Early printed books to the end of the sixteenth century. A bibliography of bibliographies.
New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 1969. Second edition revised and much enlarged, 8vo, pp. 344; fine in original blue-green cloth. 2389 entries, indexes. More
Bibliographies
A world bibliography of bibliographies and of bibliographical catalogues, calendars, abstracts, digests, indexes, and the like ... Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged throughhout
London: privately published by the author, 1947-49. 3 volumes, large 8vo, front hinges cracked in vols. I and II; ex-R.I. State College set with their bookplates and marks; original orange cloth lettered in gilt on spiones; spines fadded; a good set. Bookplates of Jacob Chernofsky. More
A world bibliography of bibliographies and of bibliographical catalogues, calendars, abstracts, digests, indexes, and the like ... Second edition, revised and greatly enlarged throughout
London: privately published by the author, 1947-49. Second printing of the fourth and best edition, revised and greatly enlarged throughout; 5 volumes, large, thick 8vo, text in double column and thus paged; very good and sound in original green cloth, gilt lettering direct on spine. More
Osler: the man and the legend
London: Wiliam Heinemann, 1951. First edition, 12mo, pp. vi, [1], 125; frontispiece portrait and 6 plates; a fine copy in publisher's gray cloth and slightly smudged and price-clipped dustjacket. More
The watercolours and drawings of Thomas Bewick and his workshop apprentices, introduced and with editorial notes by Iain Bain.
Cambridge: MIT Press, [1981]. First American edition, 2 volumes, oblong 4to, pp. 233 & 230pp., extensively illustrated throughout in both black & white and color, fine copy in original gray buckram, publisher's slipcase. More
Index to the publications of the Bibliographical Society of America and of the Bibliographical Society of Chicago, 1899–1931
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1931. First edition, 8vo, pp. v, [1], 43; original drab printed wrappers, the spine somewhat faded and the edges showing some wear and a few tiny tears, but still overall very good. A guide to the contents of the BSC's Year Book and the BSA's..... More
Annual report for The Bibliophile Society for 1926.
[Cedar Rapids, IA: Torch Press, 1926]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 74; original paper covered boards, printed paper spine label, boards discolored, else fine and partially unopened in a slipcase with darkened spine and some spotting. More
Bibliografia tauromaquica. Impressos e manuscritos
Lisboa: Oficinas Graficas de Biblioteca Nacional, 1927 [i.e. ca. 1982]. Reprinted edition, pp. 47, [1]; text in double column; original wrappers bound in; fine in attractive brown calf-backed marbled boards, gilt lettering direct on spine. Bullfighting bookplate of James J. Nieto. More
Basle and France in the sixteenth century. The Basle Humanists and printers in their contacts with Francophone culture.
[Toronto & Buffalo]: University of Toronto Press, [1971]. First edition, 4to, pp. 367, [2]; original tan cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt; near fine, lacks the dust-jacket. More
A bibliography of printing with notes and illustrations.
New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1945. 3 volumes in two, facsimile reproduction of the 1884 edition, 8vo, pp. [2], xii, 449; [2], vii, [1], 412, [2], vi, [2], 115, [1]; illustrated throughout; original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, 2 leaves chipped at margins (not affecting text), else very good..... More
A bibliography of printing.
[N. p.]: The Holland Press, [1969]. Reprint edition (first published 1880-1884), thick 8vo, 3 vols. in 1; pp. xii, 449, [1]; pp. . [6], 412; pp. [4], 115; frontispiece portrait of Bernard Quaritch, dec. initials and illustrations throughout text; a fine, fresh copy in dust jacket. Remains a standard work..... More
The history and literature of surgery
[New York]: Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd, 1970. Reprint edition (originally published 1895), 8vo, pp. 132; fine in original fuchsia cloth lettered in black on spine. "One of the best histories of surgery in English" (GM 5799). More
Le maître italien (1510-1660): bibliographie des ouvrages d'enseignement de la langue italienne destinés au public de langue française, suivie d'un répertoire des ouvrages bilingues imprimés dans les pays de langue française
Bruxelles: Emile Van Balberghe, 1987. 8vo, pp. lix, [1], 358; facsimiles; original pale blue printed wrappers, near fine. Bibliography of Italian language textbooks and dictionaries produced for French speakers, printed from 1510 to 1660. More
Catalogue of sixteenth-century medical books in Edinburgh Libraries.
Edinburgh: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 1982. First edition, 4to, pp. xxxii, 297; illus.; near fine in original blue cloth, dust-jacket. About 2,500 items with detailed descriptions. More
Gastronomical bibliography.
San Francisco: [the author], 1930. First edition, large 8vo, pp. xiii, [3], 718; original blue buckram, brown leather label stamped in gilt on spine; very light wear to extremities, the label a little scuffed with a few small chips out at edges, and the hinges a little tender; overall, a...... More
Druids and druidism, a list of references
New York: New York Public Library, 1920. 8vo, pp. 16; ex-library, bound in boards backed in black buckram, library stamps on a few pages, text otherwise clean and sound, very good. Originally printed in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library. More
Annotated catalogue of newspaper files in the library of the state historical society of Wisconsin
Madison: Democrat Printing Company, 1898. First edition; 8vo; pp. xi, [1], 375; good or better copy in quarter straight-grain black morocco over marbled boards lettered in gilt on spine; extremities scuffed and rubbed. More
A short title catalogue of eighteenth century printed books in the National Library of Medicine.
Bethesda: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1979. First edition, 4to, pp. [6], 501; fine in original grey cloth, spine stamped in gilt and black. Approx. 25,000 items. More
William Caxton, a bibliographical guide
New York & London: Garland Publishing Inc., 1985. 8vo, pp. x, [2], 227, [1]; full green cloth; ex-library, with spine label, stamps and card pocket, else very good. From the library of Allan Kornblum, poet, fine press printer, and publisher who founded Coffee House Press. More
Caxton and his world
[London]: Andre Deutsch, [1969]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 256; frontispiece, 4 leaves of plates printed on rectos and versos; original cloth in blue dust jacket, about fine. Binding imprint of the American distributor, London House & Maxwell. Forms part of the Language Library, edited by Eric Partridge and Simeon Potter..... More
Harry Castlemon, boys' own author: appreciation and bibliography.
New York: R. R. Bowker, 1941. First edition limited to 750 copies, 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 142; frontispiece portrait and 16 plates; near fine in original green cloth, with the remains of the printed dust jacket laid in. This copy inscribed "For Colton Storm - who knows why and how..... More
Ole #7: the Godzilla review issue of small press publications, comprehensively encompassing books published over the last half-decade
San Francisco: Open Skull Press, May, 1967. Large 4to, unpaged; text printed from typescript on vari-colored paper; original white pictorial wrappers, minor wear, pages uniformly toned, else very good. Contains hundreds of short reviews of small-press books printed across the United States and Europe, edited by American poet Douglas Blazek..... More
One woman's work at the Warwick Press [as printed in The private library, fifth series. Vol. 4:2]
[Middlesex: Private Libraries Association], 2001. 8vo, pp. 49-95, [1]; photo portrait, title page and illustration facsimiles; peach printed paper wrappers, fine. Signed by Blinn under her portrait, with a compliments card laid in. A short account of her career, followed by a checklist of material from 1973-2001. This text was..... More
A bibliography of internal medicine. Selected diseases.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [c1960]. First edition, 8vo, pp. viii, 312; fine in dust jacket. Bibliographical essays and descriptions on 21 ailments including auricular fibrillation, pernicious anemia, leukemia, diabetes, gout, and scurvy. More
W. H. Auden: a bibliography, 1924–1969
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, [1972]. Second edition, large 8vo, pp. xvi, [2], 420; photographic frontispiece portrait; fine in original charcoal gray cloth lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Detailed and authoritative entries. More
