(Syracuse, NY): Syracuse University Library Associates, 1957. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Commemorates the dedication of the Rare Book Room, Syracuse University Library. Illustrated. Program of events, held on April 30, 1957, laid in. READ MORE about THE LENA R. ARENTS RARE BOOK ROOM
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4 issues.
Washington, DC: National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, 1807. folio. unbound. (4), (4), (4), (4) pages. 4 issues. Four consecutive issues of what was, at the time, the official newspaper of the United States government, which published the proceedings and acts of the United States Congress. It was edited by Samuel Smith, a loyal ally of Thomas Jefferson. Included in this set are the issues of March 18, 20, 23, and 25. Of special significance is... READ MORE about NATIONAL INTELLINGENCER AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER
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London: Penrose Annual, various dates. thick 8vo. cloth. Following volumes are available. Volume XXXI. 1929. worn, Volume XXXVIII. 1936. Covers soiled and inside hinges cracked. Price is per volume. READ MORE about PENROSE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 35627
(Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Library), 1960. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Essays by A. McKinley Terhune and Wayne S. Yenawine. Lists of "distinguished acquisitions" and benefactors. Pamphlet honoring Georg3e Arents on his 85th birthday laid in. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
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London: House of Commons, 1857. folio. self paper wrappers, stitched as issued. 10 pages. Not noted by Bigmore & Wyman. Issued on March 17, 1857. With statistical tables. Shelf mark in ink on title page. READ MORE about REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING; WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
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(Syracuse, NY): Syracuse University, 1984. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 85+(1) pages. Volume 5, Number 2. Table of contents, list of donors. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about SYRACUSE SCHOLAR: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF IDEAS
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(Syracuse, NY): Syracuse University, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. Volume 9, Number 1. Table of contents, list of donors. Black and white illustrations. Focuses on German historian Leopold Ranke. READ MORE about SYRACUSE SCHOLAR: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF IDEAS
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(London, England): Thames & Hudson, (2003). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 208 pages. Table of contents, historical background of water-based screen printing, list of suppliers of materials, glossary, index. With 265 illustrations, 228 in color. READ MORE about SCREEN PRINTING: THE COMPLETE WATER-BASED SYSTEM
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(New Orleans, LA): The Historic New Orleans Collection, (2017). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 159+(1) pages. First edition. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, foreword by Emily Epstein Landau, bibliography of prostitution guides, works consulted, photographic credits, index. Endnotes follow each chapter. A carefully researched study of the directories of prostitutes of Storyville, adjacent to the French Quarter of New Orleans. Presents a version of Storyville as created by its own entrepreneurs. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about GUIDEBOOKS TO SIN: THE BLUE BOOKS OF STORYVILLE, NEW ORLEANS
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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, (1961). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 208 pages. Third edition, revised. Near fine. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31635
New York: Watson - Guptill, (1971). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 376 pages. First U.S. edition. Traces the development of the private press over the last 500 years. 83 figures in the text and 72 plates. Better printed than the second edition and containing some material not present in the first edition and thus still desirable. Near fine. READ MORE about THE PRIVATE PRESS
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(New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books, 2000). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction by the authors, list of sources. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about MAKE A BOOK: SIX DIFFERENT BOOKS TO MAKE, WRITE, AND ILLUSTRATE
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Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries, 1965. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 18, (2) pages. University of Kansas Publications, Library Series 25. A public lecture presented at the University of Kansas on October 23, 1964. List of other works in the series follows text. READ MORE about CENSORED: BOOKS AND THEIR RIGHT TO LIVE
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Kõln (Cologne), Germany: Taschen, (2006). 4to. illustrated cloth, dust jacket in cloth clamshell box. 395, (3) pages. Text in English, French, and German. Table of contents, introduction by the editor, acknowledgments. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Rubbed and scuffed at edges of covers. READ MORE about THE BIG BOOK OF BREASTS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NATURAL CURVES
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London: Cassell & Co., (1938). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 285 pages. First edition. Discusses printing from the reader's point of view. Articles on the relationship between many famous authors and their printers; also articles on Morris, Fraser, etc. Lacking the dust jacket, else fine. READ MORE about THE PRINTING OF BOOKS
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(New York, NY): Puffin Books, (1995). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introductory comments by the author. Color illustrations. The 26 letters of the alphabet imagined from urban structures. READ MORE about ALPHABET CITY
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(Meriden, CT; Woodstock; Chicago, IL: for The Crow's Nest, Black Cat Press), 1932-1939. 4to. loose issues. variously paginated. A monthly review of fine books, bibliography, and typography published monthly. This set includes a complete run of the first three volumes, from 1932-1939, for a total of 31 issues. Some issues tanned at edges, else fine. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S PACKET
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Washington: GPO, 1968. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. v, 128 pages. An early look at the influence of computer typesetting. Near fine. READ MORE about ELECTRONIC COMPOSITION IN PRINTING, PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM, NATION AL BUREAU OF STANDARDS
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (2014). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 220 pages. 124712 +Reprint of the 2006 first edition. Letterpress Printing is the comprehensive sourcebook for beginning and intermediate letterpress printers. Using clear explanations of technical terms and more than 80 illustrations, the manual describes presses, ink, paper, press operation, type and photopolymer plates. The book shows how to set up and run small and large platen presses, and Vandercook and Challenge-style hand... READ MORE about LETTERPRESS PRINTING, A MANUAL FOR MODERN FINE PRESS PRINTERS
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Washington, DC: The National Museum of History and Technology, The Smithsonian Institution, n.d., but 1973. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 144 pages. Table of contents, introduction, acknowledgments, selected bibliography, index. Black and white illustrations throughout. Covers both history and technology. READ MORE about MEN AND MACHINES OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, A PICTORIAL ESSAY FROM THE HENRY R. LUCE HALL OF NEWS...
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New York: Atheneum, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xx, 296 pages. First edition. Lacks dust jacket. Ex-libris. READ MORE about DR. BOWDLER'S LEGACY, A HISTORY OF EXPURGATED BOOKS IN ENGLAND AND AME RICA
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(Philadelphia, PA): American Philosophical Society`, 1953. 4to. self paper wrappers. 596-610 pages. Reprint from Proceedings of the Americn Philosophical Society 97:5, October 1953. A discussion of manuscripts related to Native Americans in various repositories in and near Philadelphia. Very light tanning. READ MORE about A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF AMERICAN INDIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN REPOSITORIES OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1956. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 492 pages. First edition. Spine aged yellow, else fine. READ MORE about IMPRINTS ON HISTORY, BOOK PUBLISHERS AND AMERICAN FRONTIERS
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 10491
5 Volumes.
London, England: Richard Bentley, 1838. 8vo. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. xvi, 384; (ii), 391+(1); (ii), 480; (ii), 526; (ii)469+(1) pages. 5 Volumes. Translated from the French, and edited, by Frederick Shoberl. Editor's introduction, table of contents, chronology of the Revolution, general index. Thiers (1797-1877) was a French historian and politician. He served in French governments from the 1830s, becoming the first President of the Third Republic (1871-3). Engraved frontispiece... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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(Syracuse, NY): The Salt Mound Press, (1969). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 53+(1) pages. Acknowledgments, table of contents. A collection of poetry. READ MORE about THE CARPENTER
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