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115. (Caxton Club) Piehl, Frank. THE CAXTON CLUB 1895-1995, CELEBRATING A CENTURY
OF THE BOOK IN CHICAGO. Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1995, 8vo., gray cloth over boards with
white stamping and paper label with slipcase. 224 pages. ISBN 0940550091. $75.00 $56.25
Caxton Club historian, Frank J. Piehl, offers a taste of the artistic, intellectual and literary atmosphere of Chicago
from which the Caxton Club merged. According to Piehl, early bibliophiles concerned themselves not only with a
book's contents, but also with the physical aspects of a book. In its 100 years, the Club has published 60 books that
are distinguished by their content and design. Nineteen are important historical works, sixteen describe the history
of printing and bookbindings, seven relate to bibliophiles and book collecting, and the remaining eighteen
comprise a miscellany of poetry, literary works, plays, an opera and other items. Anyone who is interested in the
history of book collecting, printing and bookbinding will enjoy this work. Designed by Bruce Beck and printed by
R.R. Donnelley & Sons, the Caxton Club publishes this history of the Club that includes an up-to-date bibliography
of the Club's publications, as well as biographies of Caxtonians who have contributed prominently to the
advancement of the book and the club. Limited to 1,000 numbered and signed copies of which 900 are offered for
sale. [Order No. 41478]
116. Garvey, Nathan. THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A SPURIOUS AUTHOR;
THE BOOK TRADE, AND BOTANY BAY. Sydney: Hordern House, 2008, 9.5" x 6.5", hardcover. 327
pages. ISBN 9781875567546. $49.95 $37.46
First edition. This book traces the genesis of the Barrington books in rich and evocative detail, offering a
compelling account of publishing history in England and on the continent, and displaying the subtle machinations
of the book trade in a world without copyright laws. Throughout, The Celebrated George Barrington combines the
rigour of book history and bibliographical research with a fresh and engaging style. Of special interest is Garvey's
authoritative bibliography of the Barrington books, with extensive notes and detailed collation details, destined to
become a standard reference for librarians, scholars and booksellers. With more than eighty separate works
noticed, this is the first comprehensive account of the Barrington books and the first to chart the publishing history
of the works about and attributed to George Barrington, which have long remained a source of confusion for
students of early Australian history. Elegantly printed in two colours, the work includes some twenty-six
illustrations, all taken from the early Barrington books. Distributed for Hordern House, Australia. Available in
Australia from the publisher. [Order No. 100796]
117. Shaaber, M.A. CHECK-LIST OF WORKS OF BRITISH AUTHORS PRINTED ABROAD,
IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, TO 1641. New York: The Bibliographical Society of
America, 1975, small 4to., cloth. xx, 168 pages. $15.00 $11.25
First edition. According to the Preface, during the first 200 years of printing, many works of British authors were
printed abroad as well as in the British Isles. However, it may be lesser known that many works of British writers
were printed abroad without being printed in the British Isles. Shaaber thus explains this book as a compilation
which describes the many editions of continental printings of works that have survived in only a few copies in
scattered libraries. This work is an appropriate complement to such volumes as the Short-Title Catalogue and
should facilitate various kinds of study of British culture up to the middle of the 17th century. [Order No. 20582]
118. McDonald, Gerald, Stuart C. Sherman And. A CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
CARRIERS' ADDRESSES, 1720-1820. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 2000, 8vo., cloth,
dust jacket. xvi, 170 pages. ISBN 0944026168. $35.00 $26.25
First edition. The newspaper carrier's address, a printed holiday greeting, was a unique early American poetic
form. Each New Year's Day, newspaper carriers around America and Canada distributed printed verses to their
customers in hope of a hefty tip. Often highly amusing and occasionally quite socially aware, these broadsides
eulogized the dutiful carrier of the year gone by. For the first time, these addresses have been compiled in
bibliographic form. Some of America's most prominent men of letters, such as Benjamin Franklin and Daniel
Webster, supplied the poetic addresses. 940 American and 61 Canadian addresses are indexed. [Order No. 59170]
119. (Connecticut) Johnson, Hazel A. CHECKLIST OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, IM-
PRINTS 1709-1800. New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1978, 8vo., cloth. xlviii, 492,
(2). ISBN 0813907039. $45.00 $33.75
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