ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION
Chicago: United Typothetae of America, 1926. cloth. Printing. 8vo. cloth. x, 188 pages. Revised edition. Includes Unit 1. Principles of Typesetting in five lessons, Unit II. Proving Composition in five lessons, Unit III. Distribution in three lessons, Unit IV. Style Aids in Composition in nine lessons and Unit V. Calculation in Composition in three lessons. Exlibris with markings. Water stain on the upper edge of some of the front pages.
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PIERRE REVERDY, LA RENCONTRE DE
(Paris): Fondation Maeght, 1970. stiff paper wrappers. Reverdy, Pierre. square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 191, (3) pages. Exhibition catalogue of books and art created by the friends of Pierre Reverdy. Includes works by Picasso, Braque, Laurens, Gris, Léger, Matisse, Modigliani, Manolo, Gargallo, Derain, Chagall, Giacometti and Miró. Filled with illustrations including many in color. Three-page introduction by Jacques Dupin. Text in French. Good.
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NEW YORK/PARIS DIALOGUE PARIS/NEW YORK
(New York: Center for Book Arts, 2005. stiff paper wrappers, hand sewn stab binding. Center for Book Arts. large square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, hand sewn stab binding. 55, (1) pages. Held simultaneously in Paris in October and in New York from October to December, 2005, and organized by Maddy Rosenberg, independent curator, New York City, and Devorah Boxer, Vice President, Le Trait, Paris, this exhibition brings together works by eighteen American artists and eighteen French artists to highlight... Read More
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DANCE OF DEATH PRINTED AT PARIS IN 1490. A REPRODUCTION MADE FROM THE COPY IN THE LESSING J. ROSENWALD COLLECTION, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Washington: Library of Congress, 1945. cloth. Rosenwald, Lessing J.. 4to. cloth. ix, (iii), (30) pages. Second printing. Private bookplate of collector "Boies Penrose II" on front pastedown. Spine slightly darkened, minor bumped top corner of the front board. This dark mark along front board. Else a fine copy. Reproduction of the 24 woodcuts. Introduction by William M. Ivins, Jr. followed by the facsimile.
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PAA HUNDREDE-AARSDAGEN EFTER AT DET STORE KONGELIGE BIBLIOTHEK BLEV ERKLÆRET FOR AT VÆRE ET OFFENTLIGT BIBLIOTHEK VED KONGELIGT RESKRIPT AF 15. NOVEMBER 1793
Kjobenhavn: Thieles Bogtrykkeri, 1893. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (v), xxxi, (iv), 167 (+1) pages. Heri: JOHAN RODE. Født i Kjobenhavn 1587, Død i Padua 1659. This publication--issued in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the Danish Royal Library being declared a free and public institution--focuses on the Danish physician Johan Rode (1587-1659), who had studied at Marburg and had become professor of botany and director of the botanical gardens at Padua. The introduction includes King Christian's... Read More
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DELAWARE, THE FIRST STATE
Dover: Division of Economic Development, 1976. self paper wrappers. square small 4to. self paper wrappers. (24) pages. Illustrated history of the state. With a notice from the Governor, Sherman W. Tirbbitt, on the last leaf. .
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HAND OF A MASTER
(Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Print Media, 2002. cloth, dust jacket. oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 245 pages. Advancements in the Graphic Arts. First and only edition which was never for sale limited to an unknown amount of copies (this copy not numbered on colophon). A fine copy in fine jacket. Contains contributions by David Avino, Dana Busch, Nicholas Minieri, Ivan Mironchuk, Matthew Poliniak, Marnie Soom, Christopher Stanger, and Benjamin Wright. Foreword by Frank J. Romano.... Read More
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616: AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTH APRIL 23, 1564
San Marino, CA: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1964. stiff paper wrappers. Shakespeare, William. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 24, (2) pages. "Prologue" by librarian Robert O. Dougan. A catalogue of this commemorative exhibition. Epilogue by William A. Parish. Black and white illustrations.
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WARS & RUMOURS OF WARS, A FORESHADOWING OF THE INVINCIBLE ARMADA.
(Cambridge, MA): n.p., 1960. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (4) pages printed French-fold. Limited to 75 numbered copies printed by hand using Caslon Old Face on Laverstoke mould-made paper. Reprints a letter written by Francis Wyndham in 1587 describing the approaching Armada. This letter was a gift to Harvard from Thomas W. Lamont.
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WILL BRADLEY, HIS WORK, AN EXHIBITION
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1951. paper wrappers. Bradley, Will. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 27, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies and printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. A fine copy. With frontispiece portrait showing Bradley and Cleland. Exhibition and handlist prepared by Bliss and cover and initials by Bradley.
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MATRIX 08
Manor Farm: The Whittington Press, 1988. stiff paper wrappers. Whittington Press. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 166, (2) pages. Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of the 800 copies of the trade edition bound in a pattern paper by Vance Gerry. Dust jacket torn at top edge, with minor loss. Else a fine copy. Filled with tipped-in plates and other illustrations. Articles by Michael Taylor on Douglas Cleverdon, David Butcher on the Curwen Press, Tanya... Read More
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IN PRAISE OF OMAR; AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE OMAR KHAYYAM CLUB
Berkeley Heights, NJ: Oriole Press, 1961. paper wrappers. Oriole Press. 4x6 inches. paper wrappers. 13 pages. Very good condition.
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WILLIAM PICKERING PROSPECTUS
N.P.: Pickering Press, 1984. Single sheet. Pickering Press. 6 1/4" x 15 1/8"; folded size 6 1/4" x 7 5/8" Single sheet. Prospectus for the Pickering Press edition of Joseph Blumenthal's essay on the 19th-century English printer William Pickering. Gives some historical background on Pickering as well as a description of the book. Verso has quotation from Blumenthal. Engraved head- and tail-piece reproducing the Pickering Press printer's mark in blue.
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SERVIZIO BIBLIOTECARIO NAZIONALE PER L'UNIVERSITA: UNO STRUMENTO PER LA RICERCA
(Rome: ICCU, 1991. stiff paper wrappers. Bibliotecario Nazionale. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 277+(1) pages. Text in Italian. Proceedings of a conference at Rome, November 5-7, 1991, sponsored by the Ministry of Environmental and Cultural Heritage. Collection of essays relating to the use of the Italian National Library as a research tool for researchers. Graphs, charts and diagrams throughout.
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PRINTERS' SUPPLY BOOK
Meriden, CT: The Kelsey Company, 1979. stapled paper wrappers. Printing. 8vo. stapled paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalog of presses, type, cuts, paper, cards, machinery, supplies, furniture, inks and other equipment, aimed at the small print-shop or amateur printer. New prices inserted in an envelope. Light wear to edges, with a small tear along front cover. Exlibris stamp on front cover, else very good. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN ENGRAVING UPON COPPER 1727-1850
New York: The Grolier Club, 1908. stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed and partially unopened. Engraving. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed and partially unopened. viii, 100 pages. Asaf Handlist 62. Describes 296 examples by 147 engravers. With biographical notes on each. Small tear along the base of the front joint, else a good copy. The frontispiece is a figure in profile with the caption "Drawn and Engrav'd by Sam' Menin of Philadel.a." The front wrapper is printed with... Read More
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NIPPON DESIGN CENTER. 1966-1970
Japan: Nippon Design Center, 1970. cloth. Japan. large 4to. cloth. 100 pages. First edition. Additional advertisements loosely inserted. Bottom front corner bumped, else a near fine copy. Contains numerous color and b&w illustrations throughout.
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INDEX TO SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL JOURNALS, 1933-1970
London: The Bibliographical Society, 1982. cloth. Bibliography. 4to. cloth. vii, 316 pages. Covers the Book Collector, Book Handbook, Bibliotheck, The Library, PBSA, Studies in Bibliography and many others. Essential book to help the scholar find the appropriate article on book history published during this period.
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COLLECTION J.D., MANUSCRITS ET LIVRES PRECIEUX DU QUINZIEME AU VINGTIEME SIECLE, AUTOGRAPHES HISTORIQUES ET LITTERAIRES, LETTRES DE PEINTRES, RELIURES
Paris: (Pierre Beres), 1961. stiff paper wrappers. Davray, Jean. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 315 lots. Auction sale of this fine collection. Blogie p.374. 198 pages including 80 plates.
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FASCICULUS IOANNI WILLIS CLARK, DICATUS
Cambridge: University Press, 1909. cloth, top edge gilt. Clark, J.W.. tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. xii, 584 pages. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Contains 32 essays offered in tribute to this great scholar including The Catalogue of the Library of the Augusinian Friars by James, an essay by F. Madan, A Paradox on Beauty by Edmund Gosse, a bibliography of the writings of Clark and many others. Covers rubbed. Bookplate. Foxing of preliminary pages.
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SOUVENIR OF THE BANUET IN HONOR OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ALBANY TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NUMBER FOUR
Albany: Albany Typographical Union No. 4, 1910. original paper wrappers, cord ties. Albany Typographical Union. large 8vo. original paper wrappers, cord ties. 23, (1) pages. Held at the Hotel Ten Eyck, Albany, Tuesday Evening, April 5, 1910. Held for the sixtieth anniversary. Contains banquet committee information, history of the Union, b&w photographs, Official Roster, members and chapels list, and list of officers over the history of the Union. A near fine copy of this beautifully printed pamphlet.
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WILL OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 1757 Now Reproduced in Facsimile together with an Introduction by Carl Van Doren
Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute, 1949. stiff paper wrappers. Franklin, Benjamin. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages followed by foldout facsimile. Designer by Richard Ellis.
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NEWLY DISCOVERED TREATISE ON CLASSIC LETTER DESIGN PRINTED AT PARMA BY DAMIANUS MOYLLUS CIRCA 1480, REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STANLEY MORISON.|A
Paris: At the Sign of the Pegasus, 1927. quarter vellum with paper-covered boards, gilt embellishments on front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine. Officina Bodoni. 8vo. quarter vellum with paper-covered boards, gilt embellishments on front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine. 81, (3) pages. First edition, printed by Giovanni Mardersteig at his Officina Bodoni in an edition limited to 350 copies of which only 300 were offered for sale (Mardersteig, no.21). Covers lightly spotted, else a near... Read More
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HBJ DESCRIBED
N.P.: (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1976. stiff paper wrappers. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 62+(1) pages. "What follows is an exposition - appended by lists of organization, titles of books and periodicals, authors, and awards - that describes the intent and practice of the company that since 1970 has been named Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc." (from the note to the reader). HBJ is a company that is active in publishing, sales, film production, broadcasting, and job-finding... Read More
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PRINTING PROGRESS, A MID-CENTURY REPORT
Cincinnati: The International Association of Printing House Craftsmen, 1959. cloth. Printing. 4to. cloth. xviii, 543 pages. 41 separate chapters describing the changes in printing that occurred over the first 50 years of the 20th century. Illustrated. A fine copy.
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