A Lot of Four Americana Antique Book Catalogues, Excellent Resources for the Collector or Dealer

1. Reed, Richard B. [John Howell -- Books]. [Stock catalogue, numbered series: 52] Americana: A Selection of Printed and Manuscript Materials Relating to the Western Hemisphere, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands. San Francisco CA: John Howell Books, 1980.

• Limited Edition; 10-1/2 by 7 inches; pp.[6], 272, [11]; illustrated; selected references and author index. 546 items; priced; publisher’s printed wrappers.
• Very Good condition. Interior clean and unmarked. Some tanning/soil to wrapper edges, foxing to text block edges.
• John Howell's first catalogue devoted entirely to Americana, with a selection of books, manuscripts, broadsides, documents, and maps relating to the Western Hemisphere, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands, dating from the middle of the sixteenth century to the second half of the twentieth century. They range in degree of rarity from the unique to the limited printing of the modern fine press edition, and include a number of presentation and/or author's copies."
  

2. Kenneth Nebenzahl Inc. [Stock catalogue, numbered series: 27] Colonial Americana. Chicago: Kenneth Nebenzahl Inc., 1971.

• Limited Edition; 10 by 7 inches; unpaginated; illustrated; references. 223 items; priced; publisher’s printed wrappers.
• Very Good condition. Interior clean and unmarked. Tape residue to upper edge of front wrapper edge, small stain to back.
• Annotated catalogue of books illustrating the colonial background of North, Central, and South America. "They include the works that helped aggressive mariners reach the New World in the discover period; those that describe the colonies themselves in the subsequent competitive era; and those that reveal the revolutionary upheavals before the American colonies finally expelled their European masters."

3. The Pierpont Morgan Library. [Exhibition catalogue] America From Amerigo Vespucci to the Louisiana Purchase. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1976. Printed by the Stinehour Press.

• Limited Edition; 10 by 7 inches; pp x, 66; illustrated; references. 223 items; priced; publisher’s printed wrappers.
• Very Good condition. Interior clean and unmarked. Curled upper right wrapper edge, moisture stain to inside of wrappers.
• Annotated record of items exhibited at the Pierpont Morgan Library 13 May to 31 July 1976. It contains descriptions of 150 items which are "significant reminders of the development of the American nation, from the reports of its first exploration to the original manuscript of the Proclamation of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803."
  

4. William H. Robinson Ltd. [Stock catalogue, numbered series: 70] Books and Manuscripts Relating to America Arranged in Chronological Order Including the Library of George Grenville (1712-1770) The Promoter of the Famous Stamp Act and Thereby One of the Main Agents in the Genesis of the United States. London: William H. Robinson Ltd, 1940.

• Limited Edition; 9-3/4 by 7-1/4 inches; pp xii, 224; illustrated; references. 569 items; priced; publisher’s printed wrappers.
• Very Good condition. Interior clean and unmarked. Wear to wrappers.

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