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Houston, Texas: Detering Book Gallery, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. About fine with a mere trace of wear. Exhibit catalog of books and ephemera from the Sewell Collection of Lewis Carroll, presented by the Detering Book Gallery, Houston, Texas, December 1 - December 31, 1979. Fifty pages, thirty-seven items. Illustrated with black and white photos. Introduction by Peter Heath, President of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America. From Herman E. Detering's Preface: " This exhibit, a portion of the many items assembled over a nine year period by Susan and Byron Sewell, was chosen both for the quality of the material and because it provides an instructive example of how imagination and perseverance can be used to form an important collection.".

New York: American Book-prices Current, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2085 pages, with Errata and Corrigenda sheet laid in..

New York: American Book-prices Current, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1533 pages, including advertisements of specialist book dealers classified by subject..

Houston, Texas: Texas Swedish Cultural Foundation, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Light rub to the jacket, else a fine copy in an archival protective sleeve. 156 ages with References, Appendixes, and Index. Several illustrations, including the frontispiece of Palm. The life of Swedish immigrant Svante Palm, who played important roles in Texas in civic, commercial, cultural, and political life. His true passion, though, was for book collecting. He donated his private library to the University of Texas in 1897, the Swedish portion of which remains as a unique document that contains many rare and valuable volumes from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Provided in this book are a bibliography of the 17th and 18th century items and a bilingual edition of Palm's own account of his emigration to America..

Austin, Texas: Texas Library Association, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Republication of the TLA's first four handbooks, historic in their chronicling the story of libraries in Texas, development of library service, and the rise of state infrastructure for public education. A detailed assessment that includes information on library buildings, books, and staff. The four volumes including illustrations and photographs were reproduced from the original books. Only 300 copies of this book were printed..

New Brunswick, New Jersey: McGraw-Hill, 1938. Book. Good. Hardcover. Mild wear to boards, binding tight. Front free endpaper (fly page) removed. 302 pages with Index. A title in the International Chemical Series, Louis P. Hammett, Ph.D., consulting editor..

London: Sotheby's, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12 inches Tall. A mere trace of wear to the boards. Maroon cloth with gilt stamping. The colour illustration that was mounted on the front cover has come off and is tucked inside the front cover. 425 pages with numerous illustrations in color and black and white for 388 lots, followed by Bibliography of Principal References Cited in this Catalogue and Index. Biddin Slip included. From Sotheby's introduction: "This is the finest collection of botanical colour plate books ever offered for sale at auction. The collector, Mr. Robert de Belder, had both knowledge and means. He also had, and took, opportunities: he secured many of the very best copies from the Arpad Plesch collection, the Massachusetts Horticultural Library, virtually the entire rare book collection from the Horticultural Society of New York, as well as many other distinguished collections. Single-handedly, and single-mindedly, he created… Read More

Austin, Texas: Michael D. Heaston Rare Books & Manuscripts Book. Fine. Soft cover. 218 items featured, some black and white images. A fine, unmarked copy..