Category: Books About Books

The Book-Hunter Etc. With Additional Notes By Richard Grant White

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Sheldon & Company : 1863

Seller ID: 002101

Condition: Very Good

New York: Sheldon & Company, 1863. Burton (1809-1881) was a prominent Scottish historian and biographer. Here he describes the bibliomania of "Mighty Book-Hunters." Notes by the music critic and Shakespearian scholar Richard Grant White (1822-1885). This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition (it was published a year earlier in England). Green ribbed cloth binding with a paper Title on the spine. Clean text; 411 pages, indexed. Minor rubbing and bumping Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition.
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The Philobiblon of Richard De Bury

By: De Aungerville, Richard

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, Phillip C. Duschines : 1945

Seller ID: 004513

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Phillip C. Duschines, 1945. Richard De Aungerville (surname De Bury, 1287-1345) was one of the earliest known book collectors. He wrote this treatise in Latin, inventing a word to indicate his love of books, and hoping to instruct in proper librarianship. Uncommon thus.This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition, which was LIMITED to 600 copies (each copy is numbered as one of the 600 years since the book's completion). The translation is by Andrew Fleming West. Tan cloth binding with a leather spine ruled in gilt. Clean text; 80 pages. A lovely book; the only defect is tha...
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Tropic of Cancer on Trial

By: Hutchison, E.R.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Grove Press : 1968

Seller ID: 000413

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Grove Press, 1968. Details the legal challenges to Henry Miller's work - a "case history of censorship." Bright green cloth binding, has only a wrinkle on the FFEP, minor shelf dusting, else Fine. DJ has been clipped. In archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Canadian Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Antiquarian Books: An Insider's Account

By: Lewis, Roy Harley

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Arco Publishing Company, Inc. : 1978

Seller ID: 005066

ISBN-13: 9780668045872

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1978. This is a fun read for anyone interested in the world of British booksellers. A Fine copy; Black cloth binding withgilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 200 pages, with index. The dustjacket is unclipped; it has a chip at the head of the spine; else Fine. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Ballads of Books

By: Matthews, Brander (Editor)

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, George J. Coombes : 1887

Seller ID: 002444

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Minus

New York: George J. Coombes, 1887. Brander Matthews (1852-1929) was a prominent academic who established Theatre as a legitimate subject of study. He was a prolific writer. Although his academic works are solid, his creative writing is undistinguished and largely unknown today. He was a friend to many of the greatest writers of the time. Here is an early volume of poetic bibliophilia he has selected, in an edition LIMITED to 100 copies, and SIGNED by the publisher, George Coombes, a bookseller who issued catalogues of the "old and curious." The half-title refers to a series called "Books for t...
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books. The History and Future of Reading

By: Price, Leah

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Basic Books : 2019

Seller ID: 006059

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Basic Books, 2019. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition [stated "First Edition: August 2019"]. Bright orange paper-covered boards with titling on the spine in white. Clean text; 214 pages. The dustjacket is Fine, unclipped. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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On the Art of Reading

By: Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur M.A.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York and London, G.P. Putnam's Sons : 1926

Seller ID: 004708

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. One of the most famous Books-About-Books of the 20th Century. First published in 1920; this is a Very Good copy of the Third Printing, from August of 1926. Blue paper-covered boards with a dark blue cloth spine; gilt titling on the spine and front cover. Clean text; ix, 250 pages, indexed. Mildly bumped, with a bit of a slant; rubbed at head and foot of the spine (gilt there is dulled). No dustjacket. A superior Reading Copy.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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The American Bibliopolist. A Monthly Literary Register and Repository of Notes and Queries

By: Sabin, J. & Sons [Publisher]

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, J. Sabin & Sons : 1872

Seller ID: 006230

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

New York: J. Sabin & Sons, 1872. Here are five copies of the journal from the years 1872 to 1874: (1) Vol. 4, No. 48: December, 1872; (2) Vol. 5, No. 49: January, 1873;, pp. 1-24. (With 8-page catalog); (3) Vol. V. Nos. 50 & 51: Feb. & March, 1873. pp. 25-48. (With 27- page catalog), missing the Title Page; (4) Vol. 6. Nos. 63 & 64: pMarch & April, 1874, pp. 37-52 (unopened): Dictionary of Terms, Pp. 33-48; catalog of books pp. 1-12, then Pp. 15-48; (5) Vol. 6.Nos. 65 & 66, May & June, 1874, pp. 69-96; Dictionary of Terms, pp. 49-59; "Miscellaneous", pp. 60-64; catalog of books pp. 1-12, ...
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Category: Books About Books