Books
Books published by the Private Libraries Association
Early Private Presses 1730-1900 by David Chambers
2025. Imperial 8vo. Vol 1: The Presses, 308pp, 130+ illus. Vol 2: Bibliography, 295pp. Cloth boards.
Two vols £80
[£40 members]
John Sharpe:
Publisher & Bookseller , Piccadilly 1777–1860 by Iain Bain
2021. Royal 8vo. 120 pages, 27 illustrations, in colour and b/w.
£15 [members £7.50].
A History of The Caradoc Press by James Freemantle
2019. Demy 8vo. 128 pages, 28 illustrations, in colour and b/w. 90 copies with an original leaf.
£75 [members £37.55].
Nineteenth Century Dust-Jackets by Mark Godburn
2016. Imperial 8vo. 215 pages, 110 illustrations, mostly in colour. Cloth with DJ.
£50
[members £25].
The Book and Periodical Illustrations of Arthur Hughes by Maroussia Oakley
2016. Imperial 8vo. 326 pages, 8 colour plates, 184 black and white illustrations. Cloth with DJ.
£50
[members £25]
Illustrated Periodicals of the 1860s by Simon CookeSorry, this is currently out of print
2010. Imperial 8vo. 228 pages, 4 colour plates, over 120 black and white illustrations. Cloth with DJ.
£20
[members £10].
English Country Bookshops by David Chambers
2010. Landscape crown 4to. 112 pages, 106 black and white illustrations. Cloth.
£10
[members £5]
A Modest Collection: Private Libraries Association 1956-2006 by David Chambers
2007. Royal 8vo. 378 pages, 49 illustrations plus 71 photographs of members. Cloth.
£20
[members £10].
Beyond Decoration: The Illustrations of John Everet Millais by Paul Goldman
2005. Narrow folio. 112 pages, 337 pages, 311 black and white illustrations. Cloth.
£20, members £10.
Edward Ardizzone a Bibliographyby Brian Anderson
2003. Royal 8vo. 309 pages + 4 colour plates, 80 black and white illustrations. Cloth.
£20, members £10.
Books in the Blood & Apart from the Text by Antony Rota
BOOKS IN THE BLOOD
2002. Demy 8vo. 313pp, 18 b&w illustrations. Cloth with DJ.
£15, members £7.50.
APART FROM THE TEXT
1998. Demy 8vo. 254pp, 35 b&w illustrations. Cloth with DJ.
£15, members £7.50.
The Book Illustrations of Orlando Jewitt by Frank Broomhead
1996. Imperial 8vo. 272pp, 168 b&w illustrations. Cloth.
£15, members £7.50.
Gogmagog: Morris & Cox and The Gogmagog Pressby David Chambers, Colin Franklin & Alan Tucker
1991. Imperial 8vo. 184pp, 16 illustrations in colour and 45 b&w illustrations.
Cloth. £15, members £7.50.
The Wood-Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton by Penelope Hughes-Stanton
1991. Small folio. xii, 183pp, 151 b&w illustrations of wood engravings.
Cloth. £20, members £10.
Early Lithographed Books, their Design and Production in the Age of the Hand Press by Michael TwymanSorry, this is currently out of print
1990. Crown 4to. 374pp, 282 b&w illustrations. Cloth, glassine DJ and boxed.
£30, members £15.
The Zaehnsdorfs (1842-1947), Craft Bookbindersby Frank Broomhead
James Lumsden & Son of Glasgow, their Juvenile Books and Chapbooksby S. Roscoe & R.A. Brimmell
THE ZAEHNSDORFS
1986. Royal 8vo. 109pp, 35 b&w illustrations. Cloth with glassine DJ.
£10, members £5.
JAMES LUMSDEN
1981. Royal 8vo. 160pp, 1 colour illustration and 60 b&w illustrations. Cloth.
£10, members £5.
Joan Hassall, Engravings and Drawings by David Chambers
1983. Royal 8vo. 224pp, 470 b&w illustrations. Cloth.
£15, members £7.50.
Joseph Cundall, a Victorian Publisher with a checklistby Ruari McLean
Literary Annuals and Gift Books, a Bibliography 1823 – 1903by Frederick W. Faxon
JOSEPH CUNDALL
1976. Imperial 8vo. 104pp, 4 colour plates and 50 b&w illustrations. Cloth with DJ.
£10, members £5.
LITERARY ANNUALS & GIFT BOOKS
1973. Crown 8vo. 328pp. 24 b&w illustrations. Cloth.
£10, members £5.
Cock-A-Hoop – A Bibliography of The Golden Cockerel Press by David Chambers and Christopher Sandford
1976. 8vo, 126pp, 52 illustrations. Cloth with DJ.
£10 [members £5]
