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turn to such publications as this. Books sought ("recherchés") for collecting are divided into three lists: those
sought "for the text," sought "for the illustrations," and those "interesting from the point of view of typography."
An introduction, with reproductions of illustrations mostly from incunabula, precedes these lists. An alphabetical
list of works cited follows the lists. A few pages on bindings, manuscripts, bibliographies, and other matters close
the book! Over 6000 entries. [Order No. 88569]
69. (Ornithology) Palmer, T.S. and Others. BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN
ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. Reprinted from "The Ark", 1884-1954. (Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine
Books, n.d. but 1998), 8vo., cloth. (iv), 630 pages. ISBN 1578981085. $75.00 $56.25
Reprint of the 1954 first edition published in Washington, DC. Contains about 1,200 biographies of important
ornithologists. Essentially a who's who in the field with each entry containing information impossible to find
elsewhere without a great deal of effort. [Order No. 53676]
70. Poggendorff, J.C. BIOGRAPHISCH-LITERARISCHES HANDWORTERBUCH ZUR GE-
SCHICHTE DER EXACTEN WISSENSCHAFTEN... MATHEMATIKERN, ASTRONOMEN,
PHYSIKERN, CHEMIKERN, MINERALOGEN, GEOLOGEN. Two volumes in four. (Mansfield
Centre: Maurizio Martino, n.d. but 1998), thick 8vo., cloth. xi,846; (ii),650; xiii,930; (ii),788 pages. ISBN
1578980437. $295.00 $221.25
Reprint of the 1883-1904 edition published by Johann Ambrosius Barth in Leipzig. (Sheehy EA231; Besterman
5638). The set remains the standard and indispensable work for information about the life and works of
mathematicians, astronomers, physicists, chemists, mineralogists, geologists and other scientists of all nations. For
each scientist, Poggendorff provides a brief bibliography of his writings, including periodical articles. This reprint
covers the period 1858 to 1904. Over 140,000 references. [Order No. 52744]
71. (Ornithology) Anker, Jean. BIRD BOOKS AND BIRD ART, AN OUTLINE OF THE LITE-
RARY HISTORY AND ICONOGRAPHY OF DESCRIPTIVE ORNITHOLOGY. Mansfield Centre:
Martino Publishing, 2007, 4to., cloth. xviii, 251 pages. ISBN 978158986576. $90.00 $67.50
Reprint of the very scarce first edition of 1938 published by Levin & Munksgaard of Copenhagen (Besterman
4367). 548 entries with lengthy descriptions of each. [Order No. 32112]
72. Richardson, Elizabeth P. A BLOOMSBURY ICONOGRAPHY. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies,
1989, 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. xii, 372 pages. ISBN 090679563x. $40.00 $30.00
First edition. This index provides references to over 700 British and American books, periodicals, and exhibition
catalogues that make it possible to find about 4,000 different photographs and works of art relating to Bloomsbury
and the Bloomsbury group, including portraits, sketches and photographs of people, places and things. The
iconography also references their books and homes, ancestors and close friends,
including 34 pages devoted to Leonard and Virginia Woolf. The annotations,
chiefly in the form of quotations from published diaries, letters and other books
help settle dates, identify places and occasions, evoke emotional overtones and
reflect the personality of artist or sitter. The various indices of artists, locations,
and photographs which accompany the general index help make the book easy to
use. [Order No. 39462]
73. Jury, David (editor). BOOK ART OBJECT. Berkeley, CA: CODEX
Foundation, 2008, 9 x 12 inches, cloth with dust jacket. 448 pages. ISBN
9780981791401. $150.00 $112.50
With a foreword by Peter Koch, Book art object is a record of the first biennial Codex
Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art", Berkeley, California, 2007. The
event showcased contemporary artist books and fine press and fine art editions
produced by some of the worlds most esteemed printers, designers, book artists,
and artisans. The volume is superbly illustrated in full color throughout. [Order
No. 100395]
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