First edition, limited to 650 numbered copies signed by the "author." Written by a London bookseller under the pseudonym of Barkworth and filled with the exploits of booksellers, collectors and librarians all in pursuit of a "fragmentary proof of a lost Latin text, printed in strange moveable types older than any by Gutenberg." viii , 150, 3 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

Nijmegen Proof: A Romance of Rare Books

Barksworth, S.

Holmes Pub Co

First edition, limited to 650 copies. The sequel to The Rare Book Game. Fourteen chapters on bookselling and authors including ones on Vincent O'Sullivan, The Fiftieth Catalogue, The Benson Papers, A Day in the Life of a Rare Book Dealer, John Buckland Wright, Alastair Grahame & The Wind in The Willows. Presentation from the book designer Ellis H. Neel Jr. on the free endpaper. viii , 131, 3 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

More of the Rare Book Game

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Sims, George

Antiques & Collectibles

<p>First edition, limited to 650 copies. The sequel to MORE RARE BOOK GAME. Twelve chapters on bookselling, publishing and book- collecting. Jacket rubbed. viii , 126, 2 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..</p>

Last of the Rare Book Game

<p>Jack Quinn, a dealer in rare books, is asked by an American customer to discover what happened to the papers of Gerald Despain, a fanatical anti-Semite and British traitor who joined the Nazis in 1939.  Quinn sets off on a journey into the past, to the period of the 1930s when Despain was living in Kenya.  Three cold blooded murders take place, all connected with Gerald Despain.  Quinn finds personal reasons for persisting with his quest, little realising that it will take him into danger.</p>

Despain Papers

William Allingham: A Bibliographical Study

Reference

Lasner, Mark Samuels

Catalogs & Directories

First edition. The fourth in a series of autobiographical reminiscences by this English bookseller. This bookseller-author is well-known for his books on suspense and stories published about the book trade. This work is an autobiography and a recollection of his memories as an antiquarian bookseller and those he encountered including characters such as Ernest Dowson, Dr. John Gordon, Cyrill Connolly and Charlotte Mew. Well preserved copy. vi , 158 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

A Life In Catalogues And Other Essays

For nearly a century, Goodspeed's in Boston was one of the world's preeminent rare book shops. The firm was founded in 1898 by Charles Eliot Goodspeed. The "Bookseller's Appentice" is written by Goodspeed's son, George, who worked at the shop, first as an employee and then as its director for over 70 years. Young Goodspeed describes the rarities which passed through the elder Goodspeed's hands, and the great collectors with who he dealt, and offers a unique glimpse into one of America's most distinquished rare book firms.

Bookseller's Apprentice

Goodspeed, George Talbot

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