Search Results: Titles starting with E from Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press

Hull and Ottawa: E.B. Eddy Co, 1967. boards. Printing. square 8vo. boards. 142 pages. Hundreds of illustrations. New edition.

(New York, NY): The New York Public Library, 1994. stiff paper wrappers. cummings, e.e.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. Table of contents, introduction by Norman Friedman, checklist, bibliography, description of the library's Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Exhibition at the New York Public commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet e.e. cummings. Illustrations. Presentation from the curator on front endpaper.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1920. cloth. Du Pont. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 196 pages. First edition. Illustrated history of this important Delaware business.

1962. stapled self paper wrappers. 8vo. stapled self paper wrappers. pp.91-100. Reprinted from Agricultural History, Vol. 36, No.2 (April 1962). B2-27. Discussion of the sale of the wool from Merino sheep and the business started by du Pont, Dupont, Bauduy & Co. Reproduces a factory label used by the company. .

(London: E. Joseph Booksellers), n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Joseph, E.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 11+(1) pages. Guide to preserving books within a collection, including information on temperature and humidity, precautions to take in case of disaster, displaying, cleaning, and repairing. Contains contact information for leather conservators, suppliers of hygrometers and humidity indicating cards and paper, and disaster control centers. Line illustrations throughout.

Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1973. cloth. Forster, E.M.. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 188 pages. Scarecrow Author Bibliographies No. 11. Preface, introduction, list of abbreviations. Indices of authors, titles, newspapers/periodicals, reviews of Forster's works.

(Bamberg): Collibri, 1993. paper-covered boards. Hoffmann, E.T.A.. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 141, (2) pages. Written in German. Limited to 220 copies. With a foreword. A biographical study with various tributes. Laid-in is a color picture of Hoffmann by Horst Janssen.

Boston: (The Merrymount Press), 1909. cloth. Dennison, E.W.. 8vo. cloth. (vi), 103 pages. First edition printed by D.B. Updike at his Merrymount Press. Minor rubbing to extremities, Minor soiling to preliminary pages and titlepage. Else a fine copy. A biography of the founder of this famous printing firm. Dennison specialized in the production of ephemeral material such as tags, crepe paper, etc. Frontispiece portrait, facsimile of letters and illustrations of the printing plant. Features information on boxmaking and papermaking, as well as watchmaking.

Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. paperback pamphlet. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number three of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Loney's essay discusses his thoughts on both the physical value as well as the textual value of books and libraries. This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch assisted by Jonathan Gerken and Shanna Mahan for the CODEX Foundation. The cover was printed from antique wood and metal types in the Koch collection. Alan Loney is a poet/printer living in Melbourne, Australia, where he runs Electio Editions.

Aldington: The Hand and Flower Press, 1953. stiff paper wrappers. Hand and Flower Press. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 69 pages. Original printed wraps.

(North Harrow, Middlesex, England): Private Libraries Association, 1961. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 14, (2) pages. An overview of the papers deposited by Lord Grey in the archive at Prior's Kitchen, Durham. Details on the contents and arrangement of the collection.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. full red leather, gilt ornamentation on cover, title in gilt on spine, top edge gilt. Rogers, Bruce. large 8vo. full red leather, gilt ornamentation on cover, title in gilt on spine, top edge gilt. (xi), 77 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 550 numbered copies (Warde, 79). In a later binding. A very good copy. Printed in Caslon type. Frontispiece portrait by Sidney L. Smith on India paper. Handsomely printed by the Riverside Press. From 1896-1911renowned book designer and typographer Bruce Rogers was in charge of its limited editions department, where he not only designed and printed fine books but also designed typefaces that became Riverside hallmarks. This book, penned by eminent historian Murdock, narrates the Duke of Northumberland Earl Hugh Percy's retreat from Concord. Percy was in the English military with a rank of Commander, and was in the American Revolutionary War from 1774 to 1776. A section of informative notes follows the text.

St. Helens: Dromgoole and Co, 1886. original paper wrappers, stitched. 12mo. original paper wrappers, stitched. 37 pages. A Paper read at the Congress of the Library Association of Great Britain, held at Plymouth, 1885. The author was the Bristol City Librarian. Heavily proof-corrected with occasional notes and an ink spot on the cover.

London: Bibliographical Society, 1903. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 108, (2) pages. First edition. Illustrated Monographs No.11 issued by the Society. Text and bibliography followed by many illustrations. Chipped around edges. Unopened copy.

Anchorage, AK: Cook Inlet Historical Society, 1970. cloth. Alaska. 4to. cloth. 65 pages printed recto only. First edition limited to 300 unnumbered copies. A fine copy. Contained herein are first English editions of three Russian works: Shelekhov's Voyage to Alaska, 1793, Berkh's History of the Aleutian Islands, 1823, Khlebnikov's Life of Baronov, 1835. Black cloth, gilt lettering to front cover and spine. endpapers reproduce map, typescript text.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

London: John F. Shaw and Co, n.d. (late 19th century). original blue cloth stamped in various colors. Caxton, William. small 8vo. original blue cloth stamped in various colors. (iv), 188 pages. A new edition. One illustration. Covers rubbed at edges and hinges. Else a near fine copy.

Paris, France: Gumuchian & Co, 1938. stiff paper wrappers. Children's Books. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 29+(1) pages. Gumuchian Catalogue 23. Black and white plates and illustrations. Covers lightly soiled. Tanning at edges of text.

(Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, 1999. cloth. Medicine. 8vo. cloth. x, 240 pages. Reprint of the 1961 first edition published by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Besterman 3840; Sheehy ED30). Over 2000 items described. Includes books on nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, child care, hygiene, first aid, education and psychology; quackery, faith cures, and astrological medicine. Standard work in the field.

Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries, 1966. stapled stiff paper wrappers. tall 8vo. stapled stiff paper wrappers. pp. (73)-102. Reprinted from Bibliography & Natural History, Essays presented at a Conference convened in June 1964 by Thomas R. Buckman. Signed in pencil by Gavin Bridson.

Charleston, SC: Garnier & Company, 1969. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xii, 111+(1) pages, 13 plates. Limited to 500 copies. This is an unabridged republication of the limited edition of 325 originally published by Frederic Fairchild Sherman in 1923. A bibliography of early American portraits and the current owners. Slight shelf wear.