London: Printed for Thomas Rodd, 1832. Edition: First edition in English. Bibliographical References: Lowndes, page 330. "The first treatise on bibliography by an English writer" - Lowndes. The original Latin text by Richard de Bury (1287-1345), the Bishop of Durham, was translated by John Bellingham Inglis. W. J. Courtenay in... More
(Notasulga and Fairhope, Alabama: The Armstrong Press and the Slow Loris Press, 1988.), Edition: First edition, number 80 of 125 numbered copies, signed by the compilers. A handsome type specimen book of 19th century American wood types, with an introduction by Ian Robertson on the history of American wood types... More
London: Printed for John Hartley, 1703. Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: NCBEL II, 1700; Lowndes 1022. ¶ Over 200 letters from Thomas Bodley (1545-1613) to the his first librarian, Thomas James (1572-1629), on matters pertaining to the establishment, plan, design and mission of the library, including methods of cataloging, types... More
[Southbury, Conn.:] Chiswick Book Shop, 1990. Edition: First edition, one of 285 copies. From the library of David and Valerie Belch. Prospectus laid in. More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1880. Edition: First edition. ¶ An essay on bibliographic descriptions and preparing catalogues, with a list of 151 works purportedly by “A Lady,” which Ralph Thomas, writing under the pseudonym Olphar Hamst could not identify when compiling his Handbook of Fictitious Names of Authors of the Nineteenth... More
Cleveland: Printed for the Rowfant Club by the De Vinne Press of New York, 1894. Edition: First edition, number 53 of 90 numbered copies. Bibliographical References: BAL volume 8, page 283. The first bibliography of Thoreau, compiled by Thoreau enthusiast Samuel Arthur Jones, a resident of Detroit and author of... More
Newtown, Pa.: Bird & Bull Press, 1983. Edition: First separate edition, one of 350 numbered copies. ¶ From the library of David & Valerie Belch. More