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 Announcing...

Special Catalogue #32:

The History and Technique of Marbled Paper

 

Download a PDF of the catalogue here.

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Recently Published by Oak Knoll Press...

   

Morris & Company: Essays on Fine Printing
by William S. Peterson

William S. Peterson -- in this collection of  essays and lectures originally published over a twenty-six-year span -- argues that Morris's adventures in the book world can best be understood by placing him in this larger context.

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&

Theodore Roosevelt: A Descriptive Bibliography
by Heather G. Cole and R.W.G. Vail

"It is not hyperbole to state that this is one of the most valuable and important works of TR scholarship to be published in many years."
- Gregory A. Wynn, Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt Association

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Featured Books

EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.125 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 216 pages. "This new study offers an insight into his work, the personality that drove his long career, and the fascinating, highly-charged social and political backgrounds against which that career was played out." - William Morris Society Magazine "Simon Loxley invites the reader to get to know Emery Walker through letters to and from family and friends, political comrades, artists, poets.....

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PRINTING FOR BOOK PRODUCTION: EMERY WALKER'S THREE LECTURES FOR THE SANDARS READERSHIP IN...

PRINTING FOR BOOK PRODUCTION: EMERY WALKER'S THREE LECTURES FOR THE SANDARS READERSHIP IN BIBLIOGRAPHY, DELIVERED AT CAMBRIDGE, NOVEMBER 6, 13...

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.5 x 10.75 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 256 pages. Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933) was a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and the inspiration for the revival of fine printing in Britain, the Continent, and America. His November 1888 address to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society (summarized in Appendix 1 of this book; the original text of the speech is lost) prompted William Morris to.....

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HISTORY OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING

HISTORY OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. printed paper-covered boards. 400 pages. "Frank Romano's History of Desktop Publishing is an essential book for anyone studying the field and for many just generally interested in the history of printing and typesetting. You will find information in this book on and around desktop publishing that you are unlikely to find anywhere else -- certainly not all collected in one place." - David Walden.....

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THE CELLULOID PAPER TRAIL: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FILM SCRIPTS

THE CELLULOID PAPER TRAIL: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FILM SCRIPTS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 8.5.x 11 inches. Hardcover, printed paper-covered boards. 232 pages. "Neither bibliography nor collectors guide, it is a well-illustrated description of the many forms a film script may take... Filmmaking is a dauntingly complex process, one quickly learns, the paper trail it creates no less so. Johnson's grasp of its inner workings helps untangle the mass of product to the dabbler or the complete novice, whether dealer or collector.".....

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PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK

PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK.

New Castle, DE and Oxford, England: Oak Knoll Press and The Bodleian Library, 2019. 6.14 x 9.2 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 448 pages. "Anyone interested in the provenance of books would be well advised to obtain a copy of the new edition, even if they own the previous one... what has changed the most are the increased awareness of its importance as a field of study, and the research tools available, especially online ones. The.....

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CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED...

CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED SECONDARY WORKS

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 8.125 x 10.75 inches. Hardback with dust jacket. 160 pages. "This meticulously researched volume untangles the complicated and confusing history of American first editions of Dickens. It will be of interest to all students of Dickens, and invaluable for specialists. ... Highly recommended." - J. D. Vann, Choice This bibliography traces the history of Charles Dickens's Christmas books and other works published in America during his lifetime. Meticulously.....

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