Book Auction Records
Book Auction Records

Author: Frank Karslake

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13:

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A priced and annotated annual record of international book auctions.

A Century of Artists Books
A Century of Artists Books

Author: Riva Castleman

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 1997-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810961814

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Published to accompany the 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book constitutes the most extensive survey of modern illustrated books to be offered in many years. Work by artists from Pierre Bonnard to Barbara Kruger and writers from Guillaume Apollinarie to Susan Sontag. An importnt reference for collectors and connoisseurs. Includes notable works by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.

Litteratura Coleopterologica (1758-1900)
Litteratura Coleopterologica (1758-1900)

Author: Yves Bousquet

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-02

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 9789546428172

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"Bibliographic references to works pertaining to the taxonomy of Coleoptera published between 1758 and 1900 in the non-periodical literature are listed. Each reference includes the full name of the author, the year or range of years of the publication, the title in full, the publisher and place of publication, the pagination with the number of plates, and the size of the work. This information is followed by the date of publication found in the work itself, the dates found from external sources, and the libraries consulted for the work. Overall, more than 990 works published by 622 primary authors are listed. For each of these authors, a biographic notice (if information was available) is given along with the references consulted"--[p. 1].

Books on the Move
Books on the Move

Author: Robin Myers

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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"In this volume, leading specialists in book history consider examples from the sixteenth to the twentieth century to chart some of the paths followed by books through the European network of print. This may focus on the large collections accumulated by Renaissance scholars, but may equally involve tracking multiple copies of the same work through the marks of ownership left by unknown readers. Books on the Move Represents an important contribution to an understanding of the shifting interactions over time between libraries, collectors and the book trade."--BOOK JACKET.

For the Love of the Binding
For the Love of the Binding

Author: Mirjam Foot

Publisher: London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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Twenty-seven eminent scholars in manuscript and bookbinding studies, including colleagues and former students of Foote (Rare Book Collection, British Library), are the contributors to this impressive festschrift. Diverse aspects of the field are explored, although the place of origin of the majority