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See More... Albaugh, Gaylord P. HISTORY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS ESTABLISHED FROM 1730 THROUGH 1830, WITH LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND MICROFORM SOURCES.
2 volumes. Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1994 thick 4to. cloth. xc,719; vii,720-1456 pages.
First edition. Reproduced from typescript. Introduction by John B. Hench followed by bibliography, chronological listing of titles by years of founding, geographical list of titles, and titles by major religious interests. Also includes an index of editors, publishers, printers, illustrators and engravers.
Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 42181

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  Albaugh, Gaylord P. HISTORY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS ESTABLISHED FROM 1730 THROUGH 1830, WITH LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND MICROFORM SOURCES.
2 volumes. Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1994 thick 4to. cloth. xc,719; vii,720-1456 pages.
First edition. Reproduced from typescript. Introduction by John B. Hench followed by bibliography, chronological listing of titles by years of founding, geographical list of titles, and titles by major religious interests. Also includes an index of editors, publishers, printers, illustrators and engravers. Corner bumped
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 72190

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See More... AL'MANAKH BIBLIOFILA (THE BIBLIOPHILE'S ALMANACH)
21 volumes. Moscow n.p. 1975-1993 8vo. cloth.
Twenty-one of the twenty-eight volumes published to-date in this periodical devoted to book collecting, printing, miniature books, bookplates, publishing and bookselling. Illustrated. The former owner of this set knows of no complete sets in the West. Includes the following volumes: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11-13, 15-20, 22-28.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 39558

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See More... Arber, Edward (editor) A TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTERS OF THE COMPANY OF STATIONERS OF LONDON; 1554-1640, A.D.
5 volumes bound in 3. Mansfield Centre, MA Martino Publishing 2007 8vo. and 4to. cloth. approximately 3100 pages.
Reprint of the first edition published in Birmingham during the period 1875-1894. The Stationers' Company has in its possession copyright registers from 1554 to 1842. The entries up to 1640 have been published in A Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London 1554-1660 ed. E Arber The Stationers' Company, which was founded in the fifteenth century to protect and regulate the London book trade, contains Court Book registers, records of the English Stock Company, and pension and apprentice register books, as well as "Entry Books of Copies." The Entry Books are of especial interest to scholars, since they record the names of authors and titles of books presented to the Company for printing.
Price: $ 395.00 other currencies Order nr. 94371

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See More... Arber, Edward THE TERM CATALOGUES, 1668-1709 A.D., WITH A NUMBER FOR EASTER TERM, 1711 AD., A CONTEMPORARY BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE REIGNS OF CHARLES II, JAMES II, WILLIAM AND MARY, AND ANNE.
3 volumes. London Edward Arber 1903-1906 4to. cloth. xvi,576; x,664; x,742 pages.
First edition, one of the 1000 numbered small paper copies signed by Arber. (Besterman p.2011). Edited reprint of the original catalogues which were issued by English booksellers and publishers to show what books were available to students. A wealth of information for the student of the book during this period. Covers unevenly faded and lightly marked and rubbed. Hinges solid.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 40571

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See More... AUTHOR'S PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSISTANT
London Saunders and Otley n.d. 12mo. original cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on cover, edges gilt (vi), 67, (36) pages plus 2 fold-out plates
Fifth edition (Bigmore & Wyman I,24). Subtitle continues, "Comprising Explanations of the Process of Printing, Preparation & Calculation of Manuscripts, Punctuation, Choice of Paper, Type, Binding, Illustrations, Publishing, Advertising, &c, with an Exemplification and Description of the Typographical Marks unused in the Correction of the Press." One fold-out displays specimens and names of the different sizes of type, the other shows a page properly annotated with corrections and the revised version. Section at the back listing works published by Messrs. Saunders and Otley. Covers blind stamped with border design. Front cover blind stamped with the words Mercantile Library Company with so much force that the indentation is visible through the cover and the endpapers. Library marks throughout. Spine missing, pages are loose, covers detached. Paper catalogue label on lower left corner of front cover. Mercantile Library Company stamp less forceful on the rear cover. Corners rubbed. Pages darkened. Front endpapers missing.
Price: $ 185.00 other currencies Order nr. 79400

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See More... Bauer, Friedrich HANDBUCH FÜR BUCHDRUCKER.
Frankfurt Klimsch & Co. 1909 large 8vo. cloth. xii, 612 pages
First edition. Text in German. Published as volume 9 of the Klimschs Graphische Bibliothek. Includes a brief history of printing followed by an extensive account of printing in the early twentieth century. Includes many illustrations. Wear along edges.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 100111

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See More... BIBLIOGRAPHER, A JOURNAL OF BOOK-LORE (THE)
6 volumes bound in 3 London Elliot Stock 1881-1884 4to. later cloth.
Ulrich & Kup p.146. The complete set of this periodical under this title. Hundreds of articles on bookselling, printing, collecting, and bibliography. This magazine was continued as Book Lore. Pages 95 - 160 are detached and loosely inserted. Some tears in pages as the paper is fragile.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 104670

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See More... (Bird & Bull Press) Feather, John ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Newtown Bird & Bull Press and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press 1984 8vo. quarter morocco with tips, Dutch Gilt sides reproduced from an 18th century German decorated paper, plus 14 larger facsimiles in a separate accompanying portfolio. 109 pages.
Limited to 325 copies. The history of this important piece of publishing ephemera from its beginning in 1610 up through the 19th century and accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses from 2 to 10 pages in length. As the exact size was maintained, it was necessary to place 4 of the facsimiles in a separate portfolio. All but one of the prospectuses done in facsimile come from the Bodleian Library. This book is the kind of private press book that Oak Knoll likes to handle; an important new text presented in a superb format. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 165.00 other currencies Order nr. 2685

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See More... (Boekholt, Johannes) Alblas, J.B.H. JOHANNES BOEKHOLT (1656-1693), THE FIRST DUTCH PUBLISHER OF JOHN BUNYAN AND OTHER ENGLISH AUTHORS.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1987 24.5x16.5 cm cloth 535 pages.
First edition. Emphasis is on the bibliography (chapter 5, pp. 261-494) in which 127 editions are described in great detail. With 15 illustrations.

Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.

Price: $ 165.00 other currencies Order nr. 103322

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See More... (Bookbinding) Sadleir, Michael THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLISHERS' BINDING STYLES, 1770-1900.
London Constable & Co. 1930 8vo. parchment backed marbled paper-covered boards. x, 96 pages.
First edition. Limited to 500 copies. (S-K 7056, Brenni no.412). One of the volumes in the Bibliographia Series edited by Sadleir; certainly one of the most important books in the series. Discusses the evolution of the paper wrapper into boards, paper labels, cloth, ink-blocking on cloth and other ornamentation. Minor cover rubbing. Ownership inscription in pencil. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 3154

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  (Book Club of California) Muir, P.H. CATNACHERY
San Francisco The Book Club of California 1955 4to. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, plain paper dust jacket. (iv), 27, (2) pages and 5 foldout plates.
Limited to 325 copies. Printed at the Greenwood Press in black and orange. The text is Muir's excellent article on the history of the Catnach Press. The five foldout plates reproduce five rare Catnach broadsides. Four page prospectus loosely inserted along with mailing envelope and order card. Very fine.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 9765

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See More... Bravo, Francisco OPERA MEDICINALIA. PRINTED IN MEXICO, 1570. WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION BY FRANCISCO GUERRA.
2 volumes. Folkestone Dawsons 1970 small 8vo. full parchment, slipcase. (vi),77; facsimile of over 300 leaves.
Limited to 250 numbered copies. The first volume contains the text by Guerra in English. The second is a facsimile reprint of the first medical book to be published in the New World taken from the only known complete copy. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 36790

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See More... Briels, J.G.C.A. ZUIDNEDERLANDSE BOEKDRUKKERS EN BOEKVERKOPERS IN DE REPUBLIEK DER VERENIGDE NEDERLANDEN OMSTREEKS 1570-1630. EEN BIJDRAGE TOT DE KENNIS VAN DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN HET BOEK. 
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1974 24.5x16.5 cm cloth xvi, 649 pages.
This bio-bibliographical study concentrates on printers, publishers and booksellers, who originated in the Southern Netherlands and who were active in the Dutch Republic c. 1570-1630. It is largely based on archive materials and numerous new data are brought to light. By far the greater part of this book (pp. 16-554) is occupied by a bio- bibliographical Dictionary of printers, publishers, booksellers, active in the Republic of the United Netherlands c. 1570-1630. With 38 illustrations and 160 facsimiles of printer's marks.

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Price: $ 185.00 other currencies Order nr. 103307

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  BUCHHANDELSGESCHICHTE
Frankfurt am Main Buchhändler-Vereinigung 1979-2001 4to. full cloth (1979-1996); original paper wrappers (1997-2001) varied pagination
A complete run in sequence from 1979-2001 of this important quarterly German periodical with articles by various scholars on booksellers, bibliography, collecting, book arts, and publishing and printing history. All in German. Loosely inserted is a commemorative booklabel which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale.
Price: $ 275.00 other currencies Order nr. 76180

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See More... (Cambridge University Press) McKenzie, D.F. THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1696-1712, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY.
2 volumes. Cambridge At the University Press 1966 tall 8vo. cloth, dust jackets. xv,432,foldout plates; ix,381 pages.
First edition. Based on the well-preserved documents relating to the press. Includes a bibliography of all items produced during this time and a list of principal types and ornaments. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Small snag in front cover of the jacket of volume one.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 38286

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See More... Collingridge, W.H. & L. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO PRINTING AND PUBLISHING A MANUAL OF INFORMATION ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH PRINTING PUBLISHING, ETC, ETC..
London W.H. and L. Collingridge 1877 8vo. later cloth with original pink heavy paper wrappers bound in. 52 pages followed by 13 different sized pages demonstrating different type sizes and 8 pages demonstrating different methods of illustration. Also tipped-in is a very large foldout plate showing different typographical arrangements and a heavy board sheet containing "Directions for Correcting the Press.".
Tenth edition. Issued by the printer, Collingridge. (St. Bride Catalogue p.230). From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 2198

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See More... (Conkwright, P.J.) Argetsinger, Mark HARMONY DISCOVERED, P.J. CONKWRIGHT IN THE TRADITION OF CLASSICAL TYPOGRAPHY
Princeton Princeton University Library 1995 8vo. cloth (x), 131 pages
Limited to 200 copies. An in-depth study of the typographic work of P.J. Conkwright, including a portfolio of designs. Black-and-white and color illustrations.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 105583

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See More... Corser, Thomas. COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA: OR, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF A PORTION OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY, WITH OCCASIONAL EXTRACTS AND REMARKS BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL...[PARTS I-VI, VIII-XI].
10 volumes. Manchester Printed for the Chetham Society 1860-1883 8vo. [Vol.XI: 4to.] original blind panel-stamped cloth. 208; 209-456; 282; 283-542; 250; 251-472; 209-430; 208; 209-342; 20,343-477 pages [omitting repetitious matter such as membership lists, list of Society publications, series title pages, etc.].
All but Part VII of the eleven-part catalogue of the Corser collection. Thomas Corser (1793-1876) collected mostly English literature of the 16th and 17th centuries. His collection was sold off by Sotheby's from 1868 to 1873, with a later sale in Manchester in 1876; some of his collection was acquired by Henry Huth. Corser began publishing the catalogue of his collection in 1860, through the Chetham Society, and finished 6 parts before his death. The President of the Society, James Crossley (1800-1883), himself the owner of a large library, finished the 7th part (lacking here), and compiled parts 8 to 11. There are 681 entries in these ten parts. With about 15 text illustrations and a portrait engraving of Corser. Part XI contains a general index, a biography of Corser, and a list of prices realized in sales of his library. Bindings are identical except that XI is large paper. Several volumes have bookplates, several others are ex-library. All have internal stamps. Covers generally show moderate wear, particularly the earlier volumes (first two also faded), with occasional bumping. Two backings severely worn at head and tail. Torn erratum slip, hinge splitting in IX. Front edge of front cover of I broken.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 54213

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See More... DENT MEMORIAL LECTURES.
London Dent 1932-1939 small 8vo. decorated paper-covered boards, dust jackets. approx. 40-60 pages each.
The complete set of nine volumes, comprising: [1] BLACKWELL, Basil. The World of Books; [2] SADLEIR, Michael. Authors & Publishers; [3] JOHNSON, John. The Printer: his customers and his men; [4] CLAPPERTON, R. H. Paper and its relationship to Books; [5] LEIGHTON, Douglas. Bookbinding: a survey and a prospect; [6] DE LA MARE, Richard. A Publisher on Book Production; [7] GOSSOP, R. P. Book Illustration ... ; [8] RAYMOND, Harold. Publishing & Bookselling ... ; [9] SWINNERTON, F. The Reviewing and Criticism of Books. All in dust jackets. Some tape repair of jackets. Series number written in ink at top of spine.
Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 82621

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Dziatzko, Karl. SAMMLUNG BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFTLICHER ARBEITEN
24 (bound in 10, of 38). Berlin A. Asher & Co. 1887-1919 8vo. cloth varied pagination
A significant collection of first editions from the important series begun by Karl Dziatzko (1842-1903), who was the first professor of library science in Göttingen University, Germany. This set includes volumes 1-17, 21, 24-25, 28, 31, and 37/38. Contains texts on various issues pertaining to printing, illuminated manuscripts, publishers, printers, etc. Some volumes with illustrations. Includes indexes. Many editions with original paper wrappers loosely inserted or bound in. Signed by W. Eames (American bibliographer, 1855-1937) on the front pastedown. Loosely inserted is a commemorative booklabel which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 76148

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See More... Egmond, Marco van COVENS & MORTIER: A MAP PUBLISHING HOUSE IN AMSTERDAM 1685-1866
Houten HES & DE GRAAF 2009 9.5 x 12.5 inches hardcover, dust jacket 600 pages, plus 100 pages on CD-ROM
During almost two centuries from 1685 to 1866 the well-known Dutch map publishing house of Covens & Mortier supplied the then-modern world with maps and atlases. From the late seventeenth century, this company developed rapidly into one of the leading wholesalers in cartographic products. As a result, almost every present-day map lover is familiar with the name Covens & Mortier. Moreover, Covens & Mortier maps can be found in map collections all over the world. There is hardly a cartographic exhibition catalogue to be found in which the name of this Amsterdam firm is not mentioned.

Despite this great reputation, until recently, map historians groped in the dark about the exact development, size, and meaning of this publishing house. To what internal and external circumstances did Covens & Mortier owe its great expansion? How did they sell their maps and atlases? In which cartographic areas did innovation take place? What was the firm's position from an international point of view? Thanks to the results of ten years of intensive research into the publishing activities of Covens & Mortier, these questions can finally be answered. In this richly illustrated book, the definitive research results are presented. Furthermore, an extensive carto-bibliography with original and derivative maps, published by Covens & Mortier, has been added.

Volume 8 in the series Utrecht Studies on the History of Cartography, this work comes with a bibliography, indices, and several appendices on CD-ROM, including a genealogy of the families Covens & Mortier, estate inventories, catalogues of maps and copperplates, and references to Covens & Mortier in contemporary periodicals and booksellers' books. Illustrated with nearly 500 full-color images.

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Price: $ 240.00 other currencies Order nr. 103234

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See More... (Fawcett, Benjamin) McLean, Ruari and Antonia. BENJAMIN FAWCETT ENGRAVER AND COLOUR PRINTER, WITH A LIST OF HIS BOOKS AND PLATES.
Hampshire, England Scolar Press 1988 small 4to. quarter leather, top edge gilt, dust jacket. 196 pages.
First edition, limited to 750 numbered copies, of which this is one of 25 special copies with three actual plates demonstrating Fawcett's work loosely inserted in a pocket in the back. In special binding and with limitation page bound in and with McLean's signature. A check-list of books and plates printed by Fawcett, plus letters to, from or concerning him. Contains an outline of Fawcett's life, an interesting article on Fawcett's woodblock printing techniques by Gavin Bridson, and a look at scientific publishing in the nineteenth century. Many black and white illustrations, plus 9 color plates. Spine of jacket faded.
Price: $ 315.00 other currencies Order nr. 23192

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See More... FREIE KÜNST: FACHBLATT FÜR LITHOGRAPHIE, STEINDRUCKEREI UND BUCHDRUCKEREI.
Wien (Vienna) Josef Hein 1892 4to. magazines bound in quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards (iv), 348 pages.
Text in German. Union List 2, 1638. The magazine was published twice monthly from 1879 to 1914. A periodical for printers and publishers. Volume XIV, 24 issues, complete. Table of contents for all issues. Black and white illustrations. Includes advertisements. Boards rubbed, scuffed and worn at edges and along spine. Some tanning throughout text.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 114891

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See More... (Hooker, Herman) AN APPEAL TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC.
on the Evil and Impolicy of the Church Engaging in Merchandise; and Setting Forth the Wrong Done to Booksellers, and the Extravagance, Inutulity, and Evil-Working, of Charity Publication Societies. Philadelphia King & Baird, Printers 1849 8vo. self paper wrappers 24 pages
Listed in Sabin no. 32818 with twenty entries on OCLC. A pamphlet protesting charity publication societies, such as the American Tract Society, which published religious works at or below cost. Hooker was a retired Episcopalian minister and bookseller who thought that the church "engaging in merchandise" would taint its divinity and have a secularizing influence, while at the same time, producing books at or below cost and running off charity took those charitable contributions away from other "needful objects". Hooker encouraged people to withhold their contributions to the societies to "force them to live by the economical management of their business" through cost-saving measures, such as removing illustrations and only producing expository texts for the betterment of the Christian readers. Despite these protests, The American Tract Society, which was established in 1825, is still active today. Signed by previous owner with his address on front wrapper, wrappers uniformly darkened except on front where another text used to sit, stitching on spine gone so leaves loose, some staining and wear on wrappers.
Price: $ 325.00 other currencies Order nr. 92750

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