MANOSCRITTI, MINIATURE, INCUNABULI, LEGATURE, LIBRI FIGURATI
Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1927. stiff paper wrappers. Bookbinding. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xiv), 173, (3) pages followed by 110 plates (some in color). Auction catalogue describing 390 items. Prices realized written throughout in pencil. Chipping to the front hinge, else a near fine copy. Index. Printed on cheaper paper.
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INDEX TO SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL JOURNALS 1933-1970
London: The Bibliographical Society, 1982. Hardcover. 8.25 x 12 inches. Hardcover. 324 pages. This text was a request to the Bibliographical Society from their president at the time, Simon Nowell-Smith. The textual references contained within represent many of the great monuments of English literature, the application of scientific tests to the authenticity of literary documents, the history of the book-trade and the detailed studies of the tools, rolls and blocks used within the trade of book binding.
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LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND MADE AND PASSED AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS ON THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, 1861, AND ENDED ON THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1862
Annapolis, MD: Thomas J. Wilson, 1862. leather, spine labels. Maryland. 8vo. leather, spine labels. 520 pages. Laws enacted by the Maryland General Assembly at its 1861-2 session. Includes resolutions adopted, a financial statement, and index. Laws passed by their titles follow index. Covers rubbed, scuffed, and soiled. Foxing.
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COUNTER
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1996. self paper wrappers. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. Number 4, Spring 1996. Table of contents. Includes articles, reviews, notes on contributors. Black and white illustrations.
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CATALOGUE DES LIVRES COMPOSANT LA BIBLIOTHEQUE POETIQUE DE M. VIOLLET LE DUC
Paris: Chez J. Flot, 1847. contemporary quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, hand written paper spine label. Viollet le Duc. 8vo. contemporary quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, hand written paper spine label. xii, 30, 252, (2) pages. Annotated bibliography of poetry, songs, fabliaux and other fiction in verse and prose all in the possession of Viollet le Duc. The first section, that devoted to poetry, is intended as a supplement to the first volume of the catalogue. Later... Read More
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AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS EVOCATEURS DE CINQ SIECLES D'HISTOIRE
by 62
Paris: Pierre Beres, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Berès, Pierre. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 220 items described. With price list loosely inserted. Many facsimiles of autographs and a full color frontispiece of a binding. catalogue 62.
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EVOLUTION OF THE ALPHABET A TO Z.
(New York): West Virginia Pulp and Paper, 1961. stiff paper wrappers. Westvaco Inspirations. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp.5084-513, (2). Westvaco Inspirations number 215. The evolution of the alphabetical components A to Z. Illustrated. A fine copy.
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BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Toledo: The Toledo Museum of Art, n.d.. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. The Toledo Museum of Art, The George W. Stevens Gallery. Exhibition catalogue of early books and manuscripts from the George W. Stevens Gallery. Black-and-white illustrations. Wrappers rubbed.
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CENTENARY CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS OF THE 11TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY
New York: Lathrop C. Harper, Inc, 1981. stiff paper wrappers. Harper, Lathrop C.. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Short history of the firm followed by descriptions of 100 items. Illustrated. A few annotations in ink on front cover.
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Four Americana catalogues issued by David M. Lesser. #132, 143, 144, & 145
Woodbridge, CT: David M. Lesser, n.d.. paper wrappers. Americana. 4to. paper wrappers. various. Four Americana catalogues issued by David M. Lesser of Woodbridge, CT.
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SELECTION OF CHOICE FRENCH BOOKS MOST OF THEM RECENTLY ACQUIRED FROM TWO DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
by 98
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d.. boards. Kraus, H.P.. 4to. boards. (iv), 124 pages. With many tipped-in plates. Piece missing from head of spine. Covers and spine faded.
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TYPE FACE DIRECTORY
New York: Typographers Association of New York, 1967. stiff paper wrappers. Type Specimens. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 335, (1) pages. Spine faded, else a near fine copy. A showing of specimens followed by a directory of those firms that carried the specimens for the years 1967-1968.
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IHREM VEREHRTEN VERLEGER
Berlin: Carl Heymanns, 1896. stiff paper wrappers. Loewenstein, Otto. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 162 pages. First edition. Otto Loewenstein celebrates twenty-five years in publishing. A collection of poems and remembrances. The firm invited a group of friends and colleages to contribute. In German black letter. Spine chipped. Covers rubbed. Foxing to initial and terminal pages.
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AUTOGRAPHES: PORTRAITS, DOCUMENTS, SOUVENIRS HISTORIQUES
Paris, France: Emmanuel Fabius, n.d.. self paper wrappers. Autographs. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 36 pages. Text in French. Sale of documents noted for famous autographs. Index on inside front wrapper. Arranged alphabetically. Wrappers lightly tanned.
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CONSERVATION AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY, A CASE HISTORY
(Chicago, IL: The Newberry Library), n.d.. self paper wrappers. Newberry Library. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. The case study of the conservation of the library's MS 40: The Mirror of Human Salvation. Illustrated.
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DELAWARE TERCENTENARY, 1638 - 1938, OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE CELEBRATION, JUNE 27, 1938, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Wilmington: Delaware Tercentenary Commission, 1938. stiff paper wrappers. Delaware. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Illustrated booklet. With a reproduction of a Stanley Arthurs painting in full color showing the Swedes landing in America. .
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SAMMLUNG DEUTSCH VERLAGSSIGNETE ERSCHIEN ALS SONDERDRUCK ZUM JULIHEST DER REKLAME BUCHERKLAME UND BUCHKUNST IM VERLAG fRANCKEN & LANG.|DIE
(Berlin: Kurt Siebert), n.d.. self paper wrappers. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Printed in red and black. Catalogue of German printer's colophons used for advertising. Illustrations, in alphabetical order, of major German publishers. Concluding remarks. Wrappers lightly soiled. One colophon is cut from the first page of illustrations. Leaves loose.
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BOGVENNEN, FORENING FOR BOGHAANDVÆRK
Copenhagen: Forening for boghaandvaerk, 1976. stiff paper wrappers. Papermaking. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 145-208 pages. April 1976. This issue of the journal Bogvennenis devoted to papermaking. With articles by Wladislaw Kazcimierczak, Adam Bülow-Jacobsen, Boris & Eberhard Fiebig, and Helle Klint. Topics discussed include papyrus, Japanese paper, and a Polish paper museum.
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REPORT ON THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS PREPARED IN 1917 AT THE REQUEST OF THE SYNDICS BY BRUCE ROGERS AND NOW PRINTED IN HONOUR OF HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
N.P.: The University Printer, 1950. cloth-backed boards. Cambridge Christmas Books. 4to. cloth-backed boards. xii, 36 pages. Limited to 500 copies as one of the Cambridge Christmas books printed by Brooke Crutchley. Gift inscription in pencil by Ronald Mansbridge to Herbert H. Johnson on front free endpaper. A near fine copy.
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BOOKS IN GENERAL, THE PERIODICAL OF BOOKS FOR SALE
Beverly Hills: Clare House, 1963. self paper wrappers. BIG. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 32; 32 pages. Two issues. Vol.1 nos. 1 and 2 of this periodical listing books offered by various dealers.
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ON THE FLEXIBILITY OF MONOTYPES
(Philadelphia, PA: Lanston Monotype Machine Company, n.d.. folded brochure. Goudy, Frederic W.. 8vo. folded brochure. (4) pages. Extract of a letter of Bruce Rogers to a friend. Note on the "Italian Old Style" typeface designed by Frederic W. Goudy follows text by Rogers. Very minor foxing, else a near fine copy.
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REFERENCE LIBRARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS THE INVENTORY OF JOHN HOWELL - BOOKS - PART III.|THE
New York: Swann Galleries, 1985. stiff paper wrappers. Howell. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 828 lots. Sale number 1380. This third part of the Howell's sale was the only part sold in New York. Mark on front cover.
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LIST OF BOOKS IN THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS LIBRARY
(New York: The Guild of Book Workers, Inc, 1967. stiff paper wrappers. Guild of Book Workers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 10 pages. Listing of items in the Guild of Book Workers Library. Includes brief history of the library. Symbols in margin note subject.
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TWO TYPES
N.P.: Clinker Press, The, 2021. single sheet, folded. Clinker Press. 8vo. single sheet, folded. A rather humerous joke of "Two unrelated Italic typefaces entered a ragged bar..." written, designed, and printed in two colors by Andre Chaves at The Clinker Press for the N.W. Letterpress Network. A fine copy. A wood engraving by Chaves is featured on the front.
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RANJIT SINHJI'S 9,000 ELEPHANTS VISIT SERENDIPITY BOOKS
N.P.: (Serendipity Books, 1996. stiff paper wrappers. Serendipity Books. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 500 copies. A fine copy. Facsimile of a manuscript volume inspired by the Indian maharaja and cricketer Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933). Tale of how elephants obliterated a book store. Presentation to bookseller Bill Matheson from Peter Howard. Black and white illustrations. Printed on recto only.
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