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The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry. Musée Condé, Chantilly
by Jean Longnon, Jean; Raymond Cazelles & Millard Meiss
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- Abacus Bookshop
- Published
- 1989
- Condition
- Fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780807612200
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£10.48
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New York: George Braziller. Fine copy. 1989. 1st. softcover. 4to, 224 pp. .
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Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
by Tesniere, Marie-Helene & Prosser Gifford (eds.)
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- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- Fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780300062830
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£16.77
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New Haven: Yale University Press. Fine copy. 1995. 1st. softcover. 4to, 480 pp., Introduction by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. .
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
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- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780375406492
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£12.58
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 290 pp. .
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The New Colophon (1950): A Book Collector's Miscellany, Volume Three
by Various Authors
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- Published
- 1950
- Condition
- Very good copy
- Edition
- 1st
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£33.54
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New York: Duschnes Crawford. Very good copy. 1950. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 375 pp. .
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The Colophon: A Quarterly for Bookmen, New Series, Summer 1937, Volume II, Number 3
by Adams, Frederick B. Jr; Elmer Adler, Alfred Stanford & John T. Winterich (editors)
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- Published
- 1937
- Condition
- Nearly fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
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£8.39
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New York: Pynson Printers. Nearly fine copy. 1937. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 162 pp. .
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The Colophon: A Quarterly for Bookmen, New Series, Winter 1938, Volume III, Number 1
by Adams, Frederick B. Jr; Elmer Adler, Alfred Stanford & John T. Winterich (editors)
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- Published
- 1938
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- Nearly fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
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£8.39
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New York: Pynson Printers. Nearly fine copy. 1938. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 164 pp. .
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Treasures from Italy's Great Libraries
by Fantoni, Anna Rita (text) & Lorenzo Crinelli (editor)
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- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780865659865
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£20.97
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New York: Vendome Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st. hardcover. Folio, 288 pp. .
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Indecent Pleasures: The Life and Colorful Times of William Targ
by Targ, William
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- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780026197007
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£12.58
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New York: Macmillan. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1975. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 428 pp. .
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The Illuminated Manuscript
by Backhouse, Janet
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- Published
- 1979
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780714819693
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£8.39
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Oxford: Phaidon. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 80 pp. .
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Book Typography 1815-1965 in Europe and the United States of America.
by Day, Kenneth (editor)
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- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
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£10.48
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1965. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 401 pp. .
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Antiquarian Books: An Insider's Account
by Lewis, Roy Harley
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- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780668045872
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£6.29
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New York: Arco Publishing. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1978. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 200 pp. .
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Book Collecting: A Beginner's Guide (Revised Edition)
by Stewart. Seumas
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- Published
- 1979
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- ISBN
- 9780876903452
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£8.39
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New York: E.P. Dutton. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1979. Revised ed.. hardcover. 8vo, 304 pp., First printing of the revised edition. .
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Bibliotopia or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-all of Literary Facts & Curiousities
by Gilbar, Steven (editor)
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- Published
- 2005
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9781567922950
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£10.48
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Boston: David R. Godine. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2005. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 175 pp. .
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Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading
by Hill, Susan
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- Published
- 2017
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9781781250808
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£16.77
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London: Profile Books. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2017. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 266 pp. .
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Three Classics of Italian Calligraphy: An Unabridged Reissue of the Writing Books of Arrighi, Tagliente, Palatino
by Arrighi, Tagliente, Palatino; Oscar Ogg (intro)
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- Published
- 1953
- Condition
- Fine copy in very good dust jacket
- Edition
- reprint
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£37.74
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New York: Dover Publications. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1953. reprint. hardcover. 8vo, 272 pp. .
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The Great EB: The Story of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
by Kogan, Herman
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- Published
- 1958
- Condition
- Nearly fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
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£8.39
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Nearly fine copy. 1958. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 339 pp. .
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The Practical Guide to Calligraphy
by Sassoon, Rosemary
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- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 2nd prt.
- ISBN
- 9780500012710
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£4.19
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London: Thames & Hudson. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1995. 2nd prt.. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 96 pp. .
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Early Medieval Book Illumination
by Nordenfalk, Carl
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- Published
- 1988
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- Fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780847809509
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£16.77
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New York: Rizzoli. Fine copy. 1988. 1st. softcover. 4to, 145 pp. .
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Paper, Wasps and Packages: The Romantic Story of Paper and Its Influence on the Course of History
by Weaver, Alexander
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- Published
- 1937
- Condition
- Very good copy
- Edition
- 1st
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£12.58
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Chicago: Container Corporation. Very good copy. 1937. 1st. hardcover. Small 4to, 79 pp. .
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The Introductions to the Collected Works of William Morris, Volume Two
by Morris, May
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- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN
- 9780882110462
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£20.97
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New York: Oriole Editions. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1973. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 761 pp., Preface by Joseph Riggs Dunlap. Volume Two only. .
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