Stevenson, Allan.

THE PROBLEM OF THE MISSALE SPECIALE.

Pittsburgh: Thomas C. Pears III, 1967. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. xxiv, 400 pages. First edition, the rare Pittsburgh imprint. Printed on the copyright page "SPECIAL AMERICAN ISSUE." The jacket notes the fact that this is "A small American issue of 150 copies, on Flemish laid paper and bound in blue cloth, signed by the author, sold by Thomas C. Pears III..." Excellent book demonstrating modern methods of bibliographical research. Stevenson uses paper analysis to..... READ MORE about THE PROBLEM OF THE MISSALE SPECIALE

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Vindel, Francisco.

EL ARTE TIPOGRAFICO EN CATALUÑA DURANTE EL DIGLO XV. APPENDICE.

Madrid, Spain: Direccion General de Relaciones Culturales, 1954. small folio. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 35+(1) pages. Text in Spanish. Appendix only to the author's massive study of 15th century printing in Spain (Besterman 5184). With illustrations of type faces and captials. Unopened. Covers chipped at edges and separating along spine. READ MORE about EL ARTE TIPOGRAFICO EN CATALUÑA DURANTE EL DIGLO XV. APPENDICE

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Zedler, Gottfried.

VON COSTER ZU GUTENBERG, DER HOLLANDISCHE FRUHDRUCK UND DIE ERFINDUNG DES BUCHDRUCKS.

Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1921. 4to. cloth, top edge yellow, others uncut. xii, 194 pages. First edition. With 26 full page plates and 35 tables. A well printed history of the controversy involving the invention of printing. An important book in the study of the Gutenberg controversy. Wear at spine ends. Presentation in ink from third party to George Parker Winship on free endpaper. READ MORE about VON COSTER ZU GUTENBERG, DER HOLLANDISCHE FRUHDRUCK UND DIE ERFINDUNG DES BUCHDRUCKS

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(Aldine Press). Renouard, Antoine-Augustin.

ANNALES DE L'IMPRIMERIE DES ALDE OU HISTOIRE DES TROIS MANUCE ET DE LEURS ÉDITIONS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Books, 2003. thick 8vo. cloth. 688 pages. Reprint of the third edition which was originally published in Paris in 1834 in only 350 copies. (Besterman p.5153; Breslauer and Folter no.115 for first edition). This famous bibliography of the output of the Manutius family and their Aldine Press, 1494-1598, has remained the standard work on the subject and has been praised as a classic of its kind. Over 1500 entries given..... READ MORE about ANNALES DE L'IMPRIMERIE DES ALDE OU HISTOIRE DES TROIS MANUCE ET DE LEURS ÉDITIONS

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(Ascensius, Josse Badius). Renouard, Ph.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES IMPRESSIONS ET DES OEUVRES DE JOSSE BADIUS ASCENSIUS, IMPRIMEUR ET HUMANISTE, 1462-1535. Avec une notice biographique et 44 reproductions en fac-simile.

3 volumes.
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. 8vo. cloth. viii,327; 548; 529 pages. 3 volumes. Reprint of 1908 first edition (See Besterman, 654). A fine study of this 15th and 16th century French printer's works. Badius Ascensius (1462-1535) established his famous press Praelum Ascensianumin Paris in 1499. Includes appendices and table of contents. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES IMPRESSIONS ET DES OEUVRES DE JOSSE BADIUS ASCENSIUS, IMPRIMEUR ET HUMANISTE,...

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(Bauer Alphabets).

THE CAT'S MEOW.

New York: Bauer Alphabets, 1961. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, original black envelope. (18) pages printed French fold. Impressive collection of cat quotes from Rilke, de Beranger, Sachs, Peabody and Adlai Stevenson. Composed and printed at the Bauer Type Foundry of Germany and designed by Walter Plata. With woodcuts of cats throughout by Gunther Stiller. Housed in the original black envelope. Fine condition.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about THE CAT'S MEOW

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Bohn, Henry G.

ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING A LECTURE DELIVERED AT TWICKENHAM, APRIL 8TH, AND REPEATED BY DESIRE AT RICHMOND, APRIL 21ST, 1857.

New York: Diamant Typographic Service, 1946. 16mo. boards. 109, (3) pages. The fourth of the "Diamant Classic" reprints. Bohn covers a number of techniques of reproduction that were being used in the middle of the 19th century. Bookplate. READ MORE about ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING A LECTURE DELIVERED AT TWICKENHAM, APRIL 8TH, AND REPEATED BY...

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Butler, Pierce.

THE ORIGIN OF PRINTING IN EUROPE.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1968). small 8vo. cloth. xv, 155 pages. First edition, later printing. (Appleton p.17). Especially interesting for the summary of the various facts known concerning the beginning of printing and the controversy surrounding Gutenberg. READ MORE about THE ORIGIN OF PRINTING IN EUROPE

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(Caxton, William).

SCRAMBLED EGGES PROLOGUE TO A TRANSLATION OF THE AENEID.

New York: Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1976. 8vo. hand-sewn paper wrappers. 16 pages. With an introduction by Terry Belanger. READ MORE about SCRAMBLED EGGES PROLOGUE TO A TRANSLATION OF THE AENEID

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(Caxton, William). Aurner, Nellie Slayton.

CAXTON, MIRROUR OF FIFTEENTH-CENTURY LETTER, A STUDY OF THE LITERATURE.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1926. 8vo. orange cloth, paper spine label, dust jacket. 304 pages. First edition. With a bibliography of books about Caxton and a listing of his writing. Jacket worn with pieces missing and spots. Unusual to find in jacket. READ MORE about CAXTON, MIRROUR OF FIFTEENTH-CENTURY LETTER, A STUDY OF THE LITERATURE

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(Caxton, William). Blake, N.F.

CAXTON AND HIS WORLD.

(New York: London House and Maxwell, 1969). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. First U.S. edition. With eight plates in the text and a frontispiece. Critical look at Caxton. READ MORE about CAXTON AND HIS WORLD

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(Caxton, William). Bühler, Curt F.

WILLIAM CAXTON AND HIS CRITICS A CRITICAL REAPPRAISAL OF CAXTON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENRICHMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. WITH CAXTON'S PROLOGUE TO ENEYDOS IN FACSIMILE.

Syracuse: Syracuse Univ. Press, (1960). 12mo. cloth, paper cover label, printed clear plastic dust jacket. viii, 30 pages. First edition. READ MORE about WILLIAM CAXTON AND HIS CRITICS A CRITICAL REAPPRAISAL OF CAXTON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENRICHMENT...

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(Caxton, William). Hellinga, Lotte.

CAXTON IN FOCUS, THE BEGINNING OF PRINTING IN ENGLAND.

London: The British Library, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 109 pages. First edition. A discussion of Caxton studies of the last 300 years and the conclusions that modern studies have helped form about Caxton's early work. READ MORE about CAXTON IN FOCUS, THE BEGINNING OF PRINTING IN ENGLAND

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