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OSWALD (John Clyde)
A History of Printing, its Development through Five Hundred Years.
First Edition, frontis., numerous illustrs., (some coloured), inner hinges shaken, orig. cloth, worn, t.e.g.
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PEDDIE (R.A.) Editor.
Printing: a Short History of the Art.
First Edition, prize label on front free endpaper, orig. cloth. The history of printing in each country is written by a different person.
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MAGGS BROS.
Printing, Illustration, Binding & Illumination. A Classified Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts XIVth to XIXth Centuries. Catalogue No. 830.
4to, frontis., 38 plates, orig. printed wrappers, 528 items.
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VOULLI?ME (Prof. Dr. E.)
Die Deutschen Drucker des F?nfzehnten Jahrhunderts... Zweite Auflage.
4to, facsimiles throughout, cont. quarter morocco, slightly rubbed, uncut.
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WOUDE (S. van der) Editor.
Studia Bibliographia in Honorem Herman de la Fontaine Verwey. A Collection of Studies and Essays in Bibliography and Allied Subjects.
First Edition, 478,[2]pp., frontis., numerous plates, orig. cloth, d.w. The book contains 28 contributions of which 13 in English, 13 in French, and 2 in German.
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DAVIES (Hugh Wm.) Compiler.
Catalogue of a Collection of Early German Books in the Library of C. Fairfax Murray.
2 Vols., in one, numerous illustrs., orig. cloth.
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ST. BRIDE INSTITUTE.
Catalogue of the Technical Reference Library of Works on Printing and the Allied Arts: Saint Bride Foundation. Compiled by John Southward.
999pp., orig. cloth. Lists some 17,500 books exclusively devoted to works on printing and associated subjects.
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MARDERSTEIG (Giovanni)
The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977. Edited and Translated by Hans Schmoller.
First edition, 4to, lix, 286, [2]pp., one of 1,500 copies, facsimiles (some printed in two colours), orig. publishers cloth, a very good copy. A detailed illustrated catalogue of all of the editions produced at this world-famous press, with the introduction forming an important account of Mardersteig as scholar, printer and publisher.
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BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF PRINTING. BOCKWITZ (Dr. Hans H.)
Baskerville in Letters. Translated into English by Herbert Woodbine.
4to, 16pp., orig. printed wrappers and tied cord. Wallis, p.72.
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BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF PRINTING.
Alderman Byng Kenrick. Tributes and Appreciations of his Retirement as Chairman of the Birmingham Education Committee Expressed at Meetings held on the 28th October and 8th December, 1943.
4to, orig. cloth, gilt. Wallis p.97.
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SOTHEBY (S. Leigh)
Specimen of Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby's Principia Typographica, A Extensively Illustrated Work, in Three Volumes, Imperial Quarto, on the Block-Books, or Xylographic Delineations of Scripture History Issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, During the Fifteenth Century; on their Connexion with the Origin of Printing, and on the Character of the Water-Marks in the Paper of the Period.
Folio, specimen title and list of purchases, 4pp.; specimen notice title (loose) and advertisement, 4pp.; title-page of vol. I of "Principia," with introduction and list of plates, 16pp.; index to vol. 3 of Principia, 13 leaves; 8 plates, slight spotting, with the bookplate of C.W. Loscombe, presented by Sotheby in acknowledgement of the assistance he had obtained in books lent from Loscombe in compiling this work, cont. half morocco, rubbed. Bigmore & Wyman II, 373-74. "The copies of the 'Principia' were not published in the ordinary way, but offered to the trade by Messrs. Sotheby & Co., at public auction, the upset price being nine guineas each copy. They were all disposed of in two hours." This specimen book was compiled from the remaining sheets of his 'Principia Typographica' and issued as a prospectus in conjunction with the 1858 auction.
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HODNETT (Edward)
English Woodcuts 1480-1535.
Reprinted with Additions and Corrections, 4to, 251 facsimiles, orig. cloth. The core of the work is a catalogue of cuts, covering all the books containing cuts printed by Caxton, Wynkyn de Worde, Richard Pynson and minor printers, preceded by an introduction, and followed by a bibliography of illustrated books and an index of cuts by sizes.
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GOLLOB (Hedwig)
Der Wiener Holzschnitt in den Jahren von 1490 bis 1550. Seine Bedeutung fur die Nordische Kunst Seine Entwicklung, seine Blute und Seine Meister. Zusammengestellt und Beschrieben von Hedwig Gollob.
4to, E.P. Goldschmidt's copy, frontis., numerous illustrs., orig. pictorial boards, a bit worn and faded at extremities, upper hinge split otherwise good.
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CAMBRIDGE.
The University Printing Houses at Cambridge from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century. Printed for the Opening of the New Printing House.
Oblong 8vo, 16pp., coloured illustrs., orig. printed wrappers.
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MAGGS BROS.
A Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1483-1640. Catalogue 691 & 692.
2 Parts, 2 frontispieces, numerous plates and illustrs., orig. printed wrappers, 708 items.
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BODONI PRESS. TASSO (Torquato)
Aminta, Favola Boschereccia.
4to, [xii],14,[2],142pp., engraved portrait on title and 1 engraved headpiece, nineteenth century half calf by Corfmat, marbled covers, spine gilt, t.e.g. uncut, a good copy in nice condition. The second of two editions published in 1789, though according to Brooks it was actually published in 1792. It is almost identical to the first 1789 edition which Renouard described as "l'une des plus belles ?ditions de Bodoni." Beautifully printed, partly in italic type. Brooks 379.
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ORCUTT (William Dana)
The Book in Italy During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Shown in Facsimile Reproductions from the Most Famous Printed Volumes.
First Edition, folio, 220,[2]pp., limited to 750 number copies, prelims slightly foxed, coloured frontis., 128 plates (of which 3 are coloured), some light foxing to prelims, orig. quarter vellum (the de-luxe binding), uncut, t.e.g.
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PRIDEAUX (S.T.)
Notes on Printing and Bookbinding. A Guide to the Exhibition of Tools and Materials used in the Processes.
First Edition, 40pp., frontis., 16 plates, orig. printed wrappers, hinges slightly torn.
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WILLETT (Ralph)
A Memoir on the Origin of Printing. In a Letter Addressed to John Topman, Esq.
Second Edition, iv, 72pp., one of 150 copies, vignette of title page, a little and light occasional foxing, recent quarter calf, uncut, t.e.g. Willett, 1719-95, English book collector, discusses the origin of printing; the work of Gutenberg and Caxton, the Coster legend, etc., and favours the claims of Mainz to the invention.
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HANSARD (T. C.)
Treatises on Printing and Type-Founding; by T.C. Hansard. From the Seventh Edition of the Encyclop?dia Britannica.
vii,[i],235pp., ex-library, presentation inscription from the publishers, illustrs., in the text, 2 folding plates of facsimiles, 1 folding plate of a printing-machine, orig. cloth, head of spine chipped, hinges slightly torn. Written by Thomas Curson Hansard, eldest son of the author of 'Typographia', of the same name. Includes a section on lithography written by William Nichol. Bigmore & Wyman I, pp.305.
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WALLACE (John William)
An Address Delivered at the Celebration by the New York Historical Society, May 20, 1863, of the Two Hundredth Birth Day of Mr. William Bradford, who Introduced the Art of Printing into the Middle Colonies of British America.
Large 8vo, [iv],114pp., limited edition, presentation inscription from the author to George Folsom (lawyer, antiquarian, editor and librarian of AAS and NY Historical Society), 3 large foldout plates, orig. cloth backed boards.
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SANDER (Max)
Le Livre ? Figures Italien depuis 1467 jusqu'a 1530. Essai de sa Bibliographie et de son Histoire. [With:] RAVA (Carlo Enrico) Supplement...
7 Vols., in 6, 4to, limited to 350 numbered copies, numerous facsimiles throughout (some coloured), orig. cloth. Sander's important study of the development and progress of the graphic arts in Italian book illustration. This fundamental reference book (text in French) contains the descriptions of over 8,000 works. Each listing includes a precise collation, bibliographical citations, sale prices and, in many cases, notes on the edition and descriptions of particularly significant illustrations.
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CLAIR (Colin)
A Chronology of Printing.
First Edition, small 4to, ex-library, orig. cloth. A chronological compendium of key facts in the history of printing and book production.
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DIDEROT (D.)
L'Encyclop?die Diderot et d'Alembert. Imprimerie, Reliure.
4to, illustrs., orig. decorated wrappers. Reprint of these important sections of the Encyclop?die showing text and all the plates.
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MACINTOSH (Charles A.)
Popular Outlines of the Press, Ancient and Modern: or, a Brief Sketch of the Origin and Progress of Printing, and its Introduction into this Country: with a Notice of the Newspaper Press.
First Edition, half-title, xii,224pp., orig. cloth. Bigmore & Wyman II, p.3.
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DIX (E.R. McC.) Compiler.
Catalogue of Early Dublin-Printed Books 1601 to 1700. Volume One: Parts I-III [Volume Two: Part IV and Supplement].
2 Vols., 4to, orig. cloth.
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ALDINE PRESS.
A Fine Collection of Books Printed by Aldus Manutius and his Successors at Venice...
4to, numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. decorated wrappers, 86 lots.
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CAXTON.
Caxton's Advertisement. Photolithograph of the Copy Preserved in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Being One of the only Two Copies Known. With an Introductory Note by Edward W.B. Nicholson.
7pp., library labels on front endpapers, 1 facsimile, orig. printed wrappers, a little spotted. The advertisement reproduced here does not bear a printer's name, date of imprint, or place of imprint. It is, however, clearly in Caxton's type 3. The introduction discusses the dating, language, orthography, and subject matter of the six-line advertisement.
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ARBER (Edward) Editor.
The English Scholar's Library of Old and Modern Works. No. 1-4.
4 Vols., in one, ex-library, library buckram. No. 1. The History of Reynard the Fox. Translated and Printed by William Caxton. June 1481. xvi,120pp. No. 2. John Knox. The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. 1558. xviii, 62pp. No. 3. Clement Robinson. A Handful of Pleasant Delights... 1584. xvi,64pp. No. 4. Simon Fish. A Supplication for the Beggars. 1529. xviii,14pp.
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DANON (Robert)
Collection Robert Danon. Manuscrits Enlumin?s et Livres Rare.
4to, tipped-in coloured plates, numerous illustrs., price list loosely inserted, orig. decorated wrappers, 134 lots. From the library of Frederick B. Adams, Jr.
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LEWIS (C.T. Courtney)
George Baxter: The Picture Printer.
First Edition, 4to, limited edition, coloured frontis., 80 plates (some coloured), rear hinge split but still holding, orig. buckram, t.e.g. This was Courtney Lewis's final and definitive work on Baxter, and includes a catalogue of all his prints.
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JOHNSON (Alfred Forbes) Selected by.
German Renaissance Title-Borders. Facsimiles and Illustrations No. I.
First Edition, 4to, vii, [1], 20pp., a good ex-library copy, title in red and black, 86 plates, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut, t.e.g.
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LOHF (Kenneth A.)
The History of Printing from its Beginnings to 1930. The Subject Catalogue of the American Type Founders Company Library in the Columbia University Libraries.
4 Vols., 4to, over 2740pp., orig. cloth. Reproduces the catalogue cards of the ca. 16,000 items in this very important collection. Some of the many subjects include: incunabula, curiosities of bookmaking (such as chained books), modern fine printing, history of paper, type specimen books, printing manuals, graphic design, trade catalogues, binding, and much more.
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[PARDON (George Frederick)]
The Juvenile Museum of Entertainment and Instruction. Embellished with Numerous Engravings.
208pp., frontis., 35 engraved plates, orig. cloth, spine slightly defective, small tears to hinges, gilt. Each subject covered is accompanied by an engraved plate, including the bookbinding, the printer, alum-works, coal mines, boiler-making, whale fishing, etc.
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BESTERMAN (Theodore)
Early Printed Books to the End of the Sixteenth Century. A Bibliography of Bibliographies.
Second Edition, revised and enlarged, orig. cloth.
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REUCK (Joseph De)
Bibliotheca Erasmiana Bruxellensis. Catalogue des Oeuvres d'?rasme ?dit?es au XVIe Si?cle et Appartenant ? la Biblioth?que Royale Albert Ier. Edite par Georges Colin et Rene Hoven.
First Edition, folio, 321pp., 634 title-page facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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BROWN (Cynthia J.)
Poets, Patrons, and Printers. Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France.
First Edition, from the library of Dr Elizabeth Armstrong, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Provides a historical framework for understanding the crisis of literary authority that arose as French poets became ever more aware of their legal standing and asserted greater control over the printing and distribution of their works.
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CORRARD DE BREBAN.
Recherches sur l'?tablissement et l'Exercice de l'Imprimerie a Troyes...
Third Edition, 200pp., illustrated by a number of facsimiles from books printed at Troyes, these are executed on wood and printed in the text, orig. printed wrappers, spine broken, uncut.
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PLOMER (Henry R.)
English Printers' Ornaments.
First Edition, 4to, xii,292pp., one of 500 copies, ex-library, frontis., facsimiles, head of spine frayed, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut, t.e.g. This describes the genesis of printers' ornaments, English printers and their ornaments, borders, head and tail pieces, miscellaneous initial letters and modern work.
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BLACK (M.H.)
Cambridge University Press 1584-1984.
First Edition, 26 illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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NORTON (F.J.)
Printing in Spain 1501-1520.
First Edition, 4to, ex-library, frontis., 5 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. A concise history of all the presses known to have been working in Spain in the period 1501-20, with details of the careers of the printers, of aspects of Spanish book-production, and of the typographical material available.
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LEVIS (Howard C.)
A Descriptive Bibliography of the Most Important Books in the English Language Relating to the Art and History of Engraving and the Collecting of Prints. [With:] Supplement and Index.
First Edition, 2 vols., in one, large 4to, limited to 350 copies, frontis., plates and illustrs., facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed boards, endpapers and fore-edges slightly spotted, printed paper label on spine, unopened, uncut. A complete bibliography of Engraving.
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GOLDSCHMIDT (E.P.)
The Printed Book of the Renaissance. Three Lectures on Type, Illustration, Ornament.
First Edition, 4to, one of 750 copies, ex-library, 8 plates (7 double-page), 32 facsimiles, orig. cloth, spine faded, uncut. An important work.
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HILDEBURN (Charles R.)
Sketches of Printers and Printing in Colonial New York.
First Edition, one of 375 numbered copies printed on hand made Holland paper at the De Vinne Press, frontis., illustrs., orig. vellum-backed boards, printed paper label on spine, uncut, slip-case (a little worn), a very nice copy.
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BLISS (Carey S.)
A Pair on Printing. Atkyns' 'The Original and Growth of Printing' & William Caslon and the First English Type Specimen Book. Reproduced in Facsimile with Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.
137-[141]pp., one of 500 copies, orig. cloth, printed paper label on spine.
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DUFF (E. Gordon)
A Century of the English Book Trade. Short Notices of all Printers, Stationers, Book-binders, and others Connected with it from the Issue of the First Dated Book in 1457 to the Incorporation of the Company of Stationers in 1557.
First Edition, xxxv,[1], 200pp., disbound. An historical survey of the period is followed by a list of the principal books quoted, short bibliographical notes on the printers, etc., of the period.
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CRUTCHLEY (Brooke)
To be a Printer.
First Edition, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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BRITISH LIBRARY.
Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in the Netherlands and Belgium, and of Dutch and Flemish Books Printed in other Countries from 1470 to 1600.
viii,275pp., from the library of Professor Birrell, orig. cloth, d.w.
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BRITISH LIBRARY. WHITEHEAD (H.)
Short-Title Catalogue of Eighteenth-Century Spanish Books in the British Library.
3 Vols., 301; 302-638; 182pp., 6 plates, orig. cloth, fine copy.
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STEVENSON (Eric)
Inventario dei Libri Stampati Palatino-Vaticani... Edito per Ordine di S.S. Leone XIII P.M.
First Edition, 4 vols., in two, 4to, [xvi],41*,394; 335,[5]; [vi],499; [iv],394,[8]pp., later cloth, a nice copy. A bibliographical work of lasting importance for 16th century Latin and German books, including full title-page transcriptions and collations.
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