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Publishing, n.d. but 1999), thick 8vo., cloth. xiii,1208; (ii),1209-1659; cxxxvii,1030; clxiii,639 pages. ISBN
1888262826. $350.00 $262.50
(Besterman p.1164) which was published by the GPO in Washington over the period 1909 to 1920. Detailed
descriptions of 5324 atlases and maps held by the Library of Congress. Exceedingly important reference set. [Order
No. 52700]
263. (Arabia) LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO
ARABIA AND THE ARABS. (Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing), 2001), 8vo., cloth. 198
pages. ISBN 1578982782. $45.00 $33.75
Facsimile edition. (Besterman 440). Originally published in 1911 by the Staff of the New York Public Library, this
bibliography presented 2,000 printed items on Arabia and the Arabs, a subject all but neglected by bibliographers.
Arranged by subjects which include bibliography, biography, history and politics, manners and custom,
philosophy, science and literature. [Order No. 64869]
264. Wendorf, Richard. THE LITERATURE OF COLLECTING & OTHER ESSAYS. New Castle,
Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and the Boston Athenæum, 2008, 6 x 9 inches,
Hardcover, dust jacket. 376 pages. ISBN 9781584562306. $49.95 $37.46
First edition. In this new collection of essays, many published here for the first time, the author of the warmly
reviewed Scholar-Librarian leads a series of further explorations into the world of books, libraries and the visual
arts. In his extended title essay, Richard Wendorf provides a groundbreaking investigation of the relationship
between the theoretical texts devoted to collecting and the rich fictional texts that also take collecting as their focus.
Wendorf shows how the critical arguments posed by Benjamin, Baudrillard, Muensterberger and others play out
in these modern literary texts and how, in turn, these fictional works complicate the ways in which we think about
what it means to be a collector. [Order No. 96668]
265. (Angling) Manley, J.J. LITERATURE OF SEA & RIVER FISHING. (Mansfield Centre: Martino
Publishing, 2001), 8vo., cloth. vi, (ii), 160 pages. ISBN 1578983053. $55.00 $41.25
Facsimile reprint of edition first printed in London by William Clowes in 1883. (Besterman 2206). A scarce title, this
bibliography of sea and river fishing describes 500 works with some discussion of each title. Divided into chapters
which include The Bibliography of Fishing Literature-Catalogues etc.; Authors on the Sea and River Fishing before
the Introduction of Printing; Authors on the Sea and River Fishing from the Introduction of Printing into England;
Izaak Walton-His Literary Contemporaries and Successors to the End of the Century XVII; Authors on Fish and
Fishing in Century XVIII; Authors on Fish and Fishing in Century XIX; and The Periodical Literature of Sea and
River Fishing, the book also outlines the history of the literature of the subject. [Order No. 69596]
266. THE LITERATURE OF THE BOOK. UK: LOGOS, 2005, 6 x 9
inches, stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. ISBN 1861564910. $15.00 $11.25
First edition. This 120-page book was created and published by Logos: The
Journal of the World Book Community. Fifteen corresponding contributors helped
to cast a useful descriptive bibliography, which would inform the book
professions about the best books written by, about and for them. This book
becomes the overall critical guide for the world of Books About Books. This
guide is an overall collection which covers all book professions. The
bibliography would be useful both to institutions seeking to form overall
collections and to individuals building personal libraries in their own fields.
[Order No. 86935]
267. Chavanne, J., A. Karpf and F. Chevalier De Le Monni. LITERA-
TURE ON THE POLAR REGIONS OF THE EARTH. (Mansfield
Centre: Martino Fine Books, n.d. but 1999), 8vo., cloth. xvi, 336 pages.
ISBN 1578981417. $60.00 $45.00
Reprint of the 1878 first edition published in Vienna by Edward Holzel.
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