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See More... (Brown, John Carter) Wroth, Lawrence C. JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS
8 volumes. Providence The John Carter Brown Library 1972 8vo. cloth. Averages 250 pages per volume.
Reprint of the actual reports with essays by Lawrence C. Wroth, a preface by Thomas R. Adams and an index by Dorothy G. Watts. Excellent reference set for those interested in the study of Americana because of the articles printed and the collations of books acquired by the library that are given. The index makes the set quite usable. Much of bibliographical interest.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 53783

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See More... (Brown, John Carter) Wroth, Lawrence LIBROS VIRUMQUE CANO GAUDEAMUS, THE GIFTS OF JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY FROM 1924 TO 1969, A TRIBUTE ON HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1970.
Providence John Carter Brown Library (1970) 8vo. paper wrappers. 80, (4) pages.
First edition. Contains a 15 page introductory biography by Lawrence Wroth followed by an annotated list of the books. Corner bumped.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 1048

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See More... (Dolphin) Wroth, Lawrence C. (editor) A HISTORY OF THE PRINTED BOOK, BEING THE THIRD NUMBER OF THE DOLPHIN.
New York Limited Editions Club 1938 thick 4to. cloth. xv, 507, (35) pages.
Limited to 1800 copies. A collection of articles on the history of printing, papermaking, bookbinding and book illustration by eminent book-arts specialists. Slanted towards readers with a solid background in the history of the printed book. The editor originally planned to publish the articles in serial form in regular issues of the Dolphin but later decided to combine the material in this special number of the respected book arts journal. Contributions by authors such as Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt, Otto W. Fuhrmann, Peter Beilenson, Carl Purington Rollins, Dard Hunter, R.W. Chapman, George Parker Winship, and others. Handsomely designed by Rollins and printed by George T. Bailey at Yale University Press with 190 illustrations, mainly black and white. Directory of ads comprises last section of volume. Index. Bookplate of the collector, Mark Holstein. Slightly bumed.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 8389

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See More... (Maps) Wroth, Lawrence C. THE EARLY CARTOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC.
Being the entire issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, Volume 38, No. 2 New York The Bibliographical Society 1944 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.77-268 followed by 22 foldout plates.
With bibliographical descriptions of 104 maps mentioned in the text. Written in pencil on front cover "Review Copy, Price $3.00." Wrappers soiled, corner creased.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 40313

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See More... (Maryland) Wroth, Lawrence C. HISTORY OF PRINTING IN COLONIAL MARYLAND 1686-1776.
Baltimore Typothetae of Baltimore 1922 tall 8vo. half calf over cloth, top edge gilt. xvi, 275 pages.
One of 125 numbered copies printed on Rives hand-made paper and signed by Wroth and three others associated with the project. Contains a number of full page plates. The first 147 pages give a history of printing in Maryland; the rest of the book contains full bibliographical descriptions of Maryland imprints printed during the colonial period. With a bookplate indicating that this copy was presented as a gift to George H. Carter, Public Printer. Slightly rubbed.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 33711

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See More... (Maryland) Wroth, Lawrence C. HISTORY OF PRINTING IN COLONIAL MARYLAND 1686-1776.
Mansfield Centre, CT Martino Publishing 2010 tall 8vo. paper covered boards. l., v-xiv pages., 1 l., 275 pages.
Reprint of the 1922 first edition which was limited to 500 copies. Contains a number of full page plates. Still one of the most exhaustive studies of the printing press and literature of Colonial Maryland. There seems to have been no source that was not carefully investigated. Mr. Wroth has not only assembled all the information that could be obtained about his subject, but has presented it in a most attractive manner. This work will rank as one of the great contributions to the history of colonial American literature. It is also of interest to Virginians as William Nuthead, first printer of Maryland, was probably the same as the William Nulhead or Nuthead who was employed by Buckner when he established the short-lived press at Jamestown. In all 372 items are meticulously described. Includes an index.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 104674

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See More... (Press of the Woolly Whale) Wroth, Lawrence C. THE OATH OF A FREEMAN. WITH A HISTORICAL STUDY AND A NOTE ON THE STEPHEN DAYE PRESS BY MELBERT B. CARY, JR.
New York Press of The Woolly Whale 1939 small 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. (16) pages with a double spread page facsimile of the Daye printing.
Study of the first known printing in America. Shaken with text block loose from binding.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 11414

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See More... (Updike, D.B.) Wroth, Lawrence C. D.B. UPDIKE, A GREAT PRINTER
Chicago Lakeside Press 1942 12mo. paper wrappers. 13 pages.
First separate appearance; first appeared in the New York Herald Tribune.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 5087

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE CHIEF END OF BOOK MADNESS.
N.P. n.p. n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers 16 pages
Reprinted from the Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current AcquisitionsVol.3, No.1, October 1945. Humorous title but an important statement about the book. Covers soiled.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 10954

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE COLONIAL PRINTER.
Portland, ME The Southworth-Anthoensen Press 1938 tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt xxiv, 368 pages.
Second edition, revised, limited to 1500 copies. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Rubbed along hinges with small split in front hinge at top.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 5135

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE COLONIAL PRINTER.
New York The Grolier Club 1931 tall 8vo. half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. xvii, 271, (3) pages.
First edition, limited to 300 copies (Asaf 96). Printed by D.B. Updike at his Merrymount Press. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Slight wear around edges and at spine ends.
Price: $ 135.00 other currencies Order nr. 19878

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE COLONIAL PRINTER.
Portland, ME The Southworth-Anthoensen Press 1938 tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xxiv, 368 pages.
Second edition, revised, limited to 1500 copies. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Spine covering eaten away by insects. Good candidate for rebinding. Ownership inscription in pencil.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 102671

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY A HISTORY WITH A GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS.
Providence The John Carter Brown Library 1946 8vo. blue cloth spine with marbled paper covered boards. vi, 88 pages.
First edition. Illustrated. Includes interesting comments on the Americana collector, John Carter Brown, and his relations with the bookseller, Henry Stevens. Printed by D.B. Updike at his Merrymount Press (Smith 973). Rubbed along edges. Bookplae.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 10958

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY A HISTORY WITH A GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS.
Providence The John Carter Brown Library 1946 8vo. red cloth spine with marbled paper covered boards. vi, 88 pages.
First edition. Illustrated. Includes interesting comments on the Americana collector, John Carter Brown, and his relations with the bookseller, Henry Stevens. Printed by D.B. Updike at his Merrymount Press (Smith 973). A variant binding in red.
Price: $ 11.00 other currencies Order nr. 100871

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE FIRST WORK WITH AMERICAN TYPES.
Cambridge n.p. 1925 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages.
Reprinted from BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS; A TRIBUTE TO WILBERFORCE EAMES. Inscribed by Wroth on the front cover.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 5138

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. REVIEW OF TYPES AND BOOKMAKING
Portland, ME The Southworth-Anthoensen Press 1943 8vo. paper wrappers. 4 pages.
Reprint of the review of this type specimen book.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 10972

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. ROGER WILLIAMS, MARSHALL WOODS LECTURE, IN SAYLES HALL, OCTOBER 26, 1936.
Providence Brown University 1937 tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 41 pages.
With frontispiece reproduction of Williams' Remonstrance to the Commissioners (1678) which is in the JCB Library. Name in ink at top of front cover. This is a very scarce pamphlet.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 96563

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. ST. MARY'S CITY PRESS, A NEW CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICAN PRINTING
N.P. n.p. n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. pp. 91-111.
An offprint from the Maryland Historical Magazine. History of this early American press and its Maryland and Virginia publications.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 11064

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C TYPOGRAPHIC HERITAGE, SELECTED ESSAYS
New York The Typophiles 1949 12mo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. viii, 162, (4) pages.
First edition, limited to 625 copies. Five chapters by Wroth and a chapter on the author by Armitage. Chapbook no.20.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 10984

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence C. THE WAY OF A SHIP: AN ESSAY ON THE LITERATURE OF NAVIGATION SCIENCE ALONG WITH SOME AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF NAVIGATION 1519-1802.
Foreword by John B. Hattendorf Providence The John Carter Brown Library 2011 6.25 x 10 inches hardcover 204 pages
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its original publication, the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University has issued a new edition of Lawrence C. Wroth's Way of a Ship (1937), the foundational bibliographic essay on the literature of navigation science, along with a reprint of Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519-1802 (1947). A prolific writer, well known for his graceful style and extensive historical knowledge, Wroth served as Director and Librarian of the JCB from 1924 to 1957.

The Way of a Ship has been celebrated for its graceful brevity in dealing with the complex history of nautical science. Its origin in an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library is evident in the arrangement of the chapters, each of which provides a short exposition on topics such as "The Search for an Infallible Method of Determining Longitude," "Prime Meridians of Earlier Days," "Charts of the Ancient World," and "The Mariners Instruments."

Several more recent studies of early modern maritime history, science, and literature owe a great debt to the authority of Way of a Ship, but Wroth's essay has also served as the basis for the development of some of the most significant collections of books on the history and science of navigation, including the Henry C. Taylor Collection, now at the Beinecke Library at Yale.

For many years, Lawrence Wroth worked on a revision to Way of a Ship that never made it to publication. Professor John B. Hattendorf, the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI, has pieced together Wroth's manuscript notes and corrections to the original text to create this edition. To the revised essay, Hattendorf has added an index, a list of the books on navigation that are cited in the text, and a new Foreword. New reproductions of illustrations and title pages - from the Collection of the John Carter Brown Library -- are distributed throughout the volume, which was designed by Mark Argetsinger (Rochester, NY). Only one thousand copies were printed in the US by Capital Offset (Concord, NH). It is handsomely bound in navy blue cloth with gold stamping.

Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 108376

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See More... Wroth, Lawrence THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY.
Providence, RI The John Carter Brown Library (1936) large 12mo. paper-covered boards, deckled edges, gilt label on front board. 35, (3) pages.
First edition of 450 numbered copies. A brief report on this library of Brown University. Includes a black and white photograph of the building's facade. A greeting card from Eugene Clauss is loosely inserted into the volume. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 70815

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