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
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
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 8252
München: F. Bruckmann, 1958. tall 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. 157, (3) pages. A look back at 100 years of this German publisher (1858-1958). With many illustrations, some in color, of books and people from the firm's history. Jacket slightly torn at top edge. READ MORE about 100 JAHRE BRUCKMANN
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 50886
München: Bruckmann, (1983). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First edition. The Bruckmann publishing house celebrates its 125th anniversary with this bibliography of its titles. A preface traces the firm's history. The bibliography is divided by subject matter: art, sports, music, etc. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Indexed. READ MORE about 125 JAHRE BUCHER. 1858-1983. VERLAG UND GRAPHISCHE KUNSTANSTALTEN
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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
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 87551
(Bonn: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verleger, 1975. Buchhändler und Bibliothekare. 1975), 8vo., paper wrappers. 106 pages. Papers from the 1974 yearly conference of German publishers, booksellers and librarians. Wrapper slightly torn and discolored. READ MORE about BUCHER UND REGION
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48162
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
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 123245
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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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
Los Gatos: The Talisman Press, 1962. thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 398, (2) pages. First edition, one of 750 copies. Dust jacket has some insect damage. Spine of jacket age darkened. Else fine condition. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERS, 1846-1858. REPRINTED FROM THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE SACRAMENTO...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 54301
(Munich: Verlag Georg D.W. Callwey, 1984. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 67 pages. Important events and publications in Callwey's 100-year history, year by year. Illustrated. READ MORE about 100 JAHRE VERLAG GEORG D.W. CALLWEY MUNCHEN 1884-1984
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 48573
Stuttgart: Calwer Vereinsbuchhandlung, 1933. 8vo. cloth. 127 pages. Well produced history of this bookseller - publisher. With foldout facsimiles of letters, maps, etc. Many reproductions of photographs of men important to the firm. Also has a list of titles published. Covers faded. READ MORE about VIELE SAATEN - EINE ERNTE: FESTSCHRIFT ZUM HUNDERTJÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DES CALWER VERLAGSVEREINS,...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 27949
Cambridge: University Press, (1962). oblong 8vo. cloth, slipcase. (ii), 16 pages. Limited to 500 copies and issued as the annual Cambridge Christmas book. With an introductory page by Brian Crutchley. Three illustrations in color and a number of tinted illustrations. Slipcase broken. READ MORE about UNIVERSITY PRINTING HOUSES AT CAMBRIDGE FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 1122
Cambridge: University Press, (1962). oblong 8vo. cloth, slipcase, leather spine label. (ii), 16 pages. Limited to 500 copies and issued as the annual Cambridge Christmas book. With an introductory page by Brian Crutchley. Three illustrations in color and a number of tinted illustrations. Slipcase is partially cracked on one edge, else a beautifully preserved copy. READ MORE about THE UNIVERSITY PRINTING HOUSES AT CAMBRIDGE FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 1566
Cambridge: Privately printed, 1959. tall 12mo. marbled paper wrappers, paper cover label. 16 pages. The Cambridge Christmas book for 1959. Issued in this format because of a printer's strike that had occured in England. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS 1930-58
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 32492
With a Foreword by Euan Phillips.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1974. square 8vo. half cloth over patterned paper-covered boards. 42 pages. With a Foreword by Euan Phillips. The hardbound version of the Cambridge Christmas Book which describes the other books in the series, a series which started in 1930. This was the last book printed in the series. With a number of illustrations. Wear at tips. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 1607
With a Foreword by Euan Phillips.
London: St. Bride Printing Library, 1975. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 40 pages. With a Foreword by Euan Phillips. Reprint of the 1974 Cambridge Christmas Book which describes the other books in the series, a series which started in 1930. With a number of illustrations. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS
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Bentley House: Cambridge University Press, 1938. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. First edition. Illustrated history of the press. Covers soiled with chipping along edge. READ MORE about BENTLEY HOUSE AND THE EVOLUTION OF CAMBRIDGE PUBLISHING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 1125
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 343 pages. First edition, second printing. Written to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the press. Much on Stanley Morison. READ MORE about CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1584-1984
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 343 pages. First edition. Written to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the press. Much on Stanley Morison. Spine lightly sunned. READ MORE about CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1584-1984
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1934. 8vo. boards. 31 pages. Very good copy. READ MORE about FOUR CENTURIES OF PRINTING CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS PRINTED AT THE CAMBRIDGE...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 1126
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1956. small 4to. cloth. 67 pages and 14 illustrations. First edition. The Sandars Lecture for 1954. READ MORE about THE EVOLUTION OF CAMBRIDGE PUBLISHING
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Cambridge: At the University Press, 1956. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 67 pages and 14 illustrations. First edition. The Sandars Lecture for 1954. Jacket chipped with tears. Inscribed by Roberts and dated 1956 on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE EVOLUTION OF CAMBRIDGE PUBLISHING
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Cambridge: At the University Press, 1921. 8vo. two-toned cloth, cloth spine label. xv, 190 pages. First edition. Well-printed history of this important press. Spots on cover. Foxed. Page 77 repaired. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1521-1921
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 96641
