CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (1811-1863)
New York: The Grolier Club, 1912. stiff paper wrappers. Thackeray, William Makepeace. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 105 pages. Asaf Handlist 71. Introductory history followed by descriptions of the exhibition. Covers chipped and partially split along spine. Wrappers soiled.
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MIDGET DICTIONARIES ENGLISH-ITALIAN ITALIAN-ENGLISH
London: Burgess and Bowes, n.d.. leather-covered boards. Miniature Books. miniature book (8.5 x 6.0 cm). leather-covered boards. (iv), 254 pages. One of five dictionaries published in the "Midget Dictionaries" series. Edges stained, minor rubbing to extremities, else a very good copy. Includes lists of Christian names, nations, and ordinal and cardinal numbers.
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NEW TITLES
(London, England): Enitharmon, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Enitharmon Press. oblong 32mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. A catalogue of new titles offered by Enitharmon. Black and white illustrations throughout.
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BIBLIOGRAFIA DE LOS MIEMBROS DE NUMERO DE LA ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE LA HISTORIA X, JOSE ANTONIO PILLADO, POR..
Buenos Aires: Academia Nacional de la Historia, n.d.. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. Argentina. large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 35 pages. Not in Besterman. Number X in a series of bibliographies of members of the Argentine Nat. Academy of History: 171 consecutively numbered entries in chronological order in 2 sections, books by or co-authored by José Antonio Pillada, and articles and "estudios diversos" by him. Entries include locations; those for books have title page transcriptions. Occasionally annotated. No date,... Read More
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SONGS BETWEEN THE STATES
Washington, DC: (Judd and Detweiler), 1946. stiff paper wrappers. Douglas, Lester. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 41+(1) pages. A collection of songs sung by North and South during the American Civil War. Designed and directed by Lester Douglas. Illustrations by Charles Dunn and Ralph Patterson. Note by Douglas on front free endpaper notes this copy printed "before corrections." Gift card laid in.
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DANSKE BOGMARKED.|DET
Kobenhavn: Den Danske Forlaeggerforening, 1968. paper wrappers. large 8vo. paper wrappers. Variously paginated. 17 issues of the Danish publication Det Danske Bogmarked. This publication is largely a bibliography of newly published Danish titles but contains short essays on book-related topics as well. Includes two commemorative issues celebrating the Danske Forlaeggerforening's 100th and 125th anniversaries. Illustrated in black-and-white. In Danish.
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GERHARD HAMPE, HANNOVER
(Ascona, Switzerland): Galleria Del Bel Libro, 1970. stiff paper wrappers. Bookbinding. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Italian, German, and French. July 1970. Features bookbindings of Gerhard Hampe of Hannover, Germany. Essay by Jürgen Eyssen. Black and white illustrations. Invitation card laid in.
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SUR UN AIR DE PAUL-JEAN TOULET. CHANSONS PAR JEAN-MARC BERNARD, FRANCIS ÉON ET HENRI MARTINEAU
Bruxelles, Belgium: Editions Un Coup De Dés, 1927. paper wrappers, dust jacket. Toulet, Paul-Jean. small 4to. paper wrappers, dust jacket. 12 pages. Limited to 150 copies. Bookplate of Robert Elwell on front free endpaper, which has caused discoloration on the first few pages.
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WILL BRADLEY'S 80TH BIRTHDAY
New York: The Typophiles, 1948. cord-tied paper wrappers. Bradley, Will. 8vo. cord-tied paper wrappers. (8) pages. Collective Birthday Greetings & so forth, from The Typophiles. A keepsake issued by The Typophiles at luncheon, July 10, 1948, as a keepsake to honor Will Bradley on his eightieth birthday. A near fine copy. The Typophiles are happy to record their admiration for a fellow-worker in the graphic arts whose personal style has, during five decades, stimlulated typographic design in America and... Read More
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SPECIAL CASTING. SUMMER 1982
(Neveda City, CA): Harold Berliner's Typefoundry, 1982. stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. one page brochure folded 3 times, text on front and back. Early Harold Berliner pamphlet. A fine copy.
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WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS
New York: Smithmark, 1996. hardcover, dust jacket. thick small 4to. hardcover, dust jacket. x, 528 pages. Very good condition.
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Relocation Announcement by Richard Ellis
New York, NY: Richard Ellis, n.d.. self paper wrappers. Ellis, Richard. 16mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Announcement of Richard Ellis's move from Kingsport, Tennessee, to New York, but stating his intention to continue work with the Kingsport Press.
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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. PARENTS MAGAZINE AND A.C. McCLURG AND CO
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, Inc, 1962. stiff paper wrappers. McClurg. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (v),399; (ii),400-799, (2) pages. 2 volumes. An authorized reprint of the original edition, produced by Microfilm-Xerox. Complete transcript of the proceedings of United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. Parents Magazine Enterprises, Inc. and A.C. McClurg & Co., Defendants. An antitrust suit to prevent the merging of the two firms. Some soiling, Melcher bookplate and paper labels on spine.
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CATALOGUE OF EARLY COLOUR PRINTING FROM CHIAROSCURO TO AQUATINT.|A
Culham, Oxford: Colin & Charlotte Franklin, 1977. cloth. Color Printing. 4to. cloth. (viii), 73 pages. A bookseller's catalogue which is more a reference tool in studying the different processes of color printing than a sales catalogue. With a number of full color plates. A near fine copy.
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Carte de visite depicting Sibilla Persica
(New Bedford, MA: Charles Taber & Co.), n.d.. Carte de visite. 2 1/2 by 4 inches. Portrait of Sibilla Persica by Guido Reni (1575-1642). .
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AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNERS AND THEIR WORK
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1947. paper wrappers. Typography. small 4to. paper wrappers. 20 pages. Prepared on the Occasion of an Exhibition at The Lakeside Press Galleries. Designed by Carl P. Rollins. A fine copy. Short biographical sketches of the best known American type designers followed by a list of founts designed by them. Includes Hunter, Bradley, Chappell, Benton, Cleland, Goudy, Rogers and many others.
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BELIEVER 24. (THE)
(San Francisco, CA): The Believer, 2005. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 87+(1) pages. May 2005 issue. Vol. 3, No. 4. Articles by Jim Shepard, Paul La Farge, Stephen Burt, and Annalee Newitz. Interviews with Yo La Tengo, Craig Venter, Tobias Wolff, and Steve Martin. List of contributors. Illustrations.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONALE DES TRAVAUX HISTORIQUES PUBLIES DANS LES VOLUMES DE "MELANGES" 1880-1939
Paris: Librarie Armand Colin, 1955. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 443, (3) pages. Text in French. Bibliography of works published in historical journals throughout Europe, 1880-1939. Introduction by Hans Nabholz of the University of Zurich. Part I, listing of journals by country. Part II, listing of works by author, 8925 entries. Indexed by subject and author. Unopened. Front wrapper missing, spine torn. Pages separating.
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NEW GRAPHIC DESIGN JAZZES UP ADS
(New York, NY): Business Week, 1961. since broadside, folded once. Sutnar, Ladislav. 4to. since broadside, folded once. 4-panel fold-out. This reprint of the article which was featured in Business Week, August 12, 1961. A fine copy. The article announces the exhibition of Ladislav Sutnar's work at the Pepsi-Cola Building in New York hosted by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Black and white illustrations of the exhibition. Ladislav Sutnar (1897 - 1976) has won acclaim both... Read More
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ORIENTAL SAYINGS: AN EXERCISE IN USING SMALL TYPES
(Overland Park, KS): Scott Free Press & Papermill, 1987. stiff paper wrappers. Miniature Books. miniature book (6.0 x 4.9 cm). stiff paper wrappers. 30, (6) pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by publisher Duane C. Scott (Bradbury, Scott Free Press 5). Samples of type faces used by Scott. Covers are printed on paper handmade by the press. Small label of private collector in corner of back free endpaper.
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PRINTS OF EMIL NOLDE (1897-1956).|THE
New York: The Grolier Club, 2004. stapled stiff paper wrappers. Nolde, Emil. 8vo. stapled stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALBERT AND IRENE SAX. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club. Brief essay by Albert Sax. Black-and-white illustrations.
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CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WORKS ON PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE
London: Univ. of London, 1936. new paper spine with original paper covers, paper spine label. Bookselling. 8vo. new paper spine with original paper covers, paper spine label. 194 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Contains numerous references to bookbinding works. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
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OUVRAGES DE LECTURE EN EDITIONS AGREABLES, UTILES OU EXCELLENTES
by 63
Paris: Pierre Beres, n.d.. boards, dust jacket. Berès, Pierre. small 4to. boards, dust jacket. 650 items listed. Catalogue 63. With many plates, mostly of bindings, including a full color frontispiece.
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KOOZÅ
N.P.: Cirque du Soleil, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Cirque du Soleil. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Souvenir program for the performance of Koozå. Listing of the cast and advertisements.
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Letter from Cortland van Rensselaer to Thomas E. Vermilye, written on the prospectus for a lithographic portrait of John Calvin
New York, NY: n.p., 1844. unbound. Lithography. 4to. unbound. (4) pages. A.L.s., dated December 30, 1844, from van Rensselaer to a Dutch Reformed minister, accompanying a gift of "John Calvin's Last Farewell to the Four Syndics and Senators of Geneva," described by the prospectus, an imprint of E. Carey, Geneva, New York. Not accompanied by the portrait itself. The writer extols Calvin as "that great light" of Presbyterianism, Protestantism, and "I may as well add, of Christendom." The letter... Read More
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