Search Results: bibliotheca americana a dictionary of books by joseph sabin

N. Israel, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Reprint. 582 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Vol XV & XVI. Minor tanning to otherwise clear pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Some noticeable looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

N. Israel, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Vols XI & XII. Paginated separately. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

N. Israel, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Reprint. 581 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Vol XVII & XVIII. Minor tanning to otherwise clear pages. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Some noticeable looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining and scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

N. Israel, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Vols XIII & XIV. Paginated separately. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

HardPress Publishing, 1875. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

Hardback. New.

New York: Mini-Print Corp, 1967. Volume 2 only (of 2) from the Mini-Print Corp. 29 volumes in 2 edition. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. No date (but 1967?). THIS IS VOLUME 2 ONLY. It contains about 15 volumes worth -- all the bibliographical details and scholarship from the second half of the original 29 volume edition. No bibliographical reference library is complete without Sabin. In BIBLIOGRAPHY, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, Breslauer/Folter call this: "the most important of all Americana bibliographies, comprising well over 100,000 entries." They go on to say: "Sabin, a New York bookseller, started this compendium, but it was Wilberforce Eames, the learned bibliographer at the New York Public Library, who added an immense amount of out-of-the-way detail." The work was brought to a conclusion by R. W. G. Vail in 1936 with assistance from Dr. Lawrence C. Wroth and many others. Includes collations, locations, notes on… Read More

Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Fine Books, 1999. 29 volumes in 2, complete. This edition is legible with the naked eye, even for old geezers such as myself. The page and print size are larger than in the Mini-Print Corp edition. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1999, First Martino printing, "Strictly Limited to 200"). Reprint of the 1868-1936 originals. No bibliographical reference library is complete without Sabin. In BIBLIOGRAPHY, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, Breslauer/Folter call this: "the most important of all Americana bibliographies, comprising well over 100,000 entries." They go on to say: "Sabin, a New York bookseller, started this compendium, but it was Wilberforce Eames, the learned… Read More

N. Israel, Amsterdam, 1961. Hardcover. Like New. 28 volumes in 14 books, 29th volume dictionary in 1 book (29 volumes 15 books), All are hardcover and in fine condition

New York: Joseph Sabin, 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Three quarter leather. Very good +. A very good plus first edition, small paper copy. One of 525 copies issued. These are the works published in Sabin's lifetime. Signed by Joseph Sabin with original signed receipt from Sabin. Mixed set: small paper copy and stiff wraps on vol 20, all bound into three quarter leather with marbled boards and gilt accents. Bound by The University of Chicago Press. Moderate wear to crown, foot, and corners on various volumes. Top edge gilt. One volume has bent pages from poor shipping practice (book edges pressed into one another). Marbled endpapers. On laid paper.Text is clean and bright. Vols. 1-19, "Edition, 525 copies, 8vo ... and 110 copies on large paper."Publication was suspended from 1892 to 1927, when it was resumed with the parts numbered continuously with the last issued in 1892 (Suspended with pt. CXV/CXVI (v. 20, pt. 1/2) 1892; )This set shipped at actual cost.

Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1961. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 15 Volumes. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 15 Volumes. Contents: Vols 1-2 A.B. To Brownell. Vols 3-4 Brownell to Costa. Vols 5-6. Costa Rica to Franklin. Vols. 7-8. Franklin to Huntigton. 9-10. Huntington to M'Clary. 11-12. McClean to Nederland. 13-14. Nederland to Philadelphia. 15-16. Philadelphia to Remarks. 17-18. Remarks to Schedae Ara. 19-20. Schedel to Smith. 21-22. Smith to Spiritual. 23-24 Spiritual to Terbaux-Compans. 25-26. Terbaux-Compans to Vindex. 27-28. Vindex to Witherspoon. Vol. 29. With. to Zwey. Subjects: Bibliography. Books history. America history. American literature Bibliography.

Joseph Sabin. Used - Good. 1868. Hardcover. Cloth, 29 volumes (complete). Uniformly bound in plain black library-style cloth, with titles and volume information stamped on spines. A solid set. The earlier volumes have limitation statements (editions of 525 copies). Ex-library with usual markings and labels. Sound working copy.