Books About Books from High Desert Books

This book explores how Willa Cather instilled music as an essential part of her writing. There is a former owner's name inside.

This is a collection of profound essays by D.H. Lawrence.

A comprehensive source for any fan or student of Blake.

This old edition of "The Road To Oz' has some cover and spine wear and soiling. It is an ex-library copy. The binding is tight and all pages are intact.

This book contains a series of linked essays through the 1960'sm and 1970's.

This book examines the literary frontier of San Francisco between the years 1848 to 1875. There is a former owner's name on the front endsheet.

This is an excellent history of the lost Library of Alexandria.

This is a collection of the letters of Robert A. Heinlein edited by his wife, Virginia, and published following his death. The book and the dustjacket are in very good condition. There is a former owner's embossment on the title page.

An excellent and entertaining study into why so many of us become so passionate about books. There is a former owner's embossment on the front endsheet, else the book is in fine condition.

This is a story about how books come into being; about who decides what people can and can not read.

This is an excellent study into the personality of those who seek out the company of books and delight in their acquisition. It is Volume One only of a two volume set, and there is a former owner.s bookplate inside the cover.

In this book the author shares the excitement he feels in the search for and the discovery of old books and the secrets they wait to reveal. There is a former owner' bookplate inside the cover.

This book is a good reference for calculating prices for out of print books dealing with American history. It is an ex-library copy with the usual interior markings.

This book provides an excellent overview of all aspects involved in accumulating your own private library of fine volumes.

This is an early edition of an excellent guide to identifying first editions.

This is the memoirs of book collector William Orcutt and of his travels around the world. There is a former owner's bookplate inside the front cover.

This is a comprehensive guide to identifying First Editions and First Printings, and details the methods used by publishers around the world for identifying their books as such.

Divided into two parts - The Quarry and The Chase - this book first helps the reader to identify what they desire, and then guides them on how to find it.