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1) To Be A Good Printer
Donnelley, Gaylord

The Lakeside Press, 1977. Probable 1st Ed; xvi,110pp; 8vo; philosophy of the R.R. Donnelley Publishing Company; illustrated; Fine-in shrinkwrap. R.R. Donnelley Company; Publishing;.

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2) The Printer: A Quarterly Publication of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co
Dunne, Diane M., Managing Editor

Chicago, IL: R.R. Donnelley Company, 1989. Fall, 1989 Ed; 72pp; tall 8vo; this issue celebrates the 125 anniversary (1864-1989) of the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and The Lakeside Press; profusely illustrated in color & B&W; bound in gold-stamped burgandy leather-like cover; Fine. R.R. Donnelley Company; Lakeside Press; Publishing Companies;.

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3) Arizona Odyssey: Bibliographic Adventures In Nineteenth-Century Magazines
Goodman, David M

AZ: Arizona Historical Foundation/Messenger Company, 1969. 1st Ed; xv,360pp; Foreword by Barry M. Goldwater; a "comprehensive bibliography, which summarizes, describes, and analyzes the literature "of the Arizona frontier, as a result of the finding of "numerous magazines replete with articles about Arizona" having been published throughout the nation, in the 19th century; there are 25 "broad categories of topics under which abstracts of magazine literature on that subject are listed chronologically"; 18 B&W illustrations; 37pp Index; HB; X-Library (only marks are envelope & library stamp on front endpaper; remnant of spine label removed) (Note: interior pages clean & unmarked). Arizona; Arizona Historical Foundation; Arizona History; Arizona Source Material; Bibliograhies;. more information

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4) Spain in The New World: An Exhibition of Books, Maps, and Manuscripts
Ishmael, Judith & J.B. Dobkin, Introduction By; Preface By Dr. Manuel Servin

Tempe, AZ: Hayden Library of Arizona State University, 1972. Softcover; Near Fine; Hayden Library Collection Series #1; Exhibition Catalog, May 5 - June 15, 1972; 45pp; 8vo; "Arizona was part of this great Spanish enterprise in the New World. It derives its first history ... and its cultural antecedents from the Spanish and Mexican mestizo immigrants"; this catalog highlights some of the Library's holdings for study in "Spanish and Spanish-American history, literature, sociology, and anthopology"; illustrated with drawings; Title & Author Indexes; Sources Cited.. Spanish History; Spanish-American History; Spanish Religious Orders; Southwest;.

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5) New Directions in Bookbinding
Smith, Philip

NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1974. Hardcover/DJ; Fine/Near Fine; 1st Edition; 208 pgs; 4to; the Author is "a bookbinder of international repute" and this book offers "evocative finishes that appeal both to the visual and tactile senses"; profusely illustrated in color & B&W giving examples of various bindings, plus instructional diagrams; extensive Appendices & Bibliography. . ISBN: 0-442-27788-1. Bookbinding; Rebinding;. more information

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6) The Book Through Five Thousand Years
Vervliet, Hendrik D.L., Edited by

London/NY: Phaidon , 1972. Hardcover (cloth)/DJ; X-Library with usual but neat markings o/w VG+ (light soil bottom corner edge); DJ-VG+ (mylar taped on; spine label); 1st Edition; 496 pgs; 4to; 28 chapters on the prehistory of books & writing, the book in the Near & Far East, the manuscript & printed book in the West, plus the changing physical appearance of the book, the material on which it is written or printed, & the manner in which it was bound; 254 illustrations of which 112 are in color; bibliographies after each chapter. . First Edition. Book History; Books;. more information

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