Z DEJIN CÉSKEHO KNIHTISK ARSTVÍ
by Zibrt, Cenek
Mladá Boleslav: (Hejda & Zbroj), 1939. clamshell box, label, text loosely inserted. 4to. clamshell box, label, text loosely inserted. 140, (2) pages. (Arno Sáñka IV, 5475). Text in Czech. Preface by Antonina Dolenský. Designed by Josefa Mrkvicky. History of Czech typography, focusing on the 15th to the 17th centuries. Frontispiece depicting text of Chronicles of Troy, one of the earliest known printed works in Czech. Black and white illustrations throughout. Includes index of printers and endnotes. Publisher's announcement laid... Read More
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BIBLIOGRAFIE CESKÉ HISTORIE
by Zíbrt, Cenek
Prague: Ceské akademie cisare Franktiska Josefa, 1912. later cloth library binding with original stiff paper wrappers bound in. large 8vo. later cloth library binding with original stiff paper wrappers bound in. xvi, 674+(1); xi, 1216+(1); 240, vii+(i), 241-480, vi+(1), 481-737; iv, vi+(1); 240, vi+(i), 241-480, iii+(i), 481-720, (2); iv, ii+(i); 320, iv + (i),321-640, iv+(i), xiii, 641-960+(1) pages. 5 volumes. First edition. A five-volume bibliography of Czech history, published in Prague between 1900 and 1912 (Besterman 1555). Despite the... Read More
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UMGESTALTUNG DES BUCHMARKTES DUR BUCHGEMEINSCHAFTEN UND FACHVEREINSVER LAGE
by Zickfeldt, Kurt
Osterwieck: A.W. Zickfeldt, 1927. paper wrappers. small 8vo. paper wrappers. iv, 127+(1) pages. On the transformation of the book market by book societies and specialized publishers; includes plans for the nationalization of the book trade. Wrappers chipped and torn at spine. Yellowed.
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CENTIFOLIUM CAMALDULENSE, SIVE NOTITIA SCRIPTORUM CAMALDULENSIUM; QUAM CEU PRODROMUM EXCEPTURA EST BIBLIOTHECA PATRUM CAMALDULENSIUM
by Ziegelbaur, P. Magnoaldo
(Farnborough, Hants., England: Gregg Press, 1967. cloth. 4to. cloth. (x), 96 pages. Facsimile reprint of the first edition (Venice: Typographia Jo. Baptistæ Albrizzi, 1750). Original edition Besterman 1092. Bibliography of the Camaldulians, an order of monks following the Benedictine rules.
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UPON WHAT PRETEXT?: THE BOOK AND LITERARY HISTORY
by Ziff, Larzer
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1986. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23+(1) pages. The1985 James Russell Wiggins Lecture in the History of the Book in American Culture at the American Antiquarian Society. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, Volume 95, Part 2, October 1985. Lecture on the history of the book, focusing on American literary history.
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PRINTS
by Zigrosser, Carl
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. small 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. x, 269+(1) pages. First Edition. Thirteen illustrated essays on the art of the print, chosen for the Print Council of America by Carl Zigrosser. Selected to interest admirers of the graphic arts with a broad variety of tastes, the articles range from a brilliant discussion by Dr. Erwin Panofsky on Durer's "Nemesis" to Alfred Hentzen's portrait... Read More
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SIX CENTURIES OF FINE PRINTS
by Zigrosser, Carl
New York: Covici - Friede Publishers, 1937. cloth. small 4to. cloth. 406 pages. First edition. Different chapters covering different time periods and a note on oriental art. Many illustrations. Light wear to spine extremities. Endpapers lightly soiled and discolored. Very good. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.
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GUIDE TO THE COLLECTING AND CARE OF ORIGINAL PRINTS
by Zigrosser, Carl and Christa M. Gaehde
New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 1970. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 120 pages. Later printing of 1965 first edition. Jacket soiled, else near fine.
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SIX CENTURIES OF FINE PRINTS
by Zigrosser, Carl
New York: Covici - Friede Publishers, 1937. cloth, dust jacket. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 406 pages. First edition. Different chapters covering different time periods and a note on oriental art. Many illustrations. Spine of jacket is age darkened.
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GUIDE TO THE COLLECTING AND CARE OF ORIGINAL PRINTS.|A
by Zigrosser, Carl and Christa M. Gaehde
New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 1976. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 120 pages. Later printing of 1965 first edition. Jacket spotted with piece missing.
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GUIDE TO THE COLLECTING AND CARE OF ORIGINAL PRINTS
by Zigrosser, Carl and Christa M. Gaehde
New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 1965. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 120 pages. First edition. Fine in lightly worn jacket.
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PRINTS AND THEIR CREATORS, A WORLD HISTORY, AN ANTHOLOGY OF PRINTED PI CTURES AND INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GRAPHIC ART IN THE WEST AND THE EAST
by Zigrosser, Carl
New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 1974. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. thick 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. vii, 136 pages followed by 738 plates. Second edition, revised. Covers all techniques of printmaking. The text is followed by 738 plates. Slight jacket wear.
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MEDIUM KOMMT AUF DIE WELT.|EIN
by Zimmer, Dieter E.
Hamburg: Christian Wegner, 1970. stiff paper wrappers. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 95+(1) pages. On the use of videotapes in multimedia education.
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CATALOGUE OF THE EDWARD E. AYER ORNITHOLOGICAL LIBRARY
by Zimmer, John Todd
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1926. publisher's paper wrappers. Ornithology. 8vo. publisher's paper wrappers. x, 364; (ii), 365-706 pages. Two volumes. First edition of this desirable bibliography of bird books. Front cover detached but present on the first volume, wear to the spines of both volumes, mild dampstaining to the covers, else a good set. Hundreds of books described in great detail. Constitutes Publications 239 and 240 of the Museum.
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AMERICAN ZIMMER.|THE
by Zimmer, Paul
Athens, GA: The Press of the Nightowl, 1984. stiff paper wrappers. Press of the Nightowl. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to an edition of 420. Collection of thirteen poems. Hand-printed and bound by Dwight Agner at the Nightowl Press. Printed in Monotype Joanna with Post Roman titles on Mohawk Letterpress paper. Minor wear.
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FAMILY REUNION, SELECTED & NEW POEMS
by Zimmer, Paul
[Pittsburgh]: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xiv), 85, (3) pages. First edition, wrappered. Presentation by the author on the title-page "Jan 1984 / Norfolk / for John, / With thanks for your kind words / Paul Zimmer." Blurbs by Maxine Kumin, X. J. Kennedy, Gerald Stern, Hayden Carruth, Michael S. Harper, David Wagoner. Fine.
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SEWELL C. BIGGS COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART, A CATALOGUE.|THE
by Zimmerman, Philip D., Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough,William H. Gerts, and Roxanne M. Stanulis
(Dover, DE: Biggs Museum of American Art, 2002. cloth. 4to. cloth. 227+(1); (iv), (229-230), 231-521+(1) pages. 2 Volumes. First edition. Volume I, Decorative Arts with essays by Philip D. Zimmerman and Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough. Table of contents, acknowledgments, list of contributors, introduction by museum director Karol A. Schmiegel. Further contributions by Ronald W. Fuchs II and Deborah E. Kraak. Volume II, Paintings and sculpture with table of contents, essays by William H. Gerdts and Roxanne M. Stanulis. Table of... Read More
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SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
by Zimmerman, Philip D.
Winterthur: Winterthur Museum, 1992. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. Illustrated in color throughout. A description of Winterthur's permanent exhibition.
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RANDOM
by Zimmon, Howard
Iowa City, IA: The Seamark Press, 1975. stiff paper wrappers. Seamark Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. First edition. A collection of poems. Quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson, table of contents.
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GESCHICHTE UND BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER ASTRONOMISCHEN LITERATURE IN DEUTSCHLAND ZUR ZEIT DER RENAISSANCE
by Zinner, Ernst
Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1941. cloth, top edge stained yellow, dust jacket. Astronomy. large 8vo. cloth, top edge stained yellow, dust jacket. (viii), 452 pages. First edition. Dust jacket with loss along the bottom third of the spine, very minor dampstaining to the spine of the jacket, else a near fine copy. Bibliography of astronomical works in Germany during the Renaissance, describing over 5200 items. Includes a historical introduction. Indexed.
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TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS OF MODERN KAVALA
by Ziogas, Panagiotis Chr
Kavala, Greece: (Altintzis Athanasios), 1990. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 132 pages. Translated from the Greek by Michael Cook. Prologues to the English and original Greek editions. Photographs and footnotes. Four appendices (bibliography and three tables). With foldout map of the city.
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WELT OHNE ANALPHABETEN, PROBLEME UND MOGLICHKEITEN DER BILDUNGSHILFE
by Zischka, Anton
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann, 1964. cloth, dust jacket. cloth, dust jacket. 351+(1) pages. Third-world education and literacy issues in the 1960's. Zischka discusses the effects of illiteracy on progress, the dissemination of knowledge, educational systems from ancient times to the 19th century, right & wrong ways to promote education in third-world countries, etc. Often critical. Jacket lightly soiled, chipped.
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INDEX LEXICORUM: BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER LEXIKALISCHEN NACHSCHLAGEWERKE
by Zischka, Gert
Vienna: Bruder Hollinek, 1959. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xliii+(i); 290, (2) pages. Text in German. Bibliography of lexicographical reference works. Foreword by the author. Table of contents. Introduction. Organized by topic with sub-topics. Lists author/compiler, title, place/date of publication and number of volumes (if more than one). Non-German works included. Index of authors, headings and captions. Spine sunned, edges of boards slightly faded.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER SPIELBÜCHER HRSG. VON GÜNTHER G BAUER. ERSTER BAND: 1473-1700
by Zollinger, Manfred
Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann Verlag, 1996. cloth. Games. 4to. cloth. 472 pages. Hiersemanns bibliographische Handbücher, 12. First edition. A fine copy. With b&w illustrations. In particular, cultural historians, game researchers, game collectors and inventors, librarians, antiquarians, and major auction houses around the world have had to do without a comprehensive bibliography of old gamebooks. Game studies, in particular, as one of the newest branches of cultural history, but also interdisciplinary disciplines such as law, theology, medicine, psychology,... Read More
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VERVOLG DER LETTERPROEF VAN JOH. ENCCHEDÉ EN ZONEN, TE HAARLEM
by Enschedé En Zonen
Haarlem: Enschedé, 1850. original half cloth over paper-covered boards, lettered on upper cover. Type Specimens. 8vo. original half cloth over paper-covered boards, lettered on upper cover. title, f.[2] price-list + ff. 195 specimes (3 folding). A continuation of the 1841 specimen. This copy has the designer Max Caflisch's ownership inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper. Spine faded, covers rubbed. Some moderate foxing but overall a sound and desirably unsophisticated copy. Printer's specimens of characters, vignettes, fleurons, etc.... Read More
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