Books About Books from RC Books

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating, in-depth history of the Manhattan antiquarian book trade, especially along Fourth Avenue. Foreword by Madeleine B. Stern. 407 indexed pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. End paper maps with photographs. Unclipped jacket protected… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson, 1988. Reprint. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Guide to the creation of marbled paper in the use of bookbinding. 88 pages with 82 illustrations including 54 in colour. Mild soiling to covers. Some colorful, beautiful, marbled examples.

Berwyn P.O. PA: Privately Printed, 1929. Limited Edition . Cloth and Paper. Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. One of 950 copies of this limited edition. Includes facsimiles of original letters in the "Oak Knoll" Library. Frontispiece portrait of Hardy. Paper titles on front cover and spine. About 40 pages. No box. Previous owner's discreet bookplate… Read more about this item

San Francisco : Arion Press, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition of the work of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn from 1920 to 1965 in the Grabhorn Press and of Robert Grabhorn form 1966 to 1973 in the press of Grabhorn-Hoyem.… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoenson Press , 1941. 1st Edition . Cloth and Paper. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Three essays: "Early American Bookbinding By Hand," by French; "The Rise of American Edition Binding," by Rogers; and "On the Rebinding of Old Books," by Lehmann-Haupt. Edited by Lehmann-Haupt. SIGNED by Hannah Dustin French on the… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press , 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Keepsake" publication of three letters received by Edward F. Stevens, one from Emery Walker and two from Bruce Rogers. Introduction by Stevens. The letters discuss printing and the book arts with references to various… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The follow up to their first book, Used and Rare; the writer's expand their book adventures into more sophisticated areas. Great fun and very interesting to the book collector. 213 pages. No names or marks.

Tucson, AZ: Firsts Magazine, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Feature articles on American Civil War novels and collecting Stephen Crane. 60 pages. Illustrated in black and white.

Tucson, AZ: Robin H. Smiley, 1996. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Featured article in this edition is "Collecting Richard Brautigan" by David Gregor. 68 pp.

Bloomington, Indiana: Lilly Library, Indiana University, 1964. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Frontispiece photograph of Poe tipped in. Fascinating stories of how one of the greatest Poe collections came to be - exciting for Poe fans and those interested in book collecting. Includes a facsimile of a… Read more about this item

San Diego, New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1986. First Edition . Cloth and Paper. Near Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The life of Mitchell Kennerley, publisher, president of the Anderson Galleries, businessman, and bookman. Presentation copy SIGNED by Matthew J. Bruccoli. Bruccoli (1931-2008) was the writer of several author biographies and… Read more about this item