Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Public Library, 1950. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 39 pp. With a few small illustrations. Issued in honor of the retirement of the director of the Buffalo, NY Public Library, this bibliography documents manuscripts and books relating to Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain held by the Buffalo Public Library..... More
Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Printed wraps. 60 pp. A supplement to the Albion bibliography of naval and maritime history, containing works printed between 1965 and 1968. VERY GOOD condition. Some browning to the covers, mostly along the spine. Minor soiling. More
Metuchen, N.J: The Scarecrow Press, 1978. Hard Cover. Original cloth. No jacket. A bibliography of Wilkie Collins. VERY GOOD with minor fading and a hint of warping to the covers. More
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1994. Cloth. Light blue cloth. No jacket. 419 pp. A comprehensive bibliography on the historical archaeology of mortuary sites from the 15th through the 20th centuries, and including references to comparative literature on the history of death, mourning, memorialization and buries. GOOD condition, ex-museum library..... More
New York: Privately Printed. De Vinne Press, Printer, 1914. Limited. Hard Cover. Gray paper covered boards in slipcase. #6 of an edition of 500 printed on Old Stratford paper. A bibliography of the first editions of the work of James Russell Lowell, including only first book appearances of his work..... More
Amherst, MA: The Jones Library, Inc, 1937. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, one of 650 copies (unsigned). Orange/red cloth. No jacket. 158 pp. A few black and white photos throughout, with a reproduction of a Robert Frost bookplate on the last page. A bibliography of the works of Robert Frost..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, in wraps. One of 800 copies in wrappers, also published in hard cover. 39 pp. With 30 remarks by Robert Kelly. A bibliography of the first 100 books published by the Black Sparrow Press, although billed by the publishers..... More
(Cambridge, MA): The President and Fellows of Harvard College, Publisher, 1996. Wraps. Printed wraps. Quarto. 15 pp. A few reproductions of pages throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of books relating to Christian interpretations of the Kabbalah and other Jewish mystical teachings, focusing on early printed works, and providing historical..... More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982. Cloth. Green cloth. No jacket. 879 pp. A comprehensive bibliography on the work of Paul Robeson, including books, addresses, articles, advertisements, remarks, letters and telegrams, greetings, interviews, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and soiling to the covers. More
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1975. Cloth. 130 pp. A bibliography of exhibition notices, reviews, critical evaluations (books about Winslow Homer), and individual works of Homer appearing in periodicals (individual works appear mostly from the early to mid/late 20th century and not 19th century periodical appearances). All pertaining to Winslow..... More
New York: New York Public Library, 1962. Wraps. Blue wraps. 88 pp. A bibliographical checklist of works relating to the US Civil War, pertaining to Indiana and Ohio. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, wrinkling and soiling to the covers. Two faint horizontal creases to the covers. More
Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1992. Cloth. Red cloth. No jacket. 402 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of the depiction of baseball in film, providing a synopsis of each movie, as well details on producers, directors and cast. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and..... More
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1945. Wraps. Printed wraps. One of 100 copies. 30 pp. A bibliographical, historical and critical look at the publications of Julia A. Moore, a Michigan poet considered as the pinnacle of bad poetry. Many found humor in her work (although none was intended)..... More
Boston: Heinztmann, Carl H., Printer, 1896. Half-Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. vii, 151 pp. Arranged alphabetically by town, this index offers a source list of magazines, journals and other collections of essays which related to the town in question. Each town contains subject headings beneath it, mentioning what was..... More
Cambridge: Printed for the Houghton Library, 1965. Hard Cover. One of 500 copies. Gray/beige cloth. No jacket. 63 pp. With a few photo plates of manuscripts and illustrations throughout. A bibliography of the writings of English bibliographer Thomas Frognall Didbin. GOOD+ condition. Some browning to the covers, with a few..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. Cloth. Stated first edition, presumably a first in this revised form. Brick red cloth. No jacket. xiii, 3-274 pp. A detailed bibliography of the first editions/appearances of the works of Mark Twain, discussing points of issue, variations, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor general fading..... More
No Place: Hercules Powder Company, presumed Publisher. Wraps. No place or date. States "Reproduced from the Paper Maker, Hercules Powder Company" on the lower front cover. Spiral bound wraps. 31 pp., including covers. With a few illustrations and reproductions of watermarks. A short history of papermaking Vermont from 1784 to..... More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1959. Wraps. Printed plain blue/green wraps. 55. Reprinted as an offprint from an April 1959 issue of the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. A short biography and bibliography of the known works of Amos Taylor, a sometimes bookseller, teacher and author living in New Hampshire..... More
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1983. Trade Paperback. First paperback edition. 247 pp. A bibliography of Gary Snyder, including his books, broadsides, ephemera, etc. VERY GOOD condition with a small circular dark mark on the front cover, perhaps from the removal of a sticker. Minor fading, scuffing and edgewear..... More
New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. Cloth. Orange cloth. No jacket. 203 pp. A short biography and extensive bibliography of the works of the 20th century American composer, Virgil Thomson. This includes a complete list of works and performances, a discography of commercially produced sound recordings, and an annotated bibliography of..... More
Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1979. Cloth. Brown cloth. No jacket. 254 pp. Spanning the years 1824 to 1976, this work provides a bibliography of works written on the various candidates for President of the United States in a given year, arranged by candidate name within each year. VERY GOOD+ condition..... More
Published by the Belgian Government Information Center, 1946. Original Wraps. The Belgian Book. An Exhibition of Belgian Printing from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day. September 16-November 17, 1946. Published by the Belgian Government Information Center. This is a 32 page exhibition catalogue for the exhibit at the New..... More
New York: John Anderson, auctioneer of Literary Property, 1903. First Edition. Original Wraps. Original wraps. Frontis portrait of Whittier. 47 pages. An auction catalog containing items from John Greenleaf Whittier's library, with prices realized written in ink in the margins. In FAIR condition. Heavy chipping and loss along the extremities..... More
London: Sotheby and Co, 1925. Wraps. Printed wraps. 80, 106 pp. With a few illustrated plates depicting bindings and title pages in both volumes. A two volume auction catalog for a 1925 auction of books from the collection of Edward Gordon Duff, with a focus on early stamped bindings. This..... More
Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, Publisher, 1965. Wraps. Wraps. Viii, 30, 6 pp. Reproductions of title pages throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of various books of poetry by American poets, spanning the 1600s to the 1900s, and including work by Anne Bradstreet, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson..... More