EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP
n.p. (but Pasadena, CA): (Clinker Press), 2008. broadside. Clinker Press. small folio. broadside. Privately designed and printed by hand by artist Andre Chaves for his wife, Ann Chaves and her workshop on embroidering.
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OUTDOOR ADVERTISING: THE MODERN MARKETING FORCE A MANUAL FOR BUSINESS MEN AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
N.P.: Outdoor Advertising Association of America, 1928. limp fabric covered boards, title gilt-stamped on front board. Outdoor Advertising. 8vo. limp fabric covered boards, title gilt-stamped on front board. 227+(1) pages. Basics of outdoor advertising for potential customers, emphasizing its marketing advantages. Color frontispiece and seven color plates of poster designs. Black and white illustrations throughout. Preface and introduction. Glossary and index. Slight scuffing at edges.
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BRIEF HAND-LIST OF ORIGINAL AND EARLY EDITIONS OF SOME OF THE POETICAL AND PROSE WORKS OF ENGLISH WRITERS FROM LANGLAND TO WITHER.|A
New York: The Grolier Club, 1893. original paper wrappers. Grolier Club. 12mo. original paper wrappers. 37 pages. Asaf Handlist 20. Three page introduction followed by exhibition catalogue. Edges tanned.
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METHODS OF WORK
(Sacramento, CA): Deconstructed Artichoke Press, 2013. paper wrappers. Deconstructed Artichoke Press. oblong 12mo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 50 numbered copies. Printed inkjet. Images of women binding books from Library of Congress photos and the tools they used from woodcuts dating to the 1800s. Collaged with a background of decorative paper and tables from Mary Van Kleeck's Women in the Bookbinding Trade. Green vellum envelopes bound to an accordion structure.
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AAN DE BOK, UITGAVE: DRUKKERIJ, NIEUW LEVEN N.V. 'S-GRAVENHAGE
Netherlands: n.p., 1939. cloth. 4to. cloth. 120 pages. Printed on Van Gelder Zonen paper. A comprehensive sample of commercial printing work in 1939 from the Nieuw Leven Printing Co. in the Netherlands. Printed in color with printed acetate overlays. Illustrated. Foxing to edges of many pages, some wear to extremities. .
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BULLETIN BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DE LA SOCIETE DES ECRIVAINS CANADIENS, 1937-46
Montréal: Editions de la Société des Ecrivains Canadiens, 1937. one cloth with original paper wrappers bound in and two stiff paper wrappers. Canada. large 12mo. one cloth with original paper wrappers bound in and two stiff paper wrappers. 116,127+(1),109+(1), 112; 97+(1); 117+(1). 3 volumes. Serial. Published annually until 1959. (Besterman 1123-4). Issues for 1937-44 bound together in a single volume. 1945 and 1946 separate, each with unopened pages. Bibliography of new works by Canadian authors and works published or... Read More
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PUBLISHERS' LUNCH CLUB 1973-74
(Maplewood, NJ: The Hammond Press, 1974. cloth. Publishing. 8vo. cloth. unpaginated. Annual of the Publishers' Lunch Club, 1973-4. Includes list of officers, by-laws, list of members, list of past officers. A.L.s. from Secretary-Treasurer Jack Schulman to Willard Lockwood of the Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Connecticut, dated April 13, 1973, laid in.
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IMPRIMERIES CLANDESTINES
Lanzac: Le Point, 1986. stiff paper wrappers. France. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48, 16 pages. Reprint under the Pentagram Papers 13. Near fine. Exhibition catalogue with illustrations describing the underground printing and publishing houses in France during the Second World War. Inner hinge has tape repair.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.
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WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
London: Sotheby's, 1989. paper wrappers. Illuminated Manuscripts. large 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 244, (9) pages. Illustrated catalogue of the auction sale held December 5th. 136 lots.Ink ownership stamp in corner of free endpaper.
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BORSENBLATT FUR DEN DEUTSCHEN BUCHHANDEL
1975. paper wrappers. Bookselling. 4to. paper wrappers. pp.782-812, with 63 pages of advertisme. 31 Jahrgang, no. 48. Issue of the German book trade journal. This issue celebrates 25 years of foreign book exhibitions. Wrappers and pages slightly yellowed.
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CATALOGUE DE TRÈS BEAUX LIVRES DE L'ÉPOQUE ROMANTIQUE IMPRIMÉS ENTRE LES ANNÉES 1803 - 1848, CLASSIQUES, TEXTES ORIGINAUX, LIVRES ILLUSTRÉS, TRÈS BELLES RELIURES
Paris: S.A. Georg, Libraires, 1929. contemporary half cloth and marbled paper-covered boards with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. Bookbinding. small 4to. contemporary half cloth and marbled paper-covered boards with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. (iv), 64, (3) pages. Bookseller's catalogue spotlighting works that were printed using new techniques in typography, illustration and binding that gained favor during the Romantic Era. Listed chronologically, 82 entries describe bindings in detail and cite information about illustrations therein. Handsomely printed with 82 plates,... Read More
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AMERICAN PATRIOTIC SONGS, YANKEE DOODLE TO THE CONQUERED BANNER WITH EMPHASIS ON THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE LILLY LIBRARY
Bloomington: Lilly Library, 1968. paper wrappers. Music. 4to. paper wrappers. 12 pages of text followed by 32 plates. Interesting exhibition catalogue. Foreword by David Randall. A fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.
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BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA PART V.
by 479
London: Maggs Bros, 1926. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. Maggs. 8vo. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. (ii), 676 pages, with additional pages of plates. 1455 items listed, priced in catalogue 479 issued by this firm. Illustrated. With the bookplate of a private book-collector's club. Inside hinges cracked.
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GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR $50
New Castle DE: Oak Knoll. Gift Certificate. Wondering what to give your favorite bibliophile for that special occasion? We would like to suggest an Oak Knoll Books Gift Certificate! Just click on Add to Cart. Tell us what to say, where to send it, and in what amount. We will be happy to personalize each order. The certificate will be mailed, along with one of our recent catalogues, either to you or directly to the recipient. The Gift Certificates... Read More
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YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY GAZETTE.|THE
(New Haven, CT: Yale University Library), 2006. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 90, (6) pages. Volume 81, Numbers 1-2. Table of contents, listing of recent acquisitions, list of visiting fellows. Black and white illustrations.
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MODERN PUBLICITY
London and New York: Studio Books, various dates. cloth. small 4to. cloth. various pagination. Yearly look at graphic design filled with illustrations in color. The following volumes are present: Volume 22. 1952-1953. With jacket. Volume 27. 1957-1958. 180 pages. Volume 28. 1958-1959. No dust jacket. Volume 29: 1959-1960 with jacket Volume 39. 1969-1970. 176 pages. Jacket torn. Price is per volume.
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GENDER & SOCIETY: A MISCELLANY OF RARE BOOKS ON WOMEN FROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. CATALOGUE 129
Lanesborough: Second Life Books, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Women. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A fine copy. 537 items described and priced.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.
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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE, ESTABLISHED AT WASHINGTON, MAY 1840
Washington, DC: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1841. original paper wrappers. National Institution For The Promotion of Science, The. 8vo. original paper wrappers. 14 pages. First edition. Ink stamp on front cover. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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SUBSTANCE FORM & COLOR THROUGH CONCRETE
New York: The Atlas Portland Cement Co, 1924. green paperboards with gold embossing, dust jacket. large 4to. green paperboards with gold embossing, dust jacket. 22 pages, plates. Text on a rag type paper with uncut edges. Features lovely illustrations in color. Dust jacket with small tears, else a very good copy.
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FINE COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN MUSIC.|A
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New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Kraus, H.P.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 34 pages. INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL MUSIC INCLUDING MANY FIRST EDITIONS, FULL ORCHESTRAL SCORES, CHURCH MUSIC, MUSICAL LITERATURE. With an Appendix European Music and Musical Literature. Catalogue listing 439 items. Wrappers soiled.
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CHANGING PATTERNS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES, A SYMPOSIUM
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1951. cloth. Libraries. 8vo. cloth. x, 133 pages. With contributions by George Wharton Pepper, Charles W. David, William Rex Crawford, Carroll C. Moreland, Harry M. Lydenberg and Louis Round Wilson. Spine faded. Bookplate.
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BRACAVAL ET LES ÉDITIONS LE PRÉ NIAN
Paris, France: Musée Départemental Stéphane Mallarmé, 2012. self paper wrappers. Bracaval, Bertrand. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 53 pages. Exhibition catalogue of work by famed etcher and fine press printer Bertrand Bracaval and his press Le Pré Nian. Stéphane Mallarmé Museum celebrates Bracaval's work in painting, silkscreen, and wood and metal engraving, as well as his 30 years specializing in the publication of art books. Beautifully illustrated.
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CATALOGUE OF MISCELLANEOUS WORKS IN THE KITTLE LIBRARY
New York: The Kittle Library Print, 1878. original stiff paper wrappers. Kittle Library. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 12, 106 pages. Sales catalogue for the Kittle Library of New York City. Lists items in alphabetical order with each work listed by both author and title. Includes Terms of Subscription and Rules and Notices of the Kittle Library. Contains several advertisements in both the front and back. Price list not included. Exlibrary copy. Wrappers detached and chipped. Some soiling... Read More
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NEW CASTLE ON THE DELAWARE
New Castle: New Castle Historical Society, 1950. stiff paper wrappers. New Castle. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 151, ix pages. B1-617. Third edition. The Dutch Tercentenary Edition, 1651-1951. Foreword by Richard S. Rodney for this edition. Revised and supplemented from the second edition of 1937. Illustrated. Covers rubbed with spotting along bottom of both covers.
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FINISHING WITH GOLD LEAF
(Temple City, CA: Craft Course Publishers, 1966. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. A volume in the "Handicrafts for Fun" library. Table of contents, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. Covers separated from text.
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