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RECORDS OF A BIBLIOGRAPHER, SELECTED PAPERS OF WILLIAM ALEXANDER JACKSON.
Bond, William H. (editor)
First edition. William Alexander Jackson was considered by his colleagues to be an unrivaled bibliographical scholar. He served as the founding librarian of the famed Houghton Library at Harvard. During his tenure Jackson more than doubled the quality and quantity of the Library's collection of rare books and manuscripts.
This handsome illustrated work gathers articles on Thomas Frognall Dibdin, A Dibdinian Tour and 16 other essays to form a true delight for bibliophiles. With the bookplate of William and Vera Filby. Some fading of jacket.
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JOHN DEPOL: A PORTFOLIO OF HIS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
Limited to only 99 numbered copies. A collection of John DePol's (1913-2004) woodcut engravings. Prefatory note by Henry Morris with a note by DePol on his pattern papers. Listing of individuals and corporations for whom engravings in this portfolio were made. Engravings tipped in introductory volume with 22 tipped-in engravings loosely laid in portfolio. This collection of engravings comes from Oak Knoll Press of New Castle, Delaware, and includes many engravings printed by DePol with some signed and dated by him. Also includes a group of prints of Lynd Ward's wood engravings, made for an exhibition at the Barbizon-Plaza Art Gallery in New York. A wood engraving of DePol by Wesley Bates also included.
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