(Aristotle). Staikos, Konstantinos Sp.

THE LIBRARY OF ARISTOTLE: THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BOOKS EVER FORMED.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 6.7 x 9.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. Approx. 336 pages. The Library of Aristotle follows the adventures of Aristotle's book collection down to the edition of the corpus aristotelicum by Andronicus of Rhodes in the first century CE. Aristotle started to collect books in order to form his personal library even before he became a member of the Academy and a pupil of Plato (367 BCE). The kernel..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF ARISTOTLE: THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BOOKS EVER FORMED

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(Art). Nagler, G.K. (editor).

DIE MONOGRAMMISTEN, UND DIEJENIGEN BEKANNTEN UND UNBEKANNTEN KUNSTLER ALLER SCHULEN, WELCHE SICH ZUR BEZEICHNUNG IHRER WERKE EINES FIGURLICHEN ZEICHENS, DER INITIALEN DES NAMENS, DER ABBREVIATUR DESSELBEN, &C., BEDIENT HABEN.

5 volumes
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, (2002). 8vo. cloth. (iv),xviii,1088; (iv),viii,1121+(1); (iv),iv,1143+(1); (iv),1155+(1); (vi),436+(index) iv,109+(1) pages. 5 volumes. A reprint of the original edition, published by George Franz, München, 1858-79 (Arntzen & Rainwater, Guide to the Literature of Art History, E58). The standard work on artists' monograms, illustrated with more than 30,000 facsimiles. An indispensable tool to identify artists who signed themselves only by their monogram or similar devices. Thousands of these artists were also book..... READ MORE about DIE MONOGRAMMISTEN, UND DIEJENIGEN BEKANNTEN UND UNBEKANNTEN KUNSTLER ALLER SCHULEN, WELCHE SICH...

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(Astronomy). Houzeau, J.C. and A. Lancaster.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE GÉNÉRAL DE L'ASTRONOMIE.

3 volumes.
(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, n.d. but 2001). 8vo. cloth. vvi, (i), 680; 681-1623; lxxxix, 2225+(1) pages. 3 volumes. Facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1882-1889 first published in Bruxelles. (Besterman 587). A truly exhaustive bibliography, Houzeau and Lancaster's work is recognized as the primary bibliographical source for the history of astronomy from the earliest times up to 1880. Altogether, there are nearly 3,000 pages of text and approximately 42,000 bibliographical citations. Volume I...... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE GÉNÉRAL DE L'ASTRONOMIE

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Auchincloss, Kenneth.

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, THE PRINTING OF THE BOSWELL PAPERS.

New York: The Typophiles, 1995. tall 8vo. stiff red paper wrappers, cord-tied. 23+(1) pages. Typophiles Monograph - New Series Number 13. The story of the printing of the Boswell papers owned by Lt. Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham by Bruce Rogers. Limited to 800 copies printed at The Stinehour Press with design by Abraham Brewster at the Oliphant Press. Distributed for the Typophiles by Oak Knoll Press. READ MORE about MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, THE PRINTING OF THE BOSWELL PAPERS

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(Autographs). Nicolas, Alain.

LES AUTOGRAPHES.

Paris: Maisonneuve & LKarose, 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 370, (4) pages. First edition. Articles on autograph collecting by the experts in the field. Hundreds of reproductions of autographs throughout the text. Sections on how to collect autographs, authenticating autographs, and the value of autographs in the marketplace (including an article by Kenneth Rendell). In French. READ MORE about LES AUTOGRAPHES

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Babcock, Robert G. (editor).

LEARNING FROM THE GREEKS: AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE ALDINE PRESS.

New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1994. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. Exhibition Catalogue of the many Greek manuscripts that were on display at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1994 and then later at the Grolier Club. The exhibition celebrated the five-hundredth anniversary of the Aldine Press, which was founded in 1494 by the famous Italian printer Aldus Manutius. Manutius wanted to promote the Greek culture in his printings as well as..... READ MORE about LEARNING FROM THE GREEKS: AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE FIVE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE...

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(Baldwin, Christopher Columbus). Larkin, Jack and Caroline Sloat (editors).

A PLACE IN MY CHRONICLE: A NEW EDITION OF THE DIARY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BALDWIN, 1829-1835.

Introduction and Transcription by Jack Larkin
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2010. 8.5 x 11.5. hardcover, dust jacket. 322 pages. Introduction and Transcription by Jack Larkin. The text of Baldwin's diary is a virtual trip back in time, and this edition with its lively illustrations and helpful identification of the hundreds of people he meets along the way, takes the reader back into Massachusetts in the years between 1829 and 1835. Numerous illustrations and pictures expand the descriptions Baldwin gives readers..... READ MORE about A PLACE IN MY CHRONICLE: A NEW EDITION OF THE DIARY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BALDWIN, 1829-1835

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(Barbarian Press).

WAYZGOOSE PAMPHLETS: WAYZGOOSE PAMPHLET NUMBER ONE.

The 'Wayzgoose' Explained, with Historical Notes on Cope's Albion, and Sherwin & Cope's Imperial, Presses.
(Mission, B.C., Canada): Barbarian Press, 2022. 8vo. blue hand-made paper wrappers, sewn binding. 7, (1) pages. The 'Wayzgoose' Explained, with Historical Notes on Cope's Albion, and Sherwin & Cope's Imperial, Presses. Originall published in 1984, this second edition was published in 2022. A fine copy. Designed and written by Crispin Elsted and Lea Sanchez Milde. The headpiece, commissioned in 1984 from Sarah Chamberlain, is printed from the wood, the press images from magnesium blocks. The..... READ MORE about WAYZGOOSE PAMPHLETS: WAYZGOOSE PAMPHLET NUMBER ONE

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Barker, Nicolas.

THE GLORY OF THE ART OF WRITING: THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORK OF FRANCESCO ALUNNO OF FERRARA.

2 VOLUMES
Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 10.6 x 13.75 inches. cloth, regular and oblong quarto, in custom slipcase. 141 pp. (text); 231 pp. (facsimile). 231 color plates. 2 VOLUMES. This work unites the Rothschild Alunno, now in the Cotsen Children's Library, with Alunno's remaining work from four European collections and reconstructs the original appearance of the cartoni by the preeminent 15th century Italian writing master. The cartoni are presented in full color facsimile, with a...... READ MORE about THE GLORY OF THE ART OF WRITING: THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORK OF FRANCESCO ALUNNO OF FERRARA

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Barnhill, Georgia B. (editor).

À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860.

Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860

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(Bartlett, John Russell). Mueller, Jerry E. (editor).

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1805-1886.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. cloth. 256 pages. First edition. John Russell Bartlett, a major American bibliographer and artist of the Southwest, had a remarkably multi-faceted career. He was for a time a bookseller, Chief of the United States Boundary Commission that established the border with Mexico following the Mexican-American War, Secretary of State of Rhode Island for 17 years, and, for many years, John Carter Browns personal librarian..... READ MORE about AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1805-1886

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(Baseball). New York Public Library (compiled by staff).

THE SPALDING BASEBALL COLLECTION.

(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing Co., n.d., but 2002). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. (ii), 86-127. A facsimile of the original bibliography published in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Volume 26, No.1, January, 1922 (Besterman 686). Descriptions of more than 900 books, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs and other material collected by Albert G. Spalding and given to the library by Mrs. Spalding after his death. A. G. Spalding (1850-1915) was the premier pitcher..... READ MORE about THE SPALDING BASEBALL COLLECTION

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Baudin, Fernand.

FROM MECHANICAL TO CYBERNETIC EXERCISES.

New York: The Typophiles, 1997. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (ii), 18, (4) pages. Typophile Monograph New Series - Number 14. Limited to 500 copies designed, printed and bound by Dan Carr & Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry & Press. Preface by Theo Rehak. Distributed for the Typophiles by Oak Knoll Press. READ MORE about FROM MECHANICAL TO CYBERNETIC EXERCISES

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