New York: The Maple Press, (1981). 4to. paper wrappers. 20 pages. Being an address to A.I.G.A. by the President of Books and Education Services at McGraw-Hill. READ MORE about BOOK PUBLISHING SCENE 1971-1981
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 706
The Things That Make Good Books Good
Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, (1969). 8vo. cloth. (viii), 144 pages. The Things That Make Good Books Good. First published in 1914. Book is based on a series of lectures given to the training class of the Brooklyn Public Library, afterward to that of the New York Public Library. Eighteen chapters cover everything from the "Nature of Literature" to appreciation/ownership/preservation of literature. Faint spots of discoloration on both covers, light rubbing at head and..... READ MORE about EARMARKS OF LITERATURE
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 91936
New York: Warner Books, 1986. 8vo. quarter cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 161 pages. First edition. Obviously, publishers have discovered a market here...some help on getting published by a "savvy insider," with a copy of his proposal for this book. May be useful to would-be authors. READ MORE about THE AWFUL TRUTH ABOUT PUBLISHING
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 52193
Poitiers: Imprimerie Blais, Roy & Ci, 1895. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 142, (2) pages. Text in French. This book gives short biographies and bibliographies of books published by printers from the fifteenth to nineteenth century in the areas of Loudun, Châtellerault, Montmorillon, Civray, Lusignan, Ingrande, and Ligugé. Includes six plates reproduced from their work. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H.P. Kraus. Cracked, Upper..... READ MORE about LES IMPRIMEURS ET LES LIBRAIRES DU DÉPARTEMENT DE LA VIENNE (HORS POITIERS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 95591
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929. small 8vo. cloth. 62 pages. Reprint of the 1928 edition. A summary of how English and American publishers designated a first edition on books they published for different time periods. Spine faded; wear along hinges. Bookplate. READ MORE about FIRST EDITIONS OF TO-DAY AND HOW TO TELL THEM
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Bethesda, MD: Council of Biology Editors, Inc., 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 106 pages. An anthology of essays on the various aspects of the creation of scientific journals, including copy editing, marketing, budgeting, presswork, etc. Edges lightly soiled, small stain near fore-edge, minor wear. READ MORE about ECONOMICS OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 102121
New York: The H.W. Wilson Co., 1949. thick tall 8vo. cloth. xx, 627 pages. Third edition, second printing. Revised by Rae Elizabeth Rips. (Besterman p.6334). Over 6,000 entries. Excellent, well annotated, bibliography. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Ink stamp of Follett's on Green on the free endpaper and an ink ownership inscription on front pastedown. Faded. READ MORE about UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 41063
København: Politikens Forlag, 1952. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47 pages. First edition. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert. A study of publishing and its costs and calculations. Many charts. In Danish. READ MORE about FORLAGS-KALKULATION. BETRAGTNINGER OVER ET FORSØMT EMNE
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 63164
København: Politikens Forlag, 1968. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 182 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert. A much expanded version of his earlier 1952 study. Bramsen looks at publishing and its costs and calculations. Many diagrams, including a fold-out chart at rear. In Danish. An article by Bramsen from Det Danske Bogmarked(1968) is loosely inserted. READ MORE about FORLAGS-KALKULATION. FORLAGSØKONOMI I GRUNDRIDS
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København: Den Danske Forlæggerforening, 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 196 pages. Second edition, limited to 500 copies. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert. A revised version of his earlier 1968 study. Bramsen looks at publishing and its costs and calculations. Many diagrams. In Danish. READ MORE about FORLAGS-KALKULATION. FORLAGSØKONOMI I GRUNDRIDS
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(København: Politikens Forlag, 1954). large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (ii), 19-38+(1) pages. A New Year's publication from Politikens Forlag. This article, taken from a festschrift for Aleks. Frøland, concerns itself with publishing activities and "economic problems." In Danish. READ MORE about PRAKTISKE FORUDSÆTNINGER FOR VOR TIDS FORLAGSVIRKSOMHED
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Ljubljana: Drzavna zalozba Slovenije, 1972. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 142, (6) pages. Presentation from the author to Siegred Taubert on the half-title. A Slovenian compilation of essays on books, reading and the publishing industry. Includes translated essays by Marshall McLuhan, Stanley Unwin, Robert Escarpit, and Paul Hazard. Quotations printed in purple. READ MORE about CAS KNJIGE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 74556
Minneapolis: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1992. large 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 61+(1) pages. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, sponsored by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. A series of essays and articles on the uses of modern technology in book design. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about OFF THE SHELF AND ON-LINE: COMPUTERS MOVE THE BOOK ARTS INTO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY DESIGN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 46649
New York: Quadrangle, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 370 pages. Subtitled "Experiences and Afterthoughts by New York Newspapermen on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Their Old-Timers' Society, selected from issues of Silurian News." READ MORE about SHOELEATHER AND PRINTERS' INK, 1924-1974
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 44409
[Books and publishing]. Ruch wydawniczy w Polsce Ludowej w latach 1944-1957. [The publishing movement in the People's Republic of Poland during the period 1944-1957].
(Warszawa): Panstwowy Instytut, 1958. 8vo. cloth, spine and front board printed in red and black. 273, (3) pages. [Books and publishing]. Ruch wydawniczy w Polsce Ludowej w latach 1944-1957. [The publishing movement in the People's Republic of Poland during the period 1944-1957]. Illustrated with many tables. Index. Cloth binding faded. READ MORE about KSIAZKI I WYDAWCY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 74820
Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1987. large 8vo. paper-covered boards. xxiii+(i), 115, (2) pages. First edition. Co-edited by Richard Griscom.No. 57 from the series by the Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography. Catalogs the music repertoire printed by Johann Gottlieb Gehra (ca. 1745 - 1778), who ran one of more well-known music businesses outside of Paris. Includes facsimiles of his catalogues and advertisements for specific compositions. READ MORE about THE FRENCH MUSIC PUBLISHER GUÉRA OF LYON: A DATED LIST
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 64907
New York: The New York Public Library, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 129 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from the Bulletin. Excellent source document. With information on marblers. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK-ARTS AND BOOK TRADE IN PHILADELPHIA TO 1820, INCLUDING PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 20568
New York: New York Public Library, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 211 pages. Lists of bibliographies followed by directory and chronological index of names and newspapers and magazines by city. Lists marblers. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF PRINTING, PUBLISHING, BOOKSELLING & ALLIED TRADES IN RHODE ISLAND TO 1865
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Foreword by Howard Mumford Jones.
N.P. Ohio State University Press, (1968). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xviii, 327 pages. Foreword by Howard Mumford Jones. First edition. An important look at publishing and the author in America during the 19th century. With an embossed private library stamp. READ MORE about THE PROFESSION OF AUTHORSHIP IN AMERICA, 1800-1870 THE PAPERS OF WILLIAM CHARVAT
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Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2005. large 8vo. cloth. (iv), 336 pages followed by 32 plates. Reprint of the 1930 first edition (Besterman 3010). Brun provides ten chapters followed by an annotated bibliographical catalogue of the principal books illustrated in France during the sixteenth century. Illustrated and indexed. In all, 1250 books are described. Never reprinted, this remains a difficult title to find. Includes 32 illustrations, mostly of title pages. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ EN FRANCE AU XVIe SIECLE
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London: Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1979. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 12, (2) pages. Limited to 250 copies. "An Address Given to the Wynkyn de Worde Society on 24 May 1979 at Stationers' Hall, London" on the author's experiences at Oxford University Press. READ MORE about THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102193
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1963. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages. First edition. Cambridge Authors' and Printers' Guides VII. Thoroughly discusses the begining and end parts of a book.Tear in edge of front cover. READ MORE about PRELIMS AND END-PAGES
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Philadelphia: Philadelphia Book Clinic, 1976. 4to. cloth. (xii), 121+(1) pages. Book has been separated into two main sections, PUBLISHERS and PRINTERS, COMPOSITORS. Includes chapters on: The American Philosophical Society, Lea & Febiger, Judson Press, John C. Meyer, The Maple Press, Haverford House, and much more. Illustrated throughout with several black-and-white photographs. Faint rubbing to corners of covers. READ MORE about PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS: AN INFORMAL HISTORY
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Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, (1953). 8vo. cloth. vii, 107 pages. First edition. "Papers presented before the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago." Ten chapters including one by Wright Howes on retail bookselling. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. READ MORE about LIBRARIANS, SCHOLARS AND BOOKSELLERS AT MID-CENTURY
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Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Limited, (1976. 8vo. Leather. 256 pages. Divided in two sections, the first is concerned with the oldest and largest businesses of various kinds in different parts of the world, and the second with the UK financial system and the economy. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE GUINNESS BOOK OF THE BUSINESS WORLD
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 99643
