(Book Lover's Library). Wheatley, Henry B.

LITERARY BLUNDERS A CHAPTER IN THE "HISTORY OF HUMAN ERROR."

London: Elliot Stock, 1893. small 8vo. original brown cloth backed boards. xi, 226 pages. First edition, one of a smaller number of copies bound thus and printed on better paper. Blunders of Authors, Bibliographical Blunders, Lists of Errata, Misprints, Schoolboys' Blunders and Foreigners' English. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Covers rubbed and soiled. READ MORE about LITERARY BLUNDERS A CHAPTER IN THE "HISTORY OF HUMAN ERROR."

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 35424

(Bookbinding). Cox, Alfred J.

THE MAKING OF THE BOOK, A SKETCH OF THE BOOK-BINDING ART.

Edited with an Introduction by Paul S. Koda.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1986. 8vo. cloth. 88 pages. Edited with an Introduction by Paul S. Koda. During the second half of the nineteenth century, the Cox bindery was the largest in the Mid-West. Housed in Chicago's famous publishing emporium - the Lakeside Building - the firm bound books for R. R. Donnelley and the Chicago Public Library. This book is a facsimile reprint of a trade catalogue which was first published in 1878... READ MORE about THE MAKING OF THE BOOK, A SKETCH OF THE BOOK-BINDING ART

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 14697

(Bookbinding). Davis, Margaret E.

CHINA UNDER THE COVERS: A BINDER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROOTS OF BOOKS.

Portland, OR: Ma Nao Books, (2017). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 190, (4) pages. Exploring the origins of the book, Margaret E. Davis traces the early history of communicating by paper pages. She offers illustrated instructions for four of the first forms of books on paper, developed by the Chinese, which can be replicated today using simple tools and available materials. China Under the Covers blends history, how-to expertise, and a journalist's eye for detail... READ MORE about CHINA UNDER THE COVERS: A BINDER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROOTS OF BOOKS

Price: $24.95  other currencies  Order nr. 129628

(Bookbinding). Powers, Sandra.

ENGLISH BINDINGS ON CONTINENTAL BOOKS: FACTORS IN THE STUDY OF THE EARLY BOOK TRADE.

N.P. n.p., 1980. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 302-309+(1) pages. Reprint from the Gutenberg-Jahrbuch (1980). Presentation by the author on inside front cover. A study of English bindings on books with continental imprints. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about ENGLISH BINDINGS ON CONTINENTAL BOOKS: FACTORS IN THE STUDY OF THE EARLY BOOK TRADE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126465

(Bookbuilders of Boston).

PUBLISHERS' CHOICE 1962 NEW ENGLAND BOOK SHOW.

(Boston, MA): The Bookbuilders of Boston, 1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. List of publishers, eleven indices, acknowledgments, list of committee members. 129 entries. Black and white illustrations. Stamped on front cover. READ MORE about PUBLISHERS' CHOICE 1962 NEW ENGLAND BOOK SHOW

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126614

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, A GUIDE TO PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING COURSES IN THE UNITED STATES.

Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, (1992). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 124, (2) pages. Published with the Support of the United States Information Agency. Describes the offerings of more than 60 university and professional organizations in the areas of book publishing, magazine publishing, and bookselling, with essays on the challenges facing the industry. The listings detail course objectives, names and credentials of key instructors, admission requirements, etc. READ MORE about BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, A GUIDE TO PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING COURSES IN THE UNITED STATES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 69379

(Bookselling).

BOOK TRADE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS.

Frankfurt: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, (1983). tall 16mo. paper wrappers. 26 pages. A small pamphlet probably distributed at the Frankfurt Book Fair of 1983, the topics being book publishing and the book trade in the Federal Republic of Germany. READ MORE about BOOK TRADE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN PUBLISHERS AND...

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45234

(Bookselling).

CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WORKS ON PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE.

London: Univ. of London, 1936. 8vo. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound-in, top edge gilt. 194 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Contains numerous references to bookbinding works. Light foxing of new endpapers. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WORKS ON PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY OF...

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 103033

(Bookselling).

MAINAUER GESPRACHE 1953.

N.P. n.p., (1954). large 12mo. paper wrappers. 127 pages. Essays on the German-language book trade in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. READ MORE about MAINAUER GESPRACHE 1953

Price: $7.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51295

(Bookselling). Meyer-Dohm, Peter.

HANDBUCH DES BUCHHANDELS, BAND III: SORTIMENTSBUCHHANDEL.

Hamburg: Buchmarkt-Forschung, 1971. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 610 pages. Volume three of this handbook covers retail bookselling, giving the basics of bookselling as well as specific topics such as marketing and organization, warehousing, selling, and financing. Indexed. Some wear to front board. READ MORE about HANDBUCH DES BUCHHANDELS, BAND III: SORTIMENTSBUCHHANDEL

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(Books).

THE HISTORY OF MAKING BOOKS.

New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1996. 8vo. metal ring binder with illustrated paper-covered boards. 45+(1) pages. First Scholastic edition, issued as volume 18 in the Voyages of Discoveryseries. Text and color illustrations on laminated paper, that describe the process of making books from clay tablets, papyrus rolls, and illuminated manuscripts to the printing press, with sections on machinery, color printing, bookbinding, booksellers and censors, and children's books. With a time-line chart and reusable vinyl stickers. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF MAKING BOOKS

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BORSENVEREIN DES DEUTSCHEN BUCHHANDELS ORGANISATION--AUFGABEN--TATIGKE.

Frankfurt: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, 1978. square 8vo. paper wrappers. 65 pages. A portrait of the German book trade association. Wrappers rubbed and curled. READ MORE about BORSENVEREIN DES DEUTSCHEN BUCHHANDELS ORGANISATION--AUFGABEN--TATIGKE

Price: $9.00  other currencies  Order nr. 49198

Bostwick, Arthur E.

EARMARKS OF LITERATURE.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 91936