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(Bird & Bull Press) DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES, TENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER AT THE RODNEY SQUARE CLUB, MARCH 20, 1987. MR. HOWELL HEANEY WILL SPEAK ON "DICKENS AS A LETTER WRITER."
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 1987 tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (4) pages with printing on two pages only.
"Printed at the Bird & Bull Press in an edition so small as to not be worthy of mention." Beautifully printed menu with some Henry Morris humor concerning the "legendary wines of the Republic of San Serriffe." Held in conjunction with an exhibition of ephemera from members' collections. The menu has an actual first edition of Christopher Morley entitled "Even thinking about God is no excuse for keeping Other people Out of the Bathroom" printed by William Rudge in 1941 which is tipped-into each copy of this menu.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 31457

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(Bird & Bull Press) Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor) ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.
With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. New Castle, DE The Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books 1991 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. 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 Finally there is a previously unpublished thesis written by Patricia M. Brown outlining the history of the Curtis Paper Company in Newark, Delaware.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. The four original wood engravings by John DePol beautifully illustrate a number of the mills and a papermaking scene.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 52522

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(Bird & Bull Press) Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor) AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.
With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. New Castle, DE The Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books 1991 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies. Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. 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. The four original wood engravings by John DePol beautifully illustrate a number of the mills and a papermaking scene.
Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 33045

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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. The book is bound in quarter cloth with paper over the boards and a leather spine label. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 67230

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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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Davis, Preston, Robert D. Fleck Jr. & Gordon A. Pfeiffer A HISTORY OF THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES, 1977-1987, AND AN EXHIBITION OF PRINTED EPHEMERA FROM MEMBERS' COLLECTIONS.
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 1987 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 31, (19) pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies. A history of the club, chronology of meetings and bibliography of publications followed by a short history of ephemera and a lengthy list of ephemera displayed at the exhibition. With 17 15 pieces of actual ephemera pasted in including such things as cigar bands, wine labels, bookplates, bookmarks, calling cards, tobacco labels, etc. All copies have a number of blank areas in them in which the purchaser can mount his or her own examples of ephemera.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 18564

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(Delaware Bibliophiles) THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES YEAR 2010 COMMEMORATED IN POSTERS.
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 2011 8.5 x 11 inches broadsides loosely inserted in blue paper folder (4), 14 leaves.
Posters compiled and edited by Paul Preston Davis. Four leaves containing a short history of the Bibliophiles and a list of the posters enclosed. Includes fourteen posters originally published in the 1890s, edited and reproduced in full color. Text includes details of Bibliophile monthly meetings and activities. One poster for each month, plus cover and "finis" poster are included. The club was founded in 1977 in the living room of Robert D. Fleck.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106015

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(Newton, A. Edward) THIS BOOK-COLLECTING ADVENTURE. PRESENTED BY THE
Newark, DE The Delaware Bibliophiles 1978 tall 12mo. paper wrappers. (ii), 30 pages and 12 photos.
First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. Two pages of text and a photo. Exhibition catalogue with sections on Newton and one on Thomas J. Wise. The photo in the Newton section pictures Newton; also illustrated is a unique Newton imprint.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 11602

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Pfeiffer, Gordon A. & Nathaniel H. Puffer THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES, 1977-2002, A HISTORY & ANTHOLOGY.
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 2002 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 205, (3), 51+(1) pages.
First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. Issued to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this book-collecting club. The first part of the book contains a note on John DePol who has contributed a wood-cut to the book, an article on Benjamin Franklin who printed the first Delaware currency (accompanied by a tipped-in leaf from an early Franklin imprint), a history of the club, and a chronology of the meetings and publications; the second part of the book is a history of the city of New Castle issued to celebrate its 350th Anniversary; the third part of the book contains an article by Herb Pratt on "The Chemistry Collection of The New Castle Library Company of 1840: A Meeting of Minds," a reprint of Ralph Newman's section on Delaware colonial currency from his book on American currency and an expansion by Nathaniel Puffer of Rink's bibliography of Delaware imprints before 1801. Presentation from the two authors on verso of free endpaper and signed by both on title page.
Price: $ 135.00 other currencies Order nr. 72828

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A Leaf Book

Pfeiffer, Gordon A. & Nathaniel H. Puffer THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES, 1977-2002, A HISTORY & ANTHOLOGY.
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 2002 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 205, (3), 51+(1) pages.
First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. Issued to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this book-collecting Club (Leaf Book - Chalmers 226). The first part of the book contains a note on John DePol who has contributed a wood-cut to the book, an article on Benjamin Franklin who printed the first Delaware currency (accompanied by a tipped-in leaf from an early Franklin imprint,) a history of the Club, a chronology of the meetings and publications; the second part of the book is a history of the city of New Castle issued to celebrate its 350th Anniversary; the third part of the book contains an article by Herb Pratt on "The Chemistry Collection of The New Castle Library Company of 1840: A Meeting of Minds", a reprint of Ralph Newman's section on Delaware colonial currency from his book on American currency and an expansion by Nathaniel Puffer of Rink's bibliography of Delaware imprints before 1801.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 73751

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