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  Adams II, Richard M. and Joshua B. Weisberg THE GATF PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COLOR MANAGEMENT.
Pittsburgh GATFPress (1998) large 8vo. pictorial paper covered boards. (xiv), 221, (5) pages.
Illustrated in color throughout. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 99823

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See More... Adeline, Jules LES ARTS DE REPRODUCTION VULGARISES.
Paris Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies n.d. (circa 1894) 8vo. modern cloth with original stiff paper wrapper bound-in. (viii), x, 379, (3) pages.
First edition. A manual of reproduction processes. Includes 140 illustrations within the text and examples of each process reproducing original designs of the author. Techniques discussed in this volume include dry point, lithography, heliogravure, and various color processes. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. A xerox of the entry for Adeline in Balteau's Dictionnaire Biographie Francaise is loosely inserted in the back.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 42765

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See More... Allen, Lewis M. PRINTING WITH THE HANDPRESS
New York Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (1969) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 78 pages.
Printing With the Handpress has been reproduced from the original edition which was limited to only 140 copies, and original printed at The Allen Press. This is one of the best of the printing manuals to be issued in the 20th century. With many decorations printed in blue, this work is becoming a scarce book in the first trade edition. The jacket shows minor wear along edges.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 290

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  Allen, Lewis M. PRINTING WITH THE HANDPRESS
New York Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (1969) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 78 pages.
Reproduced from the original edition which was limited to only 140 copies printed at The Allen Press. One of the best of the printing manuals to be issued in this century. With many decorations printed in blue. Jacket spine is faded. Some chipping and tears along edges.
Price: $ 110.00 other currencies Order nr. 1877

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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... Banzhaf, Robert A. THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING.
Boone, NC Appalachian State University (1977) 4to. stiff paper wrappers vi, 89+(1) pages
A historical overview of letterpress printing from its ancient origins to the 20th century. Part I has more of a historical focus; Part II focuses on equipment and techniques. Foreword by the author. Bibliography and glossary of terms. Wrappers very lightly soiled.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 114753

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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... Berthiau et Boitard, MM. NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE L'IMPRIMEUR EN TAILLE-DOUCE.
Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale. Paris Chez Leonce Laget 1978 thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), 320 pages.
Photo-facsimile re-publication limited to 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1840 edition (See Bigmore & Wyman I,52 for 1837 edition). Contains four plates. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 98707

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See More... Bodoni, Giambattista MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO DEL CAVALIERE GIAMBATTISTA BODONI
2 volumes. London The Holland Press 1960 4to. decorated paper cover boards, paper spine labels, slipcase. lxxii,267; (iv),279 pages.
One of 500 copies. An exact facsimile of the famous Bodoni specimen book - manual originally printed in Parma by the Presso la Vedova in 1818. Slipcase with top and bottom partially detached. Spines of books show some foxing.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 700

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See More... Brégeaut, R.L. NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET, THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE, DU DESSINATEUR ET DE L'IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE.
Nouv. édition, revue, corrigée, augmentée, et ornée de vingt lithographies. Paris Chez Leonce Laget 1978 thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), xxxvi, 304 pages.
Photo-facsimile re-publication in 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1839 edition (See Twyman, Lithography 1800-1850, p.264; Bigmore & Wyman I,80). Six plates. Issued as part of the series entitled Encyclopédie-Roret. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 98706

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See More... Broquelet, A. et Léon Brégeaut MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE.
Paris Libr. Garnier n.d. 8vo. cloth vii, 367+(1) pages.
New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. Front free endpaper cropped, else a very good copy.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 80410

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See More... Broquelet, A. et Léon Brégeaut MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE.
Paris Libr. Garnier n.d. 8vo. cloth vii, 367+(1) pages.
New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Spot on front cover.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 97787

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See More... Carlsen, Darvey E. COMMUNICATION: GRAPHIC ARTS.
Englewood, NJ Prentice-Hall (1976) 8vo. paper-covered boards. (viii), 119 pages.
An introduction to the printing process. Covers slightly yellowed.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 51125

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See More... Caza, Michael SILK SCREEN PRINTING.
New York Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (1973) oblong 8vo. illustrated paper-covered boards, dust jacket 123+(1) pages
A study of silk screen printing for artists and amateurs, describing materials and techniques. Frontispiece, table of contents, glossary, select bibliography, table of illustrations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Ink checkmark in corner of free endpaper.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 116168

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See More... Cermak, Ing. Werner HANDBUCH FÜR DEN SIEBDRUCK.
Leipzig Fachbuchverlag 1956 small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards 122, (6) pages
First edition. Cermak outlines the process of screen printing. The book was conceived as a handbook for specialists and as a textbook for students of the graphic industry. Illustrated with 113 images, including two screen printed specimens. Indexed. In German. Corners slightly bumped.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 62620

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See More... Cleeton, Glen U. and Charles W. Pitkin GENERAL PRINTING
Bloomingdale McKnight & McKnight 1953 small 4to. cloth. 195 pages.
Second edition. Presents history of printing and instructions in the mechanical details of type composition and simple presswork. Covers soiled. Bookplate.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 7967

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See More... Cleeton, Glen U. and Charles W. Pitkin GENERAL PRINTING
Bloomingdale McKnight & McKnight 1963 small 4to. cloth. xviii, 203 pages.
Third edition. Presents history of printing and instructions in the mechanical details of type composition and simple presswork.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 108325

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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... Corbin, Thomas J. HAND BLOCK PRINTING ON FABRICS.
London Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons 1945 8vo cloth 83+(1) pages
Frontispiece. Preface by the author. Written for teachers, students and amateur craftsmen. Color and black and white plates. Black and white diagrams. Appendix. Front inside hinge cracked.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 108693

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See More... Coustet, Ernest LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DES COULEURS.
Paris Bibliothèque Larousse n.d. (circa 1907) 12mo. printed stiff paper wrapper 95, (17) pages
Troisième mille. 22 text illusustrations. Text in French. Lower margin of the first few pages waterstained, but not affecting text. Wrappers soiled with some creases and chips. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 98247

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See More... Craig, James DESIGNING WITH TYPE, A BASIC COURSE IN TYPOGRAPHY.
Edited by Susan E. Meyer. New York Watson-Guptill Publications (1981) 4to. boards, spiral bound. (ix), 176 pages.
Reprint of the 1980 revised edition with a new introduction to the phototypesetting process. A good introductory manual to the subject.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 104981

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See More... De Vinne, Theodore Low MANUAL OF PRINTING OFFICE PRACTICE.
Reprinted from the Original Edition of 1883, with an Introductory Note by Douglas C. McMurtrie. New York Press of Ars typographica (Battery Park Books) 1978 8vo. cloth. vi, 52 pages.
Reprint of the 1926 edition, the first issue with the McMurtrie introduction.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 2108

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  De Vinne, Theodore Low A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES.
New York Haskell House Publishers 1972 8vo. cloth. xx, 485 pages.
Reprint of the first edition. (Hart no.15). Hundreds of illustrations. Covers spotted and top of spine bumped.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 104957

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See More... Drouin, F. LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DES COULEURS.
Paris Charles Medel 1896 large 12mo. modern cloth, paper spine label, original wrappers bound-in (iv), 115, (9) pages
Scarce book illustrated with 18 figures in the text. Includes a section on chromoscopes. Original wrappers soiled and worn at the edges. Cloth binding has minor wear. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. .
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 98437

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See More... Ernst, Hans. MERKSTOFF ZUR GEHILFENPRUFUNG.
Bayreuth Lorenz Ellwanger n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages.
Fourth edition. Many examples of various kinds of printing, including color printing. Wrappers rubbed.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 48833

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