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
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New York: Harper & Row, (1967). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 22 pages. First separate appearance; first appeared as "The Easy Chair" in Harper's Magazine. History of Harper. READ MORE about REFLECTIONS ON REACHING THE AGE OF 150
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Glendale: La Siesta Press, 1964. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 48 pages. First edition, limited to 900 copies, of which this is one of 100 signed copies bound thus. READ MORE about PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1850-1876, A DIRECTORY
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (2005). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 275, (3) pages. A volume in IUP's Blacks in the Diaspora series. Author an associate professor of English at Wichita State University. Discusses the shaping of African American identity through a study of written and visual texts, giving particular attention to The Crisis and Opportunity. Black and white illustrations throughout. List of illustrations, endnotes, works cited and index. READ MORE about WORD, IMAGE AND THE NEW NEGRO: REPRESENTATION AND IDENTITY IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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N.P. n.p., 1970. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.248-253. Offprint from Harvard Library Bulletin, Volume XVIII, No.3, July, 1970. READ MORE about THE BELKNAP PRESS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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2 Volumes.
Washington, DC: United States Government, 1978. broadsides (15 by 10 inches). 2 Volumes. Facsimiles of a joint resolution of Congress and a Presidential proclamation, both dated June 14, 1978, honoring the 100th anniversery of American university presses. Both with the facsimile signature of President Carter. The joint resolution of Congress signed by House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill, Jr., and Acting President Pro Tempore of the Senate Paul Hatfield (D-Montana). Both documents stained. READ MORE about Joint Resolution of Congress and Presidential Proclamation honoring American University Presses
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Paris: Les Éditions Ouvrières, (1968). squarish 12mo. paper wrappers. 342, (2) pages. Part of the series Vivre son temps. Sections on publishing, libraries, and education. Stamp on rear wrapper. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ET LA LECTURE EN FRANCE
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1959). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 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. Jacket toned along spine. READ MORE about LITERARY PUBLISHING IN AMERICA 1790-1850
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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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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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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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extracts from Publishing Agreements Fourth Edition
London: Butterworths, 1993. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, 49 pages. extracts from Publishing Agreements Fourth Edition. Standard international publishing, co-edition and joint venture agreements. READ MORE about TRANSLATION, CO-EDITION AND JOINT VENTURE PUBLISHING AGREEMENTS
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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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Foreword by James H. Billington. Afterword by John Y. Cole.
Golden: Fulcrum Publishing, (1996). small 4to. leatherette, dust jacket. x, 150 pages. Foreword by James H. Billington. Afterword by John Y. Cole. First edition. Filled with illustrations of some of the most interesting and important American books of the Library of Congress. Signed by the author on title page. READ MORE about THE BOOK IN AMERICA WITH IMAGES FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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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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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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MANAGING & PRESERVING PUBLISHERS' RECORDS
(Vancouver): The Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, (1989). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 69 pages. MANAGING & PRESERVING PUBLISHERS' RECORDS. Practical guide to help publishers manage records and preserve documents of archival value. Review slip laid in. READ MORE about ARCHIVAL GOLD
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New York: The New York Public Library, 1939. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 55 pages. The fourth lecture of the R.R. Bowker Memorial Lectures. An interesting study of this method of selling new books including an historical view. READ MORE about SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS
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London: The British Library, (1992). 8vo. paper over boards, dust jacket. 174 pages. First edition. Using examples from the British Library's collection of Russian Avant-Garde Books, this study explores graphic design and photomontage in books and journals. Well illustrated throughout, many in color. READ MORE about RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE BOOKS 1917-34
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Cambridge: The MIT Press, (1993). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 175 pages. First U.S. edition. Using examples from the British Library's collection of Russian Avant-Garde Books, this study explores graphic design and photomontage in books and journals. Well illustrated throughout, many in color. Jacket curled at top edge. READ MORE about RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE BOOKS 1917-34
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The Books & Hobbies of Seamen
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., (1937). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 181+(1) pages. The Books & Hobbies of Seamen. First edition. Contains an interesting collection of essays regarding works done by British seamen. Some wear on bottom spine end and closed tears on dust jacket. READ MORE about IN THE WATCH BELOW
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 244 pages. First edition. Bill Targ's copy with his ownership inscription. Light jacket wear. READ MORE about BANNED BOOKS OF ENGLAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES, A STUDY OF THE CONCEPTION OF LITERARY OBSCENITY
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