OAK KNOLL BOOKS

220. McMurtrie, Douglas C.
THE GOLDEN BOOK,
THE STORY OF FINE
BOOKS AND BOOK­
MAKING —PAST AND
PRE SENT. Chicago: Pascal
Covici, 1927, thick 8vo., original
blue cloth stamped in gilt,
top edge gilt. xvi, 406 pages.
$ 65.00
First edition, limited to 2000 copies.
Minor cover wear. Ownership
inscription in pencil. [5310]
221. Meyer, W.J. (editor).
SCHWEIZER BIBLIOPHILEN GE SELL ­
SCHAFT: FE STSCHRIFT ZU IHREM
ZEHNJÄHRIGEN BE STEHEN 1921–1931. Bern:
Paul Haupt, 1931, large 8vo., stiff paper wrapper, uncut
edges. 129 pages + 1 leaf of plates in black­and­white with
tissue guard. $ 45.00
First edition. Collection of essays commemorating the ten-year
history of the Swiss society of book collectors. Includes essays such
as the history of herbals beginning in the early sixteenth century,
cartography and early woodcut maps, the age of Humanism in Basel,
and bookbinding and care.
Most conclude with a relevant bibliography. Loosely inserted is
a commemorative book label that indicates that this volume came
from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll
Books at the auction sale. Cover, head and tail of spine torn and
chipped. Covers soiled. Irregular but light foxing throughout. [77977]
222. (Bookbinding) MODERN BRITISH BOOK­
BINDERS, AN EXHIBITION OF MODERN
BOOKBINDING BY MEMBERS OF DE SIGN­
ER BOOKBINDERS. London: Designer Bookbinders,
1971, oblong 8vo., rebound in later cloth. 63 pages.
$ 45.00
S-K 6654. Brenni no. 933. With 29 full page plates of bindings. A
biography of all the designers represented is given. Loosely inserted
is a supplement that was issued in 1972. [64509]
223. Morrow, Carolyn Clark and Carole Dyal. CON­
SERVATION TREATMENT PROCEDURE S, A
MANUAL OF STEP­BY­ STEP PROCEDURE S
FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF
LIBRARY MATERIALS. Littleton: Libraries Unlimited,
1986, 4to., stiff paper wrappers. vii, 225 pages.
$ 55.00
Second edition. Illustrated. Ownership inscription in pencil. [33487]
224. (Bookbinding) [MOUNTED PHOTO ­
GRAPHS OF EDGAR MANSFIELD BIND­
INGS]. N.P.: n.p., n.d., 4to., 13 photographs mounted
on heavy cardboard. $ 45.00
Mailing envelope sent from Dawson Book Service to M.C.D. Ranson
(pseudo. of Dr. Randeria) containing 13 large black-and-white
photographs of Edgar Mansfield bindings which have been mounted
on thick cardboard. A few of the photographs are described in pencil
below the image. Slightly bowed. [72477]
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225. Muir, P.H. (editor). TALKS ON BOOK­ COL ­
LECTING DELIVERED UNDER THE AU­
THORITY OF THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK­
SELLERS’ ASSOCIATION BY P.H. MUIR, E.P.
GOLDSCHMIDT, SIMON NOWELL ­ SMITH,
JOHN CARTER, HOWARD M. NIXON, ER­
NE ST WEIL, IFAN KYRLE FLETCHER. London:
Cassell and Co., (1952), 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. x,
105 pages and 15 illustrations. $ 65.00
First edition. (S-K 1604 for binding reference by Nixon). Minor
jacket wear. Bookplate of Julian Levinson (see Who’s Who in
American Jewry, page 628). Minor tape repair of jacket. [9768]
226. Muir, P.H. BOOK­ COLLECTING AS A
HOBBY, IN A SERIE S OF LET TERS TO EV­
ERYMAN. London: Gramol
Publications Ltd., 1945, small
8vo., cloth, dust jacket. 128
pages. $ 60.00
Second edition. Illustrated guide to
book collecting written as a series of
letters. Includes a short history of book
production and a section on binding
(S-K 1599). This edition is revised and
enlarged from the first. Inscribed on
free endpaper “Harold, Barbara Muir,
September 16th, 1982.” Jacket chipped
with small pieces missing at spine ends.
[9795]
227. Mummendey, Richard. VON BUCHERN UND
BIBLIOTHEKEN. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche
Buchgesellschaft, 1964, small 4to., cloth. 360 pages.
$ 55.00
Second edition, revised and expanded. A history of the book and its
production, collecting, and storage in libraries. Over 150 illustrations.
[41932]