London: Impress, (2018). 4to. digital printed paper covered boards, separate portfolio with eight letterpress prints, cloth clamshell box. 136 pages. Limited to 24 unnumbered copies. The folder included within the Limited Edition contains a set of seven black and white 330mm x 250mm letterpress prints and one two-colour 500mm x 330mm letterpress print. These are formed from the rare and original 1930-60s metal printing blocks made from Bertholds hand drawn artworks. The blocks themselves were..... READ MORE about BERTHOLD WOLPE: THE TOTAL MAN

Price: $1,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137119

Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1996. thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xlii), 710 pages. First edition. Printed Catalogues is an important record of 17th- and 18th-century books in the first printed university and public catalogue of the Harvard College Library. By 1764, the Library was considered the most substantial library in British North America at the time. For scholars of book history, American history and education, Printed Catalogues provides insight into the books of the..... READ MORE about PRINTED CATALOGUES OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY, 1723-1790

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Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 2021. 12.375 x 9 inches. light gray Japanese cloth with front covers stamped in gold, with illustrated endpapers. 2 vol.: [xiii], 622, [2]; [6], 623-1252, [2]. The Comprehensive Index volumes cover all 20,082 descriptive entries published in the previous six volumes, all well illustrated: Twentieth Century (2 vol.: 12,403 entries, v.1 issued in 2000 and v.2 issued in 2003), Nineteenth Century (2 vol.: 6,370 entries, issued in 2019) and..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: COMPREHENSIVE INDEX

Price: $125.00 save 50% $62.50  other currencies  Order nr. 136109

Ames: Iowa State Univ. Press, (1963). 8vo. cloth. ix, 329 pages. First edition. A fine copy of this important book. READ MORE about LEGIBILITY OF PRINT

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New York, NY: Intima Press, 2010. folio. two broadsides featuring the reprint of the Declaration and the second broadside being the Essays, printed in blue and red. Both printed on handmade cotton & linen paper custom made by Katie MacGregor, Maine. First edition limited to 118 copies. A fine copy. This contemporary edition was printed on July 4, 2010, by Mindy Belloff, New York, NY on a bright white cotton rag paper from St. Armand..... READ MORE about THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Price: $1,777.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136818

London: R. Manby [and] H.S. Cox, 1755. 8vo. later quarter red morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. (iv), 321-372, (3) pages. Second edition (Bigmore & Wyman II, 41). Private red leather bookplate of Hugh S. Guthrie on the front pastedown. This is the extracted text from the second edition of volume 5 of the text above. A fine copy. The English printing historian, Richard Atkyns, had claimed that Corsellis had printed a book in Oxford before..... READ MORE about DISSERTATION CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF PRINTING IN ENGLAND. SHEWING THAT IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED...

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Haarlem: Joh. Enschede en Zonen, 1914. tall 8vo. marbled stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (95) pages. Enschede purchased the Gando type foundries in 1837. Minor rubbing to the spine, hinges, and edges, else a fine copy. Contains type specimens and vignettes. A very scarce specimen. READ MORE about SPECIMEN DES CARACTERES DE LA FONDERIE NORMALE A BRUXELLES, PROVENTANT DE LA FONDERIE DE JULES...

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Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., 1923. thick 4to. two-toned cloth. 1148 pages. Annenberg p.44. Some minor soiling to the boards, slightly shaken, else a near fine copy. The 15-page 'Price List' loosely inserted. "The last of the large catalogues." With section headings in color, some use of color in the illustration part, color in borders, etc. READ MORE about SPECIMEN BOOK AND CATALOGUE

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New York: Harper & Brothers, (1951). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 56 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Exlibrary copy with markings. Wear to covers and spine ends. A good copy of this rare book. READ MORE about HOW TO TEST READABILITY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143176

New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1971. 4to. cloth, slipcase. 149 pages. First limited edition of 250 numbered copies intended for sale in the United States. Spine with a hint of fading, else a fine copy. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. READ MORE about THE WASTE LAND: A FACSIMILE AND TRANSCRIPT OF THE ORIGINAL DRAFTS INCLUDING THE ANNOTATIONS OF...

Price: $140.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143173

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1994. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 276 pages. Reprint of the first edition with an added appendix. A brand new copy. With additions and an introduction by Stephen O. Saxe and an index by Elizabeth K. Lieberman. Recognized by booksellers, collectors, librarians and bibliographers for its great usefulness as the definitive bibliography of American type specimen books. This edition contains an appendix listing 73 type specimen books unknown at..... READ MORE about TYPE FOUNDRIES OF AMERICA AND THEIR CATALOGS

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With an Addendum by J.W. Muller giving the Principal Dates and Personages in Printing History.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. folio. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt, slipcase. 185, (3) pages. With an Addendum by J.W. Muller giving the Principal Dates and Personages in Printing History. First edition, limited to 585 copies. Spine lightly rubbed, rubbing to extremities of the slipcase, else a fine copy in near fine slipcase. Contains five plates and much information. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC TREASURES IN EUROPE AND A STUDY OF CONTEMPORANEOUS BOOK PRODUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN,...

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Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (1961). 4to. cloth. 232 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Boards lightly soiled, else a near fine copy. Biographical and bibliographical descriptions of many artists and over 300 of their creations. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about THE ARTIST & THE BOOK, 1860-1960: IN WESTERN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17679