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Order Nr. 54956 TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF...

Ames, Joseph.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, CONTAINING MEMOIRS OF THE ANCIENT PRINTERS, AND A REGISTER OF BOOKS PRINTED BY THEM FROM THE YEAR 1471 TO THE YEAR 1600. Begun by the late Joseph Ames, F.R. and A.SS., and Secretary the Society of Antiquaries. Considerably augmented, both in the Memoir and in the number of books, by William Herbert...Volume III.

London: Printed for the Editor and sold by Mr. T. Payne and Son, 1790. small 4to. modern quarter leather with leather tips, marbled paper-covered boards. 1309-1875+(1) pages, with one additional leaf of plates. Volume one and two only. The book collector and map- and bookseller William Herbert (1718-1795) owned Joseph Ames' (1688/9-1759) interleaved copy of the first version of this work, written by Ames and published in 1749. Herbert expanded the Antiquities to three volumes..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN...

Price: $300.00 Order nr. 54956

Order Nr. 30692 TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES: OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF...

Ames, Joseph.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES: OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: CONTAINING MEMOIRS OF OUR ANCIENT PRINTERS, AND A REGISTER OF BOOKS PRINTED BY THEM FROM THE YEAR 1471 TO THE YEAR 1500. Considerably augmented, both in the Memoirs and Number of Books by William Herbert.

THREE VOLUMES
London: Printed for the Editor [sic] William Herbert, 1785-1790. thick 4to. Vol I is modern cloth, Vol II and III are contemporary calf with gilt on spine, five raised bands. frontis., ii],[i]-iv,xliv,[i blank],684,[2 blanks],[1 index],[1 blank]; [ii],685-1308,[2 index]; [ii],1309-1875,[1]pp. THREE VOLUMES. Herbert's continuation and revision of Ames' celebrated 'Typographical Antiquities', which was first published in 1749. A result of years of research, this is a mammoth compilation of biographical information on early British and Irish..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES: OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN...

Price: $500.00 Order nr. 30692

(Anderson, Alexander).

HUXLEY HOUSE ALMANAC FOR 1953.

New York: Huxley House, 1953. thin 8vo. boards. (44) pages. Illustrated with engravings by Alexander Anderson, the father of white-line wood engraving in America. Huxley House was a design firm. Covers soiled. READ MORE about HUXLEY HOUSE ALMANAC FOR 1953

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 31812

(Anisson, Jean). Willemetz, Geneviève.

JEAN ANISSON, 1642-1721.

Un Homme d'Affaires et de Culture au Grand Siècle
(Paris): Éditions des Cendres, (2004). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 206, (2) pages. Un Homme d'Affaires et de Culture au Grand Siècle. Text in French. Limited to an edition of 399. An account of the life and work of printer Jean Anisson. Includes extracts from Anisson's correspondence as well as illustrations of his work. Foreword by Paul-Marie Grinevald. READ MORE about JEAN ANISSON, 1642-1721

Price: $38.00 Order nr. 94608

ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. No. 23.

Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1931. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 231-282; lvii-lxiv pages. Text in French. Union List I, 502. This periodical was published six, then five, times per year from September 1927 to May 1939. This is No. 23, May 1931. Color and black and white illustrations throughout, with seven plates including two tipped in. Under the directorship of Charles Peignot, head of the French type foundry Deberny et Peignot. According to the..... READ MORE about ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. No. 23

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 119883

ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. No. 68.

Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1939. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 67, (3) pages. Text in French, with English translation of table of contents and image captions. Union List I, 502. This periodical was published six, then five, times per year from September 1927 to May 1939. This is No. 68, May 1939. According to the Union List, this was the final issue. Color and black and white illustrations throughout, with four plates including one..... READ MORE about ARTS ET MÉTIERS GRAPHIQUES. No. 68

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 119882

Order Nr. 57688 FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN...

Barber, Giles.

FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN FRENCH BEARING ON THE TECHNIQUE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING, 1567-1900.

Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1969. square 8vo. paper wrappers. x, 39 pages. An essential guide to the study of French printing manuals. Fine condition. READ MORE about FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN FRENCH BEARING...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 57688

(Baskerville, John). Benton, Josiah Henry.

JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775.

New York: The Typophiles, 1944. tall 12mo. cloth. xxviii, 101 pages. Limited to 625 copies of which this is one of the 250 numbered copies for general sales. Chapbook 11. Exlibris with markings. Spine faded. Contains a foreword by Paul Bennett and an introduction by Zoltan Haraszti. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 21950

(Baskerville, John). Benton, Josiah Henry.

JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775.

New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). 8vo. cloth. vi, 78 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. (Smith no.405). A fine copy. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 38283

(Baskerville, John). Congreve, Sir William.

THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE.

3 volumes.
Birmingham, England: John Baskerville, 1761. 8vo. contemporary calf, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. xl, 358, (2); 514, (2); 514, (2) pages. 3 volumes. Only edition published by Baskerville (Gaskell 16). A wonderful example of John Baskerville's early printing who just two years later would print his masterpiece - the Baskerville Bible. Characterized by simplicity, elegance, and quiet refinement, Baskerville's typefaces were admired by Benjamin Franklin and adopted for most government printing in the United States..... READ MORE about THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE

Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 124560

(Baskerville, John). Gaskell, Philip.

JOHN BASKERVILLE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 72 pages. First edition. Excellent bibliography of the works printed by John Baskerville. With facsimile specimen loosely inserted in pocket in back. Jacket lightly torn at spine ends along the hinges, else near fine. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 544

Order Nr. 125605 HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS WITH THE APOCRYPHA TRANSLATED...

(Baskerville, John).

HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS WITH THE APOCRYPHA TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES: AND WITH ANNOTATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, BY HIS MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMAND.

Birmingham, England: John Baskerville, 1769-71. folio. original leather-covered boards stamped in blind, rebacked with later leather, six raised bands on spine, red morocco spine label and name plate on the front panel. unpaginated. Subtitle to the New Testament dated 1771. Gaskell 35. Herbert, 1210. The second Baskerville Bible, following the 1763 first edition. Contains 4 (of 9) full-page copper engraved plates, signed by artists F. Hayman, C. Vanloo, J. Jouvenet, and J.M. Moreau le jeune;..... READ MORE about HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS WITH THE APOCRYPHA TRANSLATED OUT OF THE...

Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 125605

(Baskerville, John). Walker, Benjamin.

RESTING PLACES OF THE REMAINS OF JOHN BASKERVILLE, THE THRICE-BURIED PRINTER.

Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing, 1944. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 13+(1) pages. Wallis p.98. Printed by hand by the students. With four illustrations. Minor wear to extremities, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about RESTING PLACES OF THE REMAINS OF JOHN BASKERVILLE, THE THRICE-BURIED PRINTER

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 33345

Order Nr. 53173 JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD...

Bennett, William.

JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES.

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...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 53173

(Berlingske Bogtrykkeri).

TO HUNDREDE AAAR, DET BERLINGSKE BOGTRYKKERI.

Copenhagen, Denmark: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1933. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. 58, (6) pages. A history of this printing firm issued on their 200th anniversary. Includes many facsimiles of material printed by them including full color foldout broadsides. Covers foxed. READ MORE about TO HUNDREDE AAAR, DET BERLINGSKE BOGTRYKKERI

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 34226

(Bibles). Le Long, Jacobi; C.F. Boerneri, Andrea Gottlieb Masch.

BIBLIOTHECA SACRA ITERATAS CURAS.

Post Jacobi Le Long Et Christiani Friderici Boerneri Iteratas Curas Ordine Disposita, Emendata, Suppleta, Continuata.
Halae: Joannis Jac. Gebaveri, 1778-1790. large thick 8vo. half leather over paste-paper covered boards, all edges stained red. vol 1: (2), (iii), iv-cxxxii, (3), 4-465, (1), (iii), iv-xvi, (3), 4-352; vol 2: (iii), xx, (3), 4-754, (2), 3-192 pages. Post Jacobi Le Long Et Christiani Friderici Boerneri Iteratas Curas Ordine Disposita, Emendata, Suppleta, Continuata. First edition of this scarce reference book regarding religious texts. Early 20th century rebacking using newer leather. Worn along spine and..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA SACRA ITERATAS CURAS

Price: $500.00 Order nr. 138344

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.11, NOV., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: A. Tufel on George Eliot, R. Armstrong on Alan Paton, and J. Waters on "Invasion of the E-Books" (yes, a certain software company has expressed interest). N. Basbanes tours that institution, The Strand; R. Brown and Tasha Tucker discuss Tasha Tudor (with notice of the new Tasha Tudor bibliography by John & Jill Hare, published by..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53574

Bigmore, F.C. and C.W.H. Wyman.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTING WITH NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

3 volumes bound in one.
London: Holland Press, (1969). thick 8vo. cloth. xii,499+(1); viii,412; (ii),115 pages. 3 volumes bound in one. Reprint taken from the original edition of 1880. The definitive work on printing history. Includes illustrations and many biographical notes. Some spotting of covers. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTING WITH NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 120195

(Bird & Bull Press). Atkyns, Richards and William Caslon.

A PAIR ON PRINTING.

Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 141 pages. Introductions by Carey S. Bliss. One of 500 copies (Heaney A33). This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type specimen book, also the first English..... READ MORE about A PAIR ON PRINTING

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 1353

(Bird & Bull Press). Atkyns, Richards and William Caslon.

A PAIR ON PRINTING.

Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 141 pages. Introductions by Carey S. Bliss. One of 500 copies (Heaney A33). Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type..... READ MORE about A PAIR ON PRINTING

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 128890

Blogie, J. (Jeanne).

ESSAI SUR L'ÉVOLUTION DE QUELQUES LIVRES MARQUANTS, DE 1850 A NOS JOURS.

n.p. n.p., 1965-1967. 8vo. stapled paper wrappers. variously paginated. Separately printed extracts from Le Livre et L'estampe (no 41-52). Seven pamphlets. Fine condition. Very scarce and useful reference. English translation: Essay on the Evolution of some Outstanding Books from 1850 to the Present Day. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ESSAI SUR L'ÉVOLUTION DE QUELQUES LIVRES MARQUANTS, DE 1850 A NOS JOURS

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 137035

(Bodoni, Giambattista). Cleland, T.M.

GIAMBATTISTA BODONI OF PARMA.

Boston: Society of Printers, 1916. 8vo. cloth backed boards, paper cover label, dust jacket. 50 pages. First edition, limited to only 250 copies. Front flap of jacket separated at the spine. Minor chipping to edges of jacket. A good copy. Printed by the University Press. Unusually well-preserved copy of this scarce book. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about GIAMBATTISTA BODONI OF PARMA

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 1449

(Bodoni, Giambattista). Cleland, T.M.

GIAMBATTISTA BODONI OF PARMA.

Boston: Society of Printers, 1916. 8vo. cloth backed boards, paper cover label. 50 pages. First edition, limited to only 250 copies. Printed by the University Press. This interesting copy contains a four page brochure issued by the Society of Printers for a meeting held in 1947 in which George Marsh was going to talk on "New Methods and Materials and their Influence on Style." The brochure give a two page biographical sketch of Marsh and..... READ MORE about GIAMBATTISTA BODONI OF PARMA

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 78166

(Bodoni, Giambattista). Cleland, T.M.

GIAMBATTISTA BODONI OF PARMA.

Boston: Society of Printers, 1916. 8vo. cloth backed boards, paper cover label. 50 pages. First edition, limited to only 250 copies. Printed by the University Press. Soiling around the edges of the covers. Spine lacking. Bookplate of Frederic Melcher on front pastedown. READ MORE about GIAMBATTISTA BODONI OF PARMA

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134944

(Bodoni, Giambattista). Johnsen, Gösta, (editors).

GIAMBATTISTA BODONIS LIV OCH VERK.

Uppsala: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek, 1992. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 82, (4) pages. Catalogue No. 30, published for an exhibition held February 1 -May 30, 1991 and based on material from the Uppsala University Library's Bodoni collection, considered one of the most important outside Italy. A near fine copy. Articles; bibliographical material; concordance and checklist of Bodoni prints in the University Library. Illustrations; folded plate in back cover pocket. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare..... READ MORE about GIAMBATTISTA BODONIS LIV OCH VERK

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 69497

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