DECORATIONS OF JAPAN
N.P.: Decoration Bureau, 1965. cloth, cardboard slipcase. folio. cloth, cardboard slipcase. 16, (2), 92 pages. With illustrations, in color, full page prints of Japanese decorations; Japanese and English text; book sections titles include: The History of Special Decorations and Awards in Japan; Orders, Medals of Honor and Silver or Wooden Cups, Rules For Wearing; Description of Illustrations, List of Recipients. Spine ends bumped.
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LECTURES TO PRINTERS' APPRENTICES, REPORTS OF A SERIES OF LECTURES DELIVERED AT THE NORTH END UNION SCHOOL OF PRINTING ... 1908-1909
Boston: School of Printing, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Printing. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 141 pages. Lectures by Johnson on Typographic Design, Phinney on How Type is Made, Ruxton on printing ink and others. Spine cover lacking. Covers held on crudely with tape. Front corner chipped away. Bookplate.
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FRANK T. SIEBERT LIBRARY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN AND THE AMERICAN FRONTIER. PART I & II
New York: Sotheby's, 1999. cloth, paper cover labels. Siebert, Frank T.. small 4to. cloth, paper cover labels. 370,(2); 394,(2) pages. 2 volumes. 1,080 lots described with the greatest of detail. A near fine set. Textblock shaken. Author index in the back of volume two. Illustrated throughout including many in color. Contains a two page biography of Siebert by Bailey Bishop. This sale is a must for any reference collection on Americana and will take its place with the Streeter... Read More
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IDEALS FOR THE PRINTER
Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1909. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. Printing. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (8) leaves. A Collection of Sentiments About Printing and Kindred Subjects. Only the slightest hint of fading to the spine, with a small tear to the head of the spine. Else a near fine copy of this very scarce pamphlet.
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10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS
Montpelier: The Leahy Press, 1992. paper wrappers. Bookbinding. 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 leaves. Catalogue of a bookbinding exhibition.
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IMAGES FROM THE NEOCEREBELLUM: THE WOOD ENGRAVINGS OF GEORGE A. WALKER
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, 2007. stiff paper wrappers. Porcupine's Quill. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 164, (4) pages. Introduction by Walker, concluding essay by Daryl Sharp, biographical sketch of Walker. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout text. Winner of an Independent Publishers Book Award.
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GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITION IN THE KING'S LIBRARY ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF PRINTING, MUSIC-PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING
London: British Museum, 1901. stiff paper wrappers. Bookbinding. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 149 pages. The section on bookbinding contains 7 illustrations of bookbindings (S-K 1041).
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RECOVERY: THE HOSPITAL DRAWINGS OF ALFONSO OSSORIO
(New York: Center for Book Arts, 1995. hardcover with clamshell. Center for Book Arts. 18.375 x 18.25 inches. hardcover with clamshell. n.p. First edition limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. Alfonso A. Ossorio (1916-1990) was an abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila and produced a body of work that remained consistently international in scope. His early fascination with Surrealism gave way to Abstract Expressionism although he continued to be influenced by his native Philippine Catholic folk... Read More
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PRESSWORK
Washington: GPO, 1948. cloth. Printing. 8vo. cloth. xi, 248 pages. First edition. Contains 40 lectures on presswork meant for the apprentice printer. Covers show some spotting.
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GRAPHISME 50. TEKENINGEN DESSINS
Antwerpen: Edition du Lion Assis, 1950. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 45+(3) pages. First edition. An exhibit of contemporary graphic art held at the Bibliothèque Royal de Belgique in Brussels. Paul Fierens and August Corbet preface the reproductions of the artists' work. Full page black-and-white illustrations. In French and English. Cover worn with creases and tiny tears. Cover is separated from the text block.
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CATALOGUE OF THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA.|A
Philadelphia: n.p. (Mercantile Library), 1850. contemporary quarter leather with cloth covered boards. Mercantile Library of Philadelphia. 8vo. contemporary quarter leather with cloth covered boards. xxiv, 308, (4), 139 pages. The sixth general catalogue of the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia Singerman no.2878. Compared to some earlier productions, the 1850 catalogue is rather sophisticated, combining a classified catalogue of about 4,990 main entries, an index of authors and subjects of biographies, a selective alphabetical list of titles "such as are most... Read More
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CALENDAR FOR 1967
London: Monotype Corporation Limited, 1967. boards, spiral bound at top. Monotype. 8vo. boards, spiral bound at top. 13 leaves. With illustrations and text on type composition. A fine copy.
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COLE'S REGISTER OF BRITISH ANTIQUARIAN & SECONDHAND BOOKDEALERS
York: Picaflow, 1990. paper-covered boards. Bookselling. 8vo. paper-covered boards. viii, 319 pages. Describes 2350 booksellers arranged in separate sections alphabetically and regionally.
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WARREN PUBLISHERS' GUIDE
(Boston): S.D. Warren Company, 1970. cloth. Paper specimens. 8vo. cloth. unpaginated. Warren Paper samples, covering paper selections and physical characteristics of various stocks. Corners bumped, top edge of text block foxed. Bookplate on front pastedown.
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SIÈCLE DE BIBLIOTHÈQUE FAMILIALE, 1849-1949. CATALOGUE THÉMATIQUE.|UN
(Toulouse): Madame Suzanne-Piere Privat, 1991. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 223 pages. First edition. Catalogue of the Privat family library arranged thematically and features books from the 18th through 20th centuries. Short biographies of Privat familiy mambers are given at front. Illustrated in black-and-white. In French.
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MILLION CHARMS OF EMPRESS SHOTOKU AND OTHER STORIES A COLLECTION OF TALES ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF RARE BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS ...|THE
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1966. paper wrappers. Bookbinding. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 30, (2) pages. Illustrated. Printed at the Lakeside Press. A near fine copy.
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PHAIDON JUBILEE 1923-1973
(London, England: Phaidon), 1973. stiff paper wrappers. Phaidon. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. Celebrates Phaidon's 50th anniversary as a publisher. Includes a brief history, a historical catalogue, new publications as of 1973-4, and books then in print. Indices of the historical catalogue and new/in print books. Wrappers lightly worn.
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MEDICINE IN COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS 1620-1820
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1980. cloth, dust jacket. Medicine. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), xxiii, 425 pages, 83 pages of illustrations. Volume 57 of the Publications of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. It contains twelve papers delivered at the conference on colonial medicine held by the Society in Boston in 1978. Half of the papers deal with the medical practitioners and medical profession in Massachusetts and in Boston. The others... Read More
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UNIVERSITY PRESS AT OXFORD.|THE
N.P.: n.p., n.d. (19th century). original blue cloth stamped in gilt and with a medallion in gilt on front cover. Oxford University Press. tall square 8vo. original blue cloth stamped in gilt and with a medallion in gilt on front cover. 16 pages. Short history of the press with emphasis on the press as it appeared at the end of the 19th century. A near fine copy of this scarce book.
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AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1987-1991. INDEX THE AUCTION SEASONS SEPTEMBER 1987 - AUGUST 1991
New York: ABPC, 1992. cloth. Auction Records. 8vo. cloth. xii,1146; (xxviii),1147-2320 pages. 2 volumes. The cumulative index for this four year period. Includes prices realized for manuscripts and letters in addition to the book sales. Covers almost all American sales and many sales in England, Australia and Europe.
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WHAT GOOD IS A NEWBORN BABY
New York, NY: privately printed, 1964. paper-covered boards. Franklin, Benjamin. 16mo. paper-covered boards. 30, (1) pages. Part of the series of books issued annually in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin and illustrated by John DePol. A fine copy. Wood engravings by John DePol. Typophiles Monograph #73.
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WHY ARTISTS' BOOKS?
(Cambridge, MA): Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, The Houghton Library, 1993. stiff paper wrappers, metal spiral bound. Artists' Books. oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers, metal spiral bound. unpaginated. Foreword by Anne Anninger, introduction by Joan Lyons. A fine copy. Color illustrations throughout. An exhibition of artists' books.
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CAHIER
N. P.: n. p., n. p.. self paper wrappers. Paper Specimens. small 4to. self paper wrappers. not paginated. Cover page is beautifully illustrated with embossing, pale red ink and gilt. Contains 12 loose sheets of the same embossed paper specimen, although not in color. Slight tanning around the paper edges.
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SMEEKSCHRIFT VAN HET PAPIER AAN DE GELEERDEN
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Amsterdamse Grafische School), n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Text in Dutch. Translated from the German by C. Pels. Originally published in Philadelphia, 1789. Designed by F. van den Berg.
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Announcement by the Davidson Press
(New York, NY): The Davidson Press, n.d.. self paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Ellis, Richard. 4to. self paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (4) pages. Announcement of Richard Ellis's affiliation with the Davidson Press, noting his previous affiliation with the Georgian Press of Westport, Connecticut. Pages French fold.
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