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Printing & the Mind of Man: a Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries
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Printing & the Mind of Man: a Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries

by Carter, John; Muir, Percy (eds)

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1967
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Hardcover
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London & New York: Cassell / Holt, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Good. Wear and sunning to jacket edges; book just about fine in red cloth. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 048547.
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Handmade Paper Today: A Worldwide Survey of Mills, Papers, Techniques and Uses
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Handmade Paper Today: A Worldwide Survey of Mills, Papers, Techniques and Uses

by Turner, Silvie; Skiõld, Birgit

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1983
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Hardcover (Quarter Leather)
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London: Lund Humpshries, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Near Fine Condition. Finely rebound in quarter white calf over olive paste paper boards with gilt decoration and paper inlay. Matching olive endpapers - a fine binding by book conservator and binder Jenny Hille. Slight foxing top pages. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read more about this item
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The Book-Hunter in Paris: Studies AMong the Bookstalls and the Quays
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The Book-Hunter in Paris: Studies AMong the Bookstalls and the Quays

by Uzanne, Octave

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Used - Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1893
Binding
Hardcover (Full Leather)
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London: Elliot Stock, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Full polished leather by Riviere, gilt rules, spine worn and dry with tear at head and a little loss - gilt turn ins, marbled endpapers, old bookplate of I.B. Perlman. Faint age toning internally, otherwise fine. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read more about this item
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Bibliomania; Or Book Madness; A Bibliographical Romance
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Bibliomania; Or Book Madness; A Bibliographical Romance

by Dibdin Thomas Frognall

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Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
New and Improved
Published
1842
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Hardcover (Half Leather)
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. New and Improved. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. The 1842 New and Improved edition, large paper issue. Bound in quarter leather over cloth. Light wear and rubbing to binding, front joint a little weak, scattered minor foxing and spotting internally, light offsetting from engravings here and there, but generally clean and bright.… Read more about this item
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The Art of the Book: A Review of Some Recent European and American Typography, Page Decoration & Binding
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The Art of the Book: A Review of Some Recent European and American Typography, Page Decoration & Binding

by various

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1914
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Hardcover (Full Leather)
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London: The Studio, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Near Fine Condition. Rebound in two-tone brown leather with gilt ruling. Slight age toning, otherwise fine internally. B&W and color illustrations. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 047363.
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The Typographic Book 1450-1935

The Typographic Book 1450-1935

by Morison, Stanley; Day, Kenneth

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Used - Near Fine Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Chicago: Chicago, 1963. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Faint wear to book and jacket, toning to jacket spine- in the original slipcase - slipcase with some spotting and wear. Jacket flap notes 2d printing Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 047366.
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Manual de Testar, Dividir, y Partir, y Discurso Contra la Instruccion de Escrivanos de Joseph Juan y Colom
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Manual de Testar, Dividir, y Partir, y Discurso Contra la Instruccion de Escrivanos de Joseph Juan y Colom

by Berní Joseph

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Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
Third Edition
Published
1768
Binding
Hardcover (Vellum)
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Madrid: Francisco Xavier Garcia, 1768. Third Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Full vellum, slight wear, old spine label. 60pp with a large fold out table with a small central tear. A nice copy of this writing manual. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 046902. … Read more about this item
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Souvenir de L'Exposition de Manuscrits Francais a Peintures, Organisee a la Grenville Library (British Museum) en Janvier-Mars 1932

Souvenir de L'Exposition de Manuscrits Francais a Peintures, Organisee a la Grenville Library (British Museum) en Janvier-Mars 1932

by Millar Eric

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1933
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Hardcover
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Paris: Societe Française de Reproductions de Manuscrits a Peintures, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Rebound in blue cloth, light wear. 43pp and 64 plates. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 046473.
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Roadrunner: New Mexico's State Bird

Roadrunner: New Mexico's State Bird

by Hanson Robert F. Orr

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Used - Fine Condition
Published
1998
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Hardcover
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Albuquerque: Opuscula, 1998. Hardcover. Fine Condition. 2 3/4" x 2 7/8" - one of 100 signed by the author Size: Miniature. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 046341.
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Juniper Von Phitzer Press: A Bibliography

Juniper Von Phitzer Press: A Bibliography

by Hanson Robert F. Orr

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Used - Fine Condition
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Near Fine
Published
1999
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Hardcover
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Albuquerque: Opuscula, 1999. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. 3' x 2 1/2". One of 75 copies. Size: Miniature. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 046334.
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A Note on Ernest Hemingway

A Note on Ernest Hemingway

by Cohn Louis Henry

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Used - Fine Condition
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Published
1991
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Bradenton, FL: Opuscula, 1991. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. 3' x 2 5/8" in original protective sleeve. Size: Miniature. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 046332.
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Catalogo dei ritratti Romani del Museo Profano Lateranense
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Catalogo dei ritratti Romani del Museo Profano Lateranense

by Giuliano Antonio

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Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1967
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Vatican City: Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Original brown cloth, top corners a little bumped, otherwise unmarked. Inscribed from Cardinal Tisserant "following my birthday party for him in Rome on March 24, 1971" to Gilbert Denman Jr. with Tisserant's signed typed note laid down on the front endpaper. 64 plates. Size:… Read more about this item
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Sprichworter-Bibliographie

Sprichworter-Bibliographie

by Moll Otto E.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1958
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Softcover
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Frankfurt: Vittorio Klostermann, 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 4 volumes in original wraps in a cloth chemise. Light wear and age toning, otherwise unmarked. A substantial bibliography of books of proverbs. Size: Octavo (8vo). 4-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Reference. Inventory No: 045735.
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A Grab[Horn]Bag. Original Pages Found by Excavators at 642 Commercial Street, San Francisco
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A Grab[Horn]Bag. Original Pages Found by Excavators at 642 Commercial Street, San Francisco

by various

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Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1940
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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San Francisco: Grabhorn, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. 18 various leaves and pamphlets in the original cloth portfolio. Lacking the introductory pages if they were ever present. Small bookplate on endpaper. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 045453.
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England With Lists of Their Works
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England With Lists of Their Works

by Walpole Hugh

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Edition
Second Edition
Published
1759
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Hardcover (Full Leather)
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London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1759. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. 2 volumes in contemporary calf, hinges cracked, one board detached, others loose. Very clean internally, old armorial bookplate of "Nic. Heath, Oxon,", engraved frontis in volume 1 and a leaf of engraved music at the end of volume 2. [16], 247, [5]; [2], 250, [6]pp.… Read more about this item
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Bird and Bull Pepper Pot

Bird and Bull Pepper Pot

by Morris Henry

Condition
Used - Fine Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover (Quarter Leather)
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North Hills, PA: Bird and Bull Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Fine Condition. 252 of Approximately 250 copies (rear flyleaf with notation that it was 256 copies) signed by Morris at the limitation (most copies were unsigned). 1/4 leather over paste paper boards with leather corners. With the prospectus and a signed note from Morris to… Read more about this item
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The Anatomy of a Literary Hoax

The Anatomy of a Literary Hoax

by Berger Sidney

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1994
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Softcover
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Oak Knoll, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Slight wear at corners; string bound. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 044480.
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Bibliographie der Buchbinderei-Literatur

by Mejer Wolfgang

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Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
First Edition
Published
1925
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Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Rubbing to leather spine label, otherwise fine and unmarked. 208pp. An attractively printed and bound bibliography of works on bookbinding. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 042747.
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The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design: A Lecture on Bookbinding as a Fine Art

by Huttner, Sidney (ed.); Hoe, Robert

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Used - Near Fine Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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9780824040215
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Garland, 1990. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; ISBN: 082404021x. ISBN/EAN: 9780824040215. Inventory No: 042750.
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The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine . Part I : The Middle Ages and The Renaissance. Part II : The Age of Reason. Part III :The Modern Age

by Haskell F. Norman

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Published
1998
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Hardcover
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New York: Christies, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 3 volumes, slight bumping to corners, otherwise bright and unmarked. Bringing together all three volumes of the landmark Haskell sale. Size: Quarto (4to). 3-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Reference; Books on Books. Inventory No: 041500.
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