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Nicholson, W. THE ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND IRISH HISTORICAL LIBRARIES.
GIVING A SHORT ACCOUNT OF MOST OF OUR HISTORIANS, EITHER IN PRINT OR MANUSCRIPT. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF OUR RECORDS, LAW-BOOKS, &c. London T. Evans and T. Becket 1776 4to later cloth; title, author, ref. call number gilt-stamped on spine xii,241+(1); (vi),114,(2); viii,90,(2) pages
"A new edition, corrected." Dedications to Thomas Watson Wentworth, the Earl of Marchmont, and George Stacpoole. Three volumes in one (England, Scotland and Ireland), originally published separately 1696-9, 1702 and 1716, First published in one volume, 1736 (Watson II, 1612, 1795). "A new edition, corrected." Author William Nicholson (1655-1727) was Bishop of Carlisle. A basic bibliography of sources relating to the history of the British Isles. Indices and appendices. Ex library copy including bookplate on front pastedown and library name perforated on the title page. Boards lightly soiled.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 107760

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Nordlunde, C Volmer BOGTRYKKETS HISTORIE FOR BOGVENNER.
Copenhagen Forening for Boghaandvaerk/Munksgaard 1961 8vo. paper-covered boards, red-tinted edges. 149, (3) pages.
From Gutenberg to the private press, arranged chrono/geographically with sections on periods, countries, printers, publishers, etc, and a section on Scandinavian countries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Fifty-two facsimile illustrations. Index. Publication no. 3 of the Forening for Boghaandvaerk (Association for Book Crafts)
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 51662

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(Norman, Jeremy) TWELVE MANUSCRIPTS
Catalogue Eight San Francisco Jeremy Norman E Co., Inc. 1980 4to stiff paper wrappers 54 pages.
A catalogue of twelve unpublished manuscripts and collections of papers assembled during Jeremy M. Norman's first decade as an independent antiquarian bookseller. Dating from the 15th to 19th centuries, and diverse in subject matter, these manuscripts reflect scholarly discoveries of varying importance. With laid-in price list.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 101705

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(North Carolina) Lefler, Hugh Talmage A GUIDE TO THE STUDY AND READING OF NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY.
Chapel Hill, NC The University of North Carolina Press (1969) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (viii), 280 pages
Book has been divided into seven categories which cover state and local histories; books and articles related to North Carolina; novels, short stories, and pageants; and selected bibliographies of folklore and townships. There is moderate wear to the edges of the book, a small scratch is present on the front cover, lower corners of covers have slight creases, and there is mild rubbing along the spine.
Price: $ 9.00 other currencies Order nr. 91736

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(Nunis Jr., Doyce B.) A PROMISE KEPT-.
N.P. n.p. n.d. (circa 1987) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (ii), 16 pages
Celebrating 25 years as editior of the Southern California Quartelry. With a preface and notes. A keepsake, being a short essay entitled "A New Dress and under a New Plan" by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., with a preface by Thomas F. Andrews. With a presentation on the inside front cover by the author of the preface.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 101391

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(Oak Knoll Books) OAK KNOLL BOOKS
Catalogue 150. New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Books n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 47 pages.
The 150th catalogue issued by Oak Knoll. Includes a "note from the bookseller" on the history of Oak Knoll, a staff portrait, and a brief history of the town of New Castle. Illustrated.
Price: $ 7.50 other currencies Order nr. 49247

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Ojeda, Jaime de SPAIN AND SPANISH AMERICA: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE.
Providence The John Carter Brown Library 1996 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 30, (2) pages
Address by the Spanish ambassador to the United States, February 8, 1995, discussing the historical context of modern Spanish America. Preface by Norman Fiering, director of the library.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 114895

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Okonowicz, Ed SPIRITS BETWEEN THE BAYS, VOLUME 1. PULL BACK THE CURTAIN.
Elkton Myst and Lace Publishers (1994) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 57 pages.
First edition. Six ghost stories including two located in Delaware (Rehoboth Beach and Cooch's Bridge).
Price: $ 7.50 other currencies Order nr. 68466

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(Oldenbourg, R.) Hohlfeld, Johannes. WERDEN UND WESEN DES HAUSES R. OLDENBOURG MUNCHEN.
Munich R. Oldenbourg 1958 square 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 146 pages.
A look back at the history of the Oldenbourg publishing firm; text taken from Johannes Hohlfeld's Das Geschlect Oldenburg zur Oldenburf und die Verlegerfamilie Oldenbourg. Wear to spine; bottom board chipped. Cracked along front hinge.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 48788

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Paetow, Louis John A GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY.
New York F.S. Crofts & Co. 1931 thick 8vo. cloth. xx, 643 pages.
Revised edition of 1931. (Besterman p.2886). Thousands of entries covering all aspects of medieval history. Covers faded; title page creased.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 52832

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(Papermaking) Bullock, Warren B. THE ROMANCE OF PAPER.
Boston Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press (1933) small 8vo. cloth. 88 pages.
First edition. Defines paper as "The deposit from an aqueous solution of vegetable fibres." Starts with the first paper made by wasps and continues to the future of paper. Interesting summary of various types of paper. Minor rubbing.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 19819

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(Papermaking) (Corey, Michael) THE PRINTING SALESMAN'S HERALD.
Book 36. Hamilton, OH Champion Papers (1976) 4to. stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Book 36 in the Series. "This book brings you 17,000 years of paper, printing and history." From 15,000 B.C. to 1900 A.D., this book contains three columns per page, which have three different themes in each column, and continue on the next page. The first column on each page is on the theme of "The Surface/Paper", the second column is on "The Technique/Printing", and the third column is on "The Context/History". An interesting and informative issue of this periodical. At the end is a fold-out timeline with color illustrations entitled "17,000 Years of Paper, Printing and History at a Glance." Minor wear at extremities.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 101289

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(Papermaking) Dagnall, H. THE TAXATION OF PAPER IN GREAT BRITAIN 1643-1861.
A History and Documentation (Queensbury, Edgware, Middlesex) Published by the Author in collaboration with The British Association of Paper Historians (1998) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket x, 179+1 pages.
An important part of the history of papermaking in Great Britain. Some of the aspects covered in the book are pasteboard and papier mache, the manuscript roll of the 1712 Act, fraud and the method of charging duty in Ireland. Duty charts on front and rear pastedowns.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 87192

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(Papermaking) Gasparinetti, Andrea F. (editor) DOCUMENTI INEDITI SULLA FABBRICAZIONE DELLA CARTA NELL'EMILIA.
Milan Industria della Carta 1963 4to stiff paper wrappers, slipcase, edges uncut 38, (4) pages
Text in Italian. Limited to 1200 numbered copies. History of papermaking in the province of Emilia, Italy, dating back to the 14th century. Black and white illustrations. Facsimiles of manuscripts and documents tipped in. Endnotes. Complimentary card from the paper industry laid in. Unopened. Slipcase torn. Wrappers very lightly soiled.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 108315

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(Papermaking) Kalhofer, Karl-Heinz and Helmut Rotzsch (editors) BETRÄGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DES BUCHWESENS
Im Auftrage der Historischen Kommission des Börsenvereins der Deutschen Buchhändler zu Leipzig. Band II. Leipzig VEB Bibliographisches Institut 1966 8vo. cloth 276, (4) pages
Written in German. With four historical works by various authors, and an index. Soiling on covers, boards curling. Stamped by a library on the bottom margin of the title page.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 101702

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(Papermaking) MAKING PAPER
Papermaking USA History, Process, Art, American Craft Museum II and the Handmade Paper Book, American Craft Museum I New York American Craft Museum 1982 oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cameo cut out in front cover. 64 pages
From exhibit that ran from May 20 through September 26, 1982. Lovely rice paper used for endpapers. Covers the history of papermaking and has several illustrations of modern art using hand made papers.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 91975

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(Papermaking) PIMA MAGAZINE. VISION 300, 1690-1990-2290, A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN PAPERMAKING.
Arlington Heights, IL Paper Industry Management Association 1991 4to. stiff paper wrappers 124, (3) pages
January 1991 edition. Vol. 73, No. 1. This edition's major feature is "Vision 300", or, the vision for the next 300 years of papermaking. Contains several articles on the history of papermaking. Minor wear.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 100623

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(Papermaking) Schmidt, Alfred. GESCHICHTE DER WITTENBERGER PAPIERMUHLEN.
1925 large 8vo. paper wrappers bound in pamphlet binder. 46, (2) pages.
In Zeitschrift für Buchkunde, Zweiter Jahrgang, Heft 1, 1925. Schmidt's article on the history of the Wittenberg paper mill appears on pp. 19-32. Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 49534

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(Papermaking) Voorn, Henk UIT DE OUDSTE GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE AMSTERDAMSE PAPIERHANDEL.
Prikkels 303. In het bijzonder over de Compagnie der Duytse papieren. (Amsterdam Wapen van Amsterdam 1967) small 4to stiff paper wrappers 28 pages
Text in Dutch. No. 303 of Prikkels (Stimulation), December 1967. Early history of papermaking in Amsterdam, in particular the Duytse Paper Company. Traces the company's history back to the late medieval era. Two-toned and black and white illustrations. Wrappers faded at edges.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108287

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(Paper Specimens) COVER & TEXT.
N.P. (Cover & Text Paper Manufacturers 1984) 4to. self paper wrappers, metal spiral binding unpaginated
A guide to selection, specification and printing of fine papers. Information about the family, distinctive qualities and creative potential on cover and text papers. Also includes historical information about paper making, as well as technical information. Glossary of paper terms and production notes.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 114394

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE COLONIES ON THE DELAWARE, 1614-1682.
Harrisburg Lane S. Hart, State Printer 1877 8vo. contemporary half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, all edges marbled. 875 pages.
B1-1688. Volume V of the Second Series of the Pennsylvania Archives. Edited by John B. Linn and William H. Egle. Some rubbing to the head of the spine and edges.
Price: $ 90.00 other currencies Order nr. 90202

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Pape, William J. THE NEWS' HISTORY OF PASSAIC. FROM THE EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY.
Embracing a Descriptive History of its Municipal, Religious, Social and Commercial Institutions with Biographical Sketches. (Passaic, NJ The News' Publishing Co.) 1899 4to. original cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. vii, 320 pages.
First edition. Filled with illustrations. Recased in original binding. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 90230

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Parker, David W. GUIDE TO THE MATERIALS FOR UNITED STATES HISTORY IN CANADIAN ARCHIVES
Washington, D.C. Carnegie Institution of Washington 1913 tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers x, 339 pages
Publication No. 172 from the Carnegie Institution of Washington. With a preface, supplementary note, introduction, and an index. A large reference book with unnumbered entries. Former library copy with markings.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 100945

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Parks, Stephen (editor) THE ENGLISH BOOK TRADE 1660-1853.
(New York) Garland Publishing, Inc. n.d. 8vo. later marbled paper covered boards, paper cover label, original wrappers bound in unpaginated
List of 156 titles related to the history of English bookselling and publishing for sale by this publishing company.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106054

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Pehrsson, Hjalmar and Wulf, Hanna (editors) LA/EUROPEAN BIBLIOGRAPHY.|THE BIBLIOGRAPHIE EUROPÉENE.
élaborée par le Centre Européen de la Culture Genève/compiled by the European Cultural Centre Geneva Leyden, Netherlands A.W. Sijthoff-Leyden 1965 tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xii, 472 pages
A bibliography compiled by the European Cultural Centre of European in an attempt to address political and economic concerns for a united Europe. Catalog descriptions are in French and English and some are in German and Italian as well. Stains on fore-edge. Dust jacket faded with short tears. Wear to extremites.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 96399

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