Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1959). 8vo. cloth. 94 pages. First edition. Part of the Rosenbach Fellowship Series. The essays in this book contain a discussion of the struggle between art and economics in publishing during this period. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about LITERARY PUBLISHING IN AMERICA 1790-1850
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Weinheim: Chemie, (1971). 8vo. cloth. 80, 159 pages. A 50th anniversary history of the publisher Chemie, with a bibliography of all its publications. Indexed and illustrated. READ MORE about VERLAG CHEMIE 1921-1971
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8vo. paper wrappers. pp.5-12. Has articles on how a book is produced, the training department and the proofroom. READ MORE about SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THE CHICAGO UNIVERSITY PRESS REPRINTED IN PRESS IMPRESSIONS, VOLUME IX,...
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Detroit: Gale Research Co., (1975). 8vo. cloth. vi, 197 pages. First edition. READ MORE about THE LITERARY JOURNAL IN AMERICA TO 1900, A GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2006. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 320 pages. First edition. Spine faded, else a good copy. When was it that someone decided that books might be written and published for child readers? It's fair to say that some kinds of text-alphabets, fables, the Lord's Prayer, may have been seen as fundamental to the process of learning to read from the beginning of book..... READ MORE about BE MERRY AND WISE: ORIGINS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK PUBLISHING IN ENGLAND, 1650-1850
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Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2008. 8vo (24 cm, 9.5"). Publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine. xiv, 342 pages. First edition. Light bumping to bottom edge. In original pictorial dust jacket; very minor edgewear. Interior is bright. "The essays collected here ask about the meanings and values that have been ascribed to the term 'popular.' They consider whether popular can be imposed, or if it must always emerge from children's preferences. And they investigate how..... READ MORE about POPULAR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN BRITAIN
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Indianapolis: Lilly Library, 1992. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. A catalogue for the exhibition held at the Lilly Library in 1992 which featured children's books published by William Darton and his sons, Samuel of Gracechurch Street and William and Thomas of Holborn Hill. A fine copy. It concentrates on the period from Darton's first published book in 1787 to the late 1830's when his sons retired from their respective businesses. Includes a historical..... READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM DARTON AND HIS SONS
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Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1990. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 180 pages. First edition. Bumped at tail of spine, else near fine. In the early nineteenth century the prevailing influence in children's books was the promotion of morality, coupled with instruction, and fairy-tales and such-like improper subjects were widely discouraged. So Benjamin Tabart showed no little courage when, within three years of opening his Juvenile Library in Bond Street, he launched out into the publication..... READ MORE about BENJAMIN TABART'S JUVENILE LIBRARY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN PUBLISHED, WRITTEN,...
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Wormley: Five Owls Press Ltd., (1973). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxi, 461 pages. First edition. A fine copy. John Newbery is famous among 18th-century publishers for the manner in which he exploited the new market for children's books. Both in the creation of a "list" of successful titles and in his very individual approach to the designing, publicizing, and selling of his "little books," he shows himself to be an important forerunner of the..... READ MORE about JOHN NEWBERY AND HIS SUCCESSORS 1740-1814, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Boston: The Horn Book, (1972). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 340 pages. First U.S. edition, from the second British edition. Study of the history of children's books in England from the beginning of printing up to 1914. Illustrated. READ MORE about FROM PRIMER TO PLEASURE IN READING
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Boston: The Horn Book, (1972). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 340 pages. First U.S. edition, from the second British edition. Study of the history of children's books in England from the beginning of printing up to 1914. Illustrated. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about FROM PRIMER TO PLEASURE IN READING
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Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1870. 12mo. original pink stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Childs (1829-1894) was the owner of the Philadelphia Ledger and a noted publisher. He wrote his autobiography in 1890. An uncommon title. Paper wrappers heavily foxed. Crease on front cover. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about GEORGE W. CHILDS. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co.. 1892. tall 12mo. cloth, top edge guilt. 404 pages. Reprint of first edition. Autobiography of this Philadelphia publisher with interesting glimpses at the authors and booktrade of the 19th century. Presenation from Childs. Front cover detached. Chipping at edges. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about RECOLLECTIONS
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Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1879. 16mo. self paper wrappers. 28 pages. Part of what appears to be a series of small books on "The Private Libraries of Philadelphia." Childs (1829-1894) was a publisher. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE W. CHILDS
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Toward a National Policy
Washington: Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, (1986). 8vo. cloth. (xxiv), 309 pages. Toward a National Policy. Foreword by Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick. Book is all about the expansion of the American book market and the education of people overseas. The U.S. book industry is discussed in-depth as well as overseas publishing and education techniques at home and abroad. Edges are lightly worn. Tape marks on pastedowns and endpapers. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKS ABROAD
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Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1981. 4to. stiff wrappers. (iv), 159 pages. Catalogue of U. S. government publications available at 1981 exhibition in China. Two-page list laid in. Spine creased. READ MORE about CATALOG OF SELECTED UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS DISPLAYED AT THE U.S. BOOK EXHIBIITON...
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(Chicago and New York: McDonnell Brothers), (1866). folio. pabbled cloth. 380 pages. First edition. Front and rear hinges cracked. Spine faded. Exlibris bookplate on front pastedown. Overall, a good copy in the original binding.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about HARPER'S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT REBELLION
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1988). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 238 pages. Third edition. The editor has gathered actual case histories of agreements between authors and publishers. READ MORE about PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS, A BOOK OF PRECEDENTS
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4 volumes.
Westmead, Farnborough, Hants., England: Gregg Press, 1965. 4to. cloth. (vi), 32; (vi), 119+(1); (vi), 191+(1); (vi), 127+(1) pages. 4 volumes. Nos. 3-6 in the publisher's English Bibliographical Sources Series 2: Catalogues of Books in Circulation. Reprints of originals (London: S. Simmons, 1673-96. Original editions in Besterman 2007-8. Each volume with a prefatory note to the reader by Clavel. No. 3 includes books from the "dreadful fire of London" to Michaelmas 1672. No. 4 from the..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF ALL THE BOOKS PRINTED IN ENGLAND
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1939. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 136-153. An article in "The Library", Fourth Series, Vol. XX, No. 2, September 1939. Wear at extremities with tanning, creasing, and tears. Pages uncut at head. READ MORE about "' ABEL CLÉMENCE' OF 'ROUEN': A SIXTEENTH-CENTURY SECRET PRESS."
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Nashville: Cokesbury Press, (1938). 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 87 pages. History of this religious book publisher. Illustrated. Covers faded. READ MORE about FIFTEEN YEARS AND AN IDEA, A REPORT, 1923-1938
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Den 1. maj 1972. [Colbergs' 100th Birthday]
(Rønne: Colbergs Boghandel, 1972). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, wrap-around textured paper dust jacket. 24, (4) pages, in addition to two leaves of photographs tipped in. Den 1. maj 1972. [Colbergs' 100th Birthday]. The centennial of Colbergs Antiquarian Bookstore in Rønne, Denmark. In Danish. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, two-color facsimiles of old advertisements, and a pasted-in, embossed circular logo created to celebrate the 50th anniversary in 1902. Includes a selection of titles published by Colbergs Boghandel..... READ MORE about COLBERGS FYLDER 100
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1987. 8vo. paper covered boards. xii, 399 pages. Major sections on Reading and Learning, Reading and Society, Technology, Publishing, Librarianship and the Book in the Present and Future. READ MORE about BOOKS IN OUR FUTURE, PERSPECTIVES AND PROPOSALS
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. A collection of papers presented at the seminars "Private and Public Responsibilities of the American Publisher" and "The Co-Responsibilities of American Publishers and Booksellers" held April 4-5, 1979 and April 25, 1980, respectively, and at the PEN symposium of January 1980 and the U.S. Senate Hearings: Publishers, Authors, and Booksellers in March 1980. The topics of these papers relate to the changing relations between..... READ MORE about RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AMERICAN BOOK COMMUNITY
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1979. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 98 pages. Non-statistical discussion. Appended are results of an ALA survey. READ MORE about READING IN AMERICA 1978. Selected Findings of the Book Industry Study Group's 1978 Study of...
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