Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1929. 8vo. cloth. 996 pages. Fourth edition. Expanded history of medicine throughout the course of civilized human existence. Near fine. READ MORE about INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE WITH MEDICAL CHRONOLOGY, SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY AND...
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Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, (2001). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 192 pages. First edition. Six section with many question in each section. A bit wrinkled. READ MORE about DELAWARE TRIVIA
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Wilmington: Delapeake Publishing Co., (1984). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 110 pages. First edition, the paperback issue. Illustrated. Price label removed from corner of back cover. READ MORE about A FERRY TALE, CROSSING THE DELAWARE ON THE CAPE MAY - LEWES FERRY
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Hysttsville, MD: Miniature Book Sociekty, 1989. small 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), xi+(i), 63+(1) pages. A catalog of more than 40 entries in the annual Miniature Book Competition. Illustrated with prints, photographs, and calligraphy by Gay Ayers Horner. READ MORE about CATALOG OF THE 1989 MINIATURE BOOK COMPETITION
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Scharbeutz: Klaus Blanckertz, (1949). 4to. quarter cloth with laid paper-covered boards and pictoral label on front cover, dust jacket. 62+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. The introduction, the only portion of the book simultaneously translated into English and German, states, "This monograph is intended to make the Germans more closely acquainted with William Morris the man and with his longing and striving for the truth of art...at the same time appreciating his eminent..... READ MORE about WILLIAM MORRIS: SEIN LEBEN UND WERK IN DER GESCHICHTE DER BUCH- UND SCHRIFTKUNST
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Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1987. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32pages. See B1-1710. Revised and expanded edition. Second in a series of booklets prepared for The Institute of Delaware History and Culture. Covers the period 1763 to 1778. READ MORE about DELAWARE BECOMES A STATE. With drawings by Albert Kruse
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(Mainz): Gutenberg Gesellschaft, (1993). 8vo. paper boards. 77+(1) pages. Kleiner Druck no.110. With contributions by Dr. Anton M. Keim, Don Vicente González Lizondo, and others. Texts reproduced both in German and in Spanish. READ MORE about GUTENBERG-PREIS DER STADT MAINZ UND DER GUTENBERG-GESELLSCHAFT VERLIEHEN AN RICARDO J. VICENT...
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Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 1950. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, (ii), 310 pages. Printed by Anderson & Ritchie at The Ward Ritchie Press. Spine of jacket lightly age darkened with some shelfwear, else near fine. The first volume issued from the collection of the Memorial Library of Music at Stanford, created through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Keating to honor the alumni who gave their lives in World War II. The..... READ MORE about A MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF MUSIC AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 503-977+(1) pages. Two volumes. Issued as a two volume set, in the catalogue of the Library of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. The aim has been to provide extensive annotations, enabling the reader to see the range of printed material in his chosen field, as well as being a list of books concerned with collective and individual biography, the former including an..... READ MORE about BIOGRAPHY
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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi+(i), 403+(1) pages. Volume One, comprising more than 1200 works on Voyages and Travel. An extensively annotated survey on the progress of maritime exploration from the Vikings through June, 1967, with a chronological table of voyages at the beginning of each geographical area, and separate sections on collective voyages, circumnavigations, and general voyages. Supporting the main text are comprehensive subject and ship indexes. Illustrated with..... READ MORE about VOYAGES & TRAVEL, NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY
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(New Caslte: New Castle 350th Anniversary Committee, 2001). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Program of the events. Foldout map of the downtown followed by history, New Castle Facts, New Castle, Architecturally speaking, selected events of the weekend, and other articles. READ MORE about NEW CASTLE, 350, 1651-2001, OCTOBER 6 & 7, 2001
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(Newark): Newark Historical Society with the assistance of the Delaware Humanities Forum, 1985. small square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (56) pages. Preface by Claudia Bushman, Chairman. Sections: Art as Decoration - John Stephens Crawford; The "Newark Tapestry" - Claudia Bushman; Newark's Growth and Development - Roy Lopata; Postcard Views of Newark - George Miller; Monuments and Statuary of Newark - George Miller; Monuments and Statuary of Newark - Paul Braim; Fairs and Markets - Claudia..... READ MORE about VIEWS OF NEWARK, "ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK"
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Stuttgart: Hiersemann Verlag, (1976). small 4to. cloth. 222 pages. Reprint of Besterman p.4367. This reprint is limited to 150 copies. A fine copy. Superb bibliography of books and pamphlets concerning ornithology. Lengthy historical introduction followed by full descriptions of 1,031 items. Illustrated. READ MORE about DIE ILLUSTRIERTEN VOGELBÜCHER, IHRE GESCHICHTE UND BIBLIOGRAPHIE
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(Elkton, MD): Myst and Lace Publishers, Inc., (1997). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 200 pages. First edition. Text accompanied by photographs describing types of occupations that are disappearing from the Delmarva Penisula. Includes Randolph T. Faulkner who worked in the machine printing business for years and collects old printing equipment. Signed by the author. READ MORE about DISAPPEARING DELMARVA, PORTRAITS OF THE PENINSULA PEOPLE
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Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, (1939). 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. 111 pages. First edition. A book of poetry by this Delaware author. Some foxing along gutters. Slight warping. READ MORE about THE SCENE SHIFTER
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Newark: Curtis Paper Company, n.d. 12" x 10" Single sheet. Blank certificate, to be awarded by the "Curtis Paper Company for the exercise of outstanding skill and craftsmanship in the field of the Graphic Arts." Printed with teal, yellow and black. READ MORE about CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
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(Cohoes, NY): Mohawk Paper Mills, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21+(1) pages. Illustrated guide to paper products. A near fine copy. READ MORE about PAPER BASICS
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Worcester, Ma: Committee for a New England Bibliography, 2003. small 4to. cloth. xvii, 372 pages. This 10th volume of the New England Bibliographies series represents the efforts of the Committee for a New England Bibliography and its editor, Roger Parks, to keep the series of bibliographies of New England towns, states, and the region current. It combines the entries of Volume 10, parts A, B, and C which were published for subscribers in 1998, 2000..... READ MORE about WRITINGS ON NEW ENGLAND HISTORY: ADDITIONS TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF NEW ENGLAND HISTORY SERIES...
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London: Sotheby & Co., 1958-1960. 8vo. boards. Odd volumes. No plates. Have the following volumes: Part One (2), Part Two. Price is per volume. READ MORE about THE DYSON PERRINS LIBRARY
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(Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing Co., 2001). 8vo. cloth. 152 pages. Reprint of the first edition published by Ernest Leroux in Paris in 1875 (Besterman 3170). 1,332 printed books described in detail concerning the establishment of Persia (now Iran). READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE LA PERSE
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(Wilmington): Delaware Heritage Commission, (1999). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 281 pages. First edition. Based on a series of taped interviews. "Oral History Series - Number Three". Illustrated. READ MORE about RUSSELL W. PETERSON, GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE, 1969-1973
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2005. 8.5" x 11" cloth, hardcover. 1086 pages. The first edition of this monumental work opens with a 170 page history of the Giunti publishing family that covers their achievements in Italy, Spain and France from 1489 to 1628. As the great rivals of the Aldine Press, the Giunti aggressively captured large portions of the lucrative governmental and Church's printing business. From their base in Florence and Venice, family..... READ MORE about A HISTORY & BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GIUNTI (JUNTA) PRINTING FAMILY IN SPAIN 1526 - 1628, COVERING...
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København: Forening for Boghaandvaerk, 1959. 8vo. patterned paper-covered boards. 122 pages. A typography guide for publishers, printed in Danish. A near fine copy. Includes sections on Bodoni, Garamond, Baskerville, Caslon and many others. READ MORE about SKRIFT ATLAS FOR BOGVENNER; ET UDVALG AF GODE SKRIFTER ANVENDT I DANSK BOGTRYK
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N.P. (The Pickering Press), 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 22 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 100 copies. In honor of Norman Gates's wife, Gertrude, on her eightieth birthday. Poems are dated from February 1958 through June 1983. Touching, intimately personal poems reveal a lifetime of love and experience. Title page printed in blue and black. READ MORE about GERTRUDE POEMS
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New Castle, Delaware, and Venice, Italy: Oak Knoll Press, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, and La Musa Talìa, 2009. 6.75 x 9.5 inches. paperback, dust jacket. 632 pages. The Books of Venice (Il libro veneziano) contains a series of essays (in English and Italian) exploring Venetian book history from the Quattrocento through current production, books printed "in the shadow of Aldus Manutius." Venice's books, like her art and architecture, have long been considered one of her greatest..... READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF VENICE (IL LIBRO VENEZIANO
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