Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 1961. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 170, (2) pages, with illustrations. Includes historical sketches and material from the publisher's archives. Covers toned. READ MORE about ALMANACH DAS FÜNFUNDSIEBZIGSTE JAHR
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 120756
Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, (1956). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 212 pages, with illustrations. Includes historical sketches and material from the publisher's archives. READ MORE about ALMANACH DAS SIEBZIGSTE JAHR 1886-1956
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48575
Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1928. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 214, (2) pages. Text in German. Includes 16 illustrations of authors and a directory of new books published between 1924 and 1927. Boards and spine lightly soiled and scuffed. Inscription of previous owner on front free endpaper. Pages tanned at edges. READ MORE about ALMANACH 1928
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109358
Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1928. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 214, (2) pages. Text in German. Includes 16 illustrations of authors and a directory of new books published between 1924 and 1927. Boards and spine soiled and scuffed. Staining on back board. Inscription of previous owner on front free endpaper. Pages tanned at edges. READ MORE about ALMANACH 1928
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109360
2 volumes.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. 6 x 9 inches. 2 volumes, hardcover, dust jacket. 1028 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. During the years of the Great Depression and the decades that followed, works of American regional writing became increasingly popular. The thirteen series highlighted in this book were published from 1938 to 1980 and contain 163 titles, providing a broad representation of series Americana published during this span. Taken together, the series constitute..... READ MORE about SERIES AMERICANA: POST DEPRESSION-ERA REGIONAL LITERATURE, 1938-1980, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 96683
N.P. Vincent Fitzgerald & Co., 1992. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 1500 copies. Published on the occasion of exhibitions in Munich and New York. Table of contents, essay by Donna Stein, introduction by Eleanor Garvey, forewords by Martha Wilson and Ursula Haeusgen. Selected bibliography. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE FIRST 26 BOOKS PUBLISHED BY VINCENT FITZGERALD & COMPANY FROM...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 124609
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. 6 x 9 inches. Hardback, dust jacket. 238 pages. Written to mark Oak Knoll Press's thirtieth anniversary, Books about Books is a comprehensive history and bibliography of the press, from its beginning in 1978 through the fall of 2008. Bob Fleck, founder, owner, and president of the Press, tells the story of his adventures in publishing. Bob decided to leave the field of chemical engineering in 1976 to..... READ MORE about BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS: A HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OAK KNOLL PRESS, 1978-2008
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99582
Leipzig: Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler, 1942. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 96 pages. Third edition. A guide to using books as a way to knowledge; sections on the book trade (publishing and bookselling), libraries, and bibliographies. Wrappers faded. Pages yellowed. Bookplate inside front wrapper. READ MORE about WEGE ZUM WISSEN, BUCH, BUCHHANDEL, BIBLIOTHEKEN, SCHRIFTUMSVERZEICHNUNG
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49499
![Order Nr. 54486 MODERN AMERICAN USAGE, A GUIDE. Edited and completed by Jacques Barzun [et al.]....](https://oakknoll.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/054486.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1659015652)
New York: Hill & Wang, 1967. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 436. Fourth printing. Near fine in near fine jacket. Follett (1887-1963) died before this was finished. Many entries are mini-essays (now, is that good usage?) on topics important to Follett: the creeping "noun-plague," insidious "Germanisms" (not what you might think), and why split infinitives are not always bad. READ MORE about MODERN AMERICAN USAGE, A GUIDE. Edited and completed by Jacques Barzun [et al
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 54486
New York: Collier Books, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 453 pages. Reprint of 1975 first edition. Fine condition. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PUBLISHED IN PARIS, AMERICAN AND BRITISH WRITERS, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS IN PARIS, 1920-1939
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45581
Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1954. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 48 pages. First edition. Foreword by R. Hunter Middleton. Reminiscences by Forgue on the beginning and early days of his career in printing and publishing. READ MORE about POORER RICHARD, AN ALMANAC LONG AFTER FRANKLIN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4010
Modeno: S.T.E.M.-Mucchi, 1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 435, (2) pages. First edition. A Catalogue giving descriptions of all works published by A.F. Formiggini between 1908 and 1938. Illustrated with four leaves of title pages reproductions. With an introduction by the authors. Includes bibliographical references and an index. All in Italian. READ MORE about ANNALI DELLE EDIZIONI FORMIGGINI (1908-1938
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 61740
Lanzac: Le Point, 1986. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48, 16 pages. Reprint under the Pentagram Papers 13. Near fine. Exhibition catalogue with illustrations describing the underground printing and publishing houses in France during the Second World War. Inner hinge has tape repair.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about IMPRIMERIES CLANDESTINES
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 136320
In Books, Winter 1975, no.
London: National Book League, 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 37 pages. In Books, Winter 1975, no. The entire issue is devoted to articles on the French novel, French poetry, publishing in France and more. READ MORE about IN FRANCE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 34844
Bern: Francke, 1981. 4to. paper wrappers. not paginated. Reproductions of documents from the firm's history. A few spots on half-title. READ MORE about 150 JAHRE FRANCKE
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 48659
Stuttgart: Franckh, n.d. (circa 1972). oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 4 leaves. A sketch of this German publisher on its 150th anniversary. Illustrated. READ MORE about 150 JAHRE FRANCKH'SCHE VERLAGSHANDLUN STUTTGART
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49323
Riga: Neputns, 2014. 9 x 11 inches. paperback. 336 pages. Using over 700 color images of illustrated book covers and wrappers, this book presents a fascinating view of the remarkable, and as yet unheralded, creativity which characterized publishing and book design in Latvia between the World Wars. The majority of covers shown herein were made by artists or designers commissioned by publishers to attract potential buyers. It is through these illustrated covers and wrappers for..... READ MORE about PUBLISHING AND BOOK DESIGN IN LATVIA 1919 - 1940: A RE-DISCOVERY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 120366
(København: Forlaget Fremad), 1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. First edition. A history of the Fremad book seller/publisher on its 50th anniversary. Fremad was the first Danish publishing firm to co-operate in printing books on popular science as well as children's book with full color illustrations. In Danish with English summary. Illustrated. READ MORE about BOG OG PAPIRHANDELEN FREMAD A/S OG FORLAGET FREMAD A/S
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 63171
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977. 8vo. boards. vii, 105 pages. Tributes from Thomas G. Rosenmeyer, Hugh Kenner and Frank H. Wardlaw followed by excerpts from Frugé's writing. Presentation to "Tommi" from Frugé on front free endpaper. READ MORE about AF, REFLECTIONS FROM A PUBLISHING CAREER, PREPARED BY HIS STAFF AND FRIENDS FOR AUGUST FRUGÉ ON...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 23514
Berkeley: The Associates of the University of California Press, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vii), 24 pages. History of the University of California Press by the director August Frugé. Slight vertical crease to booklet. Wrappers rubbed at the edges. READ MORE about THE METAMORPHOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104631
The Publishing Scene and American Literary Art
Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, (1992). 8vo. leather. (vi), 316 pages. The Publishing Scene and American Literary Art. Eleven essays and twelve reviews regarding the troubled art of writing. Slight shelfwear. READ MORE about MY SILK PURSE AND YOURS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 97645
Translated by George Bisset.
London: Faber, (1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 211 pages. Translated by George Bisset. First edition in English; translated from the 1975 first Swedish edition. A look at where publishing was heading by this Swedish publisher. Name in ink on front pastedown. READ MORE about LITERATURE IN THE MARKETPLACE
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 89752
Accra: Republic of Ghana, n.d. (circa 1968). 8vo., paper wrappers. 64, (4), 8, (2), 12, 7+(1) pages. Focuses on a scheme to distribute free textbooks. Includes the Copyright Act and the Ghana Library Board Act as appendices. Pages loosely inserted in jacket. READ MORE about REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRIBUTION DIVISION OF THE GHANA...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49333
Baltimore: The Williams and Wilkins Company, 1940. 12mo. cloth. iv, 76 pages. A guide to navigating the process of publishing and printing books. Table of contents. Spine lightly faded. READ MORE about THE AUTHOR PUBLISHER PRINTER COMPLEX
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 115491
N.P. (Ginn and Company, 1947). 12mo. cloth. 76, (2) pages. A scarce publisher's autobiography. Format and binding done in facsimile of the first book published by Ginn in 1867. READ MORE about OBSERVATIONS AND MEMORIES WITH GINN AND COMPANY FROM EIGHTEEN NINETY TO NINTEEN FORTY-SIX
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 13105
