Yellow Springs, OH: Kahoe & Co. Publishers, 1929. Hardcover. [4], 33, [3] p.; 21 cm. Black cloth spine with printed paper spine label; gilt- and grey-marbled paper over boards. Lacking slipcase. This is one of a limited editon of 240 copies "printed at the Antioch Press, Yellow Springs, Ohio, in..... More
Paris: Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Français, 1924. Paperback. 44, [2] p.; 16 cm. Plain wrappers printed in black. Front wrapper reproduces title page; back wrapper bears series list for Répertoire du Vieux-Colombier, of which this title is no. 22. "Acheve d'imprimer le 7 Juin 1924 par F. Paillart a...... More
![Twenty-One Years of Bird & Bull: A Bibliography, 1958-1979 [with clamshell case]. W. Thomas...](/pictures/thumb/000922.jpg?v=1472082191)
North Hills, Pa. Bird & Bull Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Clamshell case holding 1 volume and 1 portfolio with 18 examples of Bird & Bull printing ephemera. 108, [2] p.: illustrations; 33 cm. Original yellow morocco spine with light grey paper over boards printed in a pattern of birds..... More
Philadelphia: The Booksellers Association of Philadelphia, 1941. Paperback. [4] p.; 22 cm. Folded leaf. The speakers were C.S. Forester, Helen MacInnes, Frederic Dannay, and Manfred B. Lee. Also listed are John A. Reed, vice president; Joseph Greene and Percy S. Johnson, Jr., sales representatives; and Anne Ford, publicity director. The..... More
Albany, N.Y. Joel Munsell, 1974. Hardcover. Second Edition. This was possibly Pierce Butler (1866-1939) the Supreme Court justice. Archaeologia Americana -- Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 5 and 6. 2 volumes: lxxxvii, [1], 423 p., frontispiece portrait of Isaiah Thomas; viii, 666, [2], 47 p.; 23..... More
New York: Scott Stamp & Coin Company, 1892. Hardcover. The authors were a committee of the National Philatelical Society. [2], 126, [38] p.: illustrations, tables; 30 cm. Publisher's maroon pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; blind-ruled border on both boards, which have bevelled edges. All page edges red..... More
Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse University Press, 1957. DePol, John. Hardcover. [4], 34, [2] p.: wood engravings; 18 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; small illustrated paste-down on front cover. With original gilt-printed clear plastic dust jacket. Black endpapers. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slight ding in upper edge of..... More
Portland, Me. Thomas Bird Mosher, 1898. des Gachons, Andhré. Paperback. Printed by Smith & Sale, Portland, Maine. [6], 57-83, [5] p.; 16 cm. Blue-grey paper wrappers printed in black and red; sewn. With, loose, as issued: 1 leaf of a plate and one poem on tissue to accompany the plate..... More
Portland, Me. Thomas Bird Mosher, 1899. Paperback. [4], 208-234, [6] p., 16 cm. Blue-grey paper wrappers printed in black and red; sewn. The Bibelot was published by Thomas Mosher from 1895 to 1914. Unopened pages. This issue contains Translations from the French of Francois Villon by Algernon Charles Swinburne, as..... More
Portland, Me. Thomas Bird Mosher, 1898. Paperback. Printed by Smith & Sale, Portland, Maine. [6], 163-184, [4] p.; 16 cm. Blue-grey paper wrappers printed in black and red; sewn. The Bibelot was published by Thomas Mosher from 1895 to 1914. In this issue he reprints Tares: A Book of Verses..... More
Portland, Me. Thomas Bird Mosher, 1898. Paperback. Printed by Smith & Sale, Portland, Maine. [4], 261-278, [2] p.; 16 cm. Blue-grey paper wrappers printed in black and red; sewn. The Bibelot was published by Thomas Mosher from 1895 to 1914. This issue contains the poems Wordsworth's Grave and Lachrymae Musarum..... More
Portland, Me. Thomas Bird Mosher, 1899. Paperback. [12], 343-363, [11] p., 16 cm. Blue-grey paper wrappers printed in black and red; sewn. Some pages are unopened. The Bibelot was published by Thomas Mosher from 1895 to 1914. This issue contains Our Lady's Tumbler translated by P.H. Wicksteed, as well as..... More
State College, PA: American Philatelic Society, 1963. Paperback. Third Edition. [2], 110 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with brown cover. Contents: Philatelic Trends -- Aims of Collecting -- Paper -- Watermarks -- Stamp Design -- From Design to Issued Sheets. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; pages are..... More
S.l. American Philatelic Society, 1960. Paperback. [2], 111-230 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback with faint green cover. Contents: Printing Problems and Varieties -- Printing Characteristics -- Intaglio Printing: I. Line-Engraving II. Gravure. In Very Good+ Condition: cover has browned along edges, losing most of green; pages are clean and tight..... More
S.l. American Philatelic Society, 1964. Paperback. [2], 231-342 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback with blue cover. Contents: Planographic Printing -- Embossing. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is faded along edges; pages are clean and tight. More
![The Library of James Logan of Philadelphia 1674-1751 [provenance: Raymond Voigt Shepherd, Jr.]....](/pictures/thumb/008103.JPG?v=1605907686)
Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1974. Hardcover. lvii, [3], 578 p., frontispiece, [16] p. of illustrations; 26 cm. Cark blue cloth with gilt spine title. No dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free endpaper from Edwin Wolf, 2nd, "for Ray Shepherd, also a Logan enthusiast." Bookplate on front fixed endpaper..... More
New York: Pynson Printers, 1936. Hardcover. [317]-480 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Illustrated paper over board. Cover title: The Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly. Title page in red and black. Designed by W.A. Dwiggins. Continuously paginated with vol. 1 no. 2. Contents: The Launching of Bancroft's "Native Races" by Oscar Lewis..... More
2012. Hardcover. [1], xxviii, 433 p.; 29 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Examines the coverage by newspapers published in the Philadelphia suburbs of several big regional issues, including Levittown, Pa.; the Cherry Hill Mall; the Blue Route (Mid-County Expressway); and affordable housing in Mount laurel, N.J. In Fine..... More
Scotland: 1812. 1 handwritten letter from Stephen Young, in Scotland, to his brother William Young, in Delaware, dated Jan. 1812. Both men were active in the book trade. The upper section with the beginning of the letter is lacking. Stephen Young talks about the negative impact of the Non-Intercourse Act..... More