The Book World. A New Survey.
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, [1935]. 8vo. [232 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. Red cloth covers with shelf wear. Deckled pages. Previous owner’s name on front plate, dated 1943. More
Books about Books.
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A Practical Guide to American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books.
New York: Haydn Foundation for the Cultural Arts, 1980. 8vo. [140 pp]. Hard-cover. Near Fine. Facsimile Reprint. More
The Art of the Book.
London: Studio Publications, [1951]. 4to. [214 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. Dust Jacket Good, clipped with minor losses at top. In protective wraps. Pages fine. Profusely illustrated in B&W and color. More
The Illustration of Books.
New York: Pantheon, [1952]. 8vo. [160 pp.]. First Edition. Very Good. Hard covers. Dust Jacket Good, with minor losses at top of spine. In protective wraps. Pages fine. Profusely illustrated in B&W and color. More
Two-Bit Culture: The Paperbacking of America.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1984]. 4to. [50 pp.]. Good. Soft covers. Well worn to spine at center. Else, pages fine. Illustrated with B&W plates. More
Book Decoration.
Pelham, NY: Bridgman Publishers, [1928]. 8vo. [63 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. Dust Jacket Very Good with minor soiling and some loss to reverse. Pages fine. Well worn to spine. Profusely illustrated in B&W. More
100 Years of Books 1842-1942.
Jersey City: The Davey Co., [1942]. 8vo. [90 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. Cloth-backed boards. Illustrated with B&W plates showing the Davey bindery at work. Tells of the binding of books in early America. Davey Co. was a producer of boards for binders. Printed by Rudge. Pages fine. Profusely illustrated..... More
W.W. Denslow.
Michigan: Clarke Historical Library, [1977]. 8vo. [225 pp.]. 1st Edition. Near Fine. Hard covers. Red cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Several black and white copies of Denslows illustrations throughout the book. More
Noah's Ark, New England Yankees and the Endless Quest: A Short History of the Original Webster's Dictionaries, with Particular Reference to Their First Hundred Years.
Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Company, 1947. 8vo. [106 pp]. Soft beige paper cover. Very Good. Some shelf wear and covers slightly wrinkled and soiled. Illustrated throughout. More
The Glasgow University Press 1638-1931 with Some Notes on Scottish Printing in the Last Three Hundred Years.
Glasgow: Glasgow at the University Press, 1931. 8vo. [286 pp]. Hard-cover. Very Good. Very minor warping to front cover. B&W plates and fold-outs. Illustrated with 7 full page plates with tissue guards including a frontispiece. Quarter cloth with marbled covered boards. Gilt embossed lettering to the title block on the..... More
The Studio. Special Winter Number 1897-8.
London: Offices of The Studio, [1897]. 4to. [68 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. Original orange cloth, with gilt title to spine and pasted paper on front. Glossy pages, fine. Several color and black and white plates and illustrations throughout the book. Ex-libris, Detroit Public Library. Scarce. More
Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 - 1899.
London: B.T. Batsford, [1955]. 8vo. [200 pp.]. First Edition. Very Good. Hard covers. Pages fine. Profusely illustrated in B&W and color. More
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