Category: Books about Books

Scholarly Publishing: Books, Journals, Publishers, and Libraries in the Twentieth Century

By: Abel, Richard E. & Lyman W. Newlin & Katina Strauch

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Wiley : 2001

Seller ID: 23157

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

No defects. Covers are clean and unworn, binding is tight, pages are crisp and unmarked. Book is unread. . Fifteen papers on aspects of the general topic, including contributions by Richard Abel, Allen Veaner, Hendrik Edelman, Michael Gorman, and others. Index. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 318 pages. j3
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By-Paths in Hebraic Bookland

By: Abrahams, Israel

Price: $31.50

Publisher: Benjamin Blom : 1972

Seller ID: 32656

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

No defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 371 pages. H5
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Radical Literature In America An Address By Frederick B. Adams, J. To Which is Appended a Catalogue of an Exhibition Held At the Grolier Club in New York City

By: Adams, Frederick B. , Jr.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: The Overbrook Press : 1939

Seller ID: 31375

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Ex-library exhibition catalog with minimal Harvard College Library markings: two light stamps on copyright page, no other marks. Spine is somewhat faded with gilt titles on spine barely readable. Binding is tight, beveled edges to red cloth covers. Bibliography has a few items checkmarked with pencil. . In addition to the initial essay, a classic annotated bibliography of Radical American literature (e. g., communism, utopianism) to the mid-1930s.. Ex-Library. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 61 pages. A2
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An Exhibit to Commemorate the One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary of the Beginning of the War of 1812.

By: Anon.

Price: $21.50

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, The Lilly Library : 1962

Seller ID: 26905

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Stapled softcover with illustrated card covers. Small checkmark inked to top corner of front cover, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . 160 items are described, 30 plates. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 72 pages. K5
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Exhibition on the Occasion of the Transfer of Public Papers of the Honorable Joseph W. Barr to the Lilly Library

By: Anon.

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Indiana University : 1971

Seller ID: 27083

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Side-stapled exhibition catalog with maroon card covers, covers somewhat rubbed, no other defects. . Exhibition catalog consisting of selected items from the public papers of Joseph W. Barr, U. S. Treasury Secretary during the Johnson administration, on the occasion of the transference of these papers to the Lilly Library, Indiana University. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 32 pages. L0
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Para Una Bibliografa De Aldo Mieli

By: Babini, Jos

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Firenze. Firenze, Leo S. Olschki : 1979

Seller ID: 24498

Binding: Perfect

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Paper covers show short tears, lacking tip of back corner, some creasing. Inscription to former owner from someone who does not appear to be the author. Pages show light creasing and are unmarked. . Aldo Mieli was an early Italian scholar in the emerging field of history and philosophy of science, also famous for being gay. This book is a bibliography of his publications as well as (apparently) publications that discuss Mieli's work. Paginated as 357-424, this appears to be an offprint from Physis 21 (1979). . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 68 pages. M3
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English Stylistics: a Bibliography

By: Bailey, Richard W. & Delores M. Burton

Price: $21.50

Publisher: MIT Press : 1968

Seller ID: 24975

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Black cloth covers are a little rubbed at extremities; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner was Harvard scholar Wallace E. Williams, and his signature is neatly written on the first endpaper. . Comprehensive bibliography of writings on English stylistics, subdivided into dozens of categories and subcategories. Indexes. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 198 pages. E3
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Indiana Authors and Their Books 1816-1916; 1917-1966; 1917-1966 (3 Volumes, Complete)

By: Banta, R. E. , Thompson, Donald E. , Comps.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Crawfordsville, IN. Crawfordsville, IN, Wabash College : 1949, 1974, 1981

Seller ID: 31835

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Page ends are darkened in vol. 1, light spotting to page ends in vols. 2-3. Brown cloth covers of vol. 1 are slightly darkened . No wear to covers, pages are clean and bright, binding is tight. Grade: VG+ (vol. 1) and NF (vols. 2 and 3). These are NOT ex-library books. Volumes 2 and 3 appear unread. Three volume set. . Massive compilation of Indiana authors and their books, from 1816 to 1980. Index to all three volumes in vol. 3. A short biography and bibliography of works published are given for each author. . Small 4to - 9" to 11". 1515 pages. C7
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Concerning Booklabels

By: Beddingham, Philip, Et Al

Price: $30.00

Publisher: London. London, Private Libraries Association : 1963

Seller ID: 20033

Binding: Pamphlet

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. . Pamphlet treats the history of booklabels, the technique of making booklabels, and the design of engraved booklabels. Illustrated with many examples of bookplates. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 16 pages. T2
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The David A. Randall Retrospective Memorial Exhibition: Twenty Years' Acquisitions : the Exhibits Chosen by Mr. Randall and Described by Josiah Q. Bennett

By: Bennett, Josiah Q

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Lilly Library, Indiana University : 1975

Seller ID: 26911

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Card covers remain pure white. . Published twenty years after the establishment of the Lilly Library, this work describes the acquisitions and collections in a special exhibit. 241 items are described, many with an accompanying illustration. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 64 pages. K5
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Eighteenth-Century Cities: a Panorama.

By: Berkvam, Michael L. & Sean Shesgreen Berkvam

Price: $23.00

Publisher: The Lilly Library, Indiana University : 1983

Seller ID: 26965

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Illustrated blue card covers. . Exhibition catalog from the Lilly Library, Indiana University, consisting of books and manuscripts related to eighteenth-century European city design, architecture, and urban planning. Seventy-eight items are listed and summarized, many with accompanying illustrations. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 78 pages. K0
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The Canadian Prairie Provinces, Part One; Les Prairies Canadiennes, Premiere Partie. Catalogue 24

By: Bernard Amtmann

Price: $21.50

Publisher: Montreal. Montreal, Bernard Amtmann : 1953

Seller ID: 28948

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Softcover with gray side-stapled card covers. Faint crease to back cover, no other defects. . Publisher's sale catalog, listing 187 items, mostly in English, some in French. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 24 pages. C5
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A Selection of Interesting Books on a Great Variety of Subjects (1948, No. 657)

By: Bernard Quaritch Ltd.

Price: $21.50

Publisher: London. London, Bernard Quaritch Ltd. : 1948

Seller ID: 26681

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Brown stapled wrappers have light wear, pages browned, especially at margins. . Illustrated. A total of 338 books are listed for sale in this catalog, including 22 books on Savonarola, priest and leader of Florence from 1494 until 1498, when he was excommunicated and executed. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 79 pages. K1
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Horses and Americans 150 Years of Equestrian Literature in America

By: Blue Rider Books

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Blue Rider Books : 1984

Seller ID: 31079

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Lower corner bump, no other defects. This is a side-stapled exhibition catalog listing and describing 240 books; books listed date from 1808 to 1980; Index. . A valuable resource for horse folks and collectors. Scarce. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 46 pages. T3
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A Splendid Gathering for Bibliophiles of Rare Books and Manuscripts

By: Bobrow, Anne

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Los Angeles CA. Los Angeles CA, Zeitlin & Ver Brugge : 1974

Seller ID: 30917

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Faint spine crease, no other defects. . 85 items in this sale catalog, many with accompanying full-page plates; describing works from Georg Agricola to Johan Weyer. A beautiful copy, catalogue Number 237. . Catalogue 237 Series. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 124 pages. S0
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Boekbandverguldmateriaal: Inventarisatie Van Het Boekbandverguldmateriaal Van De Fge, Verkregen Bij Liquidatie Van Boekbinderij

By: Bommel, Elias P. van

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Org. Van Fabr. Van Grafische Eindprodukten : 1982

Seller ID: 25751

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Glossy pictorial covers are a little rubbed, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Book includes 1597 numbered examples of bookbinder's decorations. . Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. ~200 pages. H0
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150 Years of the American Short Story An Exhibition Prepared by William R Cagle and Mathew J Bruccoli

By: Bradbury, Malcolm

Price: $22.50

Publisher: The Lilly Library, Indiana University : 1998

Seller ID: 33501

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

New, no defects. . 150 items are listed and briefly described, including several illustrations. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 75 pages. T3
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Faulkner A Comprehensive Guide to the Brodsky Collection, Volume I, the Biobibliography.

By: Brodsky, Louis Daniel & Robert W. Hamblin

Price: $29.00

Publisher: University Press of Mississi : 1982

Seller ID: 32568

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

No defects in book or dust jacket, As New. Jacket now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . A comprehensive guide to the Brodsky Collection. . Center For The Study Of Southern Culture Series Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 436 pages. H1
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Emily Dickinson: an Annotated Bibliography: Writings, Scholarship, Criticism, and Ana 1850-1968

By: Buckingham, Willis J. , Ed.

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Indiana U. Press : 1970

Seller ID: 21507

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Minor rubbing to jacket extremities, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Bookplate is affixed on ffep, along with a DISCARD stamp. No other marks or other indications of previous ownership. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 322 pages. D2
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The Westbound Pioneer: Overland Emigration to Oregon

By: Byrd, Cecil K

Price: $22.50

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Lilly Library, Indiana University : 1989

Seller ID: 33505

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Fine, no defects. Pages are crisp, tight, unmarked; book appears unread. . Exhibition catalog in which 57 works on emigration to Oregon are listed and annotated, some extensively. Described by Cecil K. Byrd. Illustrated. . Lilly Library publication Series. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 64 pages. T3
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