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The General Guide to Rare Americana. with Auction Records and Prices. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1950. New and enlarged edition.
by Wemyss, Stanley
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
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- Detailed description of early americana and prices
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- 1950
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- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$25.00
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Wemyss, Stanley: The General Guide to Rare Americana. with Auction Records and Prices. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1950. New and enlarged edition. Description: 323 p. With chronological and regional inventories of early printed books in the United States and a key to American Imprints 1639-1889. Fine cloth copy in mylar sleeved dust jacket with moderate edge wear to the jacket. Remains… Read more about this item Item Price
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ADDENDA TO THE BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, A CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS (REPRINTS AND ORIGINAL WORKS,) FROM MAY, 1855, TO MARCH, 1858.
by Roorbach, Orville A.
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- Used - Note: Stain on back board, see other notes
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- n/a
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- Hard to find bibliography of early Americana
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- 1858
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- 8vo
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- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$20.00
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Roorbach, Orville A. ADDENDA TO THE BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, A CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS (REPRINTS AND ORIGINAL WORKS,) FROM MAY, 1855, TO MARCH, 1858. New York, NY: Wiley & Halsted, 1858. 8vo. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine. viii, 256, 8 pages. A list of works published in the U.S., including price and publisher. Arranged alphabetically. Lists of abbreviations and publishers. List… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arno Werner master bookbinder. An exhibition at the Houghton Library.
by Walsh, James E.
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- Used - very nice publication
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- None present
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- Nice tightly bound 1981 First
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- 1981
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- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$15.00
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Walsh, James E. Arno Werner master bookbinder. An exhibition at the Houghton Library. The Houghton Library. 1981. "First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 33; full page black & white illustrations; fine in original decorated wrappers. Descriptions of 63 examples of Werner's work along with illustrations of several." Item Price
$15.00
An Annotated Bibliography of Bibliographies of Statutory Materials
by Keitt, Lawrence
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None present
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- Clean bright and binding in excellent condition
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- 1934
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- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$20.00
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Keitt, Lawrence; An Annotated Bibliography of Bibliographies of Statutory Materials; Harvard University Press:, 1934. 191 pages. This is Volume II of the Harvard Series of Legal Bibliographies. Item Price
$20.00
The Library Collected by the Late Joseph B. Shea, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Part I: Americana [American Art Assoc./Anderson Galleries auction, 1-2 Dec. 1937
by Shea, Joseph B
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- Used - Some bumping and corner wear. No Dust Jacket
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- None present
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- Tight, some edge wear and light tone very good
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- 1937
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- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$12.00
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Shea, Joseph B. The Library Collected by the Late Joseph B. Shea, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Part I: Americana [American Art Assoc./Anderson Galleries auction, 1-2 Dec. 1937]; New York: American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, 1937. Light gray wraps, lettered in black. Extended cover edges typically rubbed, covers a bit toned by age. Firm, square binding. 212 pp., 674 catalogued lots. First Edition.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bibliography of Rhode Island, a Catalogue of Books and Other Publications Relating to the State of Rhode Island, with Notes, Historical, Biographical and Critical,
by Bartlett, John Russell
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- Used - Very Good+
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- none
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- Reference on publications in Rhode Island
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- 1864
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- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$40.00
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Bartlett, John Russell, Bibliography of Rhode Island, a Catalogue of Books and Other Publications Relating to the State of Rhode Island, with Notes, Historical, Biographical and Critical; Providence: State of Rhode Island, 1864. original cloth-backed boards. Rhode Island. 8vo. original cloth-backed boards. 287 pages. First edition (Besterman 5391). Two page preface by Bartlett followed by the bibliography. Item Price
$40.00
Catalog of Books and Pamphlets Principally Relating to America: 1870
by Boon, Edward P.
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- Used - Good
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- None present
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- Original Catalog bound in buckram, some staining to first few pa
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- 1870
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- 8vo rebound buckram
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- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$85.00
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Boon, Edward P. Catalog of books and pamphlets principally relating to America. New York 1870. Sold May 16th, 1870, by Leavitt, Strebeigh & co. 597 pp, 8vo, 24 cm. Edward P. Boon was a bookseller with an address of 86 Nassau St. New York. McKay 1554. This publication is 597 pages stuffed with information. Reprints are available but this is… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
Bibliography of Economics: 1751-1775
by Higgs, Henry
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None present
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- Reprint of the 1935 Edition
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- 1990
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- 8vo Spine a little faded, some small spots to lower board and a scratch to the upper board.
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$35.00
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Chippenham, Wiltshire: for EMO Press by Antony Rowe Ltd.,, 1990. Prepared for the British Academy. Octavo. A detailed bibliography of publications on Economics from 1751 to 1775 that includes many of the controversial issues surrounding taxation, the state, the Monarchy etc. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. Spine a little faded, some small spots to lower board and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bookman's Glossary: A Compendium of Information Relating to the Production and Distribution of Books
by Holden, John A.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None present
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- Solid reference edition for collectors of terms
- Published
- 1925
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- 8vo Cloth hardcover fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$15.00
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R.R. Bowker Co. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. Very Good First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition bound in green cloth. Bookplate of F. M. O'Brien; Antiquarian Bookdealer. A compendium of information relating to the production and distribution of books. Item Price
$15.00
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Printers' Valhalla: Daniel Berkeley Updike and the Merrymount Press
by Winship, George Parker
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- Used - Jacket chipped at bottom
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
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- Story of the Merrymount Press and Daniel Updike
- Published
- 1947
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- 8vo jacket chipped at bottom
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$19.00
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Rochester: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1947. cloth, dust jacket. UPDIKE. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 141 pages. First edition. Jacket chipped. A tribute to Updike and review of his work, and that of the Merrymount Press. Item Price
$19.00
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Annals of American Bookselling 1638-1850
by Boynton, Henry Walcott
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None present
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- First Issue, First Edition
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- 1932
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- 8 vo wear to corner tips slight soiling on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$85.00
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Boynton, Henry Walcott (1869-1947) Annals of American Bookselling 1638-1850. 1932, 8vo, 209 pp; New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman & Hall, Limited; Printed in US by The HaddonCraftsmen, Camden, N. J. First Edition, First Issue. No Dust Jacket. Nice tight copy with some corner wear, paper boards with cloth spine and some soiling of the spine.
"Boynton was… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Bibliography of James Russell Lowell Compiled by George Willis Cooke; 1907 Limited Edition #484 out of 550
by Cooke, George Willis
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
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- Limited Edition Copy number 484 out of 520 Copies
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- 1907
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- 8 vo some sunning to spine otherwise fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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$35.00
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Philip Greely Brown (1855-1934) was an avid book collector and amature historian and albeit, publisher. He helped collect and published his brother's memoirs on the settlement of the West. His brother, Clifford Brown served under a variety of leaders, some quite famous. This is a bibliography of all of James Russell Lowell' works up to 1906. Mr. Brown would have… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00