Chapel Hill, NC: Hanes Foundation, 1996. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 28, (2) pages. First edition. Printing of a lecture given by Nicolas Barker in Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill. The lecture was tenth in the Hanes Lecture Series. Presented by the Hanes Foundation for the study and the origin and development of the book. READ MORE about THE FUTURE OF TYPOGRAPHICAL STUDIES
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2 VOLUMES
Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 10.6 x 13.75 inches. cloth, regular and oblong quarto, in custom slipcase. 141 pp. (text); 231 pp. (facsimile). 231 color plates. 2 VOLUMES. This work unites the Rothschild Alunno, now in the Cotsen Children's Library, with Alunno's remaining work from four European collections and reconstructs the original appearance of the cartoni by the preeminent 15th century Italian writing master. The cartoni are presented in full color facsimile, with a...... READ MORE about THE GLORY OF THE ART OF WRITING: THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORK OF FRANCESCO ALUNNO OF FERRARA
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Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by..... READ MORE about " INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."
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Philadelphia, PA: Rosenbach Museum & Library, (1995). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, tipped paper cover illustration. 59 pages. First edition. catalogue for the Rosenbach Museum & Library exhibition. Presents an annotated list of 68 items from the life and work of Robert Burns. Includes some facsimiles of manuscripts and a brief chronology of the poet's life. READ MORE about ROBERT BURNS, THE POET'S PROGRESS
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5 x 8 inches. Cloth, dust jacket. 264 pages. "Not to be missed, both because it is a beautiful material object but also because it holds important new information. The ninth edition of ABC for Book Collectors is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of images: some beautiful full-color photographs, others clearly labeled black-and-white reference drawings. I know I will be turning to this reference work for years to..... READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS 9TH ED
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth. 566 pages and many illustrations. First U.S. edition. (Appleton no.380). The best biography of Morison. Lacking the dust jacket, else near fine. READ MORE about STANLEY MORISON
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