(Rome): Edizioni dell'Ateneo, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 329+(1) pages. Text in Italian, with articles in French, German, and English. Volume II, Transmission of Printed Texts in the Modern Era. 2nd International Seminar, Rome and Viterbo, June 1985. No XLIV in the Lessico Intellettuale Europeo series. Scholarly articles on publishing and bibliographical studies. Table of contents, list of contributors. Wrappers lightly tanned. READ MORE about TRASMISSIONE DEI TESTI A STAMPA NEL PERIODO MODERNO

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1938. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. v, 35, (3) pages. Reprint of the first edition which was a Cambridge Christmas Book. Colored foldout frontispiece and 6 other plates in the text. Glue migration has stained the jacket along the spine; small holes in jacket. READ MORE about HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PITT PRESS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF MR. PITT FOR THE USE OF THE...

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København: Bogtrykfagets Organisationer, 1940. 8vo. quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards. 61, (3) pages. First edition. Dahl and Dossing's study of printing history takes the reader from Gutenberg through twentieth-century printing presses. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout. In Danish. Original publisher's stiff paper wrappers bound in. READ MORE about BOGTRYKKER KUNSTEN

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Copenhagen: P. Haase and Søns Forlag, n.d.(c1960). 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 309, (3) pages. Second revised, enlarged edition. History of the book from ancient times to the 20th century, by the Danish librarian Svend Dahl. Chronologically arranged, beginning with Egyptian papyrus rolls and ending with a survey of contemporary (c1960) libraries. Undated, probably around 1960. 115 illustrations (black-and-white or facsimile). Bibliography, index. Unopened. Jacket chipped. READ MORE about BOGENS HISTORIE

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Guatemala City, Guatemala: Universitaria de Guatemala, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 221, (3) pages. Text in Spanish. Limited to 1000 copies. A review of publications in Guatemala 1980-1. Introduction, Four appendices. Index. READ MORE about A LA LUZ DE LOS LIBROS: BIBLIOGRAFIA GUATEMALTECA COMENTADO (1980-1981

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Volume 3 of "GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR VON DEN ANFÄNGEN BIZ ZUR GEGENWART"
München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1962. 8vo. cloth. xii, 590 pages. Volume 3 of "GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN LITERATUR VON DEN ANFÄNGEN BIZ ZUR GEGENWART" Text in German. This is the first part of the third volume in the story of German literature series. Specifically this volume is about German literature in the Middle Ages - it's fall and new beginning. Bookplate from the Pierpont Morgan Library on the front pastedown. Former library book. Head and heel..... READ MORE about DIE DEUTSCHE LITERATUR IM SPÄTEN MITTELALTER, ZERFALL UND NEUBEGINN

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New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1884. thick small 4to. original dark brown cloth. 739 pages. First edition. Excellent book full of information about publishing, bookselling and authorship during the 19th century. Covers rubbed with some spotting; wear at head of spine. Inside hinges cracked but solid. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS AMONG AUTHORS, BOOKS AND PUBLISHERS

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New York: Continuum, (1989). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 260 pages. Expanded edition. Brief history of publishing followed by step-by-step explanation of how books are published. Includes a large section on bookselling. Presentation from author on front free endpaper. READ MORE about BOOK PUBLISHING, A BASIC INTRODUCTION

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Köln: Der Jungbuchhandel, 1952. 8vo. paper wrappers. 64 pages. Part one of a study of publishing; a history of German publishing. READ MORE about VERLAGSKUNDE, BEITRAGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DES DEUTSCHEN VERLAGSBUCHHANDELS

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Two volumes.
New York: Burt Franklin, (1971). large 8vo. cloth. (iv),88,xii,89-156; (iv),xxx,157-324,(iv),325-386 pages. Two volumes. Reprint of first 1912 edition. An essential guide to Dublin imprints arranged chronologically. Includes all three original parts plus the supplement. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF EARLY DUBLIN-PRINTED BOOKS 1601 TO 1700

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New York: Doubleday & Co., 1972. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 304 pages. First edition. Concerns the experiences of a young Doubleday enterprise. Jacket soiled. Loosely inserted in this copy is a notice from the company that this book was published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the firm. READ MORE about MEMOIRS OF A PUBLISHER

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Stuttgart: C.E. Poeschel, (1935). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. viii, 272, (4) pages. Describes the book trade in twenty-five countries around the world and gives addresses of booksellers and publishers in each country. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about DER BUCHHANDEL DER WELT

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2 volumes.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, (1986). 4to. cloth. xxiv,328; xvi,329-715 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Volume 49 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography. Illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN LITERARY PUBLISHING HOUSES, 1638-1899

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