Search Results: Bibliography from Mare Booksellers

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. Xxii,133 pp. A bibliography to American theater periodicals, arranged by year, and giving their locations in various libraries, as well as reference sources for those periodicals not found in any library collection. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear to the jacket. Minor fading and edgewear to the book.

Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1959. Wraps. Very Good. Printed plain blue/green wraps. 55. Reprinted as an offprint from an April 1959 issue of the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. A short biography and bibliography of the known works of Amos Taylor, a sometimes bookseller, teacher and author living in New Hampshire and Vermont during the mid to late 1700s and early 1800s. Characterized as "a great impostor" by an officer in the militia in which he served during the Revolutionary War, it appears Taylor was involved in a variety of minor schemes and events gaining him minor notoriety in Vermont and New Hampshire. As the other concludes his contribution to the "American scene," was not of "marked importance." VERY GOOD condition. Minor staining to the covers where the staples are present in the binding. Light wrinkling.

Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1974. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Beige cloth. No jacket. 214 pp. A supplement to the original bibliography containing 2100 abstracts from the years 1970 to 1973. Alphabetically arranged and with short summaries of the works included. VERY GOOD condition. Small area of dark scuffing to the rear cover. Minor soiling and edgewear.

Cambridge: Printed for the Houghton Library, 1965. Hard Cover. Good. One of 500 copies. Gray/beige cloth. No jacket. 63 pp. With a few photo plates of manuscripts and illustrations throughout. A bibliography of the writings of English bibliographer Thomas Frognall Didbin. GOOD+ condition. Some browning to the covers, with a few tiny spots along the spine. Minor toning in the interior. Small area of discoloration to the lower rear cover.

Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1992. Cloth. Very Good. Red cloth. No jacket. 402 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of the depiction of baseball in film, providing a synopsis of each movie, as well details on producers, directors and cast. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear.

Published by the Belgian Government Information Center, 1946. Original Wraps. Good. The Belgian Book. An Exhibition of Belgian Printing from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day. September 16-November 17, 1946. Published by the Belgian Government Information Center. This is a 32 page exhibition catalogue for the exhibit at the New York Public Library during the aforementioned dates. In wraps. This book provides a brief synopsis of the history of Belgian printing and includes many reproductions of work included in the exhibit. Also given is a list of works displayed at the library. In GOOD+ condition. Some soiling and browning to the covers. Uneven fading to the back cover as if a book had been laid on this one. Light edgewear. Inner text clean and solid. Nice copy of this hard to find catalogue, an interesting bit of printing history. In GOOD+ condition.

New York: Edwin A.R. Rumball-Petre, 1939. Original Wraps. Good. Original wraps with a photo of the Harrison Great Bible: 1562. 16pp. A bookseller catalogue devoted to rare and notable bibles, with bibliographical and scholarly noted provided, written by Rumball-Petre, who authored several works on bibles. In GOOD condition with moderate to heavy soiling along the spine with otherwise minor soiling to the wraps. Some rusting to the staples along the spine. General fading and a few faint creases. Interior clean and solid.

New York: Privately Printed. De Vinne Press, Printer, 1914. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gray paper covered boards in slipcase. #6 of an edition of 500 printed on Old Stratford paper. A bibliography of the first editions of the work of James Russell Lowell, including only first book appearances of his work. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor uneven fading to the covers, with minor rubbing. Interior clean and solid. Uneven toning to the slipcase, with the spine somewhat browned. Light scuffing along the slipcase extremities.

England: Dawson/Garland Publishing, 1995. Cloth. Very Good. Green cloth. No jacket. 190 pp. A bibliography of published writings by Walter H. Pater, including a chronological record of periodical and book publications, a bibliographical description of books, and the location of published manuscripts. Walter H. Pater was an English author and scholar, writing both nonfiction and fiction that contemplated the intersection of art and ideas and their importance throughout various periods of history. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear to the book.

Cleveland: Reprinted from the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, 1915. Wraps. Good. 74 pp. A bibliography of works relating to political parties in the United States from 1800 to 1914, with sections on general and miscellaneous works, histories of political parties including in individual states, campaign histories and literature, etc. Some entries with annotated commentary. GOOD condition. Many pages unopened in the interior. Moderate soiling, toning and some staining to the covers. Moderate bumping and chipping along the extremities, with a few minor creases and tears.

Wien: Privately printed for the Author, 1921. Original Wraps. Good. Privately printed for the author and his friends. No date or place (Wien: 1921). Unnumbered copy of this edition, presumed first edition. Black wraps with a small white pastedown illustration of a man bearing a spiked collar locked around his mouth. 247 pages. With a few illustrations. All text in German. A bibliographical catalog of the author's collection of erotica including early and modern French erotica, German erotica, erotica in art, etc. Most entries accompanied by descriptive text. In GOOD+ condition. General fading and some soiling to the wraps and illustrated pastedown. Faint pencil markings on the pastedown. Minor creasing to the wraps and spine. Interior clean and solid with some browning to the paper.

No Place: Wellesley College, Presumed Publisher, 1983. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps with plastic comb binding. 100 pp. A detailed bibliography to works illustrated by Hammatt Billings, preceded by an historical introduction/overview of his career. Hammatt Billings was an artist and architect, perhaps best known for his illustrations in the original edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling to the covers.

Portland, ME: King Philip Publishing Co, 1992. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition. #758 of 1000 copies published. Signed by the author on the colophon. Red cloth. No jacket. 113 pp. A bibliography of works that mention the murders of the parents of Lizzie Borden, including histories and other nonfiction, fiction, plays, tv and radio, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, rubbing and soiling to the covers.

New York: John Anderson, auctioneer of Literary Property, 1903. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fair. Original wraps. Frontis portrait of Whittier. 47 pages. An auction catalog containing items from John Greenleaf Whittier's library, with prices realized written in ink in the margins. In FAIR condition. Heavy chipping and loss along the extremities of the wraps. Minor fading. Interior solid with minor general darkening and the aforementioned notations present. Front wrap unglued from the binding but still well attached to the other wrap.

Charlottesville, VA: The Cockescraw Press, 1963. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. While the colophon suggests this was part of a printing of 50, it seems more likely this is one of the 1000 copies printed as part of the Secretary's News Sheet No. 50 from July 1963, issued by the Bibliographical Society, University of Virginia. 13 pp. plus a financial sheet laid in. All folded, loose within covers, as issued. A Bibliography, checklist style piece cataloguing works featuring the typography of designer Charles Smith. GOOD+ condition. Minor browning to the cover. Light fading. Some curling at the corners.

No Place: The Colophon, Publisher, 1931. Wraps. Good. Plain green wraps. 20 pp. Black and white reproductions of woodcut illustrations by Daumier throughout. An appreciation of the woodcut art by French artist Daumier, focusing mostly on the bibliographical quest to build a collection of books containing his work. With a short list of the more important books to contain his work. Written to appear in part five of the magazine devoted to books, The Colophon. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and creasing to the covers. Several small tears and chips along the edges.

Callieae et Fils, Paris: Jean-Jacques Tuto, imprimeur-Libraire, 1791. Vellum. Good/No Jacket. Dictionnaire Bibliographique, Historique et Critique des Livres Rares, Precieux, Singuliers, Curieux, Estimes et Recherches qui N'ont Aucun Prix Fixe, Tant des Auters Connus que de Ceux qui ne le Sont Pas, soit Manuscrits, Avant & Depuis l'invention de l'Imprimerie [...] Volume 2 ONLY H-Sau. Callieae et Fils, Paris: 1791. Jean-Jacques Tuto, imprimeur-Libraire. vi, 556 pp. Hard cover, bound in vellum. Volume 2 only of this important early bibliography, cataloging many early and rare books, with some entries having brief descriptive text. This volume has the small bookplate of Olin Lane Merriam on the inside front cover. In GOOD condition. Moderate soiling to the covers. Uneven darkening and fading. Spine especially darkened with some loss to the leather title label. Letters H-S written on the spine. A few spots of dark staining on the spine. Small area of faint whitish staining on the front cover. Some… Read More

New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1973. Cloth. Very Good. Red cloth. No jacket. 84 pp. A bibliography on the work of Theodore Dreiser, offering extensive publishing history on many of his books, as well as sections on his work in periodicals, manuscripts, and books about his work. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling along the top edge.

New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1983. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First paperback edition. 247 pp. A bibliography of Gary Snyder, including his books, broadsides, ephemera, etc. VERY GOOD condition with a small circular dark mark on the front cover, perhaps from the removal of a sticker. Minor fading, scuffing and edgewear. Interior clean and solid.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 1989. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Unpaginated. A bibliography of work by poet and author Geore Garrett, including primary publications, contributions to other books and magazines, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and hint of soiling to the covers. Previous owner's notation in pencil to the title page.