BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE THEOPHRASTAN CHARACTER IN ENGLISH
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
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
1986. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). BOOKS COMING FROM THE WHITTINGTON PRESS, 1986-7. (Gloucestershire, England: Whittington Press, c. 1986). Large 8vo., wrappers; 16 pp., illustrated. Sun, slight soil to wraps. Very good. 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
1961. [BOOKS ON BOOKS]. AN EXHIBITION OF BOOK PUBLISHED WHEN THEY WERE 21 OR YOUNGER BY ONE HUNDERED AUTHORS WHO LATER BECAME FAMOUS. Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1961. 8vo., stapled wrappers; 28 pp. Sunned, with a touch of soil and edgewear. About very good; clean internally. More
1960. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). FIRST EDITIONS OF AMERICAN AUTHORS COLLECTED BY THE LATE ARTHUR SWANN. Public auction sale Tuesday March 22 at 1:45 and 8:pm. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1960. 8vo., paper covered boards. A very good copy with prices realized written in ink and laid in... More
1990. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH MANUSCRIPT PAINTING. Introduction by James H. Marrow. Catalogue essays by Henri L.M. Defour, Anne S. Korteweg, Wilhelmina C.M. Wustefeld. New York: George Braziller, (1990). First edition. Small folio, blue cloth, spine in gilt. Illustrated throughout. A very good copy that shows..... More
1968. BOOKS ON BOOKS. 1450-1550: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE WOODCUT/The Woodcut Revival: 1800-1925. Kansas: Museum of Art, University of Kansas, (1968). 8vo., wrappers; illustrated. Slight soil to wraps, heel just bumped. Very good. More
4975. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). GREAT BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTORS By Alan G. Thomas. New York: Excalibur Books, (1975). Folio, yellow illustrated paper-covered boards. Illustrated throughout. A near fine copy in the dust jacket. More
1988. (BOOKS ON BOOKS). SOLDIER POETS OF THE GREAT WAR. An exhibition at the Grolier Club. New York: The Grolier Club, 1988. 8vo., printed paper wraps. A fine copy. More
1937. BORNEMAN, Henry S. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS: A CLASSIFICATION OF FRAKTUR-SCHRIFTEN AND AN INQUIRY INTO THEIR HISTORY AND ART. Norristown, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1937. Four-color photo-engraving plates. 58 pp. + 38 color plates. Oblong folio, light brown cloth stamped in gilt. A few small stains to cloth, spine..... More
1880. [BOSTON] ANNIVERSARY MEMOIRS OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY PUBLISHED IN CELEBRATION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOCIETY'S FOUNDATION. 1830-1880. Boston: (Boston Society of Natural History) 1880. vii + [1] + 250 + various paginations (short papers). 4to., half leather with raised bands, gilt spine lettering. Ex-library..... More
1927. [BOSTON - CHILDREN'S] DODO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE BOSTON GIRL TOLD BY HERSELF TO HER GRANDCHILDREN MARNIE, JOHNNIE AND DIL DIL. [n.p.; privately printed] 1927. 63 pp. 16mo., blue cloth stamped in dark blue on front cover. Minor shelfwear, cloth bright and clean. Deckle edges. Halftone frontispiece (the..... More
1885. (BOSTON). KING'S HAND-BOOK OF BOSTON. Profusely Illustrated. Cambridge: Moses King, 1885. Seventh edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo. 387pp. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. With fold-out map intact, but may of the folds split.. Front and back hinges nearly sprung. Spine weak... More
LP. (BOSTON). KING'S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON. Cambridge: Moses King, 1879. Second edition. 8vo. [6]+ 294pp. + [20] pp. advertisements, a few on colored or card stock. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. The cloth a little rubbed and shelfworn at extremes. Plate of Hotel Brunswick..... More
LP. (BOSTON). KING'S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON. Cambridge: Moses King, 1879. Second edition. 8vo. [6]+ 294pp. + [20]pp. advertisements, some on colored stock. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and black to front and spine. The cloth a little rubbed and shelfworn at extremes, otherwise a fresh and pleasing copy. Tab-mounted double-page..... More
1861. (CITY OF BOSTON, MA). REPORT OF THE JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE EASTERN AVENUE. Boston : J. E. Farwell & Co., City Printers, 1861. City Document No. 58. Four folding maps. 15 pp. 8vo., pamphlet format, sewn signatures. Despite its relatively bright appearance, the paper is very brittle; the..... More
1907. (BOSTON). STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. Boston: Morse-Purce Co., (1907). Large 8vo., yellow cloth illustrated in gilt, spine in gilt. Illustrated profusely throughout with full page and folding plates; folding map. Large, not unattractive, presentation bookplate on front pastedown, A near fine copy, with a touch..... More
1907. (BOSTON). STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON. Boston: Morse-Purce Co., (1907). Large 8vo., green cloth illustrated in gilt, spine in gilt. Illustrated profusely throughout with full page and folding plates; folding map. A very good copy, clean and bright, with just some light wear and spotting along..... More
1903. (BOSTON). A VOLUME RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF BOSTON CONTAINING THE ASPINWALL NOTARIAL RECORDS FROM 1644 TO 1651. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1903. 8vo., black cloth ruled in blind and lettered in gilt. Small chip to ffep with large closed tear. Light sun to spine. A very good..... More
1930. (BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY). BOSTON AND THE BAY COLONY. A Tercentenary Exhibit of Rare Books, Broadsides and Manuscripts, Shown in the Treasure Room of the Boston Public Library, During the Summer of 1930. Boston: Trustees of the Public Library, 1930. Large 8vo., pamphlet; 32 pp. Just slightly soiled with a...... More
1893. BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE with brief sketches of prominent brokers, bankers, banks, and moneyed institutions of Boston, 1834-1893. Boston: Hunt & Bell, 1893. Bound in maroon cloth over deckled boards with gilt spine and front. Sunning and some soiling to covers. Color frontispiece, some stains at edges. Final rear blank..... More
1907. BOSTON TRAVELER COMPANY. BAY STATE NOTABLES IN CARTOON. Being a series of cartoons of leading Massachusetts men published in The Boston Traveler and gathered together in this form as a permanent souvenir. Published by the Boston Traveler Company, January, 1907. 102 engraved caricatures of prominent Massachusetts politicians and businessmen..... More
1805. THE BOSTON WEEKLY MAGAZINE; Devoted to Morality, Literature, Biography, History, the Fine Arts, Agriculture, &c. &c. Volume [II -- 1803-4 &] III -- 1804-5. Boston: Published by Gilbert and Dean, at their Printing-Office, No. 78, State-Street, 1805. Two complete years of this weekly, from 29 October 1803 through 19..... More
1900. (BOSTON, CITY RECORDS). A VOLUME OF RECORDS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF BOSTON containing miscellaneous papers. (The Twenty-Ninth Report, Document 100 -- 1900). Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1900. 8vo., brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. Some spotting, slight insect activity to cloth; hinges cracked. Clean, serviceable text;..... More