•  Publisher's printed yellow paper wrappers over printed paper–covered stiff boards; wrappers with spine sunned, minor edge wear. Contents clean and crisp. Very good.  (34969)

•  Publisher's cream paper wrappers; darkened, back wrapper with light spots, spine creased with chip at head. Pages clean.  (35687)

•  New. Publisher's blue cloth shelfback and French swirl marbled paper over boards; white paper label on front cover.  (35760)

The list of books here:  Carey, Mathew. The American Primer; or, an Easy Introduction to Spelling & Reading (Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1813 – fourth edition); The Blackbird's Nest (Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1812); The Council of Dogs (Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1809 [really, 1821]); Turner, Elizabeth. The Daisy; or, Cautionary Stories in Verse, Adapted to the Ideas of Children from Four to Eight Years Old (Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson [pr. by J. Adams], 1808); Die Gefahr in den Strassen. Nebst einigen andern Erzählungen (Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner [pr. by Jacob Meyer], 1810); M'Carty's American Primer (Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, heirs to Benjamin Warner [stereotyped by J. Howe], © 1828); The New-York Preceptor; or Third Book (New York: Samuel Wood & Sons, [1822]); A Picture Book, for Little Children (Philadelphia: Kimber & Conrad [pr. by Merritt], [1812]); More, Hannah. The Search after Happiness: A Pastoral Drama, to which is added, Joseph Made Known to His Brethren: A Sacred Drama (Philadelphia: Pr. for Johnson & Warner, 1811); Dorset, Catherine Ann. Think Before You Speak: Or, the Three Wishes (Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner, 1811); The Uncle's Present: A New Battledoor (Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, [1810]); Village Annals, Containing Austerus and Humanus. A Sympathetic Tale (Philadelphia: Johnson & Warner [pr. by Griggs & Dickinsons], 1814). On some of these, additional cataloguing can be supplied upon request.

•  American Primer: Shaw & Shoemaker 27716; Rosenbach, Early American Children's Books, 468. Blackbird's Nest: S&S 24883; Rosenbach 452; Welch, American Children's Books, 104.1. Council: Shoemaker 5091; Rosenbach 603. Daisy: S&S 16353; Rosenbach 382; Welch 1355.2. Die Gefahr: S&S 20192; Rosenbach 418; Welch 431; Bötte & Tannhof, German Printing, 1770; Hamilton, American Book Illustrators, 1406. M'Carty: Shoemaker 33941; Rosenbach 714; Heartman, Non-New England Primers, 97. Preceptor: Shoemaker 13569; Rosenbach 465 (for 1812 first ed.). Picture Book: S&S 26465; Rosenbach 466; Welch 993. Search: S&S 23434 & 23905; Rosenbach 442. Think: S&S 19992, 21480, 22717, & 24026; Rosenbach 438; Welch 297.1. Uncle's Present: S&S 21546; Rosenbach 428. Village: S&S 33546; Rosenbach 514; Welch 1381.  
          Early American Children's Books: Blue pigskin, covers embossed in black with an early American design, spine with gilt-stamped title and black-stamped decorations, in the original black cloth slipcase with printed paper label; spine slightly sunned and raised spine bands with small spots of rubbing, slipcase with only faint traces of shelfwear. Minor offsetting to edges of first and last few leaves, pages otherwise clean.
          “Cock Robin”: Chemise and case matching the above very good with only slightest touches of ribbing. Salmon wrappers clean and fresh, with traces of old light pencilling on rear one; text age-toned yet bright, with all engravings very crisply impressed.
          Boxed set of 12 chapbooks: All housed in a two-part marbled cloth–covered slipcase, spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label; slipcase gently faded, edges rubbed with one edge tearing. Individual items in publisher's paper or paper-covered wrappers, some smudged, some with edge chips. Varying degrees of browning and spotting, occasional chips; all items solid and complete and all in very good condition and several fine.
          Broadside: Age-toned. One crease, probably from folding; very minor chipping around edges, three short edge tears, bottom corners lost.
          The Rosenbach shipping case:  Damage to wood with loss, along one edge of sliding lid; paper label worn and partially lost. Case solid and sturdy overall.
          A remarkable collection, and a gathering in which each item has its own individual interest. (36110)

Rosenbach was the leading bookseller in America during the first half of the 20th century, helping to form the collections of Huntington, Folger, Widener, Doheny, Bell, Lilly, Clements, and many others. His personal collecting included American Judaica and Early American children's books. This is the highly illustrated and very bibliographically detailed catalogue of his personal collection of the latter. The collection was donated to the Free Library of Philadelphia.

The introduction is by A.E. Newton, Rosenbach's friend and customer, and a man whose own books on the joys of collecting helped fuel the fashion for it in the 1920s and 30s.

•  Blue pigskin, embossed in black on covers with an early American design; rebacked in plain blue morocco; abraded joints nicely refurbished. In the original black cloth slipcase but without the paper label. A good+ copy.  (34040)

•  19th-century cream paper–covered boards with handwritten spine labels of paper, all edges speckled red; well rubbed with some loss of paper, dust-soiled especially to spines and top edges. Ex–seminary library with remnants of spine labels, bookplates on front pastedowns and a fly-leaf, small inking on endpapers, and light pencilling to title-page versos and one leaf of text. Light age-toning, with pinprick wormhole affecting margins or parts of letters (but not sense) in several gatherings, wormtracking on inner margins of a few others; a few paper flaws, small spots or stains, two repairs, one marginal tear with paper loss, another small marginal hole, two leaves with inked notes. In fact a nice old trio.  (37076)

•  Publisher's three-quarters green cloth, front cover with color-printed floral bouquet design on white paper, front cover and spine with gilt-stamped title. Very slight traces of wear to lower front edge, otherwise a crisp, clean copy.  (34436)

Provenance:  From the library of American collector Albert A. Howard, small booklabel (“AHA”) at rear.

•  Black cloth shelfback, pictorial paper–covered sides, white label printed in black and red on front board; rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Very good.  (37715)

•  Rust-brown publisher's cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt medallion to front board, in an edgeworn, lightly soiled dust jacket with significant portions torn away at spine, smaller losses at corners/edges and price-clip, and two small stains to rear panel. Binding clean, with extremities bumped. Purple monogram ownership stamp to front free endpaper, p. 83, and a leaf in the index; text otherwise clean with upper corners lightly creased across and a few leaves unopened. Good, in a good- dust jacket that appears in most instances to be lacking entirely.  (37601)

Stern was the life and business partner of Leona Rostenberg, their firm of Rostenberg & Stern having been one of America's most respected during the post –WWII period and known for its dealing in early printed books Dufief (1776?–1834) was a refugee from the French Revolution who from 1793 to 1818 lived in Philadelphia, where he taught French and ran a bookstore. Among the libraries he acquired was the large residue of Benjamin Franklin's!

•  New. Publisher's light brown cloth with paper spine label.  (35753)

Provenance:  Front page with rubber-stamp of William C. Gannett, clergyman and reformer; the Rev. Gannett and his wife ran a number of reading and study groups associated with the Unitarian Church in Rochester, NY.

•  Folded as issued, upper edge showing light wear; front page with faint rubber-stamp as above. Author's name for Coming of Theodora (Eliza Orne White) hand-corrected. A scarce and intriguing ephemeral look at 19th-century women's interactions with then-modern literature. (41923)

It tells you something that this item's wrapper announces, “Meetings will be held . . . in the Non-Sectarian Church.”

Provenance:  Front page with rubber-stamp of William C. Gannett, clergyman and reformer; the Rev. Gannett and his wife ran a number of reading and study groups associated with the Unitarian Church in Rochester, NY.

•  Folded as issued. Rubber-stamped as above and slightly age-toned, otherwise clean. Scarce and intriguing ephemeral offering, focusing on late 19th–century American women's approach to literature from a progressive perspective..  (41960)

Provenance:  Front page with rubber-stamp of William C. Gannett, clergyman and reformer; the Rev. Gannett and his wife ran a number of reading and study groups associated with the Unitarian Church in Rochester, NY.

•  Stapled as issued, rubber-stamped (faintly) as above. Pages slightly age-toned with a few tiny spots, two phrases underlined in pencil, otherwise clean. A rare ephemeral item, of interest for scholars of literary theory and pedagogy as well as people who may just enjoy a nice little historical-cultural surprise. (41955)

Provenance:   From the library of American collector Albert A. Howard, small booklabel (“AHA”) at rear.

•  Publisher's blue cloth, spine with gilt-stamped title, in a striking slipcase covered in combed paper in black, grey, and white, matching the endpapers; volume spine sunned, slipcase showing minimal shelfwear. Pages crisp and clean. A beautiful book for collectors of calligraphic and/or bookplate art as well as connoisseurs of wood engraving.  (39551)

Thirty-nine Books and Broadsides describes works that well represent the earliest Mexican printing, the rarities including 14 New World incunabula, 9 the only known surviving copies (3 described for the first time), several second known and several more earliest known copies, and a number of works with woodcut illustrations — all from a major private collection.

All entries are illustrated and provide exact collations; notably, the bibliography provides the very first accurate system of description for 16-century New World broadsides. Limited to 250 copies. Each item fully described bibliographically and illustrated as well.

•  Publisher's cloth. New.  (36766)

A must read.

•  Publisher's quarter cloth, paper sides with a reproduction of the Texas Declaration of Independence; front cover darkened along edges and page-tops darkened also, with endpapers and a good many margins slightly to moderately affected; a good “working” copy.  (35356)

We've added a copy to our permanent reference library here at PRB&M: This includes collations and useful commentary.

•  Paperback with full color illustrations. A very good reference work.  (36706)

•  New. Bound, as issued, in quarter blue linen with marbled paper boards, title stamped in gold on spine. With the glassine wrapper.  (35759)

Provenance:  From the library of American collector Albert A. Howard (sans indicia).

•  Quarter blue cloth with gray paper spine label over lovely marbled paper; issued without a dust jacket.A bright and clean copy.  (37600)

•  Sewn in publisher's printed paper wrappers; wrappers slightly age-toned, otherwise a clean, handsome copy.  (14424)

This copy with an authorial inscription to a recipient whose name has been gently, but entirely, obliterated!

•  Good quality red cloth, original wrappers bound in; grey spine label. Very good copy.  (21546)

•  Publisher's half dark green leather and tan paper–covered sides, spine with gilt-stamped title and Grolier Club device, covers with stamped central medallions bearing device as above; spine sunned to brick-brown and with some darker streaks and discoloration, sides lightly scuffed, joints and extremities rubbed. Index (printed and issued as a separate insert, after the original publication) not present here. Scattered light spottings only. Externally somewhat worn, but a solid and enjoyable copy, witha gratifyingly apropos provenance and a Chiswick Bookshop (New York) bookmark iaid in.  (39562)

This brief history was printed in an edition of 250 copies at the Bird & Bull Press. The Press's bibliography says: “Title line and colophon [are printed] in Arrighi; the text [is] printed in Garamond type on Hodgkinson's Bird & Bull paper” and the wrappers are “Burnt Sienna roller-printed paste paper . . . [with the] title on [a] paper label on [the] upper cover.”

• Taylor & Morris, Twenty-one Years of Bird & Bull, B3.   New. Publisher's “burnt sienna” patterned wrappers as above.  (35763)