New York, NY: Oswald Publishing Company, 1906. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 551-662 pages. Volume 41, Number 6 (February 1906). A periodical focusing on the printing trade. Includes numerous advertisements, many in color. Black and white illustrations accompany articles. Covers slightly worn at edges. READ MORE about THE AMERICAN PRINTER TO WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE INTERNATIONAL PRINTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134335
(Barnstable, MA: Cape Cod Hobby Printers Association), n.d. oblong, 32mo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Booklet issued by the Association with samples of printing and illustrations. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about CAPE COD HOBBY PRINTERS ASSOCIATION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106952
Los Angeles: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., (1966). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11 pages. A collection of Fact Sheets mailed out "To museum curators, art educators, critics, artists, collectors, dealers, librarians" from this company. Large number of separately paginated pamphlets, broadsides, etc. With a typed note attached by paperclip to the folder stating "With my Compliments, June Wayne." Folder faded. READ MORE about TAMARIND MANUAL OF STYLE AND USAGE INCLUDING TERMS THAT MAKE TROUBLE AND WORDS TO AVOID
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 91490
Ilford, Essex: Ilford Limited, (1966). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii+(i), 473+(1) pages. An Ilford Graphic Arts manual. Overview of photolithography, including its history. The bulk of the text is instructional. Preface by the author. Black and white illustrations. Two appendices, addendum, bibliography and index. Dust jacket faded and slightly torn at edges. READ MORE about ILFORD GRAPHIC ARTS MANUAL VOLUME 2. PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109598
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1946. 12mo. cloth. iv, 145-207+(1) pages. No. 8 in "Printing Theory and Practice" series under the general editorship of John C. Tarr. Different kinds of mechanical feeders and their operation. List of titles in the series, table of contents, author's note. Black and white illustrations throughout. Boards tanned with very light tanning at edges of text. READ MORE about MECHANICAL FEEDERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114265
London: John Churchill, 1859. 8vo. stamped cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. vi, [iii]-xii, 13-300 pages. Fifth edition. Greatly expanded and revised from the first edition of 1855. This manual quickly became the standard for its time. Several plates are included with illustrations of the chemical processes, a complete index and useful information. The introduction to the second edition is included and concludes with "In conclusion, a hope is expressed that this 'Manual of Photographic..... READ MORE about A MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF THE COLLODION PROCESS
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 97837
Davis, CA: University of California Davis, 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. (vi), 21+(1) pages. Limited to 600 copies. Keepsake Number 2 in a series issued by the Library Associates of the University Library. Author was proprietor of the Tamalpais Press in Berkeley. Frontispiece and foreword by Robert H. Power, president of the Library Associates. A historical overview of the handpress with a list of references. In original mailing envelope addressed to collector who..... READ MORE about THE PRESSMAN'S TRADE: A COMMENTARY ON THE TRADITIONAL HANDPRESS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 128430
(Neveda City: Harold A. Berliner, 1977. 8vo. cloth. (vi), xiv, 13-384, (6) pages. Facsimile of 15th edition which was printed in 1885 by Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan. (Bigmore & Wyman II,3; ATF Cat. 1512). With some changes from the previous edition and additional matter added. Contains a new introduction by Terry Belanger. Near fine. READ MORE about THE AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNERS, AS...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 19605
Philadelphia: MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan, 1885. 8vo. original cloth. xiv, 13-384, (6) pages. Fifteenth edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II,3; ATF Cat. 1512). A reprint of the fourteenth edition with a brief note on this fifteenth edition and a few other changes. Rubbed at spine ends. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING EVERY...
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 23167
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 76328
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition, with corrections for this printing. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108565
Chicago: The Graphic Arts Publishing Co., 1937. 8vo. cloth. (xvi), 292 pages. First edition. A handy reference of modern photolithographic methods. Illustrated and indexed. Written with the assistance of Harry Keusch. well-preserved. READ MORE about PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY & OFFSET PRINTING, A REFERENCE MANUAL OF MODERN PROCEDURE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 74148
New York: Employing Printers Association, 1927. 8vo. cloth. 136, v pages. First edition. Eighteen separate chapters on different aspects of printing. Slight cover rubbing. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about HOW TO BUY PRINTING PROFITABLY, A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 22814
oder, Vollständige theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zur Ausübung der Lithographie in ihrem ganzen Umfange und auf ihrem jetzigen Standpunkte.
(Weimar): (B.F. Voigt), n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11 illus. plates. oder, Vollständige theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zur Ausübung der Lithographie in ihrem ganzen Umfange und auf ihrem jetzigen Standpunkte. Text in German. Published ca. 1895. This is an addendum to Heinrich Weishaupt's Gesamtgebiet des Steindruckes, containing eleven plates of the tools utilized in creating lithographic prints. Each plate has several figures, with information on each in the table of contents. Bookplate, from the library of Karl..... READ MORE about ATLAS ZUR SECHSTEN AUFLAGE VON WEISHAUPTS "GESAMTGEBIET DES STEINDRUCKS"
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 91887
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1992 (BUT 1995). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 108, (2) pages. Paperback edition. Second printing. For 350 years from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Decade after decade, the essential techniques of punch, matrix, type mould and handset type remained unaltered. The printing press continued with perhaps only one improvement of consequence. Then the nineteenth century..... READ MORE about AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 34756
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1992. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 108, (2) pages. First edition, paperback edition. For 350 years from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Decade after decade, the essential techniques of punch, matrix, type mould and handset type remained unaltered. The printing press continued with perhaps only one improvement of consequence. Then the nineteenth century brought the..... READ MORE about AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 105309
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1992 (BUT 1995). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 108, (2) pages. Paperback edition. Second printing. For 350 years from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Decade after decade, the essential techniques of punch, matrix, type mould and handset type remained unaltered. The printing press continued with perhaps only one improvement of consequence. Then the nineteenth century..... READ MORE about AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108590
New Haven: Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1967. 8vo. cloth. 338 pages. Revised edition. This manual covers all the extant writings in print, from single lines to the most extensive pieces, composed in English between 1050 and 1500. Sixteen chapters cover Chaucer, Malory, the work of Caxton, the Arthurian and many other legends, biblical references, and much more. Index, bibliographical notes. Based upon the original work of John Edwin Wells with the addition of..... READ MORE about A MANUAL OF THE WRITINGS IN MIDDLE ENGLISH, 1050-1500
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 115263
London: E. Palmer; R. Groombridge; Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843; 1842; 1844. 8vo. modern cloth spine with paper label, contemporary paper-covered boards, contemporary leather corners. xxx, 338; vi, 49+(1); x, 294 pages. Three bound in one. Smee is the second edition - revised, corrected, considerably enlarged, illustrated with electrotypes and numerous woodcuts (37 illustrations in text) in addition to the frontispiece of the Royal Coat of Arms relief electrotyped in gold and the vignette..... READ MORE about ELEMENTS OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY; A MANUAL OF ELECTRO-METALLURGY; RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ARTS,...
Price: $850.00 Order nr. 97832
New York: Waltwin Publishing Co., 1940. 4to. cloth. 348 pages. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Embossed private ownership stamp on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LITHOGRAPHERS MANUAL, A MANUAL DESIGNED TO HELP THE LITHOGRAPHER WITH SELLING, PRODUCTION AND...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 31010
Chicago, IL: Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Company, 1951. 4to. self paper wrappers. 12 pages. Extremities are soiled and tanned, with some wear and creasing at bottom corner. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC PRESSWORK, PRINTING PRESS PRODUCTION STUDY FOR PRESSROOM MANAGEMENT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102387
An inventory of 21 collections in the Netherlands with additioinal and supplementary instructions.
s'Gravenhage: P.A. Tiele Academie-Hogere Beroepsopleiding voor Bibliotheek en Documentatie, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers with later marbled dust jacket and paper spine label. 142 pages. An inventory of 21 collections in the Netherlands with additioinal and supplementary instructions. Text in Dutch. Part of the Series Bibliografica of the P.A. Tiele Academy in the Netherlands. Title page in Dutch and English. Foreword. Organized alphabetically by author with entries in language of publication. Indices of titles, first..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAFIE VAN DE TECHNIEK VAN DE MANUELE DIEPDRUK-BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MANUAL...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 108395
New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1981. 8vo. cloth. xiii, 84 pages facsimile; xxi, 108 pages facsimile, (4) pages. Reprints of the 1817 and 1846 first editions with new introductions. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRINTER'S MANUAL. With a New Introduction by John Bidwell. With GRATTAN, EDWARD. THE...
Price: $27.50 Order nr. 22585
(Tyler, TX: Robert Halbert), n.d. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. Reprint of the very scarce first edition of 1902. Limited to 500 copies. Written by the winner of a 1899 linotype setting contest; Stubbs set 66,717 ems of corrected matter in 5 hours 33 minutes, averaging 12,012 ems per hour. READ MORE about STUBBS'S MANUAL, A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON LINOTYPE KEYBOARD MANIPULATION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 105596
Sidney, OH: Baumfolder Corporation, (1987). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 139+(1) pages. Preface, table of contents, glossary. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about OPERATING BAUMFOLDERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134238
