloth, spine of Vol. I lightly faded.
Dyson, Anthony. PICTURES TO PRINT. The Nineteenth-Century Engraving Trade. (London: Farrand Press 1984. Sm. 4to. (2),xxx,234pp. Index. Bibliog. With 95 illustrations, including a hand-colored engraving as the frontis.. This copy is #12 from an unstated limited edition (100?). Half brown morocco over brown cloth, gilt. Fine.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. THE AMATEUR EMIGRANT, With Some First Impressions of America. Edited by Roger G. Swearingen. Part One: The Emigrant Ship. Ashland: Lewis Osborne 1976. xxiv,96pp. Illustrated with numerous plates and a folded map (laid in). Title page vignette. Edition limited to 600 numbered copies. Beige linen, gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown. D.j.
Monaghan, Jay (comp.). LINCOLN BIBLIOGRAPHY 1839-1939. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, Volume XXXI. Bibliographical Series, Volume IV. With a Foreword by James G. Randall. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Historical Library 1943-1945. 2 vols. xlvi,520;xii,560pp. Blue cloth, spines faded.
Langfeld, William R. (comp.). WASHINGTON IRVING, A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Compiled by William R. Langfeld with the Bibliographic Assistance of Philip C. Blackburn. New York: The New York Public Library 1933. Lg. 8vo. x,90,(2)pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 8 plates. Edition limited to 450 copies. Orig. black cloth, gilt. Reprinted with additions and revisions from The Bulletin of The New York Public Library of June-December 1932.
No author. GUIDE TO DEPOSITORIES OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: CALIFORNIA. Prepared by The Northern and Southern California Historical Records Survey Projects Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Los Angeles, CA: The Southern California Historical Records Survey Project October, 1941. 4to. ff.vii,76. Index. Mimeographed pages, printed on one side. Orig. black cloth over thin printed boards.
Wagner, Henry R. PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER. Santa Ana, CA: The Fine Arts Press 1934. 4to. (20)pp. Edition limited to 125 copies. Orig. green printed wrappers, somewhat soiled at edges, and with some small chips. This copy inscribed, “William S. Mason, compliments of H. R. Wagner.” Also with the bookplate of John Haskell Kemble. Compiled by Wagner for private distribution as a Zamorano and Roxburghe Club exchange keepsake. THE FINE ARTS PRESS #18. One of the scarcest imprints of this Orange County fine press.
[Garthwaite, W. B.]. THE HISTORY OF TYPE & PRINTING IN EASY LESSONS… San Francisco: Imprinted for Mackenzie & Harris, Inc 1948. Folio (13-1/4″ x 9-1/2″). Tan wrappers printed in red & black, containing 5 loose broadsides printed in gray, red & black for the advertising series, “From Gutenberg to Grabhorn.” Edition limited to 3,000 copies. Fine. GRABHORN BIBLIOGRAPHY, #463.
Bliss, Carey S. A LEAF FROM JOHN JOHNSON’S TYPOGRAPHIA. With an Introduction by Carey S. Bliss. Pasadena, CA: The Rounce and Coffin Club 1982. Tall 8vo. (6),6pp. With an original leaf from JOHN JOHNSON’S TYPOGRAPHIA, 1824. Edition limited to 200 copies printed for members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs. Gray cloth stamped in black, paper label on front cover. Occasional light foxing. DISBOUND AND DISPERSED, #174.
Guerra, Francisco. AMERICAN MEDICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1639-1783. A Chronological Catalogue and Critical and Bibliographical Study of Books, Pamphlets, Broadsides… Preface by Lawrence C. Wroth.New York: Lathrop C. Harper, Inc 1962. Lg. 8vo. 886pp. Double-column text. Index. With 187 photographic plates. Blue cloth. Near fine copy.
Welch, d’Alte A.. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821.(New Haven): American Antiquarian Society and Barre Publishers 1972. 4to. lxvi,516pp. Index. Green cloth.
Phelps, Frank and Gordy Sabine (compilers). TENNIS BIBLIOGRAPHY 1874-2000. Edited by: Lynn Sheppard.Santa Monica, CA: Amaryllis Press 2004. 4to. 378pp. Indices. Double column text. Edition limited to 300 copies. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. New. Bibliographical records of more than 3200 English language items, with numerous indices.
Proost & Brandt, firm. TWEE EEUWEN BRANDT EN PROOST. Een Bijdrage tot de Geschiedenis van de Boekbinerij de Uitgeverij van Bybels en Kerkboeken en den Papierhandel in Nederland Naar Gegevens Geput Uit de Archieven van J. Brandt & Zoon Sinds 1742 en P. Proost & Zoon Sinds 1Amsterdam: J. Brandt & Zoon 1942. 4to. xvi,288pp. Index. Profusely illus. with photos, facsimiles, color plates (1 folding), maps, and a folding genealogical table. Orig. cream cloth stamped in black over purple boards. Fine.
Diehl, Edith. BOOKBINDING. Its Background and Technique. New York: Rinehart & Co, Inc 1946. 2 vols. xxii,252,(96);vi,406pp. Indices. Illus. with 2 frontispieces plus 91 plates at rear of Vol. I. Black cloth, gilt spines; housed in publisher’s worn slipcase with a printed paper label. Case split at seams.
Beck, Melissa (comp.).. THE TYPOGRAPHIC BOOKPLATES OF WARD RITCHIE. Foreword by Ward Ritchie. Santa Monica, CA: Kenneth Karmiole 1990. (112)pp. Illustrated with 90 examples of bookplates. Edition limited to 300 copies. Black cloth, gilt, over decorative boards. Signed on the half-title by Ward Ritchie. Fine.
Lewis, Oscar. THE FIRST 75 YEARS. The Story of the Book Club of California 1912-1987. San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1987. 8vo. 54,(2)pp. Edition limited to 1200 copies printed at the Arion Press. Green cloth over rose boards. Fine.
Wakeman, Geoffrey. THE PLOUGH PRESS 1967–1981. Fifteen Years of Printing in a Loughborough Garage. Kidlington, Oxford: The Plough Press 1982. (6),46,(2)pp. Printed in black, blue & brown. Numerous illustrations, plus 14 tipped-in samples (some folding) from the press, and 5 paper samples. Edition limited to 120 numbered copies. Blue morocco, gilt, over marbled boards. Fine.
Russell, Richard (ed.). A HISTORY OF THE MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE PRESS 1934-1984. Andoversford, Gloucestershire: The Whittington Press 1984. 4to. (10),52,(2)pp. 5 tipped-in leaves of the Marlborough College Press re-printed in the same types as the originals, plus 2 folded broadside facsimiles in a rear pocket. Edition limited to 220 numbered copies. Blue cloth, gilt, over patterned boards.
Harris, Elizabeth M.. THE ART OF MEDAL ENGRAVING [With an Introduction by Henry Morris]. A Curious Chapter in the Development of 19th Century Printing Processes. Newton, PA: Bird & Bull Press 1991. 4to. 40,(2)pp. Illustrated with plates and (16)pp. of facsimiles. Bound in is an original double-page leaf from Achille Collas’s TREASOR DE NUMISMATIQUE ET DE GLYPTIQUE… 1834-58. Edition limited to 230 numbered copies. Blue patterned silk, leather spine label. Very good. Residual staining from original leaf. DISBOUND AND DISPERSED, #198.
Murray, John. PRACTICAL REMARKS ON MODERN PAPER. With an Introductory Essay by Leonard B. Schlosser. North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press 1981. 120pp. Edition ltd. to 300 copies printed on “Hahnemuhle Ingres-Buttenpapier.” 1/4 Oasis leather and tips over marbled boards. Fine.
Eckel, John C. THE FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS, Their Points and Values. A Bibliography, Revised and Enlarged, with Illustrations and Facsimiles. New York: Maurice Inman, Inc 1932. Lg. 8vo. xviii,272,(6)pp. Index. Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece and 28 plates (5 printed on colored paper and 2 in color). Edition limited to 750 numbered copies. Orig. maroon cloth, lightly rubbed. T.e.g. A very nice, bright copy.
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