FINDING LIST OF THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1880
Providence, RI: Providence Public Library, 1880. original stiff paper wrappers. Providence Public Library. 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 217+(1) pages. An alphabetical listing by author and title of books in the library, with no subject entries given except in biographies. Should any farther explanation be required, it will be cheerfully given by a library attendant. Ex-library copy from the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia. Cloth spine taped over wrappers, head chipped, extremities worn, some tears and pieces missing from front... Read More
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LIVRES AVEC RICHES RELIURES HISTORIQUES DES XVIe, XVIIe, ET XVIIIe SIÈCLES
Paris, France: Librairie Théophile Belin, 1912. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. Bookbinding. 4to. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. 62, (2) pages, plates. Text in French. A catalogue of outstanding examples of French bookbinding from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Black and white plates follow text. Spine label badly worn yet still legible. Slight scuffing at corners.
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DELAWARE CELEBRATES THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
(Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Commission, 1992. stiff paper wrappers. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 21 pages. Issued to celebrate this event. With contribution by Dr. Wiliam H. Williams "Delaware in 1791." Illustrated with photos of the event.
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ICON NEWS
London: Institute of Conservation, 2010. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Issues 1 to 31 of the publication from its inception in 2005 lacking seven issues. Color, black and white illustrations throughout. Various brochures laid in No. 31.
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EXPOSITION DE LA SOCIETE DE LA RELIURE ORIGINALE POUR LE XXe ANNIVERSAIRE DE SA FONDATION
Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1965. stiff paper wrappers. Bookbinding. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 114, (26) pages. Thirty-one plates of modern French bindings; 425 books described. A near fine copy. Shows the work of Rose Adler, Paul Bonet, Robert Bonfils, Georges Crette, Mercher, Monique Mathieu, etc.
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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, VOLUME 10. ANNUAL OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION DIVISION ON CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND THE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ASSOCIATION
New Haven: MLA, 1982. stiff paper wrappers. Children's Books. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 234 pages. Spine lightly faded, minor rubbing to covers, else a fine copy.
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GOOD BOOK GUIDE (THE)
London: Braithwaite & Taylor, 1977. later limp cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. 4to. later limp cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. Reviews of new books being published. Includes no.1 (1977) to 10 (Autumn-Winter 1980). Illustrations in color.
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FRAGMENT OF THE CHRONICLES OF NATHAN BEN SADDI PRINTED IN PHILADELPHIA BY JAMES CHATTIN, 1758.|A
Philadelphia: The Philobiblon Club, 1904. boards, slipcase. Philobiblon Club. 4to. boards, slipcase. xviii pages followed by the 15 page facsimile. Limited to 150 copies; printed on handmade paper. Slipcase broken along the edge, else a near fine copy. This satire on Colonial politics was first printed in Philadelphia in 1758. The introduction keys the people in the tale to the political figures. An early production of this club of book collectors.
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Keepsake by the Camberwell Press
(London, England): The Camberwell Press, 1987. portfolio. Camberwell Press. 8vo. portfolio. unpaginated. Keepsake published by the Camberwell Press on the occasion of the meeting of the American Booksellers Association in Washington, 1987. A print of a wood engraving by John Lawrence laid in portfolio.
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ASPECTS OF BOOK COLLECTING A HANDBOOK WITH EXAMPLES, CELEBRATING AN EXHIBITION AT ADELPHIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, OCTOBER 8 - DECEMBER 23, 1977. JOURNAL OF THE LONG ISLAND BOOK COLLECTORS NO.4
Garden City: Adelphi Univ. Library, 1977. paper wrappers. Long Island Book Collectors. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 80 pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies. With many interesting essays on collecting.
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OWEN N. ELLIOTT COLLECTION OF PRINTS.|THE
N.P.: University of Iowa, 1983. Siff paper wrapper. Prints. 4to. Siff paper wrapper. 104 pages. Contains a collection of prints by noted collector Owen Elliott. Decorative tissue paper over title page. Pen inscription by his wife Leone on table of contents. Some shelfwear and markings on covers.
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AESOP, FIVE CENTURIES OF ILLUSTRATED FABLES
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. cloth, dust jacket. Aesop. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 95+(1) pages. First edition. With the private bookplate of the H.P. Kraus Reference Library on the front pastedown. Fine in near fine jacket. Reproductions of various artist's interpretations of the Fables of Aesop.
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SAM WELLER BOOKS 1929-1999: A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS.
Salt Lake City, UT: Sam Weller Books, 1999. stiff paper wrappers. Weller, Sam. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 38 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Introduction by Joan Nay. A collection of essays to commemorate the press's 70th anniversary. Wrappers very lightly soiled.
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TREASURES OF A QUARTER CENTURY: SELECTED ACQUISITIONS 1954-1979
Philadelphia: Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1979. self paper wrappers. Pickering Press. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 5+(1) pages. Limited to 500 copies. 68 noteworthy acquisitions by the Rosenbach Foundation over 25 years with brief descriptive information. Printed by John Anderson at his Pickering Press.
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LIVRES À FIGURES DES XVE AT XVIE SIÈCLES IMPRIMÉS EN FRANCE, SOIGNEUSEMENT DÉCRITS ET MIS EN VENTE PAR LE COMMANDEUR LEO. S. OLSCHKI
Florence: Leo S. Olschki, 1913. later cloth, red leather spine label. Olschki, Leo S.. tall 8vo. later cloth, red leather spine label. viii, 1357-1531 pages followed by plates. Catalogue LXXXV. Items 3675 to 3936 described in this series of catalogues devoted to illustrated books - this volume devoted to France. 148 facsimiles and 29 plates.
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CHRONIK DER BUCHDRUCKEREI UND DES VERLAGES EDUARD ROETHER IN DARMSTADT. 1. APRIL 1835 BIS 1. APRIL 1960
(Darmstadt: Eduard Roether, 1960. cloth. Roether, Eduard. 12mo. cloth. 199+(1) pages. Written in German. Contains a foreword, and several black-and-white plates and photographs either bound or tipped-in. A history of this printing house and publisher. Minor wear at extremities.
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VEJLEDNING I FREMSTILLING AF SKOLEBØGER
(København): n.p., 1958. stiff paper wrappers. Textbooks. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. First edition. A study of school books and their production, binding, typography, illustrations, etc. Illustrated. In Danish.
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ARTS OF FRANCE FROM FRANCOIS IER TO NAPOLEON IER: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF WILDENSTEIN'S PRESENCE IN NEW YORK.|THE
New York: Wildenstein, 2005. stiff paper wrappers. Wildenstein. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 421, (3) pages. A lavishly and beautifully illustrated work on the French fine arts, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the New York office of the Wildenstein firm. Foreword by Henri Loyette, President-Director of the Louvre. Preface by Guy Wildenstein. Introductory essay by Joseph Baillio. Two appendices showing masterworks of French art between the Renaissance and the Napoleonic era now in public collections. Catalogue. Biographical sketches of the... Read More
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MANUSKRIPT ZUM INDUSTRIE-KATALOG
Munchen: R. Oldenbourg, 1936. post-hole cloth binder. Printing. 4to. post-hole cloth binder. A description of Oldenbourg's capacity for producing books and catalogues for industrial use. Covers split along hinges.
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SPIN ½, BOOKS, PAINTINGS, AND MEMORABILIA BY JOHN ERIC BROADDUS
New York: Center for Book Arts, 1990. brown paper wrappers, die cut pages, hand sewn, black paper envelope. Center for Book Arts. 4 x 6 inches. brown paper wrappers, die cut pages, hand sewn, black paper envelope. 16 pages. Limited to an edition of 400 numbered pamphlets. This catalogue, for an exhibit held June 7 to August 31, 1990 and curated by Ruth A. Ely, contains multi-colored silkscreen images on die cut pages with an introduction by Jan van... Read More
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ENGLISH BOOKS PRINTED BEFORE 1701
Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone Ltd, 1963. cloth. Medicine. 8vo. cloth. 27+(1) pages. In the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. A descriptive bibliography about the books in the library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England that were printed before the eighteenth century. Front cover soiled near the bottom fore-edge. Slight shelf wear.
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IMPORTANT & VALUABLE BOOKS ON LITERATURE, ART, BIOGRAPHY HISTORY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, HERALDRY, VOYAGES & TRAVELS, ETC.
by 518
London: Maggs Bros, 1929. stiff paper wrappers. Maggs. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 320 pages. Catalogue 518. Filled with illustrations. Covers worn with pieces of spine covering chipped away.
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SIGFRID LEANDER EN FOLKBILDARES BIBLIOGRAFI
(Stockholm: Nordisk Museet, 1973. gilt stamped quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Leander, Sigfrid. large 12mo. gilt stamped quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 95 pages. First edition. On his 80th birthday, the Nordiska Museet put together this bibliography of Sigfrid Leander's writings. Leander was primarily known for his publications on the adult liberal educational system in Scandanvia known as "folkbildning." With a forward and afterward by Leander. In Swedish.
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ADDRESSES OF THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY
Philadelphia, PA: M. Carey and Son, 1819. original paper-covered board back cover only; others missing. Gilpin, J. and T.. 8vo. original paper-covered board back cover only; others missing. xvi, (9)-280 pages. First edition (Shaw and Shoemaker 49094; Sabin 62041; Rink, Technical Americana 3014). Preface, index, Thirteen essays dealing with the question of manufacturing in the United States and the need for protective tariffs. A supplement to the text includes petitions to the U.S. Congress on the subject, with one... Read More
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CALENDAR OF DELAWARE WILLS, NEW CASTLE COUNTRY, 1682-1800.|A
New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911. cloth. Delaware. 8vo. cloth. 218 pages. B1-799. Abstracted and compiled by the Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware. Spine faded. Bookplate removed from front pastedown.
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