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Princeton University Press. Very Good. 1984. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0691065640 . Hardcover, no dustjacket, clean copy with two minor flaws only: mild sunning to the blue cloth spine and moderate rubbing to the cover, the binding is tight and square and the contents are fine, "The author compresses onto 150 pages an extraordinary quantity of material bearing on every aspect of book production in medieval Islamic society," includes a bibliography and several pages of illustrations ; Modern Classics in Near Eastern Studies; 228 pages .

Yale University Press. Very Good. 1913. Limited 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, was issued without a dustjacket, original first printing in a limited edition of 300 copies, brown cloth and beige boards, this is a clean, unmarked copy with a couple of minor flaws only: a few scuff-marks on the front cover, wear to the tip of the bottom rear corner, we include a removable mylar cover for protection, 56 pages, illustrated, "The collection of early printed books presented to the Library of Yale University in 1894 by Mr. William Loring Andrews, of New York, was formed to illustrated the first century of printing, which is a better boundary for the survey than the half-century ending with the year 1500, more often chosen" .

London: Bernard Quaritch, LTD.. Near Fine. 1930. Hardcover. Complete in 2 volumes, originally published in paperback, these volumes have been rebound in sturdy black cloth, both books are in excellent condition with fine contents and no significant flaws .

Revere, Pennsylvania: Woolmer/Brotherson Ltd.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0913506176 . Hardcover with dustjacket, inscribed and signed by the author: "For Joan w/Love - Howard Woolmer." Both the book and jacket are in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Since the first edition of this checklist was published ten years ago, much new information has become available, and a great deal of it has been incorporated into this new edition - This new, revised, and enlarged edition - takes it to the end of 1946," illustrated throughout; 250 pages; Signed by Author .

Paramus, New Jersey: Homa & Sekey Books. Very Good+. 2011. 1st US Edition. Trade Paperback. 1931907676 . Large paperback, first American printing as stated on copyright page moderate scuffing to the glossy cover is the only flaw to this clean, attractive copy, the binding is tight and square and the contents are fine, 151 pages, beautifully-illustrated, "offers a comprehensive overview of the origin, development and application of printing in China from ancient times to the last Chinese dynasty that ended in the early twentieth century" .

Detroit: Gale Research Inc. Very Good. 1995. Hardcover. 0810357151 . Large format hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, this is an ex-library copy with library markings but very clean, the binding is tight and the contents are fine .

Washington, D. C.: American-Scandinavian Foundation & the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Near Fine. 1955. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. 20-page exhibition pamphlet containing text, four illustration and a descriptive list of 37 illustrations by the artists for the folk tales, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "It is most fitting that the 100th Anniversary of the birth of the Norwegian artist Erik Werenskiold should be celebrated by the first nation-wide tour of the United States of his and of his compatriot Theodor Kittelsen's drawings" .

New York: Hacker Art Books. Near Fine. 1978. Hardcover. 0878172122 . Hardcover, no dustjacket (as issued we believe) No significant flaws to this clean, attractive copy which reprints the 1945 edition, "If this book, however, will serve as an introduction and as an impetus to further study in the fascinating field of book illustration, then at least the main purpose of the author will have been accomplished" ; 476 pages .

Harvard University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, binding is tight, square and clean, contents are fine, no remarkable flaws, the jacket has slight tanning to the two white blocks on the spine and has two shallow edge-chips and a few short edge-tears, the jacket is clean and pleasing to the eye, the original price (5.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "A noted authority on the graphic arts here considers the whole field of book illustration, tracing the development of the art and emphasizing some basic principles by an analysis of outstanding illustrated books. There is a wealth of illustrations, culled from masterpieces of the past four centuries," 314 pages, nice! .

Huntington Library & Art Collection. Fine. 2005. Trade Paperback. Sturdy, large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, nicely-illustrated throughout, "This book celebrates the history of the ligature in the art form of letters and the legacy of the original company that became The Ligature-Apex Engracing" .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, jacket has some very mild edge-tanning, a short, closed tear on the spine (the most noticeable flaw) and a small chip at the top front corner, the jacket is clean and attractive overall, the original price (5.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "These pages from a diary, not originally intended for publication, record the frank day-to-day comments, thoughts, and recollections that this tripartite reading aroused in B. B. and reveal the scope of his interests, the fairness of his judgements, and the perceptiveness of his extraordinary intelligence," includes an introduction by John Walker, Director of the National Gallery of Art and a photograph of Berenson on the front panel of the jacket by Cecil Beaton .

New York: The Georgian Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with slipcase, book is in excellent condition, one minor flaw: mild rubbing to the red leather spine, unopened pages, flawless contents, illustrated, the original slipcase has a one-inch seam-split and moderate scuffing, it is intact and presentable, "An edition of nine hundred and sixty copies has been printed.." .

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Good. 1925. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, 276 pages + 2-page ad section, with an introduction by the author, a book about reading literature, the cover has moderate tanning to the cloth near the edges and heavy tanning to the spine, the former owner's name is stamped on the blank front end-paper, the binding is tight and the contents are fine .

Gale Research Inc. Very Good. 1999. Hardcover. 0787630721 . Large format hardcover, no dustjacket, this is an ex-library copy but is exceptionally clean, library markings are present on the bottom spine, outer page-edges and the inside front cover, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine ; ; 391 pages .