CONCISE DICTIONARY OF ANCIENT HISTORY
by Woodcock, P. G.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. hardcover, dust jacket. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 465 pages. First edition. Dust jacket lightly soiled, else near fine in near fine jacket.
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SURREPTITIOUS PRINTING IN ENGLAND 1550-1640
by Woodfield, Denis B.16511
New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 1973. cloth. 4to. cloth. ix, 203 pages. Very good condition. This book deals with those books, pamphlets and broadsides in contemporary foreign languages, including French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch, which were surreptitiously printed in England before 1640. Each of the 65 works is discussed in one of the six chapters. Printers and printing historians will also enjoy the reproductions of the titles pages and all 305 printer's ornaments and initials used in every... Read More
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SURREPTITIOUS PRINTING IN ENGLAND, 1550-1640
by Woodfield, Denis B.
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1973. cloth. 4to. cloth. ix, 203 pages. This book deals with those books, pamphlets and broadsides in contemporary foreign languages, including French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch, that were surreptitiously printed in England before 1640. Each of the 65 works is discussed in one of the six chapters. Printers and printing historians will also enjoy the reproductions of the titles pages and all 305 printer's ornaments and initials used in every work except... Read More
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LOUD LITERARY LAMAS OF NEW YORK.|THE
by Woodford, Jack
New York: Vantage Press, 1950. cloth. 8vo. cloth. 94 pages. First edition. American publishing history in the 20th century.
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SOMETHING GIVEN
by Woodhouse, Richard
New York, NY: James L. Weil, 1990. stiff paper wrappers. Stamperia Valdonega. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (6) pages. Limited to 50 copies. Designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed by Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, Italy. Publisher's mark by Jacques Hnizdovsky. Business card with note from Weil to Michael Peich laid in.
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NOTE ON NOTICES
by Woodhouse, Richard
(New Rochelle, NY): James L. Weil, 1993. stiff paper wrappers. Mardersteig, Martino. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (6) pages. Limited to 50 copies. Designed and printed by Martino Mardersteig of Stampa Valdonega, Verona, Italy. Publisher's mark by Jacques Hnizdovsky.
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MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
by Wood, H. Trueman
New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1887. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. Book Lover's Library. small 8vo. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. viii, 247 pages. First U.S. edition, one of the Large Paper copies bound thus and printed on better paper. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Leather spine very scuffed.
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MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
by Wood, H. Trueman
London: Elliot Stock, 1887. original green cloth, beveled edges. Book Lover's Library. small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 247, (13) pages. First trade edition (Bridson & Wakeman E50). One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue.
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BIBLIOTHECA SALMO SALAR
by Wood III, Charles B.
Boston, MA: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2017. cloth, dust jacket. Angling. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 242 pages. A Selection of Rare Books, Manuscripts, Journals, Diaries, Photograph Albums, & Ephemera on the Subject of Atlantic Salmon Fishing from the Collection of Charles B. Wood III. First edition limited to 1100 copies, of which this is one of 1000 numbered copies bound thus. Fine in fine jacket. Beatifully illustrated in full color. Introduction by Henry Wessells. "Every activity... Read More
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OF LASTING INTEREST, THE STORY OF THE READER'S DIGEST
by Wood, James Playsted
Garden City: Doubleday & Co, 1967. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 270 pages. Revised edition. Illustrated in color. Jacket lightly chipped.
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OF LASTING INTEREST, THE STORY OF THE READER'S DIGEST
by Wood, James Playsted
New York: Doubleday & Co, 1958. cloth, dust jacket. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 264 pages. First edition. Faded jacket.
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FRESH EGGS
by Wood, P.W.
n.p.: n.p., n.d.. broadside. 4.5" by 6.75" broadside. An engraving by Wood. A fine copy.
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DISSERTATIONS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1891-1966
by Woodress, James
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1968. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, (ii), 185+(1) pages. Third edition revised and enlarged. Fine in near fine dust jacket. A list of more than 4000 entries, since the first dissertation was produced at Cornell in 1891. Index. X-Lib.
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ESSAYS MOSTLY ON PERIODICAL PUBLISHING IN AMERICA
by Woodress, James
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University, 1973. cloth, dust jacket. Gohdes, Clarence. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 229+(1) pages. A Collection in Honor of Clarence Gohdes. Collection of essays dealing with the history of periodical publishing in America. Dust jacket worn and soiled, some chips and a little paper loss.
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AMERICANS IN PROCESS: A SETTLEMENT STUDY BY RESIDENTS AND ASSOCIATES OF THE SOUTH END HOUSE. NORTH AND WEST ENDS BOSTON
by Woods, Robert A. (editor)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1902. cloth. 8vo. cloth. 389 pages. First edition. Minor rubbing along the spine. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Many doublepage color maps showing the racial makeup or social class distribution of Boston neighborhoods, index. Printed by The Riverside Press, Cambridge, MA.
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BAZAAR
by Wood, Susan
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1980. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. x, 53 pages. First edition. Blurbs by Robert Penn Warren, William Matthews, Monroe K. Spears. Copyright deposit copy. One of two copies submitted by the publisher for copyright purposes. This copy not selected for the Library's collections. Copyright Office and Library of Congress surplus duplicate stamps. Dust jacket with a razor slit and a dent in the rear panel.
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ALL-AMERICAN MAP, WAX ENGRAVING AND ITS INFLUECNE ON CARTOGRAPHY.|THE
by Woodward, David
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1977. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 168 pages. First edition. A look at the history of wax engraving in American cartography and the revealing findings of Woodward's research. He also describes the wax-engraving technique, and interviews the technicians who used it. It includes 44 illustrations a bibliography and an index.
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MAPS AND PRINTS OF PAOLO FORLANI.|THE
by Woodward, David
Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1990. stiff paper wrappers. Forlani, Paolo. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (xiii), 21 plates, 60 pages. The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography Occasional Publication No. 4. This volume is a descriptive bibliography of the map maker Paolo Forlani, who was active in sixteenth-century Italy. It includes 144 items with 21 black-and-white illustrations, a list of references, an index of persons named and a geographical index. Minor soiling on covers with some dents... Read More
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AGE OF REFORM 1815-1870.|THE
by Woodward, E.L.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1954. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xx, 656 pages. 5th reprint. No. XIII in the Oxford History of England series, edited by G.N. Clark. 19th century British history with comprehensive footnotes. Preface, table of contents, list of maps, bibliography, list of cabinets, index. Six maps, including two foldouts. Boards rubbed and scuffed at edges. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper.
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ENGLISH BOOKS & BOOKS PRINTED IN ENGLAND BEFORE 1641 IN THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
by Woodward, Gertrude L.
Chicago: (Newberry Library), 1939. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 118, (2) pages. A Supplement to the record in the Short Title Catalogue. Limited to 500 multigraphed copies. Preface written by Gertrude L. Woodward. List of trustees of The Newberry Library listed 1911-1934 with officers. Brief explanation of symbols used. Over 1100 titles listed. Wrappers quite worn and faded with some creases and tears. Paper loss at both spine ends. Edgeworn.
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Three booklets
by Woodward, G.R.
Highgate Village: Privately, 1929. sewn stiff paper wrappers. Woodward, G.R.. 12mo. sewn stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 16 pages; (ii), 16 pages; (ii), 20 pages. A Bunch of Grapes; The Story of Arion and the Dolphin; St. Halward, the martyr: also Two Moral Fables. One booklet contains short English verses on various Greek figures, including Simonides, Kallimachos and Antipater. The second booklet contains The Story of Arion and the Dolphin from Herodotus' History. The third booklet contains three moral fables.... Read More
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OF MAKING MANY BOOKS
by Woodward, Herbert and Everett
Binghamton, NY: Vail-Ballou Press, 1950. cloth. Vail-Ballou. 8vo. cloth. 128 pages. Issued on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of this printing house. A near fine copy.
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SHRINKING ORCHESTRA, POEMS.|THE
by Wood, William
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1963. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, (ii), 50 pages. First edition. Top edge lightly spotted.
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RAFAEL CARRERA AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA, 1821-1871
by Woodward Jr., Ralph Lee
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2008. cloth, dust jacket. Guatemala. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 630 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. Rafael Carrera ruled Guatemala from about 1839 until his death. Among Central America&;s many political strongmen, he is unrivaled in the length of his domination and the depth of his popularity. This "life and times" biography explains the political, social, economic, and cultural circumstances that facilitated his ascendancy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare... Read More
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LETTER ASSEMBLY IN PRINTING
by Wooldridge, E.
New York: Hastings House, 1972. (1972), 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. Publishers. (1972), 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. ix, 301 pages. A study of changes in typesetting practive as influenced by changing technology.
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