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A guide to the exhibition in the King's library illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding
by British Museum
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- Used - Manuscript title added to spine, browned otherwise Good
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- 1901
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- Printed wrappers, 8vo,
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Trustees of the British Museum, London, first edition, 1901. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 149 pp. Manuscript title added to spine, browned otherwise Good. Item Price
A$9.20
The Thomas Ross Collection : Hand Printed and Water-Coloured Engravings and Etchings from the World's Largest Collection of Copper and Steel Intaglio Printing Plates Incorporating a biographical dictionary of artists, a sourcing directory and a commentary by Joseph Winkelman
by Winkelman. J
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1994
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- Quarter rexine and cloth with gilt vertical rule and cover-title, large 8vo, 31 cm,
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A$23.00
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[Thomas Ross Ltd], [Binfield], first edition, 1994. Quarter rexine and cloth with gilt vertical rule and cover-title, large 8vo, 31 cm,. xvi, [various paginations- over 200 pp], chiefly colour ills, 14 pp. From the introduction - "-This reference catalogue is the most comprehensive published work that the firm has embarked upon in its long history. It has been… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Red Book
by Coates Brothers & Company Limited
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- Used - An ex-library copy with a barcode label and stamp on the front cover of the insert, and stamps and accession-marks on the verso
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- n.d
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- Cloth covers with stamped cover-titles and holding a metal spiral-bound insert,
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Coates Brothers & Company Limited, n.d. Cloth covers with stamped cover-titles and holding a metal spiral-bound insert,. xi, 28 pp. Comprising introductory matter listing and describing the various inks advertised within and 28 pp of specimens (including several with 9 to a page) of the various hues of red available. An ex-library copy with a barcode label… Read more about this item Item Price
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Aldo Manuzio editore : dediche, prefazioni, note ai testi / introduzione di Carlo Dionisotti ; testo latino con traduzione e note a cura di Giovanni Orlandi. [2 vols, complete set ]
by Manuzio, A. ; Dionisotti, C. ; Orlandi, G. [editor, translator]
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- Used - Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on the verso of the front free endpaper in each volume, spine of Volume I a trifle bum
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- Limited edition of 850 copies of which 250 were not for sale
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- Milano : Il polifilo [1975]
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- 2 volumes, plain wrappers, 4to, 34 cm
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Milano : Il polifilo [1975]. Limited edition of 850 copies of which 250 were not for sale. 2 volumes, plain wrappers, 4to, 34 cm. xlix, 192, [2] pp plates + [193]-415, [3] pp. A valuable edition of Aldo Manuzio's dedications, prefaces and notes to the texts, with a 40-page introduction discussing his role as editor by the… Read more about this item Item Price
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William Blackstone and the Oxford University Press
by Philip, I.G
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- Used - Very Good
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- One of 360 copies "set aside by the publisher" for dis
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- 1967
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- Printed wrappers, marbled endpapers, 16 cm,
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A$16.87
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Oxford [University Press], New York, for The Typophiles, Inc., first edition, 1967. One of 360 copies "set aside by the publisher" for distribution by The Typophiles, Inc. Printed wrappers, marbled endpapers, 16 cm,. [32] pp, colour ills. The text is "Based on William Blackstone and the reform of the Oxford University Press in the eighteenth century ...… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Process Engravers Compendium : For Users of Photo-Process Engraving
by Federation of Master Process Engravers
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- Used - Spine-ends rubbed, otherwise Good
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- 1932
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- Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 23 cm,
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A$15.33
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The Federation of Master Process Engravers, [London], first edition, 1932. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 23 cm,. ix, [1], 134 pp, ills (some colour). 'A description of the reproductive processes allied to the printing trade'. Spine-ends rubbed, otherwise Good. Item Price
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Pitman's Dictionary of Advertising and Printing : A Complete Work of Reference to the Advertising and Printing Arts
by Freshwater, G.J. ; Bastien, A
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- Used - Signature on front free endpaper and bookplate on front pastedown endpaper of Basil H. Tripp, worn at spine-ends and extremities
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- 1930
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- Half-leather and cloth, gilt cover-title, small 4to,
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A$30.66
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The New Era Publishing Co., Ltd., London, first edition, 1930. Half-leather and cloth, gilt cover-title, small 4to,. ix, 447, [1] pp, several colour plates and inserts including 12 mounted specimens of 'Fancy papers'. Signature on front free endpaper and bookplate on front pastedown endpaper of Basil H. Tripp, worn at spine-ends and extremities and leather powdering,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Early Lithographed Books : A Study of the Design and Production of Improper Books in the Age of the Hand Press, with a Catalogue
by Twyman, M
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1990
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- Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to, 26 cm,
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- 9781850830177
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A$36.80
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Farrand Press & Private Libraries Association, London, first edition, 1990. Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to, 26 cm,. 374 pp, ills. From the introduction: "This book is about books produced by lithography in Europe in the age of the hand press. The period it covers corresponds roughly with the first half of the nineteenth century, but since the hand… Read more about this item Item Price
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J.H. Mason 1875-1951, Scholar-Printer
by Owens, L.T
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
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- 1976
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- Cloth, small 4to,
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- 9780584103533
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Frederick Muller Limited, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, small 4to,. xvi, 192 pp, ills. From the blurb: "This new addition to the Ars Typographica Library traces the life and work of J. H. Mason from his humble beginnings to recognition as one of the great scholar-printers of this century. His introduction to printing came as an apprentice compositor… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Romance of a Century : 1826-1926 : Being a Description of the House of Bemrose as a Modern Printing Organisation
by Bemrose, H.H. ; Finn, H.J. (illustrator); Bemrose & Sons
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- Used - Wrappers slightly worn, cover-label slightly abraded, otherwise Good
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- 1926
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- Wrappers with printed cover-label, patterned endpapers, 8vo,
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A$128.79
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The Bemrose Press, Derby, first edition, 1926. Wrappers with printed cover-label, patterned endpapers, 8vo,. xiv, 160 pp, numerous plates. A history of the first 100 years of this leading Dervy oprinting firm. From the foreword: "The coloured illustrations of the workrooms arc reproduced from originals by Herbert J. Finn, who is well known for his artistic ability in… Read more about this item Item Price
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J.H. Mason 1875-1951, Scholar-Printer
by Owens, L.T
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1976
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- Cloth, small 4to,
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- 9780584103533
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Frederick Muller Limited, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, small 4to,. xvi, 192 pp, ills. From the blurb: "This new addition to the Ars Typographica Library traces the life and work of J. H. Mason from his humble beginnings to recognition as one of the great scholar-printers of this century. His introduction to printing came as an apprentice compositor… Read more about this item Item Price
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A history of printing in North Staffordshire : a project for the students of the One-Year-Full-Time Integrated Course in Printing during the session 1973-74
by Rotherham, A. ; Steele, M
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- Used - Top edge slightly duststained, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
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- 1975
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- Cloth, large 8vo,
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- 9780950468006
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A$29.13
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Department of Graphic Design and Printing, North Staffordshire Polytechnic, [Stoke-on-Trent], first edition, 1975. Cloth, large 8vo,. x, 135 pp, numerous plates and ills. Top edge slightly duststained, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. Item Price
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Passed for Press : A Centenary History of the Association of Correctors of the Press
by Shane, T.N. ; Association of Correctors of the Press ; Farnie, D.A. ; Healey, H.A.H
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- Used - Good in a worn and stained dustwrapper
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- 1954
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- Cloth, plan endpapers, gilt cover-initials and year, 4to, 26 cm,
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Association of Correctors of the Press, first edition, 1954. Cloth, plan endpapers, gilt cover-initials and year, 4to, 26 cm,. 63 pp, 8 ills. From the blurb - "When a handful of proof-readers met at the Falcon Tavern, Fetter Lane, on September 4, 1854, they had no more ambitious plans in mind than to form a kind of voluntary… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Invention of Printing. [ Second series of Sandars Lectures ]
by Middleton-Wake, C
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- Used - Presentation inscription on front free endpaper, covers scuffed and marked, corners bumped, spine-ends worn and chipped, small w
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- 1897
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- Cloth, top edge gilt, small 4to,
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A$188.58
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Privately printed, 1897. Cloth, top edge gilt, small 4to,. xii, 175, [1] pp, 15 plates. From David McKitterick's "Readers in a Revolution": 'Charles Middleton-Wake..delivered four lectures on The invention of printing, a topic that had so much concerned Bradshaw. Whatever his qualifications as an art historian.. he was no historian of early typography, and he lacked any appropriate… Read more about this item Item Price
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Signature : A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts. Issue No. 16 New Series 1952
by Simon, O
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- Used - Near Very Good in original transparent dustwrapper
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- 1952
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- Printed wrappers, small 4to, 25 cm,
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A$47.53
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Signature, London, original journal, 1952. Printed wrappers, small 4to, 25 cm,. [3], 53, [2] pp, ills. Principal contents: The Achievement of Bulmer and Bensley, by Sir William Croft with a handlist of Bulmer's work; A Note on the Literature of British Type Specimens, by W. Turner Berry and A. F. Johnson with a supplement to the Catalogue of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries, with Notes, Historical and Bibliographical, on the Rise and Progress of English Typography
by Reed, T.B
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- Later library buckram, with new endpapers, an ex-library copy with a gilt number on the spine, label on the front pastedown endp
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- 1887
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- Cloth, edges sprinkled red, 4to, 28 x 22 cm,
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Elliot Stock, London, first edition, 1887. Cloth, edges sprinkled red, 4to, 28 x 22 cm,. xiv, 379, [1] pp, plates, ills. Described by Graham Pollard in 1928 as "an indispensable book : it is by far the best and most complete book on the history of type foundries that has been written for any country". James Mosley, in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Northern printers' sales 1867-98 : a collection of auction catalogues
by Sharp, M
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1997
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- Printed wrappers, 8vo,
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History of the book trade in the north, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, first edition, 1997. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 49 pp, 29 ills. Provides details of 19th century provincial auction sales of printers' plant and type stock, with information also on the printefirms concerned. History of the book trade in the north publication PH75 Very Good. Item Price
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A Short-Title Catalogue Arranged Geographically of Books Printed and Distributed by Printers, Publishers and Booksellers in the English Provincial Towns and in Scotland and Ireland up to and Including the Year 1700
by Clough, E.A
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- Used - Very Good in an edgeworn dustwrapper with some tape repairs
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- 1969
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- Cloth, large 8vo, 31 cm,
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- 9780853650911
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Library Association, London, first edition, 1969. Cloth, large 8vo, 31 cm,. [3], 119 pp. Excludes items listed in (1) Aldis's List of Books printed in Scotland before 1700; (2) Dix's Catalogue of Early Dublin-Printed Books 1601-1700 ; and (3) Madan's Oxford Books [to 1680] , so the entries included in Clough for six Scottish towns, Dublin, and Oxford… Read more about this item Item Price
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Printing to-Day. With an introduction by Francis Meynell and a note on modern typography by Bertram Evans
by Tarr, J.C. ; Meynell, Sir Francis ; Evans, B
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- Used - Good in chipped and slightly marked dustwrapper
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- 1945
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- Decorated cloth, 8vo,
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Oxford University Press, London, first edition, 1945. Decorated cloth, 8vo,. 183 pp, 24 plates. Contents include: Introduction; I. Printing To-Day; II. The History of Letterpress Printing; III. The Development of Type Design; IV. Transition; V. The Reproduction of Pictures by Non-Photographic Methods; VI. Type And Type Casting; VII Contemporary Type Design and Typography; VIII-XI Printing Processes To-Day (I)… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Print Production Handbook
by Bann, D
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- Used - Elegant bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
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- 1986
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- Cloth, folio, 24 cm,
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- 9780356107882
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Macdonald & Co. (Publishers)Ltd, London, first edition, 1986. Cloth, folio, 24 cm,. 160 pp, profusely illustrated in colour. Elegant bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. Item Price
A$9.20