| | Book | Save | | 1 | Title: | American first editions: bibliographic check lists of the works of one hundred and five American authors
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Merle De Vore, 1874-1935 | | | | Publication: | R.R. Bowker, New York,1929. | | | | Notes: | "This volume is frankly a continuation of the bibliographical work of ... P. K. Foley, whose 'American authors' was published in 1897."--Pref. Arranged alphabetically by author. "The check lists have been compiled by various collectors."--Pref. | | | | Call #: | Z1231 F5J6 | | | | Extent: | viii, 242 p. ; 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions
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| Book | Save | | 2 | Title: | Collecting American first editions: its pitfalls and its pleasures
| | | | Creator: | Curle, Richard, 1883- | | | | Publication: | Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis,[c1930] | | | | Notes: | "Edition limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies. The type has been distributed. This is no. 1007." "Index of authors and books": p. 215-221. | | | | Call #: | Z992 C97 | | | | Extent: | xviii, 221 p. illus., facsims., plates. 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Book collecting | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions
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| Book | Save | | 5 | Title: | Early American children's books
| | | | Creator: | Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952 | | | | | Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940 | | | | Publication: | The Southworth Press, Portland, Me,1933. | | | | Notes: | "Five hundred and eighty-five copies on Worthy Aurelian paper, numbered from 1 to 585 and eighty-eight copies on Zerkall Halle paper, numbered from I to LXXXVIII. This is ... copyright copy. [Signed] A.S.W. Rosenbach." The copy, bound in full pig skin, is one of the Zerkall Halle paper edition, with which was distributed a copy of "The tragi-comic history of the burial of Cock Robin", Philadelphia, B. Warner, 1821. Issued in slip case. Arranged chronologically, 1682-1836, with author and title and printers and publishers indexes. Bibliography: p. 353-354. | | | | Call #: | Z1037 A1R81 1933 | | | | Extent: | lix, 354 p., 2 Á. illus., plates (23 col.) facsims. (1 col.) 27 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Children's literature -- United States -- Bibliography | American literature -- Bibliography -- First editions | Rare books | Children's literature -- United States
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