Besterman, Theodore.

LES DÉBUTS DE LA BIBLIOGRAPHIE MÉTHODIQUE.

Troisième édition revue. Traduit de l'anglais.
Paris: La Palme, (1950). 8vo. later cloth, original paper wrappers bound in. 95+(5) pages, with 12 plates. Troisième édition revue. Traduit de l'anglais. Third edition, translated from the English. (Besterman p.790). The best bibliographical guide to the study of the earliest bibliographies from the 16th and 17th centuries covers Tritheim, the earliest legal and medical bibliographies, Gesner, the beginnings of National bibliography and the history of bibliography in the 17th century. There are twelve black..... READ MORE about LES DÉBUTS DE LA BIBLIOGRAPHIE MÉTHODIQUE

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Bottle, R.T. and H.V. Wyatt (editors).

THE USE OF BIOLOGICAL LITERATURE.

London: Butterworths, 1966. 8vo. paper-covered boards. ix, 286 pages. First edition. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about THE USE OF BIOLOGICAL LITERATURE

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Bowers, Fredson.

" BIBLIOGRAPHY REVISITED."

1969. 8vo. later pamphlet holder with article bound-in. pp. (89)-128. An article removed from The Library, Fifth Series, Vol. XXIV, No.2, June 1969. Inside front cover signed in ink by Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about " BIBLIOGRAPHY REVISITED."

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Brenni, Vito J.

BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION, A GUIDE TO RESEARCH.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. viii, 191 pages. First edition. Over 2,000 references to books, pamphlets, essays, periodical articles, and theses on the subject. Only concerned with illustration periods and countries. The subjects include Manuals of Illustration and other Writings on Technique, History of Methods of Illustration, Science and Technology, Medicine, Music, and Illustration and Decoration in Children's Books. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION, A GUIDE TO RESEARCH

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Bridson, Gavin.

INDEX OF ENGRAVERS IN "BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS RELATING TO BRITISH TYPOGRAPHY." LO9NDON, 1818.

N.P. n.p., (1975). 8vo. pamphlet binder, paper cover label. unpaginated. Bridson also wrote a preface before the index begins, in which he says "Upcott's remarkable bibliography unfortunately appeared without an index to the engravers listed in his collations. This is a rough attempt to fill that need. All engravers are listed, whether of topographyical prints, maps, portraits or title-page vignettes." READ MORE about INDEX OF ENGRAVERS IN "BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS RELATING TO BRITISH...

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Buchanan-Brown, John.

BRITISH WOOD-ENGRAVERS C. 1820- C. 1860: A CHECKLIST.

1983. 8vo. later pamphlet binder. pp.31-62. Removed from the Journal of the Printing Historical Society Number 17 (1982/1983). With the ink signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about BRITISH WOOD-ENGRAVERS C. 1820- C. 1860: A CHECKLIST

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Bunnell, Peter C. (editor).

NONSILVER PRINTING PROCESSES: FOUR SELECTIONS, 1886-1927.

New York: Arno Press, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii,129; 55; 96 (and 4 plates); (ii),63 pages. Facsimile reprints of four important publications. Part of the Literature of photography series. Includes C. N. Bennett, Elements of photogravure, 1927 (Roosens & Luc Salu 8249) A. Maskell & R. Demachy, Photo-aquatint or the gumbichromate process, 1897 (Roosens & Luc Salu 7915) F. J. Mortimer & S. L. Coulthurst, The oil and bromoil process, 1909 (Roosens & Luc..... READ MORE about NONSILVER PRINTING PROCESSES: FOUR SELECTIONS, 1886-1927

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Cameron, William J. and Brian J. McMullin, Joginder K. Sood.

THE HPB PROJECT: PHASE II, DESCRIBING AN EXPERIMENT IN CREATING A COMPUTERIZED CUMULATIVE SHORT-TITLE CATALOG OF HAND-PRINTED BOOKS LEADING TO A UNIVERSAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS PRINTED 1453-1800.

London, Canada: University of Western Ontario, 1970. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 165 pages. With chapters on "Principles of Short-Title Cataloging", "Computerizing a Short-Title Catalog", "Using the Computerized Short-Title Catalog", and "Research and Development". Contains variously numbered entries. Laid-in is a letter to Bridson by William J. Cameron, asking him for his comments and criticism of the book. Minor wear. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the front cover. READ MORE about THE HPB PROJECT: PHASE II, DESCRIBING AN EXPERIMENT IN CREATING A COMPUTERIZED CUMULATIVE...

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Chambers, William & Robert, editors.

CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE.

New & Improved Edition. Volume II
Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1842. large 8vo. half-calf. cloth, protective modern dust jacket with paper spine label. [ii], 800 pages. New & Improved Edition. Volume II. Volume two only.Contains No. 90: Printing-Engraving-Lithography, pp. 625-640. Illustrated. Worn and boards faded, pages tanning, scattered foxing. Signature "Sedgwick," on front pastedown. HInges reparied. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE

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Cole, George Watson.

BIBLIOGRAPHY - A FORECAST.

Chicago: n.p., 1920. 8vo. later pamphlet holder with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. (ii), 19 pages. Limited to 200 copies. Reprinted for Private Distribution from Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, Volume XIV, Part 1. Presentation on front cover "To Mr. William Roberts with the compliments of Geo. Watson Cole." Inside cover of pamphlet holder signed in ink by Gavin Bridson and his bookplate tipped-in. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY - A FORECAST

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Corkett, F.T.(editor).

PHOTO-LITHO. AND THE OFFSET PRINTING.

London: Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 1923. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 148, (4), xviii pages. First edition. Introduction by the editor followed by chapters on this new method of printing. Chapters include articles by such well-known experts as J.H. Benton, William Gambleand C.A.F. Lewin. With a full-color frontispiece printed by "the New Photo Offset Process." An 18 page section of ads for printing equipment follows text. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Another ownership..... READ MORE about PHOTO-LITHO. AND THE OFFSET PRINTING

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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. READ MORE about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DES COULEURS

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Cronenberg, Wilhelm.

THE HALF-TONE ON THE AMERICAN BASIS FROM THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF WILHELM CRONENBERG... TRANSLATED BY WILLIAM GAMBLE.

Bradford and London: Percy Lund & Co., 1896. small 8vo. original red cloth decorated in black and gilt. 164, (24) pages. First English edition. (Bridson & Wakeman E188). Chapters on photo-engraving in America and the technical process of making a half-tone. The last part of the book consists of plates containing illustrations produced by this method. Cronenberg was the proprietor and conductor of the Practical Institute for Photography and Mechanical Reproduction at Schloss Gronenbach, Bavarian-Algan..... READ MORE about THE HALF-TONE ON THE AMERICAN BASIS FROM THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF WILHELM CRONENBERG......

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