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Andrews, William Loring.

HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, A MEDIAEVAL SONG OF THE JOYS OF THE CHURCH TRIUMPH ANT, WITH ANNOTATIONS BY WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxviii, 78, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 152 copies. With engravings by Sidney L. Smith and other illustrations, rubricated initials and an illuminated copy of a page from a 15th century musical manuscript. Tanning to the endpapers which is common. Else fine. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 39458

Archer, Robert.

THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS.

(Richmond, VA): The Attic Press, (1975). miniature book (5.5 x 6.6 cm). decorated paper-covered boards, bottom edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 60 numbered copies, signed by the binder. (Bradbury, Attic Press Richmond 1). Illustrations by Eleanor Shell. Orignall written in 1866. With the miniature bookplate of Kalman L. Levitan. READ MORE

Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 116630

(Autographs).

LIFE IN LETTERS: AMERICAN AUTOGRAPH JOURNAL.

15 volumes
(Merion Station, PA: American Autograph Shop), 1939-1941. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. 15 volumes. A journal, published monthly, with letters of literary or historical importance written by great Americans. Each volume with table of contents. Included in this set are February (Vol.I, 5), March (Vol.I, 6), May (Vol.II, 2), August Vol.II, 5), September (Vol.II, 6), October, 1939 (Vol.III,1); January (Vol.III,4) , September (Vol.IV,6), October, 1940 (Vol.V,1); May (Vol.VI,2), August, 1941 (Vol.VI,4/5); February (Vol.VII,3), September... READ MORE

Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 121774

Bauer, Konrad F.

AVENTUR UND KUNST, EINE CHRONIK DES BUCHDRUCKGEWERBES VON DER EFINDUNG DER BEWEGLICHEN LETTER BIS ZUR GEGENWART.

Frankfurt: Bauerschen Gieszerei, 1940. small folio. parchment spine covered with paper, boards. 437, (3) pages. First edition. A survey of fine printing from the beginning of the printed letter to the present time. Each period discussed is accompanied by full page plates showing examples of the better typographically produced books of the period with many illustrations in color. Spine cracked along front hinge, but still holding. READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 25749

Carter, John, Nicolas Barker & Simran Thadani.

ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS 9TH ED.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5 x 8 inches. Cloth, dust jacket. 264 pages. Ninth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and illustrated with line drawings and color photographs. 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 as well as the most informative reference book... READ MORE

Price: $29.95 save 20% $23.96 other currencies Order nr. 120362

(Columbus, Christopher).

BIBLOGRAFÍA COLUMBINA: ENUMERATIÓN DE LIBROS Y DOCUMENTOS CONCERNIENTES Á CRISTOBAL COLÓN Y SUS VIAJES.

Obra que publica La Real Academia de la Historia por Encargo de la Junta Directiva del Cuarto Centenario del Descubrimiento de América
Madrid: Establecimiento tipografico de Fortanet, 1892. 4to. contemporary half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, five raised bands on spine, title and decorations gilt-stamped on spine, gilt-stamped decoration on boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. x, 680, (6) pages. Obra que publica La Real Academia de la Historia por Encargo de la Junta Directiva del Cuarto Centenario del Descubrimiento de América. (Besterman 1429). Text in Spanish. Published on the 400th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage under... READ MORE

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 107762

(Dibdin, Thomas Frognall). Dibdin, Rev. Thomas Frognall.

A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY.

3 volumes.
London, England: for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1821. 8vo. later buckram, gilt-stamped spine labels, all edges gilt. (6), xxxii, 462, lxxx; (iv), 555+(1); (iv), 622, lxii pages. 3 volumes. Windle and Pippin A38a; New Cambridge Bibliography 3, 1644. Preface by the author, table of contents, list of plates "with" and "without" text, in Volume I. Bibliographical and general indices, addenda and corrigenda follow text in Volume I. Author's intent... READ MORE

Price: $750.00 other currencies Order nr. 124713

(Dictionaries). O'Neill, Robert Keating.

ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES, 1604-1900, THE CATALOG OF THE WARREN N. AND SUZANNE B. CORDELL COLLECTION. With a Foreword by Suzanne B. Cordell.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1988). thick 8vo. cloth. xxix, 480 pages. First edition. An extensive catalogue of this great collection of dictionaries that is now at Indiana State University. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author. Includes a subject index. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 30749

(Festschriften).

GUIDE TO FESTSCHRIFTEN THE RETROSPECTIVE FESTSCHRIFTEN COLLECTION OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: MATERIALS CATALOGED THROUGH 1971. With A DICTIONARY CATALOG OF FESTSCHRIFTEN IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (1972-1976) AND THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (1968-1976).

2 volumes
Boston: G.K. Hall & Co. 1977. 4to. cloth. iii, 597; (ii), 467 pages. 2 volumes. Volume one has over 6,000 Festschriften arranged in alphabetic order collected over a fifty year period by the New York Public Library up to 1971. The second volume contains Festschriften collected from 1972-1976. Volume two also shows all Festschriften in the Library of Congress MARC database from 1968-1976. Both volumes have library markings on the front covers and spines, and... READ MORE

Price: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 104116

Glick, William J.

IN THE SERVICE OF SCHOLARSHIP: HAROLD HUGO & THE MERIDEN GRAVURE COMPANY.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 7.375 x 10.5 inches. Cloth with dust jacket. 208 pages. "In his article in Print Quarterly, Ruari McLean wrote, 'Meriden's work in their chosen field, has not, to my belief been equaled, let alone surpassed, by any other printer, in any country.' William Glick's well-written, fact-filled book is a deserved tribute to Meriden and its visionary leader, Harold Hugo." -- Stephen O. Saxe, Journal of the Printing Historical... READ MORE

Price: $75.00 save 20% $60.00 other currencies Order nr. 128978

(Good Book Press).

BEATER TIME TESTS.

Santa Cruz: The Good Book Press, 1987. 12mo. half leather, handmade paper over boards. (vi), 16 paper samples, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 48 numbered copies. This copy has also been signed by Peter and Donna Thomas. Printed by letterpress on all rag handmade paper using Weiss types by Peter Thomas. With three linocuts by Donna Thomas. An interesting selection of papers Peter Thomas made while experimenting with a beater he built himself. He... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 122080

Grossman, Carol Porter.

THE HISTORY OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, cloth spine over paper-covered boards. xii, 276 pages. "...it will delight book collectors and bibliophiles: designed in the spirit of the LEC with a large format and numerous coloured images, it is a beautiful book about beautiful books." --Lise Jaillant, TLS "In addition to presenting the deep history of the business and the people involved, Grossman examines the legacy and reputation of the... READ MORE

Price: $125.00 save 20% $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 114346

(Harrison of Paris). Porter, Katherine Anne.

HACIENDA.

(New York, NY): Harrison of Paris, (1934). 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase with paper front label. 81+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 895 numbered copies (Ransom 13). The last book published by the press. Printed on Arnold's English pure-rag paper. Designed by Monroe Wheeler and printed in linotype Baskerville italic. Ahern mentions copies with page 52 not cancelled, but this copy has a cancelled page 52. Spine and edges of slipcase faded. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 129315

Humphreys, H. Noel.

A HISTORY OF THE ART OF PRINTING FROM ITS INVENTION TO ITS WIDE-SPREAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

London, England: Bernard Quaritch, 1868. folio. original cloth, edges uncut. xvi, 216 pages. Second issue with the section on references at the end of the book in the first issue suppressed because of errors (Bigmore & Wyman I, 350). Preface to the second issue, table of contents, errata, appendix. Contains 106 facsimiles in photolithography produced by Day & Son which are the highlight of this book. The text contains numerous errors but the fine color... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 126809

(Ker, N.R.). Parkes, M.B. and Andrew G. Watson (editors).

MEDIEVAL SCRIBES, MANUSCRIPTS & LIBRARIES, ESSAYS PRESENTED TO N.R. KER.

London: Scolar Press, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 395 pages. First edition. Includes papers by Pierre Chaplais, John C. Pope, T.A.M. Bishop, J.J.G. Alexander, R.M. Thomson, Graham Pollard, A.I. Doyle, A.J. Piper, R.W. Hunt, A.G. Rigg, Richard and Mary Rouse and a bibliography of Ker's writings by Joan Gibbs. Jacket chipped along edges with small tears. Ink ownership inscription in corner of front free endpaper. An uncommon festschrift... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 33991

(Miniature Books).

THE SONG OF SONGS, WHICH IS SOLOMON'S.

Chicago: Black Cat Press, (1961). miniature book (5.2 x 6.5 cm). leather, title gilt-stamped on spine, gilt-stamped decoration on front board, marbled endpapers. 33+(1) pages. Limited to 350 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 6). Biblical literature attributed to Solomon, 10th century B.C. king of Israel. Decorated borders around chapter headings. Printed French-fold. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 116673

(Miniature Books). Twain, Mark.

MARK TWAIN'S ADAM'S DIARY.

(Salisbury, CT: Lime Rock Press, n.d. (1983). miniature (5.9 x 5.4 cm). marbled paper covered boards with leather cover label, portfolio in matching cover stock with ribbon tie, wooden box with metal edging and metal ornament on top. (vi), 30, (4) pages. Limited to 125 copies of which this is one of 25 numbered copies constituting the Deluxe edition (Bradbury, Lime Rock, 16). Illustrations by Catryna Ten Eyck Seymour, one of the owners of this... READ MORE

Price: $450.00 other currencies Order nr. 117541

Mortimer, Ruth.

CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. PART II: ITALIAN 16TH CENTURY BOOKS.

2 volumes.
Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1974. 4to. cloth, slipcase. xx,383; (vi),384-840 pages. 2 volumes. Well annotated descriptions of 559 books in the Harvard Library. Illustrated and with all the appropriate indices. Bookplate on front pastedowns. READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 30707

NEW YORK.

New York, NY: A. Wittemann, n.d. miniature book (7.7 x 4.9 cm). leather, title gilt-stamped on front cover. unpaginated but large map that folds out. A "vest pocket" foldout map of New York, designed for visitors to the city. Scuffed at edges. Creases of map torn. READ MORE

Price: $135.00 other currencies Order nr. 117977

Newton, Francis.

THE SCRIPTORIUM AND LIBRARY AT MONTE CASSINO, 1058-1195.

(Cambridge, England): Cambridge University Press, (1999). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxvi, 421+(1) pages. Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology 7. Table of contents, list of plates, list of figures, acknowledgments, list of abbreviations, introduction, plate descriptions, bibliography, index of manuscripts, subject index, glossary of selected technical terms. Four color plates, 212 black and white plates, black and white illustrations. A study of the script employed at the abbey of Monte Cassino during the eleventh and early twelfth centuries. READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 130712

Nielsen, Lauritz.

DANSK TYPOGRAFISK ATLAS, 1482-1600.

Kovenhavn: Glydendalske Bognahdel, 1934. folio. parchment-backed boards. 26 pages of text followed by 100 plates. With facsimile plates reproducing pages from books printed by famous Danish printers. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 4580

(North Carolina). Weeks, Stephen B.

THE PRESS OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

With Biographical Sketches of Printers, an Account of the Manufacture of Paper, and a Bibliography of the issues
Brooklyn, NY: Historical Printing Club, 1891. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. With Biographical Sketches of Printers, an Account of the Manufacture of Paper, and a Bibliography of the issues. Limited to 250 copies, of which this is number 17. A historical account of the introduction and development of printing in North Carolina in the eighteenth-century. Some pages unopened. Paper wrappers torn and creased near edges, with three small holes on the back cover and... READ MORE

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 96632

(Old School Press). Ould, Martyn.

PRINTING AT THE DANIEL PRESS.

(Bath, England: The Old School Press, 2011). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, label on spine. (viii), 23+(1) pages. Limited to 95 numbered copies, initialled by author on colophon. Table of contents, list of illustrations, introduction. A description and analysis of 52 proof and rejected sheets from the press of Rev. Henry Daniel at Worcester College, Oxford, England, in the late 19th century. With conclusions about his printing practices. Includes a list of the items researched... READ MORE

Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 121870

Smith, Nicholas D.

AN ACTOR'S LIBRARY: DAVID GARRICK, BOOK COLLECTING AND LITERARY FRIENDSHIPS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 7 x 10 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 368 pages. An Actor's Library is the first major academic study of the library of David Garrick, the celebrated eighteenth-century actor and theatre manager, and its publication coincides with the 300th anniversary year of his birth. Book collecting was no fringe leisure interest for Garrick; it was a lifelong preoccupation. He assembled a general library of over 3,000 volumes and a.... READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 128979

(Solmentes Press).

TAXI DRIVER CURRY.

(Decorah, IA): Solmentes Press, 2014. oblong 8vo. printed cloth, decorated gilt-stamped endpapers, top edge cut, other edges uncut, slipcase. 21, (3) pages. Limited to 50 numbered copies. Hand printed from original woodblocks. The transcript of a conversation with a taxi driver travelling between terminals at Heathrow Airport, London. Woodcut illustrations based on Indian Kolam design. READ MORE

Price: $475.00 other currencies Order nr. 129182

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