Category: Books About Books

DREAMQUESTS: THE ART OF DON MAITZ.

By: Maitz, Don, foreword. Introduction by Raymond E. Feist. Afterword by Janny Wurts.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Novato, California, Underwood-Miller : 1993

Seller ID: 21894

ISBN-13: 9780887331756

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

98 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in colour. "Since his professinal debut nearly 20 years ago, artist Don Maitz has been giving form to the fantastic in a way that has won him widespread recognition by both his professional peers and an enthusiastic public. Following up on the success of 'First Maitz', this volume is a lavishly produced collection of some of Maitz's most popular works, as well as some never-before-published paintings. Exhibiting a fanatical attention to detail, the paintings apply surrealist technique to surreal situations. Maitz likes to mix modern imagery with mediev...
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ROY VERNON SOWERS: A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS.

By: Mason, Roger Burford. (Roy Vernon Sowers.)

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Subway Books : 1997

Seller ID: 22333

ISBN-13: 9780968166048

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

93 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). One of the trade edition of 950 copies. B&w illustrations. "A Canadian whose first shop, in the mid-1920s, was a mecca for Toronto collectors and writers, Sowers later settled in Southern California. There he dealt rarities to the emerging carriage trade and subsequently worked at the famous Huntington Library. Later still, he was a conspicuous book-and print-dealer at a succession of locations in San Francisco, where he also patronized and promoted the fine-press movement. Sowers, who died in 1970, spent his last years gathering books in Britain and Europe for resale...
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THE PROBLEM OF 'MEASURE FOR MEASURE': A HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION.

By: Miles, Rosalind.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Vision : 1976

Seller ID: 21706

ISBN-13: 9780854783335

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

349 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). "This study takes the form of a historical investigation into the play's special difficulties. The first part traces the critical and dramatic history of the play from its first appearance in 1604, and shows by detailed examination how certain of the 'problems' arose, or were invented by those unfamiliar with the conventions and expectations of Shakespeare's own time. The second part of the study considers the play against its contemporary background, linking the new ruler, James I, with a cult character of the period, the Disguised Duke who rules wisely but by stealth ...
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E. NESBIT: A BIOGRAPHY. REVISED WITH NEW MATERIAL.

By: Moore, Doris Langley.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Philadelphia, Chilton Books : 1966

Seller ID: 30267

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

313 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "Publication of this first biography ever written about E. Nesbit (1858-1924), whose books for children have delighted readers young and old, is a literary event of major importance. Mrs. Langley Moore has written a new introduction to the present edition, telling a number of things that had to be omitted from the original work, when so many of E. Nesbit's contemporaries or members of her family were still alive. Also, the entire book has been revised and relevant material that either had to be left out originally, or has been discovered since, has been add...
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Image for THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES: NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORIES TO 1950: A BIBLIOGRAPHY / VOLUME I.

THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES: NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. CANADIAN LOCAL HISTORIES TO 1950: A BIBLIOGRAPHY / VOLUME I.

By: Morley, William F.E.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press : 1967

Seller ID: 28079

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

137 pp, 10" H. 4 maps (2 fold out), some facsimile title pages. "(This book) is not only a work of reference but also a bibliographical study. It is invaluable as a source of information not only to historians or those who are mainly interested in the history of their home towns or native regions, but also to librarians, booksellers, collectors, and textual editors. These latter will find the careful descriptions of editions, issues, and variants particularly useful, and those wishing to pursue their inquiries by means of an actual copy of a local history will appreciate the location symbo...
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TALKS ON BOOK-COLLECTING. DELIVERED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION.

By: Muir, P.H., Editor. P.H. Muir, E.P. Goldschmidt, Simon Nowell-Smith, John Carter, Howard M. Nixon, Ifan Kyrle-Fletcher & Ernest Weil.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Cassell : 1952

Seller ID: 30340

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

105 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w plates. Contents: Preface; The Nature and Scope of Book-Collecting, by P.H. Muir; The Period Before Printing, by E.P. Goldschmidt; The Language of Book-Collecting, by Simon Nowell-Smith; Fashions in Book-Collecting, by John Carter; Binding and Binders, by Howard M. Nixon; Milestones of Civilization, by Ernest Weil; The Theatre for Collectors, by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, gift inscription in ink from 1952 on front free endpaper, very light browning to edges of text block, soft corner crease on last page, light small bump at thre...
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ARMENIAN ART TREASURES OF JERUSALEM.

By: Narkiss, Bezalel, editor, in collaboration with Michael E. Stone. Historical survey by Avedis K. Sanjian.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New Rochelle, New York, Caratzas Brothers : 1979

Seller ID: 19016

ISBN-13: 9780892410958

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

174 pp, folio (13 1/8" H). Map endpapers, color and b&w photographs. "(U)nveils a dazzling variety of art objects - sumptuous medieval illuminated manuscripts, printed books, mosaic pavements, painted tiles and ritual objects. The book contains 194 illustrations, of which 131 are in color. A full description of the Armenian art treasures of Jerusalem and their background has been written by Professor Bezalel Narkiss, head of the Department of Art at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. His collaborator, Professor Michael E. Stone, of the Department of Armenian Studies of the same University, has...
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CANADIANA 1950 & 1951.

By: National Library of Canada / Bibliotheque Nationale du Canada. Jean Lunn, Editor.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Ottawa, National Library of Canada / Bibliotheque Nationale du Canada : 1962

Seller ID: 26105

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

258 pp + 88 pp (Index), 11" H. A catalogue of publications released in 1950/51 of Canadian interest, excluding federal publications. Listings are arranged under the headings: Bibliography, Librarianship / Philosophy, Psychology, Religion / Banking Insurance; Citizenship, Immigration, Nationalities; Economics, Commerce; Law; Military science; Politcs, World affairs; Social welfare, Sociology; Textbooks / Linguistics / Mathematics, Science / Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries; Business, Industry; Engineering, Mining; Home economics; Medicine / Fine arts; Music; Recreation, Sport / Drama, Poetry; ...
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THE PENNY HISTORIES: A STUDY OF CHAPBOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS OVER TWO CENTURIES.

By: Neuburg, Victor E.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace & World : 1969

Seller ID: 27535

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

227 pp, 12mo (7" H), red cloth spine with lettering/border in gold, cream paper-covered boards reproducing the illustration from the dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "For this, the second volume in Milestones in Children's Literature, Victor E. Neuburg has written an admirable study of the famous 'penny histories' or chapbooks which formed almost the entire reading matter of the poorer people in eighteenth-century England. At a time when children's literature had a strong religious and didactic basis, these little paperbound books, however crudely produced and illustrated, kept alive traditi...
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LIFE AND GENIUS OF ARIOSTO.

By: Nicholson, J. Shield.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan : 1914

Seller ID: 30454

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

125 pp, 8" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. A short biography and literary criticism of the Italian Renaissance poet, Lodovico Ariosto, author of "Orlando Furioso". Contents: Annotated Bibliography; The House of Este and the Court of Ferrara; Family Relations; The Poet and the Cardinal; The Poet and the Duke; Death and Character; The Genius of Ariosto. Heavy browning on free endpapers, very light browning and some light foxing on pastedowns, light toning in margins of pages, previous owner's name on free front endpaper, small number at top of both front endpapers, light to modera...
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THE BEGINNINGS OF THE BOOK TRADE IN CANADA

By: Parker, George L.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press : 1985

Seller ID: 25901

ISBN-13: 9780802025470

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

346 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Red cloth binding with black lettering on spine, black and gold lettering on front board with black illustration. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Organization of the Pioneer Book Trade; The Quest for a Colonial Literature; Bookselling from 1820 to 1867; The Mid-Century Revolution in Printing Technology; Building a National Publishing Industry; Towards a Compromise; Conclusions; Notes; Appendices: The Growth of the Printing and Allied Trades 1867-1900; Exports: Statistics Based on the Annual Trade and Navigation Returns 1867-1900; Imports: ...
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JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF MORNING: THOUGHTS UPON BOOKS: LOVE: LIFE.

By: Partridge, Eric.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Frederick Muller : 1947

Seller ID: 29453

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

85 pp, 7 1/2" H. "(A) book original in its theme and refreshingly different in its conception. It falls into three parts: firstly, it discusses, freshly and unacademically, British and American prose-writers of the (early) twentieth century; it then makes a penetrating and courageous examination of the different aspects of Comradeship, Friendship, ad Love; and, in the final chapter, the author offers us his own personal and undeluded philosophy of life (particularly the value of idealism, integrity and kindness)." Very light browning on endpapers, three very small foxing marks on front free...
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BOOK ILLUSTRATORS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

By: Peppin, Brigid and Micklethwait, Lucy.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Arco : 1984

Seller ID: 30327

ISBN-13: 9780668056700

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

336 pp, 10 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w. "A comprehensive reference work of twentieth-century book illustration, this dictionary covers over eight hundred illustrators whose work was first published in Britain. The entries are arranged alphabetically, and each includes biographical information, a brief discussion of subjects and style, lists of periodicals to which the artist has contributed and of books illustrated, and a detailed reference bibliography. Some three hundred and fifty of the entries are accompanied by an example of the illustrator's work. The scope of the dictionary is...
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THE ART OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.

By: Perosa, Sergio. Translated by Charles Matz and the author.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press : 1969

Seller ID: 20681

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

239 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H). "This is the first critical study of F. Scott Fitzgerald based on his complete works from the Princeton juvenilia to 'The Last Tycoon'. In a work-by-work analysis, Sergio Perosa reveals the literary craftsman who through the conscious use of a Europeanized technique gave artistic form to the American experience. Fitzgerald's personal life - his early success at 23 and his failure by the age of 30 - has obscured his literary reputation, making him more a legend than anything else. This book restores Fitzgerald to his rightful place in American literature. Perosa ...
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THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY: THE DEFINITIVE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.

By: Pringle, David, ed. Terry Pratchett, foreword.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Woodstock, New York, Overlook : 1998

Seller ID: 4440

ISBN-13: 9780879519377

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

256 pp, 11 1/4" H. Color and b&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Types of Fantasy; Fantasy Cinema; Television Fantasy; Who's Who of Fantasy; A-Z of Fantasy Characters & Entities; Fantasy Games; Fantasy Worlds; Fantasy Magazines; Glossary; Index. "(A)n extensive survey of the whole genre." Dust jacket is price clipped, has minor edgwear at top of spine.
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THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY: THE DEFINITIVE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.

By: Pringle, David, ed. Terry Pratchett, foreword.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Carlton : 1998

Seller ID: 30687

ISBN-13: 9781858683737

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

256 pp, 11 1/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Types of Fantasy; Fantasy Cinema; Television Fantasy; Who's Who of Fantasy; A-Z of Fantasy Characters & Entities; Fantasy Games; Fantasy Worlds; Fantasy Magazines; Glossary; Index. "(A)n extensive survey of the whole genre." Book is Fine. Dust jacket has very light wrinking at the top of the spine.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ARTHUR RANSOME.

By: Ransome, Arthur. Edited, with prologue and epilogue by Rupert Hart-Davis.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Jonathan Cape : 1976

Seller ID: 30978

ISBN-13: 9780224012454

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

368 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs. "Recalling with astonishing clarity and vividness the smells and sounds, as well as the sights, of schooling at Rugby before the turn of the (20th) century, and his daily journey through Clapham by open horse-bus to his first job as a man-of-all-parts in a publisher's office in London, Arthur Ransome at once reveals the two sides to his character. Dedicated even in youth to a life of letters, he read everything and soon acquired a passion for language which was to shape the seemingly effortless prose that opened up to children the world he himself loved best...
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AN OAK SPRING POMONA: A SELECTION OF RARE BOOKS ON FRUIT IN THE OAK SPRING GARDEN LIBRARY, DESCRIBED BY SANDRA RAPHAEL.

By: Raphael, Sandra. Introduction by Rachel Lambert Mellon.

Price: $70.00 USD

Publisher: Upperville, Virginia, Oak Spring Garden Library : 1990

Seller ID: 23641

ISBN-13: 9780300049367

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

276 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). Patterned endpapers. "(This) is the second of a series of catalogues describing selections of the rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Mrs Paul Mellon. The 'Pomona' describes a hundred books and manuscripts about fruit, with illustrations taken from some of the most beautiful books on the subject, as well as original drawings or paintings. The earliest book described is Bussato's 'Giardino di Agricoltura' of 1592, the latest 'The Herefordshire Pomona', an encyclopaedia of apples and pears from the 1870s. In between t...
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AN OAK SPRING SYLVA: A SELECTION OF THE RARE BOOKS ON TREES IN THE OAK SPRING GARDEN LIBRARY. DESCRIBED BY SANDRA RAPHAEL.

By: Raphael, Sandra. Preface by Rachel Lambert Mellon.

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: Upperville, Virginia, Oak Spring Garden Library, Upperville, Virginia, 1989. : 1989

Seller ID: 23640

ISBN-13: 9780300046526

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

147 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). Patterned endpapers. "(This) is the first of a series of catalogues describing selections of the rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Mrs. Paul Mellon. The 'Sylva', which deals with books and manuscripts on trees, will be the smallest volume of the series, describing nearly fifty books, manuscripts, or drawings, from a tiny 1555 book on oaks to early nineteenth-century advice on large-scale tree-planting, a range including both great books, like Evelyn's 'Sylva', Duhamel's 'Traite des Arbres', and Michaux's 'North Amer...
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HAINTS: AMERICAN GHOSTS, MILLENIAL PASSIONS, AND CONTEMPORARY GOTHIC FICTION.

By: Redding, Arthur. Inscribed.

Price: $37.50 USD

Publisher: Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press : 2011

Seller ID: 31119

ISBN-13: 9780817317461

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Poor

149 pp, 9 1/4" H. Inscribed on title page: "TO RISHMA, / IT HAS BEEN / A JOY TO WORK / WI YOU / - ART REDDING". (E)xamines the work of contemporary American authors who draw on the gothic tradition in their fiction, not as frivolous or supernatural entertainments, but to explore and memorialize the ghosts of their heritage. Ghosts, Redding argues, serve as lasting witnesses to the legacies of slaves and indigenous peoples whose stories were lost in the remembrance or mistranslation of history. No matter how much Americans willingly or unwillingly repress the true history of their ancestry, th...
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