Scholderer, Victor.

VOM ITALIENISCHEN FRUHDRUCK [CONCERNING EARLY PRINTING IN ITALY].

Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1932. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, publisher's description loosely inserted. 28, (2) pages. Scholderer, librarian for early printed books at the British Museum, discusses incunabula in Italy, what was printed and where, and points out some contrasts with German production of the time. An address given at the General Meeting of the Gutenberg Society on 6/26/32. Inserted is a page from an unidentified bookseller's catalogue offering an Italian incunable. Set in Stempel-Memphis. In terms..... READ MORE about VOM ITALIENISCHEN FRUHDRUCK [CONCERNING EARLY PRINTING IN ITALY

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 48458

Schulz, Ernst.

COLLECTIONS OF INCUNABULA AND THEIR VALUE FOR SCHOLARS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE VOLLBEHR COLLECTION.

Mount Vernon: William Edwin Rudge, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (32) pages. With a number of illustrations. Introduction by Dr. Pierce Butler. This collection was eventually purchased by the Library of Congress. Name and acquisition date (1941) along top of front cover. READ MORE about COLLECTIONS OF INCUNABULA AND THEIR VALUE FOR SCHOLARS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE VOLLBEHR...

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Skeen, William.

EARLY TYPOGRAPHY.

Colombo, Ceylon: n.p., 1872. 8vo. half red calf with marbled paper covered boards, top edge gilt. (ii), 424, v pages. Revised edition. (See Bigmore & Wyman II, 364 where they note the 48 page first printing and also state that this 1872 edition is usually found with a London imprint but mention the presence of this Ceylon imprint). Skeen was the government printer for Ceylon and used his knowledge of printing practice to "originate several..... READ MORE about EARLY TYPOGRAPHY

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Staikos, Konstantinos Sp.

GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL EDITIONS IN THE FIRST CENTURY OF PRINTING.

New Castle, De. Oak Knoll Press, 2001. large 8vo. paper covered boards. 224 pages. The reader is treated to a majestic array of rare, early Greek editions illustrated by their title pages and often with portraits of their authors. The exhibition was displayed at the International Conference on Greek Books held at the European Cultural Center of Delphi, Greece in May, 2001. Mr. Staikos' extensive research into the books of the Greek Diaspora, his passion..... READ MORE about GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL EDITIONS IN THE FIRST CENTURY OF PRINTING

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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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Tronnier, Adolph.

VON GUTENBERG DEM MAINZER PSALTER UND EINEM SCHELMENSTREICH.

Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 21, (3) pages. Illustrated. Covers faded. Tear in front cover. READ MORE about VON GUTENBERG DEM MAINZER PSALTER UND EINEM SCHELMENSTREICH

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Wendland, Henning.

SIGNETE DEUTSCHE DRUCKER-UND VERLEGERZEICHEN, 1457-1600.

Hannover: Schluterschen Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei, 1984. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 306, (2) pages. General history followed by pages of reproductions of printers' and publishers' marks along with biographical sketches of their owners. READ MORE about SIGNETE DEUTSCHE DRUCKER-UND VERLEGERZEICHEN, 1457-1600

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Winship, George Parker.

PRINTING IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1940. 8vo. cloth. xi, 158 pages. First edition. One of the Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography titles. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about PRINTING IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15662

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

Price: $95.00 save 50% $47.50  other currencies  Order nr. 32240

(Barten, A.W.).

TYPOGRAPHIE ET BRANCHES ALLIÉES.

Utrecht: A.J. van Huffel's Antiquariaat, 1960. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages plus 4 leaves of plates. Auction catalogue for a sale held on June 15 and 16, 1960 from the library of A.W. Barten, the former director of the Professional School of Typography in Utrecht. Lists manuscripts, incunabula, works about typography, the graphic arts and bibliographies. Lists over 700 entries. Head pieces. Illustrated throughout. Cover printed in red and black. Corner bumped. Spot..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE ET BRANCHES ALLIÉES

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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...

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 703