An extensive collection of over 180 different pamphlets and ephemeral items, mostly 20th century, concerning all manner of subjects related to the world of rare books, including: 1. A prodigious collection of programs and announcements for rare book exhibitions at research institutions, including the opening of the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library in Camarillo, California, 1950; “Five Hundred Years of the Printed Book,” UC Berkeley exhibit, 1940; “The History of Texas… from the Eberstadt Collection of Texana,” Dallas Public Library, 1958. 2. A collection of important pamphlet essays from prominent bookman and scholars, including: George A. Plimpton, Marks of Merit, Together with an Article on Hornbooks and their Use in America Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1916; Lester Condit, A Provisional Index to Roman Printing Types of the Fifteenth Century, Chicago: UC Press, 1935, 1/300 copies; Franklin J. Meine, Mark Twain’s First Story, Iowa City: Prairie Press, 1952.Otto F. Ege, The Story of the Alphabet. Its Evolution and Development. Baltimore: Noman Munder, 1921. 3. A collection of particularly small and unusual dealer catalogs, including: A Catalog of Old Books, James F. Meegan, Atlanta Ga., No. 1, Jan. 1896; Select List of Valuable and Interesting Books, E. W. Johnson, New York Jan. 1892; Unusual Books, English, French, German, Schulte’s Bookstore, New York [1924?], including several inscribed copies of Joyce’s Ulysses; and Tales of Past Times. Old and Rare Juveniles, Toy Books, First editions, etc., Maxwell Hunley, Beverly Hills, 1941. Many of these ephemeral items are now unobtainable, and most are in fine condition.
An extensive collection of over 180 different pamphlets and ephemeral items, mostly 20th century, concerning all manner of subjects related to the world of rare books, including: 1. A prodigious collection of programs and announcements for rare book exhibitions at research institutions, including the opening of the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library in Camarillo, California, 1950; “Five Hundred Years of the Printed Book,” UC Berkeley exhibit, 1940; “The History of Texas… from the Eberstadt Collection of Texana,” Dallas Public Library, 1958. 2. A collection of important pamphlet essays from prominent bookman and scholars, including: George A. Plimpton, Marks of Merit, Together with an Article on Hornbooks and their Use in America Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1916; Lester Condit, A Provisional Index to Roman Printing Types of the Fifteenth Century, Chicago: UC Press, 1935, 1/300 copies; Franklin J. Meine, Mark Twain’s First Story, Iowa City: Prairie Press, 1952.Otto F. Ege, The Story of the Alphabet. Its Evolution and Development. Baltimore: Noman Munder, 1921. 3. A collection of particularly small and unusual dealer catalogs, including: A Catalog of Old Books, James F. Meegan, Atlanta Ga., No. 1, Jan. 1896; Select List of Valuable and Interesting Books, E. W. Johnson, New York Jan. 1892; Unusual Books, English, French, German, Schulte’s Bookstore, New York [1924?], including several inscribed copies of Joyce’s Ulysses; and Tales of Past Times. Old and Rare Juveniles, Toy Books, First editions, etc., Maxwell Hunley, Beverly Hills, 1941. Many of these ephemeral items are now unobtainable, and most are in fine condition.
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