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7 vols. bound in 15 parts, comprising a complete set of the monumental catalogue of manuscripts in the Austrian National Library, copiously annotated, with bibliographic references throughout, each volume containing its own registers and indexes, profusely illustrated with collotype reproductions of manuscript texts and illuminations, some in color. Large 4to. Near uniform binding in brown cloth, save for vol. I in tan cloth, with brown title badge on spine. Leipzig (K. W. Hiersemann) 1923-1938. Arntzen/Rainwater M 11. First edition. Uncommon complete and in good condition. Titles in the series include: Vol. I. Die Frühmittelalterlichen Handschriften des Abendlandes. 238 pp. 36 plates and 146 figures. 1923. Spine expertly repaired. Vol. II. Die Deutschen Romanischen Handschriften. 466 pp. 44 plates and 236 figures. 1926. Vol. III. Die Romanischen Handschriften des Abendlandes. Mit Ausnahme der Deutschen Handschriften. 163 pp. 2 plates and 149 figures. 1927. Vol. IV, 1. Der Wiener Dioskurides und Die… Read More

Moscow-Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1927. Octavo (23.5 × 16 cm). Original printed wrappers; 163 pp. Light wear to wrappers; about very good. Uncommon volume reflecting the shift of bibliography from the sphere of personal collecting to a matter of key importance for the young Soviet state and its libraries, trade union organizations, and research institutions, as set out in the preface. With contributions by M. N. Kufaev, A. I. Malein, L. B. Khavkina, E. A. Lappa-Starzhenetskaia, A. A. Borovskii, A. M. Belov, E. I. Shamurin, on the nature and subject of bibliography, its history in the West and in the USSR, library studies in the West, statistics of the publishing industry, catalogization, et cetera. With numerous ads for book history, bibliography, and library studies related titles. As of May 2020, KVK and OCLC show four copies in North America.

Erevan: Editions de l'Academie des Sciences de la R.S.S. de l'Arménie, 1969. Large octavo. Original brown cloth with title to spine and front cover; 468, [4] pp. Hinges lightly shaken; else about very good. Extensive bibliographical reference of publications on Armenia in languages other than Armenian and Russian, including English, German, Danish, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and other. First published in Paris in 1946, here significantly revised and expanded, and issued by the Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Petrograd: Knigoizdatel'stvo kooperativnoi literatury Mysl', 1918. Octavo (21 × 14 cm). Original printed wrappers; 64 pp. Wrappers lightly stained; still a very good copy. Scarce guide on establishing and maintaining smaller libraries as part of local co-operative societies, which were popular through the Soviet Union in the 1910s and 1920s. The author posits the need to consider the spiritual needs, as well as political literacy, of Soviet workers. He outlines possible forms of reading rooms or lending libraries and gives answers questions such as how to organize and manage a library, the role of a librarian in workers' education, and ways of cultivating political consciousness. Also included are technical information on running a library, sample membership forms and catalog cards, information on book subscription and acquisition, and the financial aspect of librarianship. Also valuable is the extensive publisher's list, on five pages, of publications related both to the Socialist-Revolutionary (SR)… Read More

Tbilisi: Sakartvelos SSR Gansakhk'omis p'olit'saganmanatleblo mushaobis sammartvelo, 1941. Octavo (17 × 12.3 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; 24, [2] pp. Light wear to wrappers; faint private note to upper front wrapper; still about very good. Published by the Department of political educational work of the Executive Committee of the SSR of Georgia, this pamphlet provides an overview of the work of public libraries during World War II, when Hitler sought to reach the Caucasian oilfields via Georgia, an objective he failed to reach. One of 1800 copies printed. As of April 2023, KVK, OCLC show one holding worldwide, in North America.

41 pp. introduction and detailed descriptions of plates by the director of the library, notes with bibliographic material, 2 text illus., 100 superb plates (many in color or tint) showing bookbindings from 5 centuries in the library's collection. Folio. Gilt-decorated cloth, raised spine, d.j. Leipzig (Karl Hiersemann) 1921. A lavish publication presenting a wide array of elaborate and beautifully detailed bindings.

13 vols., altogether over 7000 pp. catalogue, by J. van den Gheyn, Fréderic Lyna, Emile Wagemans, et al., of the collection of over 8500 illuminated and otherwise rare or unusual mss. in the Royal library, each item described, many with extensive annotations and cross-references. 4to. Orig. wrpps., some vols. sl. soiled, spine of one vol. cracked. Brussels (Lamertin) 1901-1948.

Philadelphia: Izdanie gazety "Pravda", 1928. Octavo (22.8 × 15.6 cm). Original printed wrappers; 14 pp. Wrappers somewhat worn and beginning to detach; still about very good. First standalone edition of this passionate call for the creation of a bibliography of Russian publications in America by Michael Vinokouroff (1894-1983), a Russian immigrant, bibliophile, and scholar, whose papers are held by the Alaska State Library. The present text, first published on the pages of the periodical "Pravda" in Philadelphia, was a result of his work at the Library of Congress: "Within the very first few days of my employment at the Library, I was quite astonished to note the extreme scarcity of Russian books published in the United States in this great National Library. But--later on, I learned that in practically no libraries in this country was this sort of material abundant, and that only very, very few of just such Russian books were received in the Library of Congress through the Copyright Office. And it… Read More

Harbin: N. P. Kobtsev; tip. "Zaria", 1934. Quarto (26 × 18.5 cm). Staple-stitched pamphlet with paper spine strip; 23 pp. Rust to staples; last page discolored; else very good, printed on better paper. A short, but highly informative Russian-language description of the history and present makeup of the State Public Library in Beijing, formerly the National Library of Peiping, and now the Chinese National Library. The pamphlet contains an overview of the library's history, major additions and special collections, buildings and departments, major bibliographical guides and catalogs, international collaborations, as well as the rules and regulations for using the library on site and for borrowing materials. Published as an offprint from the "Bibliographical Journal" (Bibliograficheskii sbornik, vol. 2), published by the Library of the Chinese Eastern Railway (KVZhD). Baranov (1886-1972) was a translator and Sinologist who taught Chinese language, ethnography, history and literature to employees of the… Read More

4 vols., catalogue by Isak Collijn of the incunabulae in the Royal Library, Stockholm, including 1122 entries, an essay on Johann Snell and a supplement covering 360 additions from 1915-1939, 150 plates of facsimiles of pages of the works. Texts: Sm. 4to. (vol.1, boards; vol. 2 and suppl. wrpps.); Plates: Lg. 4to. Boards. Stockholm 1914-1940.

Moscow: Imperatorskii Rossiiskii Istoricheskii Muzei imeni Imperatora Aleksandra III; Tipo-Lit. Torgovogo doma Korkin, Veideman i Ko, 1911-1912. Quartos (26.8 × 18 cm). Original printed wrappers; [4], 1-190, 191-382, 383-597, [1], and [1], 1-77, [2] pp. Three photogravure plates, two with protective tissue guards. Occasional light wear to spine extremities; bookstore marks partially erased to rear wrappers; very good copies. Complete catalog, in four volumes, of the collection built by the Moscow merchant Aleksei Bakhrushin (1853-1904) over three decades. Bakhrushin's library contained over 25.000 volumes, largely on Russian history, art, and literature, including reference works and Rossica in foreign languages, which the catalog lists alphabetically. The fourth installment adds foreign-language books collected by Bakhrushin, also mainly on topics relating to Russia, as well as on library science and art history. During Bakhrushin's life, the library was used widely by scholars and fellow… Read More

Moscow: Izdatel'stvo MGSPS "Trud i Kniga", 1925. Octavo (22 × 15.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; 125, [3] pp. Light wear and soil to wrappers; a few nicks to spine; still good or better. The aim of this handbook is to convey the importance of reading within the Soviet education system, with a special focus on books, newspapers, and journals for mass use and their application in "agitprop" (agitation and propaganda). The author touches on nearly every aspect of the sociology of reading, from the distribution of books, to their categorization and reviews, the propagation and training of reading, the importance of lending libraries, the organization and guidance of workers' reading circles, good and less helpful forms of reading, and much else. The three appendices contain: 1) a list of the most useful bibliographical reference works; 2) sample forms for analyzing books for library purposes; 3) the description of a sample poster to be created by librarians for the May 1 celebrations, complete with… Read More

18 parts (all published), illustrated throughout, with papers by Julien Maigret, André Warnod, Raymond Escholier, André Blum, Robert Brun, et al., coverage of book sales and new publications. 4to. Original covers with wood-engraved illustrations by Clément Serveau. Paris 1945-1947. Limited edition.

Year 35, No. 1 (January 1923) through Year 35, No. 12 (December 1923), 12 issues bound in 1, 228 pp. serial devoted to numerous aspects of the Hungarian printing industry, including advertising posters, book cover design, print ads, etc., heavily illustrated throughout, many images in excellent color, some tipped-in. 4to. 3/4 cloth and boards, spine slightly faded, bottom right-hand corner bent on front, original wrpps. bound in. Budapest 1923. A fascinating glimpse into the Hungarian printing world during an influential period of Eastern European design.

2 vols. in 1, 365 pp. commentary on ten works from late 15th century France, including translations of some, bibliographies, index, text illustrations; 309 pp. facsimiles of the ten works, including Molinet, Temple de Mars, Pfettisheim, Guerres de Bourgogne, Traité d'Arras and De La Marche, Le Chevalier Délibéré, illustrations from woodcuts. 4to. 3/4 leather with boards. Paris (La Société des Bibliophiles François) 1923. Finely printed on high quality paper with excellent reproduction of the woodcut illustrations.

Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1899. Octavo (21.7 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 48 pp. Edges red. Wrappers lightly dust-soiled; still about very good. Scarce catalog of the firm of Karl W. Hiersemann, seller of new and antiquarian books in Leipzig, which presents the library of privy councillor Dmitrii Petrovich Severin (1792-1865), at one time a Russian diplomat in Bavaria. The list contains 692 books on Russian ethnography, history, geography, travels, and economy, including numerous rarities.

2 vols., VIII, 403, XII, 432 pp. inventory of over 8000 Swiss bookplates from the late medieval period to around 1900, brief introductory material, indices of artists, initials, monograms, mottos, heraldry, etc., bibliography, glossary, 135 photographic plates, 38 plates showing heraldric outlines. 4to. Cloth. Zurich (Schweizer Bibliophilen Gesellschaft) 1933-1937. One of 600 copies.