william wreden (21 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1977, Palo Alto, PB (paper wraps) 116pp, catalogue 57, VG+.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Octavo in white printed wrappers; 114 p.: ill.; 22 cm; bibliographical references (p. [115-116]). Women -- Bibliography -- Catalogs. Booksellers, Women Studies. Light wear and 'received' stamp to front wrappers; else Very Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Catalogue 49.

stiff paper wrappers. Wreden, William P. (illustratore). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 28, (2) pages. Limited to 200 copies. Introduction by Bo Wreden. With reproductions of photographs of Tom Hewitt, the Grabhorns, and Victor von Hagen. Price list loosely inserted.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Weighing 1988 Pounds - Catalog #40.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good-Very Good condition. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1906. Cover is in Good condition (small bubbles on the cover under the cloth). Internally VERY GOOD but for light pencil notes on the front free endpaper which constitute a useful quick index to topics of special interest in the book (but easily erased if so desired). All other pages are clean and unmarked. This copy is from the bibliographical reference library of bookseller William P. Wreden, with a bookplate that says so. NO publication date stated, but probably 1906 per Wreden's note. A volume from the publisher's THE ENGLISH LIBRARY series. Appendices. Index. Bound in the original pale blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. 4.5" wide by 6.75" tall. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Good-Very Good condition. vii, 175pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).

Green printed wrappers, 8vo., 20 pages, illustrated. One of 200 copies of the checklist of books, catalogues, Christmas cards and keepsakes published by Wreden. Inscribed to bookseller Bernard Rosenthal by Bo Wreden. Note of gift at inside corner of flyleaf. Two page price list laid in. A fine copy in archival mylar.

9 [1] pp. 12mo, original printed wrappers. First edition; No. 24 of 200 copies printed by The Greenwood Press. Wrappers lightly dust-soiled.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Catalog No. 11. Handwritten addressee of the catalog was Abbey Book Store, 2306 Architects Bldg, Phila, PA.

Stitched paper wrappers. [2], 9, [2] pp. Illus. with 1 b/w engraving. Sm. 8vo. Number 118 of an edition of 200 copies printed for the friends of William P. Wreden by the Greenwood Press of San Francisco. Printed on handmade "Unbleached Arnold" paper. William P. Wreden (1911-1995) was a Bay Area antiquarian bookseller, publisher and book collector. Very good, unopened (uncut) copy, faint browning.

No Binding. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Single Sheet, Folded. Issued As A Keepsake For The Biennial Meeting Of The Roxburghe And Zamorano Clubs In 1984.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: No dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustratore). First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Very Good condition. Light cover wear/rubbing. Tiny corner bumps. Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front pastedown endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Winter 1941, Part II only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: BOOKS THAT NEVER GREW UP (about miniature books) by Wilbur Macey Stone; SOME AUTHORS WHO LOOKED AT THEIR BOOKS by John T. Winterich, Booth Tarkington, and Andre Maurois; THE SHAKESPEARE TITLE-PAGE MYSTERY by Carolyn Wells; DON QUIXOTE AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Philip Hofer; THE PASSIONATE BIBLIOPHILE TO HIS LOVE by Newman Levy, A PRESS IN THE LIVING ROOM by John Williams Andrews; etc. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, Jean-Ah Poquelin, by George W Cable, illustrated with linoleum cuts by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. pp. 109-232 + 16 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good dust jacket. Weight, Harold O. (photos) (illustratore). First Edition, Limited 500 copies. Los Angeles, California: Westernlore Press, 1958. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($12.50). NOT a library discard. Crisp, clean and unmarked. 1958. First Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Foreword and photos by Harold Weight. An excellent bibliography, with extensive and useful annotations. Covers all aspects of desert history; exploration; human, plant and animal life; natural features; etc. In his 1984 book on the Westernlore Press, Ronald Miller says: "This first comprehensive bibliography of the California desert contains over 1500 separate citations and comments. It remains as a definitive work on the subject and is much sought after by collectors. Many consider it a course of study in desert appreciation." Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front pastedown endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Bound in the original gilt-stamped pale yellow cloth. Complete with dust jacket. First Edition, Limited 500 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Weight, Harold O. (photos). 8vo. 252pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Condizione: Good. 4to. 12 pp., String-Bound Wraps (Japanese paper; French-fold sheets), Letterpress On Laid Paper with Deckled Edge, Very Good with minor creasing to wraps. A history of La Panza, Calif., a ghost town. "Instigated by William P. Wreden; committed by Richard H. Dillon; accessory after the fact, the Grabhorn Press; abetted by Mallette Dean." A Roxburgh-Zamorano keepsake.

Edition limited to 300 copies, 8vo, pp. [6], 36, [1]; original gray paper wrappers, touch of sunning to upper edge, else fine. Printed for the 50th anniversary of opening of the firm's first bookshop.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: No dust jacket. Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings) (illustratore). First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. A superior copy. Near Fine condition with just a touch of rubbing at the extremities, but with almost none of the spine fading that afflicts so many copies. Corners are NOT bumped. Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front pastedown endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Spring 1941, Part III only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: TOM SAWYER AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Warren Chappell; THE MAN WHO BECAME A BOOKBINDER [Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson] by Ward Ritchie; HOW TO LOOK AT A BOOK by Philip Van Doren, with drawings by Donald McKay; BROTHER JONATHAN READS THE SONG OF SONGS by Emma L. Patterson, with drawings by Carlotta Petrina; MY FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY: A SYMPOSIUM with James Daugherty, Edmund Thompson, Zhenya Gay, Robert Ward Johnson, David T. Potinger, and Carlotta Petrina; THE CRANBROOK PRESS by Paul McParlin; --PATTERNS IN PRINT [typography] by Holbrook Jackson; BYWAYS OF BOOKMAKING edited by Dr Culrarity; THE GOOD BOOKS OF 1940 by Joseph Blumenthal. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, THE AMBITIOUS GUEST by Nathanial Hawthorne, illustrated with wood- engravings by LeRoy H. Appleton. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings). pp. 233-312 + 14 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Condizione: Good. Folio, 33 pp., Typed Loose Pages, Very Good with toning, minor creasing. In addition to copies of works described in title, 7 pages of California-related book reviews and summary descriptions of histories. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustratore). First Printing of the First Edition. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library, 1958. With the bookplate of the distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front pastedown endpaper. The bookplate is imprinted "The Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO foxing. 1958. First Printing of the First Edition. Limited to 1,500 copies. A key reference. Well illustrated with 12 beautiful full color plates, 42 in b&w, and many line drawings in the text. Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Haviland 102: "A richly illustrated, bibliographic landmark." Also has a valuable appendix which records early publishers, booksellers, and printers involved in the production of children's books. According to Justin Schiller this is, "perhaps the most consulted single reference work in the field. Collectors, librarians, and booksellers all over the world use it for annotations and frequently check its 40 page directory of children's book publishers." Bound in the original decorated light green cloth, with a dark green cloth spine stamped in shiny gold. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xxvi, 562pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: No dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustratore). First Edition, Limited 1800 copies. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1938. Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front free endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Very Good condition. Hinges are perfect. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked, with almost NO foxing. 1938. First Edition. Limited to 1800 copies. Nearly 200 illustrations including 96 full page plates. Designed by Carl Purrington Rollins. Title page printed in red and black. Among the contributors are A. F. Johnson, Ruth Grannis, Philip Hofer, R. W. Chapman, Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt, and Dard Hunter. Said to be the best history of the book. Includes: THE HERITAGE OF THE MANUSCRIPT by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt; THE INVENTION OF PRINTINGby Otto W. Fuhrmann; THE SPREAD OF PRINTING IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY by Erich von Rath, translated by Aileen Calderwood; THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY by A. F. Johnson; THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY by Margaret Bingham Stillwell; THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY by Lawrence C. Wroth; THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Peter Beilenson; MODERN FINE PRINTINGby Ruth Shepard Granniss; A BRIEF AND GENERAL DISCOURSE ON TYPE by Carl Purington Rollins; THE HISTORY OF THE PRINTING PRESS by Davis T. Pottinger; PAPERMAKING by Dard Hunter; THE AUTHOR AND HIS BOOK by R. W. Chapman; THE ILLUSTRATION OF BOOKS by Philip Hofer; AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDIN by William H. McCarthy, Jr.; THE LITERATURE OF PRINTING by George Parker Winship. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 12.25" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. LEC Bibliography #S-4. First Edition, Limited 1800 copies. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 522pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Octavo. Various pagination. 27 items. Catalogues are: 43, 49, 52-53, 55, 58-59, and 61-80. Stiff paper wrappers. Some illustrated.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustratore). First Editions. Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library, 1934. 2 volumes. These are the original first editions (1934 and 1959) -- NOT print on demand edition or modern reprint. Very Good condition. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Still the standard bibliography for pre-confederation (1867) Canadiana. This is the William Wreden set, with his bookplates, that fetched $275 at the 1990 auction of his bibliographical library. Introductions by George H. Locke and Henry C. Campbell, respectively. The 1959 volume was edited by Gertrude M. Boyle, with the assistance of Marjorie Colbeck. Facsimile illustrations of early titles pages. Each volume is bound in the original maroon cloth. The 1934 volume has a gilt-stamped, brown leather spine label (a little rubbed). The 1959 First Supplement is also bound in the original maroon cloth, but is gilt stamped over a green spine panel. This heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail, you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost. First Editions. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Very Good condition/No dust jackets. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 2 volumes: 842pp. + 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.