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Maggs Bros Ltd, London, bookseller's catalogue, 1953. Cloth, with portions of original printed wrappers laid down on spine and front board, 4to,. 179 pp, plates (a few in colour), ills,. 123 items. With a 2 page foreword on the history of the firm. An interesting catalogue. Among the items offered are : a 13th century Latin Bible, illuminated in England; an Autograph Manuscript of two songs by Robert Burns, presentation copies of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded ; an Autograph letter from Edward VI, King of England, signed, to Henri II of France; Gilbert's De Magnete, 1600; a New Testament, in Syriac. Vienna, 1555; Short inscription on front wrapper, initialed "K.G.M." [Kenneth G. Maggs] Good.

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 2002. Cloth, 8vo,. xxiii, 1106 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector.” American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts,… Read More

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 1999. Cloth, 8vo,. xxii, 1115 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector.” American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts,… Read More

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 2000. Cloth, 8vo,. xxi, 1029 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector.” American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts,… Read More

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 2000. Cloth, 8vo,. xxii, 1024 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector. American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts, includes… Read More

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 1994. Cloth, 8vo,. 1032 pp. Bookseller stamp on front pastedown endpaper, otherwise Very Good.

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 2002. Cloth, 8vo,. xxiii, 1106 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector.” American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts,… Read More

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 2003. Cloth, 8vo,. xxiii, 1087 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector. American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts, includes… Read More

Bancroft-Parkman, New York, first edition, 2000. Cloth, 8vo,. xxii, 1024 pp. As its users know, ABPC is not just a transcribed record of titles and prices, copied unquestioningly from the season's auction catalogues. It is, on the contrary, the only work in English in which every listing of printed material has been checked as to title, format, date of publication, edition, and limitation. Bindings are described, with condition when relevant, and whenever possible maps and plates in books are verified. Moreover, sales of autographs and manuscripts are reported. Because of this, ABPC is an essential tool for buying, selling and evaluating books, serials, autographs, manuscripts, broadsides, and maps, based on actual figures realized at auction. In the words of a reviewer in The limes Literary Supplement, it is “an accurate, indispensable tool for the antiquarian bookseller and collector. American Book Prices Current is composed of two parts. Part 1, Autographs & Manuscripts, includes… Read More

Book Collector, London, first edition, 1990. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. viii, 169 pp. The fascinating account of the operation of a "ring" (including most of the leading booksellers of the day) at a book auction held in 1919: the Ruxley sale realised a total of just over £3,714 for the vendor, but after the ring had completed its settlements the total was at least £19,696. The authors show in detail exactly how the ring operated, in a study packed with information, interest and anecdote. Wrappers slightly faded and slightly rubbed, otherwise Near Very Good.

Book Collector, London, first edition, 1990. Cloth, 8vo,. viii, 169 pp. From the prospectus :"The dispersal of the Foley family library in October 1919 was notable for the richness of the books sold - and for the general inadequacy of the prices they fetched. Nearly every considerable lot went to a covert combination of booksellers, some eighty strong, and the total sum obtained under the hammer was demonstrably less than a sixth of the wholesale value of the library. The discrepancy points up the effectiveness of a ring whose members ranged from the grandees of the London rare book trade to the humblest of country second-hand dealers. Drawing on records kept by principal participants in the sale and in the four subsequent 'knock-outs', the Freemans reveal the intricacies of a practice whose workings have not previously been subject to such detailed and informed scrutiny. The motives and ethics of ringing - legal in England before 1928 - are discussed and the effects of combination on… Read More

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Good in used dustwrapper with foxing to the inside flaps.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Good in used dustwrapper.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Marks ( partly whited-out) to verso of the title-page, two lines on top edge, otherwise Very Good in dustwrapper.

George Prior Publishers, London, first British edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 209 pp. From the blurb- "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and… Read More

George Prior Publishers, London, first British edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 209 pp. From the blurb- "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and… Read More

George Prior Publishers, London, first British edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 209 pp. From the blurb- "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both cautionary and… Read More

Allanheld & Schram, Montclair, first American edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 209 pp. From the blurb: " "[T]he authors' newest collaboration can be called a model of instruction for anyone - amateur or professional - who claims an interest in old books, their significance and history. In a volume distilled from their accumulated experience, the scholar-partners of Leona Rostenberg - Rare Books pass on their insights - and hindsights - into the antiquarian book business and set down professional techniques and guidelines developed over the years. Their jointly written chapter on the how to's of catalogues and collecting will be especially useful to collectors and dealers. They also offer chapters packed with information on some of the unusual collectibles they have tracked down - uncommon Americana, feminism, political catalysts, and curious books and non-books - and provide a bibliographic listing for each category. Three chapters, written in a light vein, are both… Read More