N.P. State Library of Pennsylvania, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 48 pages. Two page introduction by Robert Bray Wingate. Near fine. Each page contains three columns of entries which are reproductions of catalogue cards.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PENNSYLVANIA IMPRINTS, 1689-1789, THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 27825
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2005. 8.5" x 11" cloth, hardcover. 1086 pages. The first edition of this monumental work opens with a 170 page history of the Giunti publishing family that covers their achievements in Italy, Spain and France from 1489 to 1628. As the great rivals of the Aldine Press, the Giunti aggressively captured large portions of the lucrative governmental and Church's printing business. From their base in Florence and Venice, family..... READ MORE about A HISTORY & BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GIUNTI (JUNTA) PRINTING FAMILY IN SPAIN 1526 - 1628, COVERING...
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 77561
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. 8.5" x 11" cloth, hardcover. 1086 pages. The first edition of this monumental work opens with a 170 page history of the Giunti publishing family that covers their achievements in Italy, Spain and France from 1489 to 1628. Minor soiling to edges of the textblock throughout. Else a near fine copy. As the great rivals of the Aldine Press, the Giunti aggressively captured large portions of the lucrative..... READ MORE about A HISTORY & BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GIUNTI (JUNTA) PRINTING FAMILY IN SPAIN 1526 - 1628, COVERING...
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 79412
New York: Burt Franklin, (1967). 8vo. cloth. (vi), 324, 15 pages. Reprint of the 1866 Paris edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 279). Bibliography of the Plantin Press in Antwerp. READ MORE about ANNALES PLANTINIENNES, DEPUIS LA FONDATION DE L'IMPRIMERIE PLATINIENNE, A ANVERS JUSQU'A LA MORT...
Price: $28.00 Order nr. 4611
Oxford: Bibliographical Society, 1922. square 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xxi, 342 pages. First edition. Edited by Arundell Esdaile and authored with the help of H.G. Aldis, E.R. McC. Dix, G.J. Gray and R.B. McKerrow. Wear to spine with minor sunning. Endpapers tanned, with front hinge cracked. Exlibris with markings. READ MORE about A DICTIONARY OF THE PRINTERS AND BOOKSELLERS WHO WERE AT WORK IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND...
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Oxford: The Plough Press, 1986. small 4to. quarter Oasis morocco over boards, top edge gilt. (xii), 54, (7) pages. First edition, limited to 120 numbered copies of which this is one of the 30 bound in this manner. Printed by hand on Zerkall Elfenbein Halbmatt. Wakeman, a printing historian of the highest regard, has described 51 of the most important titles relating to printing that were written over the explosive second half of the 19th..... READ MORE about LITERATURE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING 1849-1900, A SELECTION
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 14055
Oxford: The Plough Press, 1986. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt. (xii), 54, (7) pages. First edition, limited to 120 numbered copies. Printed by hand on Zerkall Elfenbein Halbmatt. Wakeman, a printing historian of the highest regard, has described 51 of the most important titles relating to printing that were written over the explosive second half of the 19th century. He tells how printing was presented to the public, both as a technical science..... READ MORE about THE LITERATURE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING 1849-1900, A SELECTION
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Long Island City: American Printing Equipment and Supply Co., n.d. 4to. stapled, self paper wrappers. 48 pages. A catalogue of composing room equipment (cabinets, tables, racks, cases, etc.). Much of the equipment offered was for schools. Illustrated, priced. READ MORE about PRINTERS SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
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New York, NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1929. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (9)+1 pages. Prefatory comments on the press's mission and standards. With a list of major publications from with brief descriptive text. A promotional brochure. READ MORE about PRINTING HOUSE OF WILLIAM EDWIN RUDGE, INC.THE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138230
(Chicago: University of Chicago Library), 1982. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, clamshell box. vi, 167, (3) pages. First edition. Exhibition catalogue of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collection including finely printed books and books on printing and design from Aldus to Dwiggins. Lists 105 items with black-and-white illustrations of each. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE PRINTER'S CRAFT
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Christchurch: Ferrymead Press, 1993. 12mo. stiff wrappers. (ii), 38 pages. Catalogue of technical publications related to printing. Also includes histories of printing and books on New Zealand. Complimentary card laid in. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF PRINTING TECHNICAL BOOKS AND HISTORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINTING INDUSTRY
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London: Whitbread & Co., n.d. (20th century). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 98 pages. Well-illustrated. With a section on The Printed Page by A. Lloyd-Taylor and The Printed Illustration by John Lewis. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ITEMS AT THE PRINTER'S DEVIL ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF PRINTING....
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Bloomington: Lilly Library Indiana University, 1972. 4to. paper wrappers. 82 pages. One hundred and thirty books and twenty illustrations. Covers rubbed.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about EXOTIC PRINTING AND THE EXPANSION OF EUROPE, 1492-1840 AN EXHIBIT
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New York, NY: The New York Public Library, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Introductory comments by Miriam Mandelbaum, Rare Book Librarian. Acknowledgments. Catalogue of an exhibition, March-June 1987. Bibliography, illustrations. READ MORE about THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF PRINTING
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New York: Anderson Galleries, 1924. 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 31 pages. McKay 8687. 302 items described. READ MORE about FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING, BOOKS ON TYPOGRAPHY & ALLIED ARTS ... CONSIGNED BY THE...
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Oxford: The Inky Parrot Press, 1986. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Limited to 1050 copies. Lists and describes 167 private presses, and 22 trade stands. Well-illustrated with engravings from many of the presses. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF FINE PRESS PRINTERS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
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New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, (2001). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 304 pages. This is catalogue 234 from Oak Knoll Books. Catalogue contains 1,838 items on items regarding bookbinding, printing, fine press, and more. Some black-and-white photographs. Front corner bumped at top of fore-edge. READ MORE about PRIVATE PRESS AND FINE PRINTING
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New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). 8vo. cloth, spine label. xlviii, 243 pages. Reprint of the 1905 first edition. A fine copy. Proctor, librarian and scholar, was an authority on early printing. Contains reprints of 13 of his articles. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS
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Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1988. tall 8vo. cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (108) pages. Limited to 185 numbered copies. A fine copy. A beautifully executed private press miscellany with sections on title pages, jobbing printing, Carter's italic, invitations, book labels, etc. Includes a check-list of the work to date of this press operated by Will and Sebastian Carter. READ MORE about THE RAMPANT LIONS PRESS MISCELLANY
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 22029
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1950. 8vo. cloth. x, 389 pages. First edition. A history of Richardson's printing activities. Also has a list of books printed by Richardson, a list of his printer's ornaments and a list of booksellers for whom he worked. Slightly bumped at head of spine. READ MORE about SAMUEL RICHARDSON: MASTER PRINTER
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Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, 1969. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 214 pages. Best reference book on the subject. Full bibliographical descriptions given along with locations and indices of printers, booksellers and publishers. READ MORE about PRINTING IN DELAWARE, 1761-1800, A CHECKLIST
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Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, 1969. 8vo. cloth. 214 pages. Best reference book on the subject. Full bibliographical descriptions, locations, and indices of publishers, booksellers and printers. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about PRINTING IN DELAWARE, 1761-1800, A CHECKLIST
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Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1961. small 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. x, 156, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1300 copies of which this is one of 1000 of the trade edition. A fine copy. With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. A bibliography of books designed and printed by Ritchie. With a number of title page reproductions. READ MORE about WARD RITCHIE PRESS AND ANDERSON, RITCHIE, AND SIMON
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Madrid: Diputacion Prov De Badajoz, 1945. 8vo. paper wrappers. 124, (3) pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies. A near fine copy. Illustrated. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about LA IMPRENTA EN EXTREMADURA (1489 - 1800
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 138185
With a Letter of Introduction by Beatrice Warde.
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1936. 8vo. cloth. viii, 72, (2) pages. With a Letter of Introduction by Beatrice Warde. First edition, limited to 425 copies. Lacking the errata slip and the paper spine label. Else a fine copy. READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, HITHERTO UNRECORDED WORK 1889-1925. COMPLETE WORK, 1925-1936
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