Book Collecting And Bibliophilia from Philip Smith, Bookseller

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1996. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, includes an article on Charles Addams by Lisa Browar (illustrated with his work). Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1996. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 128pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, includes a discussion of virtual literature with William Gibson, articles on turn-of-the-century tobacco literature and Jewish immigrants and the NYPL, other scholarly… Read more about this item

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1995. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 168pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, focusing on the library itself. Unmarked copy, minor bump to fore-edge.

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1998. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 192pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, includes over 140 pages devoted to Visionary Daughters of Albion, a bicentenary exhibition celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, other scholarly content.… Read more about this item

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1995. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 184pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, focusing on the library itself. Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1994. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 192pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, includes articles on Frederick Kiesler and on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, other scholarly content. Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1994. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 176pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, includes two letters by author Nella Larsen, a section of tributes to George Balanchine, other scholarly content. Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1993. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 200pp, printed wrappers. Uncommon issue of this elegant journal from the NYPL, includes tributes to Timothy Healy by Toni Morrison and others. Cover image by Chic Young. Unmarked copy, small stains to fore-edge and… Read more about this item

New York: The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1993. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 192pp, printed wrappers. Elegant journal from the NYPL, includes a cover and several features devoted to the work of Lewis Hine. Unmarked copy, minor wear.

San Francisco: Printed by The Arion Press for The Book Club of California, 1990. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, single sheet folded to form 4 pages, letterpress. One of 1,000 copies of this elegant memorial keepsake designed and printed by Arion Press for The Book Club of California. Contains a memorial text… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1991. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 96pp, printed wrappers. One of an unspecified number of copies of this elegant Bancroft Library keepsake designed and printed by Wesley Tanner at the Stinehour Press. Details a fascinating range of acquisitions overseen by this important figure. Clean… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library / University of California, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 86pp, printed wrappers. An elegantly designed and printed (by Wesley Tanner) survey of highlights of the Marcus Crahan gastronomy collection. Unmarked copy with light sunning to spine.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2012. 1st edition. Hardcover. New/No Jacket (as issued). New copy (still sealed in original shrinkwrap). 8vo, 60pp, red boards with fabric spine stamped in gold. 1 of 1000 copies.

Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library / University of California, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, [vi]+90pp (plus plates), printed wrappers. Bancroft Keepsake Number 21. An elegantly designed and printed (by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy) survey of highlights of the Bancroft Library collections. Two pieces of period donor ephemera are… Read more about this item