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PRINTING FOR PLEASURE, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR AMATEURS. John Ryder

PRINTING FOR PLEASURE, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR AMATEURS.

With a foreword by Vivian Ridler.
London: The Bodley Head, (1976). 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 130, (14) pages. With a foreword by Vivian Ridler. Revised edition. Printing can be one of the most enjoyable and creative hobbies and since its first publication, this book has brought this fascinating art to hundreds of people. Ryder's book is a primer on printing for the amateur, covering the choice and purchase of press, type, paper and ink plus the planning, designing and production of..... READ MORE about PRINTING FOR PLEASURE, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR AMATEURS

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EARLY LITHOGRAPHED BOOKS, A STUDY OF THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF IMPROPER BOOKS IN THE AGE OF...

EARLY LITHOGRAPHED BOOKS, A STUDY OF THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF IMPROPER BOOKS IN THE AGE OF THE HAND PRESS, WITH A CATALOGUE.

London: Farrand Press & Private Libraries Association, (1990). small 4to. cloth. 374 pages. First edition. Includes chapters on Lithographic incunables, Military manuals, The Lithographic Publications of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Books on Accounting, and Books with pictures. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about EARLY LITHOGRAPHED BOOKS, A STUDY OF THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF IMPROPER BOOKS IN THE AGE OF...

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PRINT UNCHAINED: FIFTY YEARS OF DIGITAL PRINTING, 1950-2000 AND BEYOND - A SAGA OF INVENTION AND...

PRINT UNCHAINED: FIFTY YEARS OF DIGITAL PRINTING, 1950-2000 AND BEYOND - A SAGA OF INVENTION AND ENTERPRISE.

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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SIMON DE COLINES, AN ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF 230 EXAMPLES OF HIS PRESS 1520-1546. Fred Schreiber
(Colines, Simon De).

SIMON DE COLINES, AN ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF 230 EXAMPLES OF HIS PRESS 1520-1546.

Provo: Friends of the Brigham Young University Library, 1995. small 4to. cloth, paper spine label. lxxxiv, 242, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 750 copies. The first true Renaissance printer, Colines worked with the finest French book decorators and type designers to transform the French book. By using the format pioneered by Aldus Manutius, his press (1520-1546) published reasonably priced "pocket" classics, making them affordable by students and popularizing italic and cursive types in France..... READ MORE about SIMON DE COLINES, AN ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF 230 EXAMPLES OF HIS PRESS 1520-1546

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BOOKS AS HISTORY: THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOKS BEYOND THEIR TEXTS. David Pearson

BOOKS AS HISTORY: THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOKS BEYOND THEIR TEXTS.

New Castle, Delaware and London, England: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2011. 8.75 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 208 pages. This revised version of David Pearson's Books as History includes changes and additions, particularly in the first and last chapters. Updated in light of the recent development of the e-book, this version will offer new pictures and suggestions for further reading, new ideas on the life of the book, and thoughts on how the..... READ MORE about BOOKS AS HISTORY: THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOKS BEYOND THEIR TEXTS

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