N.P. (Publishing History, 1983). small 8vo. self paper wrappers, stapled in corner. pp.5-21. Offprint of an article that appeared in Publishing History 13: 1983. READ MORE about UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT COPIES OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS PRINTED BEFORE 1820
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2 volumes
(Paris): Jules Meynial, 1931. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, unopened pages. (v),xiv,325,(3) pages with an additional 2 plates of illustrations; 36 plates of illustrations. 2 volumes. First edition, limited to 350 numbered copies. A catalogue of books, ephemera and objects of art in the collection of Mrs. George T. Bliss, which was offered to the Bibliothèque Nacional, after the collector's death, by Miss Susan Dwight Bliss. Frontispiece is a tipped-in plate reproducing a portrait of Marie..... READ MORE about COLLECTION DE MANUSCRITS, LIVRES, ESTAMPES ET OBJETS D'ART RELATIFS A MARIE STUART REINE DE...
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New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, 1963. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 318 pages. First English language edition. An account of twentieth century graphic art. Artists who have become known to a fairly wide public are mentioned with a brief commentary, and a list of literature that deals authoritatively with their works. It is illustrated with 40 color plates and 446 black-and-white plates. Loosely inserted is a T.L.s. from Joshua Binion Cahn as President of..... READ MORE about GRAPHIC ARTS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Edited by Fredson Bowers.
Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society, 1978. 8vo. cloth. 271 pages. Edited by Fredson Bowers. Article The Editing of Historical Documents by G. Thomas Tanselle [pp. 1-56] Article Wynkyn de Worde's "Sir Thopas" and Other Tales by Thomas J. Garbáty [pp. 57-67] Article Flash of the Comet: The Typographical Career of Samuel N. Dickinson by Rollo G. Silver [pp. 68-89] Article Greg's "Rationale of Copy-Text" Revisited by Fredson Bowers [pp. 90-161] Article Symmetry in Watermark Sequences by Stephen..... READ MORE about STUDIES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY, PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA....
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, (1992). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. vii+(i), 390 pages. First edition. Includes a section on Wilmington and its slave importation business. READ MORE about NATURAL LIVES, MODERN TIMES, PEOPLE AND PLACES OF THE DELAWARE RIVER
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(Baltimore: Image Publishing, Inc, 2002). small 4to. pictorial paper-covered boards. 144, (2) pages. First edition. Photography by Roger Miller. Foreword by Governor Ruth Ann Minner. Separate discussions of each of the historic markers of Delaware. Accompanied by full color photographs of many of them. READ MORE about THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO DELAWARE HISTORIC MARKERS
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Rehoboth Beach: Lake Shore Press, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 186 pages. First edition. Printed by the Courtian Press of Georgetown. Signed by the author. READ MORE about SEAGULLS HATE PARSNIPS AND OTHER ELECTRIFYING REVELATIONS ABOUT THE DELAWARE SHORE. Illustrated...
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N.P. n.p., 1850. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 8 pages. Thomas & Sons's Sale, March 12th, 1850. Auction catalogue lists details descriptions of the real estate for sale, with notes such as "The front is large enough for two small stores." Ink notation in text offset onto surrounding pages. Rear cover wrinkled in lower left corner. Water damage along spine. Some small stains throughout text. Creased across the middle. READ MORE about REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, &C
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Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xii, 372 pages. A bibliography (Besterman 6464) of travel journals, 1583-1668 which was originally printed in Amsterdam by Frederik Muller in 1867. Most journals are by Dutch mariners and travelers (not necessarily in Dutch), but Dutch editions of journals written by those of other nationalities are also included, for ex., translations of Bartolomé de Las Casas. Journals listed are from the collections compiled by De Bry and Hulsius, various..... READ MORE about MÉMOIRE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE SUR LES JOURNAUX DES NAVIGATEURS NÉERLANDAIS
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[The Book]. Její vznik, vyvoj a rozbor.
Praha: Orbis, 1949. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, 243+(4) pages, 203 pages of plates. [The Book]. Její vznik, vyvoj a rozbor. Study on the history and technical aspects of the book. Extensive black-and-white and color illustrations of virtually every aspect of book production: manuscripts, papermaking, various fonts, watermarks, types of early printed books, proofreaders' corrections, graphic illustrative techniques, maps, music printing, bookplates, elaborate bindings, to name only the most obvious. Index. Spine slightly torn, bottom..... READ MORE about KNIHA
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With Additional Materials by S.A. Klepikov. Edited, Translated, and Adapted for Publication in English by J.S.G. Simmons.
Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1965. 4to. cloth. xv, 62 pages followed by the facsimile of 22 pages and 131 plates containing 1824 reproductions of watermarks. With Additional Materials by S.A. Klepikov. Edited, Translated, and Adapted for Publication in English by J.S.G. Simmons. First edition thus, limited to 500 copies. Volume XI in the publications of the Society. READ MORE about TROMONIN'S WATERMARK ALBUM, A FACSIMILE OF THE MOSCOW 1844 EDITION
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Amsterdam: Typefoundry Amsterdam, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 24 pages. Printed in red and black. A near fine copy. READ MORE about THE FIVE COLUMBIA TYPE SERIES
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New York: Diamant Typographic Service, Inc., n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding. (22) pages. Slightly faded covers. READ MORE about DIAMANTYPES, ONE LINE SHOWING OF TYPES, ORNAMENTS, INITIALS, BORDERS, TYPOGRAPHIC SIGNS, ACCENTS
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(Torino: Società Nebiolo), n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 6 page foldout. Distributed by Amsterdam Continental Types. Printed in three colors. A near fine copy. READ MORE about EGIZIO, A NEBIOLO SERIES
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N.P. Società Nebiolo, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Printed in Italy but distributed by Amsterdam Continental, Inc. of New York. A near fine copy. READ MORE about TORINO, ROMAN, ROMAN ITALIC, A NEBIOLO SERIES
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Newark: University of Delaware Library, 1997. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 57 pages. Akcknowledgments by Susan Brynteson, essay by L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin, and with illustrations in color. READ MORE about SELF WORKS, DIARIES, SCRAPBOOKS, AND OTHER AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL EFFORTS, CATALOG OF AN EXHIBITION
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Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, (1972). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxi, 244 pages and additional plates of illustrations. First edition. Covers rubbed, else a fine copy. Lengthy history of this publisher followed by well annotated list of books published. READ MORE about BOOKS FROM CHAPEL HILL, A COMPLETE CATALOGUE, 1922-1972
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Poughkeepsie, New York: Vassar College Library, 1978. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 19, (3) pages followed by 6 plates. Limited to 2000 copies. A near fine copy. Fourteen manuscripts and forty incunabula. Most notably four leaves from a copy of Gutenberg's 42-line Bible. Printed for the Vassar College Library by Stinehour Press and the Meriden Gravure Company. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Index of donors. READ MORE about A CHECK LIST OF WESTERN MEDIAEVAL MANUSCRIPTS AND INCUNABULA
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New York: St. Martin's Press, (1979). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. viii, 648 pages. Great Writers of the English Language series. Biographical dictionary of English-language dramatists. Editor's note. Biographies include personal information, listing of published works, and commentary on the subject's significance. Biographical sketches of advisers and contributors. READ MORE about DRAMATISTS
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Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1959. 4to. pseudo-parchment-backed decorated paper-covered limp boards. 46 pages followed by plates of watermarks. First edition, limited to 600 copies. Publication of the work of Captain T. Lassen with additional notes by Voorn. READ MORE about PAPER MILLS OF DENMARK & NORWAY AND THEIR WATERMARKS
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New York: Rawson, Wade Publishers, (1980). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 287+(1) pages. A guide on how to bid and buy on all kinds of items at auctions. Acknowledgments, directory of relevant addresses, index. READ MORE about CASHING IN ON THE AUCTION BOOM
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N.P. n.p., (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (4) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 150 copies as a keepsake on the occasion of the author's talk, given at the Typophiles Christmas luncheon, December 14, 1988, marking the centenary of Sir Emery Walker's (1851-1933) seminal address on "Letter Press Printing and Illustration," delivered to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. A fine copy. Illustrated with type specimens. READ MORE about WHAT HATH EMERY WROUGHT?
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2003. 4to. Cloth. 366 pages. This unique bibliography is based on the largest collection of Masonic periodicals in the United States. The Library of the Supreme Council in Washington, D.C., holds thousands of individual editions printed by more than 675 Masonic magazines, newspapers and bulletins issued between 1811 and 2001. Almost all entries show an illustration of the original periodical with a detailed list of dates and its complete..... READ MORE about AMERICAN MASONIC PERIODICALS 1811-2001
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West Dover, VT: Dra of Vermont, Inc., (2000). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xv, (iii), 253+(1) pages. First edition. Written to fill a perceived gap in technology history, the author seeks not only to document but also to celebrate the role digital printing has taken in the dissemination of ideas and images. Containing background and instructional material, Part One first examines the roots of digital printing and then the various technologies, applications and broad changes..... READ MORE about PRINT UNCHAINED: FIFTY YEARS OF DIGITAL PRINTING, 1950-2000 AND BEYOND - A SAGA OF INVENTION AND...
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Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910. 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. 267, (5) pages. Second edition. Twelve chapters on the history of the print and its production. Illustrated. With two postscripts not in the original edition. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about FINE PRINTS
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