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A Short History of the Book Jacket: Design, Function and Production
by [GOODALL (Crispin)]
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[Oxford: Oxford Polytechnic, 1971.]. 4to, 29, [1]pp., limited edition of 29 hand-numbered copies, this being number 14, 11 illustrs., signs of labels having been removed, orig. cloth. Item Price
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The Enemies of Books. With a Preface by Richard Garnett
by BLADES (William)
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London: Elliot Stock. 1896. Large 8vo, xviii, 151, [1]pp., frontis., ex-library, 30 illustrs., by Louis Gunnis and H.E. Butler, orig. decorated cloth, gilt, uncut, t.e.g. A popular and anecdotal account of the ravages of fire, water, gas and heat, dust and neglect, ignorance and bigotry, the bookworm, other vermin, bookbinders who hack, wash, size and mend, collectors… Read more about this item Item Price
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Images & Texts. Their Production and Distribution in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
by ISAAC (Peter) & McKAY (Barry) Editors
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St Paul's Bibliographies. 1997. First Edition, frontis., facsimiles, orig. decorated boards. New. The study of the provincial book trade has been transformed due to increased interest in Britain's social history. These essays focus on readership, and the distribution of print and images. The vast outpouring of books, chapbooks, street literature, newspapers and ephemera indicate greater literacy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Les Beaux Livres d'Autrefois le XVeme Siecle.
by JAULME (Andre)
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Paris: Henry Babou, [1929.]. First edition, 4to, 36, [4]pp., limited edition, 40 plates, loose in orig. portfolio. Item Price
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Greg's 'Rationale' and the Editing of Pope. [Reprinted from 'The Library.']
by FOXON (David F.)
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1978. [4], 119-124pp., orig. printed wrappers. Presentation inscription. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian. Item Price
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Bibliographical Notes: Fore-edge Titles in Cambridge University Library. Reprinted from 'Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society.'
by OATES (J. C. T.)
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[Cambridge: The Bibliographical Society,] 1960. 4to, 163-165pp., 1 illustration, orig. printed wrappers. Presentation inscription on upper cover. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian. Item Price
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Two Augustan Booksellers: John Dunton and Edmund Curll.
by MURRAY HILL (Peter)
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University of Kansas, 1958. Large 8vo, 30pp., orig. boards, spine defective. Item Price
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The Browning Collections: A Reconstruction with other Memorabilia.
by KELLEY (Philip) & COLEY (Betty A.) Compilers
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Armstrong Browning Library of Baylor University. 1984. First Edition, 32 plates, orig. cloth. The Library, First Works, Presentation Volumes, Manuscripts, Likenesses, Works of Art, Household and Personal Effects, and other Association Items of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Item Price
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Texts and Calendars: An Analytical Guide to Serial Publications.
by MULLINS (E.L.C.)
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Royal Historical Society. 1958. First edition, xii,674pp., orig. cloth. Item Price
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The Mirror of the Library. Introduction to the Reader by Robert D. Fleck
by STAIKOS (K. Sp.)
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Oak Knoll Press, Deleware. 2006. xi,[i],49,[3]pp., one of 700 copies, orig. cloth, printed paper label on upper cover. Item Price
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Fine Books.
by THOMAS (Alan G.)
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Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1967. First Edition, presentation copy from the author, numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. Deals with four particular aspects, early manuscripts, early printed books, English books with coloured plates and the private presses. Item Price
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The Book Collectors Vade Mecum.
by BLOCK (Andrew)
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Denis Archer. 1933. First Edition, orig. cloth. Covers a wide range of subjects from Incunabula to Modern First Editions. Item Price
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English Humanist Books. Writers and Patrons, Manuscripts and Print, 1475-1525
by CARLSON (David R.)
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University of Toronto Press. 1993. First Edition, x,275pp., orig. cloth, d.w. Item Price
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A Book About Books.
by HARRISON (Frederick)
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John Murray. 1943. Frontis., illustrs., throughout, orig. cloth. How they have been written, illuminated, printed and made, with sidelights on newspapers, libraries and modern book production. Item Price
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English Tracts, Pamphlets and Printed Sheets: A Bibliography. Vol 1. (Early Period) 1473-1650. (Suffolk).
by BLOOM (J. Harvey)
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Wallace Gandy. 1922. Vol. 1 only, ex-library otherwise a nice copy, frontis., 7 plates, orig. cloth. 1,009 items described. Item Price
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Points: Second Series 1866-1934. Bibliographia Series, Edited by Michael Sadleir, no. VIII.
by MUIR (Percy H.)
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Constable & Co. Ltd. 1934. First Edition, limited to 750 copies, frontis., 6 plates, 6 facsimiles in the text, orig. quarter vellum with marbled sides, uncut. Item Price
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