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...

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(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

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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

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(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

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(Bell, John). Morison, Stanley.

JOHN BELL, 1745-1831, BOOKSELLER, PRINTER, PUBLISHER, TYPEFOUNDER, JOURNALIST, & C.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, leather spine label, dust jacket. xi, 165, (5) pages. First edition, limited to 300 copies. (Appleton 94). Spine faded, else near fine. Sections on Bell as bookseller and partner in The Morning Post, The British Letter Foundry (1788-89), and his other publishing ventures. Contains three appendices commenting on Bell's book typography, newspaper typography, his types in the United States and his type specimens. A Century for the..... READ MORE about JOHN BELL, 1745-1831, BOOKSELLER, PRINTER, PUBLISHER, TYPEFOUNDER, JOURNALIST, & C

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(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

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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

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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

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(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

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(Bodoni, Giambattista). Rossi, Giovanni Gherardo De.

PITTURE DI ANTONIO ALLEGRI DETTO IL CORREGGIO ESISTENTI IN PARMA NEL MONISTERO DI SAN PAOLO.

Parma, Italy: Nel Regal Palazzo, Co' Tipi Bodoniani (Bodoni for Regal Palazzo), 1800. folio. later red half morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments. 8, xxvii; 14, xliii; 11, xxxiii pages, followed by 35 plates, one folding. First folio edition, which was considered the sumptous deluxe edition in folio, with the text printed in three parts: Italian (by De Rossi), French (by De Lama), and Spanish (by Baroni and Arteaga). Recorded by Giani as..... READ MORE about PITTURE DI ANTONIO ALLEGRI DETTO IL CORREGGIO ESISTENTI IN PARMA NEL MONISTERO DI SAN PAOLO

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(Bowyer). Maslen, Keith and John Lancaster (editor).

BOWYER LEDGERS, THE PRINTING ACCOUNTS OF WILLIAM BOWYER FATHER AND SON REPRODUCED ON MICROFICHE WITH A CHECKLIST OF BOWYER PRINTING 1699-1777, A COMMENTARY, INDEXES AND APPENDIXES.

London and New York: The Bibliographical Society and The Bibliographical Society of America, 1991. tall 8vo. cloth. lxxv, (1), 616, (4) pages. Accompanied by 70 microfiche enclosed in a separate box. The Bowyer ledgers, kept by William Bowyer, father and son, between 1710 and 1777, offer vast new information concerning authorship, book production and book distribution in eighteenth-century London. They are among the few surviving from this period and for London, the center of the..... READ MORE about BOWYER LEDGERS, THE PRINTING ACCOUNTS OF WILLIAM BOWYER FATHER AND SON REPRODUCED ON MICROFICHE...

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(Brice, Andrew). Brushfield, T.N.

ANDREW BRICE, AND THE EARLY EXETER NEWSPAPER PRESS.

1888. 8vo. paper wrappers with front cover missing. Frontispiece portrait of Brice; 64 pages. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature, and Art, 1888. Brice authored The Topographic Dictionaryin addition to his important printing work in south-west England during the 18th century. With part of an envelope attached which shows that this copy was mailed to Wilberforce Eames of New York. Partially disbound. READ MORE about ANDREW BRICE, AND THE EARLY EXETER NEWSPAPER PRESS

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