Modest Collection Private Libraries (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This collection features selected works from the Private Libraries Association, covering publications from 1956 to 2007. It includes insights into private library collections and bibliographic details relevant to library enthusiasts. The volume is bound in a standard hardcover edition, reflecting the period's publishing styles. From the library of John Russell Taylor.…

25 x 16 cm. Green cloth 378 pages. Illustrated. Edition of 1100 copies of wich 400 for sale. No dust jacket. In very good condition. 980g.

Green Cloth, Gilt. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. 378 pages, b/w illustrations. An edition of 1100 copies, of which 400 for sale. Minor wear, unmarked. [786] Size: 255mm. x 165mm.

Hardback. Condition: VG+. No DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gold lettering to spine. In fine condition BUT some faint score marks and slight fading to covers. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1100g.

Large 8vo. Publishers' dark green cloth; title blocked in gilt on spine. Issued without dust-wrapper.378 pp; 3 blank leaves; B&W photographs in text.Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Association. Describes the origins, growth and history of the Association with bibliography of its publications and articles on and by leading British collectors. In common with all PLA publications, it is elegantly produced.…

1st edition. Limited printing. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 378 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Liber Amicorum / David Chambers -- The Officers -- The Formative Years 1956-1961 / Philip Ward -- Establishment 1961-1967 / David Chambers -- Publishing 1968-1981 / David Chambers -- Continuation 1982-2000 / Stan Brett -- Publishing 1982-2000 / David Chambers -- Publications: a descriptive checklist / Paul W. Nash -- Members' Collections. Subjects; Private Libraries Association History 20th century. Private Libraries Association. Private Libraries Association History. 1900-1999. 19th-20th centuries. Private libraries Great Britain History 20th century. Book collectors Great Britain ; Biography. Book collectors. Private libraries. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Limited printing. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 378 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Liber Amicorum / David Chambers -- The Officers -- The Formative Years 1956-1961 / Philip Ward -- Establishment 1961-1967 / David Chambers -- Publishing 1968-1981 / David Chambers -- Continuation 1982-2000 / Stan Brett -- Publishing 1982-2000 / David Chambers -- Publications: a descriptive checklist / Paul W. Nash -- Members' Collections. Subjects; Private Libraries Association History 20th century. Private Libraries Association. Private Libraries Association History. 1900-1999. 19th-20th centuries. Private libraries Great Britain History 20th century. Book collectors Great Britain ; Biography. Book collectors. Private libraries. 1 Kg. …

Limited edition of 1100 copies of which 400 were for sale. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm, 378 pp, ills. An account of the Private Libraries Association coupled with a plethora of short essays by members describing their own collecting interests and collections. Near Fine.

FIRST EDITION, pp.378; illustrations in line & half-tone throughout; a very good copy of an entertaining & informative celebration of the first 50 years of this most successful association of book-collectors. Bibliography Illustration Libraries BOOKCOLLECTING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Blue cloth gilt, large 8vo., 378 pages, illustrated. A history with portraits of members and their collections. From the collection of David Chambers, the editor and designer of the book. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A Modest Collection by Private Libraries' Association Sharp tight copy. 1100 copies of which 400 are for sale. BOOK.

hardcover. 6.25 x 9.75 inches. hardcover. 378 pages. First edition. Here, in the guise of a history of the Private Libraries Association, is an account of the friendships of its members over the past fifty years. They have all been collectors, with widely differing interests, from countries across the world, united by a love of books and the need to be surrounded by them at the end of a day's work and in all the years of retirement. The aim of the society is to bring together such enthusiasts and to offer them books and essays in the association's journal that would lead them further into the bibliophilic web. The enormous range of their interests adds vitality to the group's publications and creates a dynamic tension between the need to deal in sufficient depth with each subject and yet to interest other members whose collections have moved in quite different directions. The book contains the story of the Association and a bibliography of its publications, but perhaps the most interesting portions are the brief essays by over eighty members about their collections, with photographs of many of these individuals and illustrations taken from the collections. Their specialties range from illustrated books and early private presses to Australiana, golf, the history of the automobile and surgery. There is a retail price index at the end of the book, which will prove very useful when recounting book prices over the last 50 years. This book is an enjoyable and valuable resource for book collectors everywhere. Distributed by Oak Knoll for the Private Libraries Association. Private Libraries Association (illustrator).…

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original bottle green cloth covers, gilt title to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 378 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout, light grey end papers. In near Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780900002670 ENGLISH LITERATURE.…