A Bibliography of Studies and Translations of Modern Chinese Literature, 1918-1942.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1975. 242pp., Thin 4to, blue cloth. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1975. Very good (+). Harvard East Asian Monographs, number 61. More
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St. Thomas More: A Preliminary Bibliography of His Works and Moreana to the Year 1750.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1961. With a Bibliography of Utopiana Compiled by R.W. Gibson and J. Max Patrick. many black & white illustrations. 499 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth. New Haven: Yale UP, 1961. A very good(+) copy. More
An Encyclopedia of the Book.
Cleveland: World, 1960. 484pp., over 500 illustrations including color and gravure plates. Thick short 4to, gilt lettered red cloth, d.w. Cleveland: The World Publishing, (1960). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Contains terms used in paper-making, printing, bookbinding and publishing. With notes on illuminated manuscripts, bibliophiles, private presses and printing societies. More
A Standard Guide to Pure-Bred Dogs.
472pp. Many illustrations and photographs. Short, thick 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, (1978). Very good. More
Stevengraphs; and Other Victorian Silk Pictures
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1971. 12 color plates, more than 300 illustrations in black and white. 492pp., thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly rubbed. London: Barrie & Jenkins, (1971). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Propylaen Weltgeschichte.
Berlin: Propylean, 1935. 11 volumes (10 plus index). Profusely illustrated with thousands of photographs & maps. Very thick 4to, red leather-backed cloth, stamped in gilt. Berlin: Propylaen Verlag, (1935). Text in German. Near fine. I: Das Erwachen der Menscheit. II: Hellas und Rom dieEntstehung des Chrtentums. III: Das Mittelalter. IV: Das Zeitalter der Gotik und Renaissance. V: Das Zeitalter der Religiosen Umwalzung. VI: Das Zeitalter des Absolutismus. VII: Die Franzosische Revolution Napoleon. VIII: Liberalismus und Nationalismus. IX: Die Entstehung des..... More
An Almanack for the Year of our Lord God, MDCCXC, Being the Second After Bissextile or Leap-Year.
London: Horsfield, 1790. Wherein are Contain'd, Necessary Rules and Useful Tables... Printed in red and black. 48pp., narrow 32mo, original marbled paper wrappers (spine chipped). London: Robert Horsfield, [1789]. First Edition. Very good (+). Rare miniature almanac for 1790. More
A Short Title Catalogue of French Books 1601-1700 in the Library of the British Museum.
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1969. 7 fasicules including the index, slim 4to, gray printed wrappers. Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1969-1973. First Edition. Very Good (+). More
A Bibliography of Sex Rites and Customs.; An Annotated Record of Books, Articles, and Illustrations in All Languages.
London: Routledge, 1931. 752 pages with text in double columns. Thick 4to, green cloth, worn d.w.London: Routledge, 1931. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
American Chronicle; Seven Decades in American Life, 1920-1989
New York: Crown, 1990. Illus. 709pp. 4to, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion. New York: Crown, (1990). Presentation copy from both authors. More
Biographical Dictionary of Neo-Marxism.
Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. 463pp. Thick 8vo, red cloth (top corner very slightly bumped, small sticker ghost and pencil markings on flyleaf). Westport: Greenwood Press, (1985). A near fine copy. More
Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1982. 667 pages. Tall, thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (chipped). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, (1982). A near fine copy-- dent on front board-- in a very good dust wrapper. More
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
London: Hopper, 1788. Significant tear through about 10 pages towards end, through the text and margins but with no loss of words. Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 tan calf, marbled boards. The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. London: Hooper, 1788. Scarce. First published in 1765, this 1788 Second Edition has been corrected and enlarged. More
Dictionaire Encyclopedique d'Anecdotes: Modernes et Anciennes, Francaises et Etrangeres.
Paris: Dorbon-Aine, 1929. 2 vols. original orange printed wrappers. Paris: Dorbon-Arie, (1929). Very Good (+). Printed on wood pulp paper. More
The Concise Encyclopedia of Continental Pottery and Porcelain.
New York: Hawthorne, 1960. Complete in 1 volume. Color frontispiece and many other plates and illustrations throughout, some in color. 533 pages. Short thick 4to, gilt-stamped blue cloth, d.w. New York: Hawthorn, (1960). First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Repertorium bibliographicum, in quo libri omnes ab arte typographica inventa usque ad annum md.; Typis expressi ordnine alphabeto vel simpliciter enumerantur vel adacuratis recensentur.
Milan: Gorlich, 1948. + 3 volume Supplement to Hain"s Repertorium Bibliographicum. 7 volumes, 8vo, light green cloth, gilt spines, spines faded, printed on wood pulp paper. Milan: Gorlich, 1948 - 1950. Very good. Text in English, Latin, French, German, Italian. More
Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1926. New and Enlarged Edition by James Kennedy. 9 volumes (7 + 2 indexes). Volume VIII & IX, by Dennis Rhodes and Anna Simoni, printed 1900-1950, in a similar but not identical binding. Small thick 4to, red cloth, spines rubbed. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1926. Very good. More
The Metropolitan Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. Illustrated. 415pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; ownership signature on front free endpaper. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. A very good (+) copy in a very good ( ) dust jacket. More
Anthology of Pattern.
New York: Helblun, 1949. 181pp., many black & white and spot color illustrations. 4to, two-toned cloth (spine slightly darkened, else fine), slipcase. New York: William Helburn, 1949. Limited Edition. Very good (+). An un-numbered copy from an edition of 750. More
The Charles Dickens Encyclopedia
New York: Scribner, 1973. 531 pages, tall 8vo, black cloth (worn near bottom edge), dust wrapper. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1973). Very good. More
The Collectible John Steinbeck: A Practical Guide
Jefferson: McFarland, 1986. 210pp. cloth. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, (1986). First Edition. More
Encyclopedia of Psychology.
897pp., 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; ownership signature on front flyleaf. N.Y.; Philosophical Library, (1946). Very good. More
The First Printed Translations into English of the Great Foreign Classics.; A Supplement to Text-Books of English Literature.
London: George Routledge, 1909. 209pp. 12mo, green cloth (slightly worn and discolored; a few pages chipped in the margins.) London: George Routledge & Sons, [1909]. a very good(-) copy. More
The Oxford Companion to the Theatre.
888pps., thick 8vo, cloth. London; Oxford Univ. Press, 1951. More
Marks and Monograms of the Modern Movement, 1875-1930.
New York: Scribner, 1977. A Guide to the Marks of Artists, Designers, Retailers and Manufacturers fromt he Period of the Aesthetic Movement to Art Deco and Style Moderne. Illustrated. Tall 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner, (1977). Fine. More