An article in Typographer Annual.
New York: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1951. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.21-25. An article in Typographer Annual. With five other articles on printing and illustration. READ MORE about ART & CRAFT IN ILLUSTRATION
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London: Elliot Stock, 1889. 8vo. Ulrich & Kup p.147. "A fine all-round periodical for collectors, bibliophiles and librarians." With information on bookselling, bookbinding, bookcollecting, etc. Have the following odd volumes: 1889. volume 3. New York printing. (iv), 380 pages. Worn at spine ends. Ex library. READ MORE about BOOKWORM, AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY
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Leipzig: Centralverein (etc.), 1893. small 4to. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. viii, 55 pages. Funding problems in 1893: Our Museum of the German Book Industry (which is not just some local Leipzig concern!) is such a success that it has outgrown its support, despite assistance from the government of Saxony, the Börsenverein der dt. Buchhändler, et al. Please a)join our organization, b)send money, or c)donate "suitable objects" for the Museum. A brief sketch of the history..... READ MORE about CENTRALVEREIN FÜR DAS GESAMMTE BUCHGEWERBE
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Paris, France: A. Quantin, 1882-1883. small 4to. original paper wrappers. A deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are 1882-1883. Lavish use of llustration, including drawings, illustrations of books and bindings, and many original prints bound-in. Some plates reproduced in color. Each volume is composed of two parts: Ancient Bibliography and Modern Bibliography..... READ MORE about LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE
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Stockholm: n.p. (Royal Library)), 1912. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 152 pages. Part III, fasc. 1 of the work listed in Besterman 5949. Entries no. 4951-5810 (i.e. 860) of this work. The making and selling of books, and the history thereof. The supplement lists bibliographies, biobibliographies, books on library science and archives, and library catalogues. Concludes with list of corrections and errata. Unopened. Covers detached and missing pieces; backing missing. READ MORE about SVERIGES BIBLIOGRAFISKA LITTERATUR FORTECKNAD AF J...TREDJE DELEN, HAFT 1, TYPOGRAFI OCH...
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New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 226 pages. First edition. Five essays on the subject using the works of Coleridge, Tennyson, Poe and Eliot for his authors. READ MORE about SEX, SYMBOLISM, AND PSYCHOLOGY IN LITERATURE
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Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, (1930). thick tall 8vo. half leather over paste-paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 516, (4) pages. First edition. Study of graphic art starting with the 16th century and going through the 19th century. Individual chapters for different countries. Mostly illustrations including a number of plates in color. Jacket worn. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER GRAPHISCHEN KUNST
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Berlin-Wien: Verlag Benjamin Harz, n.d. (circa 1950s). small 4to. cloth. 47, (3) pages followed by 64 plates. Study of 19th century French illustrated books. Also has 34 illustrations in the text. READ MORE about GOLDENE ZEITALTER DER FRANZOSISCHEN ILLUSTRATION
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Amsterdam: Fr. Van Crombrugghe, 1890. 8vo. later cloth. xii, 319 (columns), (2) pages. Fifth edition of this bibliography of 18th century illustrated books. Revised and enlarged by Le Baron Roger Portalis. First volume is stained internally. Volume two has wrinkling to pages at bottom front corner throughout. READ MORE about GUIDE DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES A GRAVURES DU XVIII SIECLE
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Leipzig: Hermann Seemann, n.d. large 8vo. cloth. xii, 392, (4) pages. Translation of "The Bases of Design." Ten chapters on art and design; well-illustrated. Indexed. Covers discolored. Corners and tail of spine bumped. Some light foxing of early leaves. READ MORE about DIE GRUNDLAGEN DER ZEICHNUNG
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1885, 1888. tall thick 8vo. original cloth. iv,603; iv,314 pages. First editions. Covers American and English initials and pseudonyms from the beginning of the 18th century to 1885. First volume contains a presentation from Cushing to his sister. Covers rubbed along edges. Small label on spine of second volume with wear at head of spine. READ MORE about INITIALS AND PSEUDONYMS A DICTIONARY OF LITERARY DISGUISES. with SECOND SERIES
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Uppsala och Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksells and Stockholm: Hugo Gebers, (1924). 8vo. later cloth. 576, (2) pages. A handbook for the student of the book in Sweden. Covers all aspects of book history but emphasizes the libraries of Sweden. READ MORE about BIBLIOTEKSHANDBOK, OVERSATT, BEARBETAD OCH MED BIDRAG AV SVENSKA FACKM
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New York: The Greystone Press, 1939. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 248 pages. First printing in English; from the fifth French edition. On authorship and reading. READ MORE about IN DEFENCE OF LETTERS
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Boston: F.W. Faxon Company, 1924. 8vo. cloth. 459 pages. Second edition. Includes chapters on historical survey of children's literature, fairy tales and others. Wear at head of spine. READ MORE about INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES
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Wien: Moritz Perles, 1915. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 156, (12) pages, with 2 additional leaves of illustrations. A calendar with quotations and essays for booklovers and book collectors. Boards chipped. Head and tail of spine bumped. READ MORE about DEUTSCHER BIBLIOPHILEN-KALENDER FUR DAS JAHRE 1915, JAHRBUCH FUR BUCHE
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Berlin: Nicolaische Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1891. small 8vo. original paper wrappers. 55 pages. On the history of this Berlin bookseller. Wrappers detached and slightly chipped. READ MORE about ZUR GESCHICHTE DER NICOLAISCHEN BUCHHANDLUNG UND DES HAUSES BRUDERSTRAßE 13 IN BERLIN
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London: The Scolar Press, 1973. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. Introductory note on one page followed by the facsimiles of the 1727 and 1737 editions. Reprint of the 1969 first printing of this facsimile volume. Tear in jacket. READ MORE about FABLES
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Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1976. small 8vo. cloth. viii, 124 pages. A catalogue raisonné. A bibliography of titles by or about contemporary North American poets and poetry. Covers reference works, literature on contemporary American poetry, anthologies and textbooks. With a topical guide, author and title indices. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY 1970-1975
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Manchester: The University Press, 1928. 8vo. cloth, paper cover and spine labels. 45 pages. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. 14 facsimiles. On the Block Book. Covers faded with bottom 2 inches of spine chipped away. READ MORE about STEPPING-STONES TO THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY
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New York: Kraus Reprint Co., 1970. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 132 pages. Reprint of the 1931 first edition. A bibliographic study of the literature of realism over the 30 year period at the beginning of the twentieth century. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY AND GENETIC STUDY OF AMERICAN REALISM
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. First edition. Contains book projects, quizzes, short plays, etc. Jacket spotted. READ MORE about WHAT BOOK IS THAT? FUN WITH BOOKS AT HOME-AT SCHOOL
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New York: Argonaut Press, 1966. 8vo. cloth. (iv), 243-577. Reprint of the original appearance of 1908. With index. READ MORE about MATERIALS FOR A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES OF THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES COVERING THE...
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2 volumes.
Berlin: Tiedemann und Uzielli, 1924. 12mo. cloth on limp boards, with broschure (stapled, stiff paper wrappers) in slipcase. vi,815,(45); (vi),3-44 pages. 2 volumes. Roughly 25,000 entries for German literature, other literatures in translation, illustrators, musicology, philosophy, etc. Besterman 2536. Arranged by name (usually author), with title, date of first edition, place, sometimes publisher. With appendices, many advertisements for German antiquarian booksellers of the 1920's. The brochure contains corrections and various supplementary listings. Slipcase soiled, worn;..... READ MORE about DER TASCHENGOEDECKE
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La Salle: Open Court, (1973). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 294 pages. Second printing of the first U.S. edition. Includes essays by Benjamin Spock among many others. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about THE CASE AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY
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Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1926. 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages. In praise of the printer's art. Text in French and German. Wrapper worn along spine. READ MORE about CECI TUERA CELA/HYMNUS AUF DIE DRUCKKUNST
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