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Lathem, Edward Connery (editor)
THIRTEEN COLONIAL AMERICANA, A SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS ISSUED IN THE BRITISH PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA DURING THE FINAL HALF-CENTURY OF THE COLONIAL ERA
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Street & Smith
Catalogue of Street & Smith’s Five Cent Weeklies, ca. 1911., Pulp Fiction Samples.
$50
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Lawrence C. Wroth & Albert Carlos Bates
BOOK ARTS: Two Pamphlets on American Printing History (1925), 1 inscribed, Scarce offprints, Cambridge
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CATALOGUE RAISONNE

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FRASER, JAMES H., AND ELEANOR FRIEDL (EDITORS).
John DePol A Catalogue Raisonne of his Graphic Work 1935-1998. Foreword by Donald R. Fleming ; preface by John Dreyfus ; and a biographical essay by Catherine Tyler Brody.
$100
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Thomas, Isaiah
A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA, WITH A BIOGRAPHY OF PRINTERS & AN ACCOUNT OF NEWSPAPERS
$10

Papermaking

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Lee, Aimee
AS GOOD AS OUR TOOLS: EQUIPMENT AND TOOL MAKERS FOR HAND PAPERMAKING
$48

New from The Legacy Press!

Miller, Julia (editor)
SUAVE MECHANICALS: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING. VOL. 9.
$160

Bookbinding

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A ROD FOR THE BACK OF THE BINDER
$6.25

Papermaking

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PAPERMAKING ART AND CRAFT
$5

Gregory Dexter

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Swan, Bradford F
GREGORY DEXTER OF LONDON AND NEW ENGLAND, 1610-1700
$10

Printing

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PRINTING PATENTS, ABRIDGEMENTS OF PATENT SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO PRINTING, 1617-1857
$6

Jack Kerouac

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Charters, Ann
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS BY JACK KEROUAC
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Meynell, Sir Francis
ENGLISH PRINTED BOOKS
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Ottmar Mergenthaler

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Mengel, Willi
OTTMAR MERGENTHALER AND THE PRINTING REVOLUTION
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Harold Hugo

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A PORTFOLIO HONORING HAROLD HUGO FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOLARLY PRINTING
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Donaldson, Gerald
BOOKS
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Blumenthal, Joseph
TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY. 1925-1975
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Theodore L. De Vinne

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Rollins, Carl Purington
THEODORE LOW DE VINNE, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF DEVINNE'S WRITINGS, HIS REFLECTIONS ON THE CENTURY TYPEFACE AND AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. DEVINNE AT 75, II. THE PLANTIN-MORETUS MUSEUM AT ANTWERP, THE GROWTH OF WOOD-CUT PRINTING, THE FIRST EDITOR: ALDUS
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Eckman, James
THE HERITAGE OF THE PRINTER
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William Bulmer

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WILLIAM BULMER AND THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS
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Architecture

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Roos, Frank J.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EARLY AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE WRITINGS ON ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1860 IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL UNITED STATES
$10

Monograph on Ogawa

The Media King of the Meiji Era: Kazumasa Ogawa and Photomechanical Process
$125

Diderot’s Encyclopédie on Letterpress Printing.

Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. "Imprimerie" plates from the original edition., Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts. Engraved plates illustrating the subject of letterpress printing.
$500

Rare Bookseller Fiction in Custom Silk Binding

F. B. Sylvester
The Strange Treasure of Professor Fitzpatrick
$150

Bookseller Euphemisms

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Dingman, Larry [1937 - 2010].
POSTER. Classic Bookseller's Book Description.
$75

Dickens vs Bentley

Bentley, George. Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. Bentley, Richard [1794 - 1871].
MR. DICKENS And MR. BENTLY. [accompanied by] ANs [3] by Richard Bentley [1839], 2 to Rev Richard Barham.
$1500

1st English-Language Edition of Art of Papermaking

Joseph Jerome Le Francoise de LaLande (1732-1807)
The Art of Papermaking, By Joseph de Lalande, 1761. Translated into English by Richard MacIntyre Atkinson, B.A.
$300

Diffusion of paper technology from Asia to Europe

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Anne Basanoff
Itinerario Della Carta Dall’Oriente all’Occidente e Sua Diffusione in Europa
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Spanish Heraldic Watermarks

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Francisco de Asis de Bofarull y Sans (1843-1938)
Heraldic Watermarks, Or La Heráldica en la Filigrana del Papel. Translated by A. J. Henschel
$40

Signed 'Paper Lion', 'Out of My League'

George Plimpton’s signed “Paper Lion” & “Out of My League;” gifts to author's brother
$149

Marbled Papers richly illustrated, modern practice

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Einen Miura (b. 1944)
Miwaku no Maburu Pepa [In Japanese], Fascinating Marble Paper
$50

Most Comprehensive Account of Marbled Paper

Richard J. Wolfe (1928-2017)
Marbled Paper, Its History, Techniques, and Patterns, With Special Reference to the Relationship of Marbling to Bookbinding in Europe and the Western World
$125

Authoritative History of Marbled Paper

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Phoebe Jane Easton (1916-2006)
Marbling, A History and a Bibliography
$100

WITH ADDITIONS

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Keynes, Geoffrey.
William Pickering, Publisher. A Memoir & a Hand-list, of his Editions
$90

19th C. Book / Publishing History

Bent, Robert.
The LONDON CATALOGUE Of BOOKS, With Their Sizes, Prices and Publishers. Containing the Books Published in London, and Those Altered in Size or Price..., Since the Year MDCCCXIV [1814] to MDCCCXXXIX [1839].
$275

1844 Book Publisher

Jonas Winchester
Circular/lettersheet of The New World newspaper, with letter to the Merriam brothers in Springfield
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Welch, D'Alte A.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821, Six volumes.
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Thompson, James Westfall
THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY
$25

Thomas W. Streeter

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Streeter, Thomas W.
AMERICANA-BEGINNINGS, A SELECTION FROM THE LIBRARY OF THOMAS W. STREETER, Shown in honor of a visit of the Hroswitha Club on may 3, 1951.
$100

Thomas W. Streeter

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THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF AMERICANA FORMED BY THE LATE THOMAS WINTHROP STREETER
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Compiled by Roger E Stoddard and edited by David R Whitesell
A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS OF AMERICAN VERSE PRINTED FROM 1610 THROUGH 1820
$100
Stauffer, David McNeely
AMERICAN ENGRAVERS UPON COPPER AND STEEL, 2 Volumes.
$300
Shaw, Ralph R. and Richard H. Shoemaker
A complete set of AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY A PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST. [with:] A CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN IMPRINTS. [1801 - 1846]
$350
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Sadleir, Michael
XIX CENTURY FICTION, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD BASED ON HIS OWN COLLECTION BY MICHAEL SADLEIR, Two volumes
$65
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Rink, Evald
TECHNICAL AMERICANA, A CHECKLIST OF TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS PRINTED BEFORE 1831
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Reilly, Elizabeth Carroll
A DICTIONARY OF COLONIAL AMERICAN PRINTERS' ORNAMENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS, A TRIBUTE TO ALDEN PORTER JOHNSON
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Ranz, Jim
THE PRINTED BOOK CATALOGUE IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES; 1723-1900
$25
Pollard, Alfred W. & G.R. Redgrave
SHORT-TITLE CATALOGUE OF BOOKS PRINTED IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, & IRELAND AND OF ENGLISH BOOKS PRINTED ABROAD 1475-1640, Three volumes.
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Penney, Clara Louisa
PRINTED BOOKS, 1468-1700, IN THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
$25

Papermaking

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Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller
A CATALOGUE OF FOREIGN WATERMARKS FOUND ON PAPER USED IN AMERICA 1700-1835
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Nissen, Claus
BOTANISCHE BUCHILLUSTRATION, IHRE GESCHICHTE UND BIBLIOGRAPHIE
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Neate, W.R.
MOUNTAINEERING AND ITS LITERATURE
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Muir, Percy
ENGLISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1600 TO 1900
$25

Miniature Books

Bradbury, Robert C.
ANTIQUE UNITED STATES MINIATURE BOOKS, 1690-1900
$150

Mexico

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Icazbalceta, Joaquin Garcia
BIBLIOGRAFIA MEXICANA DEL SIGLO XVI, CATALOGO RAZONADO DE LIBROS IMPRESOS EN MEXICO DE 1539 A 1600, CON BIOGRAFIAS DE AUTORES Y OTRAS ILUSTRACIONES. PRECEDIDO DE UNA NOTICIA ACERCA DE LA INTRODUCCION DE LA IMPRENTA EN MEXICO.
$50

Mexico

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Cossio, González de Francisco & Medina, José Toribio
IMPRENTA EN MEXICO (1553 - 1820), 510 ADICIONES A LA OBRA DE JOSÉ TORIBIO MEDINA EN HOMENAJE AL PRIMER CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO
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Presentation by the Author

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Lister, W.B.C.
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MURRAY'S HANDBOOKS FOR TRAVELLERS, and Biographies of Authors, Editors Revisers and Principal Contributors.
$45
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Lindsay, Robert O. and John Neu.
FRENCH POLITICAL PAMPHLETS, 1547-1648, A CATALOG OF MAJOR COLLECTIONS IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES
$20
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Kruse, Robert
THE HENRY ROWE SCHOOLCRAFT COLLECTION, A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS IN NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES IN THE LIBRARY OF THE BOSTON ANTHENAEUM
$25
THE KRESS LIBRARY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
$200
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Johnson, Julie Greer
THE BOOK IN THE AMERICAS, THE ROLE OF BOOKS AND PRINTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA, With a foreword by Norman Fiering
$25

Illuminated Manuscripts

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Brown, Michelle P.
UNDERSTANDING ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, A GUIDE TO TECHNICAL TERMS
$25

Eric Gill

Skelton, Christopher
THE ENGRAVINGS OF ERIC GILL, Deluxe Edition. Two Volumes with Portfolio
$900

Eric Gill

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Maccarthy, Fiona
ERIC GILL, A LOVER'S QUEST FOR ART AND GOD
$30

Albrecht Dürer

Meder, Joseph
DÜRER-KATALOG, EIN HANDBUCH ÜBER ALBRECHT DÜRERS STICHE, RADIERUNGEN, HOLZSCHNITTE, DEREN ZUSTÄNDE, AUSGABEN UND WASSERZEICHEN
$200

Albrecht Dürer

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Kurth, Willi (editor)
THE COMPLETE WOODCUTS OF ALBRECHT DÜRER
$25
De Ricci, Seymour
ENGLISH COLLECTORS OF BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS (1530-1930) AND THEIR MARKS OF OWNERSHIP
$150
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Carter, John
ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS 6TH ED.
$20

Bookbinding

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Maggs 489
BOOK BINDINGS: HISTORICAL AND DECORATIVE, Catalogue 489
$20

Bookbinding

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Breslauer, B.H.
THE USES OF BOOKBINDING LITERATURE
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Black, R.D. Collison
CATALOGUE OF PAMPHLETS ON ECONOMIC SUBJECTS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1750 AND 1900 AND NOW HOUSED IN IRISH LIBRARIES
$60
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Bennett, Whitman
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOR PLATE BOOKS
$45
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Barnhill, Georgia Brady (editor)
BIBLIOGRAPHY ON AMERICAN PRINTS OF THE SEVENTEENTH THROUGH THE NINETEENTH CENTURIES
$55

Americana

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CHECKLIST OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 1789-1909
$50

UNCOMMON HAGSTROM MAP CATALOG

Andrew Gunnar Hagstrom
Hagstrom's Decorative and Historical Maps, First Edition
$375