WHITE MOUNTAINS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1918-1947
by Wright, Walter W.
N.P.: Appalachia, 1948. paper wrappers. White Mountains. 8vo. paper wrappers. (21) pages. A reprint from the December 1948 issue of Appalachia. Covers spotted with bumped corners.
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TI AAR I C.A. REITZELS BOGLADE
by Wroblewski, Otto
Kjøbenhavn: (C.A. Reitzels Boghandels, 1969. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 59, (2) pages. Edition limited to 1200 numbered copies. This is a reprint of the 1889 ten year anniversary book of C. A. Reitzels, the Copenhagen publisher. Illustrated with an image of Reitzel. Wrobleski provides a forward.
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REVIEW OF HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO CANADA
by Wrong, George M. and H. H. Langton
Toronto: Morang & Co., Limited, 1908. Cloth, deckled edges. Canada. 4vo. Cloth, deckled edges. x, (ii), 212 pages. Volume XII: Publications of the Year 1907. This volume includes reviews of historical publications concerning Canada in 1907. Wear at the extremities, corners bumped.
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EARLY CARTOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC.|THE
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
New York: The Bibliographical Society, 1944. stiff paper wrappers. Maps. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.77-268 followed by 22 foldout plates. Being the entire issue of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, Volume 38, No. 2. With bibliographical descriptions of 104 maps mentioned in the text. A near fine copy.
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JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY.|THE
by Wroth, Lawrence
Providence, RI: The John Carter Brown Library, 1936. paper-covered boards, deckled edges, gilt label on front board. large 12mo. paper-covered boards, deckled edges, gilt label on front board. 35, (3) pages. First edition of 450 numbered copies. Well preserved copy. A brief report on this library of Brown University. Includes a black and white photograph of the building's facade. A greeting card from Eugene Clauss is loosely inserted into the volume.
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HISTORY OF PRINTING IN COLONIAL MARYLAND 1686-1776
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2010. paper covered boards. Maryland. tall 8vo. paper covered boards. l., v-xiv pages., 1 l., 275 pages. Reprint of the 1922 first edition which was limited to 500 copies. Contains a number of full page plates. Still one of the most exhaustive studies of the printing press and literature of Colonial Maryland. There seems to have been no source that was not carefully investigated. Mr. Wroth has not only assembled all the information that... Read More
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ST. MARY'S CITY PRESS, A NEW CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICAN PRINTING
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
N.P.: n.p., n.d.. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. pp. 91-111. An offprint from the Maryland Historical Magazine. History of this early American press and its Maryland and Virginia publications.
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LIBROS VIRUMQUE CANO GAUDEAMUS, THE GIFTS OF JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY FROM 1924 TO 1969, A TRIBUTE ON HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1970
by Wroth, Lawrence
Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1970. paper wrappers. Brown, John Carter. 8vo. paper wrappers. 80, (4) pages. First edition. Contains a 15 page introductory biography by Lawrence Wroth followed by an annotated list of the books. Corner bumped.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER AT WORK
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
(New York): Privately printed, 1974. paper-covered boards. Franklin, Benjamin. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 81 pages. Including a Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. 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.
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IN RETROSPECT, 1923-1949, AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY BY LAWRENCE C. WROTH, LIBRARIAN
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1949. paper wrappers. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. vi, 40 pages. Illustrated. Minor fading to spine, else a near fine copy.
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SOME AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF NAVIGATION 1519-1802
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1947. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 41 pages with facsimiles. Printed at the Merrymount Press. Excellent look at early American shipping charts. Exlibrary with markings, some rubbing, else a near fine copy.
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COLONIAL PRINTING PRESS, A CHAPTER FROM THE COLONIAL PRINTER
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Portland, ME: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1938. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 22, (4) pages. Printed as a Keepsake for the convention of the International Assoc. of Printing House Craftsmen. Contains 8 full page plates. Minor cover soiling, else a near fine copy.
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WAY OF A SHIP: AN ESSAY ON THE LITERATURE OF NAVIGATION SCIENCE ALONG WITH SOME AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF NAVIGATION 1519-1802.|THE
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2011. hardcover. 6.25 x 10 inches. hardcover. 204 pages. Foreword by John B. Hattendorf. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its original publication, the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University has issued a new edition of Lawrence C. Wroth's Way of a Ship (1937), the foundational bibliographic essay on the literature of navigation science, along with a reprint of Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519-1802 (1947). A... Read More
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE PRINTER AT WORK
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
New York: Privately Printed, 1981. boards. Franklin, Benjamin. 12mo. boards. 78 pages. Reprint of the 1974 edition. An assessment of Franklin's career as a printer. Woodcuts by John DePol. Fine condition.
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DISSERTATION ON LIBERTY AND NECESSITY, PLEASURE AND PAIN.|A
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
New York: The Facsimile Text Society, 1930. cloth-backed boards. Franklin, Benjamin. 12mo. cloth-backed boards. 40 pages. Reproduced from the First Edition, with a Bibliographical Note by Lawrence C. Wroth. First edition. A fine copy.
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COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF SPELLING.|A
by Wulling, Emerson G.
La Cross: Sumac Press, 1964. stiff paper wrappers. Sumac Press. square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (18) pages. Limited to 180 copies. Schanilec 101.
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COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF WORDS.|A
by Wulling, Emerson G.
Christmas Lake: Sumac Press, 1936. loose leaves, folded. Sumac Press. 12mo. loose leaves, folded. 15 pages. Limited to an edition of 100. Schanilec 29. Wulling's views on the importance and flexibility of a comp's style choices.
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PRIVATE PRESSES: MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA
by Wulling, Emerson G.
La Crosse (WI): Sumac Press, 1980. stiff paper wrappers. Sumac Press. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (28) pages. Limited to 255 copies. A brief discussion of several late 19th-century and several contemporary (c1980) private presses, with eight reproductions of devices, press titles, etc., followed by a list, by state and then by press name, of 93 private presses, and a bibliography. With T.L.s. from Wulling loosely inserted.
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COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF WORDS.|A
by Wulling, Emerson G.
Christmas Lake: Sumac Press, 1936. cloth. Sumac Press. 12mo. cloth. (2), 15+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 100. Wulling 29. Wulling's views on the importance and flexibility of a comp's style choices. Loosely inserted is a one page A.L.s. from Wulling to a fellow hand-printer. Front cover spotted. Also present is a small broadside printed on both sides by Wulling commenting on Will Ransom and private press printing.
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PRIVATE PRESSES: MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA
by Wulling, Emerson G.
La Crosse (WI): Sumac Press, 1980. stiff paper wrappers. Sumac Press. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (28) pages. Limited to 255 copies. A fine copy. A brief discussion of several late 19th-century and several contemporary (c1980) private presses, with eight reproductions of devices, press titles, etc., followed by a list, by state and then by press name, of 93 private presses, and a bibliography.
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COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF TYPE.|A
by Wulling, Emerson G.
La Crosse: Sumac Press, 1947. stiff paper wrappers. Sumac Press. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (28) pages. Limited to 150 copies. Schanilec 48. Nicely designed commonplace book printed in black and brown. A variant paper binding which is partially detached and chipped.
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COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF WILDER BENTLEY AND THE ARCHETYPE PRESS.|A
by Wulling, Emerson G.
La Crosse: Sumac Press, 1983. stiff paper wrappers. Sumac Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (18) pages. Limited to 300 copies. Schanilec 164. Well printed and with some illustrations in red. A near fine copy.
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PHARMACY FORWARD
by Wulling, Frederick J.
La Crosse: Sumac Press, 1948. cloth, dust jacket. Sumac Press. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 123, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Autobiographical notes by a pharmacist and lovingly printed by Emerson Wulling.
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PHARMACY FORWARD
by Wulling, Frederick J.
La Crosse: Sumac Press, 1948. cloth, dust jacket. Sumac Press. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 123, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Autobiographical notes by a pharmacist and lovingly printed by Emerson Wulling. Jacket spine is rubbed with some age darkening.
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CHARLES FREDERICK CHANDLER
by Wulling, Frederick J.
N.P.: Sumac Press, 1944. Stiff paper wrapper. Sumac Press. 12mo. Stiff paper wrapper. unpaginated. A Retrospect. Limited to an edition of 200. Set in linotype Granjon and foundry Blado. Colophon: "The binding is an experiment in getting a shelfback for a thin book." Wulling's remembrances of a 60-year relationship with Dr. Chandler. Title page has a few faint scattered spots.
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