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Lewin, Evans.

SUBJECT CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY, FORMERLY ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. VOLUME ONE. THE BRITISH EMPIRE GENERALLY, AND AFRICA.

(Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2005). thick 8vo. cloth. x, 582, cxxiii pages. Reprint of the 1930 first edition published in London by the Society. As of 1930, the Royal Empire Society Library contained 200,000 books and pamphlets. The first catalogue of its holdings was published in 1881 in only 29 pages. The catalogue is divided under definite subject headings which are subdivided wherever necessary into cognate subjects. In addition there is an author-index giving, wherever..... READ MORE about SUBJECT CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY, FORMERLY ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE....

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Lewin, Jennifer (editor).

NEVER AGAIN WOULD BIRDS' SONG BE THE SAME: ESSAYS ON EARLY MODERN AND MODERN POETRY IN HONOR OF JOHN HOLLANDER.

(New Haven, CT): Yale University, 2002. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 340 pages. This volume presents seventeen new essays that make significant contributions to the study of early modern and modern poetry today. They are written by both established and new scholars. Investigating the affective, formal, and historical dimensions of English and American poetry during the last four centuries, the authors are committed to reexamining the current demands of specialization in literary studies by implicitly expanding..... READ MORE about NEVER AGAIN WOULD BIRDS' SONG BE THE SAME: ESSAYS ON EARLY MODERN AND MODERN POETRY IN HONOR OF...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 99728

Li, T. June and Suzanne E. Wright.

GARDENS, ART, AND COMMERCE IN CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS.

San Marino, California: Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2016. 8 x 11.875 inches. Hardcover, three-piece case binding with debossed and tipped-on title. 176 pages. A catalogue issued in conjunction with "Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints" at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, September 17, 2016-January 9, 2017. The exhibition and catalogue explore the art, craft, and cultural significance of Chinese woodblock prints made during their golden age, from..... READ MORE about GARDENS, ART, AND COMMERCE IN CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS

Price: $49.95 Order nr. 129157

Lieberman, J. Ben.

TYPE AND TYPEFACES.

New Rochelle: The Myriade Press, (1978). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 142 pages. This is the second edition of a good introductory, practical, and comprehensive book for beginners who want to learn about the history of type, typefounding and typefaces. Twenty-five chapters cover subjects such as how and why typefaces are different, fifteen great inventions behind typefaces, classifying type, choosing type, and the practical problems of identifying type plus what to do when you have become..... READ MORE about TYPE AND TYPEFACES

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 47017

Lindt, Johann.

PAPER-MILLS OF BERNE AND THEIR WATERMARKS, 1465-1859 (WITH THE GERMAN ORIGINAL).

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Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1964. thick tall 4to. cloth. xxiii, 203, (3) pages and 178 full-page plates. X. First edition, limited to 550 numbered copies. Printed in English and German and with 787 watermarks illustrated. With an historical account of the papermills of Berne and the papermills at Laufen and Bassecourt. Volume X published by the Paper Publication Society. READ MORE about PAPER-MILLS OF BERNE AND THEIR WATERMARKS, 1465-1859 (WITH THE GERMAN ORIGINAL

Price: $135.00 Order nr. 70704

Lohf, Kenneth.

POETS IN A WAR: BRITISH WRITERS ON THE BATTLEFRONTS AND THE HOME FRONT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1995. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 172 pages. The exhibition "Poets in a War" was held at the Grolier Club from December 6, 1995 to February 17, 1996. This book contains numerous pages devoted to stories and poetry written by English soldiers during World War II, both at home and on the battlefields. It includes a color frontispiece and 43 illustrations in black and white. It was designed..... READ MORE about POETS IN A WAR: BRITISH WRITERS ON THE BATTLEFRONTS AND THE HOME FRONT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Price: $20.00 save 20% $16.00 Order nr. 106611

Lohf, Kenneth, William S. Reese.

SOLDIER POETS OF THE GREAT WAR: AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1988. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 46 pages. This illustrated exhibition catalogue covers the work of World War I poets. It includes a frontispiece, four full-page illustrations, and a preface by Kenneth Lohf, Terry Halladay, and William Reese. The exhibition was held at the Grolier Club from October 18 to December 3, 1988. READ MORE about SOLDIER POETS OF THE GREAT WAR: AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB

Price: $12.00 save 20% $9.60 Order nr. 106591

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO 2: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2016. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 24 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Number 2 includes essays by Marian Crawford on Sabine Golde..... READ MORE about VERSO 2: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130089

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO 3: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2016. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 24 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Number 3 includes essays by Alex Selenitsch on Denise Campbell..... READ MORE about VERSO 3: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130090

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO 4: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2016. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 24 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Number 4 includes essays by Alan Loney writing on Carolee..... READ MORE about VERSO 4: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130091

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO 5: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2017. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 32 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Number 5 includes essays by Marian Crawford on Julie Chen..... READ MORE about VERSO 5: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130092

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO NEW SERIES 1: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2017. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 32 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Verso New Series 1 includes: Marian Crawford on Gwen Harrison..... READ MORE about VERSO NEW SERIES 1: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133350

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO NEW SERIES 2: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2018. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 32 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Verso New Series 2 includes: Marian Crawford on Lyn Ashby..... READ MORE about VERSO NEW SERIES 2: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133351

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO NEW SERIES 3: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2018. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 32 pages. Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Verso New Series 3 includes: Angela Gardner on Assembling: Mapping..... READ MORE about VERSO NEW SERIES 3: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133352

Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO NEW SERIES: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART (COMPLETE RUN).

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2017-2018. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 28, 24, 28 pages. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Verso New Series was the successor to the first five issues of Verso, based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand..... READ MORE about VERSO NEW SERIES: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART (COMPLETE RUN

Price: $78.00 Order nr. 133353

Loney, Alan, Sheree Kinlyside, Marian Crawford.

VERSO LECTURES 2016: THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART IN OUR TIME.

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2017. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. softcover, perfect bound. 64 pages. From the Foreword by Noel Waite: "Presented as the inaugural annual Verso Lectures at Melbourne's Athehaeum Library in 2016 and commissioned by Verso magazine, the Lectures are designed to enrich the cultural and intellectual reputation of the Book as a viable part of the history of cultural life in Australia and New Zealand. The tangible and visual art of the..... READ MORE about VERSO LECTURES 2016: THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART IN OUR TIME

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130094

Macray, W.D.

MANUAL OF BRITISH HISTORIANS TO A.D. 1600 CONTAINING A CHRONOLOGICAL A CCOUNT OF THE EARLY CHRONICLES AND MONKISH WRITERS THEIR PRINTED WORKS AND UNPUBLISHED MSS.

Naarden: Anton W. Van Bekhoven, 1967. 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 109 pages. Reprint of the 1845 edition. READ MORE about MANUAL OF BRITISH HISTORIANS TO A.D. 1600 CONTAINING A CHRONOLOGICAL A CCOUNT OF THE EARLY...

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Malkin, Mary Ann O'Brian.

DANCING BY THE BOOK: EUROPEAN DANCE AND DANCE NOTATION BEFORE 1801.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. paperback. 28 pages. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from January to March 2002. It showcases a selection of books, published before 1801, on the history of European dance, its dancers, and development of dance notation. Most of the books were written by dancing masters, and many have considerable rarity. The catalogue lists 199 items following the arrangement of Rare and..... READ MORE about DANCING BY THE BOOK: EUROPEAN DANCE AND DANCE NOTATION BEFORE 1801

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Malone, Cheryl Knott, Hermina G.B. Anghelescu, and John Mark Tucker (editors).

LIBRARIES AND CULTURE.

Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis Jr.
Washington DC: Library of Congress Center for the Book, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 312 pages. Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis Jr. This book honors Donald G. Davis, the longtime editor of Libraries & Culture. Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis, Jr. is a collection of essays first published as a special festschrift issue of Libraries & Culture (40:3) in summer 2005..... READ MORE about LIBRARIES AND CULTURE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 92877

Marchiset, Nevine.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS: AN HISTORICAL INDEX, 1947-2017.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2018. 6.125 x 9.25 inches. paperback with dust jacket. 94 pages. This history of the International League of International Booksellers is written in the form of an annotated index of important subjects, services, decisions, and events that together chronicle the 70 years of the ILAB. The author, ILAB Bookseller Nevine Marchiset, has devoted tireless energy to the functioning of the ILAB over the years, and here she has compiled..... READ MORE about INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS: AN HISTORICAL INDEX, 1947-2017

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 131591

Martin, Henri-Jean.

THE FRENCH BOOK, RELIGION, ABSOLUTISM, AND READERSHIP, 1585-1715.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 118 pages. First edition. A translation of the 1993 Schouler Lectures given by the eminent French scholar, who established the history of the book as a distinct subject requiring its own approaches and methods. This single inspiring work helped bring forth the history of the book as a field of scholarship with specialists in universities, research centers, and libraries all over the..... READ MORE about THE FRENCH BOOK, RELIGION, ABSOLUTISM, AND READERSHIP, 1585-1715

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 74293

Marzio, Peter C.

MEN AND MACHINES OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, A PICTORIAL ESSAY FROM THE HENRY R. LUCE HALL OF NEWS REPORTING.

Washington, DC: The National Museum of History and Technology, The Smithsonian Institution, n.d., but 1973. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 144 pages. Table of contents, introduction, acknowledgments, selected bibliography, index. Black and white illustrations throughout. Covers both history and technology. READ MORE about MEN AND MACHINES OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, A PICTORIAL ESSAY FROM THE HENRY R. LUCE HALL OF NEWS...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 129203

Marzio, Peter C.

MEN AND MACHINES OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, A PICTORIAL ESSAY FROM THE HENRY R. LUCE HALL OF NEWS REPORTING.

Washington, DC: National Museum of History and Technology, The Smithsonian Institution, n.d., but 1973. 9 x 9 inches. stiff paper wrappers. 144 pages. Publication accompanying a Smithsonian exhibition exploring the history of news in America, organized around the uses of available technologies at certain revolutionary periods. Table of contents, introduction, acknowledgments, selected bibliography, index. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about MEN AND MACHINES OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, A PICTORIAL ESSAY FROM THE HENRY R. LUCE HALL OF NEWS...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 132738

Mason, David.

THE POPE'S BOOKBINDER: A MEMOIR.

Windsor, Ontario: Biblioasis, (2013). paperback. 6 x 9 inches. (x), 11-462, (2) pages. First paperback edition but this printing includes a chapter "The Hemingway Heist" that is not in the first printing. "For anyone who loves books too well-who lusts after them, lives in them, mainlines them-David Masons memoir will be a fix from heaven. Heartful, cantankerous, droll, his tales of honour and obsession in the trade gratify the very book-love they portray. An irresistible..... READ MORE about THE POPE'S BOOKBINDER: A MEMOIR

Price: $21.95 Order nr. 129019

Mason, Philip A.

AMERICAN BEE BOOKS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON BEES AND BEEKEEPING 1492 TO 2010.

Boston, MA: The Club of Odd Volumes, 2016. 9.5 x 9.5 inches. Casebound with Japanese cloth, dust jacket. 600 pages. "This careful account of the life's work of a dedicated scholar-collector accomplishes what no practicing entomologist can ever do... Never mind that the books are totally fascinating to the outsider." -- Roger E. Stoddard, Former Curator of Rare Books, Houghton Library, Harvard "A thoughtful distillation of a great deal of gathering and collecting that combines..... READ MORE about AMERICAN BEE BOOKS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON BEES AND BEEKEEPING 1492 TO 2010

Price: $175.00 Order nr. 129171

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