MET ONZE VADER.
np (The Netherlands?), nd. .25 x .25", gilt decorated black leather, vg. The Lord's Prayer in different languages. In clear plastic box (with magnifying cover). Vg. More
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MINIATURE ALMANACK [almanac], For the Year of Our Lord, 1827, Being the Third After Leap Year, Calculated for the Meridian of Boston "Much in a Little"
J.H.A. Frost: Boston, 1827. 3 x 2", marbled paper string-tied wraps, (28)pp, covers worn, pp with finger soiling and toning else a nice little miniature book. More
"MINUTES AND GENERAL INFORMATION REPORTS OF THE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, EDITORIAL BOARD, 1971-72" [spine title]
Wayne State University Press: Detroit, MI, 1971-1972. Hardcover. 13 x 8.75", red library buckram, 275 leaves printed on rectos, covers a bit scuffed at the foredge; attached to first leaf (with a rusty paperclip) is a typed letter from Herbert M. Schueller, Director, to Henry V. Bohm, Provost, presenting this..... More
MODERN BOOK PRODUCTION.
NY 1928. Illus, 11.5x9", parchment backed boards, 186pp, t.e.g., EX-LIBRARY, usual markings else ok. More
THE MODERN LIBRARIAN Spring 1949.
6 x 3.5", stapled wraps, (14)pp, vg. "Containing all titles in the regular giant, and illustrated series." More
THE MODERN LIBRARY Spring 1949.
6 x 3.5, stapled wraps, (14) pp, vg. "Containing all titles in the regular, giant, and illustrated series." More
Monotype Specimen Book
Pacific Typesetting Co.: Seattle, WA, nd. 11.25 x 8", printed duo-tang folder, 99 of 103pp, covers rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped, inkstamped address on front cover, pp used, MISSING PP 33-36, a few pp ragged at foredge and torn a little at gutter, some minor pencil marks else a nice..... More
The Morgan Crusader Bible [prospectus]
Faksimile Verlag Luzern: Switzerland, (1998). 15.5 x 12", glossy pict stapled self wraps, 16pp booklet showing production and history, nice; with two double-sided facsimile leaves in printed folder; all enclosed in a gilt-lettered cloth portfolio (portfolio has some soiling and rubbing. Not the entire facsimile book, nor the original. Just..... More
MY HUSBAND WAS A GOOD FOR NOTHING MAN. Parody on Nelly Gray [broadside ballads].
W.S. Fortey at the Catnach Press: London. nd (c 1840s). Single sheet broadside, two woodcut illustr, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn (esp right edge), folds, somewhat heavily spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
NAPOLEON'S FAREWELL TO PARIS [and] MOLLY CODDLE [broadside ballads].
J. Catnach: London. nd (c 1830s). Single sheet broadside, zigzag woodcut separator, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, folds, spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
THE NEW COLOPHON, Volume II, Part Seven. A Book Collector's Quarterly, NY, September 1949
Illustr, 10.75 x 7.75, pict boards, pp 195-304, covers soiled and rubbed. TIPPED IN IS: "A FACE: A POEM BY MARIANNE CRAIG MOORE" Cummington Press, 1949. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES. More
NEW FICTION PUBLISHING CORPORATION. 18 Shares.
1923. 8x12", nicely engraved with allegorical female figure taking a pen while holding a book, with owl watching. Folds else v.g. More
NEW GRAPHIC SERIES OF THE COLOPHON . . . Number Three. . . [September 1939]
Pynson Printers: NY, 1939. Illustr including "Wood Engraving" by Thomas Nason, facsimiles, 10.5 x 8.5, pict boards, 101 pp, covers browned, extremities worn (esp at spine top), hinges loose, text block a bit browned at edges, minor finger soil else a decent, clean copy. Bacon-Shakespeare, Nathaniel Hawthorne, etc. More
THE NEW TIMES [and] SPENCER THE ROVER [broadside ballads].
J. Catnach: London. nd (c 1830s). Single sheet broadside, two woodcut illustr, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, folds, with dark spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
THE NEW TIMES [and] SPENCER THE ROVER [broadside ballads].
J. Catnach: London. nd (c 1830s). Single sheet broadside, two woodcut illustr, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, folds, with dark spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
NEW YORK 1939 WORLD'S FAIR [miniature book in wooden and metal case]
np (NY?), 1939. Twelve color miniature postcard illustrations folded accordian-style in wooden and metal box resembling a book, 1.5 x 1", some wear but still nice, metal cover is stamped with Trylon and Perisphere, and opens up to little photos, back cover (wooden) is a bit worn but carved in..... More
NEW YORK [and] LAMENTATIONS OF AN OLD HORSE [broadside ballads].
J. Catnach: London. nd (c 1830s). Single sheet broadside, one woodcut illustr, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, moderate spotting, large chip from left margin (repaired) with dark spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
NEW YORK [and] LAMENTATIONS OF AN OLD HORSE [broadside ballads].
J. Catnach: London. nd (c 1830s). Single sheet broadside, one woodcut illustr, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, heavy spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
NONESUCH BOOKS FOR THE WINTER MCMXXVI AND FOR THE SPRING MCMXXVII WITH HAND-LIST OF ALL THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE PRESS
Cambridge University Press, 1927. 9 x 6, wraps, unpaged, cover soiled. More
THE NONESUCH COMPENDIOUS SERIES.
N.p. n.d. (Bloomsbury 1935?). 7.5x4.5", saddle stitched wraps, (20)pp, dealers hand stamp else ok. More
NONESUCH NEWS Number One, September 1938. To be Issued Most Months to the Nonesuch Fellowship
NY 1938. 11 x 7, 4 pp., lightly soiled. More
NOTHING CAN EQUAL A GOOD WOMAN STILL [and] SONS OF FINGAL [broadside ballads].
W.S. Fortney at the Catnach Press: London. nd (c 1840s). Single sheet broadside, two woodcut illustr, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
THE NUREMBUG CHRONICLE A Pictorial World History from the Creation to 1493 A Monograph by Ellen Shaffer With a Leaf from the Pirated Augsburg Latin Edition of 1497
Printed at the Plantin Press for Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1950. Hardcover. Illus., 13 x 9", pict blue cloth, pict endpapers, 61pp. Corners and spine tips have light wear/rubbing, leaf has a 1" vertical tear from bottom, light water staining and some soiling/smudging, contents very good to fine condition..... More
OAK KNOLL FEST X PORTFOLIO: A Collection of Broadsheets.
Oak Knoll Books: New Castle, DE, 2003. 32 (of 33) broadsheet in a sild-ribbon tied cloth portfolio, nice condition. LIMITED TO 125 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY BOB FLECK. More
OFFICIAL JOHN K. KING USED & RARE BOOKS TOTE BAG.
I think we've been first online to offer various things (other than books) on the online book search engines. Right now, we've got t-shirts and a meteorite available! Ever wanted a meteorite? It is a big one. I don't think it'll fit in a USPS mailer, and the UPS driver..... More