Volume 1, Number 1
(New York): Haworth Press Inc., 1993. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 163, (14) pages. Volume 1, Number 1. Essays on popular culture and librarianship. Some creasing to spine. Mailing label on back wrapper. READ MORE about POPULAR CULTURE IN LIBRARIES
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New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1983. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. viii, (ii), 252 pages. The first yearbook issued. Full of the best of the articles that had appeared in PW for the year. With a two page foreword by Jean Peters. READ MORE about PUBLISHERS WEEKLY YEARBOOK, NEWS, ANALYSES, & TRENDS IN THE BOOK INDUSTRY
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(New York: Pubwatch, 1994). 4to. stiff wrappers. 134 pages. Essays and conversations about publishing in the former USSR with end of Soviet-era censorship. Co-sponsored by the publisher, The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies. READ MORE about PUBLISHING AND BOOK CULTURE IN RUSSIA AND THE NEW STATES: CHALLENGES FOR THE WEST
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(Washington): Office of the Publisher (The World Bank), 1994. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 67, (8), 7 pages. Guidebook for World Bank publication policies and procedures. Presentation from the publisher, James Feather to Mark Carroll on title page. Two appendices. Illustrations of forms and questionnaires. READ MORE about WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
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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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Houston: Bookman House, (1979). 8vo. cloth. vii, 190 pages. A manual. READ MORE about BOOK PUBLISHING, A WORKING GUIDE FOR AUTHORS, EDITORS AND SMALL PUBLISHERS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 61129
2 volumes.
New York & London: R.R. Bowker, 1980 and 1983. 8vo. cloth, dust jackets. xxviii,482; xxxvi,607 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Tips and techniques for the sale and promotion of scientific, technical, professional, and scholarly books and journals. Volume One covers over 500 areas of book promotion such as direct mail, advertising techniques, mailing lists, exhibits and more. With a glossary, 4 appendices, and index. Volume Two broadens the coverage presented in the earlier volume, and..... READ MORE about BOOK MARKETING HANDBOOK
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Albuquerque: Univ. of New Mexico Press in Association with the Center for the Book (Washington DC), 1996. oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 132 pages. First edition. An essay by D. Boorstin, followed by photographs and accompanying text by Diane Asséo Griliches. Generally in double-page spreads: A black-and-white photograph of a library on the right with a brief text explaining the picture on the left. Underneath each picture is a quotation relating to libraries, usually..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY, THE DRAMA WITHIN
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(Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, 1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 175 pages. Argument for the adoption of the metric system in the U.S. printing industry. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. Bibliography, Index and Colophon. Soiled wrappers. Foxing on edges of text block. READ MORE about GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY
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Cambridge: Harvard University Library, 1995. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 76+(1) pages. A special issue of the Harvard Library Bulletin, New Series Fall 1995, Volume 6, Number 3. Includes several essays on the importance of the Widener Library. Paper loss in corner front cover. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about WIDENER LIBRARY: VOICES FROM THE STACKS
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1988). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 238 pages. Third edition. The editor has gathered actual case histories of agreements between authors and publishers. READ MORE about PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS, A BOOK OF PRECEDENTS
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extracts from Publishing Agreements Fourth Edition
London: Butterworths, 1993. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, 49 pages. extracts from Publishing Agreements Fourth Edition. Standard international publishing, co-edition and joint venture agreements. READ MORE about TRANSLATION, CO-EDITION AND JOINT VENTURE PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1987. 8vo. paper covered boards. xii, 399 pages. Major sections on Reading and Learning, Reading and Society, Technology, Publishing, Librarianship and the Book in the Present and Future. READ MORE about BOOKS IN OUR FUTURE, PERSPECTIVES AND PROPOSALS
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MANAGING & PRESERVING PUBLISHERS' RECORDS
(Vancouver): The Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, (1989). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 69 pages. MANAGING & PRESERVING PUBLISHERS' RECORDS. Practical guide to help publishers manage records and preserve documents of archival value. Review slip laid in. READ MORE about ARCHIVAL GOLD
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New York: New American Library, (1989). small 8vo. quarter cloth, dust jacket. xx, 380 pages. The author, a New York literary agent who represented writers such as Janet Dailey and Steve Allen, tells new writers how to get published and also warns them of the pitfalls to avoid. READ MORE about BEYOND THE BESTSELLER, A LITERARY AGENT TAKES YOU INSIDE THE BOOK BUSINESS
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1935). thick 8vo. cloth. xv, 372, (8) pages. First edition. Recalls his experiences with Maugham, Wells, Lucas, Swinnerton, Doyle, Wallace, Coward, etc. Covers show spotting. READ MORE about CHRONICLES OF BARABBAS, 1884-1934
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2 volumes.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, (1986). 4to. cloth. xxiv,328; xvi,329-715 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Volume 49 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN LITERARY PUBLISHING HOUSES, 1638-1899
Price: $90.00 Order nr. 108032
An offprint from The Library Quarterly, Volume XXIV, Number, July 1954.
1954. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 27 pages. An offprint from The Library Quarterly, Volume XXIV, Number, July 1954. An evaluation of the economic organization, editorial problems, and social role of paper-bound publishing. With a list of paperback publishers, and famous authors, important books, anthologies and reference works available in this form. Covers faded with crease along edge. READ MORE about THE PAPER-BOUND BOOK: TWENTIETH-CENTURY PUBLISHING PHENOMENON
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New York: Harper & Row, (1970). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 500 pages. First edition. Study of the Curtis Publishing Company and its decline. Much on the Saturday Evening Post. Jacket chipped. READ MORE about DECLINE AND FALL
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Berkeley: The Associates of the University of California Press, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vii), 24 pages. History of the University of California Press by the director August Frugé. Slight vertical crease to booklet. Wrappers rubbed at the edges. READ MORE about THE METAMORPHOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
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Chicago: Adams Press, (1970). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Third edition. With an introduction, and several empty pages for notes at the end. With information on "Getting Ready for Publication", "How To Secure A Copyright", "How To Promote Your Book", etc. Minor soiling. READ MORE about HOW TO PUBLISH, PROMOTE AND SELL YOUR BOOK
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Washington: Council on Library Resources, 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 306 pages. Discussion of book production, publishing, serials and newspapers, etc. Covers soiled. READ MORE about PUBLISHING IN THE U.S.S.R
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London: Hans Zell Publishers, 1994. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 255 pages. Essays on all aspects of the publishing business. Slightly soiled at the edges of the text block. READ MORE about AS I WAS SAYING: ESSAYS ON THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK BUSINESS
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, (1981). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, (ii), 240 pages. First edition. Essays on how changing technology will affect communications. Bibliography and Index. Minor jacket wear. READ MORE about COMMUNICATIONS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 106298
London: Methuen and Co., (1964). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages with some illustrations including a colored frontispiece. Part of Methuen's Outline Series. READ MORE about BOOKS: FROM PAPYRUS TO PAPERBACK
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 9040
