The Working Press; Special to the New York Times.
Foreword by Theodore M. Bernstein. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1966). More
PUBLISHING
The Little Magazine in America: A Modern Documentary History.
Yonkers: Pushcart, 1978. Illustrated. 770pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped. (Yonkers): Puhschart Press, (1978). Very good(+). More
The Book of Libel.
454pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1966). A practical guide for editors and authors. More
Caxton: England's First Publisher.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1975. 220pp. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper. New York; Barnes & Noble, (1975). More
The Life and Death of the Press Barons.
New York: Atheneum, 1983. Photo illus. 288pp. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, dust wrapper; light edgewear on d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1983). More
Autographed Letter Signed with exceptional content
New York: 1821. 2 pages (front and back), 12.75 x 8.75 inches, with an integral address leaf, New York, July 16, 1821. Written to Philadelphia publishers McCarty & Davis, proposing a new biography of Thomas Paine, the author of Common Sense, in small part: "...I have been advised by a great number of citizens, to write an abridgement of the Life of Thomas Paine, and to have an engraved likeness of him taken from a miniature painting that I own... More
At Random, The Reminiscences.
New York: Random House, 1977. Illustrated. 306pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, 1977. Near-fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf.
New York: Random House, 1977. With b/w illustrations. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1977). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Typed Letter Signed
Santa Barbara: 1913. Exceptional unpublished T.L.S. "Winston Churchill", large 4to. 1 page, Santa Barbara, California, April 7th, 1913, to iconic American writer Jack London, divulging his pay-scale and income and requesting the same information, in full: "I happen to be nearer to you than you thought. And I assure you I am an interested reader of your work and appreciate its value. I am such a slow worker that it has always taken me from two to three years to... More
Cosmic Vision.
London: Richard Cobden-Sanderson, 1922. Frontis. 143pp., thin 8vo, blue cloth; spine faded, ends worn; rubbed. London: Richard Cobden-Sanderson, 1922 Includes a history of the Doves Press, by its poet-philosopher founder. More
The Lee Papers, A Saga Of Midwestern Journalism.
Illustrated. 419pp. 8vo, cloth. Illinois: Star-Courier Press, 1947. Very good copy in a good tattered dust wrapper. More
Fifty Years of "Country Life"
London: Country Life, 1947. Illustrated, including three in color. 94pp., thin 8vo, green & yellow cloth, edges untrimmed. London: Country Life, (1947). A near fine copy. More
The Ante-Room
270 pages, 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper (worn wrapper). New York: Atheneum, 1960. Very good. Autobiography of the Director of Macmillan & Co. More
Time Inc. , The Intimate History Of A Publishing Enterprise, 1923-1941.
Illustrated. Thck 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Atheneum, 1968. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
The House of Harper: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Publishing.
Illustrated, 326pp, 8vo, cloth. New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First Edition. Very good in very good, price clipped, dust jacket. More
Fifty Years: Borzoi Books 1915-1965 A Retrospective Collection; Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry, and Reportage and Essays... All Drawn from Volumes Issued During the Last Half-Century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf Over This SIgna and Device
New York: Knopf, 1965. 1088 pages (tears to margin of introductory page), thick 8vo, black and green cloth, dust wrapper (wrapper toned on spine and some small chips). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, publishers board slipcase. New York: Knopf, 1965. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy, inscribed to Shirley Hazzard on the front free endpaper: "One of the writers and friends I am most proud of, April 5 - 1966"... More
English Book Prospectuses
Newtown: Bird & Bull, 1984. 8vo, decorative paper boards; black morocco spine. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press & Minneapolis: Daedalus Press, 1984. No. 11 of 325 copies, with a separate portfolio containing facsimiles on different papers. Both book & portfolio in publisher's boards slipcase. More
Holiday House, The First Fifty Years.
Illustrated. 152pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Holiday House, 1985. Near-fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The House of Harper: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Publishing
New York: Harper, 1912. Illustrated with black and white portraits, protected by tissue guards. 690 pages (deckle edges), very thick 8vo, gilt stamped burgundy cloth (only lightly rubbed, gilt is a bit faded on spine). New York: Harper Bros, 1912. A very good(+) copy. More
Theirs Was The Kingdom: Lila and DeWitt Wallace and the Story of the Reader's Digest.
New York: Norton, 1993. Illustrated. 701pp. 8vo, cloth- backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper flaps glued to inside front and rear covers, library pocket pasted to rear end-paper. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (1993). First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Outsider Insider; An Unlikely Success Story
New York: Marian-Darien Press, 1998. Illustrated (b/w). 266 pages. 8vo, red paper backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Marian-Derien Press, (1998). First edition. Fine. Inscribed on flyleaf by the author: "Dear Louise [Hirschfeld], I hope you enjoy this odd life. I did. Much love Andrew" More
Publishing and Cultural Politics in Revolutionary Paris, 1789-1810
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1991). Fine Presentation copy. More
Auschwitz In England; A Record of a Libel Action.
8vo, cloth, d.w. London: MacGibbon & Kee, (1965). First Edition. vg Signed by both authors. More
Typed Letter Signed
East Aurora: 1911. Fine content T.L.S. "Elbert Hubbard", 4to. 1 page, Roycroft Press, East Aurora, NY, December 8th 1911, to noted attorney and lecturer Albert H, Walker, in part: "...I notice that you speak of Moses as being more or less mythical, and yet you use your old college chum Jesus Christ as if he were a party absolutely beyond dispute. I surely will have to have a nice long talk with you some fine day, and, anyway, you are... More
The Lives of William Benton.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1969. Illustrated, 625pp, thick 8vo. Chicago: UP, 1969. Near fine in lightly worn dust jacket. More