Marcus Mccorison Editor (11 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1965; green cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; illustrated paper jacket; wear and discoloration around edges; spine of jacket is sun faded; corners are lightly scuffed; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 109 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NF/VG+. Excellent condition with minimal wear to book and jacket. Appears unread. Bookplate on front pastedown. Text is clean.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 650 pp., original cloth with dust jacket, a good clean copy. First published in 1810, it has been said of this work by Thomas that "it will never be superceded as the most important single source relating to the early history of printing in America.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. *Autographed by editor.* Limited edition #1646 of 1950. Hardcover in slip case. Fine binding and cover. Slight musty smell. Light spotting to page ends. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine (both corners of front flap are clipped) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor marks to DJ, otherwise in great condition.

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 129 pages. Preface by Wilmarth S. Lewis. First edition. Dust jacket spine lightly faded, covers lightly soiled and chipped, else a near fine copy.

Hardcover. Limited Edition #785/950. Large Octavo, xxi, 650 pages. In Very Good condition. Housed in publisher's tan paper slip case. Bound in publisher's blue-gray cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor general shelf wear. Light penciling to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Enumerated and signed by McCorison on limitation page in rear. Shelved on Books on Books. 1391620. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. A primary source for the history of American printing. Contains original title page illustration and facsimile engraved frontispiece from the 1811 Second Edition, which was expanded and revised by Thomas. A pristine copy in an as-new slipcase.

Condition: Good. 8vo. [109 pp.]. 1st Edition. Near Fine. Hard covers. Dust Jacket Very Good+. In protective wraps. Light green cloth, bright gold spine lettering, with design debossed on front cover. All pages fine. B&W Illustrations. Introduction by Marcus A. McCorison, Preface by Wilmarth S. Lewis. This book Contains a Facsimile of the first page of the Manuscript Catalogue made by Captain Elnathan Hammond in 1750 and two facsimilies of title pages, one for "Laws of the Redwood-Library Company 1764" and one of "A Catalogue of the Books belonging to the Company of the Redwood-Library, in Newport, on Rhode Island 1764". The Catalogue begins on page 3 and ends on page 83, followed by an Index which takes us the remaining pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Edition. Westport, Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press, 1993. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Has chapters on printing, books and the Revolution; copyright in 18th century France and America; Ben Franklin; book markets and reading in France; etc. Also a chapter by Marcus McCorison on 18th century American book collectors. Foreword by John Y. Cole. First printing, with "First published in 1993" so stated, and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bibliography. Index. Handsomely bound in the original green cloth, silver-stamped over black panels on the spine and front cover. First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xv, 215pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.