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BIBLION: THE BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.
9 Volumes. New York New York Public Library 1992-1997 4to. stiff paper wrappers variously paginated
Nine issues of the NYPL's bulletin. Includes 1:1, 1:2, 2:1, 2:2, 3:1, 3:2, 4:1, 5:1, and 5:2. 3:2 and 4:1 are 100th anniversary commemorative issues. Most contain articles about the library's extensive collections. All issues include tables of contents, lists of contributors, and numerous black and white illustrations.
Price: $ 90.00 other currencies Order nr. 115649

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(Biblio Novel) Gissing, George THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF HENRY RYECROFT. Foreword by Cecil Chisholm.
London Phoenix House Ltd. 1953 small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 220 pages.
Issued on the 50th anniversary of the first printing and containing a new foreword written for this edition. Presentation "For Vincent Starrett from W. Stone, 6th May 1952" "and now to Syla Parkinson, an old friend, VS. 7 April, 1962." Also signe by Starrett on half-title. Lettering on spine faded. Small spot on front cover. Nice association copy.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 115643

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(Bird & Bull Press) Atkyns, Richards and William Caslon A PAIR ON PRINTING.
Introduction by Carey Bliss. North Hills Bird & Bull Press 1982 8vo. cloth, paper spine label 138 pages.
One of 500 copies. This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type specimen book, also the first English type specimen book. Carey Bliss, the curator of rare books at the Huntington Library, has written introductions for both books. Spotted along edge of front cover.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 3110

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(Bird & Bull Press) Bidwell, John (editor) EARLY AMERICAN PAPERMAKING: TWO TREATISES ON MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES REPRINTED FROM JAMES CUTBUSH'S AMERICAN ARTIST'S MANUAL (1814).
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Books 1990 8vo. cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 90, (2) pages.
This first edition work is limited to 180 copies. Editor John Bidwell has located the first known account of hand papermaking to define American practice in relation to its European heritage. This text first appeared in James Cutbush's The American Artist's Manual (Philadelphia: 1814) and has been reprinted, including an original sample of Gilpin machine-made paper. A lengthy and well-researched introduction by John Bidwell examines the early history of papermaking in America, the English and French sources used by Cutbush, and the specific American papermaking techniques. The introduction has been printed by Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press on Frankfurt paper. The facsimile reprint has been printed by lithography and the book has been bound by Campbell-Logan Bindery.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 31789

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(Bird & Bull Press) Block, Lawrence MR. RHODENBARR, BOOKSELLER ADVISES A YOUNG CUSTOMER ON SEEKING A VOCATION.
New Castle Oak Knoll Books 1980 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13 pages.
One of 250 copies. Being Oak Knoll's Christmas book for 1980. Containing an introduction by the firm and a chapter from Mr. Block's THE BURGLAR WHO LIKED TO QUOTE KIPLING about the nabbing of a book thief in an antiquarian bookshop.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 1342

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(Bird & Bull Press) Morris, Henry FIRST FINE SILVER COINAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAN SERRIFFE: THE BIRD & BULL PRESS COMMEMORATIVE 100 CORONAS.
Including an account of this legendary republic and its connection with the Bird & Bull Press. With a description of similar numismatic rarities and a 30-year checklist of work produced by the Press, 1958-1988. Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 1988 8vo. quarter morocco, paper-covered sides with a silver coin design on the front cover. Accompanied by a special holder for the silver proof coin; both inserted in a slipcase. 57 pages.
First edition, limited to 350 numbered copies. Full of Henry Morris humor about his mythical kingdom of San Serriffe, a tipped-in numbered stock certificate for 1000 shares of Bird & Bull stock, printed currency of San Serriffe, and even a map of the kingdom. The coin itself (1 troy oz., .999 silver) is sure to be a numismatic rarity, a beautifully minted proof silver coin of San Serriffe. Also of interest is the chapter on other privately minted coins. The book is spotted with mildew. The coin is fine.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 115802

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(Bird & Bull Press) Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor) AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.
New Castle Oak Knoll Books and the Delaware Bibliophiles 1991 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies. This work is based on an original article written by Barbara Benson about the general history of papermaking in Delaware. To this has been added two previously published articles - "The Gilpins and their Endless Papermaking Machine" by H.B. Hancock and N.B. Wilkinson; and "Papermaker Joshua Gilpin introduces the Chemical Approach to Papermaking in the U.S." by Sidney M. Edelstein. Finally there is a previously unpublished thesis written by Patricia M. Brown outlining the history of the Curtis Paper Company in Newark, Delaware. This is an important article as little has previously been published about the history of this mill which eventually supplied paper to so many of America's fine book producers. There is also an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer, President of the Delaware Bibliophiles. Henry Morris designed the book and printed it by letterpress at his Bird & Bull Press. The text has been printed on mouldmade paper and the work has been illustrated with four original wood engravings by John DePol. Prospectus loosely inserted. This copy has been signed by Barbara Benson, Henry Morris, Gordon Pfeiffer, John DePol and Bob Fleck. Spine faded.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 109843

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(Bird & Bull Press) THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL FREDERIC W. GOUDY AWARD ... PRESENTED TO HENRY MORRIS.
Rochester The School of Printing Management & Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology 1992 small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages printed French fold.
Portrait of Henry Morris accompanied by a biographical sketch. Lists other award winners of this distinguished award. Corner bumped.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 39671

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(Black History) " WE WISH TO PLEAD OUR OWN CAUSE" BLACK-OWNED BOOK PUBLISHING IN THE UNITED STATES 1817-1987.
(New York) Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 1988 square 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 36 pages
Exhibition at the Center, April-September 1988, on black publishers in the United States. Foreword by Howard Dodson, essay by Donald F. Joyce, exhibition checklist, bibliography. Black and white illustrations.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115589

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Blair, Mary E. THE BEST OF TIMES.
Naples, FL (William D. Blair) 1985 8vo. cloth x, 104, (4) pages
Blairs recollections of travel to Panama, Australia, Africa, and Micronesia with historical references. Introduction, table of contents, and prologue. Black and white illustrations.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115575

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BLUE BOOK OF DELAWARE, 1939-1940, AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OLD AND SOCIALLY PROMINENT FAMILIES TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF FAMILY, ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND SOCIAL AFFILIATIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
Wilmington Blue Book Company 1939 8vo. cloth. 120 pages.
B1-847. For sale by publisher of Matthew Brothers, Inc. of Wilmington. Filled with interesting advertisements for businesses.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 66934

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Bojko, Szymon NEW GRAPHIC DESIGN IN REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA
New York Prager Publishers (1972) square 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 156 pages
Books, prints, posters and photomontage. Black-and-white illustrations. Minor cover soiling.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 105336

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(Bookbinding) Greenfield, Jane and Jenny Hille1 HEADBANDS, HOW TO WORK THEM
New Castle Oak Knoll Books 1990 8vo. cloth. 96 pages.
Second, revised edition, the out of print hardbound version.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 71974

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(Bookbinding) King, Edmund M.B. VICTORIAN DECORATED TRADE BINDINGS 1830-1880.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2003 small 4to. cloth 347 pages.
First edition. This ground-breaking study deals with the creative explosions of book cover designs in Victorian Britain from 1830 to 1880. Due to new technical developments many practitioners such as Owen Jones, Walter Crane and John Leighton broke new ground in artistic styling. Edmund King, Head of the Newspaper Archives at the British Library, describes and indexes over 750 books with great detail. Many covers are beautifully illustrated in full color or black-and-white. This volume is an essential reference work for students of Victorian art as well as 19th-century publishing and binding practices. This work has 210 illustrations. This copy is bumped at the head of the spine with damage along top of front hinge.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115703

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE.
Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 1996 (but 2000) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (i), 372 pages followed by 14 plates.
Fourth edition, second printing. This is a classic reference work about decorative and commercial English bookbinding techniques written by one of the foremost experts on bookbinding. Each chapter covers various aspects of bookbinding techniques as well as historical information. Each of the chapters describes the material of leaves and folding, beating and pressing, sewing endpapers, gluing the spine, rounding and backing, boards and their attachment, edge-trimming and decoration, headbands, back linings, covering, finishing siding and pasting down, equipment, book repairs and restoration. The book also includes appendices covering a variety of topics. Several sections describe the background and history of the London bookbinding trade around the beginning of the 19th century, its working conditions, and the growth of its binderies. Other sections discuss the specialization in book-edge gilding, the Arts & Crafts movement's influence on bookbinding styles, and the causes and prevention of leather decay. This book is an excellent background for those interested in the English technique. Illustrated with plates.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 61841

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. RECOLLECTIONS, A LIFE IN BOOKBINDING.
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2000 large 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 140 pages. ISBN 1-58456-016-9
First edition. An autobiography of one of the world's leading book restorers, binding scholars and international lecturers on bookbinding techniques. Originally published by Henry Morris at the renowned Bird & Bull Press, the author has expanded the text and added many illustrations of his most inspired bindings. In this new edition, over ninty of his bindings are illustrated, forty-six in full color. This work also offers insight into Britain's indentured apprenticeship programs of the early 20th century. Co-published with The British Library. Presentation from Middleton dated in 2000 on free endpaper.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 61242

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. RECOLLECTIONS, A LIFE IN BOOKBINDING.
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2000 large 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 140 pages.
First edition. An autobiography of one of the world's leading book restorers, binding scholars and international lecturers on bookbinding techniques. Originally published by Henry Morris at the renowned Bird & Bull Press, the author has expanded the text and added many illustrations of his most inspired bindings. In this new edition, over ninety of his bindings are illustrated, forty-six in full color. This work also offers insight into Britain's indentured apprenticeship programs of the early 20th century.
Price: $ 39.95 other currencies Order nr. 58340

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. THE RESTORATION OF LEATHER BINDINGS.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 1998 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 304 pages.
Revised and expanded from the 1984 edition. From the author of HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE (also published by Oak Knoll & The British Library), this classic in the field of bookbinding is a practical guide to the restoration of leather bindings. Revised and expanded, this work reflects advances in techniques and materials, and contains current information on suppliers and related publications.
The book has chapters concerning definition of terms, tools
and materials, cleaning, removing the spine, resewing and alternatives; gluing, rounding and backing; headbanding, back lining, preparation of boards, rebacking, replacing the spine, repairing caps and outer joints, repairing caoutchoue bindings, repairing corners, blending new endpapers, straightening warped boards, rebonding pasteboards, salvaging old sides; staining, aging, tooling and refurbishing, recording repairs and a section of selected reading. Alternative approaches are included for rebinding when the original covers have been lost or are beyond restoration, modern rebinding, and replication of original bindings by combining elements of both modern and historical binding techniques.
Middleton's work is designed to be a comprehensive handbook
for practioner and student alike when formal training in restorative techniques are unavailable. With numerous photographs and line drawings.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 57611

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(Book Lover's Library) Wheatley, Henry B. HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY
London Elliot Stock 1886 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 248 pages.
Second edition. Chapters on How Men have Formed Libraries, How to Buy, bibliographies, Child's Library, etc. Minor cover rubbing.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 753

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(Book Lover's Library) Wheatley, Henry B. HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY
London Elliot Stock 1887 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 248 pages.
Third edition. Chapters on How Men have Formed Libraries, How to Buy, bibliographies, Child's Library, etc. Minor cover rubbing. Bookplate of the American collector, Luther F. Brewer on front pastedown.
Price: $ 17.00 other currencies Order nr. 755

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(Book Lover's Library) Wheatley, Henry B. HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY
London Elliot Stock 1902 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 248 pages.
Popular edition. Chapters on How Men have Formed Libraries, How to Buy, bibliographies, Child's Library, etc. Split along front hinge.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 115766

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(Book Lover's Library) Wheatley, Henry B. HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY
London Elliot Stock 1902 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 248 pages.
Popular edition. Chapters on How Men have Formed Libraries, How to Buy, bibliographies, Child's Library, etc. Small tear at head of spine.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 756

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(Book Lover's Library) Wood, H. Trueman MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
London Elliot Stock 1887 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 247, (13) pages.
First trade edition (Bridson & Wakeman E50). One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Cloth snagged along back hinge. Bookplate.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 115765

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(Book Lover's Library) Wood, H. Trueman MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
New York A.C. Armstrong 1887 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 247 pages.
First U.S. edition. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Covers rubbed with wear at spine ends. Private ownership stamp on front pastedown.
Price: $ 27.50 other currencies Order nr. 6108

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(Book Lover's Library) Wood, H. Trueman MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
New York A.C. Armstrong 1887 small 8vo. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. viii, 247 pages.
First U.S. edition, one of the Large Paper copies bound thus and printed on better paper. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Leather spine very scuffed.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 115741

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