Hase, Oscar von.

DIE ENTWICKELUNG DES BUCHGEWERBES IN LEIPZIG.

Vortrag gehalten in der 28. Hauptversammlung des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure zu Leipzig; Sonderabdruck aus dem Export-Journal für Buchhandel und Buchgewerbe
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1887. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 17+(1) pages. Vortrag gehalten in der 28. Hauptversammlung des Vereins Deutscher Ingenieure zu Leipzig; Sonderabdruck aus dem Export-Journal für Buchhandel und Buchgewerbe. This copy is moderately soiled and worn with minor loss along the edges. A penned inscription from the author appears in the upper fore-edge corner of the front wrapper. A few leaves show modest foxing. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy..... READ MORE about DIE ENTWICKELUNG DES BUCHGEWERBES IN LEIPZIG

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Hauswedell, Ernst L.und Christian Voigt (Editors).

BUCHKUNST UND LITERATUR IN DEUTSCHLAND, 1750 BIS 1850.

2 volumes.
Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1977. small 4to. cloth, paper spine and cover labels, cardboard slipcase. 369, (3); 191+(1) pages. 2 volumes. Edition limited to 1400 copies. Intended as a parallet work to Maximilian-Gesellschaft's 1963 publication, Deutschen Buchkunst 1890 bis 1960 by Georg Kurt. Surveys a century in which old graphic techniques to illustrate and embellish books were gradually giving way to the new. Volume I discusses typography, illustrations and illustrators, journals and almanacs, bookclubs, the art of..... READ MORE about BUCHKUNST UND LITERATUR IN DEUTSCHLAND, 1750 BIS 1850

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Heller, Alfred.

DER DEUTSCHE BUCHDRUCKERVEREIN UND SEIN WERDEN IN FÜNFZIG JAHREN (1869-1919).

(Leipzig): Deutschen Buchdrucker Verein, 1919. large 4to. paper-covered boards. 32 pages plus 24 leaves of plates. First edition. Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the German Book-Printing Society founded in 1869. Text gives an account of the history of the institution. Full page two-color chiaroscuro prints showcase the buildings or persons associated with the Society over the previous half century, including chairmen and members of the board of directors over the years. Printed on laid paper..... READ MORE about DER DEUTSCHE BUCHDRUCKERVEREIN UND SEIN WERDEN IN FÜNFZIG JAHREN (1869-1919

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Hildeburn, Charles R.

SKETCHES OF PRINTERS AND PRINTING IN COLONIAL NEW YORK.

Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 189 pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1895 which was limited to 375 numbered copies printed by the DeVinne Press. With 31 illustrations, a chronological list of printers and much other biographical information. READ MORE about SKETCHES OF PRINTERS AND PRINTING IN COLONIAL NEW YORK

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Hill, Joseph.

THE BOOK MAKERS OF OLD BIRMINGHAM, AUTHORS, PRINTERS AND BOOKSELLERS.

New York: Burt Franklin, (1971). 8vo. cloth. xv, 126 pages. Reprint of the 1907 first edition. With a number of reproductions. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE BOOK MAKERS OF OLD BIRMINGHAM, AUTHORS, PRINTERS AND BOOKSELLERS

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Hodgson, Bernard and Geoffrey M. Hodgson.

IMPRESSIONS OF WAR; THE MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HODGSON 1893-1974.

Rutland, UK: Martlet Books, 2010. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 138 pages. Limited to 300 copies. Born in South London in 1893, Herbert Hodgson is now regarded as "one of the great printers of the twentieth century". In the opening chapter of this book he gives a vivid account of life a century ago in the poorer areas of the capital. After an apprenticeship as a printer, he served from 1915 to 1918 in France..... READ MORE about IMPRESSIONS OF WAR; THE MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HODGSON 1893-1974

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Holtzapffel, Charles.

CHARLES HOLTZAPFFEL'S PRINTING APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF AMATEURS REPRINTED FROM THE THIRD GREATLY ENLARGED EDITION OF 1846 AND EDITED BY JAMES MOSLEY & DAVID CHAMBERS.

Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1971. 8vo. cloth. xli, 88, xliii-xlviii pages. This edition reprints the first English manual intended for the private press printer. Fascinating reading, much of this information is good practical advice for those interested in letterpress printing, even today. With fifteen pages of type specimens, ornaments, and a priced catalogue devoted to all the other apparatus, this book describes the Parlour Press, a hinged bellows-type press operated by a beaked lever on..... READ MORE about CHARLES HOLTZAPFFEL'S PRINTING APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF AMATEURS REPRINTED FROM THE THIRD GREATLY...

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Hopkins, Richard L.

THE ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN POINT SYSTEM FOR PRINTERS' TYPE MEASUREMENT.

Terra Alta: Hill & Dale Press, (1989). 8vo. leatherette, slipcase. (xiv), 100, (3) pages. Reprint of the first edition, reset from the original and containing a few corrections. A history, with bibliography, of the development of this American printing measurement system. Illustrated, including some foldout plates. Of course, with much information on Nelson C. Hawks. Presentation from the author "To Martin (Spector) Who inspired me to try harder when I was getting started. Rich Hopkins."..... READ MORE about THE ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN POINT SYSTEM FOR PRINTERS' TYPE MEASUREMENT

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Jammes, Andre.

ALDE, RENOUARD & DIDOT.

(Paris): Éditions des Cendres, 2005. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 35, (3) pages. Limited to 521 copies, of which this is one of 500 printed on Vellum Fedrigoni paper Text in French. Even though this is a new book,there are a few faint creases. READ MORE about ALDE, RENOUARD & DIDOT

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Jenkins, John H.

THE SAGA OF SAMUEL BANGS.

Austin: The Pemberton Press, 1981. 8vo. paper wrappers. (12) pages. Limited to 450 copies. With greeting slip loosely inserted. Bangs was the first printer in Texas. A Christmas greeting. READ MORE about THE SAGA OF SAMUEL BANGS

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Joyce, William L., David D. Hall, and Richard D. Brown.

PRINTING AND SOCIETY IN EARLY AMERICA.

Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1983. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 322 pages. First edition. These essays have been written by leading scholars on early bookselling, reading habits and the impact of printing in early America. Printing history in its broadest context may be viewed as a distinct form of cultural history, a synthesis combining the attention to ideas that is central to intellectual history with the emphasis on patterns of behavior and organization characteristic of..... READ MORE about PRINTING AND SOCIETY IN EARLY AMERICA

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Juvenal.

DECII JUNII JUVENALIS AQUINATIS SATIRAE DECEM ET SEX [ORNAMENT] AULI PERSII FLACCI SATIRA SEX.

London: n.p. (printed by C. Whittingham), 1845. small 4to. contemporary full calf, boards ruled with foliat and double fillet roll motifs, rims of boards and turn-ins with gilt roll pattern, all edges gilt, five raised bands, red spine label, gilt-tooled spine panels. (198) pages. Printed as an Eton prize book for 1845. Sixteen satires of Juvenal, and six by Persius. Printed by Whittingham (whose device follows the text) at Chiswick. This book is a minor..... READ MORE about DECII JUNII JUVENALIS AQUINATIS SATIRAE DECEM ET SEX [ORNAMENT] AULI PERSII FLACCI SATIRA SEX

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Keefe, H.J.

A CENTURY IN PRINT, THE STORY OF HAZELL'S 1839-1939.

London: Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd., 1939. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 224 pages and 19 plates and 17 engravings. First edition. Tells primarily the story of the growth of a printing business during a 100 year period. Jacket worn with pieces missing. READ MORE about A CENTURY IN PRINT, THE STORY OF HAZELL'S 1839-1939

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53074