Offering a collection of “Books about Books” consisting of two hundred and seven volumes (maybe a few more), plus many pamphlets and some ephemera, gratis, to any established library.
The subjects included: Bibliography, Cataloguing/Classification, Librarianship, History of Books, History of Libraries, Archiving, Bookbinding, Book Preservation and Restoration, Book Illustration, History of Printing, Book/Literature Reference, Book Collecting, Indexing, Visual Literacy, etc.
This is a great opportunity for an academic, museum, or other cultural institution library to create, or expand, their Bibliophilic reference collection.
Please refer to the list which follows.
The receiver will have to cover costs of shipping, handling and/or pick-up. The collection is only available in toto, no individual item requests will be considered. There are a few other conditions which we can discuss upon inquiry.
Jeff Guerrier
599 West End Ave., 4B NY NY 10024 646-886-2263 [log in to unmask]
Bibliophilic Collection Jeff Guerrier January 2020
[A.I.G]. International Book Illustration 1935-1945, [Exh.], New York, 1946. PPB.
American Library Assoc. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, ALA, [N.d.] Binder.
Amon Carter Museum. Nineteenth-Century Illustrated Books, Texas, [N.d.]. Pam.
Amon Carter Museum. Twentieth-Century Illustrated Books, Texas, [N.d.]. Pam.
Arduini, F., ed. The Shape of the Book from Roll to Codex, Mandragora, 2008. PPB.
Arntzen, E. & R. Rainwater. Guide to the Literature of Art History, ALA, 1980. HC.
[Ars Libri, Ltd.] Early Art Literature, Catalogue 106, Boston, 1996. PPB.
Assoc. of College & Research Libraries. Paper Terms…, ALA, 1990. Pam.
Austin, G. The Library of Jean Grolier, Grolier Club, 1971. HC.
Baikie, J. Egyptian Papyri and Papyrus-Hunting, Fleming H. Revell, [N.d]. HC.
Ballard, H.H. Adventures of a Librarian, Walter Neale, 1929. HC.
Barker, N. Form and History in the Meaning of the Book, British Library, 2003. HC.
Bayley, H. A New Light on the Renaissance…, Benjamin Blom, 1967. HC.
Belanger, T. Lunacy and the Arrangement of Books, Oak Knoll, 2003. Pam.
Benedetti, J., ed. Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship, Scarecrow/ARLISNA, 2007. PPB.
Bennett, A. Literary Taste, How to Form It, George Doran, [N.d.]. HC.
Bennett, H.S. English Books & Readers, 1558 to 1603, Cambridge, 1965. HC.
Bennett, P.A. Elmer Adler, In the World of Books, Grolier Clu b, 1964. HC.
Bernard Quaritch Ltd. The Society of Jesus…, Catalogue 1226, London, 1996. PPB.
Betz, E.W. Graphic Materials, Rules for Describing…, Library of Congress, 1982. PPB.
Verlag Bibliotheca Rara. Gutenberg-Bibel…, [N.d.]. Pam.
Binns, N.E. An Introduction to Historical Bibliography, 2nd ed., AAL, 1962. HC.
Bland, D. A History of Book Illustration…, World Publishing, 1958. HC.
Block Museum of Art. Manuscript Illumination in the Modern Age, Block, 2001. Pam.
Blumenthal, J. Art of the Printed Book 1455-1955, Morgan/Godine, 1978. PPB.
Bosser, J. The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World, Abrams, 2003. HC.
Bowers, F. Principals of Bibliographical Description, Oak Knoll, 1994. PPB.
Boyd, B. Chaucer and the Medieval Book, Huntington Library, 1973. HC.
Breslauer, B.H. The Uses of Bookbinding Literature, Columbia, 1986. Pam.
British Library. William Caxton [Exh.], British Museum, 1976. PPB.
Brown, M.P. Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts…, Getty Museum, 1994. PPB.
Burton, J.H. The Book-Hunter, Blackwood & Sons, 1882. HC [without cover]
Carpenter, K.E. Readers and Libraries…, Library of Congress, 1996. Pam.
Carter, J. ABC for Book Collectors, 5th ed., rvsd., Knopf, 1991. HC.
Cerquiglini-Toulet, J. The Color of Melancholy…Books…14th C…, Johns Hopkins, 1997. HC.
Chan, Lois M. Cataloging and Classification…, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 1994. HB.
Chapin, S.L. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473-1973, [Books & Mss. Exh.], Lehigh U., 1973. PPB.
[Christie’s]. Art Reference Books from the Estate of V.D. Spark, London, 1992. Pam.
[Christie’s]. Early Printed Books and Manuscripts…, Christie’s, 1991. PPB.
Cockerell, D. Bookbinding and the Care of Books…, Pitman & Sons, 1927. HC.
Colebrook, F. William Morris: Master-Printer, Yellow Barn Press, 1989. HC.
Cook, M. The Management of Information from Archives, 2nd ed., Gower, 1999. HC.
Cowan, J. Dry Methods for Surface Cleaning of Paper, Canada Cons, Inst., 1986. Loose.
Cowley. J.D. Bibliographical Description and Cataloguing, Burt Franklin, 1970. HC.
Cox, R.J. Managing Institutional Archives…, Greenwood, [N.d.]. Photocopy.
Craig, A. Suppressed Books…, World Publishing, 1963. HC.
Curwen, H. A History of Booksellers…, Gale (Chatto & Windus), 1968. HC.
Dahl, S. History of the Book, 2nd Eng. ed., Scarecrow Press, 1968. HC.
Darnton, R. and D. Roche. Revolution In Print…, California/NYPL, 1989. PPB.
Davis, J.I. The Italian Book 1465-1900 [Exh.], National Book League, 1953. PPB.
Davison, P. ed. The Book Encompassed…, Oak Knoll Press, 1998. PPB.
De Hamel, C. A History of Illuminated Manuscripts, Godine, 1986. HC.
Denman, F. The Shaping of Our Alphabet…, Knopf, 1955. HC.
Dibdin, T.F. Horae Bibliographicae Cantabrigienses, Oak Knoll Books, 1989. HC.
Diehl, E. Bookbinding, Its Background and Technique, @ vols. Reinhart, 1946. HC.
Ditkovitskaya, M. Visual Culture, The Study of the Visual…, MIT Press, 2006. PPB.
Dooley, J.M., et al. Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books, Library of Congress, 1991. PPB.
Drinkwater, J. A Book for Bookmen…, George Doran, 1927. HC.
Drucker, J. The Alphabetic Labyrinth…, Thames & Hudson, 1995. HC.
Dubansky, M. A Selection of Bookbindings in the MMA [Ana.], Grolier Club, 1994. Pam.
Duff, E.G. Early Printed Books, Haskell House, 1968. HC.
“ “ , Kegan Paul, 1893. HC.
Eberts and Gisler. Careers for Bookworms and Other Literary Types, VGM. 1990. PPB.
Eisenstein, E. The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, Cambridge U., 1999. PPB.
Ellis, Judith, ed. Keeping Archives, 2nd ed., Thorpe, 1993. PPB.
Espinosa, R., comp. The Book and Paper Group Annual, V. 9., AIC BPG, 1990. PPB.
Evans, E. and R. Grover. The Birdsall Collection of Bookbinders’…Tools, Toronto, 1972. Pam.
Febvre, L. and H-J. Martin. The Coming of the Book…, Verso, 1997. PPB.
Fliegel, S. Technique and the Medieval Book, Cleveland Museum of Art, [N.d.]. Pam.
Ford, T.K. The Bookbinder in 18th-Century Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, 1992. Pam.
Forde, Helen. Domesday Preserved, HMSO, 1986. PPB.
Fry, C.R. Pochoir by Painters…, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Watson Library, 1989. Pam.
Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC Bibliographic, Library of Congress, 1994. Pam.
Gaskell, P. A New Introduction to Bibliography, Oak Knoll, 1995. PPB.
Gilbert, B. The Art of the Woodcut in the Italian Renaissance Book, [Exh.], Grolier, 1996. Pam.
Goerl, S. Papermaking in America, A Pictorial Account, Bulkley Dunton, 1945. HC
Goff, F. Early Printed Books of the Low Countries, Library of Congress, 1958. Pam.
Goldschmidt. Catalogue 130, E.P. Goldschmidt & Co., [N.d.]. Pam.
Goldschmidt, L. The Scenery Has Changed…Rare Book Trade, Columbia, 1989. Pam.
Gorman and Winkler. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed. Rev., ALA, 1988. Loose-leaf.
Goudy, F.W. Typologia, Studies in Type Design…, California, 1977. PPB.
Green, Jonathan. Chasing the Sun, Dictionary Makers…, Henry Holt, 1996. HC.
Greenfield, Howard. Books from Writer to Reader, Crown, 1989. PPB.
Greenhood & Gentry. Chronology of Books & Printing, Rvsd., Macmillan, 1936. HC.
Grolier Club. Check List of Books Printed by Aldus Manutius in Venice, New York, 1962. Pam.
Gunner, J. Simple Repair and Preservation Techniques…, Hunt Inst., 1984. Pam.
Hackenberg, M., ed. Getting the Books Out…, Library of Congress, 1987. HC.
Hart, V. and P. Hicks, eds. Paper Palaces, the Rise of…, Yale, 1998. HC.
Harthan, John. The History of the Illustrated Book, Thames & Hudson, 1981. HC.
Haskell, F. The Painful Birth of the Art Book, Thames & Hudson, 1987. HC.
Hazlitt, W.C. The Book-Collector, A General Survey…, John Grant, 1904. HC.
Higginbotham, B.B. Our Past Preserved, A History…, G.K. Hall, 1990. HC.
Horrox, R. Book Handbook, An Illustrated Guide…, [U.K.], 1951. HC.
Horton, C. Saving the Libraries of Florence, Wilson Library Bulletin, June 1967. Pam.
Hubregste, S. The Aesthetic World of Jan Van Krimpen…, Museum of the Book, 1995. Pam.
Humez, A. & N. A.B.C Et Cetera…, Godine, 1985. HC.
IFAR Journal. Catalogues Raisonnés and the Authentication Process, IFAR, 2006. PPB.
Ivins, Wm. Prints and Books, Informal Papers, Da Capo, 1969. HC.
Jackson, H. The Book About Books…Bibliomania, Avenel, 1981. HC.
Jackson, M. The Pictorial Press, Its Origin and Progress, Gale, 1968. HC.
Jennett, S. The Making of Books, 4th ed. Revised, Praeger, 1967. HC.
Johns, A. The Nature of the Book…, Chicago University Press, 1998. HC.
Johnson, A.F. A Catalogue of Italian Engraved Title-Pages in the 16th Century, OUP, 1936. PPB.
Johnson, A.W. The Repair of Cloth Bindings, A Manual, Oak Knoll, 2002. HC.
Johnson, E.D. History of Libraries in the Western World, 2nd ed., Scarecrow Press, 1970. HC.
[Joint Task Force on Text and Image]. Preserving the Illustrated Text, DC, 1992. Pam.
Jones, Herbert. Stanley Morrison Displayed…, Frederick Muller, 1976. HC.
Jones, Lois S. Art Information, Research Methods…, 3rd ed., Kendall/Hunt, 1990. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Antiquarian Bibliography, Catalogue 219, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Bibliography, Catalogue 175…, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Book Illustration…17th to the 19th Century, Cat. 123, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Books and Documents of the Sixteenth Century, Catalogue 176, N. Y., [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. European Literature, Catalogue 202, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. The Greek Book, An Exhibition…, New York, 1997. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Illustrated Books & Fine Bindings, Catalogue 163, New York, [N.d.]. PPB
Kraus, H.P. Incunabula…, Catalogue 209, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Performing Arts…, Catalogue 208, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kraus, H.P. Ψυχή, From Soul to Psyche…, Catalogue 205, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Kromm, J. and S.B. Bakewell, eds. A History of Visual Culture, Berg, 2010. PPB.
Kyle, H., et al. Library Materials Preservation Manual…, Nicholas T. Smith, 1984. HC.
Lankes, R.D. The Atlas of New Librarianship, ACRL, 2011. HC.
Leavitt, R.K. Noah’s Ark, New England Yankees and The Endless Quest, Merriam. 1947. HC.
Lehmann-Haupt, H. The Book in America…, Bowker, 1939. HC.
Lehmann-Haupt, H. Fifty Books About Bookmaking, [Exh.], Columbia University, 1933. HC.
Lehmann-Haupt, H. In Search of the Frontispiece, Analytic, [N.p., n.d.], HC.
Lehmann-Haupt, H. The Life of the Book…, Abelard-Schuman, 1957. HC.
Leidinger, G. Flamisher Kalender, des XVI. Jahrhunderts, V. F. Bruckmann, 1936. HC.
Lemaitre, J. (C. Stratton, trl.). On the Margins of Old Books, Coward-McCann, 1929. HC.
Lowry, M.D. Preservation and Conservation in the Small Library, ALA, 1989. Pam.
Lucas, E.L. Art Books, A Basic Bibliography…, N. Y. Graphic Society, 1968. PPB.
Lyndenberg & Archer. The Care and Repair of Books, Bowker, 1960. HC.
Madan, F. Books in Manuscript, A Short Introduction…, Kegan Paul, Trench, 1920. HC.
Magruder, J., et al. Books Have Their Own Destiny…Schnucker, V.1, Jefferson UP, 1998. PPB.
Man, John. Alpha Beta…, John Wiley, 2000. HC.
Manquel, A. A History of Reading, Viking, 1996. PPB.
Mann, T. Library Research Models, A Guide…, Oxford, 1993. PPB.
Martayan Lan. Rare Books, Catalogue 32, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Martin, H-J. The History and Power of Writing, Chicago, 1994. PPB.
McMurtrie, D. Alphabets, A Manual of Letter Design…, Bridgeman, 1941. HC.
McMurtrie, D. Book Decoration, Bridgeman, Pelham, NY, 1928. HC.
McMurtrie, D. The Book, The Story of Printing & Bookmaking, Dorset, 1989. HC.
McRae & White, eds. ArtMARC Sourcebook, American Library Assoc., 1998. PPB.
Meiss, M. The First Alphabetical Treatises in the Renaissance, [Ana.], 1969. Pam.
[Metropolitan Museum of Art]. The Hours of Jeanne D’evreux…, New York, 1965. HC.
Mirzoeff, N. An Introduction to Visual Culture, Routledge, 2000. PPB.
Mulvaney, N.C. Indexing Books, U. of Chicago Press, 1994. HC.
Murphy, B., ed. Benét’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, 4th ed., Harper Collins, 1996. HB.
Myers, R. and M. Harris, eds. A Millennium of the Book…, Oak Knoll, 1994. HC.
Myres, J.N.L. Recent Discoveries in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1967. PPB.
Nell, V., Lost in a Book, The Psychology of Reading for Pleasure, Yale, 1988. PPB.
Neuburg, V.E. Thomas Frognall Dibdin: Selections, Scarecrow, 1978. HC.
Newton, A.E. A Magnificent Farce…, Putnam’s Sons, [N.d.]. HC.
Newton, A.E. The Amenities of Book Collecting…, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1922. HC.
Newton, A.E. Bibliography and pseudo-Bibliography, University of Penn., 1936. HC.
Newton, A.E. The Format of the English Novel, Burt Franklin, Reprinted 1971. HC.
Newton, A.E. The Greatest Book in the World…, Little Brown, 1925. HC.
Noel, Wm., et al. Book Arts in the Age of Durer, [Exh.], Baltimore Museum of Art, 2000, Pam.
Ogg, O. The 26 Letters, Crowell, 1961. HC.
[Parke-Bernet]. The A. Edward Newton Collection, Sale Catalogue, New York, 1941. HC.
Pearson, D. Books as History, The Importance…Beyond Their Text, Oak Knoll, 2008. HC.
Pearson, D. Provenance Research in Book History…, British Lib./Oak Knoll, Reprint, 1998. HB.
Pearson, E. Queer Books, Doubleday, Doran, 1928. HC.
Petersen, T. and P. Barnett. Guide to Indexing and Cataloguing with the Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Getty/Oxford, 1994. Spiralbound.
Quaritch, Bernard, Ltd. Bernard Quaritch Ltd. – 150 Years, [N.d.]. Pam.
Rabinowitz, H. and R. Kaplan, eds. A Passion for Books, Times Books, 1999. HC.
Ray, G.N. The Art of the French Illustrated Book…, Dover, 1986. PPB.
[Réal Deslauriers]. Catalouges Raisonnés…, Cat. n. 22, Oka (Que.), 1999. Pam.
Reif, R. Living with Books, 116 Designs for Homes and Offices, Arno Press, 1968. PPB.
Robert & Warde. A Code for the Collector of Beautiful Books, Limited Eds. Club, 1936. HC.
Rosenthal, B.M. The Gentle Invasion, Continental Émigré Booksellers…, Columbia, 1987. Pam.
Rota, A. Points at Issue, A Bookseller Looks at Bibliography, Library of Congress, 1984. Pam.
Roylance, Dale. European Graphic Arts, The Art of the Book…, Princeton U., 1986. PPB.
Ryskamp, C. Of Cabbages and Kings…Collectors and Collecting, Grolier Club, 2004. Pam.
Saye, J.D. Manheimer’s Cataloging and Classification, 4th ed. Rv/ex, Marcel Dekker, 2000. HB.
Schur, N. British English A to Zed, Rev/ed, Checkmark Books, 2001. PPB.
Scott, M.L. Dewey Decimal Classification…, Libraries Unlimited, 1996. HB.
Sims Reed Ltd. Art Reference Books, Impressionism to the Present Day…, [N.d.]. PPB.
Slater, J.H. Round and About the Book-Stalls…, Canterbury Bookshop, n.d. [1891]. HC.
Smith & Jordan. …Bookbinding for Book Artists…, Rochester, 1998. PPB.
Society of American Archivists. Archival Fundamentals Series
Bellardo, L.J. & L.L. A Glossary for Archivists…, SAA, 1992. PPB.
Ham, F.G. Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts, SAA, 1993. HC.
Miller, F.M. Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts, SAA, 1990. PPB.
Pugh, M.J. Providing Reference Services for Archives and Manuscripts, “, 1992. PPB.
Ritzenthaler, M.L. Preserving Archives and Manuscripts, SAA, 1993. HC.
Wilsted & Nolte. Managing Archival and Manuscript Repositories, SAA, 1991. PPB.
[Sotheby’s]. Four Caxtons…[Auct.]. Sotheby’s, 1987. PPB.
Staikos, K.Sp. The Mirror of the Library, Oak Knoll Press, 2006. HC.
Stefferud, Alfred. The Wonderful World of Books, Mentor Books, New York, 1953. PPB.
Steinberg, S.H. Five Hundred Years of Printing, Rvsd., Oak Knoll, 1996. PPB.
Stern, M.B. Books and People in 19th-Century America, Bowker, 1978. HC.
Stillwell, M. B. The Beginning of the World of Books 1450 to 1470…, BSA, 1972. HC.
Stoddard, R.E. Marks in Books, Illustrated and Explained, Houghton Library, 1985. Folio PPB.
Thomas, I. The History of Printing in America…, Weathervane, 1970. HC.
Thompson, J.W. The Medieval Library, Hafner, 1957. HC.
University Art Gallery. …Illuminated Manuscripts…, [Exh.], U. of California, 1963. Pam.
Ursus Rare Books. A Private Library of Distinction, Catalogue 195, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Ursus Rare Books. The Garden…, Catalogue 158, New York, [N.d.]. PPB.
Van Loon, H.W. Observation on the Mystery of Print…, Book Manufacturers’ Inst., 1937. HC.
Waterer, J.W. A Guide to the Conservation…of Objects made…of Leather, 2nd ed., rvsd, Bell, 1974. HC.
Weitenkampf, F. The Illustrated Book, Harvard, 1938. HC. Dedicated to K. Küp by F.W.
Weitzmann, K. Illustrated Manuscripts at St Catherine’s Monastery…, St. John’s, 1973. Pam.
Wendorf, R. The Scholar-Librarian…, Boston Athenaeum and Oak Knoll Press, 2005. HB.
West, J.L.W. Making the Archives Talk…, Pennsylvania State U. Press, 2011. PPB.
Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman…, HarperCollins, 1998. HC.
Willison, I.R. On the History of Libraries and Scholarship, Library of Congress, 1980. Pam.
Willoughby, E.E. A Printer of Shakespeare…Wm. Jaggard, Haskell House, 1970. HC.
Wroth, L.C. The Colonial Printer, Dominion, 1964. PPB.
Wynar, B.S. Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification, 8th ed., Libraries Unltd., 1992. PPB.