ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. No. 23.

Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1931. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 231-282; lvii-lxiv pages. Text in French. Union List I, 502. This periodical was published six, then five, times per year from September 1927 to May 1939. This is No. 23, May 1931. Color and black and white illustrations throughout, with seven plates including two tipped in. Under the directorship of Charles Peignot, head of the French type foundry Deberny et Peignot. According to the..... READ MORE about ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. No. 23

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(Ascensius, Josse Badius). Renouard, Ph.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES IMPRESSIONS ET DES OEUVRES DE JOSSE BADIUS ASCENSIUS, IMPRIMEUR ET HUMANISTE, 1462-1535. Avec une notice biographique et 44 reproductions en fac-simile.

3 volumes.
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. 8vo. cloth. viii,327; 548; 529 pages. 3 volumes. Reprint of 1908 first edition (See Besterman, 654). A fine study of this 15th and 16th century French printer's works. Badius Ascensius (1462-1535) established his famous press Praelum Ascensianumin Paris in 1499. Includes appendices and table of contents. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES IMPRESSIONS ET DES OEUVRES DE JOSSE BADIUS ASCENSIUS, IMPRIMEUR ET HUMANISTE,...

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(ATF.).

AMERICAN NUMBERING MACHINES.

N.P. American Type Founders, n.d. (circa 1949). 12mo. self paper wrappers. (12) page foldout. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN NUMBERING MACHINES

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Audubon, John James.

THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR TERRITORIES.

7 Volumes.
New York, and Philadelphia, NY & PA: J. J. Audubon and J. B. Chevalier, [1839] 1840-1844. 8vo. full morocco bindings with gilt ornamentation around covers, five raised bands, gilt on spine, marbled edges, later cloth slipcases. variously paginated. 7 Volumes. First octavo edition. Ayer/Zimmer, p. 22; Bennett, p. 5; McGill/Wood p. 208; Nissen IVB 51; Reese, American Color Plates Books 34; Sabin 2364; cf. Tyler, Audubon's Great National Work. Table of contents in each volume..... READ MORE about THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR TERRITORIES

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Babb, Clyde F.

JUST REMEMBERING.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1949. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. A listing of individuals with brief commentary on their situation. Text includes A. R. Tommasini and former Minnesota state senator and judge Earl Gustafson. Text lists photographer as William Miner, but contains no photographs. Fading on spine. Fading, creasing and small tears along edges of paper wrappers. READ MORE about JUST REMEMBERING

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Badaracco, Claire Hoertz.

TRADING WORDS; POETRY, TYPOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE MODERN LITERARY ECONOMY.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1995). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (iii), 259 pages. First Edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. This book offers an interesting perspective on printing and typography, book design and illustration, and modernism and publishing during an era of great change.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about TRADING WORDS; POETRY, TYPOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE MODERN LITERARY ECONOMY

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Baker, Cathleen A. and Rebecca M. Chung (editors).

MAKING IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING.

Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2020. 8vo. paper wrappers. 340 pages with 220 color illustrations. First edition. This collaboration, edited by Dr. Cathleen Baker and Rebecca M. Chung, brings together various essays that provide an introduction to the history of women in the production of printed texts. The text, in particular the final essay, cover all the way up to the present time period (2016-2019), making this a valuable reference book for current academic..... READ MORE about MAKING IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING

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(Balding & Mansell, Printers).

TYPE, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION.

Wisbech, Cambs.
Balding & Mansell, Printers, n.d. small 8vo. cloth. 80, (8) pages. Wisbech, Cambs. WITH TWO OTHER BOOKLETS. The style book of this printing house. Illustrated and with a glossary of terms. Loosely inserted in a cardboard case with two other specimen booklets issued by the firm.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about TYPE, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION

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Bankes, Henry.

HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY.

Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman.
London: Printing Historical Society, 1976. 8vo. cloth. xxiv, (ii), 24 (8 pages of plates), 28, xxv-xl pages. Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman. Important study. A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY

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Banks, W. H.

PROBLEMS IN HIGH SPEED PRINTING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINTING SPEED AND PRESSURE ON PRINT QUALITY.

New York: Pergamon Press, 1962. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 288 pages. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Printing Research Institutes held in 1961. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about PROBLEMS IN HIGH SPEED PRINTING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINTING SPEED AND PRESSURE ON PRINT QUALITY

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Barber, Giles.

FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN FRENCH BEARING ON THE TECHNIQUE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING, 1567-1900.

Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1969. square 8vo. paper wrappers. x, 39 pages. An essential guide to the study of French printing manuals. Fine condition. READ MORE about FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN FRENCH BEARING...

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Barker, Nicolas.

" INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."

Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by..... READ MORE about " INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."

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Barnes, Robert C. and Judith M. Pfeiffer.

PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

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