AMASIS
Redhill, Surrey: Monotype Typography Ltd, 1991. stapled paper-wrappers. Type Specimens. 8vo. stapled paper-wrappers. 13, (3) pages. A fine copy of this very scarce type specimen.
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SPECIAL CASTING. SUMMER 1983
(Neveda City, CA): Harold Berliner's Typefoundry, 1983. 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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WILMINGTON
Wilmington: Du Pont Company, 1968. paper wrappers. small 4to. paper wrappers. 32, (2) pages. An illustrated plug for the city. .
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FIRST EDITIONS, INCLUDING THE FINE COLLECTION OF RUDYARD KIPLIN FORMED BY PAUL HYDE BONNER OF NEW YORK CITY..
New York: American Art Association, 1926. cloth. Rogers, Bruce. 8vo. cloth. 975 items. The writings of James B. Cabell and other modern authors from the library of Kingsland Spencer of Tarrytown, NY. Selections from the Library of Eustace Conway of New York City with an extensive series of books designed by Bruce Rogers including "The Centaur" A partially-priced auction catalogue featuring prices realized, written in pencil, for a large portion of the Rogers and Kiplin sale. A lovely copy.... Read More
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TRÈS RICHES HEURES OF JEAN, DUKE OF BERRY, MUSEÉ CONDÉ, CHANTILLY.|THE
New York: George Braziller, 1969. cloth, slipcase. Illuminated Manuscripts. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. 26, (6) pages followed by the facsimile plates and text. Introduction and Legends by Jean Longnon ... and Raymond Cazelles. Slipcase with bumped corners, else a near fine copy. Preface by Millard Meiss. Brilliantly reproduced in full color.
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AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. INDEX 1960-1965
New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1968. cloth. Auction Records. thick 8vo. cloth. xxiv, 2085 pages. 2 volumes. Covers rubbed; shaken.
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KATALOG DER AUSSTELLUNG VON EINBANDEN. K.K. HOFBIBLIOTHEK
Wien: Hofbibliothek, 1930. full paper-covered boards stamped in gilt in the design of a binding, top edge gilt. Bookbinding. 12mo. full paper-covered boards stamped in gilt in the design of a binding, top edge gilt. vi, 197 pages. Descriptions of 606 bindings in the library including oriental, Italian, German, French, English, etc. No illustrations. Minor rubbing around edges, else fine.
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HOW TO DUN A DEADBEAT BOOK CUSTOMER
N.P.: Yellow Barn Press, 2003. Yellow Barn Press. broadside (12 by 9 inches). Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. Reproduces the text from a dunning letter dated June 3, 1908, from The Roycrofters, from the Jack Walsdorf Collection. With Roycrofter designs printed in red.
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SAMMLER ADRESSBUCH ALTE BUECHER/GRAPHIK, 1983
Bauschwieg: Michael Kuhle, 1983. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi),198 pages. Volume one. An international directory of booksellers, issued yearly. Spine slightly faded, else a fine copy.
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CHRONIK DER SCHRIFTGIESSEREI D. STEMPEL AG, FRANKFURT A.M., SECHZIG JAHRE IM DIENSTE DER LETTERN, 1895-1955
Frankfurt: D. Stempel, 1954. boards. Stempel. small 4to. boards. (38) pages. Commemorative book issued by this German type foundry. Spine faded and worn at the head of the spine, else a fine copy. With tipped-in portraits of people important in the firm and a chronological history of the typefaces developed by Stempel. Printed in multiple colors.
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WESTVACO INSPIRATIONS FOR PRINTERS - NUMBER 193
N.P.: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co, 1953. paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. 3843-3858 pages. Some minor wear to the covers. Else near fine. Printed in full color.
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PYNSON PRINTER IMPRINTS
New York: Pynson Printers, 1931. cord-tied paper wrappers. Pynson Printers. 8vo. cord-tied paper wrappers. (6) pages. A checklist of imprints offered by Pynson Printers. Wrappers lightly yellowed, rear cover with evidence of glue or paste staining. Contents in near fine condition.
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DEBRIS
np (but Lafayette, IN): privately published, 1889. publisher's green cloth, gilt on front cover, all edges stained red. Rogers, Bruce. large 8vo. publisher's green cloth, gilt on front cover, all edges stained red. unpaginated. Purdue University senior class year-book, with various illustrations by Bruce Rogers (The Work of Bruce Rogers 3). Some minor rubbing to spine ends, mild soiling to boards, shaken. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. An extremely scarce book. Numerous illustrations in the text... Read More
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FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS. PUBLIC AUCTION #97
Chicago, IL: Potter & Potter Auctions, 2021. softcover. Potter & Potter Auctions. 4to. softcover. 135, (3) pages. Auction catalogue from March 13, 2021 featuring 617 items. Features a section on fine press, specifically Kelmscott Press.
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CENTRALVEREIN FÜR DAS GESAMMTE BUCHGEWERBE
Leipzig: Centralverein (etc.), 1893. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. viii, 55 pages. Funding problems in 1893: Our Museum of the German Book Industry (which is not just some local Leipzig concern!) is such a success that it has outgrown its support, despite assistance from the government of Saxony, the Börsenverein der dt. Buchhändler, et al. Please a)join our organization, b)send money, or c)donate "suitable objects" for the Museum. A brief sketch of the history... Read More
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PONTIFICALE ROMANUM CLEMENTIS VIII PONT. MAX. IUSSU RESTITUTUM ATQUE EDITUM
Parisiis (Paris), France: Rolinum Thierry; Eustachium Foucault, 1615. polished calfskin (early 18th century), six raised bands, red spine label with title in gilt in second compartment. Catholicism. large 4to (208 x 339 mm). polished calfskin (early 18th century), six raised bands, red spine label with title in gilt in second compartment. (8), 400 pages. An unknown, yet very early, edition of the Roman Pontifical, being the Clement VIII version. Front hinge lightly worn. Head of spine lightly worn. First... Read More
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HOLY BIBLE
New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. cloth, slipcase. Bibles. 4to. cloth, slipcase. 1769 pages. The Washburn College Bible, Oxford Edition, King James Text, Modern Phrased Version. First edition. Near fine in near fine slipcase. Illustrated with 66 color reproductions. Round color paste-on Sistine Chapel illustration both sides of the slipcase.
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BOOK LIFE
(New York, NY: Library Binding Institute), 1939. self paper wrappers in folder. Bookbinding. 8vo. self paper wrappers in folder. 15+(1); 15+(1); 15+(1); 15+(1) pages. 4 Volumes. Volume 1, Nos. 1-4. Published by the Library Binding Institute with list of members on back cover. Introductory notice laid in Vol. 1, No. 1. Published by an association of library binders.
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JAHRESGABE FUR FREUNDE DES HAUSES HERDER
Freiburg: Verlag Herder, 1974. paper wrappers. Herder. oblong 12mo. paper wrappers. 45(+1); 63(+1); 63+(1); 48 pages. 4 volumes. The firm's yearly gifts to friends; essays on topics related to publishing. Wrappers slightly discolored at edges.
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EMBLEMATA, SYMBOLIC LITERATURE OF THE RENAISSANCE FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBIN RAYBOULD
New York: The Grolier Club, 2009. stiff paper wrappers. Raybould, Robin. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, 137+(1) pages. Exhibition catalogue designed by Jerry Kelly for the Grolier Club. 87 books described and illustrated. A near fine copy.
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ORIOLE PRESS, A FEW COMMENTS ON THE TYPOGRAPHICAL PUBLICATIONS EXHIBITED AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1950.|THE
Berkeley Heights, NJ: Oriole Press, 1950. cord-tied paper wrappers. Oriole Press. 3.75x6.75 inches. cord-tied paper wrappers. 16 pages. One of 200 copies. Very good condition. Comments by Will Ransom, Havelock Ellis, Donald Sinclair, Talbot Hamlin and others.
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NOVEL FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT DAY.|THE
by 621
London: Maggs Bros, 1935. stiff paper wrappers. Maggs. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 215 pages. Catalogue 621. Covers soiled and chipped with piece of spine covering missing.
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TESOROS DE ESPANA. TEN CENTURIES OF SPANISH BOOKS
New York: New York Public Library, 1975. decorated glossy stiff paper wrappers. Spain. 4to. decorated glossy stiff paper wrappers. 440 pages. First edition. Catalogue of the exhibition which took place in the New York Public Library in the fall of 1985. Introductions by Javier Solana Madariaga, Vartan Gregorian, and Juan Manuel Velasco Rami. Text in English and Spanish. Light rubbing along edges.
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PAPER MAKER.|THE
Wilmington: Hercules Powder Co, 1963. spiral plastic spine with stiff paper wrappers. Papermaking. 4to. spiral plastic spine with stiff paper wrappers. 43+(1) pages. Volume 32, No.2. Voorn on the history of Dutch paper commerce, an article on Hans Spilman and an article on papier mache.
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PRIVATE PRESS AND TYPEFOUNDRY OF PAUL HAYDEN DUENSING.|THE
Kalamazoo, MI: Privately printed, 1967. paper wrappers. Duensing, Paul Hayden. 8vo. paper wrappers. 10 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 341 copies. A fine copy. Being a checklist of this private press's work with a biographical essay on the press and specimen sheets of its type and ornaments.
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