Albro, Sylvia.

FABRIANO: CITY OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE PAPERMAKING.

Washington, DC and New Castle, DE: Library of Congress and Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 9 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 240 pages. "For centuries Fabriano has been Italy's most famous papermaking center, and Albro, a conservator at the Library of Congress, relates its early history with unrivaled knowledge." -Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Sylvia Rodgers Albro, senior conservator of rare materials on paper at the Library of Congress, Washington, has done us all a.... READ MORE

Price: $95.00 save 15% $80.75  other currencies  Order nr. 123419

Barker, Nicolas.

" INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."

Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by... READ MORE

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(Blaeu). Donkersloot-de Vrij, Marijke.

DRIE GENERATIES BLAEU: AMSTERDAMSE CARTGRAFIE EN BOEKDRUKKUNST IN DE ZEVENTIENDE EEUW.

(Zutphen): Rijksmuseum 'Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum' Walburg Pers, (1992). 8vo, oblong. stiff paper wrappers. 83+(1) pages. Text in Dutch. Cartography and printing by three generations of the Blaeu family, descendants of Willem Jansz Blaeu (1571-1638). Eight color plates; black and white illustrations throughout. Table of contents, genealogical chart, biographical overview, bibliography and index. READ MORE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 108276

(Bookselling).

SHEPPARD'S INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF PRINT AND MAP SELLERS.

Farnham: Richard Joseph Publisher's Ltd. (1992). 8vo. paper over boards, dust jacket. 444 pages. Second edition. Lists dealers by country and locality, alphabetically and by specialty. READ MORE

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Bunbury, E. H.

A HISTORY OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY AMONG THE GREEKS AND ROMANS FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TILL THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

2 volumes
London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1883. 8vo. cloth. xxx,660; xviv,743 pages. 2 volumes. History of the understanding of geography from Homeric Greece to Imperial Rome. Includes fold-out maps. Ex library copy with markings. Wear to cloth. Bookplates on front pastedown of both volumes. Pencilled notations on free endpaper. Foldout map at end of first volume frayed at edge. READ MORE

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(Cary, John). Fordham, Herbert George.

JOHN CARY ENGRAVER, MAP, CHART AND PRINT SELLER AND GLOBE MAKER 1754-1835; A BIBLIOGRAPHY.

(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2001). 8vo. cloth. xxxiv, 139+(1) pages. Facsimile edition of volume first published by Cambridge University Press in 1925. (Besterman 1169). A well-known English cartographer, John Cary began as an engraver in London and turned to publishing and land surveying in 1783. His New and Correct English Atlas appeared in 1787, followed by county atlases. The New Universal Atlas, for which he is best known, first appeared in 1808. Fordham, rightfully... READ MORE

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Clement, A.J.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ITS PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL AND MAR ITIME ADVANTAGES.

Wilmington: The Board of Trade, 1888. small 4to. original cloth with newer leather spine. 80 pages. B1-2026. Filled with illustrations of Wilmington businesses. Lacks the three maps that were bound in at the front of this title. Printed by the Delaware Printing Company. Wear along edges especially at tips. READ MORE

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 66467

Daniels, Frank T.

A TEXT-BOOK OF TOPOGRAPHICAL DRAWINGS.

Boston, MA: D.C. Heath & Co. 1908. oblong 12mo. cloth. x, 144, (6) pages. Preface, table of contents. Ten color and black and white plates. 66 black and white illustrations throughout text. Advertisements follow text. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE

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De La Ronciere, Charles.

LA DECOUVERTE DE L'AFRIQUE AU MOYEN AGE CARTOGRAPHES ET EXPLORATEURS.

3 volumes in one.
Le Caire: Societe Royale De Geographie D'Egypte, 1925. folio. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge stained green, original paper wrappers bound-in. (vi), 175 pages with 19 plates; (viii), 144+(4) pages with 19 plates; (viii), viii, 130 pages with 3 plates. 3 volumes in one. Written in French. A history of medieval cartography and the exploration of Africa and Egypt, published by the Royal Geographical Society of Egypt. Volume one is subtitled "L'Interieur Du Continent."... READ MORE

Price: $2,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104198

(Delaware). Beers, D.G.

BROADKILN. SUSSEX CO.

Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2" Single sheet behind clear mylar. B1-100. Map of Broadkiln, Sussex Co., Delaware. Scale 1" to the mile. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 85), which contains "actual surveys by and under the direction of D.G. Beers." Daniel G. Beers came from a family of atlas publishers. He and his brother, Silas, operated... READ MORE

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(Delaware). Beers, D.G.

CEDAR CREEK. SUSSEX CO.

Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2" Single sheet. Map of Cedar Creek, Sussex County, Delaware. Scale 1" to the mile. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 63), which contains "actual surveys by and under the direction of D.G. Beers." Daniel G. Beers came from a family of atlas publishers. He and his brother Silas operated in Philadelphia, the... READ MORE

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(Delaware). Beers, D.G.

LEIPSIC AND FREDERICA.

Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2," board 16 1/4" x 15" Single sheet behind clear plastic mylar. B1-100. Map of Leipsic and Frederica, Delaware. Map contains directories of businesses in those towns. Map of Leipsic scale 35 rods to the inch and Frederica map 25 rods to the inch. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 49), which contains... READ MORE

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(Delaware). Beers, D.G.

LINCOLN. CEDAR CREEK, SUSSEX CO. DEL.

Philadelphia: Pomeroy & Beers, 1868. 15 5/8" x 14 1/2" Single sheet behind clear plastic mylar. B1-100. Map of Lincoln, Cedar Creek, Sussex Co., Delaware. Map contains a directory of businesses. Scale 50 rods to the inch. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers' 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 65), which contains "actual surveys by and under the direction of D.G. Beers." Daniel G. Beers came from a.... READ MORE

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122727