Philadelphia: Siddall Brothers Printers, 1891. tall 8vo. original wrappers. (iv), 23 pages. Wrappers lightly soiled and chipped along edges. Overall a good copy of this scarce publication. Ownership inscription on half-title page. READ MORE about S. AUSTIN ALLIBONE, A.M., LL.D., A PAPER READ BEFORE THE HISTORICAL SO CIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA,...
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1954. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 62 pages. First edition. Jacket faded with a few short closed tears. READ MORE about KINGDOM OF DIAGONALS, A BOOK OF POEMS
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Philadelphia: Holmes Publishing Co., 1993. 8vo. unbound signatures. 88 pages. First edition, a set of unbound signatures. This book is the revised and illustrated bibliographical study of this English poet and man of letters. Included is a lengthy introductory comment on Allingham and his works, along with full collations of his first editions, a section of illustrations, and an index. Distributed for Holmes Publishing Co. READ MORE about WILLIAM ALLINGHAM, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY
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Bognor Regis: Arundel Press, 1956. 8vo. original printed wraps. pp. xiii,89; -187. First edition. Spines lightly faded, else very good. Part 1, (Introduction - A-L), Part II (M-Z, Indexes). Each part has text regarding Biographical Studies and when they are issued on the front paste downs. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF CATHOLIC BOOKS IN ENGLISH PRINTED ABROAD OR SECRETLY IN ENGLAND 1558-1640
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Volume I: Works in languages other than English
(Hampshire, England): Scholar Press, (1989). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxviii, 291+(1) pages. Volume I: Works in languages other than English. First volume of the catalogue, which contains books linked to specific English writers or institutions. Each entry includes the author, title, subject-matter, date, place of origin, locations of up to fifteen copies, and notes about the work's publication. Collector-librarian Decherd Turner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Several indexes included at the end of the text..... READ MORE about THE CONTEMPORARY PRINTED LITERATURE OF THE ENGLISH COUNTER-REFORMATION BETWEEN 1558 AND 1640
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University Park: Pa. State Univ. 1972. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 107 pages. Illustrated. Only minor cover wear. READ MORE about A SELECT ASSEMBLY OF NOTABLE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE ALLISON-SHELLEY COLLECTION OF ANGLICA...
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University Park: Pa. State Univ. 1972. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 107 pages. Illustrated. Near fine condition. READ MORE about SELECT ASSEMBLY OF NOTABLE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE ALLISON-SHELLEY COLLECTION OF ANGLICA...
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[Princeton]: [Princeton University Press], (1979). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 80, (2) pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip laid in. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. READ MORE about WALKING FOUR WAYS IN THE WIND
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Bloomington, IN / Santa Fe, NM: Almagre Books, c. 1984. 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Four catalogues include: 4, 18, 19, 21. Also includes List 62A. READ MORE about Five catalogues issued by Almagre Books
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Philadelphia: George W. Childs Publisher, 1876. small 8vo. paper wrappers, small string in corner. 68 pages. Color illustrated patriotic cover. Minor soiling, else near fine. Scarce in this condition. Includes a plan of the Centennial Buildings. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PUBLIC LEDGER ALMANAC; 1876
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1907. 4to. cloth. 160 pages. Covers show wear especially at spine ends. READ MORE about PRELIMINARY CHECK LIST OF AMERICAN ALMANACKS 1639-1800
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Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1991). 8vo. cloth. xviii, 382 pages. A volume in the publisher's Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature series. Table of contents, introduction, motif index, index to the motif index, biographical sketches of the authors. READ MORE about TALE TYPE AND MOTIF INDEX OF EARLY U.S. ALMANACS
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Minneapolis: Federal Schools, Inc., 1930. large 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 67 pages. Part twelve of a correspondence course for commercial artists: Methods of reproduction and the constraints which a chosen method of reproduction may impose on the designer or illustrator. Inserted is a sheet showing drawings in different stages of reproduction. With test questions and assignments. Cover soiled, irregularly browned. READ MORE about COMMERCIAL DESIGNING, REPRODUCTION OF ILLUSTRATION
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1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.20-28. Limited to 250 copies. An article in The Indiana Quarterly for Bookmen, Vol. IV, No.1. READ MORE about " JOHN ALMON: BOOKSELLER TO JOHN WILKES."
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Stockholm: n.p. (Royal Library)), 1912. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 152 pages. Part III, fasc. 1 of the work listed in Besterman 5949. Entries no. 4951-5810 (i.e. 860) of this work. The making and selling of books, and the history thereof. The supplement lists bibliographies, biobibliographies, books on library science and archives, and library catalogues. Concludes with list of corrections and errata. Unopened. Covers detached and missing pieces; backing missing. READ MORE about SVERIGES BIBLIOGRAFISKA LITTERATUR FORTECKNAD AF J...TREDJE DELEN, HAFT 1, TYPOGRAFI OCH...
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(Madrid): Real Monasterio de el Escorial, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pages 666-710. Text in Spanish. Published in La Ciudad de Dios, CLXXIII, pages 666-710, 1960. Frontispiece. Bibliography of literary works of the Augustinians in the Royal Library of the Escorial in Madrid. Organized by subject. Alphabetical index. Introduction. Black and white plates. Wrappers tearing at spine. Small bookplate on inside front wrapper. READ MORE about LABOR LITERARIA DO LOS AGUSTINOS EN LA REAL BIBLIOTECA DE EL ESCORIAL
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Willow Street, PA: Graphic Crafts, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Foreword, black and white illustrations. An alphabetical collection of American trades and crafts advertised in the 1870s and 1880s. Brochures laid in. READ MORE about AN ALPHABET OF THE TRADES OF YESTERYEAR
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(Charleston, SC): Arcadia Publishing, (2010). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Part of Arcadia's Images of America series. Written by the curator of the Delaware State Police Museum. READ MORE about DELAWARE STATE POLICE
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1991. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 87 pages. Occasional Papers No.6. A handlist of this collection, with dates and a short description of the contents of each entry. Combined author/subject index. Covers rubbed along edges. READ MORE about HANDLIST OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES AND LISTS OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY...
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Comparative Perspectives on The Distribution of Knowledge
New York: State University of New York Press, (1987). 8vo. paper covered boards. xviii, 203 pages. Comparative Perspectives on The Distribution of Knowledge. Study of publishing and the distribution of knowledge in the international arena. Examines international copyright, textbooks, technological developments and book distribution. Review slip laid in. READ MORE about THE KNOWLEDGE CONTEXT
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc, (1979). small 8vo. paper wrappers. xii, 180 pages. Sixth edition. A selection of bibliographies and reference works which are actually used by modern scholars. Indexed. READ MORE about SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, (1991). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 854 pages. A volume in the Studies in Victorian Life and Literature series. Table of contents, preface, introduction, two appendices, endnotes, index. A study of Victorian novelists' use of everyday culture and common knowledge, derived from about 150 novels. Black and white illustrations in text. READ MORE about THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESENT, TOPICS OF THE DAY IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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New York: The Macmillan Co., 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 338 pages. Second printing. "Exposing frauds, exploding hoary errors, making discoveries, and calling on the aid of science to clear up baffling mysteries ..." Covers chipped and age darkened. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURERS
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N.P. Rutgers University, 1974. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Second annual Richard H. Shoemaker Lecture, 1972. Lengthy errata slip inserted. A near fine copy. READ MORE about LIBRARIANSHIP AND THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH
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Bristol, England: Artline Editions, (1989). 4to. paper over boards, dust jacket. 211 pages. First edition. An historical survey of the development of the woodcut. Includes a comprehensive selection of reproductions of colored woodcuts. Contains full biographical details of each artist and is well illustrated. READ MORE about WOODCUTS
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