1922. BOLTON, Arthur T. THE ARCHITECTURE OF ROBERT & JAMES ADAM (1758-1794). In two volumes. London: George Newnes/ New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Folio, green cloth with spine in gilt and raised gilt relief portrait to front of both boards. Illustrated in black and white. Both volumes bowed. Spine..... More

1932. (SMITH, Adam) A CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF ADAM SMITH, AUTHOR OF THE "MORAL SENTIMENTS" AND "THE WEALTH OF NATIONS." Prepared for the Royal Economic Society by James Bonar, with an Introduction and Appendices. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932. Second edition. 6 plates, two of which are folding..... More

1908. (BONE, Muirhead). CHILDREN'S CHILDREN. By Gertrude Bone, with drawings by Muirhead Bone. London: Duckworth, 1908. 1/215 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. 4to, white paper boards, gilt-stamped and t.e.g. Boards darkened and rubbed, but internally a very clean and attractive copy. Overall, very good... More

1892. BONVALOT, Gabriel. DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU. Illustrated by engravings after photographs by Prince HENRI D'ORLEANS. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1892. First edition. 510 + [1] pp. 4to., half red morocco with gilt rules, raised bands, gilt spine ornaments and lettering, t.e.g, red marbled..... More

1947. (BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA). CALIFORNIA POETRY PORTFOLIOS. CA: Book Club of California/various presses, 1947. Set of twelve single sheets, folded, each designed by a different press, presenting a poem by an eminent California poet with commentary by the author. Authors include Gelett Burgess, Genevieve Taggard, Murial Rukeyser. Housed in..... More

1940. (BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA). PACIFIC ADVENTURES. CA: Book Club of California/various presses, 1940. Limited edition, 1/650 copies of six pamphlets, each designed by a different press, presenting a narrative of early exploration of the Pacific Area. In the mailing envelopes, some of which bear slight wear/soil (one envelope bears..... More

1866. (BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS). THE BOOK-WORM. Edited and Illustrated by J. Ph. Berjeau. London: At the Office, 1866-1870. 5 volumes, complete as issued: 36 issues 1866-1868, 24 issues of the new series 1869-1870. Small 4to, quarter black leather, red marbled paper-covered boards, spines in gilt, t.e.g. The leather is rubbed..... More

1975. CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY IN BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, Rhode Island. Bibliotheca Americana. 7 volumes. Reprint edition. Volumes 1-3 are uniformly bound, tall 8vo., black cloth, gilt, published in Millwood, New York by Kraus Reprint Co., 1975. Volumes 4-5 are uniformly bound, tall 8vo., black cloth, gilt..... More

1949. [BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. FRENCH ART OF THE BOOK. San Francisco, Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1949. Original printed wrappers. 7 tipped in plates, printed on both sides, of book illustrations. Errata slip. Wear and soil to wraps, internally, bright and clean. More

1992. [BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: Rare Books and Special Collections. An Illustrated Guide. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1992. Oblong 8vo., paper wrappers. Fine. More

1961. BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS. PROPOSALS IN THE JOHN JOHNSON COLLECTION. Index to Proposals for English Books up to 1800. Oxford: University Press, 1960. Oblong 8vo., stapled wrappers, xerox typescript pages (21), with 5 additional stapled leaves laid in, "Additions, January 1961." Slightly bumped, creased, with wear to edges of wraps..... More

19. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE THEOPHRASTAN CHARACTER IN ENGLISH. West, CT: Greenwood Press, [n.d.], (c.1970). 8vo., orange cloth. A near fine copy. More

1925. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). BRUCE ROGERS, DESIGNER OF BOOKS. By Frederic Warde. With a list of the books printed under Mr. Rogers's supervision. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925. First edition. 8vo., blue cloth, paper spine label. A very good copy that shows some wear at the spine ends... More