Switzerland: Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft, 1964. 8vo. quarter leather with laid paper-covered boards, leather spine label. 74+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1100 numbered copies. Four essays focus on the powerful writings of four influential figures: the Austrian author and teacher Adalbert Stifter (1805--1868) whose fame rests chiefly on his sketches of rural life; Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874--1929), the Austrian poet, dramatist and essayist remembered primarily for his collaboration with the German composer Richard Strauss;..... READ MORE about WIRKENDES WORT

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Mexico: n.p., 1953. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 257 pages. With an introduction by Pablo Martínez del Rio. Illustrated history of writing and the alphabet. Library stamp (marked duplicate) on front cover. READ MORE about NEUSTRO ALFABETO, ENSAYO DE INVESTIGACION HISTORICA Y LINGUISTICA

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(London: John Roberts Press), n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. A brief introduction. Scarce. READ MORE about GOLD IN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATION

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New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1913. small 4to. faux leather with gilt stamp on front cover. 209 pages with 90 illustratons. Bound Xerox of this title. Eleven chapters on all aspects of the development of the alphabet. READ MORE about THE STORY OF THE ALPHABET

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Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, (1929). 4to. cloth. xl pages followed by the 240 full-page plates. First edition. well-preserved copy. READ MORE about DIE SCHRIFT, ATLAS DER SCHRIFTFORMEN DES ABENDLANDES VOM ALTERTUM BIS ZUM AUSGANG DES 18....

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4 volumes
Paris, France: Imprimerie Impériale, 1858. folio. half cloth, marbled paper-covered boards. xxiv, 575+(1); x, 550, (2); viii, 529, (3) pages; plates. 4 volumes. Text in French. Foreword by the author, table of contents in each volume. Second and third volume include discussion of holdings of major French libraries. Third volume with descriptions of plates, addenda and corrigenda, and index. Fourth volume with 51 facsimile plates. A study of calligraphy, miniatures, and bookbinding from the Carolingian..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DE PARIS: LE CABINET DES MANUSCRITS DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE IMPÉRIALE

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Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries.
Westminster: Nichols and Sons, 1895. 4to. original paper wrappers. 14 pages. Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries. Reprint from Archaeologia, Vol. XIV, pp.411-424. With nine photographic plates. Chipped along spine with cover partially detached. READ MORE about ON A MS. PONTIFICAL OF A BISHOP OF METZ OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY

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New York: Philosophical Library, n.d. tall 8vo. cloth. 607 pages. First U.S. edition. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Well illustrated. Spine faded. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND

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New York: Dover, (1982). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 603, (15) pages. A reprint of the 1953 edition. Diringer examines the book from its origins as clay tablets in 3500 B.C. to the introduction of printing. With 200 illustrations. Ink ownership inscription in corner of half-title. READ MORE about THE BOOK BEFORE PRINTING ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND ORIENTAL

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New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 261 pages. First U.S. edition. Part of the series entitled Ancient Peoples and Places. History of writing well illustrated with examples from the author's collection. 78 photographs and 49 line drawings. READ MORE about WRITING

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Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, 1966. 4to. paper-covered boards. 66, (2) with plates. Text in French. No. I in the Bibliothèque des Cahiers Archéologiques series, published under the direction of André Grabar and Jean Hubert. A study of three medieval Greek psalters: Pantocrator 61, Paris Grec 20 and British Museum 40731. Preface by Grabar. Foreword and bibliography. Description of the general characteristics of each psalter, with detailed descriptive information on each folio. Two pages of color..... READ MORE about L' ILLUSTRATION DES PSAUTIERS GRECS DU MOYEN AGE

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Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 2004. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 24, (2). Edition limited to 535 copies of which this is one of 500 numbered in Arabic numerals, printed on white paper and signed by the author. Printed as a benefit publication for the Antiquarian Booksellers' Benevolent Fund; a non-profit charity. This is a recollection of Dunning's friendship with Michael Shaara ( The Killer Angels) over one summer and, simultaneously, a meditation on writing..... READ MORE about THAT SUMMER WITH MICHAEL

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London, England: The Sylvan Press, 1945. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. viii, 118, (2) pages, plates. Table of contents, introduction by the editor, A collection of essays by various English craftsmen, including essays by bookbinders Roger Powell and Anthony Gardner, and calligrapher M.C. Oliver. Illustrations follow text. Dust jacket chipped at edges and tanned. Scattered light foxing. READ MORE about FIFTEEN CRAFTSMEN ON THEIR CRAFTS

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