Bethesda: The Quill & Brush Press, 1983. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 187 pages. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Describes the first book appearances of 2500 authors and includes a price guide and some illustrations. READ MORE about THE BOOK OF FIRST BOOKS
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New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1983). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 431 pages. First edition. Full color design book showing the best work in the fields of covers, illustration, packaging, communication graphics, ads and books. READ MORE about AIGA GRAPHIC DESIGN USA: 4, THE ANNUAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS
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New Haven: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, 1994. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 83, (3) pages. Nicely illustrated catalogue of books relating to one of the earliest presses to publish Greek texts. Fine copy. READ MORE about LEARNING FROM THE GREEKS, AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE...
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Philadelphia: Holmes Publishing Co., 1993. 8vo. unbound signatures. 88 pages. First edition, a set of unbound signatures. This book is the revised and illustrated bibliographical study of this English poet and man of letters. Included is a lengthy introductory comment on Allingham and his works, along with full collations of his first editions, a section of illustrations, and an index. Distributed for Holmes Publishing Co. READ MORE about WILLIAM ALLINGHAM, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY
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An Exhibition Celebrating the Addition of the 500,000 Volume to the Kent State University Libraries.
Kent (OH): Kent State University Libraries, 1968. 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. An Exhibition Celebrating the Addition of the 500,000 Volume to the Kent State University Libraries. Catalogue of 52 annotated entries for works of 32 authors, with list of sources, mostly author bibliographies. Light soiling. READ MORE about AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Ardsley: EP Publishing Ltd., 1976. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 472 pages. A reprint of the 1881 first edition with a new introduction by professor Jack Simmons of the University of Leicester. Spine of jacket faded, else a near fine copy in near fine jacket. An extensive list of topographical works including a lengthy chapter on the general topography of Great Britain with additional chapters on Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. READ MORE about THE BOOK OF BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY
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New York: Stein and Day, (1978). small 4to. cloth- backed boards, dust jacket. (xii), 244 pages. First U.S. edition. 1600 autographs from all ages and countries are reproduced with annotations. Rubbed. READ MORE about STEIN AND DAY BOOK OF WORLD AUTOGRAPHS
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N.P. F.C. Avis, (1959). 8vo. cloth. 160 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. A reference guide to type faces available from many different suppliers. READ MORE about TYPE FACE MANUAL
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N.P.(NY): n.p.(Morgan Library), n.d.(1985). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 20, (2) pages. Reminiscences by C. Ryskamp, Dir. of the Morgan Lib., and 6 others of C. Bühler (1905-1985), Keeper of Printed Books at the Pierpont Morgan Library, from a "Tribute" held on Oct. 15, 1985. READ MORE about A TRIBUTE TO CURT F. BÜHLER
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Harvard: The Houghton Library, 1980. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 74 pages. 54 pages of plates. A catalogue of fifty drawings for book illustrations from the Philip Hofer collection on display at the Houghton Library. These drawings represent the four centuries encompassed by the collections and include many of the finest. They represent the various aspects of the process of designing and producing illustrations. Spine faded. READ MORE about DRAWINGS FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
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[M.B. in his letters as book designer, illustrator and typeface designer].
Hamburg: Verlag Hans Christians, 1974. 8vo. self paper wrappers with cloth tape backing, mounted inside a stiff paper folder. 86, (2) pages. [M.B. in his letters as book designer, illustrator and typeface designer]. Limited to 1,600 copies. A fine copy. Text of 26 letters of the book designer, illustrator and type designer M. Behmer (1879-1958): correspondence between Behmer and the Insel-Verlag, H. G. Kessler of the Cranach-Press (re a never-published edition of Petronius), the Soncino..... READ MORE about MARCUS BEHMER IN SEINEN BRIEFEN ALS BUCHGESTALTER, ILLUSTRATOR UND SCH RIFTZEICHNER
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Syracuse: Syracuse University Library Associates, 1965. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 7 pages. An address delivered by Terry Bender, Rare Book Librarian of Syracuse University in 1964. Near fine. First published in the Winter 1965 issue of The Courier, and now issued separately in a limited edition for Syracuse University Library Associates. Includes photograph of lecture. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE PHILOSOPHY OF BOOK COLLECTING IN A UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1993. 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 17 pages. Offset reprint of the original 1935 publication by the City of Birmingham School of Printing. Brief account with excerpts from contemporary documents of one of Dr. Johnson's Lichfield relations. READ MORE about JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS...
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2 volumes bound in 1.
(Stors-Mansfield: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d. (but circa 1997). thick 8vo. cloth. xv,398; viii,399-782,(3) pages. 2 volumes bound in 1. Reprint of the 1936 - 1939 first edition. Descriptions of 5435 books containing illustrations, ornamentation, calligraphy, etc. Considered the most important bibliography of books on the decorative arts, this highly valuable reference book is now back in print. READ MORE about KATALOG DER ORNAMENTSTICHSAMMLUNG DER STAATLICHEN KUNSTBIBLIOTHEK BERLIN
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New York: Brown Company, 1966. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Volume 34, No.1. Annual Christmas publication of the Brown Company; this issue, dedicated to the American Bible Society, gives a brief historical account of the Bible and its transmission. Well-illustrated. Front cover is tape repaired. READ MORE about PHILOSOPHER
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St. Paul: The Bieler Press, 1984. 12mo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Privately printed and limited to 200 numbered copies. A fine copy. Printed on Lana Laid, a French mouldmade paper. Covers are handmade Papier A Inclusions Florales. READ MORE about FIVE SMALL MEDITATIONS ON SUMMER AND BIRDS
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With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol.
New Castle, DE: Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books, 1991. 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages. With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. Limited to 200 numbered copies; this copy is out of series (Berger B40). Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This work is based on an original article..... READ MORE about AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING
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Stockholm: Statens Offentliga Utredningar (SOU), 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 571, (3) pages, with 12 additional pages of plates and 1 fold-out leaf. Research publication from the dept. of education of the Swedish government. Statistics and analysis from an in-depth survey of libraries in five districts in Sweden, with charts, tables, etc. READ MORE about FORSOK MED BIBLIOTEK
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Bloomington: The Lily Library, 1981. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. A catalogue for the exhibition, prepared and described by Elizabeth Johnson that presented printed materials related to Africa. Many of the items came from the collections of J.K. Lilly, Bernardo Mendel, and Professor Charles Boxer. It includes 81 items and illustrated and indexed. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AFRICANA IN THE LILLY LIBRARY
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Salzburg: Werkstätte für Buchkunst, 1982. small oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (69) pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies, initialed by Mr. Stock. Catalogue for an exhibition listing twenty-one art bindings and two "book walls" (holders for sets of small paperbacks). Eleven black-and-white illustrations and twelve color illustrations. Stock's bindings represent a generally conservative approach to the book as art, in which the book has a more-or-less conventional structure and retains its function as a book..... READ MORE about WOLFGANG STOCK BUCHEINBANDE
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Federation Internationale des Societes D'Amateurs D'Exlibris. 4to. self paper wrappers. Various issues of this periodical. Available issues include: Volume 3, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4. Volume 4, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4. Price per issue. READ MORE about EXLIBRIS-REVENUE, UNOFFICIAL BOOKPLATE-NEWS FOR F.I.S.A.E
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3.25" x 4.75" small 12mo bookplate. Isaiah Thomas altered to "Isaac Rand Thomas" as indicated on the plate itself. Faint notation below 'TUS" in NEC-ELATUS reads, "S.L.S after P.R." Printed on early watermarked laid paper. Exceptional eye appeal and workmanship. The printer was Sidney Lawton Smith (1845-1929). Smith was an American designer, etcher, engraver, illustrator, and bookplate artist. This bookplate for Isaiah Thomas was first engraved by Paul Revere and subsequently name altered by Sidney..... READ MORE about C. 1870 PRODUCTION, RENDITION OF PAUL REVERE'S ENGRAVED BOOK PLATE
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Frankfurt: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, 1971. 4to. paper wrappers. 96 pages. On profitability, structural changes, and audiovisual media in bookselling. Wrappers creased and yellowed. READ MORE about RENTABILITAT, STRUKTURWANDEL, AUDIOVISION IM BUCHHANDEL
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Frankfurt: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, 1974. square 12mo. paper wrappers. 68 pages, with 8 additional leaves of illustrations. Fifth edition. On the organization, publications, and activities of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. READ MORE about BORSENVEREIN DES DEUTSCHEN BUCHHANDELS, ORGANISATION--AUFGABEN--TATIGK
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Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library, 1974. square 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages. Printed in an edition of 750 copies. A exhibition and keepsake which was part of a tribute from the University and his colleagues offered to Fredson Bowers on the eve of his graduation to emeritus activities after 37 years of teaching. Includes an Academic Chronology, a collection of photographs of his life and two title pages of books he published. READ MORE about A KEEPSAKE TO HONOR FREDSON BOWERS
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