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1 GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Postal Address: Established 1945 Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, (A.C.N ) Telephone: +61 (0) Ivanhoe, Melbourne, ABN: FAX: +61 (0) Victoria, 3079, Australia. Short List No. 24. Books about Books Abbey, J. R.: CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY. The Property of Major J. R. Abbey. The Fourth and Final Portion comprising Books from [several important Private Presses]... Bindings [by several notable binders]... A unique Antwerp Calendar of 1527, Bibliography; Colour-Plate Books [etc., etc.] 4to; pp. [iv], 52, [4]; 8 plates; original papered boards. London; Sotheby & Co.; ***Complete in itself: the plates include some stunning bindings. With list of buyers and prices realised tipped in at rear. #53441 A$ Alexander, J. J. G. and de la Mare, A. C. THE ITALIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF MAJOR J. R. ABBEY. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. xliv, 188(last blank); 6 col. & 80 b/w. plates, catalogue,, index of manuscripts, general index; original buckram; (short marginal tears to front endpaper & first couple of leaves including frontis. just touching image neatly repaired; o/wise a fine copy in d/w.). London; Faber and Faber; (1969). ***A superb collection of illuminated manuscripts. #57341 A$ Altick, Richard D. THE ENGLISH COMMON READER. A Social History of the Mass Reading Public, Reprint Edition; pp. x, 430; 3 appendices, bibliog., index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Chicago & London; The University of Chicago Press; (1983). ***First published in #47796 A$30.00

2 2 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 4 Americana: THE AMERICANA LIBRARY OF LAIRD U. PARK, JR. 4to; pp. 328; numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy in d/w. New York; [Sotheby s; 2000]. ***An important collection of 394 items including several voyages, much on the Lewis and Clark expedition and much else. List of prices realised loosely inserted. #52798 A$ Americana: PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING AMERICANA. [Eleven Auction Catalogues]. 4to; pp. in total approx. 2000; numerous col. & b/w. illusts. (some folding); original stiff pictorial wrappers. New York; Christie s; ***Listing over 3000 lots, many of great importance; each catalogue with list of prices realised loosely inserted. Sale dates are: June 8 and December 7, 1990; May 17/18 and December 5 (no price list), 1991; June 9 and November 20, 1992; May 20, 1994; January 26 and May 17, 1996; November 12, 1997; May 19, #55235 A$ Americana: FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING IMPORTANT AMERICANA. [Ten Auction Catalogues]. 4to; pp. in total over 1900; numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; original stiff pictorial wrappers. New York; Sotheby s; ***Listing over 3600 lots, many of great importance; each catalogue (but one) with list of prices realised loosely inserted. Sale dates are: June 15, 1990; June 13, 1991; June 16, 1992; May 21, 1993; October 29, 1996 (The Victor and Irene Jacobs Collection); November 12, 1996 (without price list); November 25, 1997; June 26, 1998; December 7, 1999; June 26, #55519 A$ Bannister, H. M. SPECIMEN PAGES OF TWO MANUSCRIPTS OF THE ABBEY OF COUPAR-ANGUS IN SCOTLAND. With a Short Description by H. M. Bannister, M. A. A Contribution to the History of Insular Script. 4to, First Edition; pp. 18(last 5 blank); 5 fine sepia plates; plain cloth. Rome; Editor, Danesi; ***Printed in double-column with parallel texts in Italian and English. #13876 A$35.00

3 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 3 8 Barrett, Charles; Editor. ACROSS THE YEARS. The Lure of Early Australian Books. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [x], 150; col. frontis., 30 plates; full-page facimile of James Cook letter; original buckram, with acetate d/w.; a fine copy; very scarce. Melbourne; N. H. Seward Pty. Ltd.; (1948). ***Limited Edition of 650 copies. McLaren 118; Greenway 630. #43574 A$ Bernard Quaritch: A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS issued to commemorate the ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY of the firm of Bernard Quaritch With a Portrait Study of the Founder by his Daughter Charlotte Quaritch Wrentmore. 4to; pp. [ii], xviii, [92](last 2 blank, pagination erratic); 20 plates (6 col.), numerous illusts. in text; scarce. London; Bernard Quaritch Ltd.; ***Listing 229 choice items including the rare Coverdale Bible, the first printed in English, and another in the language of the Massachusetts Indians. #30925 A$100.00

4 4 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 10 Bibles: BIBLES AND RELATED PRINTED BOOKS including the Collection of the late Thomas F. Ford. 4to, pp. 44; listing 89 lots, several illusts.; original wrappers. London; Bonhams Knightsbridge; ***Including one incunable and several other important early English and Latin Bibles and a few in other languages. #25828 A$ Blackmer, Henry Myron, II: THE LIBRARY OF HENRY MYRON BLACKMER II. Sold by Order of the Executor. 4to; pp. [xviii], 636, [18]; very numerous col. & b/w. illusts., bibliog., index; original cloth, with mounted illustration; a fine copy. London; Sotheby s; ***A fine catalogue of a magnificent collection of Greek, Turkish, Levantine and Egyptian material, comprising 1515 lots. #19238 A$165.00

5 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 5 12 Book-Lore: BOOK-LORE: A Magazine devoted to Old Time Literature. Four volumes, 4to, of this interesting journal comprising: Vol. II, June, 1885-November, 1885, pp. [iv], 188; Vol. IV, June, 1886-November, 1886, pp. [iv], 188; Vol. V, December, 1886-May, 1887, pp. 188(last blank); Vol. VI, June, 1887-November, 1887, pp. [iv], 180; a few illusts., typographic decorations throughout, index to each vol.; binder s quarter morocco, with cloth sides; top edge gilt, others uncut; (covers a little dust-soiled); very good copies; scarce. London; Elliot Stock; ***This periodical, a veritable cornucopia of bibliographical, literary, and all sorts of book-related information and anecdote, covering such varied subjects as libraries, literary forgery, printing, typography, grangerising, etc., etc., etc., was the successor to The Bibliographer and later became The Bookworm after the sixth volume (the last of those presented here). #53505 A$ Broadus, Edmund Kemper; Selected and Arranged by. BOOKS AND IDEALS: An Anthology. 16mo (150 x 90mm.), First(?) Edition; pp. viii, 212; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press; #23853 A$ Carter, John and Pollard, Graham. THE FIRM OF CHARLES OTTLEY, LANDON & CO. Footnote to an Enquiry. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 96(last blank); 2 full-page and 1 double-page facsimiles, chronology; original printed wrappers; a fine copy; very scarce. London; Rupert Hart-Davis; ***With, loosely inserted, a 4-page leaflet entitled Corrections & Additions (1967) to The Firm of Charles Ottley, Landon & Co. (1948). Carter and Pollard here prove that Thomas J. Wise had forged a number of Swinburne pamphlets which they had been unable to substantiate in their original published enquiry. From the library of Australian book collector, Dr. John Chapman, with his bookplate to upper pastedown. #24329 A$135.00

6 6 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 15 Carter, John. BOOKS AND BOOK-COLLECTORS. First Edition, 2nd Impr.; pp. 196; original papered boards; a nice copy in partly faded d/w.; scarce. London; Rupert Hart-Davis; ***Including two chapters on the Wiseian forgeries and two on typographers. #16375 A$ Carter, John. ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS. Third Edition, revised; pp. 208; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. London; Rupert Hart-Davis; (1961). ***First published #20129 A$ Carter, John. ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS. Fourth Edition, revised, Reprinted with corrections; pp. 208; original cloth; a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Rupert Hart-Davis; (1967). ***First published #16073 A$ Carter, John. TASTE & TECHNIQUE IN BOOK COLLECTING. By John Carter. Sandars Reader President 1969 of The Bibliographical Society. With an Epilogue. 4th Impr.; pp. xiv, 242; index, Corrections and Notes 1969; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. (spine faded). London; Private Libraries Association; (1972). #26890 A$ Cave, Roderick. THE PRIVATE PRESS. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 376; 73 plates, 83 text figs., bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Faber and Faber; (1971). ***Including brief mention of Australian presses. #48776 A$125.00

7 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 7 20 Christie s: FINE PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING AMERICANA. New York Thursday 12 June to; pp. 276; very numerous col. illusts.; original wrappers; price list loosely inserted. New York; Christie s; ***Including some fine manuscript Americana and important literature such as Joyce s Ulysses and a virtually complete collection (400 volumes) of the publications of the Olympia Press. #34877 A$ Cockburn, Claud. BESTSELLER. The Books that Everyone Read F cap 8vo; pp. 196(last blank), [4](adv.); bibliog.; original wrappers; a nice copy. (Harmondsworth, Middlesex); Penguin Books; (1975). #15689 A$ Croll, R. H. AUSTRALIAN BOOKPLATES. Some Makers and Owners. Cr. 8vo; pp , ; 8 plates. [Contained in] BOOK HANDBOOK, An illustrated quarterly, 1948, No. 7; pp. xvi, (incl. plates); original wrappers (a few marks); a very good copy; scarce. London; Distributed by the Book Centre; #49215 A$ Dahl, Folke. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH CORANTOS AND PERIODICAL NEWSBOOKS First Edition; pp. [iv], 284, [4](blank); 16 full-page illusts., bibliog.; original quarter cloth; a very good copy. London; The Bibliographical Society; #11910 A$ Darnton, Robert. THE FORBIDDEN BESTSELLERS OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE. First Edition, 4th Impr.; pp. xxiv, 440; 2 maps, 3 figs., 11 illusts., 7 tables, notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. New York; W. W. Norton & Company; (1996). ***Including extensive extracts from several works. #42544 A$ Darton, F. J. Harvey. CHILDREN S BOOKS IN ENGLAND. Five Centuries of Social Life. Third Edition revised by Brian Alderson. Cr. 4to, 3rd Edn.; pp. xviii, 398; numerous illusts., 4 appendices, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press; (1982). ***First published in #49289 A$

8 8 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 26 Day, Kenneth; Editor. BOOK TYPOGRAPHY In Europe and the United States of America. Edited with an Introduction by Kenneth Day. Med. 8vo, First Edition in English; pp. xxiv, 408(last 5 blank); 192 plates, index; original cloth; a fine copy in faded & rubbed d/w. London; Ernest Benn Limited; ***First published 1965 in the Netherlands, by NV Drukkerij G. J. Thieme, Nijmegen. #27734 A$ Dibner, Bern. HERALDS OF SCIENCE as represented by two hundred epochal books and pamphlets selected from the Burndy Library. With Notes by Bern Dibner. 4to, First Edition; pp. 96; numerous illusts., index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Norwalk, Connecticut; Burndy Library; #50169 A$ Downs, Robert B. BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. Revised Edition. F cap 8vo; pp. 352; bibliographic notes; original wrappers; a nice copy. New York and Scarborough, Ontario; A Mentor Book, New American Library; (1983). #55707 A$10.00

9 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 9 29 Eccles, Lord. ON COLLECTING. First Edition, 2nd Impr.; pp. viii, 136; 8 plates, 2 appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (London); Longmans; (1969). ***Mostly on books and art, and on the philosophy of collecting, with a chapter on women collectors. First published in #51787 A$ Edwards, Oliver. TALKING OF BOOKS. First Edition; pp. x, 306; index; original cloth; (cancelled stamp on title-page & mark from a rusted paper clip, but a very good ex-library copy in faded d/w.). London; Heinemann; (1957). ***A reprint of weekly articles originally printed in The Times. #16452 A$ Erskine, John. THE DELIGHT OF GREAT BOOKS. First Edition; pp. 312; original cloth; (some foxing). London; Eveleigh Nash & Grayson; ***On the great works of English and American literature, and with a chapter on Irish poetry. #13787 A$ Ferguson, George. SOME EARLY AUSTRALIAN BOOKMEN. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [vi], 66; 18 full-page & 1 other illusts.; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly creased d/w. Canberra; Australian National University Press; ***Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies signed by the Author. #7839 A$65.00

10 10 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 33 Field, Eugene. THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF A BIBLIOMANIAC. Cr. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xiv, 256(last 3 blank); original cloth; uncut; (cloth a little marked; some foxing); a very good copy. London; John Lane, Bodley Head, New York, Charles Scribner s Sons; ***With the bookplate of James Robert Tyrrell. #23846 A$ Franklin, Colin. THE PRIVATE PRESSES. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 240; 16 plates, 6 text illusts., bibliogs., index; original cloth (a slight bruise to top of spine); a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Studio Vista; (1969). ***The first full account of the English Private Press movement including select bibliographies of several presses. #56479 A$ Frewin, Anthony. 100 YEARS OF SCIENCE FICTION ILLUSTRATION to; pp. 128; numerous col. illusts., bibliog.; original stiff wrappers; (a few corners slightly creased). (Frogmore, St. Albans); Panther; (1975). #17636 A$25.00

11 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Georg, S. A.; Libraires. CATALOGUE DE TRES BEAUX LIVRES du XVIIIe siecle et du debut du XIXe. Imprimes entre les annees Livres Illustres--Impressions Celebres--Impressions sur Velin--Fleurs--Oiseaux--Costumes. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], 86; 6 col. plates, 52 b/w. plates; original wrappers (spine a little worn); a nice copy; scarce. Paris; S. A. Georg, Libraires; ***A fine catalogue, with some great rarities and attractive bindings. #56515 A$ Gingerich, Owen. THE BOOK NOBODY READ. Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus. Cr. 8vo; pp. xiv, 306; 8 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts. & a few maps, 2 appendices, bibliographic notes, index; original wrappers; a fine copy. (New York); Penguin Books; (2005). ***First published in 2004 by Walker Publishing Co. A fascinating account by an astronomer and book collector of his travels and researches on Nicolaus Copernicus De Revolutionibus (of which he compiled an annotated census) and which Arthur Koestler most erroneously claimed was the book nobody read. #33339 A$25.00

12 12 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 38 Goldschmidt, E. P.: THE STOCK AND REFERENCE LIBRARY OF E. P. GOLDSCHMIDT AND CO. LTD. Part I. The Stock (Lots 1-290) To be sold at Christie s Great Rooms on Thursday, 8 July Part II. The Reference Library (Lots ). 4to; pp. 280, [2], ; numerous illusts. (some col.), list of prices realised loosely inserted; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Christie s; ***An important catalogue of incunabula and other early material from a much respected and long-lived firm. #38605 A$ Haines, Helen E. LIVING WITH BOOKS. The Art of Book Selection. Second Edition. 2nd Edn., 11th Impr.; pp. [ii], xxiv, 610, [4](blank); index; original cloth; a nice copy. New York and London; Columbia University Press; (1965). ***First published in 1935, second edition #59160 A$30.00

13 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Hobson, Anthony. GREAT LIBRARIES. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 320; about 60 col. & 330 b/w. illusts. (some double-page & full-page), glossary, bibliog., refs., index; original cloth (a corner slightly bumped); a very good copy. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1970). #20572 A$ Hunter, Dard. PAPERMAKING. The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Med. 8vo, 2nd Edn., U.K. Issue, 2nd Impr.; pp. [ii], xxiv, 612(last blank), xlii(index, last 5 blank); frontis., folding map, 322 illusts. incl. folding diag., chronology, bibliog., notes, index; original buckram; a fine copy in slightly worn d/w.; scarce. London; The Cresset Press; ***John Gartner s copy, with his bookplate. #16155 A$ Hunter, Dard. PAPERMAKING. The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. 8vo, 2nd Edn., reprinted; pp. xxiv, [ii], 612(last blank), xxxviii(index, last blank), [22](adv., last blank); frontis., double-page map, 322 illusts., chronology, bibliog., notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. New York; Dover Publications, Inc.; (1978). ***A reprint of the revised and enlarged second edition published in #42190 A$75.00

14 14 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 43 Hurlimann, Bettina. THREE CENTURIES OF CHILDREN S BOOKS IN EUROPE. Translated and Edited by Brian W. Alderson. Roy. 8vo, First Edition in English; pp. xviii, 298(last blank); 4 col. & 24 b/w. plates, numerous text illusts. (some full-page), bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. London; Oxford University Press; #20346 A$ Jackson, Holbrook. THE READING OF BOOKS. First Edition; pp. 292; notes, index; original cloth (slightly marked); a very good copy. London; Faber and Faber Limited; (1946). #16275 A$ Jackson, Holbrook. DREAMERS OF DREAMS. The Rise and Fall of 19th Century Idealism. First Edition; pp. 284(last blank); index; original cloth; a nice copy in worn d/w. London; Faber and Faber Limited; mcmxlviii (1948). ***Carlyle, Ruskin, William Morris, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. #16362 A$ Jackson, Holbrook. THE ANATOMY OF BIBLIOMANIA. Thick 8vo, 4th (?) Edition; pp. 668, [4] (blank); 2 indices; original buckram (front cover slightly marked), a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Faber and Faber Limited; mcml (1950). ***First published in 1930 in two volumes. #23861 A$85.00

15 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Jennett, Sean. THE MAKING OF BOOKS. First Edition; pp. 480(last 6 blank); 199 illusts. (many full-page, incl 4 col. & many b/w. plates), bibliog., index; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly defective d/w. (London); Faber & Faber; (mcmli) [1951]. #16062 A$ Jewish Literary and Debating Society of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia). LIBRARY CATALOGUE Price Sixpence. First Edition; pp. 44(last blank, plus blank interleaves); original wrappers (spine worn; foxing throughout); scarce. Sydney; Synagogue Chambers; #17913 A$ Judaica: THE A. L. SHANE COLLECTION OF JUDAICA AND HEBRAICA. 4to; pp. 196; numerous illusts. (several col. incl. 3 extended folding plates); original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. New York; Christie s East; ***A remarkable collection of 454 lots including fine and important printed and manuscript material as well as silverware, porcelain, etc. (70 lots). With list of prices realised loosely inserted. #17675 A$30.00

16 16 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 50 Lewis, John. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK. [Its illustration and design]. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. 272; hundreds of col. & b/w illusts., index; original plasticised papered boards; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Studio Vista; (1967). #27052 A$ Lewis, Roy Harley. ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS: AN INSIDER S ACCOUNT. First U.S. Edition; pp. 200; 8 plates, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. New York; Arco Publishing Company, Inc.; (1978). #28379 A$ [McCallum, C. A.; Chief Librarian]. THE WORD: In Manuscript and Print. A catalogue of biblical and related material arranged on the occasion of the Melbourne Catholic Diocesan Centenary in May of the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Eight. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [16]; 4 full-page illusts.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy in slightly silverfished d/w. Melbourne; Public Library of Victoria; #51842 A$20.00

17 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books McColvin, Lionel. THE PERSONAL LIBRARY. A Guide for the Bookbuyer. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 160(last blank); index; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. London; Phoenix House Ltd; (1953). #42103 A$ Macdonald, Frederic W. RECREATIONS OF A BOOK-LOVER. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 216; (a little foxing on first & last half-dozen leaves); original cloth; a very good copy. London; Hodder and Stoughton; MCMXI [1911]. #23855 A$ McKenzie, D. F. THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS A Bibliographical Study. Volume I. Organization and Policy of the Cambridge University Press. [Volume II, Documents]. 2 vols., impl. 8vo, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. xvi, 432; 8 plates, 56 illusts., 20 tables (4 folding & col.), 2 appendices, sources, index; Vol. II, pp. [ii], x, 384(last 3 blank); index; original buckram; a fine set in slightly worn d/ ws. Cambridge; at the University Press; #18270 A$150.00

18 18 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 56 Maggs Bros.: ENGLISH LITERATURE PRIOR TO parts, complete. 8vo; pp. 80; 80; 80; 80; 80; 86; 108; 29 plates (1 folding), several text illusts.; half morocco, with original front wrappers bound in at front; scarce. London; Maggs Bros. Ltd.; ***Comprising Catalogues Nos. 750, 754, 770, 781, 786, 793 and 800, listing 3029 choice items. #14038 A$ Maggs Bros.: ENGLISH LITERATURE PRIOR TO parts, complete. 2 vols., small 4to; pp. [ii], 116; [ii], 136; [ii], 92; [ii], 88; [ii], 96; [ii], 94; [ii], 96, [4](last blank); 29 plates, numerous text illusts.; binder s cloth, printed spine labels, with original front wrappers bound in at front; scarce. London; Maggs Bros. Ltd.; ***Comprising Catalogues Nos. 817, 826, 834, 841, 848, 851 and 858, listing 3529 choice items. #14094 A$ Maggs Bros.: SEVEN CENTURIES OF COLOUR: 14th to 20th Century. A Catalogue of Illuminated MSS., Miniatures and Printed Books, Illustrated in Colour. 4to; pp. [ii], 144; 38 plates, 494 items; original decorated stiff wrappers (front wrapper slightly chipped). London; Maggs Bros. Ltd; ***Catalogue 802. #33537 A$75.00

19 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Miller, Robert Castles. BOOKS: Their History and Influence. An Essay. Facsimile Edition; pp. vi, [ii], 96(last blank); original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Gaston Renard Publisher; ***Edition limited to 150 numbered copies only. Originally published in 1883 (refer Ferguson 12605). Miller was Librarian at the Fitzroy Free Public Library and was also for a time a bookseller in Fitzroy. #637 A$ Mills, Trevor. RARE BOOKS COLLECTIONS IN AUSTRALIAN LIBRARIES: An Annotated Bibliography. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], 66(last blank); general index, index of libraries; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand; ***BSANZ Occasional Publication No. 3. #14053 A$ Milton, John: JOHN MILTON. Catalogue of the Kohler collection of 550 different editions of the writings of John Milton published between 1641 and With a foreword by Christopher Hill. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 80(last blank); 26 plates (6 col.); original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Dorking, Surrey); C. C. Kohler; ***Catalogue of a remarkable Milton collection, probably the most comprehensive ever assembled for sale, including numerous editions in foreign languages and American editions. #11931 A$65.00

20 20 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 62 Mosher, Thomas Bird. THE MOSHER BOOKS. A List of Books in Belles Letters Issued in Choice and Limited Editions. Med. 8vo; pp. 80; original order form and reply envelope loosely inserted; original wrappers; a very good copy. Portland, Maine; Thomas Bird Mosher; MDCCCCXXV [1925]. ***Catalogue of books issued by Mosher s press #20214 A$ Nobili, Riccardo. THE GENTLE ART OF FAKING. A History of the Methods of Producing Imitations & Spurious Works of Art from the Earliest Times up to the Present Day. First Edition; pp. 318, [2](blank); title-page in red & black, 16 plates, Erratum slip, index; original quarter cloth, paper title-label on spine and a duplicate tipped in at rear; (moderate foxing throughout); a very good copy. London; Seeley Service & Co. Ltd.; #40238 A$ Orcutt, William Dana. IN QUEST OF THE PERFECT BOOK. Reminiscences & Reflections of a Bookman. First U.K. Trade Edition; pp. [xvi], 320(last 3 blank); col. frontis. (illuminated manuscript), 53 plates (1 double-page), several text illusts. (mainly facsimiles of letters, etc.), index; original brown cloth (spine a little dull); top edge gilt, others uncut; a very good copy. London; John Murray; (1926). ***With chapters on typography and illumination; nicely printed in Polyphilus type. #24733 A$50.00

21 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Ortiz-Patino, Jaime: THE JAIME ORTIZ-PATINO COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. 2 vols., 4to; Vol. I, pp. 372; Vol. II, pp. 160; lavishly illustrated and described throughout, several indices; original stiff wrappers; a nice set. New York & London; Sotheby s; April 21 and 2 December ***A fine catalogue of a remarkable collection covering a wide range from early illuminated manuscripts and Books of Hours to incunabula and other important early printed books to fine bindings and modern literature. With lists of prices realised loosely inserted. #52951 A$ Penguin Books: THE PENGUIN STORY. MCMXXXV - MCMLVI [ ]. F cap 8vo; pp. 128(last 3 blank); 10 col. & 14 b/w. plates, complete catalogue of publications, with dates; original wrappers (slight abrasion to top edge of front wrapper and first leaf ); a very good copy. [Harmondsworth, Middlesex; Penguin Books; 1956]. #28366 A$ Peters, Jean; Edited by. BOOK COLLECTING. A Modern Guide. First Edition; pp. xx, 288, [4] (blank); several figs., notes, index; original cloth; an ex-library copy with minor marking on title-verso only; a fine copy in worn d/w. New York & London; R. R. Bowker Company; ***An excellent work with informative essays on buying books; descriptive bibliography; fakes, forgeries, facsimiles, etc.; physical care of books and manuscripts; and much else. #40700 A$65.00

22 22 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 68 Pinner, H. L. THE WORLD OF BOOKS IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY. 2nd Edn.; pp. 64; 12 plates (1 double-page), 2 text illusts., source refs.; original wrappers; a nice copy. Leiden; A. W. Sijthoff; MCMLVIII [1958]. ***First published in #40750 A$ Plastic Surgery: THE HISTORY OF PLASTIC SURGERY. The Library of Eugene H. Courtiss, M.D. [Introduction by Jeremy M. Norman]. 4to; pp. 110; numerous illusts. (mostly col..); original stiff wrappers. Beverley Hills, CA; Christie s; ***146 important lots, list of prices realised loosely inserted. Courtiss was a world-renowned plastic surgeon and former Chairman of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. #52941 A$ Pollard, Alfred W. EARLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. A History of the Decoration and Illustration of Books in the 15th & 16th Centuries. First Edition; pp. xvi, 256; 58 plates, index; original buckram, gilt; (spine faded & a little worn at top, but sound), uncut; a very good copy; scarce. London; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.; MDCCCXCIII [1893]. ***A volume in the series Books about Books edited by Alfred W. Pollard. #19530 A$145.00

23 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Quayle, Eric. THE COLLECTOR S BOOK OF CHILDREN S BOOKS. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 144; 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts., bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. (London); Studio Vista; (1971). #20575 A$ Quayle, Eric. COLLECTORS BOOK OF BOOKS. Photographs by Gabriel Monro. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 144; 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. text illusts., glossary, abbreviations, bibliog., index; original cloth; (some foxing at start); a very good copy in d/w. (London); Studio Vista; (1971). #10095 A$ Radford, Neil A. and Fletcher, John. IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A LIBRARY. Two Essays on the University of Sydney Library. First Edition; pp. 60; 3 full-page illusts., notes, 6 appendices; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Sydney; University of Sydney Library; ***Comprising Thomas Fisher and the Fisher Bequest, by Neil A. Radford, and The Friends of the University of Sydney Library , by John Fletcher. #13875 A$25.00

24 24 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 74 Robinson, William H. Catalogue 81. A SELECTION OF PRECIOUS MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORIC DOCUMENTS AND RARE BOOKS the majority from the renowned collection of Sir Thomas Phillips Bt. ( ) Offered for Sale by William H. Robinson Ltd. 4to, First Edition; pp. [288]; col. frontis., title-page in red & black, 1 folding plate (a Chinese World Map c. 1648), numerous illusts.; index of manuscripts, index of provenances; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy; very scarce. London; William H. Robinson Ltd; ***Comprising 120 choice items from the twelfth to nineteenth centuries. #56492 A$ Robinson, William H. Catalogue 83. RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS Offered for Sale by William H. Robinson Ltd. F cap folio, First Edition; pp. viii, 192; 2 superb col. plates (1 folding), very numerous illusts; original papered boards; a nice copy very scarce. London; William H. Robinson Ltd; ***Comprising 104 choice items (24 manuscripts and 80 printed books) from the eleventh to eighteenth centuries, a high proportion being from the celebrated library of Sir Thomas Phillips, including the dedication copy of Pigafetta s manuscript account of Magellan s voyage, perhaps the most important geographical manuscript in existence, and now held in the Beinecke Library of Yale University Library to which it was presented by Edwin J. Beinecke who purchased it from this catalogue. #59861 A$350.00

25 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Rome: THE FRANKLIN H. KISSNER COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ROME. Sold by Order of the Executors of the late Franklin H. Kissner. [Two Parts in one vol.]. 4to; pp. 396; very numerous col. & b/w. illusts., index, bibliog.; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. South Kensington; Christie s; ***A magnificent collection of 1128 lots. With list of prices realised loosley inserted. #52799 A$ Roscoe, S. & Brimmell, R. A. JAMES LUMSEN & SON OF GLASGOW. Their Juvenile Books and Chapbooks. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxvi, 134; col. frontis., numerous illusts., bibliog., index; original cloth, gilt; a fine copy. (Pinner, Middlesex); Private Libraries Association; (1981). ***Detailed listings of over 170 publications. #32086 A$75.00

26 26 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 78 Rosenbach, A. S. W. BOOKS AND BIDDERS. The Adventures of a Bibliophile. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xiv, 314(last 3 blank); 40 plates, 37 text illusts., index; original cloth (a little worn & rather marked; margins of title-page frayed & with relevant newsclippings affixed to verso); a good sound copy; scarce. London; George Allen & Unwin Ltd; (1928). #49417 A$ Sadleir, Michael. BOOK COLLECTING. A Reader s Guide. First Edition; pp. 16; title-page illustrated with wood engraving by Joan Hassall, bibliog.; original wrappers; (text a little browned). London; Published for the National Book League by Cambridge University Press; ***A brief and succinct introduction to the subject with sage advice and some interesting cautionary tales. #62503 A$ Sawyer, Charles J. and Darton, F. J. ENGLISH BOOKS A Signpost for Collectors. 2 vols., med. 8vo, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. xvi, 368; frontis., folding plate, 51 illusts. (mostly full-page.); Vol. II, pp. viii, 424(last blank); 49 full-page illusts., index; title-pages in red & black; original buckram (spines slightly faded; some foxing); top edges gilt, others uncut; a very good ex-library set with cancelled bookplate & one stamp in each volume, and a discreet number in gilt on spines, but no other marks); scarce. Westminster; Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd.; MCMXXVII [1927]. ***Edition of 2000 sets printed at the Riverside Press, Edinburgh. An elegantly produced and well-written guide to English literature: the illustrations are mostly of the title-pages of important works of English literature. #48765 A$125.00

27 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Schafer, Otto: THE COLLECTION OF OTTO SCHAFER. Part II: Parisian Books. 4to; pp. 320; numerous col. & b/w. illusts., index, refs.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Sotheby s; ***195 superb lots ranging from Books of Hours, Illuminated Manuscripts, Incunabula and other early printed books to fine natural illustrated history, fine bindings and important literature. With list of prices realised loosely inserted. #53081 A$ Schafer, Otto: THE COLLECTION OF OTTO SCHAFER. Part III: Illustrated Books and Historical Bindings. 4to; pp. 404; numerous col. & b/w. illusts., index, refs.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. New York; Sotheby s; ***210 superb lots ranging from Books of Hours, Illuminated Manuscripts, Incunabula and other early printed books to fine bindings and important literature. With list of prices realised loosely inserted. #53114 A$ Shorter, Clement. VICTORIAN LITERATURE. Sixty Years of Books and Bookmen. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [iv], 228, [16](adv.); index; original cloth, gilt; (spine a little faded); top edge gilt, others uncut; scarce. London; James Bowden; ***Inscribed and signed by the Author. #20118 A$ Smith, Janet Adam. CHILDREN S ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 50; 4 col. plates, 33 illusts.; original papered boards; a nice copy. London; Collins; MCMXLVIII [1948]. ***Britain in Pictures Series. #42323 A$40.00

28 28 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 85 Sotheby s: 214TH SEASON Cr. 4to; pp. [36], incl. 2 col. & 30 b/w. plates; original wrappers. [London]; Sotheby s; ***A review of the season including the De Lisle Hours, important art works and antiques and books with coloured illustrations by William Blake. #59156 A$ Sotheby s: FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. [Two Catalogues]. New York, Tuesday, June 27, 1989 [and] Tuesday, December 11, to, pp. [76]; [96]; numerous illusts.; price list for second sale; original wrappers. New York; Sotheby s; ***266 lots including original manuscripts by Albert Einstein, notable musical manuscripts and much else. #54025 A$ Spalding, D. A. COLLECTING AUSTRALIAN BOOKS. Notes for Beginners. First Edition; pp. [vi], 94, [12](blank); index; original stiff wrappers. (Canberra); D. A. Spalding; (1981). #18159 A$ Stevenson, Randall. THE BRITISH NOVEL IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. An introductory bibliography. First Edition; pp. 36(last blank); original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. (London; Literature Department, The British Council; 1988). #15700 A$15.00

29 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Stewart, Seumas. BOOK COLLECTING. A Beginner s Guide. First New Zealand Edition; pp. 312; 8 plates, glossary of terms used in book collecting, abbreviations used in bookseller s catalogues, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a very good copy in d/w. Wellington; A. H. & A. W. Reed; (1972). #42877 A$ Sutherland, John. BESTSELLERS. Popular fiction of the 1970s. First Edition; pp. xii, 268; checklist, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly torn d/w. London; Routledge & Kegan Paul; (1981). #24510 A$ Thomas, Alan G. GREAT BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTORS. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 280; title-page in red & black, 24 col. plates, 250 illusts. (some full-page & some in red & black), bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly torn d/w. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1975). #9498 A$135.00

30 30 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 92 Thomas, Alan G.: FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALAN G. THOMAS. 4to; pp. 300; portrait & numerous col. & b/w. illusts., index, bibliog.; original stiff wrappers; (a very few trifling pen marks); a very good copy. London; Sotheby s; (1993). ***Noted for his books on great books and book collectors Alan Thomas collected a fine selection of illuminated manuscripts, incunabula, early printed and private press books. List of prices realised loosely inserted. #53396 A$ Tyrrell, James R. OLD BOOKS, OLD FRIENDS, OLD SYDNEY. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 196(last 3 blank); endpaper plans of Sydney, 49 plates, index; original cloth; a very good copy in worn & repaired d/w. Sydney; Angus and Robertson; (1952). ***With a couple of 4-page letterpress keepsakes of Tyrrell s Bookshop loosely inserted. #22008 A$165.00

31 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Wolf, Edwin and Fleming, John F. ROSENBACH. A Biography by Edwin Wolf 2nd with John F. Fleming. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. 624(last 6 blank); portrait frontis., 16 plates, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1960). ***The Life of one of the Greatest Book Collectors (and Booksellers). #49702 A$ Williamson, Hugh. METHODS OF BOOK DESIGN. The Practice of an Industrial Craft. Second Edition. Med. 8vo, 2nd Edn.; pp. xvi, 436(last 2 blank); frontis., 87 illusts. incl. 16 plates (incl. in pagination), 68 type examples, 5 appendices incl. bibliog., index and glossary; original buckram; a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Oxford University Press; ***First published in 1956, here revised. This is by no means an elementary textbook of printing... The author deals not only with book manufacture as the designer needs to see it, but with such matters as editorial work, the selection and arrangement of type, illustration, jacket design, estimating, and the choice of a printer. - from dustwrapper blurb. With presentation label to Roy MCullough for excellence in letterpress as 5th year apprentice. #41360 A$150.00

32 32 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 96 Wood, Charles B. FINE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS. Med. 4to; pp. [ii], 62; numerous illusts.; original stiff wrappers. So. Woodstock, Conn.; Charles B. Wood III Inc.; [1979]. ***Listing 320 items, many illustrated, with interesting and informative footnotes. #52795 A$20.00

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