HUNDERT JAHRE A. MARCUS UND E. WEBERS VERLAG 1818-1918
Bonn: Marcus & Weber, 1919. paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels. Marcus & Weber. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels. viii, 392, 48 pages, with illustrations. Essays on the role of Marcus & Weber in various cultural fields. Wear to spine with part chipped away; boards rubbed and bumped. Wear to hinges.
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VIZETELLY & COMPAN(IES), A COMPLEX TALE OF VICTORIAN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
(Toronto, Canada): Thomas Fisher Rare Book Room, University of Toronto, 2003. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 139+(1) pages. Table of contents, introduction by library director Richard Landon. Essays by Marie Elena Korey, Yannick Portebois, Dorothy E. Speirs, and Richard Landon. Appendix, listing of items in the exhibition. Frontispiece, black and white illustrations in text along with a section in color.
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FIRST AMERICAN LIBRARY; A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, 1731-1931.|THE
Philadelphia: (Library Company of Philadelphia, 1936. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. First edition. A very scarce book. Covers soiled. Second free endpaper loose, yet present. Spine lightly worn. Later published as BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LIBRARY; A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, 1731-1931.
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PRINTING SALESMAN'S HERALD: BOOK 44, SPECIAL ISSUE ON TYPOGRAPHY
New York: Champion International Corporation, 1982. stiff paper wrappers. Typography. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 28 pages. Contains articles on the phonetic alphabet, phototypesetting, sans serif type and more. With a large folding colorful insert depicting eleven classic typefaces.
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CATALOGUE OF THE ALLEN A. BROWN COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO THE STAGE IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
New York: Kraus Reprint Co, 1970. cloth. Drama. thick 8vo. cloth. viii, 952 pages. Reprint of the 1919 first edition (Besterman p.1665). A fine copy. With over 10,000 entries.
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LEGACY FROM DELAWARE WOMEN.|A
N.P.: Sponsored by The Chesapeake Bay Girl Scout Council and The Women's Center of Delaware Technical and Community College and the University of Delaware, 1987. stiff paper wrappers. Women. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xv, 159+(1) pages. With an essay by the Project Director, Mary Sam Ward, and an introduction by Carol Hoffecker. Biographical sketches with portraits. Near fine.
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HOMELOVERS" BOOK OF ETCHINGS ENGRAVINGS AND COLOR PRINTS.|THE
Bristol: Frost & Reed, 1935. cloth, color cover label. Frost & Reed. 4to. cloth, color cover label. 168 pages. The 23rd edition. A priced trade catalogue of prints for sale. Full of illustrations including many in color. With publisher's label of C. Dingley on title page. Spine shows some fading. Label on free endpaper bearing ink inscription.
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'MONOPHOTO' FILMSETTERS ARE WORKING ALL AROUND THE WORLD
London: Monotype Corporation, n.d.. paper wrappers. Printing. 8vo. paper wrappers. (7) leaves. On the special advantages of filmsetting. A fine copy.
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PENELOPE'S WEB
East Hampton, NY: Barry McCallion, 2024. blue cloth-covered boards, cover design of painted on the front cover, cloth clamshell box, title on paper spine label. McCallion, Barry. large 4to (10 1/4 x 13 inches). blue cloth-covered boards, cover design of painted on the front cover, cloth clamshell box, title on paper spine label. thirteen hinged pages, unpaginated, but each is a full-page spread, with one page colophon at rear. Unique foldout Artist Book by Barry McCallion. Fine in fine... Read More
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MAXIMILIAN-GESELLSCHAFT IN HAMBURG: EINE AUSWAHL DER IN DEN JAHREN 1911 BIS 1999 VERÖFFENTLICHTEN BÜCHER.|DIE
Stuttgart, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1999. self paper wrappers. Maximilian Gesellschaft. 8vo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Introductory comments. A selection of books published 1911-1999. Color illustrations.
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SCHREIBERIN.|DIE
(Berlin: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1928. stiff paper wrappers. Maximilian-Gesellschaft. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Fünf Sonnette. Written in German. Limited to 400 numbered copies. Cover heavily worn with chips, tears, and paper loss (mostly on front cover). Pages creased near head.
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PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION. NEW SERIES NO.11
New York: American Printing History Association, 2012. stiff paper wrappers. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. Betty Bright on History as Fable, Helix, and Aperture, Gary H. Price on spaces and Jonathan M. Yeager on Samuel Kneeland of Boston.
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ANNOUNCING THE JACK AND JILL SERIAL STORY CONTEST
(Philadelphia, PA: The Curtis Publishing Company), n.d.. self paper wrappers. Ellis, Richard. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Announcement of a reward for a serial story submitted to this publisher of periodicals. Designed by Richard Ellis.
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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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