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Charles Whittingham, Printer, 1795-1876: an exhibit of his works at the Bailey/Howe Library at the University of Vermont. October - December, 1983.

by Janet Ing. John Buechler.

Condition
Used - VG+
Published
1983
Binding
Soft cover
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Burlington, VT: University of Vermont / Special Collections, Bailey/Howe Library, 1983., 1983. Soft cover. VG+. Foreword by Janet Ing, compiled by John Buechler. 8vo, wraps, 39 pages. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Whittingham was proprietor of the Chiswick Press in London. This catalogue includes 4 title page reproductions. Condition is VERY… Read more about this item
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A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman's Magazine, 1800-1914
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A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman's Magazine, 1800-1914

by Beetham, Margaret

Condition
Used - VG+
Edition
First paperback edition
Published
1996
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9780415141123
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London / NY: Routledge, 1996. First paperback edition . Soft cover. VG+. 1st softbound edition, 8vo, 242 pages, b/w illustrations, extensive bibliography, index. Condition: VERY GOOD+ with little wear, a slightly sunned spine. "A lively and revealing historical exploration of the immensely popular ladies' magazines of the 19th and early 20th century; Beetham investigates how these magazines deployed… Read more about this item
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Victorian book design and colour printing.

by McLean, Ruari.

Condition
Used - VG+
Jacket Condition
VG-
Edition
First Edition
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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$53.00

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London: Faber & Faber, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 1st ed. (U.K.) 8vo, hot pink cloth / gilt titles, 182 pp, 8 colour plates, 64 monochrome plates, 9 line illustrations, index. VERY GOOD+ book / VERY GOOD- jacket: book has small stain to top page edge, contents clean and tight; jacket has… Read more about this item
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Fakes and Frauds: Varieties of Deception in Print & Manuscript.
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Fakes and Frauds: Varieties of Deception in Print & Manuscript.

by Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael [Editors]

Condition
Used - NF
Published
1989
Binding
Hardcvoer
ISBN
9780906795774
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$38.00

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Winchester, England: St. Paul's Bibliographies / Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1989. Hardcvoer. NF. First edition, 8vo, glossy black / white / red pictorial boards, 144 pages, b&w illustrations. Condition is NEAR FINE / no jacket.
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The Typographic Book 1450 - 1935:  a study of fine typography through five centuries, exhibited in upwards of 350 title and text pages drawn from presses working in the European tradition.

The Typographic Book 1450 - 1935: a study of fine typography through five centuries, exhibited in upwards of 350 title and text pages drawn from presses working in the European tradition.

by Morison, Stanley, Kenneth Day, eds.

Condition
Used - VG+
Jacket Condition
VG
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: University of Chicago, 1963. Hardcover. VG+/VG. ...with an introductory essay by Stanley Morison and supplemental material by Kennth Day. Large 4to, black cloth, gilt titles, xiii, 66, 377 plates, index. VERY GOOD+ book / VERY GOOD jacket: dj has some lite edgewear, discoloring and rubbing to spine (in mylar) A… Read more about this item
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Publishing a book:  being a few practical hints to authors as to the preparation of manuscript, the correction of proof and arrangement with the publisher.

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Boston: D.C. Heath, 1899., 1899. Soft cover. VG-. 45p. wrappers; 6 1/2", deckled edges, linen paper. VERY GOOD - with chipping around edges of paper wrappers, browning to eps; interior pages clean and tight.
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Designing a book:  the typophile chap books bibliography.

Designing a book: the typophile chap books bibliography.

by Lerner, Abe.

Condition
Used - NF
Edition
Limited
Published
1993
Binding
Soft cover
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Bluffton, South Carolina, USA
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Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1993. Limited . Soft cover. NF. Limited edition of 800 copies, printed at the Stinehour Press (Vermont), 8vo, unpaginated wraps. NEAR FINE
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Virginia Woolf & Her Circle : Manuscripts, Books, and Images from the Berg Collection
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Virginia Woolf & Her Circle : Manuscripts, Books, and Images from the Berg Collection

by Mattson, Francis O. (editor)

Condition
Used - NF
Published
1993
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9780871044341
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$33.00

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York Public Library, 1993. Soft cover. NF. 0-87104-434-x wraps; limited edition of 1000 copies; stamped on bep: " Stinehour Press, Defective copy" but is complete, no visible defects, except for small glue error at front inside hinge. NEAR FINE with no visible wear.
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Lithography.

by Senefelder Co.

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Used - VG
Binding
Soft cover
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NY: Senefelder Co. n.d.. Soft cover. VG. 16mo pamphlet wraps, 40 pages. Condition is VERY GOOD with minor wear.
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$9.00