Search Results: Books On Books from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Los Angeles, CA: Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles / Cal. University of Los Angeles. Very Good+. 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers have some light toning / darkening to the spine and edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Rounce & Coffin Club was a 20th-century fine press book and printing club that operated from 1931 to 2007. It was founded by four members, and at its peak had over fifty-five local members. The Club sponsored the Western Books Exhibition (a traveling exhibition of the best fine press printing from the Western United States) from 1938 to 2005. This archive includes records (event, meeting, membership, financial, publicity, and general) as well as printed ephemera, photographs, and correspondence. " (from Wikipedia) .

London, England: George Bell and Sons. Good. 1895. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good only condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book has been rebound by a previous owner with brown cloth tape. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing, bumping, and wear to the spine ends, corners and all three edges. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are a couple of worm tracks (biopredation) to the first several pages at the bottom edge. There is a tipped on book plate dated 1853 (Ward - with logo of Esse Quam Videri) on the front pastedown page. "Charles Dexter Allen was a prominent bookplate collector who was known for his writings on the subject, which included "American Bookplates: A Guide to Their Study with Examples", published in 1894. He corresponded with Elizabeth Mast Hyatt, summer resident of Wayne, who compiled an extensive collection of bookplates in honor of famed opera and concert singer Annie Louise Cary… Read More

Charlottesville, NC: The University Press of Virginia. Very Good+. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. "Rollo Gabriel Silver (June 27, 1909 – September 20, 1989) was an American literary historian. Silver was born on June 27, 1909, in New York City, to Anna (Newman) and Stanley Gabriel Silver. He attended Brown University, graduating in 1931. He then received a master's in English from Boston University in 1941 and a bachelor's in library science from Simmons College (now Simmons University) in 1948. Silver was a librarian at a place called the Peabody Institute in Boston (not to be confused with other Peabody Institutes) from 1948 to 1950, after which he taught at Simmons. With his wife Alice Gindin, whom he married on June 9, 1933,… Read More

New York: Hacker Art Books. Very Good+. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. Very Good+. 1898. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the author on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The spine of the book has noticeable toning and a couple of spots of discoloration. There's also a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (also Anthony, DeWolf and Jr; Bristol, Rhode Island – December 6, 1960 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American editor and author...He served as associate editor of the Youth's Companion from 1888 to 1893 and again from 1899 to 1913, as assistant editor of the Atlantic Monthly in 1893-1895, and as editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin until 1913. He was also Vice President of… Read More

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. Near Fine. 1977. 2nd Printing. Paperback. 067160922X . B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. 2nd US printing. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Papermaking is an artistic craft of great antiquity, and at the same time, a highly mechanized modern industry. The division between craft and industry is not so wide, however, as might at first be imagined." (from Wikipedia) .

Netherlands: Antiquariaat Frits Knuf. Very Good+. 1986. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong booklet with heavy illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition. The booklet and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Greenwich, CT: Pratt Graphics Center / New York Graphic Society Ltd.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color & B&W; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

New York: Pratt Graphics Center. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked initials on the front pastedown page. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have some minor ground-in dirt. .

New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good+. 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Morning that was blithe and red in the month of June, 1576, in the reign of our gracious lady, Elizabeth, Regina, came slanting across the City of London." .

New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good+. 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Plantin was a prolific printer and prosperous entrepreneur, publishing more than 40 editions of emblem books. His most important work is considered to be the Biblia Regia (King's Bible) , also known as the Plantin Polyglot. Facing increasing pressure and turmoil in the Netherlands, Plantin needed to find a patron that would not fall victim to claims of heresy or being a Protestant sympathizer. In spite of clerical opposition, Plantin was encouraged by King Philip II of Spain, who sent him the learned Benito Arias Montano to lead the editorship. " "Morning that was blithe and red in the month of June, 1576, in the reign of our gracious lady,… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Bell Type & Rule Company. Very Good+. 1976. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a group of four sheets of paper, side stapled and folded in thirds. The pages give samples of types available through this type foundry. All pages are printed on rectos only and are clean and bright. The first page includes a stapled price sheet dated June 1, 1976. "The Bell Type and Rule Company has been family owned and operated since 1932. The monotype on the left is still in operation today making hand set, type fonts daily. The company's found a home in Long Beach, CA in the basement of a building where the Bell's rented an apartment. During that time the only means of picking up metal was to use the family car. 'We would use wood planks and by hand run the barrel up the planks and tie it to the trunk of the 36 Desoto Coup. Then tie itagain to the bumper. And you guessed it down went the back of the car. Imagine the weight of a trash can mostly filled with old type… Read More

London, England: The Rodale Press / Miniature Books. Very Good+. 1954. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the glassine dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the reverse of the front endpaper. The endpapers are facsimile reproductions of Flaubert's handwritten original. There are colored cameo illustrations by Arthur Wragg throughout the book. .

Cambridge, England: Bowes and Bowes. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Review copy with a laid-in review sheet. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has generalized toning to the spine and rear panel. The spine ends of the dust jacket have nicking and smallish chips. "Robert William Chapman (5 October 1881 in Eskbank, Scotland – 20 April 1960 in Oxford) , usually known in print as R. W. Chapman, was a British scholar, book collector and editor of the works of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen...Although Chapman is generally credited as the scholar who established Austen’s canonical status in the twentieth century, his wife played a key role in igniting his interest in book collecting as… Read More

Providence, R.I.: E. A. Johnson Co.. Very Good+. 1933. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. This is a small format booklet / pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. "In assembling pictures to be made into slides with explanatory texts for what is known as the Illustrated Historical Outlines of separate states, many books were read by members of the Patriotic Service committees of the forty-one states Colonial Dames Societies. The lists of books which compose the Book Guide are the result of that search for informatoin and local atmosphere." "The Colonial Dames of America (CDA) is an American organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor who lived in British America from 1607–1775, and was of service to the colonies by either holding public office, being in the military, or serving the Colonies in some other… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Ward Ritchie Press. Very Good+. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author on a laid-in postcard. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and the bottom front corner. The text pages are clean and bright. "Lawrence Clark Powell (September 3, 1906–March 14, 2001) was a librarian, literary critic, bibliographer and author of more than 100 books. Powell "made a significant contribution to the literature of the library profession, but he also writes for the book-minded public. His interests are reflected in the subjects that recur throughout his writings; these are history and travel, especially concerning the American Southwest, rare books, libraries and librarianship, the book trade, and book collecting." " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author .

New York, NY: Hillary House Publishers, Ltd.. Very Good-. 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. This is a two volume set and includes a cardboard slipcase. The books are in Very Good- condition and were likely issued without a dust jacket. The slipcase is in Very Good- condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but there are occasional inked notations throughout the text. There are bookplates on both of the front pastedown pages. The slipcase has some bumping rubbing and wear to the corners and edges. "At the war's end, Major Putnam joined his father's publishing business, "G. Putnam Broadway." He was also appointed deputy collector of internal revenue. On his father's death in 1872, George H. Putnam took over the business with his brothers John Bishop and Irving, renaming it G. P. Putnam's Sons. He was made president of the firm, a position he held for the next fifty-two years. In… Read More

San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library. Near Fine. 1963. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners. There is some beginning toning to the rear cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. "William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. What he called his prophetic works were said by 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In 2002, Blake was placed… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Grabhorn Press. Very Good. 1960. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a string bound spine The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have yapped edges, which, unfortunately, have some bumping, wear and small edge nicks. The text pages are clean and bright. The rear endpaper has a previous owner's inked notations about particular books. Laid in is a large single-fold brochure with a notice about David Magee's bookshop moving to FIllmore street. "The Grabhorn brothers, Robert and Edwin, began printing in their hometown of Indianapolis around 1912. Their Indiana efforts never attracted much notice, but in 1919 they moved to San Francisco and opened the Grabhorn Press, which at first focused on advertising and other job printing. Their handiwork attracted the interest of the Book Club of California, an organization devoted to artistic bookmaking.… Read More

Boston, MA: Riverside Press. Good+. 1899. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Full Title: A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And Company. This book is in Good + condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally solid condition. The tan paper covered boards have noticeable spots of foxing, toning and generalized rubbing. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing, nicking and some fraying. The lettering on the spine of the book has faded. The text pages are generally clean, but have spots of foxing throughout and there is tidemarking to the bottom edges of the first several pages and the last several pages. There is a crack to the front inner hinge right after the half title page. "The following Catalogue is designed to bring into an orderly group the authors for whom Houghton, Miffling & Co. Act as publishers. The brief biographical sketches have been prepared with great… Read More