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Principles Of Bibliographical Description
by Fredson Bowers
From the text: "The craze for first impressions of first editions, and first issues of first impressions of first editions, and first states of first impressions of first editions, has occasionally resulted in speculation and bibliographical absurdity among collectors and dealers.... Any minor change made in the course of the original printing is immediately seized on as constituting an 'issue.' A trial binding used for perhaps twenty copies of salesmen's samples becomes a rare 'first issue.'"
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THE TELLING LINE
by Martin, Douglas
London: Julia MACRAE, 1989 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. First Edition. Essays on 15 Contemporary Book Illustrators. 320 pgs, boards. Essays & illustrations of the work of 15 renowned English illustrators of children's books. Complete chronological bibliography of each artist's work..
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NZ$76.60
Life in Boxes: Comic Art & Artifacts
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Very Good; Covers worn.. 2009. Softcover. 145785936X . Catalogue of a October 27, 2008 - March 22, 2009 exhibition selected from the Steven Rothman Collection of Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Novels, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, curated by Steven Rothman. Artwork by Andrea Gottschalk and students from John Moore’s 2008 Graduate Drawing Seminar. Stapled illustrated glossy wraps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .
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NZ$25.53
The Story of Frederic W. Goudy
by Beilenson, Peter
Mt. Vernon, N.Y.: printed for the Goudy Centennial at the Peter Pauper Press, 1965. Edition limited to 1950 copies, small 8vo, pp. 68, [2]; portrait illustration of Goudy on title page; fine in original terracotta cloth. From the library of Kim Merker. Goudy's "favorite biography," this account was previously published in the magazine, Inland Printer, in 1933-34 and by the author, with revisions, in 1939. Typophile Chapbook no. 41.
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NZ$48.94
Factual Fictions: The Origins of the English Novel
by Lennard J Davis
Columbia University 1983 1st ed. 245 pp. "...looks at popular prose narrative of the 16th and 17th centuries- the beginnings of journalism that informed and entertained the nonaristocratic public. Very good condition with light dust soiling top pgae edges, a tiny stain to the tip of the front free endpaper, fading way by the contents page. The dust jacket has light wear and a shallow abraded area along the top edge of the rear panel. See photos clphE
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NZ$21.28
Printing types: their history, forms and use. A study in survivals
by Updike, Daniel Berkeley
London: Oxford University Press, 1937. Second printing of the second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xl, 292; xix, [1], 326; 367 plates (some folding) showing examples of the use of type from Gutenberg through the early 20th century; very good in original blue cloth, gilt-stamped spines, in dust jackets with short chips, splits, and tears. From the library of Kim Merker.
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NZ$146.81
Papermaking through eighteen centuries
by Hunter, Dard
New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930. First trade edition, with additional material over that of the limited edition of 1923; 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 358; folding frontispiece and over 200 illustrations throughout; previous owner's inscription else a fine copy in original brown cloth gilt, t.e.g.
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NZ$293.63
Arthur Boyd Houghton
by Hogarth, Paul
London: Gordon Fraser. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and sunned at . spine, sticker ghost on front free endpaper.. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0900406755 . Profusely illustrated. A look at the art and life of English Victorian artist and illustrator Arthur Boyd Houghton. Notes, appendices, bibliography, index. ; Art of the Book; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 143 pages .
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NZ$25.53
Fine Print: a review for the arts of the book
by Kirshenbaum, Sandra
San Francisco, 1990. A complete file of this influential journal, 64 issues in all. Folio, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout; generally fine throughout. Volume I, no, 1 to volume XVI, no. 4 [all published]. Includes the last number, The Complete Index to Fine Print, 1975-1990, often missing.
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NZ$1,859.65
English Coloured Books
by Hardie, Martin
London: Fitzhouse. London1990. Reprint Hard Cover. 0713462655 This classic reference work was first published in 1906 This is a nicely produced reissue of that work with and Introduction by James Laver. Some of the contents include The Book of St. Albans, Hand Coloured Plates from 1500- 1800 , John Baptist Jackson, William Savage, George Baxter, The golden age of Mezzotint and Stipple , William Blake, The process of Coloured Aquatint, Drawing- books, Coloured Aquatints 1790 to 1830, Thomas Rowlandson,...
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NZ$37.45
The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators (1915-1985)
by Horne, Alan
Woodbridge, UK: Antique Collectors Club Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 978-1851491087 . A great bibliophilic reference. Blue cloth. Many illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 456 pages .
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NZ$59.58
Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting
by Carter, John
Cambridge University Press, 1949. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. the jacket is worn, torn and most of the spine is gone (but repaired with a strip of grey paper). creased. shelf rubbed. price clipped. light marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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NZ$20.43
Bookbinding as a Handcraft
by Manly Miles Banister
Bell, 1981 reprint. 160 pp. Foxing top page edges, a trace of wear in like jacket . See photos cel/over
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NZ$25.53
Das Moderne Deutsche Gebrauchs-Exlibris
by Braungart, Richard
Munich, Germany: Franz Hanfstaengl. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket toned and chipped.. 1922. Hardcover. Gray decorated cloth. 101pp +3pp of publisher’s ads. Text in German. Overview of modern German bookplates, with 400 illustrated examples. Index of featured bookplate artists. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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NZ$85.11
The Design of Books
by Adrian Wilson
Studio Vista, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 159 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Beige pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Tape marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine...
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NZ$16.97
The Houghton Library 1963-64
by Bond William H
82 page pamphlet with signed compliments slip laid in. A trace of wear. See photos tv4
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NZ$25.53
This book-collecting game
by NEWTON, A. EDWARD
Boston: Little, Brown, 1928. Edition limited to 990 signed copies on large paper, large 8vo, pp. [16], 410-[411]; color frontis, numerous plates and illus. in text, some in color; a few minor imperfections, else a fine copy in orig. yellow buckram-backed paper-covered boards, paper label on spine, publisher's slipcase peeling along one joint.
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NZ$293.63
American Book Collector 1965 8 Issues
by Thorsen, W. B. (editor and publisher); Jeff C. Dykes, Herbert West, Earl R. Nitschke, William White, Jack Conroy, James Lamar Weygand, Pierre Bonnet, John Cumming, Bernhardt Wall, Justin G. Turner, John S. Mayfield, et al
Articles on western illustrators, collecting Nietzsche, Theodore Dreiser, Bibliographica Araneorum, Abraham Lincoln, artists' autographs, William Inge, the Kensington rune stone, Rolf Hennequel, Charles King, nursery stories for adults, etc. Vol. XV No. 5, 6, 8, 9, Vol. XVI No. 1, 2,3,4. All issues in very good to near fine condition with very light wear and minor toning to edges. Some have toning fo a few pages. See photos. bx110E
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NZ$85.11
History Of Printing In America: With a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers
by Thomas, Isaiah
Gramercy, 1988-12-12. Reprint . Hardcover. Clean & Unmarked/Very Good. 9x6x2. A very clean and straight copy in like dust jacket. 650 pp.
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NZ$42.56
Heffer Catalogue 25
by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd
W. Heffer & Sons Book Catalog 1972 1st ed. Great reference. Vewry good with light wear and monor soiling to covers. See photos wb7E
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NZ$25.53
This book-collecting game
by NEWTON, A. EDWARD
Boston: Little, Brown, 1928. First trade edition, 8vo, pp. [14], 410, [2]; color frontis, numerous plates and illus. in text; dust jacket with a fingernail-size chip out at the bottom of the spine, one or two crease tears, else a very good copy with the publisher's slipcase (missing the top and bottom, and acting more like a chemise). Fifteen essays, including one on The Auction Room and another on the 100 best novels.
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NZ$127.24
1981 New England book Show
by Bookbuilders of Boston, Inc
Boston: Bookbuilders of Boston, Inc. 1981. Prologue by Ricahrd Darcy First Edition. Hardcover. Catalog of juried [by Margaret Callahan, Clifton Gaskill, Christopher Harris, Norman J. Stanhope, Martin B. Sweeney, Bruce B. Thrasher, Judy Arisman, Mark Trafton Fowler, Hugh G. Howard, Janice Pecoraro, Earle Pitts] category [for both books and jackets/covers] selections. Oblong green cloth [about 10" x 7.25"] with gold gilt lettering/pictorial design, 160 pages, illustrated. Near Fine copy [no Dust...
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NZ$42.56
A manual of the art of bookbinding: containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing. Also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper. The whole designed for the practical workman, the amateur, and the book-collector
by Nicholson, James B
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1871. Stereotyped edition (first published in 1856), 8vo, pp. 318, 23 (ads); frontispiece, 7 samples of marbled paper inserted, as issued, 11 plates of binding designs and a few wood-engravings in the text; original black cloth, gilt title direct on spine, bookseller's ticket on front pastedown; upper joint split, text block shaken, several gatherings extended, spine ends a bit chipped; good. James Bartram Nicholson (1820-1901) spent most of his life in Philadelphia in...
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NZ$391.51
The Arts of the French Book, 1900-1965: Illustrated Books of the School of Paris
by Garvey, Eleanor M. ; Wick, Peter A
Dallas: Methodist University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Two small stains at top edges of . boards.. 1967. Softcover. Foreword by Lillian Moore Bradshaw. Bibliography, indices, bibliography. Many illustrations, including some in color. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Dallas Public Library held March 28-May 6, 1967, which later traveled to the Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University. Includes examples of books illustrated by Salvador Dali, Andre Derain, Odilon...
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NZ$42.56
The design of books
by Wilson, Adrian
Salt Lake and Santa Barbara: Peregrine Smith, Inc, 1974. 4to, pp. 159, [1]; endpapers with Nuremberg Chronicle facsimiles, and the book itself profusely illustrated; original wrappers; back cover and last 20 leaves dampstained; all else very good. From the library of Kim Merker. This copy inscribed: "For Kim Merker, fellow printer, Adrian."
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NZ$146.81
Printing, Writers and Readers in Renaissance Italy
by Brian Richardson
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1st thus (1999). 220pp. VG+ clean copy . Very Good. Soft cover. 1999.
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NZ$42.59
