CATALOGUE AND CIRCULAR OF FRIENDS' SCHOOL, FOURTH AND WEST STREETS, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Wilmington: C.F. Thomas & co., Printers, &C, 421 Market St, 1892. paper wrappers. Friends' School. 12mo. paper wrappers. 38 pages. B1-3396. Isaac T. Johnson listed as Principal. With pen and ink drawning of school reproduced as frontispiece. History and list of courses, teachers and pupils. Holes in back cover.
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QUINZE ANNÉES D'ACQUISITIONS DE LA POSE DE LA PREMIÈRE PIERRE À L'INAUGURATION OFFICIELLE DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE
Bruxelles: Bibliothèque Royale Albert, 1969. stiff paper wrappers. Bibliothèque Royale. thick small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 548, (2) pages. Thick exhibition catalogue describing 15 years of acquisitions. With a foreword by Herman Liebaers. Filled with illustrations in color. Wear at head of spine and bumped. Text in French.
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LIST OF SERIAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY) LIBRARY
London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), 1975. cloth, dust jacket. Natural History. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 420; (ii), 421-838; (ii), 839-1275+(1) pages. 3 volumes. Second Edition. These volumes contain the titles of serial publications held in the General Library, in the libraries of the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology, Zoology, and in the Zoological Museum, Tring. It includes all titles received up to April 1975, totalling some 17,000 entries. Includes approximately 4,000 new entries and... Read More
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P. A. NORSTEDT & SÖNER JUBILEUMSSKRIFT 1823-1923
Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1923. quarter vellum, speckled paper-covered boards, gilt stamped spine and front cover. Norstedt, P. A.. small 4to. quarter vellum, speckled paper-covered boards, gilt stamped spine and front cover. (ii), 105+(1) pages with additional leaves; (ii), 77+(3) pages with additional leaves. 2 volumes. Edition limited to 2000 copies. P.A Norstedt & Söner, Sweden's oldest publishing house, was founded in 1823 by Per Adolf Norstedt. This two volume history of the company was published on... Read More
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CREATIVE CENTURY, SELECTIONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COLLECTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.|A
Austin: The University of Texas, 1964. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Contains samples from the magnificent collections at Texas. Illustrated. Covers slightly faded.
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HOW
(Cincinnati, OH: F & W Publications, 1996. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 120, (2) pages. Tenth anniversary issue, with perspectives on past and future design. Color and black and white illustrations throughout.
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CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ITEMS AT THE PRINTER'S DEVIL ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF PRINTING. WITH ESSAYS AND A GLOSSARY OF TERMS
London: Whitbread & Co, n.d. (20th century). stiff paper wrappers. Printing. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 98 pages. Well-illustrated. With a section on The Printed Page by A. Lloyd-Taylor and The Printed Illustration by John Lewis.
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LESEFORDERUNG UND BUCHPOLITIK: EINE EXPERTISE
Bonn: Deutsche Lesegesellschaft, 1977. paper wrappers. Children's Books. 8vo. paper wrappers. 34 pages. Wrappers foxed.
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JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM
N.P.: n.p., 1975. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. Burke, Jackson. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 24 pages. Tributes from his friends and his wife. Burke was in charge of typographic development at Mergenthaler and formed an extensive collection of books on printing history. With the signature of John DePol on first blank page.
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ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FROM THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF BRIDWELL LIBRARY
Plano, TX: Bridwell Library, 1976. stiff paper wrapper. Bridwell Library. small 4to. stiff paper wrapper. 73 pages. A select catalogue of the holdings of the Bridwell Library of the Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology. Spine chipped with some loss, else fine. As the cover and title page announce, this selection is "designed to present a profile of the interests of the Bridwell Library," and was "prepared on the occasion of a visit by the Grolier Club." Of... Read More
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LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE.|LES
Paris: Gumuchian & Cie, 1930. later cloth. Children's Books. 4to. later cloth. xxiv, 446, (4) pages. Preface by Paul Gavault. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. The introduction is in English and French. A landmark bookseller's catalogue devoted to children's books; a total of 6,251 are described. The entries are not restricted to French titles. Lacks the second volume which contains the plates.
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ANNUAIRE CONNAISSANCE DES ARTS 1968 DES VENTES PUBLIQUES EN FRANCE
N.P.: Hachette, 1968. cloth, paper cover label. 4to. cloth, paper cover label. 212 pages. Text in French. A volume in Hachette's Collection Connaissance des Arts series. An overview of public art sales and auctions in France during 1968. Index. Listing of public sales and auctions in France during the 1967-8 season.
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RATIONALISIERUNG IM SORTIMENTSBUCHHANDEL.|DIE
St. Gallen: Forschungstelle für den Handel, n.d.. quarter cloth with stiff paper wrappers. Bookselling. 4to. quarter cloth with stiff paper wrappers. (vi),100; (ii),159 pages. 2 volumes. Second edition. A thorough guide to the rationalization of operations in retail bookselling. Wrappers discolored.
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COLLECTIONS
Newark: University of Delaware Library Associates, 1984. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. All are illustrated. Have the following: (2) Volume II. 1987. (iv), 83+(1) pages. (2) Volume III. 1988. (iv), 61+(1) pages. Includes an article on James C. Booth, a Delaware 19th century Chemist-Geologist by Thomas E. Pickett. Volume V. 1990. (iv), 55+(1) pages. With an article on Everett C. Johnson and his Press of Kells by Thomas Beckman Volume VI. 1991.... Read More
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CHARLES RICKETTS, R.A., SIXTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
London: Cassell, 1933. cloth. Ricketts, Charles. 8vo. cloth. (xxii), LX pages. First edition. With a gift inscription on the half-title page in ink. Lacking the dust jacket. Minor fading to spine, very minor wear to spine ends, else a near fine copy. Showcases the work of Charles Ricketts, with an introduction by T. Sturge Moore.
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MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM THE LOUIS LEPAGE, HENRI REYNAUD AND LAURENT ROMBALDI COLLECTIONS AND TWENTIETH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS
Geneva: Christie's, 1989. stiff paper wrappers. Illustrated Books. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 215 pages. Catalogue of the Christie's auction of Sunday May 7, 1989 at the Hotel Richemond in Geneva. With many black-and-white and color photographs. Corners bumped.
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WESTVACO INSPIRATIONS FOR PRINTERS - NUMBER 65
N.P.: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co, n.d.. paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. 1283-1298 pages. Some minor wear to the covers. Else near fine. Printed in full color.
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BIBLIOGRAFIA DEL INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ESTETICAS
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1966. paper wrappers. Mexico. 8vo. paper wrappers. 149 pages. One of 2,000 copies. Part of the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas series. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.
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FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE TOGETHER WITH SOME MANUSCRIPTS, LETTERS AND PORTRAITS EXHIBITED AT THE GROLIER CLUB FROM DECEMBER 8 TO DECEMBER 24, 1904
New York: The Grolier Club, 1904. red cloth. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. 12mo. red cloth. vii, 69 pages. Asaf Handlist 52. Introductory preface. Rebound in later cloth. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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WRITINGS LINES LEDGERS
Boston, MA: Carter, Rice & Co, n.d.. paper portfolio. Paper specimens. oblong 8vo. paper portfolio. unpaginated. Products offered by Carter, Rice & Co., mainly for business purposes. Portfolio slightly stained and slight tear at top corner.
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REPORT OF THE COMMONWEALTH AFRICAN BOOK DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR, IBADAN, NIGERIA, 2-14 FEBRUARY 1975
London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1975. paper wrappers, fabric spine. Africa. small 4to. paper wrappers, fabric spine. (iv), 76 pages, Includes papers on publishing in Africa, on libraries for schools, and on textbooks for Africa.
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CATALOGUE DES LIVRES ET MANUSCRITS FORMANT LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU M.J.B.TH. DE JONGHE
Brussels: F. Heussner, 1860. marbled paper-covered boards, paper label on spine. De Jonghe, Jean-Baptiste-Théodore. 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper label on spine. Frontispiece portrait; xxi, 398 pages. Text in French. Part one of auction catalogue, November 5-15, 1860 (Blogie I, 145-6).. Introduction by C. Ruelens of the Royal Library in Brussels. Library of Jean-Baptiste-Théodore de Jonghe, described as one of the largest libraries in Belgium. De Jonghe 1785-1844) was a Belgian landscape painter. Includes works on theology, jurisprudence, sciences... Read More
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Group of catalogues issued by DeSimon Company Booksellers
New York & Sag Harbor, NY: DeSimon Company, 1999. paper wrappers. DeSimon Company. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include 11-19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 35-37, 39, 41, 42, 44-48, 50, and 51 (the final catalogue). Also included is an unnumbered catalogue, which very well be the first catalogue issued by Dan DeSimon.
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TWENTY-TWO UNPUBLISHED LETTERS OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING AND ROBERT BROWNING ADDRESSED TO HENRIETTA AND ARABELLA MOULTON-BARRETT
New York: The United Feature Sydicate, 1935. quarter leather, paper-covered boards, slipcase. Browning, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert. 8vo. quarter leather, paper-covered boards, slipcase. xii, 89, (3) pages. Limited to an edition of 1188. Spine lightly faded. Rubbing to spine ends, else a near fine copy. Printed at Crosby Gaige's Watch Hill Press.
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BOOKLOVER'S ANSWER.|THE
Woodstock, NY: n.p., 1963. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. various number of pages. Edited by R.J. Hussey. Available issues include the following numbers: 6, 10, 14, 15, 17. This 17th issue was the last one done. With articles on book collecting. Price is per issue.
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