Search Results: Authors starting with R from Wykeham Books

D. S. Brewer, Woodbridge, Rochester, first edition, 2003. Boards, paper cover-label, 8vo,. [4], 165, [3] pp. From the blurb: "This book sets Malory's Morte Darthur in the context of the political concerns that he shared with his fifteenth-century gentry readers; the author draws widely on their correspondence and reading material, but looks particularly at the political content of contemporary miscellanies owned, commissioned and read by the gentry. She shows how the themes of political governance and royal succession, which are of primary importance in contemporary historical chronicles and genealogies, informed the political thinking of Malory's readers; and demonstrates how debates over ideas of worship, fellowship, lordship, and counselling indicate a process of change in the gentry's political attitudes and values, their sense of identity, and also their response to the Arthurian story." Contents: Introduction (The Crisis of Kingship in Malory's Time; Fifteenth-century… Read More

Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, 2005 reprint of 1924 second edition. Cloth, 8vo, . lix, [1], 718 pp. Over 6,000 entries. From the publisher's description: "Edouard Rahir (1862-1924) was a well-known antiquarian bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher in Paris (for a time the publisher for the Societe des Bibliophiles Francois). He had a long-standing business relationship with Quaritch in London and was the author of La Bibliotheque de l'amateur (1909 & 1924), a guide to book collecting, along with many catalogues, etc. .. " This bibliography covers some 6000 rare and collectible books and remains useful. As New.

, , [first edition, 1896Librairie de la Société des Bibliophiles François, Paris, first edition, 1896. Contemporary (?) patterned half-cloth and marbled boards (original printed wrappers bound in at end), title-page in red and black, 8vo,. xxiv, 491, [4] pp. 3464 entries. A valuable complement to Willems' 'Les Elzevier' as Rahir does not repeat information from it but includes much aditional material. From the Conditions de Vente de la Collection: "La collection de volumes, imprimés par les Elzevier et divers imprimeurs hollandais du XVIIe siècle, décrite dans ce catalogue, comprenant 3464 articles, est à vendre en totalité pour la somme de Cent Vîngt-Cinq_Mille Francs. Sans entrer dans un long examen de ce que renferme cette bibliothèque, les quelques indications qui suivent permettront aux amateurs de se rendre compte de son importance. M. Willems dans son livre : Les Elzevier, donne les titres de 1607 volumes… Read More

B. de Graaf, Nieuwkoop, 1965 reprint of 1896 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. xxiv, 491, [1] pp. 3464 entries. From the Conditions de Vente de la Collection: "La collection de volumes, imprimés par les Elzevier et divers imprimeurs hollandais du XVIIe siècle, décrite dans ce catalogue, comprenant 3464 articles, est à vendre en totalité pour la somme de Cent Vîngt-Cinq_Mille Francs. Sans entrer dans un long examen de ce que renferme cette bibliothèque, les quelques indications qui suivent permettront aux amateurs de se rendre compte de son importance. M. Willems dans son livre : Les Elzevier, donne les titres de 1607 volumes imprimés ou publiés par ces célèbres typographes. La présente collection contient 1294 ouvrages cités par M. Willems et 61 ouvrages non décrits. A ces 1335 articles sont joints 230 volumes complémentaires, exemplaires modifiés ou réimprimés avec… Read More

P. Weissenbruch, Brussels / P.S. King and Son, London, first edition in book form, 1904. Half-leather and boards, 4to,. 1904 pp, plus 150 pp of monthly bibliography printed on rectos only, plus 12 pp index; plates, ills. Bulletins for January - December 1904, complete with the separately paginated monthly bibliographies, bound at the end. Analytical table of contents. Among the contents, which are chiefly technical articles, are several plates of rolling stock and stations from the Chicago & North Western Railway and the Illinois Central Railroad and an article "British Locomotives in 1903 " by Charles Rous-Marten. Front board gilt-blocked "H.N.G.", leather rubbed and scuffed, some wear at corners, occasional small edge-tears to contents, otherwise Good.

The Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art, London, first edition, 1966. Cloth, 4to, 28 cm,. x, 219 pp, 147 ills. Frpm the blurb: "Marcellus Laroon (1679-1772), the son and grandson of painters, was one of the most interesting and representative artists of Hogarth's time. In a period when English art was so much influenced by the contemporary French style and subject matter, Laroon's work shows as clearly as any in the English school the impress of Watteau and his followers. He spent a considerable part of his life in the army - he fought in the campaigns of the War of the Spanish Succession - and also appeared on the London stage as a singer. Dr Raines's book which gives a detailed study of Laroon's life and work and of his artistic background, also treats the career of his father Marcellus Lauron, illustrating all the plates from that artist's The Cryes of the City of London. All Laroon's extant paintings and drawings are reproduced. As Hogarth has hitherto been the… Read More

De Montfort Press, Leicester, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. 89 pp, profusely illustrated (many ills in colour). . An interesting history of this fine printing firm, whose credits include the printing of The British Printer and The Printers' International Specimen exchange. Spine title: Raithby Lawrence, 1876-1976. Small paper library label on spine and traces of removed platic tape around this, otherwise Near Fine.

Council of the Durham Colleges, Durham, first edition, 1958. Printed wrappers, 4to, 28 cm,. xiv, 101 pp. From a contemporary review in The Book Collector: "Mr Ramage's survey covers the holdings of 144 libraries, ten of which contain over a thousand books of the STC period. It records about 37,500 copies of 14,000 books: in an appendix are listed over 300 books unrecorded altogether in STC, while some hundreds of variant issues and hitherto unnoted editions of recorded works appear in the main body of the list. The indispensability of this catalogue to all workers in the field of early English literature will be readily apparent, nor will its usefulness cease at the publication of the new edition of the STC where citations of particular copies will necessarily be limited. Head and tail of spine torn with slight loss, otherwise Good.

Council of the Durham Colleges, Durham, first edition, 1958. Printed wrappers, 4to, 28 cm,. xiv, 101 pp. From a contemporary review in The Book Collector: "Mr Ramage's survey covers the holdings of 144 libraries, ten of which contain over a thousand books of the STC period. It records about 37,500 copies of 14,000 books: in an appendix are listed over 300 books unrecorded altogether in STC, while some hundreds of variant issues and hitherto unnoted editions of recorded works appear in the main body of the list. The indispensability of this catalogue to all workers in the field of early English literature will be readily apparent, nor will its usefulness cease at the publication of the new edition of the STC where citations of particular copies will necessarily be limited. Very Good.

Council of the Durham Colleges, Durham, first edition, 1958. Modern boards, original printed wrappers bound in, 4to, 28 cm,. xiv, 101 pp. From a contemporary review in The Book Collector: "Mr Ramage's survey covers the holdings of 144 libraries, ten of which contain over a thousand books of the STC period. It records about 37,500 copies of 14,000 books: in an appendix are listed over 300 books unrecorded altogether in STC, while some hundreds of variant issues and hitherto unnoted editions of recorded works appear in the main body of the list. The indispensability of this catalogue to all workers in the field of early English literature will be readily apparent, nor will its usefulness cease at the publication of the new edition of the STC where citations of particular copies will necessarily be limited. Name on half-title and front wrapper, Very Good.

Council of the Durham Colleges, Durham, first edition, 1958. Printed wrappers, 4to, 28 cm,. xiv, 101 pp. From a contemporary review in The Book Collector: "Mr Ramage's survey covers the holdings of 144 libraries, ten of which contain over a thousand books of the STC period. It records about 37,500 copies of 14,000 books: in an appendix are listed over 300 books unrecorded altogether in STC, while some hundreds of variant issues and hitherto unnoted editions of recorded works appear in the main body of the list. The indispensability of this catalogue to all workers in the field of early English literature will be readily apparent, nor will its usefulness cease at the publication of the new edition of the STC where citations of particular copies will necessarily be limited. Small booklabel of J.E. Fuggles on front inside wrapper. Covers alitle sunned and marked, author's name in manuscript on backstrip, lightly spotted throughout, otherwise Good.

Paulum Neff, Stuttgartiae, [first] edition, 1833. Contemporary marbled boards, 8vo, 24 cm,. 312 pp. Small shelflabel on spine, boards very slightly worn at corners, contents lightly browned throughout, somewhat heavier browning on title-page and frst few pages, otherwise a Good copy.

British Library in association with the British Academy, London, first edition, 2009. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xlix, 561pp, 4 pp of plates and facs. From the introduction: "The present volume contains the book records of secular foundations that were neither cathedrals nor colleges. Hospitals, of which fifty-four are represented, form the most numerous element. There are also eight entries for schools, eight for towns (including some town guilds), four for bridge chapels, and twelve for the professions and the London professional or mercantile guilds. The medieval and sixteenth-century documentation of all these bodies has survived only very patchily, and cannot compare with that of the cathedrals or university colleges; and this book can reasonably claim to be in its way a pioneer work (with all the imperfections and omissions that such works are prone to)." From the introductory note: "The institutions represented in this present volume are thinly attested by surviving books, and the… Read More

Privately printed, [London], first edition, 1954. Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, 4to, 25 cm,. xv, 250 pp, ills. From the blurb to a later reprint: "All of Charles Ramsden's books (which include French Bookbinders 1789-1848 and London Bookbinders 1780-1840) are regarded as authoritative. Bookbinders of the United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780-1840 follows the others in its concise presentation of information on bookbinders working in centres as important as Edinburgh, Dublin, York, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford or Bristol, as well as many smaller county towns. Arranged in three parts to cover England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, each section covers the principal directories consulted, a list of localities and binders working in the region, an alphabetical list of binders, including full addresses (if more than one), and information on business relations, apprenticeships, influences, and other matters of interest The author is meticulous in his evaluation of the… Read More

Batsford, [London], 1987 reprint of 1954 first edition. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. xv, 250 pp, ills. From the blurb: "All of Charles Ramsden's books (which include French Bookbinders 1789-1848 and London Bookbinders 1780-1840) are regarded as authoritative. Bookbinders of the United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780-1840 follows the others in its concise presentation of information on bookbinders working in centres as important as Edinburgh, Dublin, York, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford or Bristol, as well as many smaller county towns. Arranged in three parts to cover England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, each section covers the principal directories consulted, a list of localities and binders working in the region, an alphabetical list of binders, including full addresses (if more than one), and information on business relations, apprenticeships, influences, and other matters of interest The author is meticulous in his evaluation of the degree of authority residing in his various source materials.… Read More

Privately printed, [London], first edition, 1954. Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, 4to, 25 cm,. xv, 250 pp, ills. From the blurb to a later reprint: "All of Charles Ramsden's books (which include French Bookbinders 1789-1848 and London Bookbinders 1780-1840) are regarded as authoritative. Bookbinders of the United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780-1840 follows the others in its concise presentation of information on bookbinders working in centres as important as Edinburgh, Dublin, York, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford or Bristol, as well as many smaller county towns. Arranged in three parts to cover England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, each section covers the principal directories consulted, a list of localities and binders working in the region, an alphabetical list of binders, including full addresses (if more than one), and information on business relations, apprenticeships, influences, and other matters of interest The author is meticulous in his evaluation of the… Read More

B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1987 reprint of 1956 first edition. Cloth, 4to,. xiv, 155 pp, 40 ills. From the blurb: "The author, whose previous books French Bookbinders, 1789-1848, and United Kingdom Bookbinders, 1780-1840, are regarded as authoritative, has also produced this third work on London Bookbinders, 1780-1840. He has followed the lines of his previous books in giving as much factual information in a compact form as he has been able to collect on the binders working in London during the period, of whom he has been able to trace about 2,000. The details furnished give not only their names and the various addresses at which they worked during their careers, but also such interesting facts .as their family and business relations, their apprenticeships, the influence to which they were subjected or which they themselves exercised, etc., etc. The Author is, as usual, careful to evaluate the degree of authority of the various sources on which his information is founded. From a broader point… Read More

Privately printed, [London], first edition, 1954. Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, top edge gilt, 4to, 25 cm,. xv, 250 pp, ills. From the blurb to a later reprint: "All of Charles Ramsden's books (which include French Bookbinders 1789-1848 and London Bookbinders 1780-1840) are regarded as authoritative. Bookbinders of the United Kingdom (Outside London) 1780-1840 follows the others in its concise presentation of information on bookbinders working in centres as important as Edinburgh, Dublin, York, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford or Bristol, as well as many smaller county towns. Arranged in three parts to cover England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, each section covers the principal directories consulted, a list of localities and binders working in the region, an alphabetical list of binders, including full addresses (if more than one), and information on business relations, apprenticeships, influences, and other matters of interest The author is meticulous in his evaluation of the… Read More

B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1987 reprint of 1956 first edition. Cloth, 4to,. xiv, 155 pp, 40 ills. From the blurb: "The author, whose previous books French Bookbinders, 1789-1848, and United Kingdom Bookbinders, 1780-1840, are regarded as authoritative, has also produced this third work on London Bookbinders, 1780-1840. He has followed the lines of his previous books in giving as much factual information in a compact form as he has been able to collect on the binders working in London during the period, of whom he has been able to trace about 2,000. The details furnished give not only their names and the various addresses at which they worked during their careers, but also such interesting facts .as their family and business relations, their apprenticeships, the influence to which they were subjected or which they themselves exercised, etc., etc. The Author is, as usual, careful to evaluate the degree of authority of the various sources on which his information is founded. From a broader point… Read More

Printed for the author by Lund Humphries & Co. Ltd, London, first edition, 1950. Cloth, top edge gilt, 4to, 25 cm,. xiv, 228 pp, collotype plates. From the introduction: "The object of this work is not to present a complete or a technical picture of French bookbinding between two dates convenient from a political or a cultural point of view. It is a more modest one, that of gathering together as many facts as possible regarding those craftsmen who contributed substantially to French bookbinding during the period under review (1789 - 1848)...I have listed in the index, which forms the main body of this work, all those who I am reasonably sure 'bound' during the period 1789 - 1848. I have included the more eminent ancillary workers of the bookbinding fraternity, such as gilders, marblers, stitchers, gatherers, restorers, etc., but have, perhaps rather arbitrarily, excluded sellers of varnish, and other furnishings. In connection with those whom I have listed, I have given, wherever… Read More