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1) Early Military Books in the University of Michigan Libraries
SPAULDING, Thomas M. and KARPINSKI, Louis C

The University of Michigan Press,: 1941. First edition. publisher's crimson cloth in dust jacket. A few light spots to cloth; otherwise a nice copy in a jacket with a sunned spine and light use. 4to,. Frontispiece and 37 plates (on 18 leaves). Inscribed by Louis Karpinski on the half-title. more information

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Price: $75.00
2) Hugh Thomson: His Art, His Letters, His Humour, and His Charm
SPIELMANN, M. H. and JERROLD, Walter

A. and C. Black,: 1931. publisher's red cloth in dust jacket. . Slightly cocked; otherwise a nice copy in a soiled jacket with some moderate edge wear. Large 8vo,. Illustrated throughout; some color. more information

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Price: $85.00
3) The Philobiblon Club of Philadelphia. The First Eighty Years 1893-1973
SPILLER, Robert E

Printed for the Philobiblon Club; Bird & Bull Press, : 1973. First edition; No. 124 of 275 copies. original vellum-backed paste-paper boards. Fine. 8vo,. more information

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4) The City Library. Vol. I, No. 1 - Vol. XII, No. 6
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. CITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

City Library Association,: November, 1887- October, 1895. contemporary half leather over marbled boards; some original wrappers bound in. Bookplate; some scuffing to the leather; tight and sound. Folio,. more information

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5) The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books 1566-1910. A Catalogue
ST. JOHN, Judith

Toronto Public Library,: [1966]. Reprinted, with minor corrections. publisher's decorated cloth. Bookplate; slight use at extremities; tight and sound. 8vo,. Illustrated. more information

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Price: $25.00
6) J. D. Salinger: A Thirty Year Bibliography, 1938-1968
STAROSCIAK, Kenneth

[The Croixside Press],: n.d. First edition. publisher's black gilt-lettered cloth. Some ink notes on front endpaper and in text, otherwise a near fine copy. 8vo,. more information

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Price: $15.00
7) Born in a Bookshop: Chapters from the Chicago Renaissance
STARRETT, Vincent

University of Oklahoma Press,: [1965]. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A near fine copy in a jacket with the price ruled out in ink, and very slight edge wear. 8vo,. more information

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8) Books Alive. A Profane Chronicle of Literary Endeavor and Literary Misdemeanor
STARRETT, Vincent

Random House,: 1940, With an Informal Index by Christopher Morley. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Bookplate; slight use at extremities; tight and sound in a jacket with a sunned spine,light dust-soiling, and a few short tears and small chips. 8vo,. Inscribed by Vincent Starrett on the front free endpaper. more information

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9) Born in a Bookshop: Chapters from the Chicago Renaissance
STARRETT, Vincent

University of Oklahoma Press,: [1965]. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A near fine copy in a jacket witha few small light spots. . 8vo,. more information

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10) Ambrose Bierce
STARRETT, Vincent

Walter M. Hill,: 1920. First edition. publisher's cloth-backed boards. . Very slight use to binding; tight and sound. 8vo,. Inscribed by Vincent Starrett on the front free endpaper in 1922. more information

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11) A Typographic Journey. The History of The Greenwood Press and Bibliography, 1934-2000
STAUFFACHER, Jack Werner. HUMPHREYS, Glenn

The Book Club of California,: 1999, Bibliography by Glenn Humphreys. First edition; one of 450 copies. publisher's green cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a jacket with a few tiny brown spots. 4to,. more information

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12) Counsel Upon the Reading of Books
STEPHENS, H. Morse et al

Kennikat Press,: [1968], With an Introduction by Henry Van Dyke. Reprint. publisher's cloth. Fine. 12mo,. more information

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13) The Recollections of a Bookman. A record of thirty-three years with three famous book houses, and some account of noted books, their authors and others
STEVENS, Alfred A

H. F. & G. Witherby,: [1933]. First edition. publisher's red cloth. Bookplate; spine sunned; slight use at extremities; tight and sound. 8vo,. more information

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14) Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana or a Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America
STEVENS, Henry

Printed by Whittingham and Wilkins,: 1862. First edition. publisher's gilt-stamped blue cloth. Small booklabel on each pastedown; slightly rubbed at extremities; tight and sound. . 12mo,. A third volume was published in 1865. more information

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15) Recollections of James Lenox and the formation of his Library
STEVENS, Henry. PALTSITS, Victor Hugo (ed.)

The New York Public Library,: 1951. First edition thus. publisher's blue cloth. Pencilled inscription on pastedown and acquisition notation in pencil at rear; front hinge starting but sound; slightest of rubbing at extremities of cloth. . 8vo,. more information

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16) Evenings in the Library: Bits of Gossip about Books and Those Who Write Them
STEWART, George, Jr

R. A. H. Morrow,: 1878. First book edition. publisher's plum cloth lettered in gold and black. Cloth sunned at spine and edges; but an attractive copy, tight and sound. 12mo,. Inscribed by the author, 23 January 1898. Contemporary review of this book clipped from a newspaper laid in. more information

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17) The Beginning of the World of Books 1450 to 1470. A Chronological Survey of the Texts chosen for Printing during the First Twenty Years of the Printing Art
STILLWELL, Margaret Bingham

The Bibliographical Society of America, : 1972. First edition. publisher's cloth. Fine. 8vo,. more information

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18) Incunabula in American Libraries: A Second Census of Fifteenth-Century Books owned in the United States, Mexico, and Canada
STILLWELL, Margaret Bingham (ed.)

Bibliographical Society of America,: 1940. First edition. publisher's cloth. Bookplate; a very good copy with light use to cloth. . Large 8vo,. Bibliographical Society of America Monograph Series, No. 1. more information

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19) First Editions of American Authors
STONE, Herbert Stuart

Stone & Kimball,: 1893. First edition, regular issue. publisher's olive cloth, t.e.g. Bookplate on pastedown; a few short cracks to hinges; extremities of spine rubbed; tight and sound. . 12mo,. more information

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20) Anonyma and Pseudonyma
STONEHILL, Charles A; BLOCK, Andrew and STONEHILL, H. Winthrop

C. A. Stonehill, Jr.,: 1926. One of 325 sets. publisher's cloth. Bookplate in each volume; cloth lightly rubbed at extremities; tight and sound. 8vo,. more information

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Price: $45.00
21) A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
STORM, Colton

The Newberry Library,: 1968. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a near fine jacket. 4to,. Index to Maps in the Graff Collection, 1972, laid in. more information

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22) American Book Prices Current 1945. A Record of Literary Properties Sold at Auction in the United States During the Season of 1944-1945
STORM, Colton, ed

R. R. Bowker Company,: 1945. publisher's red gilt-lettered buckram. A near fine copy. . 8vo,. more information

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23) The Unspeakable Curll: Being some account of Edmund Curll, Bookseller; to which is added a full list of his books
STRAUS, Ralph

Chapman and Hall,: 1927. First edition; one of 500 copies. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Bookplate; otherwise a near fine copy in a slightly foxed jacket with a dime -sized chip at the top of the spine. 8vo,. more information

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24) John Baskerville: A Memoir
STRAUS, Ralph and DENT, Robert K

Printed at the University Press,: 1907. First edition; No. 267 of 300 copies. publisher's cloth. Ownership signature; light foxing to frontispiece; cloth sunned at the spine and quite scuffed, but tight and sound. Folio,. A. Edward Newton's copy, with his bookplate on pastedown. more information

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25) Michigan Bibliography
STREETER, Floyd Benjamin

Michigan Historical Commission,: 1921. First edition. publisher's cloth. Bookplate in each volume; light rubbing at extremities; tight and sound. 8vo,. more information

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26) Bibliography of Texas 1795-1845
STREETER, Thomas W

Harvard University Press,: 1955-1960. First edition; one of 600 sets. publisher's blue cloth. Bookplate on each pastedown; one spine slightly faded; otherwise a fine set. Large 8vo,. Clipped reviews from TLS of this bibliography laid in. more information

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27) The Lengthened Shadow: An Address
STROUSE, Norman H

Philip C. Duschnes,: 1960. First edition; one of 1250 copies. publisher's boards. Bookplate; slight soiling and rubbing at corners. 8vo,. more information

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28) How to Build a Poor Man's Morgan Library
STROUSE, Norman H

The Book Club of Detroit,: 1959. First edition; one of "approximately 260" copies, signed by Norman Strouse. publisher's cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards in dust jacket. Near fine in a slightly soiled jacket. 8vo,. Inscribed for Van Allen Bradley, "who inspected the gold in my attic!" by Norman Strouse in 1963. more information

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29) How to Build a Poor Man's Morgan Library
STROUSE, Norman H

The Book Club of Detroit,: 1959. First edition; one of "approximately 260" copies, signed by Norman Strouse. publisher's cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards. Tiny nick to the printed paper spine label; very slight sunning to the top edge. . 8vo,. more information

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30) The Western Book Trade: Cincinnati as a Nineteenth Century Publishing and Book-Trade Center
SUTTON, Walter

Ohio State University Press,: 1961. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Bookplate; otherwise fine in a jacket with some light rubbing at edges. 8vo,. more information

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31) A Century of Oil and Gas in Books. A Descriptive Bibliography
SWANSON, E. B

Appleton-Century-Crofts,: [1960]. First edition. publisher's cloth. Ex-library; tight and sound. 8vo,. more information

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32) Industrial Publishing: the Foundation Principles, Functions, Methods, and General Practice. Based upon the lessons of an educational course
SWETLAND, Horace M. (ed.)

New York Business Publisher's Association,: [1923]. First edition. publisher's cloth. Bookplate; light use to cloth at corners; tight and sound. . 8vo,. Inscribed by Horace Swetland. more information

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33) The Bookman's London
SWINNERTON, Frank

John Baker,: [1951], Introduction by John Baker. Revised edition. publisher's boards in dust jacket. . Slightest of use at edges; tight and sound in a jacket with a sunned spine and light use. 8vo,. more information

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34) Historic California in Bookplates
TALBOT, Clare Ryan

Graphic Press,: 1936. First edition. publisher's cloth-backed printed boards. Some light soiling and use to the binding; tight and sound. . 8vo,. Signed and dated by the author on p. xiv. Publisher's flyer laid in. more information

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35) Frank Waters: A Bibliography With Relevant Selections From His Correspondence
TANNER, Terence A. WATERS, Frank

Meyerbooks,: [1983], Foreword by Frank Waters. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. . Very fine in a very fine jacket. 8vo,. more information

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36) Guide to the Study of United States Imprints
TANSELLE, G. Thomas

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,: 1971. First edition; a review copy with publisher's slip laid in. publisher's cloth. Bookplate in each volume; otherwise near fine. Large 8vo,. more information

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37) Salem Imprints 1768-1825: A History of the First Fifty Years of Printing in Salem, Massachusetts. With Some Account of the Bookshops, Booksellers, Bookbinders and the Private Libraries
TAPLEY, Harriet Silvester

The Essex Institute,: 1927. First edition. publisher's blue cloth. Slight bumping at the upper corners of the cloth; otherwise a fine copy. 8vo,. more information

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38) The Pauper's Guide to Book Collecting. Being a Series of Random Notes and Informal Jottings On a Noble Hobby
TARG, William

Black Archer Press,: 1933. flexible boards (detached). Bookplate; stapled binding separated from its case; a few pencil tick marks to bibliography at rear. . 12mo,. more information

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39) Book Queries. With which is incorporated The International Book Finder
TAYLOR, Clement and JAGGARD, William (eds.)

Jaggard and Taylor,: 1894-1897. First edition. contemporary gull maroon cloth. Old library blind-embossed stamp on title pages; library pockets and trace of call numbers on spines; some light rubbing to cloth; a few scattered pencil marks. 8vo,. more information

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40) Frank Norris: Two Poems and "Kim" Reviewed. With a Bibliography
TAYLOR, Harvey. NORRIS, Frank

Harvey Taylor,: 1930. First edition; No. 8 of 200 copies signed by Harvey Taylor. publisher's cloth-backed boards with printed paper label. Boards lightly sunned at edges, with some very minor use at corners. 12mo,. The author's copy, with his signature on the pastedown and a 1930 ALS from Charles Norris to him tipped in at the front, complimenting him on this bibliography of his brother's writings. more information

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41) Manuscripts: The First Twenty Years
TAYLOR, Priscilla S. (ed.)

Greenwood Press,: [1984]. First edition; a review copy with publisher's flyer laid in. publisher's red cloth. Bookplate; otherwise fine. 8vo,. more information

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42) Authors at Work: An Address Delivered by Robert H. Taylor at the opening of an exhibition of literary manuscripts at the Grolier Club together with a catalogue of the exhibition by Herman W. Liebert
TAYLOR, Robert H

The Grolier Club,: 1957. First edition; one of 750 copies. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a near fine jacket. Folio,. more information

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Price: $25.00
43) Twenty-one Years of Bird & Bull. A Bibliography, 1958-1979
TAYLOR, W. Thomas and MORRIS, Henry

W. Thomas Taylor and Bird & Bull Press,: 1980. First edition; No. 27 of 350 copies. publisher's quarter morocco over decorated paper-covered boards. Bookplate; otherwise fine. 8vo,. more information

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44) Catalogue of the Library of Robert Hoe of New York. To be sold by auction
THE ANDERSON AUCTION COMPANY

The Anderson Auction Company,: 1911-1912. First edition. disbound; but with the original printed wrappers present. Aside from being disbound, a fine set. There was a Part V, not present here. 8vo,. Price lists bound in. more information

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45) The Bibliographical Society of America 1904-79: A Retrospective Collection
THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

The University Press of Virginia,: [1980]. First edition; a review copy with publisher's materials laid in. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine jacket. 8vo,. more information

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46) A Catalogue of Books in First Editions Selected to Illustrate the History of English Prose Fiction from 1485 to 1870
THE GROLIER CLUB

The Grolier Club,: 1917. First edition. publisher's printed wrappers. Wrappers used at the yapp edges; otherwise very nice. 12mo,. more information

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47) A Brief Hand-list of Original and Early Editions of Some of the Poetical and Prose Works of English Writers from Langland to Wither
THE GROLIER CLUB

The Grolier Club,: 1893. First edition. publisher's printed wrappers. Wrappers used and dust-soiled at the yapp edges; otherwise very nice. 12mo,. more information

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48) A Description of the Early Printed Books owned by The Grolier Club. With a Brief Account of their Printers and the History of Typography in the Fifteenth Century
THE GROLIER CLUB

The Grolier Club,: 1895. First edition. publisher's quarter calf. Contents fine. A little bumped at corners, with some rubbing and dampstaining to the spine. Folio,. Publisher's announcement laid in. more information

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49) Ten Years and William Shakespeare. A survey of the publishing activities of The Limited Editions Club from October 1929 to October 1940
THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB

The Limited Editions Club,: 1940]. First edition. publisher's black gilt-lettered cloth. Light use to cloth at edges. Folio,. more information

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50) The Nostitz Papers. Notes on Watermarks found in the German Imperial Archives of the 17th & 18th Centuries, and Essays showing the Evolution of a Number of Watermarks
THE PAPER PUBLICATIONS SOCIETY, eds

The Paper Publications Company,: 1956. First edition; one of 450 copies (this copy is unnumbered).. publisher's cloth. Fine. Folio,. Monumenta Chartae Papyraceae Historiam Illustrantia; or Collections of Works and Documents Illustrating the History of Paper, V. more information

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Price: $250.00
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