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LANDOR, Walter Savage LOVE POEMS.
1907 LANDOR, Walter Savage. LOVE POEMS. (London): S. Wellwood, 1907. 12mo. Boards, paper labels. (32) pages. One of copies. A very attractive copy of this turn of the century private press item. The bo is printed on handmade paper using red, blue and black inks. Glue has slightl discolored the paper labels on the cover, else a fine, uncut, unopened copy.
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 915   details     inquire
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(WARWICK PRESS) THE ALLERTON C. HICKMOTT ASHENDENE PRESS COLLECTION....
1979 Paperback (WARWICK PRESS) THE ALLERTON C. HICKMOTT ASHENDENE PRESS COLLECTION AT TRINI COLLEGE. Hartford: Trinity College Library, 1979. Large 8vo. Wrappers. (15) pages. Fi edition. One of 500 copies, designed, printed and bound by Carol Blinn at the Warwick Press. Fine.
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 923   details     inquire
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FRANCK, Peter DIE RUNDBOGEN-HEFTUNG UND WIE ICH SIE ENTDECKTE.
1949 Paperback FRANCK, Peter. DIE RUNDBOGEN-HEFTUNG UND WIE ICH SIE ENTDECKTE. Stuttgart: Buchbinder Verlag, 1949. 8vo. Paste paper wrappers. 23 pages. Fir German edition. A German language edition of "A Lost Link in the Technique of Bookbinding and How I Found It." Illustrations tipped-in. Discovery of superior stitching technique on an incunable. Fine.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 933   details     inquire
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(BURKE, Clifford) A CHIROXYLOGRAPHIC BOOK.
(BURKE, Clifford). A CHIROXYLOGRAPHIC BOOK. N.P.: N.P., n.d. Paper covered boards. First edition. Being an abstract calligraphic design, printed on a single sheet of paper, 14 66 inches, and then folded to 7 x 3 1/2 inches and attached to two boards and protected by a paper slipcase with the book's title written in calligraphy on the spine. Only a few copies were printed. Fine.
Price: USD 135.00 other currencies   order no. 938   details     inquire
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PROCTOR, Robert AN INDEX OF GERMAN BOOKS 1501-1520 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
1954 PROCTOR, Robert. AN INDEX OF GERMAN BOOKS, 1501-1520, IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London: The Holland Press, (1954). 4to. Cloth. Half-title, title, 273 pages. Second edition. A standard work.
Price: USD 49.00 other currencies   order no. 963   details     inquire
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COCHRANE, Cahrles H MEMOIRS OF A GREAT PRINTER.
1920 (FRANCIS) COCHRANE, Charles H. MEMOIRS OF A GREAT PRINTER. New York: Charles Francis Press, n.d. (circa 1920). 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece x, 357 pages. First edition. Biography of Charles Francis, founder of the Printers' League of America. A minor marks on the cover, else very good.
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FITZENMEYER, Frieda ONCE UPON A TIME, BOOK THREE.
1987 WARWICK PRESS Paperback (WARWICK PRESS) FITZENMEYER, Frieda. ONCE UPON A TIME, BOOK THREE. Easthampton: 1987. 12mo. Stiff wrappers. (14) pages. One of 175 copies. Another delightful publication from The Warwick Press, written (pseudonymousl and illustrated by Carol Blinn. Signed by Ms. Blinn and her alterego. Fine.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 978   details     inquire
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GOWANS CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN BOOKS FOR SALE....
1858 Paperback GOWANS. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN BOOKS FOR SALE.... New York: 1858. 8vo. Wrappers. 40 pages. A mid-nineteenth century American bookseller's catalogue. Gowans was a large and well-known store, the model for the bookshop described by Frederic B. Perkins in his bibliomystery, Scrope; or, the Lost Library. Covers darkened, some staining.
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ROUVEYRE, Edouard CONNAISSANCES NECESSAIRES A UN BIBLIOPHILE.
1879 ROUVEYRE, Edouard. CONNAISSANCES NECESSAIRES A UN BIBLIOPHILE. Paris: Edouard Rouveyre, 1879.8vo. Three-quarter leather binding with marbl paper panels and endpapers. xiv, 212, (10) pages, 4 plates, 5 paper samples. of 50 copies in an edition of 100. In a binding by Roger de Coverly, this is a review of book collecting for the serious French collector. There are chapters on forming a library, bookbindings, preservation, subscription books, collating books, and other useful subjects by this renowned bookseller. The spine is faded on the bindi and there is some light wear to tips, extremities and hinges.
Price: USD 235.00 other currencies   order no. 1000   details     inquire
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THE RAPID PRINTING PRESS THE RAPID PRINTING PRESS.
1888 Paperback THE RAPID PRINTING PRESS. Saint Louis: T.S. Bowman, 1888. 8vo. Wrappers. 6 pages. A description and sales brochure for a new printing press designed to provide low cost printing from a continuous form. Fold, ink spot on rear cover.
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RAHIR, Edouard LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU EDOUARD RAHIR.
1930 Paperback (RAHIR) LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU EDOUARD RAHIR. Paris: Francisque Lefrancois, 1930. 4to. Three-quarter leather, marbled pane end papers and slipcase. viii, 64, (1) pages, 59 plates including 13 double p plates. An elegant auction catalogue of two hundred and fifty items, being the first part of Rahir's library sale. The plates are of bookbindings. The original wrappers are bound-in and the top edge is gilt. Some wear to front hinge. Lessing J. Rosenwald's copy.
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THE ART OF ANASTATIC PRINTING THE ART OF ANASTATIC PRINTING.
1986 Plough Press THE ART OF ANASTATIC PRINTING. Kidlington: The Plough Press, 1986. Portfolio containing 4 books and an original anastatic print. One of 150 copies. This collection contains three facsimiles of nineteenth century manuals: Phil de la Motte's On the Various Applications of Anastatic Printing; S.H. Cowell' Brief Description of the Art of Anastatic Printing; and C.J. Jordan's A Treat on Anastatic Printing, a text volume by Geoffrey Wakeman, and a plate from an Ilam Anastatic Drawing Society annual volume. Fine.
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(SIGNET PRESS) JAMES WATSON'S PREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING 1713.
1963 SIGNET PRESS (SIGNET PRESS) JAMES WATSON'S PREFACE TO THE HISTORY OF PRINTING 1713. Greenock,Scotland: 1963. 8vo. Printed paper over boards. xiv, 35, (3) pages two folding plates. One of 250 copies. Being a reprint of the first account of printing in Scotland. Fine.
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SWARTZBURG, Susan Garretson CONSERVATION IN THE LIBRARY: A HANDBOOK OF USE AND CARE OF TRADITIONAL
1983 SWARTZBURG, Susan Garretson. CONSERVATION IN THE LIBRARY: A HANDBOOK OF USE CARE OF TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL MATERIALS. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1983). 8vo. Cloth. 280 pages. First edition. This comprehensive book deals with treating books, documents, maps, works of on paper, photographs, slides, microforms, films, videotapes, and sound recordings. Illustrated. Very good.
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WISE, Thomas J. and Stephen Wheeler A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WALTER SAVAGE LAN
1971 (LANDOR) WISE, Thomas J. and Stephen Wheeler. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR. Folkestone: Dawsons, 1971. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 426 pages, 12 plat Reprint of the 1919 edition. Fine.
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L'ATELIER LACOURIERE-FRELAUT OU 50 ANS DE GRAVURE ET D'IMPRIMERIE EN TAILLE-DOUCE, 1929-1979.
1979 Paperback L'ATELIER LACOURIERE-FRELAUT; OU 50 ANS DE GRAVURE ET D'IMPRIMERIE EN TAILLE-DOUCE,1929-1979. Paris: Musee D'Art Moderne, 1979. 4to. Wrappers. (92) pages. First edition. With an index of artists. Fine.
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IRVING, Washington THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE.
1964 (MARBLE HILL PRESS) Paperback (MARBLE HILL PRESS) IRVING, Washington. THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE. New York: 1964. 4to. Paper wrappers, hand-sewn. (20) pages. One of 140 copie ``A Colloquy in Westminster Abbey, as recorded in the Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'' Fine.
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NEFTEL, Knight REPORT ON WOOL AND SILK MACHINERY.
1881 NEFTEL, Knight. REPORT ON WOOL AND SILK MACHINERY. N.P.: N.P., n.d. (1881). 4to. Disbound. (iv), 29 pages. With 40 illustrations of machinery.
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M.T.F MY CHINESE MARRIAGE.
1921 (PORTER, Katherine) M.T.F. MY CHINESE MARRIAGE. New York: Duffield and Company, 1921. 8vo. Cloth spine, paper over boards. (viii), 169 pages. First edition. This book has long been attributed to Katherine Anne Porter who vigorously denied ghost writing it. Her claim was that she merely typed the manuscript. the book was actually by her, it would have been her first published work. Th covers are dusty and worn at the tips, ink inscription on front blank.
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(MORRIS & CO.) PORTRAIT OF W.H. GLADSTONE.
1876 (MORRIS & CO.) PORTRAIT OF W.H. GLADSTONE. London: Morris & Co., 1876. Broadsheet, folded. Approximately 10 x 8 inches. An engraved prospectus in the form of a letter offering an artist's proof cop of the print along with the opportunity to have your name added to the list o subscribers.
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(REYNOLDS, Joshua) A DISCOURSE DELIVERED TO THE STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY....
1780 Paperback (REYNOLDS, Joshua) A DISCOURSE DELIVERED TO THE STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.... London: Thomas Davies, 1769. 4to. Later wrappers. Frontispiece, (ii), 23 pag First edition. This is the first of Joshua Reynolds' annual speeches to the Royal Academy wh continued through 1780. The frontispiece, an engraved portrait of Reynolds, appears to have been added to this copy. Lacking leaf A1, presumably a blank half-title page.
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(RICCARDI PRESS) THE KING WHO KNEW NOT FEAR: A TALE OF OTHER DAYS. BY O.R.
1912 RICCARDI PRESS (RICCARDI PRESS) THE KING WHO KNEW NOT FEAR: A TALE OF OTHER DAYS. BY O.R. London: Philip Lee Warner, 1912. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. 30, pages. One of 500 numbered copies. This is the first of the Riccardi Press Booklets. Fine in slightly faded dus jacket.
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HUBBARD, Elbert IMMANUEL KANT.
1904 ROYCROFTERS (THE ROYCROFTERS) HUBBARD, Elbert. IMMANUEL KANT. East Aurora: 1904. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards, paper label. 20 pages. One of the ``Little Journeys'' series. Bookplate, some soiling to cover.
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(MILLER, George) LATTER STRUGGLES IN THE JOURNEY OF LIFE...OF A COUNTRY BOOKSELLER.
1833 (MILLER, George.) LATTER STRUGGLES IN THE JOURNEY OF LIFE...OF A COUNTRY BOOKSELLER. Edinburgh: The Author, 1833. Large 8vo. Cloth. 406, (2) pages. First editio With much information on the book trade in Scotland during the early part of nineteenth-century. Contemporary name in ink on title page and front blank, covers lightly worn, recased.
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(WESTERHAM PRESS) THE CONTRIBUTORS; BEING A PAPER OF A TALK DELIVERED TO THE WYNKYN DE W
1974 WESTERHAM PRESS (WESTERHAM PRESS) THE CONTRIBUTORS. (Westerham): 1974. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 31 pages. First edition. A tribute to the major contributors to the graphics industry from 1900-1974. Illustrated. Fine.
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WILLIAMS, Ralph Coplestone BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY NOVEL IN FRANCE.
1964 WILLIAMS, Ralph Coplestone. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY NOVEL IN FRANCE. London: Holland Press, 1964. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 355 pages. First edition. The first, and to our knowledge, only bibliography of the French novel of thi period.
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CATHERWOOD, Mary Hartwell THE LADY OF FORT ST. JOHN.
1891 CATHERWOOD, Mary Hartwell. THE LADY OF FORT ST. JOHN. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1891. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. First edition. [Wright, 944.] A novel of 17th century Arcadia. Frederick Skiff's copy with his bookplate. Minor wear to top and bottom of spine, else very good.
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COLLECTORS' BOOKSHOP FIRST BOOKS AND MORE FIRST BOOKS. Two volumes.
1939 Paperback COLLECTORS' BOOKSHOP. FIRST BOOKS AND MORE FIRST BOOKS. Two volumes. New York: Collectors' Bookshop, 1936 and 1939. 8vo. Wrappers. 28 and 32 page First editions. Two landmark catalogues in first edition collecting, featuring only first boo by the authors represented. Notes in pencil and ink on the cover of the firs volume. This firm was a predecessor to Seven Gables Bookshop.
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THE AUCTION; A TOWN ECLOGUE BY THE HONOURABLE MR. ---.
1780 Paperback (COMBE, William) THE AUCTION; A TOWN ECLOGUE. BY THE HONOURABLE MR. ***. London: J.Bew, 1780. 4to. Later wrappers. ix, (1), 12-25 pages. Fourth edition. Published the same year as the first edition, this poem satirized the auction of Lord Villiers estate to save him from bankruptcy. The poem was quite popu and went into many reprintings. Minor staining to upper and lower margins.
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LAVER, James and Henry Davray XIXth CENTURY FRENCH POSTERS.
1944 LAVER, James and Henry Davray. XIXth CENTURY FRENCH POSTERS. London: Nicholson & Watson, n.d.8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 18 pages, 25 plate 4 in color. Reprint of of 1944 edition.
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MURRAY, Francis Edwin A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN DOBSON.
1900 (dobson) (DOBSON) MURRAY, Francis Edwin. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN DOBSON. Derby: Frank Murray, 1900. Oblong 12mo. Cloth. xx, 347 pages. One of 615 copies. Very good.
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DE VINNE, Theodore L THE PRINTERS' PRICE LIST.
1980 DE VINNE, Theodore L. THE PRINTERS' PRICE LIST. New York: Garland Publishing, 1980. 8vo. Cloth. xvi, 459, (22) pages. Reprin of the 1871 edition. Light spotting to top edge, else very good.
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AUTHORSHIP & PUBLICATION. AUTHORSHIP AND PUBLICATION.
1882 AUTHORSHIP & PUBLICATION. London: Wyman & Sons, 1882. Large 8vo. Later cloth. viii, 100, 12 pages. Fir edition. This anonymous work, attributed to Southward, is "a concise guide for authors matters relating to printing and publishing, including the law of copyright." It contains a bibliography and a list of Wyman's other publications as well.
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(PUBLISHING) A LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO PLAYFAIR'S BRITISH FAMILY ANTIQUITY.
1811 Paperback (PUBLISHING) A LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO PLAYFAIR'S BRITISH FAMILY ANTIQUITY. Glendinning: n.d. (1809-1811). Folio. Self-wrappers. 7 pages. A list of subscribers, organized--obviously by title and rank--for this toney society magazine. This list was separately issued listing, probably as an advertisement for the book. Foxed.
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McMURTRIE, Douglas C. and Albert H. Allen JOTHAM MEEKER, PIONEER PRINTER OF KANSAS.
1930 McMURTRIE, Douglas C. and Albert H. Allen. JOTHAM MEEKER, PIONEER PRINTER OF KANSAS. Chicago:Eyncourt Press, 1930. Large 8vo. Cloth. 169 pages, illustrated. One 650 numbered copies. A sketch of Meeker's life, extracts from his diary, and a bibliography of the known issues of the Baptist Mission Press at Shawanoe, Stockbridge, and Ottaw 1834-1854.
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DODGSON, Campbell OLD FRENCH COLOUR-PRINTS.
1924 DODGSON, Campbell. OLD FRENCH COLOUR-PRINTS. London: Halton and Truscott, 1924. 4to. Vellum spine, cloth over boards, top edge gilt. viii, 30 pages, 88 plates. One of 1,250 copies. One of the best books in English on the subject. Inscription in ink on front cover.
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JONES, William POIKILOGRAPHIA; OR, THE VARIOUS SPECIMENS OF ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP....
1880 JONES, William. POIKILOGRAPHIA; OR, THE VARIOUS SPECIMENS OF ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP COMPRISINGTWENTY-TWO DIFFERENT ALPHABETS. London: Privately Printed, 1880. Folio. Publisher's half-calf, marbled board engraved label. 23 engraved plates. First edition. [Bonacini, 912]. A scarce, privately printed calligraphic manual by William Jones, a writing master "patronised by His Majesty." The plates are engraved on tissue which pasted onto sturdier leaves. The thick paper leaves show some foxing and the covers are worn. An uncommon book in any condition.
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ULRICH, Carolyn F. and Karl Kup BOOKS AND PRINTING; A SELECTED LIST OF PERIODICALS, 1800-1942.
1943 Paperback ULRICH, Carolyn F. and Karl Kup. BOOKS AND PRINTING; A SELECTED LIST OF PERIODICALS, 1800-1942. Woodstock: William E. Rudge, 1943. 4to. Wrappers. 244 pages. First edition. The standand, annotated bibliography on the subject. One signature has been duplicated in the binding. The 20 missing pages are supplied in facsimile.
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RUZICKA, Rudolph STUDIES IN TYPE DESIGN.
1968 RUZICKA, Rudolph. STUDIES IN TYPE DESIGN. Hanover, New Hampshire: Friends of the Dartmouth Library, (1968). Large foli Double cloth slipcase. 10 broadsheets in printed folders, 4 pages of text. Fi edition. This is a presentation copy from Ruzicka to Brook Crutchley. Fine. All the broadsheets are calligraphic and printed in two or three colors.
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CHRISTIAN, M.A ORIGINES DE L'IMPRIMERIE EN FRANCE....
1900 CHRISTIAN, M.A. ORIGINES DE L'IMPRIMERIE EN FRANCE.... Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1900. Portfolio with loose signatures, as issue (viii), lxiv, 128 pages, 79 facsimile plates with accompanying leaves of text (9) pages. First edition. This volume is a survey on printing in France, written by Christian, the director of the Imprimerie Nationale. It is sumptiously printed with fine quality plates of early French books featuring both type and illustration. T portfolio is worn but internally a fine and uncut copy. A good survey. Scar
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DUDIN, Rene Martin ARTE DEL LEGATORE E DORATORE DI LIBRI.
1964 Paperback DUDIN, Rene Martin. ARTE DEL LEGATORE E DORATORE DI LIBRI. Milano: Edizioni il Polifilo, 1964. Folio. Wrappers over flexible boards, slipcase. 116 pages, 16 plates. Howard Nixon's copy with his original typed review of the book for The Book Collector laid-in with a holograph page of notes in his hand. This is a repr of Dudin's early bookbinding manual, first published in 1772, with a valuable introduction and notes by Jean Toulet. It is a part of the Documenti Sulle A del Libro series. It is handsomely printed with excellent plates. Fine in slipcase with one cracked edge.
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BLUMENTHAL, Joseph THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA.
1977 BLUMENTHAL, Joseph. THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA. Boston: David Godine, (1977). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (1) pages, plates. First edition. Price clipped dust jacket, else fine.
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GREEN, Ralph WORKS OF RALPH GREEN.
1981 GREEN, Ralph. WORKS OF RALPH GREEN. (Cincinnati): Ye Olde Printery, (1981). Small 8vo. Cloth spine, boards. (x), 29, (7), 38, (6), 18, (1) pages. Being a reprint of three privately printed books by Ralph Green: The Iron Han Press in America, A History of the Platen Jobber, and On Making a Printing Press. Fine.
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WEYGAND, James Lamar THE DEVOUT TIGHTWAD AND THE ISFAHAN COLUMBIAN.
1975 PRESS OF THE INDIANA KIDD (THE PRESS OF THE INDIANA KID) WEYGAND, James Lamar. THE DEVOUT TIGHTWAD AND THE ISFAHAN COLUMBIAN. Nappanee: 1975. Folio. Boards, paper labels. (23) pages. One of 30 copies. Weygand's account of finding a working Columbian Press in a Museum for Armeni History and Culture in Isfahan, Iran. The purple spine is slightly discolored else fine. Printed in a larger format than most Indiana Kid books.
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(LEON & BROTHER) CATALOGUE OF FIRST EDITIONS OF AMERICAN AUTHORS.
1885 Paperback (LEON & BROTHER) CATALOGUE OF FIRST EDITIONS OF AMERICAN AUTHORS. New York: 1885. 8vo. Later quarter-leather, marbled paper over boards. 58 pages. First edition. This is the first sales catalogue devoted to American authors to be issued by antiquarian book firm. Rostenberg and Stern in their book Old and Rare mentio the thrill of listing this pamphlet in their first catalogue. The original fr wrapper is bound in. Some pencil marks in the margins, some wear to original wrapper.
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BASON, Fred SUMMER.
1963 Paperback BASON, Fred. SUMMER. (London): Doulton & Company, (n.d.) Small 8vo. Wrappers. 19 pages. Limited edition. This scarce pamphlet, published by the fine china company, is a reminiscence the author's meeting with Hillaire Belloc's sister. It is a presentation copy dated 1963. Cover lightly soiled.
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JOHNSON, William Savage AN ACCOUNT OF A SUMMER'S PILGRIMAGE.
1972 (BAYBERRY HILL PRESS) (BAYBERRY HILL PRESS) JOHNSON, William Savage. AN ACCOUNT OF A SUMMER'SPILGRIMAGE. Meriden: 1972. Folio. Orange buckram spine, specially printed paper over boards. (vi), 57, (2) pages. One of approximately 80 copies. The journal of an English professor from the University of Kansas, during his 1925 trip to England--impressions of William Yeats, Thomas Hardy and others. Fine.
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BLUM, Andre LES ORIGINES DE LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE.
1927 Paperback BLUM, Andre. LES ORIGINES DE LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE. Paris: G. Vanoest, 1927. Folio. Publisher's wrappers. viii, 92 pages, 78 plates. First edition. A fine copy of this classic work on early French book illustrations, includin "les estampes sur bois et sur metal" and "les incunables xylographiques." Ve good.
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BURNET, John PRACTICAL HINTS ON COMPOSITION IN PAINTING, bound with, PRACTICAL HINT
1838 BURNET, John. PRACTICAL HINTS ON COMPOSITION IN PAINTING, bound with, PRACTI HINTS ON LIGHT AND SHADE IN PAINTING, bound with, PRACTICAL HINTS ON COLOUR I PAINTING. London: James Carpenter, 1836, 1835, 1838. 4to. Contemporary half-morocco by Chatelin. The fifth, fifth, and fourth editions. A compilation of Burnet's three ``Practical Hints'' books, frequently found bound together. Some cover wear, but a nice set with 25 plates, 8 of which ar nicely hand-colored, as usual. (For photographs see http://www.bookpress.com/featured_222.html).
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GORDAN, Phyllis TWO RENAISSANCE BOOK HUNTERS.
1974 GORDAN, Phyllis. TWO RENAISSANCE BOOK HUNTERS. New York: Columbia University Press, (1974). 8vo. Cloth. xii, 393 pages. Sec edition. The letters of Poggius Bracciolini to Nicolaus de Niccolis deal with saving ancient manuscripts from extinction during the first half of the 15th century Many early Greek and Roman texts exist only because of the work of these men.
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GORDON-CUMMING, Constance F THE INVENTOR OF THE NUMERAL-TYPE FOR CHINA.
1899 GORDON-CUMMING, Constance F. THE INVENTOR OF THE NUMERAL-TYPE FOR CHINA. London: Downey & Co., 1899. 8vo. Yellow cloth. 189 pages, 24 plates. New edition, enlarged. The story of Rev. W.H. Murray who adapted the Braille Method to Chinese writi This was no mean feat as the Chinese have no alphabet and 408 separate sounds must be represented. Murray also started the first Chinese school for the blind. Covers are slightly rubbed.
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BURTON, John Hill THE ROXBURGHE CLUB.
1970 (Grabhorn-Hoyem Press) (GRABHORN-HOYEM PRESS) BURTON, John Hill. THE ROXBURGHE CLUB. (San Francisco: 1970). 8vo. Grey and red boards, paper title patch on spine. One of 100 copies. An extract from The Book-Hunter, 1862. Fine.
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HAZLITT, W. Carew COLLECTIONS AND NOTES 1867-1876.
1876 HAZLITT, W. Carew. COLLECTIONS AND NOTES 1867-1876. London: Reeves and Turner, 1876. 8vo. Cloth. xii, 498, (2) pages. First edition. Good only; worn, hinges starting.
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(JOHNSON) A LEAF FROM JOHN JOHNSON'S TYPOGRAPHIA.
1982 Paperback (JOHNSON) A LEAF FROM JOHN JOHNSON'S TYPOGRAPHIA. Pasadena: The Zamorano Club, 1982. Small 4to. Wrappers. (vi), 6, (1) pages. of 200 numbered copies. A leaf book with an introduction by Carey S. Bliss of the Huntington Library. Fine.
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KAHRS, Henry (Company) COLD SIMPLEX STEREOTYPING.
1903 Paperback KAHRS, Henry (Company). COLD SIMPLEX STEREOTYPING. New York: Henry Kahrs, (n.d., circa 1903). 8vo. Printed wrappers. 8, (12) pages. First edition. Containing eight pages of instructive information and twelve pages of sample plates, this equipment brochure has a four page revised price list tipped in. Also laid-in are three color printed sample plates, a folded brochure on Granotype engraving and another one page ad for a self inker. Some wear.
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KAY, Arthur TITLE PAGES AND OTHER PAGES.
1925 Paperback KAY, Arthur. TITLE PAGES AND OTHER PAGES. Edinburgh: Private Circulation, 1925. 4to. Wrappers. 8 pages, 12 plates. Reprint from the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society's Publications. An article meant to supplement Pollard's work on one hundred title pages. Fin uncut, unopened copy.
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KRONENBERG, M.E CAMPBELL'S ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE
1956 KRONENBERG, M.E. CAMPBELL'S ANNALES DE LA TYPOGRAPHIE NEERLANDAISE AU XVe SIECLE; CONTRIBUTIONS TO A NEW EDITION. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1956. 4to. Cloth. 167, (1) pages. First edition An invaluable supplement to Campbell's definitive study. Spine sunned, else very good.
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MUIR, Percy H ENGLISH IMPRINTS AFTER 1640.
1933 Paperback MUIR, Percy. ENGLISH IMPRINTS AFTER 1640. London: The Bibliographical Society, 1933. 8vo. Wrappers, sewn. (iv), 157-17 pages. One of 25 copies. A presentation copy by Muir. Wraps browned with some wear.
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MUIR, Percy POINTS; SECOND SERIES, 1866-1934.
1934 MUIR, Percy. POINTS; SECOND SERIES, 1866-1934. London: Constable, 1934. 8vo. Vellum spine, marbled paper over boards. (ii), xiv, 156 pages, 12 plates. First edition. One of 750 copies. An important volume in the Bibliographia series edited by Michael Sadleir. So foxing to preliminary leaves and rear endpapers. The binding is rubbed.
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EDRIDGE-GREEN, F.W COLOUR-BLINDNESS AND COLOUR-PERCEPTION.
1891 EDRIDGE-GREEN, F.W. COLOUR-BLINDNESS AND COLOUR-PERCEPTION. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1891. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. viii, 312 89, (6) pages, 3 color plates, illustrations in the text. First edition. An early study of color blindness, part of the publisher's International Scientific Series. Some wear and rubbing to the cover. Includes over ninety pages of publisher's ads at rear.
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HALLECK, Fitz-Greene ALNWICK CASTLE.
1836 HALLECK, Fitz-Greene. ALNWICK CASTLE. New York: George Dearborn, 1836. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 98, (1) pages. Firs edition, thus. [BAL, 6971.] Actually published in December of 1835, this is an early American case bound binding, stamped in gold. Gold blocking began in England at the bindery of Archibald Leighton in 1832. This binding is in patterned cloth with a leaf motif, with the title stamped in gold on the spine and elaborate Greek vases stamped in gold in the center of both boards. Slight wear to lower tips, some light foxing, else a very bright copy. With the contemporary bookplate of Chester Averill.
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(CAXTON) SEX QUAM ELEGANTISSIMAE EPISTOLAE....
1892 (CAXTON) SEX QUAM ELEGANTISSIMAE EPISTOLAE.... London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1892. 8vo. Cloth. xiv, (47), 36 pages. One of 350 copies. Being a reprint of Caxton's 1483 edition.
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DUNNE, Frank THE DRAUGHTS-PLAYER'S GUIDE AND COMPANION.
DUNNE, Frank. THE DRAUGHTS-PLAYER'S GUIDE AND COMPANION. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, n.d. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 182, (10) pages. A guide to playing checkers with many illustrations, and a 10 page list of Di & Fitzgerald publications at end. A bright copy of this publisher's binding; tail of spine slightly rubbed.
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DURRETT, Reuben TRADITIONS OF THE EARLIEST VISITS OF FOREIGNERS TO NORTH AMERICA.
1908 Paperback DURRETT, Reuben. TRADITIONS OF THE EARLIEST VISITS OF FOREIGNERS TO NORTH AMERICA. Louisville: John P. Morton, 1908. Folio. Wrappers. xx, 179 pages, many plate First edition. A Filson Club Publication. Very good to fine.
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GODON, Julien PAINTED TAPESTRY AND ITS APPLICATION TO INTERIOR DECORATION.
1879 GODON, Julien. PAINTED TAPESTRY AND ITS APPLICATION TO INTERIOR DECORATION. London: Lechertier, Barbe, 1879. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. xviii, 89, (2 pages, 6 plates. First edition. A practical manual translated from the French by B. Buchnall. The plates, fiv of which are in color, are printed on heavily textured surfaces to simulate tapestries. The final twenty-six page section is devoted to a priced catalogu of supplies needed to practice the art. A very good, bright copy with some li wear to the extremities and along the spine. (For photographs see http://www.bookpress.com/featured_758.html).
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GRAHAM, G.F AN ESSAY ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION....
1838 GRAHAM, G.F. AN ESSAY ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION.... Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1838. Large 4to. Morocco spine, original printed boards. Engraved title leaf, xx, 84 pages, 6 plates. First edition. Graham was a skillful violinist in his day as well as a popular composer. The legacy for which he is best remembered, however, was his extensive writings o music for the eighth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Respined, some foxing, still a respectable copy in original boards.
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GUIGNET, Ch.-Er., F. Dommer and E. Grandmougin INDUSTRIES TEXTILES. BLANCHIMENT ET APPRETS TEINTURE ET IMPRESSION MAT
1895 GUIGNET, Ch.-Er., F. Dommer and E. Grandmougin. INDUSTRIES TEXTILES. BLANCHIM ET APPRETS TEINTURE ET IMPRESSION MATIERES COLORANTES. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1895. 8vo. Calf spine, marbled paper over boards. x 674 pages, illustrations, 23 tipped-in samples. First edition. Part of the Encyclopedie Industrielle series, this work gives a detailed acco of the textile industry with 345 illustrations of machinery and twenty-three samples of printed fabric. Some wear to binding and browning to the edges of paper, still a respectable copy of a very scarce book. Not in the NUC.
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(HALIBURTON, Thomas C.) THE OLD JUDGE; OR, LIFE IN A COLONY. Two volumes.
1849 (HALIBURTON, Thomas C.) THE OLD JUDGE; OR, LIFE IN A COLONY. Two volumes. London: Henry Colburn, 1849. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. xii, 321, (3); (iv), 31 (5), 8, 24 pages. First edition. A Canadian novel of some merit. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography states, "Not excepting Roughing It in the Bush; or, Life in Canada by Susanna Moodle, remains the most graphic picture of colonial society in British North America that we have." The novel is set in Nova Scotia. Some fading to purple cloth bindings, else very good.
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KORN, M HAAK-BOEKJE ONDERRIGT EN VOORBEELDEN VOOR ALLERLIE WERK IN HET HAKER.
1846 KORN, M. HAAK-BOEKJE ONDERRIGT EN VOORBEELDEN VOOR ALLERLIE WERK IN HET HAKE Haarlem: A.C. Kruseman, 1846. 12mo. Contemporary marbled boards, cloth spine 84 pages, 12 plates. Second printing. An instructional guide for lace making, illustrated with twelve plates showin the lace against a black background, this book reflects the styles and fancie of needlework that were so popular both in Holland and in the United States. Five of the plates are of bonnets and six show details of various kinds of stitches. Some light wear, but a nice copy of an uncommon book giving instructions on a popular Victorian pastime.
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O'NEILL, Eugene THE ICEMAN COMMETH.
2000 Baskin, Leonard (LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB) O'NEILL, Eugene. THE ICEMAN COMETH. New York: 1982. 4to. Boards, slipcase. xvi, 153 pages. One of 2000 copies. Illustrated and signed by Leonard Baskin. Includes one signed lithograph. Fine.
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CHAMBERS, David AN IMPROVED PRINTING PRESS BY PHILIPPE-DENIS PIERRES.
1967 Paperback CHAMBERS, David. AN IMPROVED PRINTING PRESS BY PHILIPPE- DENIS PIERRES. N.P.: Printing Historical Society, 1967. 8vo. Wrappers. 12 pages, 8 plates. Offprint from the Society's Journal. Very good.
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BENKOVITZ, Miriam J SUPPLEMENT TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RONALD FIRBANK.
1980 (FIRBANK) BENKOVITZ, Miriam J. SUPPLEMENT TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RONALD FIRBAN London: The Enitharmon Press, 1980. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 55 pages. First edition. Fine.
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ROLAND, Jeremy and Joseph Goldyne GATHERING THE DECADE.
1972 GRABHORN PRESS (THE GRABHORN PRESS) ROLAND, Jeremy and Joseph Goldyne. GATHERING THE DECADE. San Francisco: The Goad Press, (1972). 4to. Cloth, paper title patch on spin 51, (2) pages. One of 1000 copies. Printed at the Grabhorn- Hoyem Press, this collection of 20 poems by Jeremy Roland is divided under three headings: Landscapes, Sciencescapes, and Mythscapes. Joseph Goldyne provides a frontispieace and three additional drawings. Fine.
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(GEORGE GRADY PRESS) QUALITY IN BOOK-PRODUCTION: AN EXHIBITION OF FINE BOOKS....
1952 GEORGE GRADY PRESS Paperback (GEORGE GRADY PRESS) QUALITY IN BOOK-PRODUCTION: AN EXHIBITION OF FINE BOOKS.... (New York): Low Memorial Library, 1952. 8vo. Wrappers. 63, (1) pages, 4 plat First edition. ...of all Periods Seleced from the Columbia University Libraries with Special Emphasis on the Typographic Collection. Very good.
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GUTENBERG-JAHRBUCH, 1983 GUTENBERT-JAHRBUCH, 1983.
1983 GUTENBERG-JAHRBUCH, 1983. Mainz: Gutenberg Gesellschaft, 1983. 4to. Cloth spine, boards. 272, (18)page First edition. With articles on the history of the book in many European languages, includin English. Fine.
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HARFORD, Rev. Frederick Kill EPIGRAMMATICA, SERIOUS, SEMI-SERIOUS, AND DIVERTIVE.
1890 HARFORD, Rev. Frederick Kill. EPIGRAMMATICA, SERIOUS, SEMI-SERIOUS, AND DIVERTIVE. Westminster: Privately Printed, 1890. 4to. Original printed boards, top edge gilt. (iv), iv, 108 pages. First edition. Presentation copy. A collection of inspired bursts of literary creativity, indexed. Includes a ``Complimentary Verse from the United States of America,' an additional stanza by Oliver Wendell Homes for ``God Save the Queen.'' Respined, covers worn. Scarce.
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HARTLEY, Randolph THE QUEST OF HEARTS DESIRE.
1916 (HILLACRE BOOKHOUSE) (HILLACRE BOOKHOUSE) HARTLEY, Randolph. THE QUEST OF HEARTS DESIRE. Riverside, Connecticut: 1916. 8vo. Boards. First edition. A presentation copy. Some cover wear.
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DUPLESSIS, Georges HISTOIRE DE LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE.
1861 Paperback DUPLESSIS, Georges. HISTOIRE DE LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE. Paris: Rapilly, Libraire-editeur, 1861. 8vo. Publisher's wrappers. viii, 408 7, (1) pages. Bigmore and Wyman call this "the standard survey on French engraving, leaving little to be desired...." A fine, uncut, unopened copy. Scarce thus.
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(SIDGWICK) FRANK SIDGWICK'S DIARY.
1975 (SIDGWICK) FRANK SIDGWICK'S DIARY. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975. 8vo. Cloth. 90 pages. Firstedition. Describes his work with A.H. Bullen and the Shakespeare Head Press. With a 16 page facsimile of a prospectus from the Press in a packet at the end of the book. Bookplate.
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MCMURTRIE, Douglas C BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF CRIPPLED CHILDREN.
1913 MCMURTRIE, Douglas C. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF CRIPPLED CHILDREN. New York: Douglas C. McMurtrie, 1913. Large 8vo. Cloth, boards. xii, 100 pag First edition. Small ink spot on front cover, else very good.
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(SPECIMEN BOOK) FARBEANLEITUNGEN.
1904 (SPECIMEN BOOK) FARBEANLEITUNGEN. Basel: Gesellschaft fur Chemische Industrie, (1904). 8vo. Cloth. (6) pages, leaves with 139 samples of dyed wool. Dyeing directions with text in English, German and French. Some cover wear. ( photographs see http://www.bookpress.com/featured_300.html).
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SPRING, Samuel A SERMON, DELIVERED BEFORE THE MASSACHUSETTS MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
1802 (BOOKBINDING) SPRING, Samuel. A SERMON, DELIVERED BEFORE THE MASSACHUSETTS MISSIONARY SOCIETY, bound with, EDWARDS, Peter. CANDID REASONS FOR RENOUNCIN THE PRINCIPLES OF ANTI-PAEDOBAPTISM. Newburyport: E.M. Blunt, 1802. 8vo. Contemporary half-calf, boards. 56; (iv 199 pages. First edition. [American Imprints, 3107 and 2175.] A very unusual state of binding. The calf spine and tips have been applied t the boards, but the boards themselves have been left in a raw state, without marbled or blue paper ever being applied. The majority of the work on the bo has been already done. We have not seen a similar copy of a book left unfinished as this one. The DAB describes the author of the book as occupyin "a position of commanding influence among the Congregational churches." He w identified with the Hopkinisians or extreme Calvinistic wing of the church. This sermon is bound with the first American edition of Peter Edward's Candid Reasons for Renouncing the Principles of Antipaedobaptism, an Exeter, New Hampshire imprint (Henry Ranlet, 1802). [American Imprints, 2175.] Some mino spine wear, but very good nevertheless.
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