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Bibliographies are not just lists of cited references at the end of research papers. Bibliographies are also books that attempt to list or explain literary works dedicated to a topic or author. For instance, if you were curating a collection of Mark Twain or Will James, you might want to search for rare or antique bibliographies that outline their works. These nonfiction references can be supremely helpful in deepening your knowledge not just about the author or topic in question, but in the book and literary community as well. You can also find bibliographies that focus on famous museums or renowned libraries. By doing so, these bibliographies often provide a rare and valuable glimpse into the society that built such a unique and special book and ephemera collection.

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La France Littéraire, ou Dictionnaire Bibliographique des savants [...]

La France Littéraire, ou Dictionnaire Bibliographique des savants [...]

by Quérard, J.-M. (Joseph Marie)

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Paris: Firmin Didot, Pere Et Fils. Good with no dust jacket. 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, with library labels removed from tail of spine and front pastedowns. Minimal library markings. Heavy rubbing to marbled papered boards. Loss of marbled paper along edges of boards. Small loss of leather at head of spine on four of the five bound volumes. Moderate rubbing to leather spines. No splitting to gutters at endpapers. Moderate foxing throughout. 1/2" loss to strip along blank fore margin of half-title page to Volume Two. All half-title leaves present. Heavy creasing to one leaf in Volume Seven.; Published 1827-1839. Title continues: "historiens et gens de lettres de la France, ainsi que des littérateurs étrangers qui ont écrit en Français, plus particuliérement pendant les XVIIIe et XIXe siécles". xxix, [1], 582; 756; 562; 646; 668; 647; 574; 606; 597; 575 pages. 10 volumes in 5. Quarter leather and marbled boards. Page… Read More
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La Imprenta en Lima (1584-1824)
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La Imprenta en Lima (1584-1824)

by Medina, Jose Toribio (1852 - 1930)

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4 volumes: xcviii+487 pages with numerous facsimile title pages and index; 609 pages with facsimile title pages and index; 582 pages with facsimile title pages ad index; 402 pages with index. Quarto (12" x 8 1/2") rebound in brown cloth and black uniform labels in gilt lettering and original wrappers bound in. First edition limited to 300 copies.Includes over 4000 titles with many title pages and wood-cuts reproduced, arranged in chronological order. He goes into great detail about virtually every book. Introduction deals with the individual printers and printing houses.Jose Toribio Medina was born on October 21, 1852, in Santiago, Chile. His father was a judge, Jose of the Medina Pillar, and his mother, Mariana Zavala, was of Basque ancestry. When he was three years old, Medina's father was named judge of Talca. There Medina attended a private school called Santiago. In 1860 the family was transferred to Valparaiso, but just two years later Medina's father became a quadriplegic when he was only 33… Read More
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Biblioteca Española [Two Volumes]

Biblioteca Española [Two Volumes]

by Rodriguez de Castro, Jose

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Madrid: En la Imprenta Real de la Gazeta, 1786. First edition. 18th-century mottled sheep decorated in gilt with morocco lettering pieces, edges stained red. Sizes not uniform; some dampstaining, mainly to the edges of the first and last two dozen leaves in volume 1 and the top edge in volume 2, minor worming in blank margins, 19th-century institutional stamp on first text page in each volume; unidentified branded ownership mark on top edges, otherwise leaves quite bright.. [34], 668, [168]; [10], 748, [1] pp., including half-titles and final errata leaf in Volume 2. Folio. Tomo 1. La noticia de los escritores rabinos españoles desde la epoca conocida de su literatura hasta el presente; Tomo 2. La noticia de los escritores gentiles españoles, y la de los christianos hasta fines del siglo XIII de la iglesia. An important work by Rodriguez de Castro (1739-1799) which contains much material usually not found elsewhere. Volume 1 covers Iberian Rabbinic authors writing in Spanish, Hebrew, or any other… Read More
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Catálogo de los manuscritos existentes en la Biblioteca Universitaria de Valencia. [Three Volumes]

Catálogo de los manuscritos existentes en la Biblioteca Universitaria de Valencia. [Three Volumes]

by Gutiérrez del Caño, Marcelino

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Valencia: Librería Maraguat, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Spine scuffed and boards rubbed else very good copies with scattered foxing.. xiv, 307 pp.; 358 pp.; 333 pp. Illus. with 30 facsimile plates. 4to. Francisco Rodríguez Marín, prólogo. No. 119 of 500 copies. A magnificent catalogue of 2422 manuscripts described in detail. Palau lists date as 1914. "Magnifier orb, appreciate y escape," (Palau y Dulcet, VI, p. 490). ABPC shows only one copy sold at auction in the last 30 years. Palau 111545.
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Bibliografia Mexicana del siglo XVI. Parte Primera. Catálogo rasonado de libros impresos en...
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Bibliografia Mexicana del siglo XVI. Parte Primera. Catálogo rasonado de libros impresos en Méxicode 1539 a 1600. Con biografías de autores y otras ilustraciones. Precedido de una noticia acerca de la introducción de la imprenta en México [all published]

by García Icazbalceta, Joaquín

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México: Andrade y Morales (Imp. Fco. Diaz de Leon), 1886. First edition. Contemporary black pebbled cloth with original wrappers bound in. Boards rubbed, worn at extremities, hinges reinforced, front hinge repaired but loose, owner's number label on spine, bookplate on front pastedown, occasional marginal notations in pencil, leaves mostly unopened (uncut).. xxix, 419, [2] pp. Illus. with 50 b/w plates of reproductions, one folding (fotolitográficos y fototipográfico) and 7 in text reproductions. 4to. One of 350 copies. The second part (intended to cover 16th century writers whose works were either published after 1600, or remained in manuscript) was never published. 116 titles are transcribed line for line, with copious quotations, historical and bibliographical notes, references, locations of copies, essays, and other information. Illustrations are a very early use of photogravures in Mexican publishing. "Obra excelente" Palau. "Incomparable," Medina. "...unsurpassed and unsurpassable in most… Read More
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DAS MAERCHEN VOM SINN: EIN MYSTERIUM
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DAS MAERCHEN VOM SINN: EIN MYSTERIUM

by LECHTER MELLCHIOR:

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BERLIN, EINHORN PRESS, 1927. TALL QUARTO, LIMITED TO (500?) COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 31, INITIALED AND NUMBERED BY LECHTER, WHO WAS MUCH INFLUENCED BY WILLIAM MORRIS. THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE PRESS, BOUND IN FULL COBALT BLUE MOROCCO WITH FOUR DARK BLUE SQUARE INLAYS TO THE CORNERS, BORDERED WITH HEAVY GILT DESIGNS, ALL EDGES GAUFFERED AND GILT. 6 BLANK PAGES, 22 PAGES. THE FOUR PAGE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK, INITIALED BY LECHTER IS LOOSE (ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS WAS ATTACHED TO THE BOOK - WAS IT PUBLISHED LOOSE?). THE LEATHER BLUE SPINE HAS FADED OTHERWISE VERY GOOD. A RARE WORK.
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLISH COLONIAL TREATIES WITH THE AMERICAN INDIANS: Including a Synopsis...
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLISH COLONIAL TREATIES WITH THE AMERICAN INDIANS: Including a Synopsis of Each Treaty

by De Puy, Henry F. [Farr]

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New York: The Lenox Club, 1917. First edition. Cloth bound in near very good condition; pages somewhat age toned and brittle; First six leaves have short tear at bottom near spine; Treaties title page has inch long tear new outer edge; Moisture stain to lower back cover, mildly affecting last few pages; Fore-edges untrimmed and mostly unopened.. Edition limited to 125 copies; 50 pages.
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ANANDA COOMARASWAMY: A Bibliographical Record
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ANANDA COOMARASWAMY: A Bibliographical Record

by Singam, S. Durai Raja

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Kuala Lampur: S. Durai Raja Singam, 1984. First edition. Paperbacks in near very good condition; General wear to covers; Volume two outer corners bumped, affectinf text block at the head.. Two volumes; Limited to 200 copies; Introduction by A.K. Saran; "A comprehensive bibliography of all his publications from 1895 to 1981"; 9.5" x 6.5" paperbacks; Vol I: xlvi, 424 pages; Vol II: [viii], 565 pages;. The Introduction points out that this is titled A Bibliographic Record because the compiler recognizes that he is not a trained bibliographer and it is more "an expression of his utter devotion to Coomaraswamy..." Beyond its bibliographic details, it includes abundant annottation and quotations from works referenced.
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Fine long letter in Italian
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Fine long letter in Italian: International Bibliographic Exchanges

by CARLINI, Carlo

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International Bibliographic Exchanges
CARLINI, Carlo. Fine long letter in Italian, by the Royal librarian of the Brera signed, to the bibliographer Barthélemy Mercier de Saint Léger. Milan, 28 May, 1788.£650
Folio (331 x210mm), pp.3, written in a clean and legible hand, with many notes in French by the recipient; fold marks, a little foxing to paper, else fine.
A fine bibliographical letter on library matters, from Carlo Carlini, Royal Librarian at the Brera in Milan, to his fellow bibliographer Barthélemy Mercier de Saint Léger.
Carlini mentions his search for Terentianus, Maurus De Literis (1497 or 1503), Antonio Coranzano, Proverbii (1525) and Luca Paccioli Divina Proportione (1509) or Summa de Arithmetica (1494 or 15230, two of which are mentioned in the Rothelin catalogue and the Cornzano also mentioned by Tiraboschi, but none in the Royal Library. He also comments on an elusive book by G. Botta, De Canum & educatione, unlisted in Argelati or Mazzuchelli and his frustration of locating a… Read More
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CLASSIC AUTHORS IN MAGIC AND RELATED SUBJECTS
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CLASSIC AUTHORS IN MAGIC AND RELATED SUBJECTS

by Forrester, Stephen James

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Calgary: Privately Printed, 1993. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Short tear to rear edge fold.. Signed and numbered limited edition of 150 copies; pp. lxxxii, 314, lxxxiii - cxxvi; Many black-and-white illustrations and 12 color photogaphs pasted in; Wrap around cloth binding with ribbon tie.
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Revista Portuguesa de História do Livro. / Revue Portugaise d'Histoire du Livre. / Portuguese...

Revista Portuguesa de História do Livro. / Revue Portugaise d'Histoire du Livre. / Portuguese Review of the History of Books. Manuel Cadafaz de Matos, ed.

by Centro de Estudos de História do Livro da Edição.

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Lisbon, Edições Távola Redonda, 1998-2023.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Nos. 1-51 (12-13-14 a triple issue; 29-50 are double issues). Large 8°, original printed wrappers. As new. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITIONS—ALL PUBLISHED TO DATE of this massive review. The most recent issue, typically, contains 886 pp. ***
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ORIGINAL ETCHINGS & LITHOGRAPHS. Contes Pour les Bibliophiles
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ORIGINAL ETCHINGS & LITHOGRAPHS. Contes Pour les Bibliophiles

by Uzanne, Octave and Robida, Albert

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Paris: Ancienne Maison Quantin, Librairies-Imprimeries Reunis, 1895. First printing. LIMITED FRENCH EDITION SUMPTUOUS COLLECTION OF STORIES ILLUSTRATED WITH ORIGINAL ETCHINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, AND PHOTOGRAVURES INCLUDES "THE END OF BOOKS"--PREDICTING TODAY'S eBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS. 12 inches tall hardcover, 3/4 green pebbled leather binding, gilt rules, marbled paper covered boards, decorative gilt title to spine, marbled endpapers, 2x2.5 inch photographic bookplate to front free endpaper, "Ex. Lib. E. C. 1895," original art deco color lithographed paper covers by Auriol bound in, title page with hand colored vignette by Robida and facing limitation notice (volume 467 of 1000 printed on Japanese vellum), iv, 230 pp, colophon (printed on presses of the former Quantin, Paris, November 27, 1894). 17 plates (comprising 2 original etchings by Robida and 15 photogravures or lithographs including 4 handcolored), 170 figures in text. Wear to cover edges and corners, binding tight, light browning to pages, text and… Read More
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[The first bibliography of Italian literature] La Libraria. Nella quale sono scritti tutti...

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3 opere in tre volumi in-12°: (mm 123x70); cc.70, (2); marche tipografiche al frontespizio (Z537) e in fine (Z543); capilettera e fregi silografici; (mm 126x70); cc. 72; marche tipografiche al frontespizio (A117) e a c. F12v (Z543); capilettera e fregi silografici; (mm 126x72); cc. 112, (8); marche tipografiche al frontespizio (di Scoto, V464) e presso il colophon (di Marcolini, U 546). Eleganti legature tardo-ottocentesche in marocchino verde con impressioni in oro ai piatti, sguardie marmorizzate e taglî dorati. Belle copie (la terza con margini sobri).
A very nice set of of the first complete edition of the first bibliography of Italian literature. The first two volumes contain the first and the second edition of the first part of the "Libraria" (the first is distinguished from the second, published in the same year, for the notice to readers - longer and placed on page 44rather than 43v - and for the suppression of the name of Lodovico Domenichi, "against whom [...] the enmity of Doni had broken… Read More
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Pepita
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Pepita

by Sackville-West, Vita

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Pepita, Sackville-West, Vita. Published by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1939. Signed, dated and inscribed by Vita Sackville-West to free endpaper. 12mo up to 7½" tall. 252pp. Bound in half purple leather over marbled boards, banded spine with gilt titles, top edge gilt. Printed by Oscar Brandstetter, Leipzig.Toning to endpapers and otherwise, contents are in fine condition. Binding is tight and square with rubbing to board edges, spine, tiny split head of spine. A rare copy, signed with a reference to Sissinghurst, Sackville-West's famed gardens. In making Sissinghurst, Vita Sackville-West created one of the finest and most famous gardens in England and placed herself among the great gardeners of the twentieth century.
Pepita relates the love affair of the author's grandfather Lord Sackville and her grandmother, Josefa de la Oliva, a Spanish dancer known as Pepita. The work is "a memorable evocation of her mother and grandmother in which she tried to come to terms with the most unsettling and… Read More
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The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou **SIGNED, Rare 1st Edition/1st Printing!!...

The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou **SIGNED, Rare 1st Edition/1st Printing!! Beautiful!!!**

by Maya Angelou

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SIGNED on the title page. PERSONALLY SIGNED (with "Joy!") by Maya Angelou directly on the full title page (Not pre-signed on a bookplate or a blank tipped in page bound in by the publisher). NOT signed to anyone. First U.S. Edition, First printing, with full number line - 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Hardcover. Book is in FINE, LIKE NEW CONDITION and UNREAD, opened only for signing. No marks, no inscription. Not a book club edition, not an ex-library. Dust jacket is in FINE, LIKE NEW CONDITION, not price-clipped, in a removable, protective clear cover. This is a beautiful, very rare autographed book. Makes a great gift.
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