First edition, third printing with corrections
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2021. 7 x 10 inches. cloth with dust jacket. xii, 540 pages. First edition, third printing with corrections. Books About Books Book of the Year Award winner, 2023 "From the get-go, two things are obvious: one, Reid Byers has done his research, and two, Reid Byers loves books and having books in the home... the book is never a dry read. Its contents are sliced and chunked so nicely..... READ MORE about THE PRIVATE LIBRARY: THE HISTORY OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND FURNISHING OF THE DOMESTIC BOOKROOM

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Paris, France & New York, NY: Harrison of Paris, c. 1933-1934. Four prospectuses from this fine press firm. All in fine condition. The press was founded by Monroe Wheeler. The four prospectuses are below. 1. OFFERINGS FOR THE PERSON OF TASTE WHO HAS EVERYTHING (ELSE) - c. 1933. With descriptions of four books available from the press including Katherine Anne Porter's French Song-Book. Printed on gray paper with red ink and containing two illustrations. 2..... READ MORE about A small archive of ephemera from the Harrison of Paris private press firm

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various locations: various publishers, 2003. 4to. broadsides. This group is composed of twenty-nine (29) broadsides that were designed and printed by some of the exhibitors of the Oak Knoll Fest X which took place in New Castle, Delaware in 2003. All in fine condition. The broadsides featured in this collection were originally to accompany a larger group of broadsides to be housed in a portfolio titled Oak Knoll Fest X, which is lacking. Originally constructed..... READ MORE about A group of broadsides commemorating the Oak Knoll Fest X Fine Press Bookfair

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N.P. (Publishing History, 1983). small 8vo. self paper wrappers, stapled in corner. pp.5-21. Offprint of an article that appeared in Publishing History 13: 1983. READ MORE about UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT COPIES OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS PRINTED BEFORE 1820

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West New York, NJ: American Printing History Association, 2002. 8vo. cloth. xvi+(i), 175+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1000 copies, set in Baskerville and Bulmer types on Mohawk Superfine paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly. A checklist of 619 monographs, most pamphlets, all exhibition catalogues, and all publications relating to the printing arts. Omitted are most ephemera, as well as dust jackets printed for other publications, and most holiday greeting cards, with the exception..... READ MORE about THE SPIRAL PRESS (1926-1971), A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST

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Photography by Mike Biggs. Designed by Bernard Ben Pearce.
Wilmington: The Jared Company, (1991). square small 4to. boards, dust jacket. (viii), 136 pages. Photography by Mike Biggs. Designed by Bernard Ben Pearce. First edition. Short notes by Dennis E. Greenhouse and Daniel S. Frawley. Filled with photographs in color. READ MORE about WILMINGTON, THE CITY AND BEYOND

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Hockessin: Northern Light Studio, 1989. oblong small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 93 pages. First edition. A tour using Sawin's drawing ability and hand-lettering. READ MORE about THE OULDE KING'S ROADE, INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF RICHARDSON PARK, ELSMERE, NEWPORT, STANTON,...

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Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, (1981). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiii, 494 pages. First edition. Complete account of the canon and criticism of one of the most critically acclaimed southern writers of this century. Includes transcription of title pages, collations, notes on contents, typography, papers, and binding and an extensive listing of appearances in anthologies. Best bibliography to-date. READ MORE about ROBERT PENN WARREN, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY 1922-79

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Barnstable, MA: Harrison C. Kerr, 1964. 12mo. paper wrappers. 10 leaves. Third edition. Short article on Harrison C. Kerr's Clam Flat Press. Illustrated with artwork by Marsden Lore. READ MORE about UNIQUE PRINT SHOP IS FOUND ON CAPE COD

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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1975). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 129 pages. First edition. Includes works published before and after Gissing's death. Dust wrapper slightly soiled. READ MORE about GEORGE GISSING, A BIBLIOGRAPHY

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New York: Bruce Rogers & The Press of A. Colish, 1954. 8vo. paper wrappers. (8) pages. Prospectus for this folio edition of Dante with Bruce Roger's illustrations from Botticelli's original drawings. A fine copy. The folio was to be limited to 300 copies. The translation was done by Charles Eliot Norton. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees..... READ MORE about THE DIVINE COMEDY OF DANTE ALIGHIERI

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New York: Weathervane Books, (1970). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 650 pages. Edited reprint of the second edition. (S-K 3602 for binding references). In near fine condition. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA; WITH A BIOGRAPHY OF PRINTERS & AN ACCOUNT OF NEWSPAPERS

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Victoria, Australia: Black, Inc., 2015. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages. An intimate partnership of three brothers - Allen, Richard and John Lane - lay at the heart of Penguin Books, the twentieth century's greatest publishing house. In a spirit of daring and creative opposition, the brothers issued quality books on a massive scale and at minuscule prices - and achieved a revolution in publishing. The Lane boys did their best thinking together in bathroom..... READ MORE about PENGUIN AND THE LANE BROTHERS; THE UNTOLD STORY OF A PUBLISHING REVOLUTION

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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Publications, 2008. 10.2 x 12.6 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 282 pages. This richly illustrated publication by Mark Wilson comprises an introductory essay and catalogue of the nearly two hundred tablets from the Cotsen Collection of ancient school texts, the greater number of these dating from the Old Babylonian period. The first part tells the story of the "Eduba"; the tablet house, and the earliest known school. The curriculum of the eduba..... READ MORE about EDUCATION IN THE EARLIEST SCHOOLS

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n.p. (but Pasadena, CA): Clinker Press, The, n.d. 4to. broadside. A broadside designed & printed by Andre Chaves of The Clinker Press. This broadside features the opening statement from 'The Twilight Zone' television series translated into Latin. Also with a wood engraving by Andre Chaves. READ MORE about Opening statement of the television series 'THE TWILIGHT ZONE'

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Westmoreland Hills, MD: LD's Press of the Bald Eagle, 1960. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. First edition, published after Lester Douglas's death. The designers represented in the book include Harry Carter, Warren Chappel, Fritz Eichenberg, John Fass and Edward Wilson. READ MORE about FIRST BIRTHDAY BOOK, 33 LD BALDY EAGLE MARKS BY ARTIST-DESIGNER FRIENDS OF BALDY FOR WHIMSY AND...

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2 volumes in 1.
Port Washington: Kennikat Press, (1968). 8vo. cloth. Over 150 pages. 2 volumes in 1. Reprint of the 1935 and 1926 editions. The first combined edition of this definitive bibliography of Rogers. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the..... READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, DESIGNER OF BOOKS With BRUCE ROGERS; A BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Princeton: Princeton University Library, 1983. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 66 pages. Preface by the collector followed by the exhibition catalogue describing 130 views and enhanced by 23 plates. READ MORE about PRIDE OF PLACE, EARLY AMERICAN VIEWS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEONARD L. MILBERG '53

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Amsterdam: Erasmus, 1968. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 151 pages. Limited to 400 numbered copies. General history followed by chapters on specific regions of southwest France. Also includes chapters on Thomas Portau and Jerome Maran. Has an English summary and various indices. Illustrated. Unopened copy. Text in French. READ MORE about ETUDES SUR L'IMPRIMERIE DANS LE SUD-OUEST DE LA FRANCE AUX XVe, XVIe ET XVIIe SIÈCLES

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New York: The New York Public Library, 1991. slim 8vo. self paper wrappers. not paginated. A pamphlet describing some of the items in an exhibit celebrating the Leonard B. Schlosser collection of materials on the history of papermaking. Includes a short history of papermaking and 12 illustrations and descriptions of important items. READ MORE about ON PAPER: THE HISTORY OF AN ART

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Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1993. 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 17 pages. Offset reprint of the original 1935 publication by the City of Birmingham School of Printing. Brief account with excerpts from contemporary documents of one of Dr. Johnson's Lichfield relations. READ MORE about JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS...

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Winterthur and New Castle DE: Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2003. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 100 pages. First edition. Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, this beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays and entries largely from the private library of Henry Francis du Pont, encompassing more than 87,000 volumes and 500,000 manuscripts and images. With essays and..... READ MORE about THE WINTERTHUR LIBRARY REVEALED: FIVE CENTURIES OF DESIGN AND INSPIRATION

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Izmir, Turkey: Nedim Sönmez, (1987). small 4to. paper covered boards, silk placement holder. 107 pages. First edition limited to 100 numbered and signed copies. Catalogue with 57 colored reproductions of marbled pictures. With text in English and German. Preface followed by brief reviews of the artist from Dr. Barbara Lips-Kant and one by Ruth Robert, 63 color illustrations and photographs showing her work. Layout by Özlem Kururman, Istanbul, Turkey. READ MORE about YVONNE JÄCKLE, "MARBLED FLOWERS" WORKS FROM THE 80S. "MARMORIERTE BLUMEN"...

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Edited and with commentary by Joyce Lancester Wilson.
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1990. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xii, 198, (2) pages. Edited and with commentary by Joyce Lancester Wilson. Limited to 850 copies and printed from Monotype Ehrhardt at the press of W. Thomas Taylor. Adrian Wilson (1923-1988) was internationally known as a designer and printer of fine books. During his career, he produced over 200 titles, authored a standard text, The Design of Books for his field, wrote two important..... READ MORE about TWO AGAINST THE TIDE A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR IN WORLD WAR II, SELECTED LETTERS, 1941-1948

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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 1999. 9 x 7.5 (landscape). paperback. 40 pages. John Spilsbury, who styled himself an "Engraver and Map Dissector in Wood, in Order to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography," is credited with the invention of "dissected maps", hand-colored maps, printed from copper plates, which were mounted on thin sheets of mahogany and cut into pieces according to the political borders of the region mapped. The discovery of an extraordinary set of..... READ MORE about NEATLY DISSECTED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY:...

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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2013. 8vo: 8.5 x 6.75 inches; miniatures: 3.625 x 2.25 inches.Clamshell box: 7.5 x 13 inches. hardcover: 8vo and clamshell box in cloth; miniatures in silk. xv, 121 pages; facsimiles: 68, 66, 66 pages. Limited edition of 500 copies of this boxed set which includes Alderson and Immel's scholarly work on the history and legacy of Tommy Thumb's Pretty Little Song Book (two volumes), and The Pretty Book, that includes..... READ MORE about TOMMY THUMB'S PRETTY SONG-BOOK, THE FIRST COLLECTION OF ENGLISH NURSERY RHYMES, A FACSIMILE...

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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Publications, 2010. 4.2 x 5.5 inches. softcover with french flaps. 16 pages. Facsimile of an illustrated manuscript and of a contemporary letter providing its translation by Reverend Allan Salt. Introduction by Ivy Trent. The original was written in Ojibway and painted on birchbark by Soloman James, Sound of Thunder Ravens, Chief of the Shawanagaw Band of Ojibway Indians, for his son, Louis. The book illustrates hunting and way of life around..... READ MORE about LITTLE BOOK OF ANIMALS

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New York: Nicholas T. Smith, (1981). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 117 pages. S-K 8032. First edition. Comprehensive listing of hand workers in the book arts in the United States and Canada. Cross-indexed. With lists of binders. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN BOOK WORKERS

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New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 318 pages. First edition. 439 illustrations with 156 plates in full color. READ MORE about TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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New York: Delacorte, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. First U.S. edition. This collection focuses on fifteen contemporary illustrators of children's books, including Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Charles Keeping, Michael Foreman, Shirley Hughes and John Lawrence. Well-illustrated throughout, many in color, and with a number of previously unpublished illustrations from the artists' private collections. Included is a complete chronological bibliography of each artist. READ MORE about THE TELLING LINE, ESSAYS ON FIFTEEN CONTEMPORARY BOOK ILLUSTRATORS

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Rochester: Leo Hart, 1949. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 115 pages. First edition. With facsimile title pages. History of this early U.S. printer. Some chipping of jacket. READ MORE about GREGORY DEXTER OF LONDON AND NEW ENGLAND, 1610-1700

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Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1974. 8vo. cloth. viii, 240 pages. First edition. This work brings together a selection of the more fugitive writings of Ronald B. Mckerrow. As the bibliography at the end of this book demonstrates, the selection is small relative to the great quantity of articles and reviews that exist. McKerrow is best remembered as the father of 20th-century descriptive bibliography. His best known work, AN INTRODUCTION TO BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR LITERARY STUDENTS (published by..... READ MORE about RONALD BRUNLEES MCKERROW: A SELECTION OF HIS ESSAYS

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London: The Bookplate Society/Forlaget Exlibristen, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 28 pages. Trade edition. Limited to 650 numbered copies. This work contains a biographical essay and one-hundred sixty-eight descriptions of Hagreen's bookplates. Well-illustrated with reproductions of the bookplates in different colors. READ MORE about THE EX-LIBRIS OF PHILIP HAGREEN

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Washington: AIGA, 1949. 8vo. paper wrappers. 35 pages. Biographical comments by this book designer. READ MORE about NOTES ALONG THE TYPOGRAPHIC WAY

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New York: Phoenix Bookshop, 1975. 8vo. cloth. 136 pages. Revised edition. No jacket as issued. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS BY JACK KEROUAC

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Kingsport: Privately printed, n.d. (circa 1945). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 47 pages. First edition. Issued as Keepsake No.78 by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. READ MORE about TENNESSEE PRINTERS, 1791-1945 A REVIEW OF PRINTING HISTORY FROM ROULSTONE'S FIRST PRESS TO...

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Berkeley: Peacock Press, 1965. 12mo. paper wrappers. 15, (5) pages. First separate printing, taken from the New York Times. The trials of dealing with 50 pound books and the joys of miniature books. READ MORE about MAKE MINE A SMALL ONE

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N.P. Privately printed, n.d. (circa 1935). tall 16mo. paper self wrappers. 8 pages. Issued to people interested in joining the Trollope Society of which Newton was founder (Fleck A.38). The purpose of the Society was to place all of Trollope's works back in print at reasonable prices. Fine copy of a scarce piece. READ MORE about THE OBJECT OF THE TROLLOPE SOCIETY

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Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1990. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. First edition. The Rittenhouse family and papermill are described in this brief history of America's oldest papermill. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE RITTENHOUSE MILL AND THE BEGINNINGS OF PAPERMAKING IN AMERICA

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N.P. Pickering Press, n.d. 7 1/16" x 4 9/16" postcard. Postcard serving as the prospectus for the Pickering Press broadside of reflections on the quality of labor by Porter Garnett. READ MORE about CREDO FOR CRAFTSMEN PROSPECTUS

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N.P. Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1961. oblong 8vo. paper portfolio containing the DePol reproduction, text on the first leaf. Keepsake issued by the Mergenthaler Company to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the invention of Ottmar Mergenthaler's linotype machine. Mergenthaler commissioned John DePol to do a wood-engraving of this scene as a broadside to be inserted in this brochure. READ MORE about On July 3, 1886, in the composing room of the New York Tribune, an historic event took place

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Portland, OR: Ma Nao Books, (2017). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 190, (4) pages. Exploring the origins of the book, Margaret E. Davis traces the early history of communicating by paper pages. She offers illustrated instructions for four of the first forms of books on paper, developed by the Chinese, which can be replicated today using simple tools and available materials. China Under the Covers blends history, how-to expertise, and a journalist's eye for detail..... READ MORE about CHINA UNDER THE COVERS: A BINDER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROOTS OF BOOKS

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Hanover: University Press of New England for the Committee for a New England Bibliography, (1983). small 4to. cloth. xxv, 583 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Volume One of the series entitled Bibliographies of New England History. Preface by John Borden Armstrong. 13,520 entries. READ MORE about MASSACHUSETTS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ITS HISTORY

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Portland, OR: Lewis & Clark College, (2003). 8 x 12 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 316 pages. Introduction and essays by the author; bibliography after the text by Doug Erickson, Jeremy Skinner and Paul Merchant. This first comprehensive bibliography of Lewis and Clark expedition publications in a century is based on the world-class collection of materials at the Aubrey R. Watzak Library of Lewis & Clark College. The book is divided into seven sections: the expedition's..... READ MORE about THE LITERATURE OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ESSAYS

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Remarks at a dinner held on March 19, 1981 in the Great Hall in celebration of the treasures of the Library of Congress
Washington: The Library of Congress, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. Remarks at a dinner held on March 19, 1981 in the Great Hall in celebration of the treasures of the Library of Congress. Edition of 3,000 copies. Speech from an exhibition "The World Encompassed" held at the Library of Congress. READ MORE about THE WORLD ENCOMPASSED

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New Castle and Bryn Mawr: Oak Knoll Press & Bryn Mawr College Library, 2007. 4to. unbound. 300 pages. First edition. Smyth-sewn book block complete with end sheets but without a case. In this the first major study of American signed book bindings, Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella describe and illustrate 315 bookbinder's tickets, stamps, and engraved designations dating from the 1750s through 1876. The details of the study reveal a vibrant segment of the..... READ MORE about AMERICAN SIGNED BINDINGS THROUGH 1876

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