London: The Bibliographical Society, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vii), 111 pages. A history of Periodical Publications in the late seventeenth century. Illustrated. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS 1641-1700, A SURVEY WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 34315
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1994. small 8vo. decorated cloth. xviii, 173, (3) pages. A compilation of articles by and about John Newbery, one of the first author-publishers to write books for the pleasure as well as the edification of children. A fine copy. A short biography by the editor, a short story by Samuel Johnson, and some works by Newbery himself make up some of the chapters. Bibliography, index, and appendix listing the winners..... READ MORE about JOHN NEWBERY AND HIS BOOKS, TRADE AND PLUMB-CAKE FOR EVER, HUZZA!
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(Oxford: Oxford University Press), 1963. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 169-190. Article in "The Library", Fifth Series, Volume XVIII, Number 3, September 1963. Corrigenda laid-in. Corners slightly bumped. READ MORE about " JOHN NICHOLS, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER."
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1966. 8vo. pamphlet holder. pp.293-299. An article from The Library (5), 21 (4), 1966. A history of this important resource of business locations and names. Inserted in pamphlet holder and with the bookplate and signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE POST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY
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(London: The Oregon Press), 1983. square 8vo. paper wrappers. Not paginated. Publisher's catalogue. Illustrated. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Michael Rainbird is listed as Managing Director. A.J. Rainbird was Managing Director of Zaehnsdorf. READ MORE about THE OREGON PRESS 1983
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(London: The Oregon Press), 1985. square 8vo. paper wrappers. Not paginated. Publisher's catalogue. Illustrated. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Michael Rainbird is listed as Managing Director. A.J. Rainbird was Managing Director of Zaehnsdorf. READ MORE about THE OREGON PRESS 1985
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. 7 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 152 pages. This book is primarily a bibliographical study of all the known works printed and published by John Rodker (1894-1955) at the Ovid Press, London, 1919-1922, and the associated projects connected to his second imprint, the Casanova Society. The Ovid Press's output was not prolific - 17 known items were produced - but the nature of the works and the..... READ MORE about JOHN RODKER'S OVID PRESS: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
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Oxford: 1931. 8vo. paper covered boards. viii, 263 pages, followed by a list of publications. A massive catalogue of publications available from this English firm. Issued by Humphrey Milford. READ MORE about OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS GENERAL CATALOGUE
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Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. xvi, 96 pages. 157 items described. Illustrated. Spine slightly faded.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PRINTING AND PUBLISHING AT OXFORD: THE GROWTH OF A LEARNED PRESS, 1478 -1978
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Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket, later paper spine label. xvi, 96 pages. 157 items described. Illustrated. Bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about PRINTING AND PUBLISHING AT OXFORD: THE GROWTH OF A LEARNED PRESS, 1478 -1978
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1926. square 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 133 pages. Second edition. Many illustrations. Old newspaper history of printing in Cambridge (US) inserted in front which has caused foxing of pastedown and endpaper. READ MORE about SOME ACCOUNT OF THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1468-1921
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Oldham, England: Fine Press Book Association, 2015. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. Limited to 900 copies. Number 28. Includes articles, book reviews, biographical sketches of contributors. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Spring 2015 / Number 28 / Sebastian Carter, Editor Editorial | Sebastian Carter Chairmans letter | Martin Ould Notes and news The Wood Lea archive | John Wells Enitharmon Editions | Stephen Stuart-Smith A harried bibliography [Printing and the Mind of..... READ MORE about PARENTHESIS 28: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION
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Oldham, England: Fine Press Book Association, 2015. 4to. hardcover, dust jacket, portfolio, slipcase. 60 pages. Limited to 900 copies, of which this is one of 90 deluxe copies with a separate portfolio of nine printer's samples. Number 28. Includes articles, book reviews, biographical sketches of contributors. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Spring 2015 / Number 28 / Sebastian Carter, Editor Editorial | Sebastian Carter Chairmans letter | Martin Ould Notes and news The..... READ MORE about PARENTHESIS 28: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. DELUXE EDITION
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 137478
Oldham, England: Fine Press Book Association, 2015. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. Limited to 900 copies. Number 29. Includes articles, book reviews, biographical sketches of contributors. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Fall 2015 / Number 29 / Robert McCamant, Editor Chairmans Letter | Jason Dewenitz Janus at 60: Performance and Participation | Michelle Cloonan The Chapbook Legacy: Lovat, Crawhall, and others recast the form for Britain in the 20th Century | David..... READ MORE about PARENTHESIS 29: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION
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Oldham, England: Fine Press Book Association, 2015. 4to. quarter cloth over paste-paper covered boards, paper spine label, portfolio of prints, slipcase. 63+(1) pages. Limited to 900 copies, of which this is one of the deluxe editions with a separate portfolio of printer's specimens, hardbound, and inserted into a slipcase. Number 29. Includes articles, book reviews, biographical sketches of contributors. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Fall 2015 / Number 29 / Robert McCamant, Editor..... READ MORE about PARENTHESIS 29: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION
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Oldham, England: Fine Press Book Association, 2020. 4to. quarter cloth, portfolio, slipcase. 63+(1) pages. Limited to 900 copies. Number 39. This is the deluxe edition with a separate portfolio of printer's specimens, hardbound, and inserted into a slipcase. Includes articles, book reviews, biographical sketches of contributors. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Fall 2020 / Number 39 / Nina Schneider, Editor From the Chair | Russell Maret From the Editor | Nina M. Schneider..... READ MORE about PARENTHESIS 39: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. DELUXE EDITION
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Hamden: Archon Books, 1971. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 390 pages. Reprint of the 1899 first edition. Memories of an important publisher. Jacket shows minor wear. READ MORE about MEMORIES
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London: Penny Magazine, printed by William Clowes, 1833. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Contains the four monthly supplements of the Penny Magazine describing the Commerical History of the Penny Magazine. Light foxing throughout, else a fine collection of the four parts concerning printing history. The issues these were taken from were No. 96 (August 31-September 30, 1833), No. 101 (September 30-October 31, 1833), No. 107 (October 31-November 30, 1833), and No. 112 (November 30-December..... READ MORE about MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE....
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London: George Philip & Son Ltd., 1934. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 108 pages. Illustrated history of this publisher of maps and geographical related books. Some wear around the edges, else near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about STORY OF THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS, A GEOGRAPHICAL RECORD
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London: Phil. Soc. (printed by Whittingham and Wilkins), 1854. 8vo. paper wrappers. 12 pages. Limited to 125 copies, of which this is one of 100 copies on laid paper. The Great Britain Society 1853/1854. Chipped along fore-edge, front cover detached yet present. A very nice copy. List of members for 1854. READ MORE about RULES
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N.P. Printed for Private Circulation, n.d. 8vo. two-toned cloth with cloth spine labels, top edge gilt. xi, 155 pages. Well-illustrated. An uncommon publisher's history. READ MORE about HALF A CENTURY OF COMMERCIAL EDUCATION AND PUBLISHING FOREWORD BY SIR FRANCIS GOODENOUGH
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1939). thick 8vo. cloth. 500, (4) pages. First U.S. edition. READ MORE about THE ENGLISH BOOK TRADE, AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE MAKING AND SALE OF BOOKS
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London: George Allen & Unwin, (1965). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 500, (4) pages. Second edition, revised. Ex library copy with markings. READ MORE about THE ENGLISH BOOK TRADE, AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE MAKING AND SALE OF BOOKS
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Revere, PA and Winchester, England: Woolmer/Brotherson Ltd and St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1988. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxii, 186 pages. With an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald. This publishing venture was founded by Harold Monro in 1912 in London and continued in business until 1935. Contains a bibliography of the books, rhyme sheets, broadsides, Christmas cards, periodicals etc issued by the press. Well illustrated. Spine of jacket slightly faded. READ MORE about THE POETRY BOOKSHOP, 1912-1935, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Revere, PA and Winchester, England: Woolmer/Brotherson Ltd and St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1988. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxii, 186 pages. With an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald. Founded in 1912 in London by Harold Munro, the Poetry Bookshop was one of the most important of these smaller houses, publishing books by Robert Graves, Richard Aldington, Ford Madox Hueffer, F. S. Flint, Eleanor Farjeon and others as well as the popular and important series of anthologies, Georgian Poetry..... READ MORE about THE POETRY BOOKSHOP, 1912-1935: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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