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A GENTLE MADNESS: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books.
Edition: 3rd printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - Fascinating stories about bibliomania and book collecting through the years - including sections on many responsible for building some of the great collections in the US - from Ruth Baldwin to Ransom to Schomberg. A true feast for book lovers. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. 631 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-3653-9.
Condition: Very good in a very good dustjacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 59432More details Price: $23.50 -
A GENTLE MADNESS: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books.
Edition: 3rd printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - Fascinating stories about bibliomania and book collecting through the years - including sections on many responsible for building some of the great collections in the US - from Ruth Baldwin to Ransom to Schomberg. A true feast for book lovers. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. 631 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-3653-9.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 59433More details Price: $32.50 -
SET OF TWO CATALOGS - #47, Americana / Indians & #49 Americana / Indians/Alaska.
Edition: First printing.
Monroe, WA: R. M. Weatherford, Bookseller. (1986). First edition - Two bookseller's catalogues issued by Dick Weatherford, the founder of Interloc (now Alibris) from the years when he was a well known Western Americana bookseller. #47 has 595 items, 50 pages including the rear cover. #49 has 664 items, 50 pages including the rear cover.
Condition: Both very good in stapled wrappers (mailing labels)
Book ID: 84665More details Price: $16.50 -
SET OF TWO CATALOGS - #68 & #69: WESTERN AMERICANA.
Edition: First printing.
Southport, WA: R. M. Weatherford, Bookseller. (1988). First edition - Two bookseller's catalogues issued by Dick Weatherford, the founder of Interloc (now Alibris) from the years when he was a well known Western Americana bookseller. #68 has 471 items, 58 pages including the rear cover. #69 has 463 items, 58 pages including the rear cover.
Condition: Both near fine in illustrated stapled wrappers (mailing labels)
Book ID: 84666More details Price: $16.50 -
SET OF TWO CATALOGS - #71 WESTERN AMERICANA & #73: AMERICANA / INDIANS.
Edition: First printing.
Southport, WA: R. M. Weatherford, Bookseller. (1988). First edition - Two bookseller's catalogues issued by Dick Weatherford, the founder of Interloc (now Alibris) from the years when he was a well known Western Americana bookseller. #71 has 481 items, 58 pages including the rear cover. #69 has 449 items, 58 pages including the rear cover.
Condition: Both very good in illustrated stapled wrappers (mailing labels)
Book ID: 84667More details Price: $16.50 -
A PLETHORA OF PRINTERS' POETRY or A COMPOSING ROOM COMPENDIUM.
Edition: First printing.
San Rafael and Petaluma, California: Mt. Tam Press and Anchor & Acorn Press, 2004. First edition - Keepsake 'specially printed for the Joint Meeting of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Zamorano Club in Los Angeles.' A collection of 4 poems glorifying the printer's craft and a poetic puzzle (with translation) by Franklin P. Adams. Limited edition, one of only 250 copies. Illustrated with small engravings. 11 pp plus the colophon. Slip noting that this copy was presented to the Sacramento Book Collectors Club.
Condition: Fine condition in stiff cream wrappers with a turquoise printed outer wrapper.
Book ID: 32476More details Price: $35.00 -
"Collecting Dean Koontz" in FIRSTS: COLLECTION MODERN FIRSTS, " October, 1993, Volume 3, Number 10.
Edition: First printing.
Los Angeles: Firsts Magazine, 1993. SIGNED first edition - A magazine full of information for collectors, issued monthly. This issue features Collecting Dean Koontz, with an informal check list, information on his numerous pseudonyms and values (as of 1993) of his principle works, and articles on "Eccentric Classics of Modern Science Fiction & Fantasy", and "King Arthur". SIGNED by Koontz at the article about his works, and uncommon thus. Ads. 52 pp.
Condition: Near fine in stapled glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 90747More details Price: $65.00 -
A COLLECTOR'S DECABIBLON: An Address to the Annual Meeting of Gleeson Library Associates April 23, 1972.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1972. First edition - An entertaining speech in which this collector reminiscences about books, collections and booksellers, including his purchases from the 1948 auction of Mosher's own library, incunabula, booksellers like David Magee, and much more. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. One of 200 copies specially printed for private distribution by the author, out of a total printing of 1,000 copies. 21 pp.
Condition: Near fine in stapled gray wrappers.
Book ID: 43425More details Price: $20.00 -
AN ODYSSEY IN PRINT: Adventures in the Smithsonian Libraries.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (small nick to bottom edge of front cover of dj and at fold.)
Book ID: 37085More details Price: $60.00