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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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1935. 8vo. cloth. 156 pages. First U.S. edition. Four papers dealing with the inner conditions and problems of bookselling and the publishing trade. 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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Köln: Druck und Commissions-Verlag von J. P. Bachem, 1879. 8vo. original half cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (iii). 107+(1) pages. Written in German. Contains the essay "Die Druckkunst im Dienste der Kirche zunächst in Deutschland bis zum Jahre 1520." by Franz Falk. Spine tanned. With the bookplate of H. P. Kraus, as well as the laid-in bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about GÖRRES-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR PFLEGE DER WISSENSCHAFT IM KATHOLISCHEN DEUTSCHLAND
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(London: NLB, 1976). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 378 pages. First edition in English. This was the last work planned by the noted French historian Lucien Febvre. Febvre writes about how the technical preconditions, social pressures and other external events help mold the revolutionary invention of printing and how printing helped shape the course of civilization. READ MORE about THE COMING OF THE BOOK, THE IMPACT OF PRINTING
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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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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 42 pages. Occasional Papers Number 4. Distributed for the Bibliographical Society. READ MORE about LOAN BOOK OF THE STATIONERS' COMPANY, WITH A LIST OF TRANSACTIONS 1592 - 1692
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 42 pages. Occasional Papers Number 4. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE LOAN BOOK OF THE STATIONERS' COMPANY, WITH A LIST OF TRANSACTIONS 1592 - 1692
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN...
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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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(Boston: Branden Publishing Co., 1986. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 275, (7) pages, black and white plates. Memoirs of a German publisher's daughter whose family fled Germany after 1933. Reflects on her encounters with noteworthy writers published by S. Fischer Verlag, many of also left Germany when the Nazis took power. Black and white illustrations. Dust jacket torn near top of spine. READ MORE about MY EUROPEAN HERITAGE: LIFE AMONG GREAT MEN OF LETTERS
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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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Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1903. 8vo. later half cloth with paper-covered boards, paper spine label. x, 234 pages. Discusses many aspects of the German book trade, including publishing, retail bookselling, antiquarian bookselling, and trade associations. READ MORE about GRUNDZUGE DER ORGANISATION DES DEUTSCHEN BUCHHANDELS
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Leipzig: Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler, 1942. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 96 pages. Third edition. A guide to using books as a way to knowledge; sections on the book trade (publishing and bookselling), libraries, and bibliographies. Wrappers faded. Pages yellowed. Bookplate inside front wrapper. READ MORE about WEGE ZUM WISSEN, BUCH, BUCHHANDEL, BIBLIOTHEKEN, SCHRIFTUMSVERZEICHNUNG
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Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1907. 12mo. cloth. vi, 112, (2), 32 pages. Six speeches on the relationship of the book trade to literature, science, and art, given before the Deutsche Buchgewerbevereins by R. Focke, H. Hermelink, T. Kautzsch, H. Waentig, G. Witkowski, and R. Wuttke. READ MORE about DAS BUCHGEWERBE UND DIE KULTUR
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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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Bielefeld: F. Eilers, (1949). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 119+(1) pages. The story of how a book is produced, from the author's desk to the bookseller's window. Corners bumped. READ MORE about SO ENTSTEHT EIN BUCH
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N.P. C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1961. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 198 pages. A study of bookselling. Covers soiled. READ MORE about BUCH IN DER GEGENWART, EINE EMPIRISCH-SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTLICHE UNTERSUCH
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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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New Brunswick: Graduate School of Library Service, 1976. 4to. self paper wrappers. iv, 16 pages. Rutgers University GSLS Occasional Papers No. 76-3. Introduction by Benjamin Weintraub. Offers a personal perspective on small press publishing. READ MORE about THE PSYCHOLOGIQUE OF SMALL PRESS PUBLISHING
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The Publishing Scene and American Literary Art
Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, (1992). 8vo. leather. (vi), 316 pages. The Publishing Scene and American Literary Art. Eleven essays and twelve reviews regarding the troubled art of writing. Slight shelfwear. READ MORE about MY SILK PURSE AND YOURS
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Translated by George Bisset.
London: Faber, (1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 211 pages. Translated by George Bisset. First edition in English; translated from the 1975 first Swedish edition. A look at where publishing was heading by this Swedish publisher. Name in ink on front pastedown. READ MORE about LITERATURE IN THE MARKETPLACE
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Paris: Librairies Techniques, (1960). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 189 pages. An attempt to rectify general misconceptions about publishers. Indexed. Damage to spine; cover slightly rubbed and slightly discolored. Presentation from the author on the half-title. READ MORE about L' EDITEUR
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Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries, 1965. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 18, (2) pages. University of Kansas Publications, Library Series 25. A public lecture presented at the University of Kansas on October 23, 1964. List of other works in the series follows text. READ MORE about CENSORED: BOOKS AND THEIR RIGHT TO LIVE
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