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Altbach, Philip G.

THE KNOWLEDGE CONTEXT.

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

Price: $16.00 Order nr. 106392

Armstrong, Donald R.

BOOK PUBLISHING, A WORKING GUIDE FOR AUTHORS, EDITORS AND SMALL PUBLISHERS.

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

(Bell, Robert).

ROBERT BELL'S BOOK AUCTION CATALOG, AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN BROADSIDE.

A facsimile from the Library of Congress.
(Washington, DC: Library of Congress), n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages with broadside facsimile loosely inserted. A facsimile from the Library of Congress. One page of text by James Gilreath. Facsimile is one of two known copies of this broadside. Broadside is loosely inserted in a pocket in folder. READ MORE about ROBERT BELL'S BOOK AUCTION CATALOG, AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN BROADSIDE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107497

Bodian, Nat G.

BOOK MARKETING HANDBOOK.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 47280

Boorstin, Daniel J.

THE LIBRARY, THE DRAMA WITHIN.

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

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 52252

Boswell, John.

THE AWFUL TRUTH ABOUT PUBLISHING.

New York: Warner Books, 1986. 8vo. quarter cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 161 pages. First edition. Obviously, publishers have discovered a market here...some help on getting published by a "savvy insider," with a copy of his proposal for this book. May be useful to would-be authors. READ MORE about THE AWFUL TRUTH ABOUT PUBLISHING

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 52193

(Cambridge University Press). Roberts, S.C.

THE EVOLUTION OF CAMBRIDGE PUBLISHING.

Cambridge: At the University Press, 1956. small 4to. cloth. 67 pages and 14 illustrations. First edition. The Sandars Lecture for 1954. READ MORE about THE EVOLUTION OF CAMBRIDGE PUBLISHING

Price: $6.00 Order nr. 10268

Cameron, Clive A.

GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY.

(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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106307

Carpenter, Kenneth E. & Richard F. Thomas (editors).

WIDENER LIBRARY: VOICES FROM THE STACKS.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102500

Childs, William M. and Donald E. McNeil (editors).

AMERICAN BOOKS ABROAD.

Toward a National Policy
Washington: Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, (1986). 8vo. cloth. (xxiv), 309 pages. Toward a National Policy. Foreword by Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick. Book is all about the expansion of the American book market and the education of people overseas. The U.S. book industry is discussed in-depth as well as overseas publishing and education techniques at home and abroad. Edges are lightly worn. Tape marks on pastedowns and endpapers. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKS ABROAD

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 92178

(China).

CATALOG OF SELECTED UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS DISPLAYED AT THE U.S. BOOK EXHIBIITON PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1981. 4to. stiff wrappers. (iv), 159 pages. Catalogue of U. S. government publications available at 1981 exhibition in China. Two-page list laid in. Spine creased. READ MORE about CATALOG OF SELECTED UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS DISPLAYED AT THE U.S. BOOK EXHIBIITON...

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 106419

Clark, Charles (editor).

PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS, A BOOK OF PRECEDENTS.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 105214

Cole, John Y. (editor).

BOOKS IN OUR FUTURE, PERSPECTIVES AND PROPOSALS.

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

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 36924

Coles, Laura M.

ARCHIVAL GOLD.

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

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 106396

(Creekside Press). MacKellar, Thomas.

THE SONG OF THE PRINTER.

Easton: (Creekside Press), 1999. oblong miniature. cord tied stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Ode to the printer. READ MORE about THE SONG OF THE PRINTER

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 105483

Curtis, Richard.

BEYOND THE BESTSELLER, A LITERARY AGENT TAKES YOU INSIDE THE BOOK BUSINESS.

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

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 64972

(Davis, Lambert).

A STATESMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOOKS PRESENTED TO LAMBERT DAVIS ON HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTOR.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1970). 8vo. cloth. (viii), 61 pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies. Contains a contribution by Robert Penn Warren. Lambert was director of this University press. READ MORE about A STATESMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOOKS PRESENTED TO LAMBERT DAVIS ON HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTOR

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 8417

Dzwonkoski, Peter (editor).

AMERICAN LITERARY PUBLISHING HOUSES, 1638-1899.

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

Enoch, Kurt.

THE PAPER-BOUND BOOK: TWENTIETH-CENTURY PUBLISHING PHENOMENON.

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

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 46706

Epstein, Jason.

BOOK BUSINESS, PUBLISHING PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE.

(New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 188 pages. First edition. A look at the book business today and its prospects for the future. READ MORE about BOOK BUSINESS, PUBLISHING PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 61974

Frugé, August.

THE METAMORPHOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104631

Gollancz, Victor.

REMINISCENCES OF AFFECTION.

With a Foreword by Livia Gollancz.
New York: Atheneum, 1968. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 287, (3) pages. With a Foreword by Livia Gollancz. First U.S. edition. Final volume in this publisher's reminiscences. Minor jacket soiling. READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF AFFECTION

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 8918

Goodman, Joseph V.

HOW TO PUBLISH, PROMOTE AND SELL YOUR BOOK.

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

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 101290

Gorokhoff, Boris I.

PUBLISHING IN THE U.S.S.R.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 8923

(Government Printing Office).

125TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

N.P. GPO, n.d. broadside (22 x 17 inches). Broadside in color showing woodtype. READ MORE about 125TH ANNIVERSARY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 105865

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