London: Spring Books, 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. Thomas's richly illustrated survey remains one of the most engaging introductions to the history of the book and the culture of collecting, tracing the evolution of great texts from manuscript origins to the high points of printed scholarship. Blending bibliographical insight with a collector's..... More
London: Karslake & Co., Book Auction Records. 1915. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 7 pages, 4 plates. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for..... More
London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles., Book Auction Records. 1926. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 5 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for..... More
London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles., Book Auction Records. 1920. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 1 page, 1 plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover..... More
London: Gramol & Cassell, 1944/1949. Softcover & Hardcover. Percy H. Muir's Book-Collecting as a Hobby, here accompanied by its companion volume More Letters to Everyman, remains one of the most approachable introductions to bibliophily from the mid twentieth century. Cast as a series of informal letters, Muir blends practical guidance..... More
London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles., Book Auction Records. 1926. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 3 pages, 1 plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 17 pages, 278 pages, 13 illustrations. Original black cloth, contrasting lettering piece, gilt, and original dustwrapper (mildly creased), but all in very good condition. A.N.L. Munby's study follows Sir Thomas Phillipps, the extravagantly driven collector who amassed the largest private hoard..... More
Liverpool: Donald Fraser, Printer, 1905. Card Covers. 12 pages. Simple plain unprinted wrappers. Stamp of the private Athenaeum Library Liverpool on the title page. 13.5 x 21 cms. Category: Varied Booklets; Books on Books. More
London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles., Book Auction Records. 1922. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 5 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for..... More
New York: Viking, 2017. Hardcover. The Nazi looting of Europe's libraries and the race to return a literary inheritance. Anders Rydell traces the systematic looting of libraries, archives, and private collections under the Nazi regime, following the fate of confiscated books from their seizure to modern efforts at restitution. Drawing..... More
London: Profile Books, 2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The Book at War explores the vital role of books, libraries, and readers during times of conflict, particularly the Second World War. Andrew Pettegree reveals how books sustained morale, preserved knowledge, and became powerful symbols of resilience, culture, and intellectual freedom amidst war..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 275 pages, several plates. Old Books, Rare Friends,Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion is Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern’s warm, charming and quietly extraordinary memoir of a lifelong friendship built around rare books. The two women, legendary antiquarian booksellers, recount decades spent..... More
London: Karslake & Co., Book Auction Records. 1919. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 3 pages, 1 plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for..... More
London: Werner Shaw, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Kaye's memoir of the Elkin Mathews bookshop during the fraught years 1938-1945 offers an intimate, sharply observed portrait of the trade under pressure. She recalls customers, colleagues, shortages, small triumphs, and the daily improvisations required to keep a literary outpost alive through blackout..... More
London: Werner Shaw, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Kaye's second memoir follows the post-war decade in which she and Percy Muir rebuilt their lives and the Elkin Mathews business from rural Essex. She recalls the rhythms of country living, the steady revival of the antiquarian trade, and the eccentric, loyal clientele..... More
London: Heinemann, 1966. Hardcover. The Great Shakespeare Forgery (1966) revisits the career of William Henry Ireland, reassessing the young forger's motives, methods, and the literary climate that allowed his spurious Shakespeare manuscripts to gain temporary acceptance. Drawing on contemporary testimony and a fresh reading of the surviving documents, Grebanier offers..... More
London: Karslake & Co., Book Auction Records. 1915. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 2 pages, 1 plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for..... More
London: Karslake & Co., Book Auction Records. 1912. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 4 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality -..... More
London: Karslake & Co., Book Auction Records. 1915. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 6 pages, 1 plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for..... More
London: Karslake & Co., Book Auction Records. 1913. Books on Books. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). 9 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality -..... More
London: HMSO, 1961. Hardcover. 35 pages, 79 plates in black & white. Original green cloth, gilt lettered. From the collection of Jean F. Preston, Curator of Manuscripts (1977-1991) and Curator of Medieval Manuscripts (1991-1993) in the Firestone Library, Princeton University; died at home in Oxford, England, in July 2006. Her..... More
Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1985. Hardcover. 292 pages, 9 illustrations. Original cloth, lettered, with dustwrapper. Clean and bright throughout. Size: 15.5 x 23 cms. Category: Books on Books; Featured Items; Hardback Books; ISBN: 0801417228. ISBN/EAN: 9780801417221. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery..... More
London: Private Libraries Association, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 309 pages, 4 colour plates and 80 black & white illustrations. Original red cloth, gilt lettered, with no dustwrapper, as issued. Fine condition. Size: 15.5 x 25 cms. Category: Books on Books; Featured Items; Hardback Books; ISBN: 0712347593. ISBN/EAN: 9780712347594. This item..... More
Liverpool: T. Brakell, Printer, Cook Street, 1857. Card Covers. 30 pages. Modern, but not recent binder's tape to the spine. Size: 13.5 x 21 cms. Category: Varied Booklets; Books on Books. More
London: Cassell, Undated, c,1894. Hardcover. Archer’s lively "gossip" about Dickens blends anecdote, biographical sketch, and theatrical enthusiasm to present the novelist as both public figure and imaginative force. Drawing on contemporary reminiscence and richly supported by Barnard's full page character illustrations, along with contributions from other Victorian artists, the book..... More
