London: Printed for presentation to the Roxburghe Club and published by Bernard Quaritch, 1977. thick tall 8vo. blue cloth, top edge gilt. xviii, 415 pages. First edition. Spine faded. With 24 plates. Fascinating book on a book collecting family. The lives and collections of Alexander William and James Ludovic, the 25th and 26th Earl of Crawford. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA LINDESIANA THE LIVES AND COLLECTIONS OF ALEXANDER WILLIAM, 25TH EARL OF CRAWFORD AND...

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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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Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (2013). tall 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 232 pages. Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable..... READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS

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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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