Davis, Andrew McFarland

The Cambridge Press, by Andrew Mcfarland Davis

Worcester, Mass. C. Hamilton, 1888. Paperback. 9 p. 25 cm. Very good condition, wrapper corners worn, partly unopened Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, for April 25, 1888.

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Book number: 46168

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Keywords: Cambridge Press (Cambridge, Mass. ) ; Printing--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History

Dawson, Glen

The Plantin Press, Los Angeles : Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Work of Saul & Lillian Marks : A Selection from the Printing Produced at the Plantin Press Since 1931 / Compiled and Arranged by Glen Dawson, & Shown at the University of California Library, Los Angeles, March 1955 ; [Engravings by Ilya Schor, Henry Shire].

Los Angeles, Plantin Press, [1955]. Paperback. 10,[2] p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Very good condition .

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Book number: 46150

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Keywords: Plantin Press--Exhibitions; Los Angeles (Calif. )--Imprints--Exhibitions

Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison)

[Printing Specimans] One Verse and Chorus of William Morris's Master of This Hall with an Illus of Minstrels, One Page of the Revelations of St. John the Divine, 21, 1 to 5 with an Decorative Initial "a", 1 Purple Envelope with Callligraphic Return Address Designed for the Society of Calligraphers in Boston. .

Hingham, 1908. Paperback. 2 leaves and an envelope in i folder. Very good condition Il faut cultiver nostre jardin.

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Book number: 46720

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Ehrlich, Eugene

The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate

New York, N.Y. HarperCollins, 1994. Hardcover. 205pp. 22 cm. Very good condition/good.

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Book number: 42822

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Keywords: English Language - Synonyms & Antonyms; Dictionaries

Grassi, Giovannino de'

The Visconti Hours, National Library, Florence. [Introductions and Commentary by] Millard Meiss and Edith W. Kirsch.

New York, G. Braziller, [1972]. Hardcover. 262 p. col. illus. 26 cm. Fine condition, in slipcase .

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Book number: 43735

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Keywords: Belbello, Luchino; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Di Firenze; Illumination of Books and Manuscripts; Medieval--Italy--Florence; Illumination of Books and Manuscripts, Italian; Books of Hours; Meiss, Millard; Kirsch, Edith W. ; Catholic Church. Liturgy and

Grendler, Paul F.

Aldus Manutius : Humanist, Teacher, and Printer / Paul F. Grendler.

Providence, R.I. John Carter Brown Library, 1984. Paperback. 26 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Very good condition, spine edge sunned Address delivered at the John Carter Brown Library on Nov. 9, 1984, on the occasion of an exhibition. Bibliography: p. 25-26. 1500 copies printed at the Stinehour Press.

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Book number: 46174

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Keywords: Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515; Printing--Italy--Venice--History

Gutenberg-Reichsausstellung (1940 : Leipzig, Germany)

Gutenberg Reich Exhibition, Leipzig, 1940, June 15 to October 20 : With International Participation

Leipzig, Published by Gutenberg-Reichsausstellung, 1940. Paperback. 12 p. Very good condition Cover title. Imprint information from colophon. "Printed by: Offizin Poeschel & Trepte, Leipzig. Printed in Germany: Imprimé en Allemagne."--Colophon. Printed in red and black.

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Book number: 46152

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Keywords: Printing -- History -- Origin and Antecedents -- Exhibitions; Printing -- History -- Celebrations of Invention.

Hayes, James

The Roman Letter; a Study of Notable Graven and Written Forms from Twenty Centuries in Which Our Latin Alphabet Moved Toward Its High Destiny As the Basic Medium of Printed Communication Throughout the Western World. Prepared on the Occasion of an Exhibition Dealing with This Subject, Held by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company in Its Lakeside Press Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, 1951-52.

Chicago, Lakeside Press, 1951. Paperback. 54 p. illus. 26 cm. Very good condition .

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Book number: 46153

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Keywords: Paleography, Latin

Hurlburt, Allen

Publication Design : A Guide to Page Layout, Typography, Format, and Style. .

New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. c1976. Hardcover. 134pp. 24 cm. Very good condition .

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Book number: 43127

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Keywords: Magazine Design

Innes, R. Faraday (Robert Faraday)

Bookbinding Leathers and Their Deterioration : A Lecture Given in Stationers' Hall, London, Friday, 8th January, 1932.

London, [Print. Industry Research Association], 1932. Unbound. 19 p. ; 29 cm. Very good condition .

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Book number: 46155

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Keywords: Bookbinding ; Leather

John Carter Brown Library

The American Tradition : A Catalogue of Books, Manuscripts, and Maps Exhibited at the John Carter Brown Library in the Spring and Summer of 1954 / with an Address by Clinton Rossiter.

Providence, R.I. Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1955. Paperback. 48 p. ; 25 cm. Very good condition The address, The shaping of the American tradition, by Clinton Rossiter, was delivered at the 11th annual meeting of the Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, Apr. 1954, and published in the Oct. 1954 issue of The William and Mary quarterly.

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Book number: 46181

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Keywords: United States--Civilization--to 1783--Sources--Exhibitions; United States--Civilization--1783-1865--Sources--Exhibitions; Rossiter, Clinton

John Carter Brown Library

The British Look at America During the Age of Samuel Johnson; an Exhibition. With an Address by Herman W. Liebert

Providence, Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, Printed at the Stinehour Press, 1971. Paperback. vi, 55 p. illus. 27 cm. Very good condition .

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Book number: 46138

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Keywords: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Knowledge--America; United States--History--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--Exhibitions; America--Discovery and Exploration--Exhibitions; Liebert, Herman W. ; Stinehour Press

John Carter Brown Library

A Collection's Progress: Two Retrospective Exhibitions

Providence, R.I. Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1968. Paperback. 79 p. illus. facsims. maps. 27 cm. Very good condition Catalogue of two exhibitions; one held at the Grolier Club, New York, Apr. 16-June 1, 1968; the other at the library, Providence, Apr. 5-Sept. 1, 1968.

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Book number: 46140

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Keywords: Grolier Club; John Carter Brown Library. In Retrospect, 1923-1949.

John Carter Brown Library

Rare Americana : A Selection of One Hundred & One Books, Maps, & Prints Not in the John Carter Brown Library

Providence, Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1974. Paperback. 77 p. (p. 74-77 advertisements) ; 23 cm. Very good condition .

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Book number: 46162

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Keywords: Rare Books--Bibliography; America--Bibliography

John Carter Brown Library. Associates.

Report of the Annual Meeting 1982 with Membership List / the Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

Providence, R.I. 1982. Paperback. 36 p. Very good condition .

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Book number: 46178

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Keywords: John Carter Brown Library; Academic Libraries; Friends of the Library; Rhode Island--Providence