ZIGROSSER, CARL & GAEDE, CHRISTA M

A guide to the collecting and care of original Prints

New York, Crown Publishers. 1965, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Sponsored by the Print Council of America.120p. illus. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 042780

Catalogue: Printing & Publishing

Keywords: Prints Printing Printmaking Peservation Prints and Drawings Xlibris

GRESCOE, PAUL

The Merchants of Venus : Inside Harlequin and the Empire of Romance

Vancouver BC, Raincoast Books. 1996, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 155192112X) Trade Paperback. Book, Every minute someone in the world is reading a Harlequin romance novel. Now for the first time, the world can read the sensational story of how Harlequin Enterprises has become the McDonalds of multi-national publishing. From its founding in 1949 by a former Canadian fur trader and his society wife to the company's bravura 1995 launch in China, [the author] presents a rousing saga that provides an intimate glimpse of the inner workings of a conglomerate that has made a fortune out of seducing the world's women.309p. illus. index.Crisp unread copy. As New.

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Book number: 043048

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Keywords: 155192112x Romance Novels Publishing Canada Harlequin Enterprises Romance Novels Xlibris

VAIL-BALLOU PRESS

After Three Years : The Story of the Application of an Old Principle and Its Adaptation to Book Printing.

Binghampton NY, Vail-Ballou Press. 0, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, The book contains sample pages of different fonts produced by the company's improved stereotype plates and which were "taken from books actually printed" for various major publishers between 1931-1936. They were proud to announce that "This booklet was printed entirely form Knick-o-Types and Val-Lou types made in our plant by the process herein described. " This is a copy of the original issue - printed on Warren's No 66 paper - and NOT a modern electronic reproduction. Undated [c 1936] 72p. illus Marbled boards. Very Good.

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Book number: 043639

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Keywords: Printing Vail-Ballou Press Stereotypes Typography Knick-O-Types Val-Lou-Types Xlibris Typography

PRESSER, HELMUT [ED]

Johannes Gutenberg 1400-1468 : Printing transforms the world = Die Druckkunst verandert die Welt

Stuttgart, Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen. 1970, 1st German Edition. Original Wraps. Book, Catalogue of an exhibition compiled and arranged by the the Institute for Foreign Relations, Stuttgart Parallel text in German and English. xii,, 128p. illus. [Oblong format 30x23x1 cm]. Fine.

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Book number: 043165

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Keywords: Johannes Gutenberg Printing Stuttgart Exhibition Catalogue Books in German Books & Publishing

HOME, ALAN; LANDON, RICHARD & UPJOHN, GUY

Eric Gill : His Life and Art

Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. 1991, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0772760055) Original Wraps. Book, An exhibition in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 19 April-30 June 1991.This commemoration of Gill's life and work is drawn primarily from a private collection in Toronto formed by J. Kemp Waldie, and also contains items from the Fisher Library and the Library of the University of Waterloo. It illustrates the varied aspects of Gill's career, with special emphasis on his graphic art and book illustration. The catalogue, by Alan Horne, Richard Landon, and Guy Upjohn won a first place award from the Rare Books and Manuscripts Sections of the American Library Association, and two design awards from the National Composition and Prepress Association. Printed in Canada in Gill's Perpetua type. 56p. illus.bibliography. BUT an errrata slip is laid in.. which states "Title page : Dates of exhibition should read "5 October - 29 December 1991". New Book from Publisher.

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Book number: 044364

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Keywords: 0772760055 Bibliography Exhibition Catalogues, Eric Gill Printing Typography Engravings Typography