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RENOUARD (Ph.)
Bibliographie des ?ditions de Simon de Colines 1520-1546.
First Edition, vii, 516pp., 37 facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers. Standard bibliography of the famous French printer.
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CRESWELL (Rev. Samuel Francis)
Collections Towards the History of Printing in Nottinghamshire, with an Index of Persons and Subjects.
First edition, small 4to, 44pp., from the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, with several alterations or additions, orig. wrappers bound-in, cont. calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed. A rare work on the history of printing in Nottinghamshire and rarely found in commerce.
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WARD (James)
A Descriptive Catalogue of Books Relating to Nottinghamshire in the Library of James Ward. [With:] Supplementary Catalogue...
First edition, 2 vols., [2], viii, 40; [8], 41, [5]pp., presentation inscription from the author to his friend Charles A. Bolton, frontis., orig. quarter morocco, slightly rubbed, uncut, a nice copy. Provenance: From the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1944/45.
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FIRMIN-DIDOT (Ambroise)
Alde Manuce et l'Hell?nisme a Venise.
First edition, lxviii, 646, [1]pp., frontis.,, 4 plates, cont. half calf, marbled boards, corners rubbed otherwise a nice copy. First edition of this classic monograph on Aldus. As well as a biographical account it gives a bibliographical and technical account of the products of the Aldine press from 1494 to 1515. From the reference library of Prof. T. A. Birrell.
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HELLER (Joseph)
Geschichte der Holzschneidekunst von den ?ltesten bis auf des neuesten Zeiten, nebst zwei Beilagen, enthaltend den Ursprung der Spielfarten and en Berzeichni? der s?mmtlichen xylographischen Werke.
First edition, xii, 457, [3]pp., a very good ex-library copy, illustrs., in the text, 11 engraved plates (some folding), nineteenth-century half vellum. "One of the best German works on xylography, with a history of the origin of playing cards."?Bigmore and Wyman. Bigmore and Wyman I, p. 322.
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BOHN (Henry G.)
The Origin and Progress of Printing. A Lecture Delivered at Twickenham, April 8th, and Repeated by Desire at Richmond, April 21st, 1857.
Small 4to, [2], [4, list of members of the Philobiblon Society], 3-108pp., limited to 80 copies, with a presentation inscription from the author to Joseph Techener, a leading Paris bookseller at the time, orig. quarter calf, lightly rubbed otherwise a nice copy. Bohn's only direct contribution to typographical history. Bigmore & Wyman I, p.70.
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STANHOPE PRESS. PASS (C. & A.)
A Specimen of Brass Card Borders, on an Entire New Principle, by C. & A. Paas, Engravers to their Majesties.
4to, 16ff. followed by 6 pages notes by James Mosley, no. 17 of 30 copies, hand-printed on hand-made paper, orig. cloth. This facsimile has been made from the only known copy, formerly in the collection of William Blades and now in the Printing Library, St Bride Institute.
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HUNGARY. SOLTESZ (E.) VELENCZEI (C.) & SALGO (A. W.)
Catalogus librorum sedecimo saeculo impressorum, qui in Bibliotheca Nationali Hungariae Sz?ch?nyiana asservantureditiones non Hungarice et extra Hungariam impressae / Az Orsz?gos Sz?ch?nyi Konyvt?r 16. sz?zadi nyomtatv?nyainak katal?gusa : nem magyar nyelvu, kulfoldi kiadvanyok.
3 Vols., large 8vo, lxiv, 3257pp., orig. cloth.
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[McMICHAEL (J. W.)]
Notes of a Trip to Belgium, in 1866, by a Bridgnorth Volunteer. Printed for Private Circulation.
First edition, 16pp., orig. printed wrappers. "The annexed Letter appeared in the "Bridgnorth Journal" of November 3, 1866. It purports to be a brief description of the Visit paid by the British Volunteers to the "Tir National," at Brussels, in October of that year, at the invitation of the King of the Belgians."
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THIBOUST (Cl.-L.)
L'Excellence de l'Imprimerie; Poeme Latin de Cl.-L. Thiboust, traduit par Cl.-Ch. Thiboust, son fils.
26, [4]pp., one of 200 numbered copies, 4 folding plates, orig. printed wrappers, a fine copy.
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JENKINSON (Francis)
List of the Incunabula Collected by George Dunn Arranged to Illustrate the History of Printing.
First Edition, 83pp., disbound.
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[WATKINS (John)]
Memoir of Chambers, the Marine Artist.
First and only edition, 26pp., orig. printed wrappers. Biography of the Whitby marine artist George Chambers (1803-1840).
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DENNIS (Jonas)
The Necessity of Religious Education, proved by Arguments deduced from the Scriptural Doctrine of the Corruption of Human Nature, with an Inquiry into the True Meaning of St. Peter's Position, that "Charity shall cover the Multitude of Sins." A Sermon preached on Sunday, December 22, 1799, at the Parish-Church of St. Paul, for the Benefit of Charity-Schools established in the City of Exeter. With a Variety of Notes and Illustrations. By Jonas Dennis, S.C.L. of Exeter College, Oxford.
First Edition, 4to, without the final advertisement leaf, 76pp., uncut, disbound, a good copy. Dedication dated: Feb. 10th, 1800. The British Library and York Minster copies only on the ESTC.
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BLADES (William)
The Biography and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer.
First Edition, viii,383,[1]pp., 18 plates, orig. decorated paper boards, upper cover detached. Part I is a scholarly biography, and part II describing all the books at the time known to have been issued from Caxton's press, and remarks made upon them.
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GRAY (George J.)
The Earlier Cambridge Stationers & Bookbinders and the First Cambridge Printer.
First Edition, 4to, xvi,81,[1]pp., 29 plates (of which 25 are of bindings and stamps and rolls), orig. printed wrappers bound in, cloth, uncut, a nice copy. Illustrations include examples of Godfrey's and Sperincks's bindings, rolls and stamps used by Siberch (the first Cambridge Printer) and by Godfrey.
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JACOBI (Chales T.)
Some Notes on Books and Printing. A Guide for Authors, Publishers and Others.
Fourth Edition, specimens of types and samples of papers, orig. cloth, a very good ex-library copy.
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WRIGHT (Thomas)
The Advantages and Method of Watering Meadows by Art. With two descriptive plates; and with occasional extracts and Remarks upon Wimpey, Forbes, Boswell, and other writers on this subject.
Second Edition, 2 folding engraved plates before title, small stain on outer blank margin of title, 48 pp., modern marbled wrappers, printed label on upper cover, a nice copy. The author of this work was Curate of South Cerney, Gloucestershire, and it was first published in Cirecester in 1789 with a slightly different title. Rothamsted, p.142; Perkins, 1933 (lacking the plates); Goldsmith, 13814 (first edition of 1789).
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PICNIC (Peregrine)
The Wanderer, A Thing of Shred and Patches. By Peregrine Picnic, Gent. [No.1 (Saturday, 4th April, 1818) - No.XX1 (Saturday, 9th January, 1819). Edited by William Hamilton].
21 numbers [all published], 12mo, stain on blank margin of I2, a few other scattered spots in the text, vi, [1], 4-248 pp., contemporary half calf, lacks spine. The Glasgow University and National Library of Scotland copies only on Copac.
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BALLER (F. W.)
The Sacred Edict: With a Translation of the Colloquial Rendering. Prepared for the use of junior members of the China Island Mission.
Second edtion, revised, 216pp., cont. half calf, spine rubbed.
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THIBOUST (Claude Louis)
Typographiae excellentia [L'excellence de l'imprimerie. Po?me latin]. Paris: 1754. Second edition of the Latin poem, first edition of the French translation, 28, [2]pp., half-title, double titles in Latin and French, engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Daulle, 2 etched plates (one folding) of a typefoundry and a printing shop, foremargin shaved with slight loss of image on folding plate, text closely cropped effecting imprint and a few letters and words to several foremargins. [Bound with:] DOISSIN (Ludovico) Scalptura Carmen [La Gravure Po?me]. Paris: Le Mercier, 1753. Second edition in Latin, first edition of the French translation, xii, 76, xii, [1]-90, [2]pp. [Bound with:] DOISSIN (Ludovico) Sculptura Carmen [La Sculpture Po?me].
viii, 94, [2], [1]-120, [4]pp., with half-title. 3 works bound in one (the first named bound last), cont. mottled sheep, worn. The second edition of this poem on the different technical processes involved in printing. This edition was published by Claude Charles Thiboust, his father, Cluade Louis Thiboust, was the author of the poem, and had originally printed it in 1718. The family of Thilboust occupies a distinguished place in the list of French typographers, having started printing in Paris in the middle of the sixteenth century, with successive members of the family being appointed to be Printers to the University. This is followed by two editions of Doissen's poem on engraving. Bigmore & Wyman, III, p. 8; I, p. 183
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CLARK (H. Geo.)
Baxter Colour Prints. Thier History and Methods of Production; and other Interesting Matter Relating to Operators of Processes Akin to his Methods Together with Baxter & Le Blond Auction Records for 1917-18.
First Edition, frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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REICHLING (Dietericus) [HAIN & COPINGER]
Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorivm Bibliographicvm...
First Edition, 8 parts, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. Important appendix to Hain & Copinger.
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REICHLING (Dietericus) [HAIN & COPINGER]
Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorivm Bibliographicvm...
First Edition, 8 parts, orig. printed wrappers (final part in sheets), uncut. Important appendix to Hain & Copinger.
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ADAMS (Thomas F.)
Typographia: or, the Printer's Instructor; a Brief Sketch of the Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Typographic Art, with Practical Directions for Conducting Every Department in an Office, Hints to Authors, Publishers, &c.
Fourth Edition, with numerous emendations and additions, x, [7]-282pp., with the bookplate of Jackson Burke, illustrs., some occasional spotting, orig. cloth, wear to extremities. Bigmore & Wyman I, p.3. This was the second practical printing manual issued by an American author. Adams borrowed much of his material, without acknowledgement, from Johnson and Hansard.
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ERASMUS (Desiderius)
Epitome Adagiorum ex Novissima D. Erasmi Rot recognitione; per Eberha[rdum] Tappium ad numerum Chiliadum aucta, &,....
8vo, [16], 632, [78] pp., lprinter's woodcut device on title showing a sea horse holding a mast on the top of which is perched a crane, and above the crane are the words "Discite Ivsticiam Moniti", contemporary ink signature on fly-leaf and erased early signature on title touching 2 letters, occasional ink underscoring, some light damp staining, later vellum with yapp fore-edges, upper cover slightly marked, a very good copy. Bibliographie des oeuvres d'Erasme, pp.299-300; Not listed in Bibliotheca Erasmiana Bruxellensis.
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[FOSTER (Sir Michael)]
A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746, in the County of Surry, and of Other Crown Cases, to Which Are Added, Discourses Upon a Few Branches of the Crown Law.
First Irish edition, xi, [1], 412, [16]pp., cont. calf, worn, raised bands, without title label, the bottom inch of spine is worn through to stitching.
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CLUBBE (John)
A Treatise upon the Inflammation in the Breasts, Peculiar to lying-in women; and also upon some diseases attending them, which are the consequences of neglect or maltreatment. By J. Clubbe, surgeon, of Ipswich.
First edition, [2], xii, 66pp., recent quarter calf, marbled boards, red morocco title label lettered in gilt to spine. Wellcome II, p. 361.
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GASKELL (Philip)
A Bibliography of the Foulis Press. With Additions and Amendments.
Second Edition, 484pp., limited to 450 copies, orig. cloth. Philip Gaskell has presented 129 additions and amendments to 724 entries, including 56 completely new entries and 20 entries for editions previously not seen but since discovered.
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COTTON (Rev. Henry)
The Typographical Gazetteer.
First edition, 8vo (225 x 145mm), xvi, 219, [1]pp., upper blank corner of dedication leaf torn away, bookplate removed, front endpaper loose, cont. half morocco, marbled paper boards. Bigmore & Wyman, I. p.145. "This is a standard work of reference, and has always enjoyed great authority. The names of the towns are arranged in alphabetical order, and the circumstances attending the introduction into them of the art of printing, the earliest products of their presses, and biographical references to early printers, are given in a succinct manner."
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HEATH (Christopher)
On the Causes and Treatment of Closure and Immobility of the Jaws.
First and only edition, 23, [1]pp., 5 illustrs., in the text, disbound. The author was Assistant Surgeon to, and Lecturer on Anatomy at, Westminster Hospital. Copac records the Wellcome and Royal College of Surgeons copies only.
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JUVENAL AND PERSIUS.
D. Junii Juvenalis Aquinatis Satirae XVI. ad optimorum exemplarium fidem recensitae varietate lectionum perpetuoque commentario illustratae et indice uberrimo instructae a Ge. Alex. Ruperti; quibus adjectae sunt, A. Persii Flacci Satirae, ex recensione et cum notis G. L. Koenig.
2 Vols., royal 8vo, large paper copy, viii, [xiii]-clx, 419, [1, blank]; [2], 5-733, [1, blank]pp., without half-titles, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title-page to vol. I, Gosford book label on both front endpapers, inscribed on front endpaper in a small, neat hand "Acheson / Ch. Ch. 1826 - Large Paper / Bound by C. Lewis", old small circular stamp on title-pages, shelf label removed, faint foxing of titles but otherwise a bright and fresh, contemporary full dark blue morocco, gilt lettered spines, inside gilt borders, edges gilt, a handsome set. Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford (1806?64), MP for Co. Armagh from 1830 to 1847, formed, at Gosford Castle, "a large and extremely beautiful library which was sold by private contract in 1878 to the London bookseller James Toovey... the history, topography, natural history and the important series of books on large paper were dispersed by Puttick and Simpson (21 April 1884), the total for 3363 lots being over ?11,000." ? De Ricci, pp.156-157. "A very correct and elegant edition."?Lowndes.
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WESTREENEN VAN TIELLANDT (Willem Hendrik Jacob, Baron van)
Rapport sur les Recherches, Relatives a l'Invention Premi?re et a l'Usage le plus Ancien de l'Imprimerie St?r?otype...
First edition, 61, [1 blank]pp., the text appears in Dutch and French on facing pages, 4 folding plates, text spotted, paper wrappers, uncut and unopened. "Containing the first full and authoritative account of the Muller stereotyping process, the earliest known (save the doubtful claim of Valleyre); preceeding Ged's experiments by a comfortable margin. It was overlooked or ignored by the 19th-century historians, who dismissed Muller's products as merely soldered forms of type metal. Its existence was unknown to me or my expert advisor when I was preparing William Ged and the Invention of Stereotype (The Library, 1960). Its significance was recognized (through Ellic Howe's copy) by Percy Muir in 1963". (John Carter). Bigmore & Wyman, III. p.78.
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CLICHTOVEUS (Judocus)
De Vita et Moribus sacerdotum opusculum singularem eorum dignitatem oftendens, & quibus ornata esse debeant virtutibus, authore Iudoco Clichthoueo theologo Parisiensi. Item Sacri canonis miss? parphrastica explicatio per Michaelem suffraganeum Moguntinum. Ionnes Rokziana de septem sacramentis de non scriptis traditionibus.
Third edition, 3 parts in one,16mo (115 x 78mm), ff. [4], 182, [2], 53 [i.e. 55], lacks final blank G8, occasional shaving of head-lines, some light damp-staining of the first 50 leaves, title of part 2 with small repair on outer blank margin, front free endpaper with small piece excised from upper margin, early nineteenth century marbled boards with paper spine and Ms. label, a nice copy. Jodocus Clichtoveus, Flemish Reformhumanist important and controversial Catholic theologian of the Reformation period; one of the most influential teachers at the Sorbonne in Paris, initially stood on the side of the humanists and suggested a result of religious disputes on the side of strict scholasticism. As followers of moderate reforms, he turned decisively against Luther. Provenance: Contemporary Ms. note on upper blank margin of title; ownership inscription of R. R. Duke, Rector of Birlingham, on front paste-down. Adams, 2199.
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BENGALI.
The Proverbs of Solomon in Bengali. Translated from the original Hebrew, by the Calcutta Baptist Missionaries.
Fourth edition, small 8vo (164 x 113mm), 56pp., orig. cloth-backed boards, printed label on upper cover. Not in Darlow and Moule.
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LEWIS (George)
Drych ysgrythyrol neu Gorph o ddifinyddiaeth. Yn cynnwys Eglurhad a Phrawf o amrywiol ganghennau yr athrawiaeth nsydd yn ol Duwiolded. Yn Chwech Rhan.
First edition, 8vo (215 x 130mm), v, [3], 527, [5]pp., title soiled, lacks front endpaper, some spotting and staining (mostly on the blank margins), contemporary calf, hinges partly cracked. Provenance: Ownership signature of David James, 1832, to title.
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ELIAS (Edward E.) Compiler.
Elias' Practical Dictionary of the Colloquial Arabic of the Middle East. English-Arabic.
Second edition, 12mo (173 x 123 mm), viii, 254, vipp., orig. green printed wrapper.
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SCOTT (William)
A Loving Tribute to the Memory of Mr. William Scott, of 7 Market Street, Leicester, died September the 21st 1869.
Small 8vo (170 x 117 mm), [2], 31, [1]pp., photographic portrait frontispiece, front endpaper slightly damaged and loose, orig. blue cloth, title in gilt on upper cover. BL copy only on Copac; not listed on OCLC.
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BENGALI.
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Bengali Language. Translated from the original Greek by the Calcutta Baptist Missionaries with native assistants.
Small 4to (254 x 174 mm), 315, [1]pp., English and Bengali titles, Bengali text throughout, original cloth, lacking the printed paper label on spine, head and foot of spine frayed. This edition not in Darlow and Moule.
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GARTHWAITE (L.)
The Second English Reader. Anglo-Tamil. Authorised by the Director of Public Instruction.
First edition, small 8vo (178 x 108 mm), xii, 288, [2]pp., errata slip before title, text in English and Tamil, original cloth-backed printed boards, spine worn and covers becoming loose, internally a good clean copy. In the "Madras School Series", the author had been an Inspector of Madras Schools. Unrecorded; not found on COPAC or OCLC.
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HERBR?GGEN (Hubertus Schulte)
Unbekannte Einb?ande aus William Caxton Werkstatt. Sonerdruck aus: Festschrift f?r Edgar Mertner.
103-116pp., orig. printed wrappers. Presentation inscription, Nixon's pencil notes throughout. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.
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PAINTER (George D.)
The First Press at Barcelona. [Offprint from 'Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1962.']
4to, 136-149pp., 1 plate, orig. printed wrappers. Title in red ink on upper cover in Nixon's hand. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.
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PAINTER (George D.)
Jacques Moerart, Publisher, Not Printer. [Offprint from 'Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1958.']
4to, 99-104pp., orig. printed wrappers. Presentation inscription, title in red ink on upper cover in Nixon's hand. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.
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DEACON (Richard)
A Biography of William Caxton. The First English Editor, Printer, Merchant and Translator.
First edition, [vi], 198pp., frontis., illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. Signed by Nixon in pencil with several critical notes within the text, Nixon's 3 page list of the main points relating to William Caxton & Westminster for a forthcoming talk. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.
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PAINTER (George D.)
William Caxton. A Quincentenary Biography of England's First Printer.
First edition, frontis., 6 plates, 8 illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth, d.w. Signed by Nixon with his pencil notes within the text. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.
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[CLARKE (William)]
Repertorium Bibliographicum; or, Some Account of the Most Celebrated British Libraries. London: William Clarke, 1819. First edition, xlviii, [2], 138, 133*-138*, 139-454, 449*-454*, 455-672, [2]pp., engraved frontispiece and 9 engraved portraits (foxed and offset, the portrait of Towneley is inserted and stands proud), small ink splash to title, 2 woodcuts in the text. [Bound with:] A Dialogue in the Shades; between William Caxton, a Bibliomaniac, and William Wynken, Clerk. Rare Doings at Roxburghe Hall. A Ballad. The Diary of Roger Payne, with a Lithographic sketch on the Monument to be Erected to his memory by the Bibliographical Club.
Second edition, [2 ads], [36]pp., with printed title-page and half-title, engraved headpiece, the advert leaf includes two editions of Beckford's Vathek and A Description of Fonthill Abbey. Small 4to (235 x 145 mm), 2 works in one, recent half calf to style, marbled boards, spine tooled in gilt. A survey of the principal public and private libraries in England, listing highlights of the collections and concluding with brief accounts of 30 important English book auctions from the 17th century onwards. William Beckford assisted in the compilation of this work, particularly in the description of his own library at Fonthill. The Dialogue in the Shades is a two-part pamphlet of satirical verse is a response to Dibdin's Lincolne Nosegay and the Bibliographical Decameron. The attribution varies from William Beckford to the Clarke brothers. This second edition is issued with an additional half-title, title-page with note from 'Mr. Wynkem' on the verso, and with the addition of The Diary of Roger Payne, a work in the same vein. A rare anti-Dibdinia item. Windle & Pippin, D9.
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[DOSSIE (Robert)]
The Handmaid to the Arts, Vol. the First. Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the Materia Pictoria, or, the nature, use, preparation, and composition of all the various substances employed in painting, as well vehicles, dryers, &c...
Second edition, 2 vols., 8vo (215 x 130 mm), xxvii, [9], 522, [10]; xiv, [14], 462, [x]pp., ownership signature torn away from outer upper bank margin of title page, final 3 leaves to vol. I and a couple of gathering from vol. II with waterstain tide mark (not unsightly), recent red half morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco title label to spine, five raised bands, tooled in gilt. Robert Dossie (1717-1777) was a rigourous advocate for the advantages of improved public knowledge. With the publication of this work he provided information and instruction to the reader in a multitude of trades, many never before disclosed outside there trades. As a resource, it was well regarded by eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century artisans and became the standard work for practical techniques of that era.
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GIARD (Ren?) & LEMA?TRE (Henri)
Les origines de l'imprimerie ? Valenciennes. Jehan de Li?ge.
Large 8vo (240 x 150 mm), [4], 14, [2]pp., with half-title, one of 50 copies, with the bookplate of Ren? Giard to front paste-down, "Extrait du Bulletin du bibliophile", marbled endpapers, cont. half hard grained morocco, decorated paper boards, uncut.
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INCUNABULA.
Katalog Fr?hester Erzeugnisse der Druckerkunst der T. O. Weigel'schen Sammlung. Zeugdrucke, Metallschnitte, Holzschnitte, Xylographische Werke, Spielkarten, Schrotbl?tter, Teigdrucke, Kupferstiche, Typographische Werke (Horae etc). Auszug aus dem Werke: Die Anf?nge der Druckerkunst von T. O. Weigel und A. Zestermann. Die Versteigerung dieser Sammlung beginnt am 27. Mai 1872 im Weigel'schen Auctionslocale.
8vo (230 x 155 mm), viii, 274pp., 12 plates (mostly folding), cont. quarter morocco, marbled boards, lightly rubbed but a nice copy. 533 items described.
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LE ROUX DE LINCY (Antoine J. V.)
Researches Concerning Jean Grolier, his Life and his Library. With a Partial Catalogue of his Books by A.-J.-V. Le Roux de Lincy. Edited by Baron Roger Portalis, Translated and Revised by Carolyn Shipman.
Second revised edition, 4to (300 x 215 mm), xlv, [1], 386, [2]pp., one of 300 copies, 14 plates and the descriptions printed opposite are all on Japanese paper and are beautifully printed in gold and many colours, blue half crushed morocco, extremities quite heavily rubbed, unopened, uncut. A classic monograph on Grolier's life and his library. Contains Le Roux de Lincy's Catalogue of Grolier's Library enlarged by Count Portalis with some 200 items discovered since the first appearance of the Catalogue in 1866; also Le Roux de Lincy's List of Libraries, Ancient and Modern, Public and Private, that have contained, or that now contain, volumes from the Library of Jean Grolier, considerably augmented and supplemented by a list concerning English Libraries, whereas Portalis left the Researches and the Biography of Grolier by Le Roux unchanged.
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LYNCH (Thomas)
The Printer's Manual. A Practical Guide for Compositors and Pressmen.
Second edition, large 12mo (190 x 130 mm), 226pp., text a little stained in places, new endpapers, orig. cloth, spine and fore-edges rather garishly strengthened with black tape, a copy obviously well-used by a working compositor. A scarce printer's manual which was first published in 1859.
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