Rosner, Charles.

PRINTER'S PROGRESS, A COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF THE CRAFT OF PRINTING 1851-1951.

Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1951. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xxiv), 125 pages. First U.S. edition. Gives examples of printing in 1851 and 1951 to allow the reader to compare the progress of printing over the period. Wonderful examples of printing bound-in. Filled with illustrations. Jacket chipped with small pieces missing at spine ends. READ MORE about PRINTER'S PROGRESS, A COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF THE CRAFT OF PRINTING 1851-1951

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Roux, V.

TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DE ZINCOGRAPHIE; PHOTOGRAVURE, AUTOGRAVURE, REPORTS ETC.

Deuxiéme Édition, Revue et Considérablement Augmentée par l'Abbé J. Ferret.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1891. 12mo. cloth. vi, 46, 12, 4 pages; (iv), 76 pages. Deuxiéme Édition, Revue et Considérablement Augmentée par l'Abbé J. Ferret. Bound with a copy of Schiltz, M. Manuel Pratique d'Héliogravure en Taille-Douce. Published in 1899. Printed as above. Both are part of the Bibliothèque photographique. Texts in French. A few pages a bit soiled. Boards show general light wear. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DE ZINCOGRAPHIE; PHOTOGRAVURE, AUTOGRAVURE, REPORTS ETC

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Sabbe, M.

DE MEESTERS VAN DEN GULDEN PASSER.

Christoffel Plantin, artsdrukker van Philips II, en zijn Opvolgers, de Moretussen. VII in the series Patria Vaderlandsche Cultuurgeschiedenis in Monografieën.
Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen & Zoon, 1937. large 12mo. cloth, gold lettering on spine and gold stamp on front board. 184 pages in addition to 16 leaves of plates. Christoffel Plantin, artsdrukker van Philips II, en zijn Opvolgers, de Moretussen. VII in the series Patria Vaderlandsche Cultuurgeschiedenis in Monografieën. Often-cited history of the Plantin-Moretus firm by the former librarian of the great Antwerp printing house's museum. Black and white illustrations. Minor foxing and fading of..... READ MORE about DE MEESTERS VAN DEN GULDEN PASSER

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Saxe, Stephen O.

AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1992. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 108, (2) pages. For 350 years from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Decade after decade, the essential techniques of punch, matrix, type mould and handset type remained unaltered. The printing press continued with perhaps only one improvement of consequence. Then the nineteenth century brought the technology of iron working..... READ MORE about AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES

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Saxe, Stephen O. (editor).

AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 108, (2) pages. First edition, paperback edition. For 350 years from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Decade after decade, the essential techniques of punch, matrix, type mould and handset type remained unaltered. The printing press continued with perhaps only one improvement of consequence. Then the nineteenth century brought the..... READ MORE about AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES

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Schenck, David H.

DIRECTORY OF THE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS OF SCOTLAND 1820-1870.

Edinburgh: Oak Knoll Press/Edinburgh Biblio. Soc. 1999. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 128 pages. First edition. A comprehensive directory of Scotland's lithographic printers from 1820-1870. This scholarly reference work lists their locations and periods of activity. This work is also a valuable guide towards Scotland's contribution to this artistic period. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF THE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS OF SCOTLAND 1820-1870

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Schramm, Albert.

DAS DEUTSCHE BUCHMUSEUM ZU LEIPZIG, 1885-1925.

Leipzig: Deutsches Buchmuseum, 1925. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 102, (38) pages. Illustrated history of this museum devoted to the study of this museum. Describes some of the holdings. READ MORE about DAS DEUTSCHE BUCHMUSEUM ZU LEIPZIG, 1885-1925

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Schütz, Friedrich.

PH. VON ZABERN: 200 JAHRE EINER MAINZER OFFIZIN.

Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, (1985). 4to. cloth. xx, 192 pages. First edition. A survey of the von Zabern family's publishing history. Catalogue style format includes detailed entries on the keystone publications as well as company records, art objects and other important documentation connected to the previous generations of owners. Includes newspaper clippings, family photographs and hand-written correspondence. Several color plates in text and an index section at the back illustration covers. READ MORE about PH. VON ZABERN: 200 JAHRE EINER MAINZER OFFIZIN

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Senefelder, Alios.

INVENTION OF LITHOGRAPHY. TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL GERMAN BY J.W. MULLER.

New York: The Fuchs & Lang Manufacturing Co., 1911 (1969 limited edition reprint). 4to. cloth. xii, 229 pages. Reprint of the 1911 edition by Sun Chemical Corporation. Translation of the 1821 (See Bigmore & Wyman II, 339 for a 13 page discussion of this work and a biography of Senefelder). A detailed history of the discovery and improvement of the art of lithography by the inventor. Fine. READ MORE about INVENTION OF LITHOGRAPHY. TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL GERMAN BY J.W. MULLER

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Sharp, Michael.

ANDREW REID, A FAMOUS NORTH-COUNTRY PRINTERY.

N.P. Allenholme Press for the History of the Book Trade in the North, 1991. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, 42 pages. History of this 19th century printer. With a foreword by Michael Twyman. Some illustrations. READ MORE about ANDREW REID, A FAMOUS NORTH-COUNTRY PRINTERY

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Sichowsky, Richard Von.

TYPOGRAPHIE UND BIBLIOPHILIE.

Hamburg, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1971. 8vo. paper-covered boards, all edges stained gray. 270, (2) pages. Text in German. Limited to 1400 copies. A collection of essays and speeches selected to celebrate two hundred years of the printing arts. Includes selections by Giambattista Bodoni, William Morris, Stanley Morison, Eric Gill, Jan Tschichold, and Paul Valéry; the selections are printed in different type faces. Also included are separate pages of type samples from various periods and countries. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE UND BIBLIOPHILIE

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Smee, Alfred ; Shaw. George; Ure, Andrew.

ELEMENTS OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY; A MANUAL OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY; RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND MINES BEING A SUPPLEMENT TO HIS DICTIONARY.

London: E. Palmer; R. Groombridge; Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843; 1842; 1844. 8vo. modern cloth spine with paper label, contemporary paper-covered boards, contemporary leather corners. xxx, 338; vi, 49+(1); x, 294 pages. Three bound in one. Smee is the second edition - revised, corrected, considerably enlarged, illustrated with electrotypes and numerous woodcuts (37 illustrations in text) in addition to the frontispiece of the Royal Coat of Arms relief electrotyped in gold and the vignette..... READ MORE about ELEMENTS OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY; A MANUAL OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY; RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ARTS,...

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Snelling, Henry H.

THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY; OR THE PRODUCTION OF PICTURES, THROUGH THE AGENCY OF LIGHT. CONTAINING ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETE PRACTICE OF THE DAGUERREAN AND PHOTOGENIC ART, BOTH ON METALLIC PLATES AND ON PAPER. ILLUSTRATED WITH WOOD CUTS.

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Morgan & Morgan, (1970). 12mo. cloth, blindstamped, exact facsimile. (viii), followed by the facsimile. Published in collaboration with the George Eastman House of Rochester, New York. With an introduction by Beaumont Newhall. In the introduction, Newhall describes how this book has been reproduced "in exact facsimile, including the binding, from an original first edition in the George Eastman House collection". The facsimile contains the subtitle "Production of Pictures through the Agency of Light;..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY; OR THE PRODUCTION OF PICTURES, THROUGH THE...

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