Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1991). 8vo. cloth. xviii, 382 pages. A volume in the publisher's Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature series. Table of contents, introduction, motif index, index to the motif index, biographical sketches of the authors. READ MORE about TALE TYPE AND MOTIF INDEX OF EARLY U.S. ALMANACS
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Minneapolis: Federal Schools, Inc., 1930. large 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 67 pages. Part twelve of a correspondence course for commercial artists: Methods of reproduction and the constraints which a chosen method of reproduction may impose on the designer or illustrator. Inserted is a sheet showing drawings in different stages of reproduction. With test questions and assignments. Cover soiled, irregularly browned. READ MORE about COMMERCIAL DESIGNING, REPRODUCTION OF ILLUSTRATION
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1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.20-28. Limited to 250 copies. An article in The Indiana Quarterly for Bookmen, Vol. IV, No.1. READ MORE about " JOHN ALMON: BOOKSELLER TO JOHN WILKES."
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Stockholm: n.p. (Royal Library)), 1912. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 152 pages. Part III, fasc. 1 of the work listed in Besterman 5949. Entries no. 4951-5810 (i.e. 860) of this work. The making and selling of books, and the history thereof. The supplement lists bibliographies, biobibliographies, books on library science and archives, and library catalogues. Concludes with list of corrections and errata. Unopened. Covers detached and missing pieces; backing missing. READ MORE about SVERIGES BIBLIOGRAFISKA LITTERATUR FORTECKNAD AF J...TREDJE DELEN, HAFT 1, TYPOGRAFI OCH...
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(Madrid): Real Monasterio de el Escorial, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pages 666-710. Text in Spanish. Published in La Ciudad de Dios, CLXXIII, pages 666-710, 1960. Frontispiece. Bibliography of literary works of the Augustinians in the Royal Library of the Escorial in Madrid. Organized by subject. Alphabetical index. Introduction. Black and white plates. Wrappers tearing at spine. Small bookplate on inside front wrapper. READ MORE about LABOR LITERARIA DO LOS AGUSTINOS EN LA REAL BIBLIOTECA DE EL ESCORIAL
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(Tel Aviv, Israel: Museum haaretz-The Alphabet Museum), n.d. oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. A guide to the museum's collections with a brief description of its history. Illustrated. Wrappers bent at fore-edge corners, lightly tanned. Previous owner's stamp on front cover. READ MORE about ALPHABET MUSEUM (THE
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Bristol, England: Harveys of Bristol, (1970). 32mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction. Color illustrations throughout. An alphabetical look at Bristol, England and the beverages produced there. notably Harvey's Bristol Cream. READ MORE about ALPHABET OF BRISTOL CREAM
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Willow Street, PA: Graphic Crafts, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Foreword, black and white illustrations. An alphabetical collection of American trades and crafts advertised in the 1870s and 1880s. Brochures laid in. READ MORE about AN ALPHABET OF THE TRADES OF YESTERYEAR
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Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2009. 8vo. pictorial paper covered boards. (ii), 223 pages. Reprint of the 1899 edition published by Edinburgh University Press. The Alpine Club, the world's first mountaineering club, is Britain's only national club for Alpinists. Since it was founded in 1857 its members have been at the leading edge of worldwide mountaineering development and exploration. It also has one of the most extensive collection of Alpine books. This catalogue describes 2500..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE ALPINE CLUB
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(Charleston, SC): Arcadia Publishing, (2010). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Part of Arcadia's Images of America series. Written by the curator of the Delaware State Police Museum. READ MORE about DELAWARE STATE POLICE
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1991. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 87 pages. Occasional Papers No.6. A handlist of this collection, with dates and a short description of the contents of each entry. Combined author/subject index. Covers rubbed along edges. READ MORE about HANDLIST OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES AND LISTS OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY...
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1991. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 87 pages. Occasional Papers No.6. A handlist of this collection, with dates and a short description of the contents of each entry. Combined author/subject index. Distributed for the Bibliographical Society. READ MORE about HANDLIST OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES AND LISTS OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY...
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Comparative Perspectives on The Distribution of Knowledge
New York: State University of New York Press, (1987). 8vo. paper covered boards. xviii, 203 pages. Comparative Perspectives on The Distribution of Knowledge. Study of publishing and the distribution of knowledge in the international arena. Examines international copyright, textbooks, technological developments and book distribution. Review slip laid in. READ MORE about THE KNOWLEDGE CONTEXT
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc, (1979). small 8vo. paper wrappers. xii, 180 pages. Sixth edition. A selection of bibliographies and reference works which are actually used by modern scholars. Indexed. READ MORE about SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, (1991). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 854 pages. A volume in the Studies in Victorian Life and Literature series. Table of contents, preface, introduction, two appendices, endnotes, index. A study of Victorian novelists' use of everyday culture and common knowledge, derived from about 150 novels. Black and white illustrations in text. READ MORE about THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESENT, TOPICS OF THE DAY IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket, 378 pages. Absent Voices is unique among books that explore one of mankind's greatest achievements: the art of writing. Writing enabled communication by the absent; yet, beneath any communication system, so conspicuous that it is concealed, lies a culture's writing system. If there be no writing system, there be no books, no libraries and no world wide web. Not just a history, Rochelle..... READ MORE about ABSENT VOICES: THE STORY OF WRITING SYSTEMS IN THE WEST
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New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1919. 12mo. cloth, spine and front cover gilt-stamped, paper color illustration mounted on front cover. (xii), 297+(1) pages. First edition. Foreword, table of contents, list of illustrations. Front cover illustration, frontispiece and color plates in text by Charles L. Wrenn. Very light scuffing. READ MORE about THE LORDS OF THE WILD: A STORY OF THE OLD NEW YORK BORDER
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Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2018. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 466 pages. Pablo Alvarez offers the first complete English translation of Alonso Víctor de Paredes Institucion, y origen del arte de la imprenta, y reglas generales para los componedores [Institution, and Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors]. This 96-page printing manual set and printed by Paredes himself was issued in Madrid around 1680. It opens with an introductory digression on..... READ MORE about ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES...
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Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2017. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 152 pages. This is an exhibition catalogue featuring the early history of Western medicine, held at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Library from 10 February through 30 April 2017. The catalogue explores twenty centuries of medical history as illustrated by a broad selection of archaeological artifacts; Graeco-Roman, Islamic, and Medieval manuscripts; and early printed books. It includes five essays..... READ MORE about THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE RENAISSANCE
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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (2000). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. xii, 250, (2) pages. Table of contents, foreword by Jeffrey Burton Russell, introduction, endnotes, bibliographic essay, acknowledgments. A history of the significance of dust based on modern scientific discoveries. READ MORE about DUST: A HISTORY OF THE SMALL AND THE INVISIBLE
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Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 190 pages. Second edition, revised. Edited by Nancy H. Burkett and John B. Hench and a foreword by Jill Ker Conway. Illustrated. READ MORE about UNDER ITS GENEROUS DOME, THE COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
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Worcester (MA): American Antiquarian Society, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cloth-covered slipcase with paper label on front. 183+(1); 81 pages. 2 volumes. The American Antiquarian Society was founded in 1812 by the printer Isaiah Thomas and associates for the purpose of preserving the records of the American Revolution. The Society is today a major archive of materials for American History. One volume is a brief history of the Society and a description of its collections..... READ MORE about THE COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY: A 175TH ANNIVERSARY GUIDE
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Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2012. 6.75 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 454 pages. Revised Edition. Founded in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, the patriot printer and leading publisher of the new nation, the American Antiquarian Society reflects his vision for the printed record of America's history-its preservation and its interpretation. Over two centuries, beginning with Thomas's gift of his own extensive library of books and newspapers, this learned society has become..... READ MORE about THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, 1812-2012: A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY
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N.P. American Antiquarian Society, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. An original print of a portrait of Isaiah Thomas from the steel plate engraved by Stephen A. Schoff, drawn by Hammatt Billings. First used in Little and Brown's issue of Buckingham's Reminiscences (Boston, 1850). Thomas was the founder of the Society. Includes a biographical sketch of Thomas. READ MORE about PRESENTATION FOR DAVID A. FRASER FROM THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
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Worcester: AAS, 1969. 4to. paper wrappers. 138 pages. Extensively illustrated. READ MORE about A SOCIETY'S CHIEF JOYS, AN EXHIBITION FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
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