Repertorio bibliografico della letteratura americana in Italia, vol. I, 1945-1949; vol. II, 1950-1954.
Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 1966. First edition. Rebound in blue library cloth. Octavo, pp. 171 (Vol I), 275 (Vol II), indexed, More
Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 1966. First edition. Rebound in blue library cloth. Octavo, pp. 171 (Vol I), 275 (Vol II), indexed, More
Berlin: Ullstein Verlag, 1977. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. pp 272. 17 pages of introduction and ca. 260 pages of photographs with descriptions giving the history of this illustrious publishing house. Text in German. A wonderful "story in pictures," which, by association, tells the complicated tale of the history of..... More
Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University, (n.d., ca 1995). First printing. Wraps. Octavo, pp. 50, numerous color illustrations, preface by James Howard Fraser, overview article by Blanka Stehlikova. Cataloguing 89 scarce titles, all illustrated. Scarce reference work, documenting a period of intense creativity. The Czech avant-garde has been compared to the..... More
Leicester, England: The Barracuda Press, 1969. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 42, indexed, illustrated, part of The Collis Collections: I, with an introduction by Professor D. V. Glass. Rare. More
Berlin: Juergen Holstein (Privately Printed), 2005. First edition in 400 copies. cloth. Large Quarto (25cm x 28cm= 10" x 11"). Over 550 pages, with 1000 color illustrations of Berlin-published books of the Weimar era in the collection of Juergen Holstein. Index. in German. With 18 essays by well known scholars..... More
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1962. First edition. Original Wraps. 12 mo 5 1/4 X 8), pp. ix, 106, indexed. More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 2011. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 214. Presents 52 association copies and the stories behind them. A fascinating read, especially such "associations" as the copy of "The Great Gatsby" inscribed by Fitzgerald to T. S. Elliot (sic) or Whitman and Thoreau inscribing copies to each..... More
New York: Anderson Galleries, 1935. First edition. Original Wraps, overlapping cover w/ rag edges. Octavo, pp. 113. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1989. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 63, richly illustrated w/ b/w reproductions. More
Leipzig: Verlag des Deutschen Buchgewerbevereins, 1924. First edition. Hard Cover. 4° (quarto). pp. 105, IV. Sonderdruck des Archivs für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik. Various illustrations and samples (b/w and color). includes advertisement supplement. Spine slightly damaged, one waterstain on front cover, good copy otherwise. Text in German. Great excerpts, examples, and..... More
Oberbayern: Getrud Arntz-Winter, 1984. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, 2 volumes, pp. 122, 158, text in German, Volume II covers 1974-1983. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004. First American edition. Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 159. Index of Designers and Printers, illustrated with 144 b/w photos. An engaging book that explores the impact of Bauhaus and Modernism on typography and book design in the 20th century. Written by a distinguished book..... More
New York: Knopf, 2013. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 430. Indexed, 60 b/w illustrations. The latest book by "Self-Confessed Bibliophiliac" Basbanes is an engaging look at the history and ongoing influence of paper. Despite the continuing declarations of the death of paper and the rise of the "paperless society", this..... More
Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1952. First edition. Cloth. Octavo. 1019 total pp. In three volumes, in German. Index of titles. The uncommon and very early post-war German "cliff notes." Very thorough and ambitious. A fascinating early attempt to select the post-war "moderns" More
Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, Inc., 1929/1967. Reprint. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 555. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1947. First printing. Staplebound Light Blue Wraps. Octavo, pp. 35. Scarce. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1973. First edition, Limited to 510, stated. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 659, indexed, illustrated w/ 20 b/w plates. More
New York: Grolier Club, 2018. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 471, indexed, illustrated with over 1,200 color photographs. This book was published to accompany the exhibition "Playing Soldier" that was on display at the Grolier Club in New York City in the fall of 2018. If you enjoyed..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2013. First edition, Limited. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 288. Illustrated with 749 color illustrations. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. A beautifully produced, visually spectacular catalog for the exhibit of the same name, showing at New York's Grolier Club through February of 2014. Written by exhibit..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2013. First edition, Limited. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 288. Illustrated with 749 color illustrations. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. A beautifully produced, visually spectacular catalog for the exhibit of the same name, showing at New York's Grolier Club through February of 2014. Written by exhibit..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998. Original Wraps. Quarto. pp 68. Well illustrated and researched. with numerous indices and registers. The definitive treatment on the subject, indispensable for anyone collecting in this area An imprerssive checklist. More
Berkeley: Western Jewish History Center of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, 1968. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. x, 54, indexed. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, 256, indexed. More
Paris: Aug. Boyer et Cie. 1875. First edition. Leather over marbled boards. Octavo, pp. 1423, plus supplement of 154 pp, text in French; in three parts: 1. authors arranged alphabetically. 2. titles arranged by subject matter. 3. Time table of the most important dates in history, from 5000 BC to..... More
Somerset, UK: Adams and Dart, 1971. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 162, richly illustrated w b/w engravings, at least one per page. Becoming scarce in such fine condition. More