Hours in a Library
London, The Folio Society, 1991 (first thus). More
London, The Folio Society, 1991 (first thus). More
London, The Folio Society, 2006 (first thus). More
East Aurora, The Roycrofters [Roycroft Press], 1905. Number 40 of only 106 copies of the deluxe issue on Japan Vellum, numbered and signed in ink by Elbert Hubbard (publisher and leader of the Roycrofters). More
London, James Nisbet & Co., Limited, 1912 (second impression). On the art of collecting and the reading of books. More
Redhill South, Victoria, Elgua Media, 1998. More
Cambridge, The MIT Press, 1989. More
Paris, Chambre Syndicale des Éditeurs de Livres d'Art et de Publications à Tirage Limité, 1926. Number 915 of 2000 copies of this lavish collaborative sample book, featuring illustrations and sample pages from 25 French fine press publishers (27 are listed as collaborators, but two did not supply their material in..... More
Sydney, Mitchell Library, 1950. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1956 (revised and extended edition)/ 1940. More
Oxford, Phaidon/ Christie's, 1986 (second edition)/ 1986. With the ink ownership signature of Australian historian Professor William Arthur Ridley ('Bill') Richardson. More
Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 1981 (revised edition)/ 1978. The standard work, 'containing details of approximately 2500 artists of British books and periodicals' in historical context (dustwrapper). More
London, The Studio Publications, 1955/ 1952 (fifth edition)/ 1914. More
Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1979. More
New Haven, Yale University Press, 2007. 'A lively and original account of the English book trade and the printers, booksellers, and entrepreneurs who promoted its development ... Raven offers a new interpretation of the genesis of literature and literary commerce in England. He draws on extensive archival sources to reconstruct..... More
London, Printed for The London Library by the Queen Anne Press, 1952. 'On the occasion of his assuming the office of President of the Library. Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of Members in the Reading Room, 22 July 1952' [subtitle]. Only 500 copies printed. More
London, Wynkyn de Worde Society, [1961]. Number 332 of 400 copies numbered and signed by the author. More
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1925. Loosely inserted is a slip reproducing a letter by the Press and published by the "Times Literary Supplement", October 1925, referring to 'the new edition of the Leslie-Birrell translation of Plato's "Symposium"', concluding that 'our consent was given for an edition which would be of..... More
Melbourne, Hawthorn House, 1937. One of only 230 copies (200 for sale). Loosely inserted is the 4-page prospecus (front cover a little discoloured). [2 items]. More
Melbourne, Printing Industry Craftsmen of Australia, 1939. One of only 250 copies. More
London, Longmans, Green and Co., 'Printed for private circulation', 1925. More
London, The Studio Publications, 1951. More
Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1956. The original mailing carton is addressed to Mr & Mrs H. Muir, Beck Book Co., Adelaide. If the connection to Harry Muir (prominent Adelaide bookseller and publisher) and Marcie Muir (significant children's book historian) were not enough, loosely inserted is a small slip, printed in red ink..... More
These catalogues would have been Father Boyle's working copies in the time before his appontment as Prefect of the Vatican Library, and contain extensive annotations in his hand. They are: (1) SKEAT, T.C.: 'British Museum. The Catalogues of the Mansucript Collections' (Trustees of the British Museum, 1951; an offprint from..... More
Melbourne, The Hawthorn Press, 1972. One of only 450 copies. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1985 [first thus]. More