Dictionary of Books Relating to America: From Its Discovery to the Present Time Tapa dura - 1998

Martino Pub, 4/1/1998. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volume set. 29 volumes in 2 ; 23 x 29 cm. Hardcovers. Good bindings and covers. Unmarked pages. Volume 2 has some ruffling from water damage in the final few pages. Publisher Error: Some pages printed upside down. Useful reference work. Notes: Facsim. of a reduced-sized photocopy (New York : Mini-Print Corp., [196-]) of a work originally published in 29 v. (New York : J. Sabin, 1868-1936), except for v. 29, which is a facsim. of a reprint of the final volume (Amsterdam : N. Israel, 1962).Vol. 29 has title: Bibliotheca Americana : a dictionary of books to relating to America, from its discovery to the present time / begun by Joseph Sabin, continued by Wilberforce Eames, and completed by R.W.G. Vail for the Bibliographical Society of America.

New York: Mini-Print Corp, 1967. Volume 2 only (of 2) from the Mini-Print Corp. 29 volumes in 2 edition. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. No date (but 1967?). THIS IS VOLUME 2 ONLY. It contains about 15 volumes worth -- all the bibliographical details and scholarship from the second half of the original 29 volume edition. No bibliographical reference library is complete without Sabin. In BIBLIOGRAPHY, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, Breslauer/Folter call this: "the most important of all Americana bibliographies, comprising well over 100,000 entries." They go on to say: "Sabin, a New York bookseller, started this compendium, but it was Wilberforce Eames, the learned bibliographer at the New York Public Library, who added an immense amount of out-of-the-way detail." The work was brought to a conclusion by R. W. G. Vail in 1936 with assistance from Dr. Lawrence C. Wroth and many others. Includes collations, locations, notes on… Leer más

Martino Pub, 1998-04-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Bottom edge has minor soiling (dust staining). Useful reference work. Notes: Facsim. of a reduced-sized photocopy (New York : Mini-Print Corp., [196-]) of a work originally published in 29 v. (New York : J. Sabin, 1868-1936), except for v. 29, which is a facsim. of a reprint of the final volume (Amsterdam : N. Israel, 1962).Vol. 29 has title: Bibliotheca Americana : a dictionary of books to relating to America, from its discovery to the present time / begun by Joseph Sabin, continued by Wilberforce Eames, and completed by R.W.G. Vail for the Bibliographical Society of America.

Martino Pub. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. Publisher's oversized gilt-titled cloth. Two volumes (29 volumes in 2) Slight foxing/soil to textblock edge. Few folded corners. ; 9 X 4.5 X 11.25 inches; 3948 pages .

Martino Pub, 4/1/1998. Hardcover. New. 2 voume set. 29 volumes in 2 ; 23 x 29 cm. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Notes: Facsim. of a reduced-sized photocopy (New York : Mini-Print Corp., [196-]) of a work originally published in 29 v. (New York : J. Sabin, 1868-1936), except for v. 29, which is a facsim. of a reprint of the final volume (Amsterdam : N. Israel, 1962).Vol. 29 has title: Bibliotheca Americana : a dictionary of books to relating to America, from its discovery to the present time / begun by Joseph Sabin, continued by Wilberforce Eames, and completed by R.W.G. Vail for the Bibliographical Society of America.

New York, 1868-1939 (reprint). 29 volumes in 2, complete. Miniprint edition of the classic bibliography of Americana. Over 100,000 items described. Oblong 4to. Publisher's cloth. FINE AND BRIGHT. Like new.

Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Fine Books, 1999. 29 volumes in 2, complete. This edition is legible with the naked eye, even for old geezers such as myself. The page and print size are larger than in the Mini-Print Corp edition. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1999, First Martino printing, "Strictly Limited to 200"). Reprint of the 1868-1936 originals. No bibliographical reference library is complete without Sabin. In BIBLIOGRAPHY, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, Breslauer/Folter call this: "the most important of all Americana bibliographies, comprising well over 100,000 entries." They go on to say: "Sabin, a New York bookseller, started this compendium, but it was Wilberforce Eames, the learned… Leer más

Martino Pub. Fine. 1998. Hardcover. 1578980623 . Fine 2 volume set.; 11.6 X 8.8 X 4.9 inches .

Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Fine Books. Hardcover. fine. Facsimile Reprint of Mini-Print Edition limited to 200 copies. Two volumes oblong Quarto in original maroon cloth. Fine condition