(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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Born, Ernst.

LEXICON FÜR DAS GRAPHISCHE GEWERBE.

Frankfurt am Main: Polygraph Verlag, (1958). 8vo. cloth. 526 pages. First edition. An illustrated lexicon of terms related to graphic priocesses such as photography, lithography, offset printing, etc. Includes some fold-out diagrams. A thorough and detailed reference source. In German. Ex-library copy with label removed from spine and ink stamp on title page. READ MORE about LEXICON FÜR DAS GRAPHISCHE GEWERBE

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62594

Bouralière, A. de la.

LES IMPRIMEURS ET LES LIBRAIRES DU DÉPARTEMENT DE LA VIENNE (HORS POITIERS).

Poitiers: Imprimerie Blais, Roy & Ci, 1895. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 142, (2) pages. Text in French. This book gives short biographies and bibliographies of books published by printers from the fifteenth to nineteenth century in the areas of Loudun, Châtellerault, Montmorillon, Civray, Lusignan, Ingrande, and Ligugé. Includes six plates reproduced from their work. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H.P. Kraus. Cracked, Upper..... READ MORE about LES IMPRIMEURS ET LES LIBRAIRES DU DÉPARTEMENT DE LA VIENNE (HORS POITIERS

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95591

(Bowerman, C.W.). Bowerman, C.W.

JUBILEE OF THE LONDON SOCIETY OF COMPOSITORS, A BRIEF RECORD OF EVENTS PRIOR TO AND SINCE ITS RE-ESTABLISHMENT IN 1848.

London: London Society of Compositors, 1898. 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 162, (2) pages. First edition. (St.Bride catalogue p.563). Covers worn with spine tape repaired. READ MORE about JUBILEE OF THE LONDON SOCIETY OF COMPOSITORS, A BRIEF RECORD OF EVENTS PRIOR TO AND SINCE ITS...

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(Bowyer). Maslen, Keith and John Lancaster (editor).

BOWYER LEDGERS, THE PRINTING ACCOUNTS OF WILLIAM BOWYER FATHER AND SON REPRODUCED ON MICROFICHE WITH A CHECKLIST OF BOWYER PRINTING 1699-1777, A COMMENTARY, INDEXES AND APPENDIXES.

London and New York: The Bibliographical Society and The Bibliographical Society of America, 1991. tall 8vo. cloth. Accompanied by 70 microfiches enclosed in a separate box. lxxv, (1), 616, (4) pages. First edition. Near fine set. The Bowyer ledgers, kept by William Bowyer, father and son, between 1710 and 1777, offer vast new information concerning authorship, book production and book distribution in eighteenth-century London. They are among the few surviving from this period and for..... READ MORE about BOWYER LEDGERS, THE PRINTING ACCOUNTS OF WILLIAM BOWYER FATHER AND SON REPRODUCED ON MICROFICHE...

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(Brade, Helmut).

HELMUT BRADE.

Plakate und Andere Arbeiten.
Halle: (Staatlichen Galerie Moritzburg Halle), 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 132, (4) pages. Plakate und Andere Arbeiten. Written in German. Exhibition catalogue. A collection of placards and other works by or about Helmut Brade, from the gallery of the Staatlichen Galerie Moritzburg in Halle, in conjunction with the Galerie 84 des Kultur- und Freizeitzentrums Moskauer Platz in Erfurt and the Theater im Palast, TiP-Galerie in Berlin, with captions and text. Contains a biography, and various..... READ MORE about HELMUT BRADE

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Brainard, Charles Rollin (editor).

THE PRINTING PRESS, THE MEN THAT USE IT AND THE WORK THEY DO.

New York: Charles Rollin Brainard, 1886. 8vo. paper wrappers. 8 pages. Contains an editorial in favor of the formation of a proofreaders' union, a discussion of constitutional guarantees of a free press, miscellaneous notes, and an essay on the upcoming unveiling of the Statue of Liberty, with praise for the efforts of The New York Worldin raising funds for the project. Soiled, chipped, torn at spine. READ MORE about THE PRINTING PRESS, THE MEN THAT USE IT AND THE WORK THEY DO

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(Braunschweig).

450 JAHRE BRAUNSCHWEIGER DRUCKGEWERBE, AUSSTELLUNG IM STADTISCHEN.

Braunschweig: Georg Westermann, 1958. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. Accompanies an exhibition of printing in Braunschweig. Additional page loosely inserted. Wrappers yellowed, fore edge curled. READ MORE about 450 JAHRE BRAUNSCHWEIGER DRUCKGEWERBE, AUSSTELLUNG IM STADTISCHEN

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Brenni, Vito J.

BOOK PRINTING IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE AND A DIRECTORY OF PRINTERS.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1983). 8vo. cloth. ix, 163 pages. First edition. Lists 1,021 books, theses, sales and exhibition catalogues, and articles in periodicals on the subject. Contains a section for each country and covers such subjects as Printing Manuals, Type Specimen books, Music, Religion, and Writing and Calligraphy. At the back is a list of 389 Printers, Typographers, Calligraphers, and Book Designers; and three short checklists of general works and titles on British and..... READ MORE about BOOK PRINTING IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE AND A DIRECTORY OF PRINTERS

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(Breslauer, Martin).

RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPHS, A SELECTION ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SUBJECTS.

New York: Martin Breslauer, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 186 pages. Catalogue 111 from the antiquarian bookseller. 214 detailed entries, beautifully illustrated in black and white and in color. Includes many bookbinding examples. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPHS, A SELECTION ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SUBJECTS

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Bridson, Gavin and Geoffrey Wakeman.

PRINTMAKING & PICTURE PRINTING, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO ARTISTIC & INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUES IN BRITAIN, 1750-1900.

Oxford: The Plough Press, 1984. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 250 pages. First edition. Excellent bibliographical guide to technique. Well indexed. Includes nature printing. READ MORE about PRINTMAKING & PICTURE PRINTING, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO ARTISTIC & INDUSTRIAL...

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(Bridwell Library). White, Eric Marshall (curator).

THE RUTH AND DR. LYLE M. SELLERS COLLECTION AT BRIDWELL LIBRARY.

Dallas, TX: Bridwell Library, 2002. 4to. Gray paper wrappers. 59 pages. Finely printed catalogue of an exhibition of books and manuscripts from the Baylor University Medical Center, now housed at Bridwell Library; Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. A fine copy. Color facsimiles throughout. A scarce catalogue. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE RUTH AND DR. LYLE M. SELLERS COLLECTION AT BRIDWELL LIBRARY

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Brigham, Clarence S.

JOURNALS AND JOURNEYMEN A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.

Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1950. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 114 pages. First edition. One of the publications of the Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography. No dust jacket. Else near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about JOURNALS AND JOURNEYMEN A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 920