Category: BIBLIOPHILIA

The Pocket University, The Guide To Reading, Volume XXIII

By: Abbott, Lyman , Don Dickinson and Others

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company for Nelson Doubleday, Inc. : 1925

Seller ID: 31317

Condition: Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued

Contents: books for study and reading; on books and reading; the guide to daily reading; general index of authors, and general index of titles. From the authors: in order to render [this series] more valuable we have recently incorporated in the twentyy-two volumes comprising the set, a series of 88 illustrations. The six illustrations in this volume will serve to give an idea of the expense involved in obtain reproductions of many famous subjects of literature. This book follows the illustrations, affording an opportunity for the best literature of its kind. Two rubbed spots at upper edge of ...
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About Books And Children: Historical Survey Of Children's Literature

By: Adams, Bess Porter

Price: $28.00

Publisher: NY, Holt : 1953

Seller ID: 11771

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good Dust Jacket

A history of children's literature from its earliest times and an aid in choosing books for children. DJ lightly edgeworn and chipped, in new mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 573 pages; 11771
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Book Collecting, A Comprehensive Guide, 1995 Edition

By: Ahearn, Allen and Patricia

Price: $45.00

Publisher: NY, Putnam : 1995

Seller ID: 11593

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

Includes: estimated market values for first printings of first books as of 1978, 1986, 1993; new section on prize-winning authors and books; guidelines for finding and recognizing first and limited editions of books, and appraising their condition and worth; suggestions for building a collection; lists of specialty dealers and auction houses; recommendations for caring for and selling books. Faint "scratch" on front panel of DJ which requires holding the book to the light to see it. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 480 pages; 11593
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Collected Books: The Guide To Values: An Up-To-Date Price Handbook with over 15,000 First Editions in all Fields for Collectors, Dealers, and Librarians

By: Ahearn, Allen and Patricia

Price: $30.00

Publisher: NY, Putnam : 1991

Seller ID: 11601

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

The long-awaited successor to the classic "Book Collector's Handbook of values" by Van Allen Bradley, this is the largest, most comprehensive and up-to-date single volume guide to current market values of collectible books in America. [This book] goes beyond the Bradley work to include books published before 1800, to present information that allows collectors to identify first editions of books in hand and to provide prices that are current rather than projected. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 636 pages; 11601
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Children And Books

By: Arbuthnot, May Hill, and Zena Sutherland

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Glenview, IL, Scott, Foresman : 1972

Seller ID: 16824

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no Dust Jacket

Previous owner's name; boards slightly bowed; some pages dog-eared. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 16824
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Symposium

By: Arms, George, and Louis Locke

Price: $15.50

Publisher: NY, Rinehart & Company : 1955

Seller ID: 18353

ISBN: Dampness "crinkling

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket

Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 626 pages; 18353
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Dictionary Of Literary Pseudonyms, A Selection Of Popular Modern Writers In English, Third Edition

By: Atkinson, Frank

Price: $33.00

Publisher: London, Clive Bingley : 1982

Seller ID: 23837

ISBN-13: 9780851573236

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket

Lists authors and their pseudonyms by both their real name and their pseudonym as of 1982. Donald Sydney Rowland lists 50 pseudonyms, both male and female! Usual ex-library markings. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages; 23837
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What Do I Read Next? A Reader's Guide to Current Genre Fiction

By: Barron, Neil, Et Al

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Detroit, MI, Gale Research : 1997

Seller ID: 13109

ISBN-13: 9780787600587

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no Dust Jacket

Includes fantasy, western, romance, horror, mystery, and science fiction. Authors include mosley, clark, l'amour, piers anthony, anne mccaffrey, stephen king, anne rice, Clarke, Dailey, Roberts, barron, barton, ramsdell, stilwell. Was a library reference, usual ex-library markings. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 13109
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500 Great Books By Women

By: Bauermeister, Erica, Jesse Larsen, and Holly Smith

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Penguin : 1994

Seller ID: 16188

ISBN-13: 9780140175905

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 425 pages; 16188ref
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The Reader's Encyclopedia, 4-volume Set An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts

By: Benet, William Rose

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Thomas Crowell : 1948

Seller ID: 27232

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with No Dust Jacket as issued

Volume 1: A to D; volume 2: E to L; volume 3: M to R; volume 4: S to Z. In reading books, a word, name or place may not be known to the reader and can be looked up in this encyclopedic dictionary. You may be reading a book which refers to a Bicorne, Chrysale, or Hobinnol. Your dictionary is no help, but this Reader's Encyclopedia will tell you what you want to know. The poet Alfred deMusset's works are listed here, as is Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan's (Irish novelist and playwright). And so is Daniel Quilp, a character in Dicken's Old Curiosity Shop. Ding on top edge of volume 2. ; Small ...
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How To Read And Why

By: Bloom, Harold

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scribner : 2000

Seller ID: 27045

ISBN-13: 9780684859064

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

Probing discussions of the works of beloved writers such as William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway ... Charles Dickens and William Faulkner and others highlight the varied challenges and delights found in short stories, poems, novels, and plays. Bloom not only provides illuminating guidance on how to read a text but also illustrates what such reading can bring -- aesthetic pleasure, increased individuality and self-knowledge. , and the lifetime companionship of the most engaging and complex literary characters. DJ is lightly edgeworn. Otherwise like new. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages; 27045
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Introduction To Technical Services For Library Technicians

By: Bloomberg, Marty, and G. Edward Evans

Price: $19.20

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited : 1985

Seller ID: 16812

ISBN-13: 9780872874978

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Names, phone numbers, notes, highliting, underlining. Binding still solid; Library Science Text Series; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 397 pages; 16812
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A Brief Survey Of The Printing Trade

By: Bolt, Richard

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Raithby, Lawrence & Co. , Ltd. : 1930

Seller ID: 11948

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Chapbook. Brown paper covers. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 33 pages; 11948
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The Book Collector's Handbook Of Values, 1976-1977 Second Edition

By: Bradley, Van Allen

Price: $23.00

Publisher: NY, Putnam : 1975

Seller ID: 16112

ISBN-13: 9780399114823

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ Dust Jacket

An encyclopedia of rare books for collectors, dealers and librarians. Newly revised, updated, with thousands of price changes and corrections, plus hundreds of new titles added. The best one-volume reference book on rare book prices available. DJ chipped, rubbed, torn, in mylar. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 566 pages; 16112
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What About Murder? (1981-1991) A Guide To Books About Mystery And Detective Fiction

By: Breen, Jon L.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press : 1993

Seller ID: 23839

ISBN-13: 9780810826090

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no Dust Jacket

Very clean, tight and bright with ex-library markings contained to front free endpapers and spine. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376 pages; 23839
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop A Memoir, a History

By: Buzbee, Lewis

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Graywolf Press : 2006

Seller ID: 31333

ISBN-13: 9781555974503

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

In The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, Buzbee, a former bookseller and sales representative, celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore. The smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion for books, which began with ordering through The Weekly Reader in grade school. Interwoven throughout is a fascinating historical account of the bookseller's trade. No defects, book near perfect. ; Cover Art; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 216 pages; 31333
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Cataloging And Classification: An Introduction

By: Chan, Lois Mai

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill : 1981

Seller ID: 21975

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

Cataloging and Classification is also a name for the course that covers general principles of bibliography, cataloging, and indexing, that is required for students working toward degrees in Library/Information Science. Of the few texts available for the course, Lois Chan's Cataloging and Classification is the best because the author is the most widely known and respected authority in the field and the text contains complex, difficult information that is presented clearly and in an organized, understandable manner, and provides exercises to reinforce the concepts. DJ rubbed, moderately edgeworn...
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Cody's Books: The Life And Times Of A Berkeley Bookstore, 1956-1977

By: Cody, Pat & Fred

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Chronicle Books : 1992

Seller ID: 12314

ISBN-13: 9780811801409

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

Self-wraps. Through letters and other writings, Fred and Pat Cody chronicled the joys, frustrations, and insights of their twenty-one years as booksellers, careers that ended when they sold the store in 1977. Fred Cody died in 1983. Pat Cody has woven these letters into a moving and inspirational account of a place and a time--and of two people with irrepressible and unforgettable spirit. Quote from him on rear wrapper panel: "I am a bookseller--the owner and operator of a personal bookstore. We are, I'm afraid, members of a fast-vanishing tribe. I agree with those who say that the small perso...
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