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New York, New York, USA: New York Public Library, 1961. CC5 - This is a stapled spine trade paperback book that has been library rebound between stiff boards. A tight, clean, sound cop in pink paper wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, and labels on the outside front board surface, front and back original covers, top, bottom, and right outside pages (marked out with large green marker), inside surface of the front wrap, and table of contents page plus there is some glue staining on the outside surface of the back wrap and inside surface of the back board from a library label and a library pocket plus there is some scuffing, yellowing, and scattered soiling of the boards. A book that examines the history of the booktrade in early St. Louis. 35p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 7"x10". Ex-Library.

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Charles Skilton Ltd., 1963. CA5 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in good condition with no dust jacket. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and a gold graphic on the front with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some very, very light fading on the spine plus there is some light scattered soiling on the the cloth plus there are the usual library labels, stamps, and marks on the spine, the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large green marker), front fixed endpaper, front and back free endpapers, and table of contents page plus there is a patch of glue staining on the back fixed endpaper plus there is some light staining on the last page plus there is some very, very light bumping on the bottom right board corners. A book about Leonard Jay's efforts at promoting printing education in England. 138p.. Hard… Read More

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA: University Press of Virginia, 1967. BD6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some very, very light bumping at the bottom left corner plus there are the usual library labels, stamps, and marks on the front cover, the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large green marker), front and back free endpapers, and the first page of the preface plus there are large patches of glue staining onthe back free and fixed endpapers from a library label and pocket. A bibliography with descriptive annotations and commentaries of scholarly works as well as pertinent semitechnical and popular literature dealing with the subject of 15th century English printing and printers. Indexed, 105p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, USA: Adagio Press, 1960. BE1 - This pamplet has been library rebound between stiff boards. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps between stiff green boards with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of a very light bump at the top right corner plus there is a patch of label staining (0.75"x2") on the front board plus there are the usual library marks front and labels on the front and back surfaces of the front stiff board cover, front and back original covers, and pages 3 and 23 plus there is some paper residue on the back original cover plus there is a large patch of glue staining on the inside surface of the back stiff board cover plus there is some creasing along the front and back original covers' spine edges plus there is some very light edge wear and yellowing of the stiff board outer covers. A survey of American private press activity as of 1960. This is one of 550 copies that were produced during the summer of 1960 from type set by hand… Read More

New York, New York, USA: W. B. Conkey Company, 1922. BI2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in library rebound green cloth covered boards with white lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some light yellowing of the paper plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, perforation, and label on the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large green marker), title page, copyright page, and back free endpaper plus there is some glue staining and paper residue on the back fixed endpaper. A book about the technology, technical issues, metholology, and normal operating procedures of printing and binding based on the history of the W. B. Conkey Company. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Indexed, 214p.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1968. BI3 - A tight, clean, sound copy in navy cloth with gold lettering on the spine and gold lettering and a graphic on the front and monochrome illustrated green front and back endpapers with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library marks, labels, and stamps on the front board surface, the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large green marker), and first page of the foreward plus there are large patches of glue staining on the back free and fixed endpapers from a library label and a pocket. A brief bio-bibliographical book on William Davison as a liberal, pharmacist, and printer in 19th century Alnwick, England. Davison was noted for his ornamental printing. This book is illustrated with black and white reproductions and photographs including one 2 page double-sided fold out example. References, 40p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.