(Paris, France): La Maison Française, n.d., but circa 1948. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Text in English and French. Announcement of publications by the Maison Française. Comments by André Maurois. Color illustration. READ MORE about Publication Announcement by Éditions de la Maison Française
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Wien: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 73 pages followed by 20 plates and 12 pages of advertisements. Discussion of three 18th century bibliophiles, Prinz Eugen von Savoyen, Georg Wilhelm von Hobendorf, and Antonio Folch de Cardona. Exhibition of 152 books out of their libraries. READ MORE about GROSSE BIBLIOPHILE DES 18. JAHRHUNDERTS
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Baltimore, MD: 19th Century Shop, The, 1991-2002. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include: 25, 30, 35, 36, 40-42, 46, 47, 50, 53, 55, 57, 60, 61, 72, 85, 90, 92, 99, 102, 103, 107, 112, 117. Also includes Occasional List: 21, 23, 24, 29, 34, 49, 63, 67, 81, 93; as well as Collections, magazines and Rarities for Libraries (A Private Offering to Institutions). READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by The 19th Century Shop
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Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1995. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 12 pages. Number 2, Spring 1995. Table of contents. Includes articles, reviews, notes on contributors. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about COUNTER
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Paris: Association Internationale de Bibliophile, 1991. small 8vo. cloth-covered slipcase, 11 stiff covered wrappers, paper covered folder. Guidebook from the International Conference of the AIB, held in Torino, Italy. Includes eleven pamphlets recording the events, activities and agenda of the conference. READ MORE about XVIIe CONGRES DE L'ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE BIBLIOPHILIE
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Netherlands: n.p., 1939. 4to. cloth. 120 pages. Printed on Van Gelder Zonen paper. A comprehensive sample of commercial printing work in 1939 from the Nieuw Leven Printing Co. in the Netherlands. Printed in color with printed acetate overlays. Illustrated. Foxing to edges of many pages, some wear to extremities. READ MORE about AAN DE BOK, UITGAVE: DRUKKERIJ, NIEUW LEVEN N.V. 'S-GRAVENHAGE
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New York: Harper & Row, 1982. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. Author's first book of verse. Short closed split at the head of the spine, otherwise fine in printed wrappers. READ MORE about SECOND SIGHT: POEMS. SELECTED BY ANTHONY HECHT
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Amsterdam: de Bifenkorf, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. A year by year review of 100 years (1885-1985) of Dutch literature. Includes major news events of each year, list of best sellers and biographical sketch of the author of the top seller. Introductory essay by Gerrit Komrij. Black and white illustrations throughout. Afterword by the editors. Index of authors. READ MORE about HET LITERAIR EEUWBOEK: HONDERD JAAR HET BOEK VAN HET JAAR
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(New York, NY: The Association of American University Presses), 1984. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 95 pages. Table of contents, featuring typographic and illustrated books. A fine copy. A retrospective. Index, acknowledgments. Illustrations. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AAUP BOOK AND JACKET SHOW 1984
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(Cambridge, MA: The Abbey Press, 1925). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, fore-edge uncut, in envelope. xvii+(i) pages. An announcement of the association of Eugene H. Gordon and G. Gehman Taylor as Gordon-Taylor, Inc., operating the Abbey Press. Reproduces the first advertisement printed in English by William Caxton. Envelope tearing along crease. READ MORE about CONCERNYNGE THE RESOUN WE SAVE EGGS: A TREWE HISTORYE AS MORE PLAYNLY SHAL FOLOW HERAFTER
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Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, (1985). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 195+(1) pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about WALKS & RAMBLES ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, A GUIDE FOR HIKERS AND NATURALISTS
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Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 195+(1) pages. First edition, second printing. Illustrated. READ MORE about WALKS & RAMBLES ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, A GUIDE FOR HIKERS AND NATURALISTS
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N.P. Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1995. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 66-82. Offprint from the Yearbook. Nineteen illustrations in the text. READ MORE about VENETIAN XYLOGRAPHIC AT THE JOHN RYLANDS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1959. 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 105+(1) pages. A handy reference book designed for advanced courses in literature and the general reader. Previous ownership underlining in ink and pencil. A lightly worn copy. READ MORE about A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS
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New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1974). 8vo. pebbled cloth, dust jacket. 87 pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip, folded publisher's sheet, and uncorrected proof of a review scheduled for Library Journal, July, 1974 laid in. Poet Dave Smith's copy with his ownership signature on the front pastedown. Blurb by Joel Oppenheimer. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. READ MORE about THE POST-AMERICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS
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Boston: Harry C. Bentley, 1934, 1935. 8vo. cloth. xxi,197; x,408 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. The first volume covers the period 1796 to 1900 and the second volume covers the early 20th century. With complete index. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON ACCOUNTING BY AMERICAN AUTHORS
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Paris, France: Editions Self, 1949. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 287, (11) pages. Text in French and English. Ethnographical, publisher's foreword, bibliographical note. Table of contents follows text. Black and white illustrations in text, color plates. Covers tanned, chipped at edges. READ MORE about UN ART FONDAMENTAL LE TAPIS/A FUNDAMENTAL ART THE RUG
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Heidelberg: Wunderhorn-Verlag, (1949). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 280 pages. Fourth edition. On the art of reading; divided into sections according to genre, with examples. Some wear and discoloration of jacket. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DIE KUNST DES LESENS
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Amsterdam, Netherlands: Exlibriskring der W.B-Vereniging, 1956. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. Table of contents, introduction by Joh. J. Hanrath. A collection of nineteen wood engravings by Acket and Bulder, loosely inserted in portfolio. READ MORE about DRIE SUITES IN HOUTGRAVURES
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London and Dulverton, England: The Acorn Press and The Exmoor Predd, (1983). 12mo. cloth, paper front cover label. 126, (2) pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies, signed by the author on colophon. Reprint of 1946 edition. Illustrated with wood engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Table of contents, introductory essay by the author. Descriptions of numerous flowes found in English literary works with excerpts of poems that mention them. "Sentimental vocabulary" of the flowers follows text. Acknowledgments..... READ MORE about A POSY OF WILD FLOWERS GATHERED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
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Washington: March, Milligan & Company, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 14, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 400 numbered copies. Designed and reprinted by Jean and John Michael at the Acorn Press. Originally printed and sold at the Printing Office in New London in 1767. A rather matter-of-fact first-hand account of Isaac Hollister's captivity by Native Americans beginning in 1763. Surprisingly devoid of details about the people who captured him or the..... READ MORE about A BRIEF NARRATION OF THE CAPTIVITY OF ISAAC HOLLISTER, WHO WAS TAKEN BY THE INDIANS, ANNO DOMINI,...
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Forest Park, IL: Acorn Press, (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front wrapper gilt-stamped. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Limited to 350 copies. Type faces available at the Acorn Press. Foreword and explanation. Indexed. Wrappers faded. READ MORE about ONE LINE SPECIMEN BOOK
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N.P. (Acorn Press, 1983). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Eulogy for Kotz, descendant of a pioneer Texas family, by her son Nick. Trump medieval type with Trajanus initials. Foil-stamped on front wrapper. READ MORE about TK: TIBE KALLISON KOTZ NOVEMBER 12, 1903-JULY 26, 1982
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New York: American Branch of Cambridge University Press, 1969. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (vi) pages followed by 27 page facsimile of handwritten report. Limited to 1000 copies. Issued on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the American branch. Acton's report contained the design for the now famous Cambridge series on history. READ MORE about LONGITUDE 30 WEST A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1976. 8vo. paper wrappers, mailing envelope. 27 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 325 numbered and signed copies. Tanner and Alstrom 34. This is a commonplace book of typographic exercises interspersed with notes on printing, typography and the private press. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIA I
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