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London: The Soncino Press, 1932.. 3rd edition, revised. First one volume edition. "A fair analysis of books and their meaning for all kinds of men and women, with a particular relation of the madness engendered by them." Pp.xv/854, ownership notation to front free endpaper. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, boards slightly rubbed with wear to top of spine. A heavy volume which may cost more to send overseas. VG. .
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The Anatomy of Bibliomania.
by JACKSON, Holbrook.
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Bibliography of Monaco.
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London: 1961. 0. Limited editionof 850 copies of which this is No.574, compiled and edited by Geoffrey Handley-Taylor (Bibliographer to H.M.the Queen's Poet Laureate) and signed by him. "This first issue represents a selection of publications(wholly or in part) relating to some aspect of the Principality or the family which has for nearly seven hundred years enriched its history." Pp.35, black & white portrait frontispiece photo of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco, author's signature and copy number to preliminary page, rusting to staples. Grey card covers. VG. .
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The Book Collector. Volume 57 No.1. Spring 2008.
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Thurley: The Book Collector, 2008.. Contents include artiicles on: The Folio Society; Pictures at an Exhibition by Alan Bennett; Words as Well as Music by Sue Bradbury; The Designer as Impressario by Neal Street; Artists as Illustrators by Geoffrey Beare; My Tutankhamen Moment by Bryan Forbess; A Patron of Bookbinding by Miiriam M. Foot; An Edition Bindding by George Fortescue of Exeteer for a New Treatiise on Tillage Land, 1796 by David Knott... Pp.180,15 pages of colour and black & white plates. Papeerback. VG. .
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Bookbinding. The Classic Arts and Crafts Manual.
by COCKERELL, Douglas.
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New York: Dover Publications, 2005. 13780486440392. Unabridged facsimile reprint. Considered "the clearest and most valuable exposition of the technique of hand bookbinding in English. The text covers concisely every aspect of the craft - from folding and collating pages, trimming and gilding edges, and cutting and attaching boards, to preparing covers, mitrring corners, designing and inlaying on leather, and pasting down end papers." Pp.352, 120 figure illustrations and 8 halftones. Paperback. VG. .
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Books and Bookmen.
by MACLAREN, Ian. [pseud. of Rev. John Watson].
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London: James Nisbet & Co., 1912. 0. 1st ed. Pp.64, portrait photogravure frontispiece with tissue guard. Cream spine over grey cloth, original leather title label to spine, gilt author's name to front. VG. .
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Books and Bookmen.
by LANG, Andrew.
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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1887.. 1st edition. Essays and verses. Contents: 1.Elzevirs; 2.Ballade of the Real and Ideal; 3.Curiosities of Parish Registers; 4.The Rowfant Books; 5.To F.L.; 6.Some Japanese Bogie-Books; 7.Ghosts in the Library; 8.Bibliomania in France; 9.Old French Title Pages; 10.A Bookman's Purgatory; 11.Ballade of the Unattainable; 12.Lady Book-Lovers. Pp.148, 18 illustrations, minor spotting to half-title inner endpages and final page of text. Olive green bevelled cloth, gilt title to spine, minor wear to top and tail of spine. G+. .
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British Libraries.
by McCOLVIN, Lionel R. and REVIE, J.
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London: The British Council/Longmans Green & Co. 1946.. 1st ed. "Concerned with present-day conditions in the provision and maintenance of libraries, although a brief account is given of the growth and development of the library movement, in the United Kingdom". Pp 43, portrait frontispice + 6 b/w illustrations. Paperback. Small tear to bottom of spine. G+. .
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Choice Pages From Early American School Books.
by JOHNSON, Myron.
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New York: Americana Review, 1960.. "A few choice pages of Americana. There is a certain flavour to each period represented - from the earliest New England Primer of 1780 to the First German Book of 1880". Unpaginated. Many b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG. .
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Concerning Books and Bookmen.
by MACLAREN, Ian. [pseud. of Rev. John Watson].
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London: James Nisbet & Co., 1912. 0. 2nd impression of the author's 'Books and Bookmen'. Pp.64, portrait photogravure frontispiece with tissue guard. Cream spine over grey cloth, original leather label to spine, gilt author's name to front board. VG. .
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Conservation of Library Materials. A Manual and Bibliography on the Care, Repair and Restoration of Library Materials. (Volume 1).
by CUNHA, George Martin and CUNHA, Dorothy Grant.
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New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press Inc, 1971. 0810804271. Second edition. Volume 1 only. "Accepted practices for the examination and treatment of deteriorating library materials...for librarians and archivists in establishing comprehensive conservation programs.." This volume contains a commentary on the information available. (The bibliographical material is in volume 2). Pp.xviii/406. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. VG. .
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Dr. Williams's Library London. Catalogue of Accessions Vol 2.
by ELLIOTT, Inez.
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London: Dr. Williams's Trust, 1961.. 1st ed. "..........being a catalogue of books published in the twentieth century and added to the Library 1951-1960." Pp.181/35 (supplement to the Catalogue). Green cloth, gilt title to spine, sunning to spine. G+. .
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The English Guide Book. c.1780-1870. An Illustrated History.
by VAUGHAN, John.
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1974. 0715359967. 1st ed. "As a record of their age, guide books are in a special category - full of incidental social comment as well as of economic and topographical fact, for which they sometimes provide the only remaining source. Eighty illustrations, selected from well-and lesser-known guides illuminate the main themes of this type of book." Pp.167, 79 illustrations, table of Distances from London to endpapers. Brown cloth, d/w sunning to spine and scuff to internal front fold. VG/G+. .
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Ephemeral Print Culture in Early Modern England. Sociability, Politics and Collecting.
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Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2021. 9781783275496. 1st edition. Analyses "the social, political and intellectual factors behind the formation of cheap print collections, how these collections were used by their owners, and what this activity can tell us about 'print culture' in the early modern period. The book's central collector is John Bagford (1650-1715), a shoemaker who became a dealer of prints and other 'curiosities' to important collectors of the time such as Samuel Pepys, Hans Sloane and Robert Harley...." Pp.xvi/306, 33 figure illustrations, signed handwritten letter from the author loosely enclosed. Grey illustrated boards. VG. .
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The First Printers at Ipswich in 1547-1548 and Worcester in 1549-1553.
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York: William K. Sessions, 1984. 0900657979. Contents include: A. Ipswich:Anthony Scoloker amd his Printed Works, Anthony Scoloker's Ipswich Imprints, John Overton and his Imprints, John Oswen and his Ipswich-Printed Works, John Oswen's Ipswich Imprints; B. Worcestor: John Oswen's Worcester-Printed Books, John Oswen''s Worcester Imprints; C. The Types used by Scoloker and Oswen; D. John Tisdale of London : User of Oswen-Style Woodcuts. 29.5cms x 21cms x 1cms. Pp.190, photocopied illustrations, errata slip pasted to inside front cover, green hand-made paper "Thank you" card (limited edition handprinted on a Columbian press by The Craven Image Press) with message written inside is loosely enclosed. Green stiff card cover has creasint to top front and lower rear corners. G+. .
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The Glasgow University Library. Notes on its History, Arrangements, and Aims. Plus Notice of the Euing Collection of Bibles.
by DICKSON, William P.
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Glasgow: James Maclehose & Sons. 1988.. Pp 87. P/b, hand written to spine with small tear to top and lower edge, edge of cover slightly creased. G+. .
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A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique. Bernard C. Middleton. Foreward By Howard M. Nixon Librarian, Westminster Abbey.
by MIDDLETON, Bernard C.
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London: Co-published by The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 1996 . 9780712345194. Fourth revised edition. A very clean book, with illustrated dustwrapper. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Glossy dutwrapper in very good condition, just light rubbing to edges. pp.xiii/pp.372 + 14 plates. VG/VG . ** Colophon to verso of the title-page: "Originally published in 1963 by Hafner Publishing Company , Uk. Second and third supplemented editions, 1978 and 1988 by The Holland Press, Ltd. UK. This fourth expanded and revised edition was co-published by the British Libray and Oak Knoll Press in 1996." .
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A Jewish Printer in Naples, 1477.
by ROTH, Cecil.
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Manchester: John Rylands Library, 1956.. Reprinted from the 'Bulletin of the John Rylands Library' Vol.39, No.1. September, 1956. Pp.16, 2 plates illustrating Naples printings. Wraps. VG. .
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Lost On The Titanic .
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London: Shepherds Sangorski & Sutcliffe And Zaehnsdorf, 2001 . 9780954107208. First edition. Later full brown leather binding. pp.ix/pp.60/[8pp.] .Tipped-in color frontispiece and tipped-in color illustrations in text. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Lacks poster which accompanied this book. .
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Many Kinds of Learning. [ Maggs Bros. Ltd, bookseller's catalogue, No.1025, March 1982 ].
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London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1982 .. Catalogue No. 1025, March 1982. 24cm x 15cm . pp.121 . Illustrated card covers (edges lightly rubbed) and numerous black & white illustrations. 672 items, plus an index. Clean text throughout. VG. .
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The Myth of the Britannica.
by EINBINDER, Harvey.
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New York: Grove Press Inc., 1964.. 1st edition. The Great Encyclopedia of the Western World - Reputation and Reality. "A once great and respected vehicle of learning has largely decayed and lost its essential purpose by becoming a commercial enterprise."...The discussion of the faulty as well as the valuable in the Britannica's contents, ranging through the arts, sciences, and social sciences, makes absorbing and informative reading." Pp.390. Turquoise cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge chips but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+. .
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