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II. Second-Hand and Antiquarian Bookstores

C. N. Caspar (Milwaukee), 1885–1887

63. Directory Of The Antiquarian Booksellers And Dealers In Second-Hand
Books Of The United States. Arranged First–In a General Alphabet, with
Addresses. Second–Geographically according to States and Towns. Third–
Classifying the Specialties of each Dealer. Together With Valuable Hints For
Finding The Author, Title, Publisher, Place Of Publication, Edition, Size Or
Price Of Books, a List Of Practical Bibliographies, Trade Catalogues, Retail
And Special Lists, Literary And Trade Journals, Advertising Mediums, Etc., All

Pertaining To The Foreign And American New And Antiquarian Book Trade.
The leading Jobbing Houses in Miscellaneous New Books, Important Subscrip-
tion Book Publishers, and the various News Companies and Wholesale Dealers
in Newspapers, Periodicals and Popular Books, with Addresses of the same. Sub-
scription-Price, $5.00 Net. Compiled by C. N. Caspar.

Milwaukee, Wis. C. N. Caspar, Publisher. 1885.

[1–5] 6 [7] 8–11, bl. [12], [13] 14–268, addenda 269–270, ads 271–276, with versos of
pp. 26–268 paginated but otherwise blank. Leather spine and corners, cloth
sides.

Preface dated 15 June 1885 at end, p. 6. Deposited 6 Aug. 1885. Listed in PW 15
Aug. 1885 at $5. A copy at MnU received 21 Aug. 1885.

References: NUC (NC 0186085) and OCLC (2368599, 81409447, 65843511, and
for microform 77419777, 85746681, 9343746).

Copies seen: CtY; DLC (deposit copy); KU; NN (rebound); MnU; MWA; ViU
(rebound, lacking pp. [7]-21).

63+. Supplement To Caspar's Directory of Antiquarian and Second-hand
Booksellers of the U. S. Additions, Changes And Corrections Up To January 1,
1887. Furnished Gratuitously to every Subscriber to this Directory….

[Milwaukee: C. N. Caspar, 1887]

[i], bl. [ii], [1] 2–12 [13–14]. Stitched, unbound.

"Note," p. [i], dated Jan. 1887 at end.

References: OCLC (166587567 and 57210684).

Copies seen: MWA; NN (bound into no. 63).

James Clegg (Rochdale UK), 1888–1894

The first volume in this series, entitled Directory of Second-Hand Booksellers and
published for the editor (Arthur Gyles) in Nottingham in 1886, does not include
North American bookstores. With the 1899 volume, the list of bookstores was
expanded to include dealers in both new and second-hand books (see nos. 32 to
36 above).

64. The Directory of Second-hand Booksellers and List of Public Libraries, Brit-
ish and Foreign. Edited By James Clegg. [Entered at Stationers' Hall.]

Rochdale: Printed And Published By James Clegg, Wet Rake. London:
Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.C. New York: Westermann & Co.,
838, Broadway. Paris: H. Welter, 59, Rue Bonaparte. Leipzig: G. Hedeler,
"Export Journal" Office. MDCCCLXXXVIII.

[i–iii] iv [v–vi] vii–viii, [1] 2–112, ads 1–51, with additional ads throughout.
Rear endpaper, printed with ads, included in pagination. Cloth.

Prints a list of second-hand booksellers in "Canada," p. 31, and the "United
States," pp. 31–39, with "Addenda," p. 110, and "Corrigenda," p. 111.

"Preface," pp. [iii]-iv, dated at end 31 Aug. 1888.

Copy seen: TxU.

65. The Directory of Second-hand Booksellers, and List of Public Libraries,
British and Foreign. Edited By James Clegg. [Entered at Stationers' Hall.]

Rochdale: Printed And Published By James Clegg, Wet Rake. London:
Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.C. New York, Chicago, Washington:
Brentano's. Paris: H. Welter, 59, Rue Bonaparte. Leipzig: G. Hedeler,
"Export Journal" Office. [Leipzig signified by double apostrophes] Welter &
Co., Kœnigsstrasse 8. MDCCCXCI.

ads [i–ii], [i], ad [ii], [iii] iv [v] vi [vii] viii–x, [1–3] 4–308, ads 1–48, with
additional ads throughout. Cloth.

Prints a list of second-hand booksellers in "Canada," pp. 43–44, and the "United
States," pp. 44–69.

"Preface," pp. [iii]-iv, dated 14 March 1891 at end.

Copies seen: CtY; MBW.

66. The International Directory Of Second-hand Booksellers And Bibliophile's
Manual, Including Lists Of The Public Libraries of the World; Publishers, Book
Collectors, Learned Societies And Institutions, Theological Colleges Burns
Clubs, &c. Edited By James Clegg. [Entered At Stationers' Hall.]

Rochdale: Printed And Published By James Clegg, Aldine Press. London:
Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.C. New York: John Anderson, Junior,
99, Nassau Street. Paris: Librairie Neal, 248, Rue De Rivoli. Leipzig: Geo.
Hedeler, "Export Journal" Office. 1894.

ad [i], [ii–iii], ad [iv], [i], ad [ii], [iii] iv [v] vi [vii] viii [ix] x–xii, [1] 2–288, ads
1–51, with additional ads throughout. Rear endpaper, printed with ads, included
in pagination. Slip with "Latest Corrections." tipped to p. [1]. Cloth.

Prints a list of second-hand booksellers in "Canada," pp. 53–55, and the "United
States," pp. 55–83; see also "Additions and Changes," p. x.

"Preface," pp. [iii]-iv, dated at end 31 Oct. 1894.

Copy seen: NNGr.

Miscellaneous Directories of Second-Hand Book Stores, 1940–1949

67. The Dealer's Index (A Directory of Used Book Dealers and their Specialties,
with a Classified Directory of Specialty Publishers, and a Brief Glossary of Com-
mon Book Terms.) Compiled By Farrell C. Toombs and Richard P. Adair

American Readers Congress 1369 East Fifty-Seventh Street Chicago, Illinois
[©1940]

[i–viii], [1] 2–71, bl. [72], with inserted blue paper dividers. Individual leaves,
spiral bound?

Prints a "List of dealers," pp. [1]-34, with addenda, p. 35.

"Introduction" dated 1 Feb. 1940 at end, p. [viii]. Deposited 21 March 1940.

Copy seen: DLC (deposit copy, rebound).

68. The O. P. Market A Subject Directory To The Specialties Of The Out-Of-
Print Book Trade Compiled by Scott Adams

R. R. Bowker Co., New York 1943 [1944] [1945]

[i–ii] iii–v, bl. [vi], vii, bl. [viii], 1–120 pp.

Prints a "Directory of Dealers," pp. 68–119.

Published in four forms:

A: First printing, first state. As above, with title page dated 1943 and only 120pp.
Cloth.

B: First printing, second state. Title page dated 1943, but with supplement, paged
[121] 122–136 and printed on different paper stock (see no. 68+), inserted at
end. Cloth.

C: Second printing. Title page dated 1944 and supplement, paged [121] 122–136,
printed as part of the whole. Printed paper wrapper.

D: Third printing. Title page dated 1945 and supplement, paged [121] 122–136,
printed as part of the whole. Printed paper wrapper.

Deposited (form B) 19 Nov. 1943 and (form C) 13 Nov. 1944. Listed with 127pp.
in PW 20 Nov. 1943 and again with 143pp. in PW 18 Nov. 1943, both at $2.50.
Copies (form A) received at NNC 14 Jan. 1944 and at NjP 18 Jan. 1944.

References: OCLC (2859153, 4376603, 20143546, 36616840, 221110103).

Copies seen: CtY (form A); NNC (form A); MnHi (form A); NjP (form A)l MH
(form B); DLC (two deposit copies, forms B & C); TxU (form C); MnU (form D);
ViU (form D).

68+. Supplement To Directory Of Booksellers' Specialties….

[n.p., n.d.; New York, 1943?]

[121] 122–136. Unprinted gray paper wrapper?

Copies seen: CtY; NjP (lacking wrapper, tipped into no. 68 above).

69. Market Guide for Old Books

[D. R. MacGregor Bookseller 2643 G Street San Diego, 2, Calif.] [©1948]

Cover-title, with imprint taken from foot of p. [1].

16 leaves, unpaged. Printed paper wrapper.

Table 1. Directories of general bookstores

                                                                                                           

	Hannegan	Roorbach	ALG	Bartlett	NY Trade Sale Assn	Dingman	Office of PW	Farley	Geyer	Caspar	Industrial Info. Co.	Clegg	Wilson	Bowker	The Librarian
1854	1
1859		2
1859–60			3
1860				4
1863					5
1867						6
1868						6+, 7
1869						8
1870						9
1879–80							10
1880								11
1882								12
1883								13
1884								14
1885								15
1886								16	20
1887								17	21
1888								18	22
1889									23	28
1889–90								19
1890									24
1891									25		29
1892									26
1893									27		30
1895											31
1899												32
1902													37
1903												33	38
1904													38+
1906												34	39
1907													40
1908													41
1909													42
1910												35	43
1912														44
1913														45
1914												36		46
1915														47
1919														48
1922														49
1925														50
1927															58
1928														51
1930															59
1932														52
1935														53
1936															60
1939														54
1940															61
1942														55
1946														56
1949														57
1950															62

Table 2. Directories of second-hand and anti-
quarian bookstores

                       

	Caspar	Clegg	Miscellaneous
1885	63
1887	63+
1888		64	3
1891		65
1894		66
1940			67
1943			68(A&B), 68+
1944			68(C)
1945			68(D)
1948			69
1949			70, 71

Deposited Nov. 4, 1948.

Copies seen: DLC (deposit copy); NN; ViU.

70. Market Guide for Old Books Number Two By D. R. MacGregor Compiler
of Market Guide No. 1 (A List of Subjects) 1949–50 One Thousand Authors Two
Hundred Seventy-Five Buyers

The Daroma Press San Diego, Calif [©1949]

[i–iv], 1–37, 37–43. Printed paper wrapper.

Prints a list of 284 "Buyers," pp. 31–43.

Reference: OCLC (25830865).

Copy seen: ViU.

71. Directory Of U. S. Dealers In Old and Rare Books 1949 Edition

Continental Book Company Marietta, Georgia 1949

[i–iii], ad [iv], 1–97, ads 98–100, with additional ads throughout. Printed paper
wrapper.

Reference: OCLC (8011778).

Copies seen: MnHi; NjP; NN.