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ASH, LEE: Serial publications containing medical classics. An index to Garrison-Morton. With the story of the Garrison-Morton bibliography of medical classics by Leslie T. Morton.

New Haven: The Antiquarium, 1961. 8vo (9 x 5 1/2 inches), 147-pages; original brown cloth; corners bumped, spine lettering dulled.

£20.00

Enquire Item No. 16250


BARKER, NICOLAS: The Printer and the Poet. An account of the printing of 'The Tapestry' based upon correspondence between Stanley Morrison and Robert Bridges.

Item No. 15637

Cambridge: Privately Printed, 1970. 1 of 500 copies printed. 8vo (10 1/4 x 7 inches), 44-pages. Original red cloth-backed grey boards blocked in gilt; one corner a little bumped, overall very good.

£38.00

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BIBLIOGRAPHY: The Private Library - Quarterly Journal of the Private Libraries Association.

Item No. 1965

London: Private Libraries Association, Spring 1971 - Winter 1991. A broken run of this illustrated quarterly periodical; each 8vo, original printed wrappers in generally excellent condition.

58 issues comprising:- Second Series Volume 4, No.1 to Fourth Series, Volume 4, No.4 but lacking: 2nd Series, Volume 5, Nos.1 & 4; Volume 9, No.1; & Volume 10, Nos. 3 & 4: 3rd Series, Volume 2, Nos. 1, 2 & 4; Volume 3, Nos. 1-4; Volume 4, Nos. 1 & 2; Volume 5, No. 2; Volume 6, Nos. 1 & 4; Volume 7, Nos. 2-4; Volume 8, Nos. 1 & 2; & Volume 10, Nos. 1 & 3: 4th Series, Volume 2, No. 1; & Volume 4, No. 2. With indexes for 1st & 3rd Series.

£75.00

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BLYTHE, R.C: The Nelson Lee Library. A Complete Guide and Bibliography of the Writings of Edwy Searles Brooks.

Item No. 6623

For the author, 1964. Second edition. Illustrated in black & white. 4to, pp.72, original yellow paper wrappers; cover slightly marked.

£15.00

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BOHN, HENRY G: Catalogue of Books. Volume 1. containing Natural History, Books of Prints, Science, Language, Bibliography, Oriental and Northern Literature, Old English Histor'ns, Early Voyages, etc. Games etc.

London: H.G. Bohn, 1848. Engraved frontispiece and title. 8vo, pp.467:112 ('New, Valuable, and most important books offered at very reduced prices' - including Hooker's 'Exotic Flora' reduced to £6.6.0 !), contemporary half red calf; boards detached, backstrip chipped rubbed and creased.

£20.00

Enquire Item No. 209


CHAMBERS, C.E.S: A List of Works containing Illustrations by John Leech.

Edinburgh: William Brown, 1892. One of 285 copies printed. 8vo, pp. 22, interleaved throughout; original wrappers now detached and chipped.

£10.00

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CHAPMAN, GUY: A Bibliography of William Beckford of Fonthill. Part of "Bibliographia. Studies in Book History and Book Structure 1750-1900. Edited by Michael Sadleir" series.

London: Constable, 1930. 4to, PHOTOCOPY of original volume, two pages per sheet, bound in green buckram with printed label pasted to cover; corners slightly bumped and rubbed; a faint ring mark to upper cover and slight round stain to lower cover; spine slightly faded.

£14.00

Enquire Item No. 6617


CHRISTIES: The G-Albert Petit Collection of Angling Books. Friday, 8 October 1999.

London: Christies South Kensington, 1999. Auction catalogue of 231 lots. Well illustrated. 4to (10 1/2 x 8 inches), 61-pages, original coloured pictorial glazed wrappers, with the prices realized list loosely inserted; very good.

£15.00

Enquire Item No. 13048


COWLES, BARBARA: Bibliographers' Glossary of Foreign Words and Phrases.

[R.R. Bowker Company, New York, 1935] ? Duplicated from a typescript. 4to (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches), 82-pages, original cloth-backed printed wrappers; remains of label on verso of upper cover, some age-toning. Thousands of bibliographic terms in Bulgarian, Croation, Czech, Danish-Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Roumanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, & Swedish.

£40.00

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CRUTCHLEY, BROOKE: Two Men. Walter Lewis and Stanley Morison at Cambridge.

Item No. 9002

Cambridge: Printed for His Friends by the University Printer, Christmas 1968. First edition. Illustrated in black & white and with specimens of different styles of typography tipped-on to blue leaves at the back. Tall 8vo, pp.vi:48:[7 specimens], original cloth-backed decorative boards lettered in gilt on spine in slip-case; an excellent copy in a very good slip-case.

£37.00

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DAVISON, C. ST. C.B: Historic Books on Machines. Special Exhibition Catalogue.

London: Science Museum, 1953. Square 8vo, pp. 28, original illustrated wrappers.

£12.00

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DIBDIN, T.F: Printers Devices. Being a partial reprint of the Fifth and Sixth Days Delectable Discourses thereon from the Bibliographical Decameron of the Rev. T. F. Dibdin.

Item No. 10916

London: The Imprint, n.d. Illustrations throughout. 4to (10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches) 80-pages. Spiral bound plain boards. Boards and text browned.

£45.00

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HOLMES, SIR MAURICE: Captain James Cook, a Bibliographical Excursion.

London: Francis Edwards, 1952. Limited edition, one of 500. 8vo (9 3/4 x 6 inches). 103-pages, original burgundy cloth, unevenly faded else good.

£21.00

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LOFTS, W.O.G. [Editor]: The Gem Library. A List of All Issues and Reprints.

London Old Boys Book Club, n.d. 4to, pp.48, original paper wrappers stapled; cover and some leaves foxed; ink handwritten date "Dec. 1962" to upper cover.

£16.00

Enquire Item No. 6619


MARTINEAU, A: Inventaire des anciennes archives de l'Inde française.

[Pondichery : Socie´te´ de l'histoire de l'inde franc¸aise 1914 ]. 8vo (9 3/4 x 6 inches), 38-pages. Contemporary half tan calf, marbled boards, with crimson lettering piece to upper cover. Three inch split to outer upper joint, firm. Annotations in ink. Imperfect: wanting the title-page.

£15.00

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MORAN, JAMES [Editor]: Book design and production. Volume 1, No. 1 to Volume 2 No 4; lacking Volume 2, No. 2.

London: Printing News Ltd. 1958 - 1959. Seven issues. Illustrations thoughout. 4to, original printed wrappers; piece pulled from headband of last issue but still attached else all excellent. A scarce periodical.

£30.00

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NEWTON, SIR HARRY KOTTINGHAM: Your Books, My Son. Being some account Bibliographical & Biographical contained in forty letters written mainly during the earlier months of 1931, intended to introduce to his eldest son a small collection of Esteemed Books made for him ......

Item No. 5511

Oxford: at the University Press, 1934. One of only 101 copies printed. Etched frontispiece and tailpiece. Large 8vo, pp. 324, original gray textured cloth with leather lettering piece to spine, top edge gilt, others uncut; fine in slipcase. With later inscription from his sons presenting this volume to the Girdlers Company.

Sir Harry Newton's fine library, which this volume catalogues, giving also details of their acquisition and other anecdotal observations, was auctioned at Dukes of Dorchester in 2007.

£225.00

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P.A.C. [CATCHPOLE, P.A.]: Fifty Years with the Cambridge University Press 1882-1932.

Cambridge: Printed for private circulation at the University Press, 1932. First edition. 8vo, pp.[6]:34, original boards, no dustwrapper; binding with two faint stains to back cover, else good; internally, bookplated to front pastedown, ink ownership name on front free-endpaper; signed by the author. With a typed letter signed by the author loosely inserted.

£12.00

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PACKMAN, LEONARD [Editor]: Sexton Blake Catalogue. TOGETHER WITH: Supplement to the Sexton Blake Catalogue.

Item No. 6620

East Dulwich: The Sexton Blake Circle, n.d. Two volumes. Large 8vo, pp.91 and pp.17, original green paper wrappers; slightly browned; corners bumped; handwritten date "1971" on title-page.

£30.00

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PLUCKNETT, T.F.T: Early English Legal Literature.

Item No. 17894

Cambridge University Press, 1958. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches), 120-pages. Original cloth; very good in a little edge worn but good price clipped dust jacket.

£12.00

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PUBLISHING: Faber Books 1925 - 75. Impressions of a publishing house & Faber Music, Notes of a decade.

London: The National Book League, 1975. Portrait, plates & decorations. 8vo, original wrappers printed after a design by Edward Bawden.

£10.00

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SMITH, F. SEYMOUR: Pamphlet Bibliographies. A Reader's Guide.

Published for the National Book League by the Cambridge University Press, 1948. 8vo, pp. 24, original illustrated wrappers; name on title else very good.

£10.00

Enquire Item No. 3608


STEERE, FRANCIS G: Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Pamphlets dealing with Western Australia.

Perth: By Authority, 1923. Photo-copy. 8vo (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches), pages: 172:xi, modern tan buckram, spine with green leather gilt lettering piece; upper cover splash marked, lettering piece lifting a little on one edge.

£18.00

Enquire Item No. 10934


TARG, WILLIAM [Editor]: The Book Hunter's Guide. Rare American Books valued from $50.00 to $25,000.00. A Checklist of the Scarcest & Most Valuable American First Editions.

Chicago: Black Archer Press, 1935. Narrow 8vo, pp.24, original printed light boards; a little rubbed and lightly dusty.

£10.00

Enquire Item No. 3700


TYRRELL, JAMES R: Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1952. First edition. Plates. 4to, original cloth in dustwrapper; binding a little faded; dustwrapper poor, rubbed and with numerous tears and much loss; internally very good.

£10.00

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WALPOLE, HORACE & PARK, THOMAS: A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with Lists of their Works . By the late Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Enlarged and continued to the Present Time by Thomas Park.

Item No. 17373

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Item No. 17373

London: for John Scott, 1806. Numerous engraved portraits throughout. 5 volumes 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches), pages: xxxii:326; x:352; x:343; x:400; & x:408. Handsomely bound contemporary full purple grained calf, sides elaborately gilt and blocked in blind. Spines gilt in compartments and gilt lettered direct, all edges gilt, wide gilt ornments to turn-ins. With the half-titles. A little rubbing, a few corners bumped, headband to vol.1 pulled. Overall a handsome set in very good condition.

£300.00

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WEBSTER, D; WHITER, R; and BLYTHE, R [Editors]: The Magnet Library. A List of All Issues.

Item No. 6618

For the authors, n.d. 4to, pp.37, original paper wrappers stapled; tear to upper cover at staple; brown cellotape mark to both covers; some slight foxing; ink handwritten date "July 1960" to first leaf.

£18.00

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