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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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Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc., (1978). thick 8vo. cloth. xvii, 574 pages. Reprint of the fourth edition. Excellent book. Near-fine. READ MORE about THE PRESS AND AMERICA, AN INTERPRETATIVE HISTORY OF THE MASS MEDIA

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N.P. Förlags AB Centrum, 1974. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 94 pages. The opinions of the 1968 Literary Commission (Literaturutredning) did not please everyone, particularly not Swedish publishers and booksellers, as this work by the chairman of the Stockholm book dealers Association shows. Inserted is a card addressed to S. Taubert from a Stockholm bookseller. A little soiled, chipped. READ MORE about PM OM BOKEN

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London: Faber & Faber Limited, (1934). 8vo. cloth. 156 pages. First edition. Four papers dealing with the inner conditions and problems of bookselling and the publishing trade. Spine age darkened. READ MORE about A PUBLISHER SPEAKING

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Remarks by Clifton Fadiman, In Acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
New York: National Book Awards Ceremony, 1993. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 16+(1) pages. Remarks by Clifton Fadiman, In Acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. With an introduction and a note on the type. Printed in Monotype Dante, a type created by Giovanni Mardersteig. Preceding Fadiman's remarks is the speech of the "Presentation of National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Clifton Fadiman" by..... READ MORE about " TO THE CURIOUS, INTELLIGENT READER"

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(New York): Columbia University, 2003. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 92 pages. A report written while the author was in the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University, which uses interviews, historical research, observational sessions, and a detailed study of bestsellers and best books to understand the present, touch on the future, and give the history of trade books its due. READ MORE about BEST AND WORST OF TIMES, THE CHANGING BUSINESS OF TRADE BOOKS, 1975-2002

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Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain..... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN

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Frankfurt: S. Fischer, (1981). 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels, dust jacket. 428 pages. Second edition. This publisher's autobiography reflects the history and cultural life of a half-century in Germany. READ MORE about BEDROHT--BEWAHRT

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New York: New York University Books, (1965). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 70 pages and 13 plates. First edition. First documentation of the inter-relation and introduction into England of the earliest European pornographic writings including notes on Venus in the Clister which was the subject of the case on which the English law of obscene libel was based. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about LIBERTINE LITERATURE IN ENGLAND, 1660-1745

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London: The Oak Tree Press, (1964). 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 185 pages. Sections on the making of books, the distribution of books and the contents of books. Illustrated. Bookplate. READ MORE about LITERATURE THROUGH THE AGES

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Berkeley: The Associates of the University of California Press, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vii), 24 pages. History of the University of California Press by the director August Frugé. Slight vertical crease to booklet. Wrappers rubbed at the edges. READ MORE about THE METAMORPHOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

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