Search Results: Publishers and Publishing from Wykeham Books

F. Bruckmann KG, München, first edition, 1958. Cloth, paper spine-label, large 8vo,. 156, [1] pp, plates, ills. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of F. Bruckmann KG, the Munich publishers. Near Fine in dustwrapper.

Francke, [Bern, edition, 1957. Quarter cloth and patterned boards, 8vo, 24 cm,. xlvii, 182, [1] pp, 24 pp of plates, Supplements: 24, 27, 20 pp. Publisher's 1-page notice tipped -in to front free endpaper. Stickerr taped around spine, stamp on verso of the title-page, slighty agetoned, otherwise Near Very Good. First -third suppleents laid in.

Hymns Ancient & Modern, Norwich, second edition, 1986. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. 98 pp. A record of the publications of the Alcuin Club, formed in 1897 to promote and publish scholarly liturgical works. Very Good.

Wyman & Sons, London, first edition, 1884. Cloth, cover rules and gilt-title, edges red, 8vo, 26 cm,. viii, 98, [1] pp, 12 pp publisher's ads, ills. This work is intended chiefly for those who for the first time are about to commit their literary productions to the Press, and who are unacquainted with the prevailing practice in regard to Printing and Publication...It was thought that a rudimentary handbook, giving just those particulars concerning Paper, Printing, Binding, and Publishing, the Preparation of 'Copy', the Correction of Proofs, the Embellishment and Illustration of Books, and the Relations of Publishers and their Clients - all in short, with which an Author requires to be acquainted - would be useful, and supply a want that has often found expression. With this view Publishers have endeavoured to touch upon every point that is likely to arise between the period of the preparation of the manuscript for the press and the actual publication of the book, presenting at the… Read More

B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, first edition, 1943. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. viii, 147, pp, ills. plates. From the blurb: "This book has been prepared, under Hector Bolitho's editorship, for the friends and business associates of B. T. Batsford Ltd., on the occasion of the firm's Centenary in 1943. It is not expected that all of its pages will be of interest to "general readers" into whose hands it may fall ; but as a record of the building up, from humble beginnings, of a family firm of bookseller-publishers, parts of the story may at least add something to the social history of the last hundred years, particularly as it is concerned with the production and sale of books. Covers a little scuffed and soiled, good.

B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, second impression with corrections, 1944. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. viii, 147, pp, ills. plates. From the blurb: "The book is meant for a "a limited world, . . . the world of printers, booksellers, bookbinders and authors who ply their trade in association with the Batsford name.' But a very much wider world than that must be urged to see this finely got-up and illustrated record, and still more to read its high-hearted, workaday, counter- revolutionary pages. . Armorial bookplate of John Gretton of Stapleford on front pastedown endpaper, endpapers spotted, otherwise Good in heavily spotted and slightly torn dustwrapper.

B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, first edition, 1943. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. viii, 147, pp, ills. plates. From the blurb: "This book has been prepared, under Hector Bolitho's editorship, for the friends and business associates of B. T. Batsford Ltd., on the occasion of the firm's Centenary in 1943. It is not expected that all of its pages will be of interest to "general readers" into whose hands it may fall ; but as a record of the building up, from humble beginnings, of a family firm of bookseller-publishers, parts of the story may at least add something to the social history of the last hundred years, particularly as it is concerned with the production and sale of books. Covers slightly marked, mild bumping to one corner, otherwise Good in a used and edgeworn dustwrapper which has a closed horizontal tear across the front panel.

B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, first edition, 1943. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. viii, 147, pp, ills. plates. From the blurb: "This book has been prepared, under Hector Bolitho's editorship, for the friends and business associates of B. T. Batsford Ltd., on the occasion of the firm's Centenary in 1943. It is not expected that all of its pages will be of interest to "general readers" into whose hands it may fall ; but as a record of the building up, from humble beginnings, of a family firm of bookseller-publishers, parts of the story may at least add something to the social history of the last hundred years, particularly as it is concerned with the production and sale of books. An ex-library copy with a white ink callnumber on the spine, label residue on th front free endpaper, covers a little scuffed and fron t hinge slightly pulled exposing the muslin, contents Good.

Burt Franklin, New York, first edition, 1951. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 110 pp. From the introduction "The Bohn Libraries, or The Bohn Editions as they are often called by collectors, scholars and librarians, were, for perhaps a century, the most widely known series of volumes ever to be assembled and distributed in common format. The knowledge and scholarship of Henry Bohn seem to have been of such calibre that his editions remain today the standard or best editions of many of the titles. Many of the titles appeared first in print under the aegis of Bohn. Because of the lack of modern knowledge concerning the series, and because many of the books remain in fairly common supply in the out-of-print market and are therefore readily accessible to the potential user, it is of evident importance that a convenient and handy checklist be made available. There is up to now no convenient guide to the half-thousand volumes. The purpose of this compilation is to list and partially describe the volumes of the… Read More

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1955. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 25, [3] pp, ills. Good.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1984. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xvii, 343 pp. From the blurb : In 1984 the Press celebrated four hundred years of continuous printing and publishing, and this history gives a readable and not-too-formal introduction to that unique record. It is the story of the development of the printing and publishing arm of the University of Cambridge, from the medieval system of resident stationers who dealt in manuscripts to the present large printing and publishing house which produces computer software and audio cassette tapes as well as books (mostly now computer-set). The narrative is given its proper setting in the development of the University, which has inevitably determined the history of the Press itself; in the history of the book trade as a whole; and in the intellectual and political history of England. which has at times affected the fortunes of the Press. The story has unique elements: a royal charter on which the University's right to print and… Read More

Edizioni dell'Elefante, Roma, first edition, 1984. Illustrated printed wrappers, 8vo,. 176, [1] pp, ills. Contents: Bibliomania perennis, by Armando Petrucci -- Le edizioni -- Documenti -- Indici. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front inside wrapper, and with a manuscript note addressed to him. Very Good in Near Very Good dustwrapper.

Osprey Publishing, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xi, 220 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb: "The popular image of Caxton is that of the first English printer. But this new book by Professor Blake sets out to show Caxton in all his dimensions - firstly as merchant and businessman, then as diplomatic negotiator in Europe for Edward IV (and later Henry VII), and finally as printer, bookseller and publisher. In the latter function, in particular, this book shows the debt modern publishing owes him. Caxton began his working life as an apprentice with the Mercers' Company, and was involved in business dealings on their behalf - and later his own - between England and the Low Countries. Books were already part of the wealthy merchant's trade before he decided to extend his business to include the publishing of them. To this purpose Caxton learnt the trade of printing in Bruges and Cologne; then returned to England and set up business in Westminster, where he worked until his… Read More

Osprey Publishing, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xi, 220 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb: "The popular image of Caxton is that of the first English printer. But this new book by Professor Blake sets out to show Caxton in all his dimensions - firstly as merchant and businessman, then as diplomatic negotiator in Europe for Edward IV (and later Henry VII), and finally as printer, bookseller and publisher. In the latter function, in particular, this book shows the debt modern publishing owes him. Caxton began his working life as an apprentice with the Mercers' Company, and was involved in business dealings on their behalf - and later his own - between England and the Low Countries. Books were already part of the wealthy merchant's trade before he decided to extend his business to include the publishing of them. To this purpose Caxton learnt the trade of printing in Bruges and Cologne; then returned to England and set up business in Westminster, where he worked until his… Read More

Osprey Publishing, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xi, 220 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb: "The popular image of Caxton is that of the first English printer. But this new book by Professor Blake sets out to show Caxton in all his dimensions - firstly as merchant and businessman, then as diplomatic negotiator in Europe for Edward IV (and later Henry VII), and finally as printer, bookseller and publisher. In the latter function, in particular, this book shows the debt modern publishing owes him. Caxton began his working life as an apprentice with the Mercers' Company, and was involved in business dealings on their behalf - and later his own - between England and the Low Countries. Books were already part of the wealthy merchant's trade before he decided to extend his business to include the publishing of them. To this purpose Caxton learnt the trade of printing in Bruges and Cologne; then returned to England and set up business in Westminster, where he worked until his… Read More

Osprey Publishing, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. xi, 220 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb: "The popular image of Caxton is that of the first English printer. But this new book by Professor Blake sets out to show Caxton in all his dimensions - firstly as merchant and businessman, then as diplomatic negotiator in Europe for Edward IV (and later Henry VII), and finally as printer, bookseller and publisher. In the latter function, in particular, this book shows the debt modern publishing owes him. Caxton began his working life as an apprentice with the Mercers' Company, and was involved in business dealings on their behalf - and later his own - between England and the Low Countries. Books were already part of the wealthy merchant's trade before he decided to extend his business to include the publishing of them. To this purpose Caxton learnt the trade of printing in Bruges and Cologne; then returned to England and set up business in Westminster, where he worked until his… Read More

Birmingham Polytechnic, Department of Librarianship, Birmingham, first edition. 1979. Tape-backed printed wrappers, folio,. [48] pp. 412 entries. From the introduction: "Charles Knight was born in 1791 in Windsor, which at that time was an exclusive court town with a virtually closed society. His father and namesake was a printer, publisher and bookseller who was a most respected tradesman and mayor of Windsor in 1806 and 1817. Knight was at school until the age of fourteen when, against his own wishes and the advice of his headmaster, he was removed and indentured to his father to learn the printing trade. The interest fostered in type, methods of printing, and in the history of all aspects of the book trade remained with him all his life and explains the care that he took to ensure maximum quality in his publications consistent with the selling price.. In addition to selling new books in the shop, Knight attended auctions and gained a knowledge of rare books and their description which he used… Read More

The Armstrong Browning Library, Baylor University, [Waco], first edition, 1989. Limited edition of 550 copies, this being one of 200 cloth-bound ordinaries (there also being 50 specially bound copies and 300 in wrappers). Cloth, paper cover-label, 8vo, 26 cm,. 33 pp, ills (some colour). Very Good.

Longmans, London, first edition, 1974. Cloth, tall 8vo, 27 cm,. viii, 468 pp, ills (some colour). From the blurb: "To celebrate their two hundred and fiftieth anniversary as a commercial Publishing house, Longman have published this volume of essays on various aspects of the history of the trade. Some are concerned specifically with the House of Longman, and a number reflect those areas of Publishing which have been of particular interest to the House throughout its history. The essays taken together present a mixture of views, to do with situations, events and publications which have taken place during the long history of one Publishing house." Contents: Introduction: At the Sign of the Ship, by Asa Briggs; Copyright and Society, by Ian Parsons; Presenting Shakespeare, by David Daiches; The Edinburgh Review: the life and death of a periodical, by John Cuve; Disraeli's Endymen: a case study, by Annabel Jones; The View from Badminton, by Asa Briggs; Latin for Yesterday, by Robert… Read More

Longmans, London, first edition, 1974. Cloth, tall 8vo, 27 cm,. viii, 468 pp, ills (some colour). From the blurb: "To celebrate their two hundred and fiftieth anniversary as a commercial Publishing house, Longman have published this volume of essays on various aspects of the history of the trade. Some are concerned specifically with the House of Longman, and a number reflect those areas of Publishing which have been of particular interest to the House throughout its history. The essays taken together present a mixture of views, to do with situations, events and publications which have taken place during the long history of one Publishing house." Contents: Introduction: At the Sign of the Ship, by Asa Briggs; Copyright and Society, by Ian Parsons; Presenting Shakespeare, by David Daiches; The Edinburgh Review: the life and death of a periodical, by John Cuve; Disraeli's Endymen: a case study, by Annabel Jones; The View from Badminton, by Asa Briggs; Latin for Yesterday, by Robert… Read More