(Chimaltenango, Guatemala: Departamento de Chimaltenango), 1994. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Spanish. A biographical history of printing in Guatemala. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about LA HISTORIA DE LA IMPRENTA: BIOGRAFIAA CELEBRES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 119825
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
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 98910
(London, England: Bacon & Donkins, 1819). loose illustration, 11 1/2 by 9 inches. Illustration of the Bacon & Donkins press, identified as Plate III. With typescript descriptive text. READ MORE about PRINTING. MESSRS BACON & DONKINS PRINTING MACHINE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 120333
N.P. Advertising Typographers Association of America, (1969). 4to. cloth. 158 pages. Fourth edition. Covers all aspects of printing; ie, paper, type, different methods of illustrating, typography. Includes a glossary of terms. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about ATA ADVERTISING PRODUCTION HANDBOOK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 326
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1978. 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. 28 pages. Fifth of R.R. Bowker Memorial Lectures, New Series. READ MORE about THE TRADITIONAL BOOK IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 18397
New York: The Typophiles, 2000. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 15, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Typophile Monograph, New Series, Number 16. Composed in English Monotype Poliphilus and Blado by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Illustrated. Designed and printed by Roland A. Hoover. READ MORE about SOME NOTES ON PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN RENAISSANCE VENICE
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 64734
Tokyo: Asian Cultural Centre for Unesco, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. A booklet reporting on the success of a training program, sponsored by UNESCO, which featured Japanese instructors teaching book and magazine production methods. READ MORE about REPORT: THE THIRD MOBILE EXPORTS TEAM FOR THE BOOK PRODUCTION TRAINING COURSES IN BANLADEXH AND...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 47805
Austin: Jenkins Publishing Co., William Reese Company, Frontier America Corportation, 1981. 8vo. cloth. 190 pages. First edition. Short biography followed by descriptions of 465 imprints. Also includes an appendix listing the publications of Thomas G. Bangs, 1811-1816. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about PRINTER IN THREE REPUBLICS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SAMUEL BANGS, FIRST PRINTER IN TEXAS, AND FIRST...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19767
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. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY
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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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New York: Pergamon Press, 1962. 8vo. cloth. xii, 288 pages. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Printing Research Institutes held in 1961. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about PROBLEMS IN HIGH SPEED PRINTING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINTING SPEED AND PRESSURE ON PRINT QUALITY
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Leipzig: Verlag Philipp Reclam, (1940). thick 8vo. cloth. viii, 519+(1) pages. Issued to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginning of printing by Gutenberg. With 134 illustrations in the text and other plates in color. Includes a foldout facsimile spread page of an illuminated Gutenberg Bible double page loosely inserted in the back. Bumped lower corner of front cover. Minor soiling to covers and spine. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST VON IHREN ANSANGEN BIS ZUR GEGENWART
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Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation
Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, (1980). 4to. cloth. (xii), 149, (3) pages. Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation. With a preface by Larry Booth. Includes sections on Technical Evolution of Processes, Raw Materials and Processing Procedures, and Permanence and Preservation of Photographic Materials. Original paper wrappers bound in. Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, corners bumped. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN USE BEFORE 1880
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Folkestone: Baily Brothers ans Swinfen Ltd., (1971). 8vo. pictorial cloth-covered boards. 96 pages. First edition. From the early wooden letter blocks of the Chinese to the computer-operated printers of today, this easy to understand book tells the story of dedicated and hardworking men and the inventions that have made the communication of ideas and knowledge possible. With illustrations by Anthony D'Adamo and seventeen black and white photographs. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about BLACK ON WHITE AND READ ALL OVER, THE STORY OF PRINTING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109560
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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London: Faber and Faber, (1970). small 8vo. cloth. 104 pages. A study of the problems concerning photocopying material as related to copyright material and copyright proprietors. Postscript by author, and bibliography. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert dated 1970 on free endpaper. READ MORE about PHOTOCOPYING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
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Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860
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Utrecht: A.J. van Huffel's Antiquariaat, 1960. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages plus 4 leaves of plates. Auction catalogue for a sale held on June 15 and 16, 1960 from the library of A.W. Barten, the former director of the Professional School of Typography in Utrecht. Lists manuscripts, incunabula, works about typography, the graphic arts and bibliographies. Lists over 700 entries. Head pieces. Illustrated throughout. Cover printed in red and black. Corner bumped. Spot..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE ET BRANCHES ALLIÉES
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With an Addendum by J.W. Muller giving the Principal Dates and Personages in Printing History.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. folio. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt, slipcase. 185, (3) pages. With an Addendum by J.W. Muller giving the Principal Dates and Personages in Printing History. First edition, limited to 585 copies. Contains five plates and much information. Spine spotted in places. Slipcase bottom creased. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC TREASURES IN EUROPE AND A STUDY OF CONTEMPORANEOUS BOOK PRODUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN,...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 73481
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). 8vo. cloth. vi, 78 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. (Smith no.405). READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 38283
Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing, 1936. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. 41+(1) pages. New foreword by Leonard Jay followed by a reprint of Cave's essay on Baskerville first issued in 1922 by J.T. Cheshire & Sons. Arranged and printed by the students at Birmingham School of Printing. Includes a genealogy of the Baskerville family and a reprint of Thomas Baskerville's will (1579). Bottom of front cover stained. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE: THE PRINTER, 1706-1775, HIS ANCESTRY
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 32869
Chicheley: Paul P.G. Minet, 1973. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxxii, 72 pages and 17 plates and a facsimile of a type specimen in a pocket at the back. Reprinted with additions and corrections to the 1959 edition. The definitive work to-date. Jacket faded along top of back cover. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 72 pages. First edition. With facsimile specimen loosely inserted in pocket in back. Minor chipping of jacket. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 19879
(Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Library, 1975). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 28 pages. Number 10. Includes article by Leonard Baskin, "A Conversation on Books and Printing." Black and white illustrations. Edges of covers sunned. READ MORE about WESLEYAN LIBRARY NOTES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132704
Leiden: The Sir Thomas Browne Institute, 1961. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 126 pages. Basson was an English printer established in Leiden. With a bibliography of his imprints. Jacket slightly wrinkled and chipped. READ MORE about THOMAS BASSON, 1555-1613, ENGLISH PRINTER AT LEIDEN
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 30395
