New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. 8vo. cloth, dust jackets. 401, 464 pages. First edition (BAL 9726). Chipping to the spine ends of the dust jackets, minor shelfwear, else a fine set with near fine jackets. Presumed first state with signature M not marked in volume two. Illustrated edition. READ MORE about THEIR SILVER WEDDING JOURNEY
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(San Francisco): San Francisco Public Library, (1962). small 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 370 pages. The SCOWAH was built up at the San Francisco Public Library over the years with donations from Nat Schmulowitz, a San Francisco attorney. This catalogue (Besterman 2939) lists over 9,000 entries, by language and then alphabetically (author/title), beginning with English. A brief list of periodicals is also included. Most items are books from the 19th and 20th century, including..... READ MORE about CATALOG OF THE SCHMULOWITZ COLLECTION OF WIT AND HUMOR (SCOWAH
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. small 4to. cloth. 354 pages. First edition. This bibliography from one of America's leading scholars offers a welcome research on one of the 18th century's "prolific men of letters." Richard Hurd, a Bishop in the Anglican Church, was a consummate writer and editor of books. A close friend of King George III and his wife, he was held in high esteem by Dr. Samuel Johnson, William Warburton, and..... READ MORE about THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RICHARD HURD
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Iowa City: Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries, 1967. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 243+(1) pages. Writers born in Iowa and spending at least part of their childhood there. Some had no further association with the state. Backing faded, edges foxed. READ MORE about A IOWA AUTHORS, A BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIXTY NATIVE WRITERS
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Edited by Geoffrey Crayon.
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1849. 8vo. Illustrated blind-stamped green cloth, decorative leather spine label, gilt spine title. 374, (6) pages. Edited by Geoffrey Crayon. First edition. BAL 10170. Rebacked with part of original spine laid down. Minor soiling to cloth boards. Foxing throughout. With, "Sarah Willis's Book," in ink on front free endpapers. READ MORE about A BOOK OF THE HUDSON: COLLECTED FROM THE VARIOUS WORKS OF DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER
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Philadelphia, London: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1913. small 4to. original blut cloth with onlaid illustrated plate on upper cover. 235 pages. First edition thus. With laid in front panel from the dustjacket. A fine copy. Illustrated in colour with 9 full-page plates by George Hood. READ MORE about TALES FROM WASHINGTON IRVING'S TRAVELLER
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 8vo. Hardback printed covers. 218 pages. This fourth volume in the Print Networks series salutes the impact of the printing press. Taken from the proceedings of the Seventeenth Seminar on the British Book Trade held in Aberystwyth in July 1999, this collection of scholarly essays covers the regulation of printed matter and its distribution, the preservation of Welsh language and culture in print, and various aspects of printing..... READ MORE about THE MIGHTY ENGINE: THE PRINTING PRESS AND ITS IMPACT
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Bloomington: The Lilly Library, 1996. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 132 pages. A catalogue for the exhibition held at the Lilly Library in 1996, which featured books related to the Romantic Civilization, from 1776-1848. Authors such as Horace Warpole, John Keats, William Shakespeare and others were included. It has 152 entries and is illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about THE PEOPLE'S VOICE, A ROMANTIC CIVILIZATION, 1776-1848
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New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. A catalogue of books from the collection of Robert H. Jackson. READ MORE about SERIAL PUBLICATIONS: ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY IMAGINATION
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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Publications, 2010. 4.2 x 5.5 inches. softcover with french flaps. 16 pages. Facsimile of an illustrated manuscript and of a contemporary letter providing its translation by Reverend Allan Salt. Introduction by Ivy Trent. The original was written in Ojibway and painted on birchbark by Soloman James, Sound of Thunder Ravens, Chief of the Shawanagaw Band of Ojibway Indians, for his son, Louis. The book illustrates hunting and way of life around..... READ MORE about LITTLE BOOK OF ANIMALS
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Vermont: The University of Vermont Libraries, 1992. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. An exhibition catalogue which covers 1981 to 1990 marked a major phase in the evolution of the Janus Press.Claire Van Vliet's binding and book structures became much more complex which brought a three dimensional quality to her work. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE JANUS PRESS 1981-90
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Hellerau: Demeter-Verlag, 1928. 8vo. two-toned paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 41, (5), 50 pages. Reprint of the 1927 first printing. A near fine copy. A study of sixteenth-century Italian printing. With 50 reproductions of pages from sixteenth-century Italian books. Covers partially discolored. READ MORE about DIE BUCHDRUCKERKUNST ITALIENS IM SECHZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERT
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Library, 1984. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 130, (1) pages. This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition, held at the University of Chicago in 1984. The exhibition itself has been shaped by an interplay between themes and materials. Particular collections of rare books and manuscripts in the University of Chicago Library invited exploration of themes appropriate to those collections. Illustrated. Includes bibliography and index. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about SPLENDID ENCOUNTERS, THE THOUGHT AND CONDUCT OF DIPLOMACY
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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2008. 12.4 x 15.1 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 40 pages. Der Wunderknaul is the beautifully illustrated tale of Inge's adventures with a ball of yarn. This innovative picture book with verses by Margarete Kallmeyer-Melhorn reflects an interesting transitional period in German society from a nursery perspective: the change from traditional German society to the modern world. The book contains a biographical note with family photographs by Kallmeyer-Melhorn's great nephew, Thomas..... READ MORE about DER WUNDERKNAUL: THE WONDROUS BALL OF YARN PICTURES AND VERSES
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Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1996). 8vo. cloth. xx, 222 pages. First edition. Kennerley (1878-1950), during his relatively brief stint as a publisher, made a large impact upon American literary culture. His imprint introduced important and influential writers to America, and his books were widely recognized for their quality. This bibliography includes separate publications, publications by Morley Kennerley and Mitchell Kennerley Jr., and other more ephemeral publications. READ MORE about THE MITCHELL KENNERLEY IMPRINT, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Austin: Humanities Research Center, 1971. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 51+(1) pages. An exhibition catalogue of the quadricentennial celebration of the birth of Johannes Kepler. A fine copy. His books, manuscripts, and related material were on display at the Academic Center at the University of Texas in 1971 and 1972. Includes a brief biography and bibliography. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about JOHANNES KEPLER, 1571-1630 QUADRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
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London: Douglas Cleverdon, 1977. 8vo. cloth. xxiv, 117 pages. First edition, limited to 345 numbered copies. Complete bibliographical descriptions. Illustrated. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HENRY KING, D.D., BISHOP OF CHICHESTER
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N.P. n.p., (1951). 4to. cloth. 86, (6) pages. Festschrift celebrating fifty years of the publisher Knaur-Buches and five years of Droemersche Verlagsanstalt. Illustrated. Covers rubbed and bumped spine top. READ MORE about 50 JAHRE KNAUER BUCHER
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Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1995. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Illustrated (in color) exhibition catalogue of this printer's work. READ MORE about PETER KOCH, PRINTER, RECENT WORK
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Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
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New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 133+(1) pages. Kraus catalogue no.195. No date, probably 1994. Mostly books of the 16th through 18th centuries. Black-and-white illustrations. Priced, indexed. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about RECENT ACQUISITIONS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF FIELDS, INCLUDING ART & ARCHITECTURE, NATURAL...
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New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 124 pages. Kraus Catalogue 196: 238 lots, mostly books of the 16th to 18th centuries. Priced, index. Some illustrations, including a fold-out reproduction of a 1591 view of the Escorial. READ MORE about SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND THEIR OVERSEARS EMPIRES
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New York: H.P. Kraus, Inc., n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 117+(1) pages. Sales catalogue no. 202 from H.P. Kraus. Contains 217 items under seven headings: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, and Classical. Several black-and-white illustrations interspersed. Includes a subject index. Very minor spotting to cover. Very minor wear to corners. READ MORE about EUROPEAN LITERATURE
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Boston: Beacon Press, (1971). 8vo. paper wrappers. (viii), 119+(1) pages. Reprint of first paperback edition. A guide to recognition and identification of the meaning of type. Spine faded. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES, AN INTRODUCTION
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Berlin: Gebrüder Mann Verlag, 1963. large 8vo. cloth. 79 pages, with 12 additional pages of plates. Festschrift for H. Lehmann-Haupt, edited by F.J. Brewer with contribution, first presented at a conference, on baroque book illustration, book illustration in Spanish colonial America, late-19th-cent. A fine copy. American book and magazine illustration, and 3 other topics, along with a checklist of Lehmann-Haupt publications on book illustration and 12 illustrations. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION. Papers presented at the Third Rare Book Conference of American Library...
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