[BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. A group of 14 works about the history of book collecting and art, including:

ALTICK, Richard D. (1915-2008). The English Common Reader. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1957. 8vo. Original publisher’s green cloth, dust jacket. -- BANISTER, Manly (1914-1986). Book Binding as a Handcraft. New York: 1981. Large 8vo. Numerous photographs and illustrations by the author. Original publisher’s cloth-backed brown boards, dust jacket. Tipped in: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding pamphlet by Bill Anthony (1926-1989), and Guild of Bookworkers: 1906-1981, 75th Anniversary Exhibition pamphlet. Chicago: The Newberry Library, January 18 – February 18, 1982. -- SOMMER, Frederick (1905-1999). The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2005. 4to. Numerous reproductions of Sommer’s work. Original publisher’s burgundy cloth, dust jacket. -- PETTEGREE, Andrew (b. 1957). The Book in the Renaissance. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2010. 8vo. Original publisher’s green cloth, dust jacket. -- KEENAN, James P. The Art of Bookplate. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003. Square 8vo. Numerous illustrations. Original publisher’s black boards, dust jacket. -- And 9 others. Together, 14 works in 14 volumes, all in original publisher's bindings, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.

From the Private Collection of Richard Cady