15 volumes in 14.
Anvers, France and Brussels, Belgium: Standaard Boekhandel and Aux Editions Erasme, 1946-61. 4to. cloth. variously paginated. 15 volumes in 14. Union List 3835. Text in French, with some contributions in English, Spanish, and German. This set complete, Volumes 1-15. Published twice annually under the direction of the Bibliothèque Royale du Belgique. This work included general articles, records and abstracts, notes, bibliographies, reports, and publications received by the Library. Each with a table of contents, black... READ MORE about SCRIPTORIUM: REVUE INTERNATIONALE DES ÉTUDES RELATIVES AUX MANUSCRITS INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF...

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Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, (1954). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 426, (2) pages. First edition. 1132 entries with annotations. Presentation on front free endpaper "Inscribed to W.H. Edwars with very best wishes. May you find this book of some interest as well as a working tool. Cordially yours, Ramon R. Adams." Jacket chipped along edges with spots on back cover. READ MORE about SIX-GUNS AND SADDLE LEATHER, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON WESTERN OUTLAWS AND GUNMEN

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Wilmington: Aldine Publishing and Engraving Co., 1882. thick 4to. original full leather stamped in blind, all edges gilt. (ii), 572 pages. B1-1493, Historical sketches of various aspects of Delaware life by W.W. Taylor, N.B. Smithers, George P. Fisher, James H. Groves and Henry C. Conrad followed by individual chapters on different church histories by such authorities as Bishop Alfred Lee. Separate chapters devoted to "Public Improvements and Industries'' followed by a large number of biographical..... READ MORE about HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF DELAWARE

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Mies (Vaud), Genève: N. Rauch, 1948-1964. sales catalogues, 8vo.; auction catalogues, large 8vo. cloth with paper or leather spine labels; stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Text in French. Large lot of publications from the mid-century Geneva bookseller Nicolas Rausch. All of these titles were printed in limited editions, generally numbering between 1,000 and 1,500 copies. Includes sales catalogues printed between 1948 and 1961, numbered 1 through 7; auction catalogues from 1952-1962, numbered 1-33 (no.2 missing)... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE BEAUX LIVRES; VENTES RAUSCH

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Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1906. 8vo. original limp paper covers with yap edges. xxiv, (32), 151, viii and 32 plates. Reprint of this 1663 first part and with the first appearance of the second part (See Bridson B5 and B68 - "pages 15-94 deal with the history of chalcography; pages 95-126 with drawing and design, and pages 127-129 with mezzotinto."). With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Also with the bookplate of... READ MORE about EVELYN'S SCULPTURA, WITH THE UNPUBLISHED SECOND PART

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New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and V&A Publishing, 2018. 8.75 x 12 inches. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 396 pages, with folding floor plan of the Crystal Palace in pocket at rear. "Any student of early photography -- or of the international exposition housed in the famous Crystal Palace in London -- will covet this magisterial work of careful scholarship and beautiful bookmaking." - Michael Dirda, "best books list," The Washington Post "Richly... READ MORE about PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION

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Three volumes.
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. 4to. decorated cloth, all in paper-covered slipcase with paper spine label. 47+(1); 35+(1) ; 42.(2) pages. Three volumes. Limited to 2,500 numbered copies. The fourth set of "Evergreen Tales" from the Limited Editions Club. (Quarto-Millenary Publications of the LEC, no.222). King Midas is illustrated in color lithography and signed on the colophon by Fritz Eichenberg; The Emperor's New Clothes is a translation by Jean Hersholt, who was... READ MORE about EVERGREEN TALES; OR, TALES FOR THE AGELESS: KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH/ THE EMPEROR'S NEW...

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2 volumes.
Milano: Gorlich, (1952). thick 4to. cloth. (xx),656 coll.,676 coll.,(2);(iv),212 coll., 200 coll., iii-iv,106 coll., (34) coll., (xviii), 294, 54 coll. 2 volumes. Reprint of the first edition published over the period 1870 to 1880 with a final supplement done in 1928. (Besterman p.3727). Over 15,000 books are described in this massive bibliography. The original work was issued in parts. Best bibliography of the subject. READ MORE about BIBLIOTECA MATEMATICA ITALIANA, DALLA ORIGINE DELLA STAMPA AI PRIMI ANNI DEL SECOLO XIX

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2 volumes
Lima: Imprenta Gil, 1935. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 316; 255 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Pardo (1834-1876) was a popular President of Peru who had a history of literary interest. Unopened copy. READ MORE about CENTENARIO DE MANUEL PARDO. 1834-1934

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 8.125 x 10.75 inches. Hardback with dust jacket. 160 pages. This bibliography traces the history of Charles Dickens's Christmas books and other works published in America during his lifetime. Meticulously researched and presented, it includes data never before published. Original editions are identified and fully described, and each entry contains photographs of bindings and title pages, notes, related quotes or contemporary commentary, and dates of publication. This study... READ MORE about CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED...

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Lower Marston: Whittington Press, 1992. 4to. ribbon tied stiff paper wrappers, slipcase with paper label on spine. (21) pages. Limited to 135 signed and numbered copies, this being one of a hundred of the trade edition. (Butcher 115). Printed by the artist on F.J. Head hand-made paper, and bound in Japanese style. Contains eight mesmerizing copper engravings by Hanscomb, accompanied by short, verse-like texts which relate to each engraving all which capture the beauty and... READ MORE about CORNWALL, AN INTERIOR VISION

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Sidcot, UK: Gruffeyground Press, The, 1978. 8vo. wrappers. not paginated. (Berger p. 67). Limited to 450 copies, this being one of the 225 reserved for Anthony Baker of the Gruffeyground Press and signed by both the author and illustrator. Printed by K.K. Merker at the Windhover Press. A collection of poems by British author Peter Scupham. With a wood engraving by Peter Reddick. Fine condition. READ MORE about NATURA

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2018. 9 x 12 inches. stiff paper covers with French flaps. xx, 245 p., 37 color plates. "With a new foreword by Sidney Berger, this second edition meticulously tracks the rise and fall of paper marbling." - Printmaking Today, Fall 2018 Subtitle: with special reference to the relationship of marbling to bookbinding in Europe and the Western world. Second edition with corrections, from the original edition published in 1990... READ MORE about MARBLED PAPER: ITS HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, AND PATTERNS

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