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Staikos, Konstantinos Sp. GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL EDITIONS IN THE FIRST CENTURY OF PRINTING.
New Castle, De. Oak Knoll Press 2001 large 8vo. paper covered boards 224 pages
The reader is treated to a majestic array of rare, early Greek editions illustrated by their title pages and often with portraits of their authors. The exhibition was displayed at the International Conference on Greek Books held at the European Cultural Center of Delphi, Greece in May, 2001. Mr. Staikos' extensive research into the books of the Greek Diaspora, his passion for the subject and the many editions from his personal collection make up this unique labor of love. The text is in English and Greek, printed in color. Distributed for Kotinos Editions. Presentation from the author. Boards soiled. Some bumping to the edges, corners and spine ends.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 105951

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Staikos, Konstantinos Sp. THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE RENAISSANCE - FROM PETRARCH TO MICHELANGELO.
V. New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF Publishers BV 2012 8.5 x 11.5 inches hardcover, dust jacket 624 pages
With the publication of Volume V, the last stage in the development of the library is revealed. Like the rest of the books in The History of the Library series, this volume is beautifully designed and fully illustrated in color.

This fifth and final volume of The History of the Library in Western Civilization contains eight chapters giving a comprehensive account of the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and the effects of the revival of interest in the Greco-Roman tradition on the European cultural scene, at both the secular and religious level.

The first chapter looks at the early exponents of humanism in Europe and assesses their role in the revival and promotion of classical thinking. It also describes the particular characteristics of the books in the libraries of pioneers of the humanist movement, such as Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Leonzio Pilato, and the organization of the first bilingual library of the Renaissance by Palla Strozzi in Florence.

With Byzantine scholars leaving Constantinople and settling at first in Italy, bringing their fine collections of books with them, the second chapter describes the 'brain drain' from East to West in the fifteenth century. It discusses the systematic study and diffusion of the Greek language, while including brief historical accounts of three humanistic libraries: those of Novello Malatesta and Cardinal Bessarion, and the Vatican Library. Three more great libraries: those of King Matthias Corvinus, Janus Pannonius, and the Medici family are described in the third chapter, as the part played by the invention of printing in the spread of learning and the formation of libraries is explored.

The fourth chapter describes the character of French humanism and the role of the scholarly circle in Paris that sowed the seeds of humanist learning, and gives the salient facts about its leading members. There is a section on the formation of the French royal library, its contents, and the persons chiefly responsible for its growth, and another dealing with the contribution made by French printers to the spread of humanism and of books in general.

With a long section on Erasmus, the fifth chapter examines his study of scholarly books, his work as an editor, his edition of the New Testament, and the manuscripts that provided him with his material. Erasmus's correspondence with civic and ecclesiastical dignitaries, scholars, and printers around Europe implies the existence of a 'common library' shared by the humanists. Also in the fifth chapter is a discussion of Geneva's position as a publishing centre of books by Reformers and a refuge for those who supported Luther and Calvin's objections to the practices of the Catholic Church.

The next chapter is chiefly concerned with those parts of every library that contained copies of the new Christian literature embodied in the writings of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, new translations of the Bible into the vernacular, and the many books written about religious disputes. It covers the dispersal of the monastic libraries in England and discusses the libraries of men of letters and scholars throughout Europe. Furthermore, in the seventh chapter, insight is given into the nature of the new libraries created in the late sixteenth century, containing contemporary pity works and prose and verse adaptations of medieval classics in booklet form. It concludes with a chronicle of the founding of the Oxford University library by Sir Thomas Bodley.

The final chapter oversees the Renaissance library architecture and the great changes in library design that resulted from the creation of many public libraries and the opening of libraries generally to a wider public. The three-aisled library, designed by Michelozzo, is introduced, and its influence on monastic libraries in Italy, and to the libraries designed by Domenico Fontana, Jacopo Sansovino, Michelangelo, and others is explained.

Sales Rights: Worldwide except Europe; in Europe from HES & DE GRAAF.

Order all five volumes of The History of the library in Western Civilization series at one time and get the Index volume for free.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 76546

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Staikos, Konstantinos Sp. PRINTERS' & PUBLISHERS' MARKS IN BOOKS FOR THE GREEK WORLD (1494-1821).
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press and HES & DE GRAAF 2009 8.75 x 12.25 inches hardcover, dust jacket 254 pages
This book contains reproductions of the printers and publishers marks of all those - both Greeks and non-Greeks - who printed or published books for Greek readers from the dawn of typography until just before the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Their aim was to preserve the historical memory of the modern Greeks, to foster the use of the Greek language, and to uphold the Orthodox faith. Also reproduced here are the crests and coats of arms of the rulers of the Danubian principalities who actively supported the publication and dissemination of Greek books in the East. Some of the devices are the marks of well-known printing houses, where Greek scholars and calligraphers were largely responsible for the accuracy of the texts and the visual appearance of the book, such as the firms of Aldus Manutius in Venice and Robert Estienne in Paris. All this printing and publishing activity, even if limited to only books containing printers or publishers marks, covered a vast area of the Western and Eastern worlds. The list of places where these books were produced includes Alcalá, Bucharest, Constantinople, Florence, Geneva, Jassy, Kefallonia, London, Milan, Moschopolis, Mount Athos, Paris, Rome, Venice, and Vienna.

The marks are illustrated and described in all their variant forms, complete with bibliographical references, identifications, a general index, and an index of printers and printing houses. They are shown at actual size and presented chronologically. Includes a brief message to the reader by the author, as well as an extensive and detailed introduction.

Available in Europe from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 102238

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Steinberg, S.H. FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING.
New edition, revised by John Trevitt. London & New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press & The British Library (2001) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages.
New edition, entirely re-set and containing over one hundred new illustrations. Five Hundred Years of Printing describes the pivotal role that printing has played in the development of human civilization. This work covers the history of printing with movable types through several periods. Steinberg begins with the creative century (1450-1550), which witnessed the invention and beginnings of practically every single feature that characterizes the modern printing piece. An era of consolidation (1550-1800) then followed and refined achievements of the preceding period. The 19th century experienced an era of mechanization, beginning with the invention of lithography and ending with Morris's rediscovery of the Middle Ages and the heyday of the private presses. This and the inception of paperbacks preceded the post-war world, which saw the fields of typesetting, printing and publishing turned upside down.
Five Hundred Years also traces the close relationship between printing and culture over many years and also discusses topics like censorship, bestsellers, popular series, and the connection between printing and education, language and literature. Now available again in a larger, finely-illustrated format, Oak Knoll Press's edition, revised and updated by John Trevitt, draws on the collections and curatorial expertise of the British Library. This new edition takes into account the huge technological changes that the printing industry has experienced in the last two decades.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 43776

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Steinberg, S.H. FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING.
New edition, revised by John Trevitt. London & New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 1996 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages.
New edition, entirely re-set and containing over one hundred new illustrations. FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING describes the pivotal role that printing has played in the development of human civilization. This work covers the history of printing with movable types through several periods. Steinberg begins with the creative century (1450-1550) which witnessed the invention and beginnings of practically every single feature that characterizes the modern printing piece. An era of consolidation (1550-1800) then followed and refined achievements of the preceding period. The 19th-century experienced an era of mechanization, beginning with the invention of lithography and ending with Morris's rediscovery of the Middle Ages and the heyday of the private presses. This and the inception of paperbacks preceded the post-war world, which saw the fields of typesetting, printing and publishing turned upside down.
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS also traces the close relationship between printing and culture over many years and also discusses topics like censorship, bestsellers, popular series, and the connection between printing and education, language and literature. Now available again in a larger, finely-illustrated format, Oak Knoll Press's edition, revised and updated by John Trevitt, draws on the collections and curatorial expertise of the British Library. This new edition takes into account the huge technological changes that the printing industry has experienced in the last two decades. Page 260/261 was folded when printed and has text at an angle.

Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 93075

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Sterne, Harold E. A CATALOGUE OF NINETEENTH CENTURY PRINTING PRESSES.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2001 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages.
From presses similar to Gutenberg's wine press to the mechanical marvels of the 1890s, this visually remarkable work contains the largest collection of printing equipment illustrations and advertisements to date. A careful study of the more than 480 rare woodcuts and engravings of Hand, Cylinder, Platen, Lever, Lithographic, and Rotary presses will reveal the subtle and major changes each manufacturer made to enhance his machine's productivity and printing quality. Never before has the printing or publishing historian had such a comprehensive resource at his disposal. This work truly captures the engineering technology of a bygone age. The author has spent 30 years gathering and compiling this information, a true labor of love. This second, expanded edition has over 150 new illustrations.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 61915

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Stern, Madeleine and Leona Rostenberg. BOOKS HAVE THEIR FATES.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2001 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 218 pages.
First edition. This book is by two of New York's most legendary antiquarian dealers. It is a collection of essays in which all the protagonists are books. The authors have scanned the sixteenth to the twentieth century looking for books with interesting narratives. This work brings to life a cast of characters such as Shakespeare, Descartes, Shelley, Poe, George Eliot, and many others. Within these pages, the fates of some 30 books are traced and brought to life in suspenseful sequence.
Price: $ 34.95 other currencies Order nr. 61651

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Stoddard, Roger E. A LIBRARY-KEEPER'S BUSINESS.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2002 8vo. cloth 498 pages
First edition. Roger Stoddard is a highly respected librarian and author. As Head of Rare Books at Harvard University's famed Houghton Library, he has gained a lifetime of unique experiences. In a series of insightful essays and commentaries, this quiet scholars' scholar shares his work of forty years at one of the great epicenters of power and learning. A beautifully-written memoir, Stoddard's work will be enjoyed by anyone who loves the world of books. One will find his reaction to working with such giants as William A. Jackson and Lawrence C. Worth and a host of other notables. The author shares his insights from the perspective of a young student evolving into one of the foremost librarians in America. Beautifully illustrated with many rare photos, this book should be read by all those who love books and the unique people and institutions that lovingly care for them. Edited by Carol Z. Rothkopf and prefaced by Stephen Weissman. Illustrated.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 65491

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Stoddard, Roger E. A LIBRARY-KEEPER'S BUSINESS.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2002 8vo. cloth 498 pages
First edition. Roger Stoddard is a highly respected librarian and author. As Head of Rare Books at Harvard University's famed Houghton Library, he has gained a lifetime of unique experiences. In a series of insightful essays and commentaries, this quiet scholars' scholar shares his work of forty years at one of the great epicenters of power and learning. A beautifully-written memoir, Stoddard's work will be enjoyed by anyone who loves the world of books. One will find his reaction to working with such giants as William A. Jackson and Lawrence C. Worth and a host of other notables. The author shares his insights from the perspective of a young student evolving into one of the foremost librarians in America. Beautifully illustrated with many rare photos, this book should be read by all those who love books and the unique people and institutions that lovingly care for them. Edited by Carol Z. Rothkopf and prefaced by Stephen Weissman. Illustrated.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 100307

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(Stoppard, Tom) Baker, William and Gerald N. Wachs TOM STOPPARD: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
New Castle & London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 2010 7 x 10 inches hardcover with dust jacket 496 pages, plus CD-ROM with images
Tom Stoppard, whose writing career spans over half a century, is one of the most prolific of living British authors. This bibliographical history provides a comprehensive account of the print-published writings, and texts in other media, which he has wholly or partially authored. It will be an indispensable resource for all who have a scholarly interest in modern British literature, drama and cinematic scripts.

As a creator of texts in dramatic form for live theatre, radio, television or cinema, Stoppard has won Tony awards and Oscars. He has composed short stories, a novel, and a large number of non-fictional prose writings, such as essays, articles, published speeches and letters to periodicals. This bibliography records for the first time his innumerable articles including investigative journalism, and film and theatre reviews penned as a young working journalist. Also included are interviews recorded in print or other media and interview-based articles. The bibliography documents other texts generated from Stoppard's interests in literary projects, human rights, and other causes as a champion of freedom of expression, with forewords to books, short notes, jointly authored letters, signatures to petitions, declarations and other material. A Bibliographic History provides a guide to Tom Stoppard's obsessive creative revisions and also documents the countless translations of his work.

William Baker is a Board of Trustees Professor and Distinguished Research Professor at Northern Illinois University. His interest in bibliography and librarianship resulted in his gaining the MLS degree from the University of Loughborough. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Bibliographical Society of America, the American Philosophical Society and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Gerald N. Wachs, MD, is an eminent New York based dermatologist and book-collector with a unique Stoppard Collection upon which this bibliographical history is based.

Available outside North and South America from The British Library.
Price: $ 79.95 other currencies Order nr. 104817

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Suriano, Gregory R. THE BRITISH PRE-RAPHAELITE ILLUSTRATORS.
New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2005 8.5 x 11 inches Hardcover, dust jacket 352 pages.
In the second half of the 19th century, a group of artists burst onto the British art scene and created a graphic revolution. Collectively known as the Pre-Raphaelites, their influence on the Victorian Age was incalculable. In this unique work, Gregory Suriano, a Pre-Raphaelite collector with a Master's Degree in Art History from Rutgers University, has rewritten and expanded this second edition with 75 rare, additional engravings not in the 2000 first edition.

The work is divided into three parts. Part One features a short, intriguing biography and works of each of the major Pre-Raphaelites. Part Two features biographies and works of their Associates. Part Three includes artists who were greatly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. All artists are critically discussed. The appendix has an extensive catalogue of their works and a selected bibliography and references plus index.

This work makes an excellent reference volume and introduction into the unique world of the Pre-Raphaelite artists. Illustrated with over 525 black-and-white images.

Co-published with The British Library. Sales Rights: Worldwide except the UK; available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 79492

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Suriano, Gregory R. THE PRE-RAPHAELITE ILLUSTRATORS.
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2000 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages.
First edition. In this unique work, the author surveys almost 500 illustrations created by the Pre-Raphaelites during their graphic revolution, which encompassed the second half of the nineteenth century. Each artist is represented by a short biography, which also illustrates many of his works. Co-published with the British Library. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 98603

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Suriano, Gregory R. THE PRE-RAPHAELITE ILLUSTRATORS.
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2000 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages.
First edition. In this unique work, the author surveys almost 500 illustrations created by the Pre-Raphaelites during their graphic revolution, which encompassed the second half of the nineteenth century. Each artist is represented by a short biography, which also illustrates many of his works. Jacket slightly rubbed.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108172

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(Sycamore Press) Roberts, Ryan (compiler and editor) JOHN FULLER & THE SYCAMORE PRESS: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC HISTORY.
New Castle, Delaware and Oxford Oak Knoll Press and The Bodleian Library 2010 6 x 9 inches Hardcover, dust jacket 160 pages
Set up in 1968, John Fuller's Sycamore Press published some of the most influential and critically acclaimed writers of the past half-century. Operating from a garage, the press published established authors, such as W. H. Auden, Philip Larkin and Peter Porter, as well as promoting young poets, including James Fenton and Alan Hollinghurst. The Sycamore Press ceased operations in 1992, but it remains an excellent example of the unique qualities associated with the small press movement in England.

In addition to a full descriptive bibliography, the book includes an evocative foreword by John Fuller, who wryly describes the trials and tribulations of 'garage' publishing. In a transcribed interview with the author, John Fuller explains why a pamphlet of poems took almost a year to produce as he experimented with letterpress technology. Personal reflections by Sycamore Press authors, such as Andrew Motion and Thom Gunn, illuminate the publishing process further and show what a powerful role John Fuller played in the lives of young poets lucky enough to be published by him.

While this book is full of entertaining anecdotes about the hazards of small book publishing, it also provides invaluable advice for small press printers.

Ryan Roberts is a Professor and Librarian at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois. He also maintains the official websites for Ian McEwan, Julian Barnes, Hermione Lee, and James Fenton. He is co-editor of a volume of interviews with Julian Barnes and editor of a volume of interviews with Ian McEwan for the University Press of Mississippi's Literary Conversations Series.

Available outside North and South America from The Bodleian Library.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 104085

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(Symons, Julian) Walsdorf, John J. JULIAN SYMONS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Winchester and New Castle, Delaware St. Paul's Bibliographies and Oak Knoll Press 1996 8vo. cloth. 340 pages
First edition. Preface by H.R.F. Keating. The sixth volume of the Winchester Bibliographies of Twentieth Century Writers series. This is the first and only bibliography of Julian Symons to include a personal memoir and commentaries by Symons himself. According to Keating, a frequent motif of Symons's fiction is his use of the mask, whether as a disguise or a metaphor for the elegantly exposed hypocrisies of everyday life. As a literary critic, social historian, biographer, essayist, editor and poet, Symons was one of the most distinguished authors and expositors of the postwar British crime novel. His mystery writing career began with the publication of THE IMMATERIAL MURDER CASE (1945) and was later known for such works as THE COLOUR OF MURDER (1957), THE MAN WHO LOST HIS WIFE (1970) and DEATH'S DARKEST FACE (1990). He succeeded Dame Agatha Christie as President of the Detection Club (1976 to 1985) and was awarded the 1990 Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement in the world of crime fiction. A standard reference, JULIAN SYMONS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY will not only illuminate the richness of Symons's lesser-known early works, as well as chronicling his well-known masterworks, but its autobiographical personal memoir will also add insight to Symons's life beyond the page.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 44046

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Tattersfield, Nigel JOHN BEWICK, ENGRAVER ON WOOD 1760-1795.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2001 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 192 pages
First edition. When people think of Bewick, they are generally thinking of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) and his superlative wood engravings of animals and birds. Thomas skill and reputation largely obscured the artistic recognition of his younger brother, John Bewick, as an accomplished wood engraver illustrating mostly children's books.
Yet John Bewick was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, designer-engravers in England to make his living exclusively by illustrating books. His popularity resulted in producing illustrations and engravings for 60 books - mostly children's books - during a tragically short working life.
This is the first book entirely devoted to this remarkable wood engraver. It consists of two parts. The first is a biography of the artist, drawing upon largely unpublished but highly detailed and entertaining correspondence, which has surfaced in the last few years. The second part provides a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of John Bewick's illustrations. This has been made possible by Nigel Tattersfield's discovery of John Bewick's own ledger of commissions dating back to 1791.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 63433

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Tattersfield, Nigel JOHN BEWICK, ENGRAVER ON WOOD 1760-1795.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2001 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 192 pages
First edition. When people think of Bewick, they are generally thinking of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) and his superlative wood engravings of animals and birds. Thomas skill and reputation largely obscured the artistic recognition of his younger brother, John Bewick, as an accomplished wood engraver illustrating mostly children's books.
Yet John Bewick was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, designer-engravers in England to make his living exclusively by illustrating books. His popularity resulted in producing illustrations and engravings for 60 books - mostly children's books - during a tragically short working life.
This is the first book entirely devoted to this remarkable wood engraver. It consists of two parts. The first is a biography of the artist, drawing upon largely unpublished but highly detailed and entertaining correspondence, which has surfaced in the last few years. The second part provides a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of John Bewick's illustrations. This has been made possible by Nigel Tattersfield's discovery of John Bewick's own ledger of commissions dating back to 1791. Jacket spine faded.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 108184

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Thatcher, William E. "Erv" and Kenneth C. Sturgis HISTORY OF FIREFIGHTING IN NEW CASTLE, 211 CONTINUOUS YEARS OF ORGANIZED FIREFIGHTING ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOOD-WILL FIRE COMPANY NO.1 OF NEW CASTLE, DEL.
New Castle Good-Will Fire Company No.1 2007 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 194 pages.
Printed by Aztec Copies, Inc. of Wilmington. Divided into 47 sections and filled with illustrations in color.
Price: $ 49.00 other currencies Order nr. 97181

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Thompson, Neville, Bert Denker, et al THE WINTERTHUR LIBRARY REVEALED: FIVE CENTURIES OF DESIGN AND INSPIRATION.
Winterthur and New Castle DE Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and Oak Knoll Press 2003 8.5 x 11 inches paperback 100 pages
First edition. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, this beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays and entries largely from the private library of Henry Francis du Pont, encompassing more than 87,000 volumes and 500,000 manuscripts and images.

With essays and entries about the founding of the library and all aspects of its collections, the book deals with subjects ranging from printed patterns of the 16th century to colonial-revival design drawings of the 20th. These five centuries of books, drawings and ephemera represent the work of artisans, manufacturers, advertisers and a wealth of other hands through which the material surroundings of our everyday lives have passed. Each highlights the ways in which library resources contribute greatly to the stories of decorative arts objects.

The Winterthur Library Revealed truly uncovers the wealth of the museum's rare books on American furniture and home decorations. Illustrated with over 100 color and black-and-white photographs with essays by museum staff. Co-published with the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 107549

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Thompson, Neville, Bert Denker, et al THE WINTERTHUR LIBRARY REVEALED: FIVE CENTURIES OF DESIGN AND INSPIRATION.
Winterthur and New Castle DE Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and Oak Knoll Press 2003 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover, dust jacket 100 pages
First edition. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, this beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays and entries largely from the private library of Henry Francis du Pont, encompassing more than 87,000 volumes and 500,000 manuscripts and images.

With essays and entries about the founding of the library and all aspects of its collections, the book deals with subjects ranging from printed patterns of the 16th century to colonial-revival design drawings of the 20th. These five centuries of books, drawings and ephemera represent the work of artisans, manufacturers, advertisers and a wealth of other hands through with the material surroundings of our everyday lives have passed. Each highlights the ways in which library resources contribute greatly to the stories of decorative arts objects.

The Winterthur Library Revealed truly uncovers the wealth of the museum's rare books on American furniture and home decorations. Illustrated with over 100 color and black & white photographs with essays by museum staff. Co-published with the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 107551

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Thompson, Susan Otis AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN AND WILLIAM MORRIS With a new Foreword by Jean-Francois Vilain.
New Castle, Delaware and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 1996 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 318 pages with 113 illustrations.
Paperback edition. Reprint of the first edition with additional illustrations and new introduction. With his Kelmscott Press and associations with the Arts & Crafts Movement, William Morris helped raise the public's awareness of fine books to new heights. Morris inspired and influenced a generation of other designers and those working in American typography and book design, including Updike, Rogers, Goudy, Bradley, Cleland, Dwiggins, Ransom, Nash and Collins.
This landmark study documents the true extent of Morris's influence on American bookmaking. Now republished by Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, this edition comes with a new Foreword by Jean-François Vilain and contains 111 illustrations of bindings, title pages, type and decorations reproduced from the originals, as well as an extensive bibliography. This book is a vital contribution to the history of American design, intellectualism and culture, appealing not only to those interested in the history of book design, art, graphic art and typography, but also to librarians, book collectors and those studying the literature of the period. Sales Rights: Available worldwide outside the UK from Oak Knoll Books. Available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 34.95 other currencies Order nr. 44931

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TIDINGS
New Castle, DE New Castle Historical Society 1999- 4to. Single sheet printed on both sides and folded
Have the following: Fall 2003
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 57925

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Tobin, J. Herbert TRIVIA OF NEW CASTLE AND DELAWARE.
New Castle, DE New Castle Historical Society 1992 small 4to. spiral bound plastic covered booklet. (ii), 17 pages.
One page introduction by Richard R. Cooch, President of the New Castle Historical Society, followed by a transcript of Tobin's talk. Signed by Tobin on title page.
Price: $ 12.50 other currencies Order nr. 39390

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Todd, William B. and Ann Bowden. SIR WALTER SCOTT, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY, 1796-1832.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 1998 large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 1,092 pages.
First edition. This work is the definitive bibliography of Sir Walter Scott for enthusiasts, collectors, and scholars. Scott's compelling historical novels brought to life the world of Britain's fabled past in Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and other works. His books made him one of the foremost writers of his day. Divided into two major sections, the text allows quick and easy searching for the Scott researcher and provides hours of enjoyable discoveries for the Scott collector. The first part of this work is divided into sub-sections, which describe all of Scott's separate publications through 1832. Later sections list editions of every genre from 1806 to 1833, the final magnum opus in full, and everything from Scott's legal papers to tributes and dedications.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 52927

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Todd, William B. and Ann Bowden TAUCHNITZ INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS IN ENGLISH, 1841-1955, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2003 thick 8vo. cloth 1080 pages
Reprint of the first edition. This encyclopedic account of the Tauchnitz firm documents and substantiates its major role as an "international institution" in spreading Anglo-American culture throughout the world. The history describes the main Tauchnitz series (1841-1943) of 5,370 volumes, representing 783 English and American authors. It is based upon the collection of forty-six libraries, as well as relevant manuscript archives; some 56,000 widely variant copies of the editions have been taken into account. Some of the editions listed actually precede the recognized first editions of many of the works. Originally published by The Bibliographical Society of America. Illustrated. Co-published with the British Library.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 74797

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