[Princeton]: [Princeton University Press], (1979). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 80, (2) pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip laid in. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. READ MORE about WALKING FOUR WAYS IN THE WIND
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Bloomington, IN / Santa Fe, NM: Almagre Books, c. 1984. 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Four catalogues include: 4, 18, 19, 21. Also includes List 62A. READ MORE about Five catalogues issued by Almagre Books
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Philadelphia: George W. Childs Publisher, 1876. small 8vo. paper wrappers, small string in corner. 68 pages. Color illustrated patriotic cover. Minor soiling, else near fine. Scarce in this condition. Includes a plan of the Centennial Buildings. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PUBLIC LEDGER ALMANAC; 1876
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1907. 4to. cloth. 160 pages. Covers show wear especially at spine ends. READ MORE about PRELIMINARY CHECK LIST OF AMERICAN ALMANACKS 1639-1800
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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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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 York: The Macmillan Co., 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 338 pages. Second printing. "Exposing frauds, exploding hoary errors, making discoveries, and calling on the aid of science to clear up baffling mysteries ..." Covers chipped and age darkened. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURERS
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N.P. Rutgers University, 1974. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Second annual Richard H. Shoemaker Lecture, 1972. Lengthy errata slip inserted. A near fine copy. READ MORE about LIBRARIANSHIP AND THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH
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Ann Arbor, MI: The 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..... 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: The 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..... READ MORE about THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE RENAISSANCE
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Bristol, England: Artline Editions, (1989). 4to. paper over boards, dust jacket. 211 pages. First edition. An historical survey of the development of the woodcut. Includes a comprehensive selection of reproductions of colored woodcuts. Contains full biographical details of each artist and is well illustrated. READ MORE about WOODCUTS
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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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