Bibliophiles, we hope you enjoy this collection of 'books about books.' They include William Darling's 'The Bankrupt Bookseller' and 'The Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller.' How apropos.
New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1958. Cloth. Octavo, pp. [6], 3-277, [5]. Second printing. Navy cloth-covered boards with gilt accents and light bumping. Tanned edges with light foxing, plus some foxing inside covers. Tanned pages, some unevenly tanned. Dust jacket with rubbing, chips and tears; now encased in a clear.....
Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son LTD, 1947. Cloth. Octavo, pp. [4], 5-351, [1]. Orange cloth-covered boards with gilt accents; back board with slight curve at edge. Tanned pages and uneven tanning inside covers. Ink stamps inside the front cover. Dust jacket with sunned spine and an ink spot on spine.....
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1932. Second Edition, Revised. Cloth. Octavo, pp. [4], 5-307, [1]. Green cloth-covered boards with gold accents and bumped boards. Tanned pages and edges, including uneven tanning inside covers. Some repairs have been made inside the front and back covers (see photograph). Small tag inside.....
London: Thorsons Publishers LTD., 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Duodecimo, pp. [6], 7-93, [3]. Stated first edition. Teal blue cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Boards bumped at bottom edge. Tanned edges and pages; uneven tanning inside covers. Writing inside front cover and a small stain. Price-clipped.....
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. Cloth. Octavo, pp. [8], ix-xii, [2], 3-290, [2]. Second impression. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt accents and light bumping. Tanned pages and edges. Price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, sunning, chips and small tears; encased in a clear, protective cover. This is a large or.....