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Fine, unread book in a Fine minus jacket with slight touch of rubbing to back panel dust jacket. This copy has been signed by Michener on the half-title page. Michener began his novel Mexico in the late 1950’s; however, the partial manuscript was lost. Michener tells of how the lost manuscript was eventually found, allowing him to finish the novel, which was published in 1992 – decades after he had begun writing it.
English Books 1475-1900. A Signpost for Collectors by SAWYER, Charles J. (1876?-1931); F. J. Harvey Darton (1878-1936) - 1927
by SAWYER, Charles J. (1876?-1931); F. J. Harvey Darton (1878-1936)
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English Books 1475-1900. A Signpost for Collectors
by SAWYER, Charles J. (1876?-1931); F. J. Harvey Darton (1878-1936)
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1927. Hardcover. Fine-/Near Fine-. Two thousand sets of this book have been printed at the Riverside Press . . ." Tall, thick 8vo: xvi,[2],8-368; viii,423,[1]pp, with frontispiece, folding plate and 98 further full-page illustrations (chiefly facsimiles of title pages), many with tissue guards. Vol. I: Caxton to Johnson; voI. II: Gray to Kipling. Publisher's red buckram, spine stamped in gilt, covers framed in blind with double fillet; top edges gilt, others untrimmed; title page in red and black; tan typographic dust jackets lettered in black. About Fine (spine ends bumped), fresh, bright, unmarked and only lightly read; about Near Fine jackets (spine panels tanned, ends of which are lightly chipped). Discusses the high points of collecting English Literature, in an "attempt to show—chronologically, except for some pages on special subjects—which type of English book and, within strict limits, which books are today considered desirable by the book-collector; and, so far as is possible within the limits of our space, why they are desirable" (from the preface). N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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My Lost Mexico - The Making of a Novel
by Michener, James A.
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Collection of Typophile Chap Book Commentaries 1940-1945
by Bennett, Paul A.
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Privately Printed for the Typophiles, 1940. 1940-1945. Eight Chap Book Commentaries #s 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13. All are Near Fine to Fine. . First EditionThus. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Meriden / Stinehour ( Two Parts ): Posters
by Hidy, Lance
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Meriden, Conn. and Lunenburg, Vt.: Lance Hidy, 1983. 8-color, offset & letterpress by Meriden-Stinehour.Two panels, each 10" x 30", lettering by Stephen Harvard. Both posters Near Fine, faint creases. Well Suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 10" x 30".
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Allibone's, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century, Containing over Forty-Six Thousand Articles (Authors), with Forty Indexes of Subjects, Volumes I, II, and III, Complete (One, Two Three, 1, 2, 3)
by Allibone, S. Austin
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1871. Book. Good+. Three-Quarter Leather. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Three three-quarter-leather hardcovers with gilt lettering and decorations to spines; 5 raised bands each; marbled boards and endpapers; outer edges of text block are marbled as well; slight foxing to pages just off the marbled endpapers; 1871 on title pages; 1870 on copyright pages of volumes I and II, 1871 on volume III; over 1000 pages each with total of 3140. Good plus condition: leather is mildly worn with a little loss; marbled boards are clean and bright with loss of paper to bottom edges of boards; all are straight and tight, clean and unmarked; no tears. Will require extra for shipping. Not available for international shipping..
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A Nation and Its Books: A History of the Book in Wales
by Philip Henry Jones And Eiluned Rees (editors)
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, unread copy, in jacket with insignificant traces of use..
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My Lost Mexico - The Making of a Novel
by Michener, James A.
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Fine, unread book in a Fine minus jacket with slight touch of rubbing to back panel dust jacket. This copy has been signed by Michener on the half-title page. Michener began his novel Mexico in the late 1950’s; however, the partial manuscript was lost. Michener tells of how the lost manuscript was eventually found, allowing him to finish the novel, which was published in 1992 – decades after he had begun writing it.
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Collection of Typophile Chap Book Commentaries 1940-1945
by Bennett, Paul A.
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Privately Printed for the Typophiles, 1940. 1940-1945. Eight Chap Book Commentaries #s 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13. All are Near Fine to Fine. . First EditionThus. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Meriden / Stinehour ( Two Parts ): Posters
by Hidy, Lance
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Meriden, Conn. and Lunenburg, Vt.: Lance Hidy, 1983. 8-color, offset & letterpress by Meriden-Stinehour.Two panels, each 10" x 30", lettering by Stephen Harvard. Both posters Near Fine, faint creases. Well Suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 10" x 30".
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Allibone's, A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century, Containing over Forty-Six Thousand Articles (Authors), with Forty Indexes of Subjects, Volumes I, II, and III, Complete (One, Two Three, 1, 2, 3)
by Allibone, S. Austin
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1871. Book. Good+. Three-Quarter Leather. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Three three-quarter-leather hardcovers with gilt lettering and decorations to spines; 5 raised bands each; marbled boards and endpapers; outer edges of text block are marbled as well; slight foxing to pages just off the marbled endpapers; 1871 on title pages; 1870 on copyright pages of volumes I and II, 1871 on volume III; over 1000 pages each with total of 3140. Good plus condition: leather is mildly worn with a little loss; marbled boards are clean and bright with loss of paper to bottom edges of boards; all are straight and tight, clean and unmarked; no tears. Will require extra for shipping. Not available for international shipping..
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A Nation and Its Books: A History of the Book in Wales
by Philip Henry Jones And Eiluned Rees (editors)
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781862250093 / 186225009x
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, unread copy, in jacket with insignificant traces of use..
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English Books 1475-1900. A Signpost for Collectors
by SAWYER, Charles J
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1927. SAWYER, Charles J. and DARTON, F.J. Harvey. English Books 1475- 1900. A Signpost for Collectors. 8vo. Two volumes. Original cloth. Westminster: Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd., 1927. First edition. Limited. A fine copy with 100 illustrations.
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DAY AT THE BOOKBINDERY OF LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.|A
by Hinckley, C.T
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1988. stiff paper wrappers printed in two colors. Bookbinding. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers printed in two colors. (16) pages. Reprint of the 1852 magazine article which had appeared in Godey's Magazine with a foreword by Robert Fleck. One of the best references to what a trade binding house looked like in the middle of the 19th century. Enhanced by 17 illustrations by Hinckley showing various scenes in the bindery. The fifth Christmas book issued by Oak Knoll.
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Our Devil Takes a Holiday : Letters and Sketches sent back to the shop, written and drawn by John R. Nash
by Nash, John R
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Lunenburg, Vermont: The Stinehour Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1963. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Letters written from France and England in 1960, these describe John R. Nash's encounters and visits with engravers, book printers, and job printers in their own establishments. They form an engaging essay with sufficient detail to interest those who appreciate private press work and the personalities behind that. Nash was the former graphic arts Professor and long-time mentor of Rocky Stinehour. Has Nash's 6 ink line drawings of the people and equipment in their shops. This book is a 1963 Christmas keepsake for friends of the Press. Bound in stiff, orange, laid paper wraps. Printed fully justified in an unspecified Monotype face. This is a clean, crisp Fine copy. ; Ink line drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 27 [1] pages .
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BOOK COLLECTING, A MODERN GUIDE
by Peters, Jean (editor)
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1977. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xix, 288 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. An excellent book with 12 articles by well-known bookman on various aspects of book collecting.
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BOOKS AND PRINTING, A TREASURY FOR TYPOPHILES
by Bennett, Paul A
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Co, 1951. cloth. 8vo. cloth. (ii), xviii, 418, (2) pages. First edition. Exlibrary copy. Lacking the dust jacket. Illustrated. Essays by Wroth, Warde, Dwiggins, Rogers, Ransom, Pollard, Grabhorn, Morison, Gill, Goudy and others.
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FACTOTUM IN THE BOOK TRADE: A MEMOIR.|A
by Kociejowski, Marius
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Windsor, ON, Canada: Biblioasis, 2022. paperback. 8vo. paperback. 349 pages. Featured in The New York Times article "Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave." "In his grouchy, funny memoir, 'A Factotum in the Book Trade,' Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers hes served and more....'A Factotum in the Book Trade' is memorable because a) its well-written, and b) its close in touch with the books." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times Praise for Marius Kociejowski "Kociejowski draws on all aspects of his life in these engaging, idiosyncratic personal essays . . . [that] proffer the reader equal measures of autobiography, insight and quirky charm." - Michael Dirda, Washington Post "[Kociejowski is] one of the most evocative travel writers to emerge in the last decade . . . He may well be peerless." - Maclean's "Here the charm is deep, the splendour unlaboured; the colours of history, reckoned afresh, saturate…
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TRICKS OF THE TRADE: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKBINDER
by Kamph, Jamie
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. paperback. Bookbinding. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 144 pages. Tricks of the Trade considers what is not taught - but probably should be - about binding and rebinding books. Written for competent binders and knowledgeable collectors, it brings quirky but effective binding techniques out of obscurity and into the professional repertory. Here are tricks binders can use to polish and refine their bindings, as well as suggestions for repairs that may add value to collections. Using photographs of her own bindings as illustrations, Jamie Kamph discusses decorative techniques, sources for design ideas, engineering concerns, and ways to both correct and avoid common mistakes. In addition to providing practical solutions, Kamph's advice delves into the grey area between technical discipline and artistic invention. Detailed instructions and drawings describe binding practices such as corner shaping, headbanding, rebacking, and recasing books. An extensive discussion…
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ARTIST'S BOOK: A MESSAGE FROM THE KLINGSPOR MUSEUM | THE
by Jaeger, Monica and Stefan Soltek
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Berkeley: CODEX Foundation, 2021. wrappers. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. wrappers. 24 pages. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Number seventeen of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Following Marshall McLuhan's famous quote the medium is the message this article presents the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach/Main as a unique institution representing the genre of the artists book. The Klingspor Museum is more than simply a collection of book related arts because of its foundational idea of type- and bookmaking that put tremendous emphasis on merging these two domains. The leading personality of that history is Karl Klingspor. The practice of his type foundry revolutionised the ways that trade markets, literature, and culture in general traditionally separated until then came together in the foundry. From this beginning in the foundry, Klingspor developed a collecting ethos that brought together the arts of type, writing and the book, thereby promoting the process of creation itself. Because of…
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CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 3 | THE
by Cloud, Gerald W. and Peter Rutledge Koch, (eds.)
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Berkeley, CA: CODEX Foundation, The, 2021. Smythe sewn, Letterpress printed wrapper. 6.75 x 8.5 inches. Smythe sewn, Letterpress printed wrapper. 120 pages. This issue features: - An Interview With In Cahoots Director Macy Chadwick. - Mastery and Making: craft in support of concept the third stream, with essays by Veronika Schäpers, Russell Maret, Tobias Lange, and Didier Mutel [Transcripts from the talks at the CODEX Effect Symposium panel] - Excavation, Metamorphosis, and Eternity: Artists as Global Ambassadors of the Book. By Ruth Rogers. - Printer. By David Jury. - Extraction: The Art of the Book on the Edge of the Abyss. By Sam Pelts. - A Photo Essay of the Library of Lisa Baskin, with photos by Annie Schlechter. - MCBA Prize 2020: Traverse the starry vault. By Betty Bright (a feature on the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the MCBA Prize). - A film review of The Booksellers and The Book Makers. By Gerald W. Cloud.
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DIRECTORY OF LONDON STATIONERS AND BOOK ARTISANS 1300-1500.|A
by Christianson, C. Paul
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New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1990. cloth. 8vo. cloth. 254 pages. The history of the book trade in Medieval London before the age of print has long remained a matter of speculation. Few records survive that name the book artisans and entrepreneurs involved with this early trade venture or that document directly their methods of producing books and creating markets for them. In this directory, C. Paul Christianson assembles an extensive body of alternative data drawn from archival documents that identifies 262 participants in the London trade during a period of 200 years. This group includes stationers, manuscript artisans (called limners), textwriters, bookbinders, parchment sellers, and other London citizens active in book production and sale. This book provides a summary of information about the independent book craftsman working in London during this period. Four appendices contain indexes, and two maps, one modern and one from the sixteenth century, illustrate the historical…
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The Booklovers Reading Club Hand-book to accompany the Reading Course Entitled, Six New England Classics
by Eaton, Seymour (Librarian); Speirs, Frederic W. (Educational Director)
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Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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1323 Walnut Street, Philadelphia: The Booklovers Library, 1901. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 143, [1] pages. 8vo. Publisher's dark grey flexible wrappers with embossed emblem of Booklovers Reading Club and other titles. Minor wear to the extremities, a very nice example. Wraps. Course V of the "Booklovers Reading Club Hand-Book" "Six New England Classics." Page 9 notes "Books selected for this reading course by Dr. Edward Everett Hale." Apparently part of an ongoing effort by a very large scale subscription library in Philadelphia to engage readers. The rear includes a variety of other recommended works as well as a list of 21 general reading club suggestions. The Six classics are "Representative Men" by Emerson, "The House of the Seven Gables" by Hawthorne, "Montcalm and Wolfe" by Parkman, "Select Orations" by Webster, "The Bigelow Papers" by Lowell, and "Evangeline" by Longfellow. "The Tabard Inn Library of Philadelphia was one segment of a series of entrepreneurial businesses…
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