New York: Guild of Book Workers, 1981. Small oblong 4to, pp. 96; illustrated throughout, some in color; fine in original orange pictorial wrappers, custom brown cloth clamshell box. Includes a brief history of the Guild and biographies and examples of the work of over 100 bookbinders. Laid in is a...... More
Paris: Gustave Bossange, 1872. First edition, 8vo, pp. [iv], 158; one signature starting, pages slightly browned, else good in original green cloth, gilt lettering on spine and upper cover. The first of Bossange's literary annuals, designed for the English public. Ex-MHS. More
London: printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Chiswick Press, 1906. First edition, 4to, pp. x, 212, [17] leaves of facsimiles, [1]; title-p. printed in red and black; issued as no. XIV in the Bibliographical Society's series, Illustrated Monographs; bound with: A Verard Fragment of the Roman de la Rose..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1929. First edition, 12mo, pp. 62, [1]; fine in original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in the scarce dust-jacket, somewhat faded with a few tiny chips at edges. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1949. Sm 8vo, pp. 209; Third edition, revised and enlarged by Roger Boutell, jacket a bit faded on spine, else near fine in original red cloth with gilt-lettered spine, dust jacket. More
[Austin, TX: Humanities Research Center, c1971]. Edition limited to 1500 copies, tall, narrow 8vo, pp. 53, [3]; decorative title-page printed in black and orange, illustrations and ornaments throughout, some in printed in orange; a very good copy in original decorative tan paper-covered boards printed in black and orange. More
[Flagstaff]: Northland Press, [1976]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 212, [2]; frontispiece portrait, illustrations; fine in original blue cloth, very good jacket with edgewear and rubbing. Included are two copies of Rosenstock's obituary from the Old West Publishing Company addressed to A .B. Bookman's Weekly and Jacob L. Chernofsky..... More
New York: R.R. Bowker, [1956]. Sq. 8vo, pp. 36; colored wrappers; many illus. of books, most of them with catalogued descriptions. With a letter of transferal Bowker letterhead laid in. Dictionaries, cook-books, repair manuals, Emily Post, atlases, bibles, and selected novels. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1969]. First edition, 8vo, pp. x, 345; fine in original brown cloth, near fine jacket. Part of the Patterns of Literary Criticism series. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982. Fourth revised, enlarged edition; 8vo, pp. xiv, 640; inscribed by the author; green boards in dustjacket; signs of shelf wear, edges and corners of dj chipped in and worn. More
Austin: Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, [1970]. First edition, 1 of 500 copies, 8vo, pp. 58, [2]; fine in original yellow cloth in mylar jacket as issued. Bibliographical Monography No. 2. More
Philadelphia: Westminster Press, [1971]. First edition, later printing, 8vo, pp. xii, 887; corner bumped, else fine in original cloth, very good dust-jacket with light edge wear. Descriptions of major individuals, events, facts, and movements in the history of Christianity. More
Metuchen & London: Scarecrow Press, 1984. First edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in; 8vo, pp. [xii, [2], 266; fine in original light gray cloth lettered in blue on upper cover and spine, without a dust jacket, as issued. More
Metuchen, NJ, & London: The Scarecrow Press, 1981. First edition, 8vo, pp. xviii, 157; near fine in original black cloth lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Review copy from the library of bibliophile/publisher Jacob L. Chernofsky, with review slip laid in and his penciled tick marks in margins..... More
Hartford: Trinity College, [1983]. No. 206 of unspecified limited edition; 8vo; pp. [2], 270; frontispiece plus 3 illustrations; fine copy in dust jacket. Prepared with the assistance of Ann Putnam and Alison Wondriska. More
Westport, CT, and London: Greenwood Press, [1984]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 147, [1]; but for some very small, light areas of soiling on back cover, a fine copy in original light yellow cloth stamped and lettered in gilt and blue on front cover and spine. From the library..... More
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: privately printed for the friends of Luther Albertus and Elinore Taylor Brewer, 1926. Edition limited to 300 copies, 8vo, pp. 48; portrait frontispiece of Hunt, one additional plate; original parchment-backed grey boards, gilt-lettered spine and front cover, parchment a bit soiled, some foxing to flyleaf, else a...... More
[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]: [The Torch Press], 1932. Edition limited to 100 copies on hand-made paper, large 8vo, pp. xliv, [2], 391; etched frontispiece signed by the artist, Sidney L. Smith, engraved title-p., 20 plates, numerous facsimiles throughout; extremities very lightly soiled, else a fine copy in original red cloth, with..... More
Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1938. Royal 8vo, pp. vi, 421; facsimiles; original blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine, minor signs of shelf wear. Very good. More
[London: George W. Jones, 1931]. 1 of 250 copies, 4to, pp. 12, [2]; photographic frontispiece portrait, 4 facsimiles in blue and red of Bridges' handwriting; about fine in original cloth-backed gray boards, glassine wrapper, in original mailing box. More
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1958. First edition; 8vo; pp. [3], 138-183; near fine in original paper wrappers. Reprinted from the proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society for October 1957. More
[London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1966. Lithographic reprint, thick 8vo, pp. viii, 491; original cloth in grey printed dust jacket; fine. First published in 1924. More
Wendell, NC: Avera Press, 1978. Reprint edition; 8vo; pp. [6], ix, [1], 503; very good in original blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine. More
Wendell, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1983. Second edition; 8vo; pp. ix, [3], 338; fine copy in original gray cloth, stamped in black on spine. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1910]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 384, [2, ads]; plates, text illustrations; original blue cloth, upper cover and spine gilt and with paper labels; some insect damage to covers, otherwise very good. Much on the history of autographs and collection. More
