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(Detroit): Michigan Association of Calligraphers, 1990. self paper wrappers. Calligraphy. square 8vo. self paper wrappers. 38, (2) pages. Volume 10, Number 2. The journal of the Michigan Association of Calligraphers. Black and white illustrations throughout. A fine copy.
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PROMISE KEPT-.|A
N.P.: n.p., 1987. stiff paper wrappers. Nunis Jr., Doyce B.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 16 pages. Celebrating 25 years as editior of the Southern California Quartelry. With a preface and notes. A keepsake, being a short essay entitled "A New Dress and under a New Plan" by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., with a preface by Thomas F. Andrews. With a presentation on the inside front cover by the author of the preface.
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ZENTRALBLATT FUR BIBLIOTHEKSWESEN VOLUME 59-62
Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1968. cloth. thick 8vo. cloth. Reprint of the 1927 - 1929 first editions. Includes the following: 59. Schwidetzky, G. Deutsche Amtsdrucksachen. Ein Methodisches Handbuch. x, 109 pages. 60. Schreiber, heinr. Die Bibliothek der ehemaligen Mainzer Kartause. Die Handschriften und ihre Geschichte. xii, 234 pages. 61. Ohly, Kurt. Stichometrische Untersuchungen. x, 131 pages. 62. Lerche, Otto. Goethe und die Weimarer Bibliothek. viii, (iii), 138 pages. 12 plates.
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CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, FOUNDED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE.|THE
Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution, 1917. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. Carnegie, Andrew. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 49+(1) pages. Organization and Scope. Sixth Issue, February 28, 1917. Examines the organization and scope of the institution, along with its various departments. Wear at extremities, coverrs heavily sunned.
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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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NEW AMSTEL MAGAZINE
New Castle, DE: New Amstel Press, 1912. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Various issues from this interesting periodical. Per issue:. Includes Volume One (1908-1909), nos. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12. Volume Two (1909-1910): nos. 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9. Volume Three (1911), nos. 10, 12. Volume Four (1912), no. 1. All of these issues are worn and most have detached and/or chipped covers. Price is per issue.
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FINE BINDINGS BY J. FRANKLIN MOWERY
N.P.: n.p., n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Bookbinding. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Introductory comment by Mowery, chronology of Mowery's career. 14 black and white illustrations with descriptive text.
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EK TES BIBLIOTHIKES
N.P.: P.M., Jr. and Marc J. Rowe, 1942. Moore, Paul Jr.. broadside (20 by 15 inches). Broadside honoring the service of the Right Reverend Paul Moore, Jr. (1919-2003). Moore was the 13th Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New York who was also a decorated Marine, serving in the Pacific during World War II. The illustrations on this broadside note Moore's military service, his ministry, and his love of books.Biographical notes included. Lightly tanned.
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EUROPEAN BOOKDEALERS, A DIRECTORY OF DEALERS IN SECONDHAND AND ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS ON THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE
London: Sheppard Press, 1979. cloth, dust jacket. Bookselling. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxvii, 231 pages. Fourth edition. Geographically arranged but completely indexed. Includes specialties.
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PALLAS AND SOHO GALLERIES PRINTS
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. A catalogue of prints available at the two galleries. Index with prices in U.S. dollars. Covers lightly tanned. Foxing on first and final leaves of text.
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TAMARIND: HOMAGE TO LITHOGRAPHY
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1969. cloth, dust jacket. Lithography. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 64 pages. First edition, the cloth bound version. Preface by William S. Lieberman and introduction by Virginia Allen. Filled with illustrations in color. Jacket soiled.
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OAK KNOLL BOOK FEST 2003
Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England: Old School Press, 2003. Old School Press. broadside (9 by 12 inches). Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. With illustration of St. John's Church.
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U.K. FINE PRESS BOOK FAIR CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITORS
Oxford, England: Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association and The Fine Press Book Association, 1999. stiff paper wrappers. Private Presses. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Acknowledgments, introduction, calendar of book fairs. Listing of exhibitors at the fair with addresses and descriptive information about each. Black and white illustrations. Floor plan and lecture schedule laid in.
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CATALOGUE DES DESSINS ET ESTAMPES COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE M. AMBROISE FIRMIN-DIDOT, DE L'ACADÉMIE DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLE-LETTRES
Paris: n.p., 1877. contemporary half leather, five raised bands, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. tall 8vo. contemporary half leather, five raised bands, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. (viii),xxxi,541; 31+(1) pages. 2 volumes bound in 1. Text in French. Auction catalogue with 5,790 lots. Prices realized bound in. In a signed binding by Alfred Matthews. With the bookplate stating that this book was one of 120 books, relating chiefly to engraving, from the library of Edward... Read More
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LIVRE.|LE
Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1972. stiff paper wrappers. Bibliothèque Nationale. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xiv), 225, (5) pages. Introduction by Etienne Dennery. Well-illustrated description of the holdings of this wonderful library. Some plates in color. Rubbed along hinges.
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PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE TWELFTH SERIES NOVEMBER 1940-OCTOBER 1941.|A
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1940. paper-covered boards. Limited Editions Club. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 26, (2) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's twelfth series. Introductory comments. Covers chipped at edges.
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TRAITÉ DE LITHOGRAPHIE. PUBLIÉ PAR LA MAISON CH. LORILLEUX & CIE. HISTOIRE. THÉORIE. PRATIQUE
(Paris: La Maison Ch. Lorilleux & Cie), 1889. later cloth spine with printed paper-covered boards, modern paper spine label. Lithography. 4to. later cloth spine with printed paper-covered boards, modern paper spine label. 380, (2), 4 pages. Contains 3 portraits of Senefelder, 1 color plate, 1 plate done in héliotype, 31 text illustrations and diagrams. With the name "M. Thibout" penciled on the title page. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
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SEA-COALE, CHAR-COALE, AND SMALL COALE: OR A DISCOURSE BETWEEN A NEW-CASTLE COLLIER, A SMALL-COALE-MAN, AND A COLLIER OF CROYDON
Newcastle: M.A. Richardson, 1843. stiff paper wrappers. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Number 10. Only 100 copies printed. A reprint of a rare tract, originally printed for Hugh Adamson in London 1643. Includes original title page and colored ink on first page of text. Dedication to Robert W.M. Brandling of Low Gosforth, chairman of the coal trade committee. Well preserved.
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR OLD FRIEND & MENTOR HELLMUTH WEIßENBORN
N.P.: Whittington Press, 2012. Whittington Press. broadside (13 by 11 inches. Broadside announcing publication of Anna Nyburg's biography of Hellmuth Weißenborn From Leipzig to London. Illustrated.
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SCHONEN KUNSTE.|DIE
Wien: Agathonverlag, 1946. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. One issue of the Austrian periodical "Die Schonen Kunste." This art magazine, in print from 1946 to 1948, contains articles on German fiction, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Each issue is illustrated with reproductions (some color) of the paintings, photographs, and sculptures discussed in these articles. Includes work by artists such as Anton Hanak, Herbert Boeckl, and Oscar Strnad. With advertisements. Spine loose, some pages detached with chips... Read More
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BÜCHER DIE DIE WELT VERÄNDERN
Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1968. cloth, paper cover and spine labels, later transparent plastic covering. Carter, John. 12mo. cloth, paper cover and spine labels, later transparent plastic covering. 789+(1) pages. First German edition of PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN. Lists over 400 books that changed the world from Gutenberg to Churchill, with a short essay on each. Edited by John Carter and Percy H. Muir, with contributions from Nicolas Barker, H.A. Feisenberger, Howard Nixon, S. H. Steinberg, and Denys Hay;... Read More
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WESTVACO INSPIRATIONS FOR PRINTERS - NUMBER 166
N.P.: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co, 1947. paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. 3304-3317 pages. Some minor wear to the covers. Else near fine. Printed in full color.
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PRINTING PATENTS, ABRIDGEMENTS OF PATENT SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO PRINTING, 1617-1857. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1859 AND NOW REPRINTED WITH A PREFATORY NOTE BY JAMES HARRISON
London: Printing Historical Society, 1969. cloth. Printing. 8vo. cloth. xxi, 631, (ii), 311-369, xxv-xxvii pages. Reprints of the 1859 and 1878 editions with additional material. With a prefatory note by James Harrison. A very important and useful work in the study of early printing processes. The 1859 edition contains Samuel Pope's 1731 essay on marbling.
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SPECEMENS
N.P.: Sabin Farm Press, 1967. folder. Archer, R.. 8vo. folder. variously paginated. A folder of items printed by R. Archer at his Sabin Farm Press. Includes front cover of R. Archer's Type Specamen Book. and other items. Also includes copy of Twenty-sixth Western Books Exhibition 1967 catalogue with introductory comments by Carey S. Bliss and remarks on 47 exhibitors. Index and schedule of future events. Black and white illustrations.
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KENT COUNTY GUIDE, SERVING CENTRAL DELAWARE
(Milford: Marvin P. Lightcap, Publisher), various dates. self paper wrappers. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. various paginations. Have the following issues: Volume 1, No.10 (Nov.20-Dec.3, 1963). In addition to ads, each issue has an article of local interest.
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