New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. 232pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Dark brown cloth over boards with the title stamped in gilt on the backstrip. In a pictorial dust jacket. From the Publisher - "Written to mark Oak Knoll Press's thirtieth anniversary, Books about Books is a...... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. 158pp. Quarto [26 cm] in green cloth. Includes CD-ROM. Color photos. From the book: "This book and accompanying CD explore the use of binders' tickets and booksellers' labels within the Canadian book trade based on the author's collection of 793..... More
New Castle, Delaware; London: Oak Knoll Press; The British Library, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 240pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Brown cloth over boards. From the Publisher- "A History of the Eragny Press, 1894-1914, is a full and exceptionally well-researched account of the Press. It begins with a brief survey of Lucien..... More
Berkeley, California: Serendipity Books, 2011. Second edition. Paperback. 53 (1) pp. Pictorial wraps. Wraparound cover photo and interior photo by Ken Sanders. A second edition of 200 copies. The original edition was called "A Wake For the Still Alive" and published by Book Tryst in a small edition. Contains essays..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. 195pp. Quarto [27 cm] Orange cloth over boards. From the Publisher- "In the Service of Scholarship is a history of one of the leading printing firms of the twentieth century. It is also a character study and biography of Harold..... More
Ravelston, Middlesex, England: Oak Knoll Press / Private Libraries Association, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. 215pp. Small quarto [28 cm]; navy blue covered boards. A history of the first century of dust-jacket use published by Oak Knoll Press and the Private Libraries Association. There are 1,100 copies of which 550 for..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books, 1989. Original edition. Paperback. Thin octavo [21.5 cm] White, black and red printed wraps. Fine condition. In the original envelope. A catalogue written, edited and designed by Thomas A. Goldwasser, and featuring Surrender, the final screenplay by S. N. Behrman, The Black Stone Press archive, a substantial..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books, 1989. Original edition. Paperback. Thin octavo [21.5 cm] White, black and pink printed wraps. Near fine, with minor soiling on the rear wrap. A catalogue written, edited and designed by Thomas A. Goldwasser, and featuring Surrender, the final screenplay by S. N. Behrman, The Black Stone Press..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books, 1989. Original edition. Paperback. Thin octavo [21.5 cm] White, black and red printed wraps. Fine condition. In the original envelope, with just a little wear. A catalogue written, edited and designed by Thomas A. Goldwasser, and featuring Surrender, the final screenplay by S. N. Behrman, The Black..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. 268pp. Quarto [28 cm] 1/4 red cloth with blue and gray patterned paper over boards. May require extra postage due to weight. From the Publisher- "George Macy started the Limited Editions Club with backing from investors in the heyday of..... More
Boston and London: David R. Godine / The Merrion Press, 2004. First American edition. Hardcover. 200pp. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 28.5 cm] 1/4 dark red cloth with tan paper covered boards, a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a gilt stamped vignette on the front cover. The book..... More
Cambridge, MA: Maurizio Martino Publisher, Circa 1990s. Limited Reprint. Hardcover. 381pp. Octavo [23.5cm]; red cloth boards with title on spine label. Facsimile edition limited to 350. Title was originally published by Chapman & Hall, LTD. in London in 1933. There are 31 illustrations and Facsimiles. More
Carlsbad: Primulum Books Limited, 1998. Paperback. 77 pages. Stitched wraps. Pocket size guide to American authors and their literary pseudonyms. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 152pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Printed cardboard wraps. Red satin ribbon pagemarker. "'Type Journal' encourages you to sketch, trace and colour classic typefaces, or use the ruled and gridded pages to create your own designs, inspired by the gallery of type samples. An..... More
Northampton, MA: L & T Respess Books, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Small quarto [25.5 cm] White wraps, printed in black and red. 286 offerings of rare Mormon and western america from the collection of the legendary Herbert Auerbach. Material in this catalogue is offered in association with Between the Covers..... More
Austin, TX: Betty Smedley Bookseller, 1972. Limited edition. Hardcover. 22pp. Slim quarto [28 cm] Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and the subject's initials decoratively lettered in gilt on the front board. Brown endpapers. Very good plus condition. The boards are very slightly concave. There is a previous..... More
San Antonio: The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures, 1972. Hardcover. SIGNED. 123pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with orange paper over boards, silver and gilt lettering on the spine, and a paper title label on the front cover. Orange endpapers. Near fine condition. Essay by William R...... More
Tucson: Press of the Gigantic Hound, 1990. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 88pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Rust colored cloth over boards. With a faint, 4" mark, along with a minor smudge stain, on the front cover. One in an edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the title..... More
Vancouver: William Hoffer, 1982. First edition. Paperback. 85pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Wraps. Extremities lightly rubbed; binding a bit stiff. A bibliography of the Canadian Editions of the Oz books. More
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. 267pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. "This latest addition to the highly regarded 'Print Networks' series brings together both established and emerging scholars to offer..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books. Original edition. Paperback. 35pp. Very slim octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled white and black printed wraps. Near fine condition. A catalogue concentrating on books by writers closely associated with the movement termed "New American Poetry," such as the Black Mountain College / Divers Press poets Edward Dorn, William..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books. Original edition. Paperback. 35pp. Very slim octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled white and black printed wraps. Good, with numerous notations in pencil on the covers and sporadic pencil markings in the text. A catalogue concentrating on books by writers closely associated with the movement termed "New American Poetry,"..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books, Circa 1965. Original edition. Paperback. 25pp. Very slim octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled white and black printed wraps. Very good. A catalogue featuring a signed first edition of Ray Bradbury's debut book Dark Carnival, a banquet menu signed by John F. Kennedy, signed early appearances by Philip Whalen..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books. Original edition. Paperback. 22pp. Very slim octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled white and black printed wraps. Very good condition, with light moisture staining on the covers and pages. A catalogue with 316 listings and featuring works by or about G. K. Chesterton, John Milton, Lady Gregory, Robert Bridges..... More
Berkeley: Serendipity Books. Original edition. Paperback. 67pp. Very slim octavo [21.5 cm] Stapled white and black printed wraps. Very good condition. The wraps are lightly age-toned and soiled. A catalogue featuring a first edition of The Private Life Of The Master Race, A Documentary Play by Bertolt Brecht, a signed..... More