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by Armstrong, Rodney
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ABC of Lettering and Printing Types : Volume 'A' Lettering
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New York, NY: Museum Books, 1965. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Museum Books, New York, NY 1965. First Edition. 1st Printing. 155 pages. This is Volume 'A', devoted to Lettering. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Jacket soiled. 'The first edition of this book - called 'Our Letters' - Which was published in 1960. After radical revision, expansion and additions, the work is now being issued in three separate parts. The part presented herewith contains the forming of letters and italic handwriting, and has a specially selected and instructive collection of examples representing the work of inlternationally renowned graphic designers. It is my hope that this first book, as well as the entire work, will be a source of inspiration and stimulation to both students and professionals in their activities, and will also contribute in some measure to increasing still further the sympathetic…
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Alexander Pushkin: 1799-1837. His Life and Literary Heritage (With an English Bibliography).
by Cross, Samuel H. And Ernest J. Simmons
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Paperback. Book Condition: Near Fine. American Russian Institute, 1937. 79 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! No handwriting, no markings. Staplebound. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Books on Books::Books on Authors Biography History::Russia 7371
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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections
by Newton, A. Edward
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1931. 7th Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Little, Brown, Boston, MA 1931. Signed by Author's Son on flypage with Presentation notation, with date. 7th Printing. 373 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Signed Books on Books::Collecting Books 6632 6632
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Amenities of Literature, Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature Volume III
by D'Israeli, Isaac
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London, UK: Edward Moxon, 1841. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Edward Moxon, London, UK 1841. First Edition. 420 pages. 1st British Printing. 1st Printing. Brown paper covered boards. Rear board disbound. Moderate general wear. Worn at spine ends, board tips rounded, paper spine label half gone. Interior clean. Moderate general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. 'It was my design not to furnish an arid narrative of books or of authors, but following the steps of the human mind through the wide track of Time, to trace from their beginnings the rise, the progress, and the decline of public opinions, and to illustrate, as the objects presented themselves, the great incidents in our national annals.' Contents: The first tragedy, and the first comedy ('All for the Money' by T. Lupton, 1578); Predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare; Shakespeare; Humours of Jonson; Drayton; Psychological history of Rawleigh; Occult philosopher Dr. Dee; The…
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The Amenities of Book Collecting and Kindred Affections, A. Edward Newton's Own Copy
by Newton, A. Edward
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Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, NY 1918. First Edition. 1st Printing. 355 pages. A. Edward Newton's own Copy. Front endpaper has pamphlet 'Christmas 1918' pasted, with text 'I am permitted by my friend Christopher Morley - to reprint for my friends two of his ballades which have given me much pleasure.' Front free page has the typical Oak Knoll bookplate. On verso is another bookplate with Daylesford Pennsylvania, illustrating Newton's Reading Room. On page 268 a printed note is attached with a safety pin. 'The Author has made a slip of the pen in locating the Carlton Hotel in Piccadilly and not on the corner of Pall Mall and the Haymarket. His attention has been called to it, but he preferred to leave the blunder as it was - and is - as a sort of lightning rod for critics, to divert their attention from - possibly - probably - more serious blunders.' Below, the text is obliterated - missing. A pencil written note is inside:…
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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections ( The Modern Library of the World's Best Books )
by Newton, A. Edward
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New York, NY: The Modern library, 1935. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. The Modern library, New York, NY 1935. First Edition. 1st Printing. 373 pages. Moderate general wear. Previous owner ink stamps. Size: 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. Books on Books::Collecting Books 6160 6160
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Americana. Catalog No. 227, 1934 from Boston's Goodspeed's Book Shop
by Goodspeed Staff
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Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston, MA 1934. First Edition. 1st Printing. 84 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. More than 1000 Books, Pamphlets, Maps and Broadsides Relating to the History of America. Notably a Remarkable Collection of Material Relating to the Southern Confederacy, including Confederate Imprints and Sheet Music. Also Cook Books, Wall Maps, Atlases, Newspapers, etc. Books on Books::Catalogs 6074
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American Literature and Culture
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New York, NY: Long and Smith, 1932. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Long and Smith, New York, NY 1932. Signed by Author on blank page with Presentation notation, with date. 593 pages. Moderate general wear. 'To / James Howard Bridge / with the best wishes / of / Grant C. Knight / 23 April, 1936'. James Howard Bridge was President of the Author's Club. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Signed Books on Books::Literary Criticism 6519 6519
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American Broadsides: Sixty Facsimiles Dated 1680-1800, Reproduced from Originals in the American Antiquarian Society
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Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1971. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Folio 12 - 15'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Imprint Society, Barre, MA 1971. First Edition. 1st Printing. Unpaginated pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: Folio 12 - 15'' tall. Books on Books::Collecting Books History::U.S.A.::Pre-Civil War History::U.S.A.::Colonial Books on Books::Catalogs 6111L 6111L
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An Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction: Introduction to a Culture
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Routledge, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 9.5 x 6.5 x 2. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Routledge, 1996. 587 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2. Books on Books::Literary Criticism Textbooks 0373 0373
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An Apology for Printers
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New York, NY: Book Craftsmen Associates, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.1. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Book Craftsmen Associates, New York, NY 1955. 16 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.1. Books on Books::Collecting Books Books on Books::Books for Librarians Literature Non-Fiction 6234 6234
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The Art Of The Book. Some Record Of Work Carried Out In Europe And The U.S.A. 1939 - 1950.
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Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Studio Publications, 1951. 214 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Books on Books::Books for Librarians Books on Books::Collecting Books Books on Books::Other 6946L
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The Art of New Venetian Bookbinding
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Paperback. Book Condition: Good+. Charta Publishers, Venezia, Italy 2006. First Edition. 80 pages. 1st Printing. Only 1000 printed. Moderate general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Books on Books::Collecting Books 6827
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Arthurian Literature by Women : An Anthology (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
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Garland Publishing, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Garland Publishing, 1999. 382 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Adaptations Anthologies (multiple authors) Arthurian romances Historical - Arthurian Kings and rulers Knights and knighthood Literary Criticism Literary collections Literature - Classics / Criticism Literature: Folklore/Mythology Special Subjects In Literature Women Authors Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Women's studies 7056 7056
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Banned Books;: Informal Notes on Some Books Banned for Various Reasons at Various Times and in Various Places
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Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. R. R. Bowker, New York / London 1970. 3rd Edition. Ex-Library, Usual Markings. 166 pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Books on Books::Books for Librarians Books on Books::Collecting Books 6044
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Barbed Wire and Mirrors: Essays on New Zealand Prose (Te Whenua Series, No. 3)
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Paperback. Book Condition: Near Fine. Otago University Press, 1995. 388 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 8.5 x 6 x 1. Books on Books::Literary Criticism 0353
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The Beaux Wits of Society
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Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Co. / Henry T. Coates Co., 1899. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. John C. Winston Co. / Henry T. Coates Co., Philadelphia, PA 1899. 395+396 pages. Two volumes complete. Undated. Nice Firm Clean copies ! No handwriting, no markings. Dark blue cloth, elaborate gold decor, top page ends gold gilt, red silk ribbons. Spine ends have slight wear. Date estimated by publisher names. Spine bottom says John C, Winston, title page says Henry T. Coates publisher. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Biographies of George Villiers, Beau Fielding, William Congreve, Philip Duke of Wharton, Lord Hervey, Abbe Scarron, Horace Walpole, George Selwyn, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Beau Brummell, Theodore Edward Hook, Sydney Smith, George Bubb Dodington, and others. Books on Books::Books on Authors Books on Books::Literary Criticism Biography 7380 7380
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Benjamin Franklin and Eighteenth Century American Libraries (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 55, Part 9)
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Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society, 1965. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA 1965. Signed by Author on Title page. First Edition. 1st Printing. 83 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Signed Books on Books::Books for Librarians History::U.S.A.::Pre-Civil War 6319L 6319L
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Bensoniana.
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Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Arthur L. Humphreys, 1912. 64 pages. Cream cardboard, with cream and black dust jacket. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. A scarce work. Books on Books::Books on Authors 6045
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