New York: Harper's Magazine, 1975. 4to. self paper wrappers. Vol.1, No.10 (January 6, 1975) to Vol.2, No.4 (September 29, 1975), missing issues. A total of 12 issues. Interesting reading with many reviews of books. Enclosed in a box with the name of the periodical stamped on the covers. READ MORE about BOOKLETTER
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London: Elliot Stock, 1889. 8vo. Ulrich & Kup p.147. "A fine all-round periodical for collectors, bibliophiles and librarians." With information on bookselling, bookbinding, bookcollecting, etc. Have the following odd volumes: 1889. volume 3. New York printing. (iv), 380 pages. Worn at spine ends. Ex library. READ MORE about BOOKWORM, AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY
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6 volumes.
Paris: Bureaux de la Revue, 1908-1913. large 8vo. later cloth, with original paper wrapper laid down on front covers. 240,(4); 235,(5); 240,(6); 244,(4); 247,(5); 252,(4) pages. 6 volumes. Serial publication. Begun in 1901, volumes IX-XIV published from 1908 to 1913 when the series ended. Essays in each volume focus on the art and literature of the sixteenth-century. Also find many articles on the nobility. Libraries and editions of particular works of Joachim de Bellay and... READ MORE about REVUE DE LA RENAISSANCE, ORGANE INTERNATIONAL DES AMIS DU XVIe SIECLE ET DE LA PLEIADE, TOMES...
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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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With an Afterword by Stephen Orgel.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (2002). 8vo. cloth. vi, 305 pages. With an Afterword by Stephen Orgel. First edition. Divided into major sections: Social Contexts for Writing (4 chapters); Traces of Reading: Margins, Libraries, Prefaces, and Bindings (4 chapters); and Print, Publishing, and Public Opinion (5 chapters). Illustrated. READ MORE about BOOKS AND READERS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, MATERIAL STUDIES
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(Copenhagen): Carrit Andersens Forlag, 1945. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 30, (5) pages. First edition. Poul Carit Andersen lists well known writers (Shakespeare, Voltaire, etc). Below each author is a short phrase about books, book collecting or reading. In Danish. Indexed. Covers detached from spine and soiled. Spine rubbed. READ MORE about ORD OM BØGER
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London: William Andrews & Co., 1898. 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. (viii), 280, (8) pages. First edition. Twenty one essays on various aspects of literature. Includes a number of essays on poets including Anne Bradstreet, the first American poet. READ MORE about LITERARY BYWAYS
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UNOPENED COPY
New Castle, DE and Durham, NC: Oak Knoll Press and Fine Books & Collections, 2005. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 380 pages. UNOPENED COPY. First edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and in slipcase unopened copy. This is the first time that one of Nick Basbanes' titles has appeared in a limited edition. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Library in 1963 (Printing and the Mind of Man)... READ MORE about EVERY BOOK ITS READER: THE POWER OF THE PRINTED WORD TO STIR THE WORLD
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., (1950. thick 8vo. cloth. x, 1242 pages. Appears to be a reprint of the first edition. READ MORE about THE READER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA
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London: Association of Assistant Librarians, 1963. 8vo. cloth. 240 pages. Sections on reading, writing, library service, publishing, and bibliography. Indexed. Bumped at spine. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY AND THE PROVISION OF BOOKS
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New York: Fawcett Columbine, (1995). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 231, (3) pages. First Ballantyne edition. A book worth reading. READ MORE about THE GUTENBERG ELEGIES, THE FATE OF READING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE
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New York: Faber and Faber, (2006). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xv, (iii), 251+(1) pages. First published in 1994, this edition has a new introduction and afterword by Birkerts. Essays on reading and the effects of the digital age. This is the latest edition. READ MORE about THE GUTENBERG ELEGIES, THE FATE OF READING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE
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(Hamden, CT): Linnet Books, 1975. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 130 pages. Instructors of history can use this bibliography to compile reading lists for classes and a source of potential publishing outlets. Divided into chapters on research methods in history, teaching of history, historiography and philosophy of history, and historiographical studies by area, with a checklist of professional periodical literature as appendix. READ MORE about HISTORIOGRAPHY, METHOD, HISTORY TEACHING, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES IN ENGLISH, 1965-1973
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Freeport: Books for Libraries Press, (1970). small 8vo. cloth. xii, 290 pages. Reprint of the 1901 first edition. Ten essays on various subjects, including Walter Bagehot, James Anthony Froude and Robert Browning; also an address on good taste in books. READ MORE about ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES
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Stockholm: Statens Offentliga Utredningar, 1972. 8vo. stiff paper covers. 707, (3) pages, with 8 additional pages of plates. A Swedish government publication. Results of studies conducted 1969-1972 in five districts in Sweden on reading and book use. Includes demographic and other data on the districts, library statistics, reading data, activities of school children, etc., with analysis, photographic illustrations, samples of questionaires. Part one of this report. READ MORE about LAS- OCH BOKVANOR I FEM SVENSKA SAMHALLEN
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Frankfurt: Bücherschiff, n.d. 12mo. paper wrappers. 352 pages. Contemporary essays on books--"keys to life, gates to the world." Spine creased. READ MORE about BUCHER, SCHLUSSEL ZUM LEBEN, TORE ZUR WELT, STIMMEN DER GEGENWART
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London: A. and R. Spottiswoode, 1824. 8vo. contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt decoration and rules. 296 pages. First edition. Presentation copy. John Bowdler (1746-1823), a writer on religious and church affairs, was the author of Select Pieces in Verse and Prose (1818). Inscribed "From the Author" on the half title. Bookplates are on the front paste down and the front free endpapers, both from the Locker family. There are a few notes in... READ MORE about MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN BOWDLER, ESQ
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913. thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. ix, 470 pages. First edition. Divided into twenty-one different types of dedications. Contains a bibliography and index. Covers lightly rubbed. READ MORE about DEDICATIONS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE FORMS USED FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF BOOK-MAKING TO THE PRESENT...
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913. thick 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. ix, 470 pages. First edition. Divided into twenty-one different types of dedications. Contains a bibliography and index. Worn at spine ends. Bookplate of Frederic Melcher. Inside hinges cracked. READ MORE about DEDICATIONS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE FORMS USED FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF BOOK-MAKING TO THE PRESENT...
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Paris: Les Éditions Ouvrières, (1968). squarish 12mo. paper wrappers. 342, (2) pages. Part of the series Vivre son temps. Sections on publishing, libraries, and education. Stamp on rear wrapper. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ET LA LECTURE EN FRANCE
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New Haven: Yale University Press, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxx, 401+(1) pages. First edition. Analysis of the surviving books published in Strasbourg during the Reformation era, revealing a clear split between vernacular works of the lay culture and books for the learned written in Latin. Chapters on The Book Trade, Clerical Dominance, Forces for Change, Lay Ascendance., and The Struggle for Religious and Academic Orthodoxy. Illustrations, figures, tables, bibliography and index. Ink ownership inscription... READ MORE about LAY CULTURE, LEARNED CULTURE, BOOKS AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN STRASBOURG, 1480-1599
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Pasadena, CA: Grant Dahlstrom, The Castle Press, 1970. tall 8vo. decorated cloth. xvi, 92, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 750 copies. A not-too-serious book about the printed works for the lower classes in England from 1800-185 Chapters on many books, authors and publishers including James Catnach and the Penny Magazine. READ MORE about AN ENQUIRY INTO THE READING OF THE LOWER CLASSES
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xviii), 430 pages. Discusses the innovation of paperback printing in the mid-twentieth century. The advent of paperback books revolutionized reading in America after World War II. READ MORE about TWO-BIT CULTURE, THE PAPERBACKING OF AMERICA
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Paris: Unesco, 1974. large 12mo. paper wrappers. 74 pages. Part of a series on Unesco and its program; discusses the encouragement of publishing, reading, and circulation of books througout the world. READ MORE about FOR BOOKS
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Paris: Unesco, 1974. 8vo. paper wrappers. 81 pages. On Unesco's efforts to promote reading, libraries, and the free circulation of books. Wear to front hinge. READ MORE about POUR LE LIVRE
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