The History of the Library in Western Civilization. Volume I: From Minos to Cleopatra. The Greek world from th...
Co-publication. Sales Rights: worldwide except USA. Available in the USA from OAK KNOLL PRESS (ISBN 1584561149). This work is the first in an important, five-volume series addressing the unique role libraries have played in building and preserving Western culture. Mr. Staikos has become one of our f... More info
Greek Civilization through the Eyes of Travellers and Scholars. From the Collection of Dimitris Contominas. Pr...
Co-publication. Sales rights: Worldwide except USA. Available in USA from OAK KNOLL PRESS (ISBN 1584561343). In collaboration with Konstantinos Staikos, a leading authority on library history, Leonora Navari has created an indispensable aid to any scholar of Greek culture. This richly annotated ... More info
Fac et Spera. Joannes Maire, Publisher, Printer and Bookseller in Leiden, 1603-1657. A Bibliography of his Pub...
During the seventeenth century, Holland`s Golden Age, printing and publishing became a flourishing industry. In Leiden, where the presence of a university contributed to that success, Joannes Maire built up, in the course of more than fifty years, a list of at least 527 titles, especially in the fie... More info
The Ostend Story. Early Tales of the Great Siege and the mediating Role of Henrick van Haestens.
After the famous `Battle of Nieuwpoort` in West Flanders in 1600, another feat of arms was to follow in the same area: the Siege of Ostend, which lasted from 1601 to 1604. Maurits was, yet again, to play the leading role and, despite the fact that the outcome was less of a success for the young Repu... More info
Catalogue of the Cotsen Children`s Library : The 20th Century, M-Z (vol. 2)
In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the Technical Services Department of the Princeton University Library. When complete, this catalogue will describe that ... More info
Otto Dorfner (1885-1955). Der Bucheinband ist zum Buch was das Kleid ist zum Menschen. La reliure est pour le ...
Eine Ausstellung des MDE. 5 April - 31 Mai 2003, Brussel.Une exposition de la MDE. 5 Avril - 31 Mai 2003, Bruxelles.
Exhibition catalogue. In German and French. More info
The Children`s World of Learning 1480-1880. A collection of printed books, manuscripts, broadsides and prints ...
Set. Originally published as catalogue 100 of Antiquariaat FORUM in 10 issues between 1994-2002. With an extra issue with extensive indices. Prices of seperate issues on request (info@forumrarebooks.com). More info
The bookshop of the world. The role of the Low Countries in the book-trade 1473-1941. Edited by Lotte Hellinga...
Proceedings of a Conference held in London, 15-17 september 1999, organized by The Association for Low Countries Studies, University College London, Centre for Dutch and Flemish Culture, The British Library, Dutch and Flemish section, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Twenty-five paper... More info
Repertorio de obras de autores españoles en bibliotecas holandesas hasta comienzos del siglo XVIII.
Con un apéndice de obras sobre América escritas por autores no españoles. This book is the first comprehensive overview to address questions like `Which Spanish books were available in the Northern Netherlands during the 17th century` and `Which titles were read in translation`. An bibliography of n... More info