Wiesbaden & Frankfurt: Carl Ritter, n.d. (circa 1952). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21, (3) pages. A speech on the book in our times. Corners bumped. READ MORE about BUCHER UNSERER ZEIT
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Plano, TX: Bridwell Library, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrapper. 73 pages. A select catalogue of the holdings of the Bridwell Library of the Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology. Spine chipped with some loss, else fine. As the cover and title page announce, this selection is "designed to present a profile of the interests of the Bridwell Library," and was "prepared on the occasion of a visit by the Grolier Club." Of the..... READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FROM THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF BRIDWELL LIBRARY
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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1947. small 8vo. quarter cloth over paper boards, paper cover label. 88 pages. First edition. Near fine. Preface by Robert E. Spiller. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE MALADY OF THE IDEAL OBERMANN, MAURICE DE GUERIN AND AMIEL
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Paris: Libr. Garnier, n.d. 8vo. cloth. vii, 367+(1) pages. New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. Front free endpaper cropped, else a very good copy. READ MORE about MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE
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Paris: Libr. Garnier, n.d. 8vo. cloth. vii, 367+(1) pages. New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Spot on front cover. READ MORE about MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE
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New York: National Lithographer, 1927. 8vo. cloth. 214 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Spine lightly faded. Minor soiling to boards. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about A OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY, A TREATISE ON PRINTING IN THE LITHOGRAPHIC MANNER FROM METAL PLATES ON...
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2 volumes.
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1977, 1978. 4to. boards. 215,(5); 260,(36) pages. 2 volumes. With account of the collection. Illustrated. Prices realized loosely inserted in each volume. Some wear at spine ends. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS FROM .. BROXBOURNE
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(New York: H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., 1936). 8vo. cloth. 17, (3) pages. First edition. An address given by Bryson at the National Arts Club of New York. 52nd Keepsake of the A.I.G.A. READ MORE about THE TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE
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London: Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1979. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 12, (2) pages. Limited to 250 copies. "An Address Given to the Wynkyn de Worde Society on 24 May 1979 at Stationers' Hall, London" on the author's experiences at Oxford University Press. READ MORE about THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
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Rochester, MN: Doomsday Press, 1961. 12mo. paper wrappers. (vi), 36+(3) pages. Limited to 400 copies printed for the Typophiles as Monograph 66. READ MORE about THE COLLECTANEA TYPOGRAPHICA OF HENRY LEWIS BULLEN 1857-1938 IN THE INLAND PRINTER, 1918-1924,...
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Bruxelles: Unigra, 1962. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Annual bulletin for the industrial graphics union. With articles on Belgian paper, mechanically produced illustrations, and advances in color printing. Color illustrations throughout, demonstrating a wide range of innovative printing techniques and modern graphic design. READ MORE about BULLETIN DE L'UNION DES INDUSTRIES GRAPHIQUES ET DU LIVRE, UNIGRA, PALAIS D'EGMONT BRUXELLES,...
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Paris: Chambre Syndicale Typographique Parisienne, 1925. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 80 pages followed by the specially printed typographic examples. A special number issued by this group of Pariesene book professionals. This magnificent issue has paper supplied by different manufactures containing printing by various type founders. Filled with illustrations and a section of typographic examples printed on different colored paper stock. Small tear in front hinge at top; corner bumped. READ MORE about BULLETIN OFFICIEL DES COURS PROFESSIONNELS
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Oxford: University Press, 1959. thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 588, (2) pages. First edition. Tracing ofthe various unions associated with bookmaking from the end of the 18th century until their combination in 1957 into one large trade union. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF PRINTING, BOOKBINDING AND PAPER WORKERS
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Berkeley: Wingbow Press, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127 pages. Second printing. With Illustrations by Chuck Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS
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With Illustrations by Chuck Miller.
New York: Ballantine Books, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127 pages. With Illustrations by Chuck Miller. First edition. Covers and spine age-darkened, else a fine copy. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS
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Berkeley, CA: Wingbow Press, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. Fifth printing. Table of contents, introduction, bibliography. Illustrations by Chuch Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS
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N.P. n.p., 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 24 pages. Tributes from his friends and his wife. Burke was in charge of typographic development at Mergenthaler and formed an extensive collection of books on printing history. With the signature of John DePol on first blank page. READ MORE about JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM
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N.P. n.p., 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 24 pages. Tributes from his friends and his wife. Burke was in charge of typographic development at Mergenthaler and formed an extensive collection of books on printing history. Cover label spotted. READ MORE about JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM
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Bristol: The Burleigh Press, n.d. 12mo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. 32 pages. An interesting booklet serving as informative advertising for the press; printed in two colors throughout. READ MORE about POINTS OF A WELL MADE BOOK
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With an Introduction by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: University Press, 1959. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 68 pages. With an Introduction by Stanley Morison. First edition. (Appleton no.211). Dust jacket price clipped and chipped along spine ends. A landmark book in the study of typography. READ MORE about A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF TYPOGRAPHY
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Cambridge: University Press, (1962). oblong 8vo. cloth, slipcase, leather spine label. (ii), 16 pages. Limited to 500 copies and issued as the annual Cambridge Christmas book. With an introductory page by Brian Crutchley. Three illustrations in color and a number of tinted illustrations. Slipcase is partially cracked on one edge, else a beautifully preserved copy. READ MORE about THE UNIVERSITY PRINTING HOUSES AT CAMBRIDGE FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Cambridge: Privately printed, 1959. tall 12mo. marbled paper wrappers, paper cover label. 16 pages. The Cambridge Christmas book for 1959. Issued in this format because of a printer's strike that had occured in England. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS 1930-58
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With a Foreword by Euan Phillips.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1974. square 8vo. half cloth over patterned paper-covered boards. 42 pages. With a Foreword by Euan Phillips. The hardbound version of the Cambridge Christmas Book which describes the other books in the series, a series which started in 1930. This was the last book printed in the series. With a number of illustrations. Wear at tips. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS
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With a Foreword by Euan Phillips.
London: St. Bride Printing Library, 1975. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 40 pages. With a Foreword by Euan Phillips. Reprint of the 1974 Cambridge Christmas Book which describes the other books in the series, a series which started in 1930. With a number of illustrations. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS
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(Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, 1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 175 pages. Argument for the adoption of the metric system in the U.S. printing industry. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. Bibliography, Index and Colophon. Soiled wrappers. Foxing on edges of text block. READ MORE about GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY
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