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..... READ MORE about PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK

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From the Old French
New York: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. (but 1910). 4to. red pebbled cloth in facsimile of leather, gilt decorations. (xviii), 129, (3) pages. From the Old French. With a preface by the author, describing his intentions in creating this book, as well as a short biography of Perrault. Contains 30 illustrations by Edmund Dulac throughout (Hughey, 23f, but missing the box), all tipped-in with descriptive titles printed underneath. Rubbed around edges and covers slightly bowed. READ MORE about THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES

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New York: The Inkwell Press, 1994. oblong 8vo. quarter cloth with patterned paper-covered boards. (viii), 92, (4) pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by Torre. While serving in the US Navy, 1951-1954, stationed on the USS Orion, Torre printed his first books under the imprint of The Inkwell Press. During his Navy career, he produced a total of 12 titles on Navy equipment, in small editions of six to 20 copies. After his discharge..... READ MORE about SIXTY-TWO LIMERICKS, WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY VINCENT TORRE

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 264 pages. Film Books: A Visual History covers cinema literature from 1895 until the present day. It comprises a 20-page introduction, 140 brief essays on major film books, 360 bibliographical descriptions, and more than 200 colour illustrations. The introduction presents a detailed historical analysis of cinema literature, emphasizing the importance of film books in the history of motion pictures. As the..... READ MORE about FILM BOOKS: A VISUAL HISTORY

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Leipzig: Th. Grieben's Verlag (L. Fernau), 1887. large 8vo. later half calf with patterned cloth covered boards, five raised bands, leather spine label, all edges stained red. viii, 280 pages. First edition. Dedication to Hermann Gmeiner-Benndorf "president of the German Paper Association." Late 19th-century German papermaking. A book on the composition, manufacturing, processing, classification and testing of paper, the paper trade, and the machinery used in the paper industry. Well-organized in nine main sections with..... READ MORE about DER PAPIERKENNER, EIN HANDBUCH UND RATHGEBER FÜR PAPIER-KÄUFER UND VERKÄUFER, TECHNISCHE...

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Athens: Sylvia Ioannou Foundation, 2009. 9.75 x 13.25 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 358 pages. In its third edition, this catalogue covers a period of more than 300 years of printed European cartography concerning Greece. With nearly 4,000 maps listed alphabetically by the makers names and 500 black-and-white illustrations, this is the most inclusive cartographical bibliography produced about Greece from the period of 1477 to 1800. Maps are listed in alphabetical order under the name of..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED MAPS OF GREECE 1477-1800

Price: $215.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104502