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New York: Press of the Woolly Whale, 1940.. Large octavo. Gilt cloth, gilt spine label, t.e.g. Sketches by Fritz Kredel. First edition. One of 660 copies printed. As new in glassine and slipcase. LAWSON & PANKOW 96.
THE PRINTING UNWINS. A SHORT HISTORY OF UNWIN BROTHERS AND THE GRESHAM PRESS 1826-1975 by [Printing History]: Unwin, Philip - 1975
by [Printing History]: Unwin, Philip
THE PRINTING UNWINS. A SHORT HISTORY OF UNWIN BROTHERS AND THE GRESHAM PRESS 1826-1975
by [Printing History]: Unwin, Philip
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[ London], 1975. Approximately 230 leaves, octavo. Mixed holograph and heavily revised typescript. Some use, but very good. A preliminary draft of this publishing history by the great-grandson of the founder of the firm, concentrating on the evolution of the printing (as opposed to publishing) division of the firm.
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GUTENBERG AND THE STRASBOURG DOCUMENTS OF 1439 AN INTERPRETATION...TO WHICH HAS BEEN APPENDED THE TEXT OF THE DOCUMENTS IN THE ORIGINAL ALSATIAN, THE FRENCH OF LABORDE, AND MODERN GERMAN AND ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
by [Gutenberg]: Fuhrmann, Otto W.
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Catalogus manuscriptorum in bibliotheca publica apud Lille, in Gallia. Cura T.P.
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Middle Hill: Typis Medio Montanis, excudit Eduinus Offer - Edwyn Offer Middle Hill Press, 1828 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. [ii], 16, [4] pages. The final four page section is loosely inserted and titled Manuscript codices Abbatiae Sancti Eligii Circa Ann 1778. Spotting, particularly to the final section. Some creasing. Loosely held in drak blue paper wrappers. Holzenberg 37.
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Libraries In China
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Peiping China: Library Association of China, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Yellow cloth covers slightly soild at edges and spine, name inked on free front endpage (this book appears to be a library rebinding of this 1935, 132-page booklet). "Papers Prepared on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Library Association of China" "This booklet contains 9 articles on Chinese library conditions, with special reference to the changes that have been brought about within the last decade. While it is true that library facilities in China are far from being perfect..." 132 pages; 7 x 10
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Encyclopedia of Exploration 1800 to 1850; A comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization between the years 1800 and 1850 [Part 2 of series] [From Steve Fossett collection]
by Howgego, Raymond John
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Potts Point NSW: Hordern House, 2004. First Edition. Fine/Fine. [11.25x8.5in]; xi [introduction], 690 pp.,732 articles with 4000 names of persons and ships, index of persons, index of ships; Gray green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed, three gold page mark ribbons, light gray illustration of explorers looking at map on a promontory overlooking land on front and back end papers; Pictorial color illustration on dust jacket of Gill painting of Australian "Desert Interior" circa 1846 [also on end papers], black lettering on front and spine; Publisher prospectus tipped in. Raymond Howgego (1946- ) is an independent researcher, scholar and traveler. He has been researching the history of travel and exploration for much of his adult life. His first book in this series, Encyclopedia of Exploration To 1800, was issued in 2003 was the distillation of that research that took some fifteen years to complete. This book is the second in the series and cites more than 10,000…
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(Ephemera) Western Americana, Modern First Editions, Fine Press Books, Catalogue No. 1, 1928
by Zeitlin, Jake; Preface by Wilbur Needham
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Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Books, 1928. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at top of front wrapper -" J Zeitlin to Gary". Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who worked for Zeitlin in the 1970s. making this signature from that time period. Near Fine, light soiling. SCARCE, particularly so SIGNED. OCLC locates,at most, 5 copies. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 6" x 4 1/2". Association Copy.
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GUTENBERG AND THE STRASBOURG DOCUMENTS OF 1439 AN INTERPRETATION...TO WHICH HAS BEEN APPENDED THE TEXT OF THE DOCUMENTS IN THE ORIGINAL ALSATIAN, THE FRENCH OF LABORDE, AND MODERN GERMAN AND ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
by [Gutenberg]: Fuhrmann, Otto W.
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New York: Press of the Woolly Whale, 1940.. Large octavo. Gilt cloth, gilt spine label, t.e.g. Sketches by Fritz Kredel. First edition. One of 660 copies printed. As new in glassine and slipcase. LAWSON & PANKOW 96.
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JOSEPH CONRAD. Some aspects of the art of the novel
by CRANKSHAW. EDWARD.
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John Lane The Bodley Head.London.,1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. THE DEDICATION COPY. Inscribed by Crankshaw to his wife, Clare, on the half title. ---- For Clare. The first copy of the first of all our books. April 17th 1936. Teddy. ----- Pages affected by small damp stain to the fore edge at the bottom 1.5 inches, but not spreading onto the page surface. Some foxing, mostly to the first and last few pages. Overall a near to very good copy in a poor dustwrapper with loss to both the top and bottom of spine and with several chips to the panel edges. ---- Bought, by me, direct from the estate of Crankshaw's widow, Clare.:
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Bibliomania (Miniature)
by Flaubert, Gustave
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Athens, Greece
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[A tale] Illustrated by Dugald Stermer. 69 pp. 6,9x4,7 cm. The Somesuch Press, Dallas, Texas, 1984. No. 212 of 325 numbered copies, printed from Trinité type by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem Holland and bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre S.A., Limoges, France. --- Text in english. Leather bound, gilt lettering and decoration on front cover. All edges gilt. Numbered and signed copy. No wear. Unmarked.
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A Nation and Its Books: A History of the Book in Wales
by Philip Henry Jones And Eiluned Rees (editors)
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Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, unread copy, in jacket with insignificant traces of use..
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Travel in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860, from the Library of J. R. Abbey (2 Vols)
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A Bibliographical Catalogue. Volume 1: World, Europe, Africa. xiii+299 pp.+20 plates h.t. Volume 2: Asia, Oceania, Antarctica, America. xiv+301-675 pp.+36 plates h.t. 33x23 cm. Reprinted Dawsons of Pall Mall, Folkestone & London, 1972. --- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), gilt lettering on spine. B&W illustratrions. No wear. Pages bright and clean. Unmarked.
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DAY AT THE BOOKBINDERY OF LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.|A
by Hinckley, C.T
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New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1988. stiff paper wrappers printed in two colors. Bookbinding. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers printed in two colors. (16) pages. Reprint of the 1852 magazine article which had appeared in Godey's Magazine with a foreword by Robert Fleck. One of the best references to what a trade binding house looked like in the middle of the 19th century. Enhanced by 17 illustrations by Hinckley showing various scenes in the bindery. The fifth Christmas book issued by Oak Knoll.
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Our Devil Takes a Holiday : Letters and Sketches sent back to the shop, written and drawn by John R. Nash
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Lunenburg, Vermont: The Stinehour Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1963. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Letters written from France and England in 1960, these describe John R. Nash's encounters and visits with engravers, book printers, and job printers in their own establishments. They form an engaging essay with sufficient detail to interest those who appreciate private press work and the personalities behind that. Nash was the former graphic arts Professor and long-time mentor of Rocky Stinehour. Has Nash's 6 ink line drawings of the people and equipment in their shops. This book is a 1963 Christmas keepsake for friends of the Press. Bound in stiff, orange, laid paper wraps. Printed fully justified in an unspecified Monotype face. This is a clean, crisp Fine copy. ; Ink line drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 27 [1] pages .
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BOOK COLLECTING, A MODERN GUIDE
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1977. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xix, 288 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. An excellent book with 12 articles by well-known bookman on various aspects of book collecting.
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FACTOTUM IN THE BOOK TRADE: A MEMOIR.|A
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Windsor, ON, Canada: Biblioasis, 2022. paperback. 8vo. paperback. 349 pages. Featured in The New York Times article "Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave." "In his grouchy, funny memoir, 'A Factotum in the Book Trade,' Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers hes served and more....'A Factotum in the Book Trade' is memorable because a) its well-written, and b) its close in touch with the books." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times Praise for Marius Kociejowski "Kociejowski draws on all aspects of his life in these engaging, idiosyncratic personal essays . . . [that] proffer the reader equal measures of autobiography, insight and quirky charm." - Michael Dirda, Washington Post "[Kociejowski is] one of the most evocative travel writers to emerge in the last decade . . . He may well be peerless." - Maclean's "Here the charm is deep, the splendour unlaboured; the colours of history, reckoned afresh, saturate…
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BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES
by Bennett, Paul A
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Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co, 1951. cloth. 8vo. cloth. (ii), xviii, 418, (2) pages. First edition. Exlibrary copy. Lacking the dust jacket. Illustrated. Essays by Wroth, Warde, Dwiggins, Rogers, Ransom, Pollard, Grabhorn, Morison, Gill, Goudy and others.
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TRICKS OF THE TRADE: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKBINDER
by Kamph, Jamie
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. paperback. Bookbinding. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 144 pages. Tricks of the Trade considers what is not taught - but probably should be - about binding and rebinding books. Written for competent binders and knowledgeable collectors, it brings quirky but effective binding techniques out of obscurity and into the professional repertory. Here are tricks binders can use to polish and refine their bindings, as well as suggestions for repairs that may add value to collections. Using photographs of her own bindings as illustrations, Jamie Kamph discusses decorative techniques, sources for design ideas, engineering concerns, and ways to both correct and avoid common mistakes. In addition to providing practical solutions, Kamph's advice delves into the grey area between technical discipline and artistic invention. Detailed instructions and drawings describe binding practices such as corner shaping, headbanding, rebacking, and recasing books. An extensive discussion…
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ARTIST'S BOOK: A MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGSPOR MUSEUM | THE
by Jaeger, Monica and Stefan Soltek
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Berkeley: CODEX Foundation, 2021. wrappers. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. wrappers. 24 pages. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Following Marshall McLuhan's famous quote the medium is the message this article presents the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach/Main as a unique institution representing the genre of the artists book. The Klingspor Museum is more than simply a collection of book related arts because of its foundational idea of type- and bookmaking that put tremendous emphasis on merging these two domains. The leading personality of that history is Karl Klingspor. The practice of his type foundry revolutionised the ways that trade markets, literature, and culture in general traditionally separated until then came together in the foundry. From this beginning in the foundry, Klingspor developed a collecting ethos that brought together the arts of type, writing and the book, thereby promoting the process of creation itself. Because of…
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CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 3 | THE
by Cloud, Gerald W. and Peter Rutledge Koch, (eds.)
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Berkeley, CA: CODEX Foundation, The, 2021. Smythe sewn, Letterpress printed wrapper. 6.75 x 8.5 inches. Smythe sewn, Letterpress printed wrapper. 120 pages. This issue features: - An Interview With In Cahoots Director Macy Chadwick. - Mastery and Making: craft in support of concept the third stream, with essays by Veronika Schäpers, Russell Maret, Tobias Lange, and Didier Mutel [Transcripts from the talks at the CODEX Effect Symposium panel] - Excavation, Metamorphosis, and Eternity: Artists as Global Ambassadors of the Book. By Ruth Rogers. - Printer. By David Jury. - Extraction: The Art of the Book on the Edge of the Abyss. By Sam Pelts. - A Photo Essay of the Library of Lisa Baskin, with photos by Annie Schlechter. - MCBA Prize 2020: Traverse the starry vault. By Betty Bright (a feature on the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the MCBA Prize). - A film review of The Booksellers and The Book Makers. By Gerald W. Cloud.
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DIRECTORY OF LONDON STATIONERS AND BOOK ARTISANS 1300-1500.|A
by Christianson, C. Paul
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New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1990. cloth. 8vo. cloth. 254 pages. The history of the book trade in Medieval London before the age of print has long remained a matter of speculation. Few records survive that name the book artisans and entrepreneurs involved with this early trade venture or that document directly their methods of producing books and creating markets for them. In this directory, C. Paul Christianson assembles an extensive body of alternative data drawn from archival documents that identifies 262 participants in the London trade during a period of 200 years. This group includes stationers, manuscript artisans (called limners), textwriters, bookbinders, parchment sellers, and other London citizens active in book production and sale. This book provides a summary of information about the independent book craftsman working in London during this period. Four appendices contain indexes, and two maps, one modern and one from the sixteenth century, illustrate the historical…
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The Booklovers Reading Club Hand-book to accompany the Reading Course Entitled, Ramblings Among Art Centres
by Eaton, Seymour (Librarian); Speirs, Frederic W. (Educational Director)
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1323 Walnut Street, Philadelphia: The Booklovers Library, 1901. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. First Edition. 125, [1] pages. 8vo. Publisher's light blue flexible wrappers with embossed emblem of Booklovers Reading Club and other titles. Minor wear to the extremities, a very nice example. Wraps. Course III of the "Booklovers Reading Club Hand-Book" "Ramblings among art centres." Internally (p 9) notes "Books selected for this reading course by Mr. F. Hopkinison Smith and Dr. John C. Van Dyke." The work is an odd arrangement, with various additional articles, summaries of the books to be read, and guidance to readers. Several articles by Sturgis, Cox, La Farge and others about the books under consideration. Apparently part of an ongoing effort by a very large scale subscription library in Philadelphia to engage readers. The rear includes a variety of other recommended works as well as a list of 21 general reading club suggestions. "The Tabard Inn Library of Philadelphia was one segment of a series…
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