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![Image for Forty Etchings on Copper, Reproduced from the Most Noted Examples of Modern Art and Photographs of English Landscapes. Series I [1].](/assets/images/product/2083653.jpg)
By: N/A
Price: $125.00
Publisher: The Osborne & Murphy Company, Art Publishers, Red Oak:
Seller ID: 2083653
Condition: Very Good
Boards faintly soiled, front hinge just beginning to weaken, portion of front free endpaper removed, front flyleaf creased. All image pages excellent with no marks, foxing, stains, or toning. Forty half-tone images photographically reproduced from original photographs, and copper plate etchings by various artists. In 1888, two enterprising young men, Edmond Osborne and Thomas D. Murphy, purchased a woodcut of the Montgomery County Courthouse that was under construction at the time. To offset the expense of the woodcut, they decided to sell advertising around the picture and add a calendar pad.... View more info
By: Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, Type Founders, Manufacturers and Merchants to Printers
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, Type Founders, Manufacturers and Merchants to Printers: 1925
Seller ID: 2275802
Condition: Good
Binding weakening, a few gatherings beginning to loosen. 1925 Hard Cover. 528, [4], 7, [1] pp. Numerous examples of fonts and designs throughout. View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Rochester, New York, Press of the Good Mountain, Rochester Institute of Technology:
Seller ID: 2303578
Condition: Fine
A fine copy. 26 pp. A chronology of print history in18th century Europe. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: David R. Godine: 1977
Seller ID: 2295135
ISBN: 0879232102
Condition: Near Fine
A few faint spots on top page ridge. 1977 Large Hardcover. xvi, 250 pp. ...a narrative of how printing arrived, spread, and flourished in the American colonies--of how it gradually attained, in its finest manifestations, the status of an art--of how in this century it had associated with it such diverse and extraordinary talents as Updike, Rogers, Goudy, Dwiggins, Ruzicka, and the Grabhorns. ...there are discussed private and special presses... View more info
By: Darley, F.O.C.
Price: $500.00 $400.00
Publisher: James G. Gregory: 1862
Seller ID: 2267734
Condition: Very Good
Printed on flyleaf is the following text: 'Presented to Chas. Knickerbocker, by the Steel Plate Engravers of the Western Bank Note & Engraving Co. 'as a mark of esteem' and dated 1872, which seems to indicate this volume was custom-bound for Mr. Knickerbocker in that year. Professionally rebacked with original backstrip laid down, reinforcement to edges of first and last few pages. Two photographs and two engravings laid in. Foxed throughout, boards a bit rubbed with some drying along edges, later pencil gift note on front flyleaf dated 1903 presenting the book to J.H. Wilcox from his mother. ... View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: AMS Press, Inc.: 1967
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2279193
Condition: Very Good
No jacket, a few light spots on front board. 1967 Hard Cover. 420 pp. Joel Munsell (born Northfield, Massachusetts, 14 April 1808; died Albany, New York, 15 January 1880) was a United States printer, publisher and author. He established himself as a printer in Albany in 1827. He edited and published the Albany Minerva in 1828, was associate editor of the Microscope in 1834, and was publisher and editor of the New York State Mechanic from 1841 to 1843. Subsequently, he published The Lady's Magazine, the Northern Star and Freeman's Advocate, The Spectator, the Unionist, the Albany Daily State Re... View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois, The Cuneo Press, Inc.: 1933
Seller ID: 2303579
Condition: Good
Stain along top edge. 1933 Stapled Binding. 30 pp. A brief history of the printing press. View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: London, Cambridge at the University Press: 1955
Seller ID: 2187656
Condition: Good
Ex-Library with usual marks. Light rubbing to boards. 1955 Hard Cover. E.P. Goldschmidt (1887 1954) was a prominent bookseller and scholar well known for his research on early printing and the spread of humanist ideas in Europe. First published in 1955, this volume originated in the proofs for Goldschmidt's inaugural lecture series as Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge. Although his health was failing, and he was consequently unable to give the lectures, Goldschmidt was able to prepare a set of final proofs before he died. It was decided to publish the work without alterations as a ba... View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Cornell University Press: 1989
Edition: 1st Printing
Seller ID: 2293890
ISBN: 0801496845
Condition: Very Good
1st printing. Faint edge wear. 1989 Trade Paperback. 288 pp. This handsome volume surveys bird-book publishing in Britain from just before 1660, when metal-plate printing was introduced, to the mid-nineteenth century, when the process was superseded by lithography. In this period, most of the bird books published in Britain were illustrated by the authors themselves, who learned to etch their drawings of birds on metal plates. It was a time when hundreds of previously unknown species were being discovered in all parts of the world, and a flood of new specimens reached the British Isles. Bird E... View more info
Price: $15.00 $12.00
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston: 2003
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2151866
ISBN: 0618263519
Condition: Fine
First edition. An exceptional copy. Fine. 2003 Large Hardcover. [40 pp.] If a book was published 600 years ago, it would have been copied out by hand by a scribe in a monastery and probably would have taken months to produce. But thanks to Johann Gutenberg in the fifteenth century, modern printing was born and nowadays it can take only a few seconds to print a book. Gutenberg invented the printing press as well as a new type of ink and a new way to cast type. Learn the incredible story of Johann Gutenberg and the history of early printing and publishing. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Russell & Russell Inc.: 1965
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2200893
Condition: Near Fine
No jacket. Near fine. 1965 Hard Cover. viii, [2], 11-352 pp. 8vo. 1965 reissue of 1904 original. An account of early education in colonial America, beginning with the origins of its educational system in Europe, and focusing specifically on schools in Massachusetts and books used during the colonial period. Includes reproductions of title pages of numerous well-known works such as Eliot's Indian Primer, Noah Webster's American Spelling Book, etc. View more info
Price: $10.00 $8.00
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company: 1966
Seller ID: 2279055
Condition: Good
Former library copy - usual marks. No jacket. 1966 Hard Cover. xiv, 628 pp. CONTENTS: American Publishing to 1865; Genteel Publishing in the Gilded Age; The Commercialization of Literature: 1900-1945; Publishing Goes Public: 1945-1965; Chronology of Publishing Events; Bibliography; Index. View more info
By: Massachusetts Historical Society
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Massachusetts Historical Society: 1937
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2048848
Condition: Very Good
Second edition, revised and corrected. 1937 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. [ii], 144 pp. A descriptive list of the publications of the Massachusetts Historical Society, including the collections, proceedings, and special volumes. View more info
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1943
Seller ID: 2281258
Condition: Good
Ex-library with usual marks. Jacket rubbed. 1943 Hard Cover. xxx, 676 pp. A history of printing from the most primitive records to the modern bindings we know today. From the jacket: This book tells the romantic and fascinating story of one of mankind's greatest achievements - the printed book. Behind the production of the books of today there lies a long history of inventive and creative effort, the work of innumerable artists and craftsmen throughout centuries, from the far-off days when books were written, letter by letter and word by word, by the careful hands of skillful scribes. And behi... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Hacker Art Books: 1968
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2280873
Condition: Very Good
Reissue. Lacks jacket. 1968 Hard Cover. A complete overview of the printing press in the Americas, from the earliest printing of the 16th century through the present day. View more info
By: Pottinger, David
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Harvard University Press: 1941
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2301497
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Lacks jacket. Spine faded. 1941 Hard Cover. viii, [4], 143, [3] pp. 8vo. A history of printing including chapters on: the invention of printing; the development of printing; the printer's tools; the evolution of type design; characteristics of a good book type; the design of books; further reading; index. View more info
By: Rouse, Parke; Thomas, M.W.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg: 1955
Seller ID: 2301484
Condition: Very Good
Wrappers toned. 1955 Stapled Binding. ii, 30 pp. Stapled binding. Includes engraved illuistrations and reproductions of title pages from period publications. View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: The Printing House of Leo Hart: 1948
Seller ID: 2266772
Condition: Good
No jacket, large stain on front board, small stain on front and rear board corners, pages faintly toned. 1948 Hard Cover. xii, 94 pp. Isaiah Thomas (January 19, 1749 – April 4, 1831) was an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Waltwin Publishing Company: 1940
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2284878
Condition: Very Good
Second edition. A few tiny spots on front board, ink 'consensus' stamp on front endpaper, small dealer bookplate on rear endpaper. 1940 Large Hardcover. 328, [4] pp. A guide to producing and selling lithographic prints, updated from the original edition published in 1937 to incorporate new innovations in the field. View more info
By: The Canfield Paper Company
Price: $15.00
Publisher: The Canfield Paper Company: 1950
Seller ID: 2303457
Condition: Near Fine
No jacket. Top page ridge lightly foxed. 1950 Hard Cover. The purpose of this book is to help the planner of fine printing to make the best possible selection of the paper and the method of printing to reproduce his text and art work to the best advantage. View more info
By: Waldman, Milton
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company: 1925
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2048802
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Small dealer bookplate on rear endpaper, Goodspeed catalog number on verso of front endpaper. 1925 Hard Cover. xviii, 271 pp. 8vo. Includes maps, illustrations, and facsimiles of title pages of significant works. A discussion of various early books related to American history from the earliest explorations through the eighteenth century. Index follows text. View more info
By: Waldman, Milton
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company: 1925
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2206627
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Front hinge just starting. 1925 Hard Cover. xviii, 271 pp. 8vo. Includes maps, illustrations, and facsimiles of title pages of significant works. A discussion of various early books related to American history from the earliest explorations through the eighteenth century. Index follows text. View more info
![Image for The General Guide to Rare Americana, with Auction Records and Prices. A Hand Book and Guide to the Rare and Notable Books Relating to America. With Chronological and Regional Inventories of Early Printed Books in the United States, and a Key to American Imprints 1639-1889, in Two Volumes: 1493-1699; 1700-1943; [with] A Key to American Imprints - 1638-1889](/assets/images/product/2048765.jpg)
By: Wemyss, Stanley
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Printed for the Author: 1944
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2048765
Condition: Very Good
First edition. No jacket. Errata slip precedes printing key in volume 1, several amendments in ink to entries of softcover volume, wrappers toned. 1944 Hard Cover. xi, [1], 117, 9; 172, [1]; 11 pp. A chronological bibliography of important works of Americana from 1493-1943, together with a list, arranged by state and city, detailing the dates of the earliest known printed works in each location (as of the time of this guide's publication). The key to imprints is included as an appendix to the first volume, but was also issued separately in softcover form - both are included here. View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.: 1981
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2280289
ISBN: 0486241718
Condition: Good
1981 reissue of 1935 original. Wrappers creased, light general wear. We have more books available by this author!. 252 pp. Winterich's anecdotal, entertaining survey easily communicates a vast deal of American bibliography without scholastic pretension. His histories will delight bibliophiles, collectors and students of American culture... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Dominion Books / The University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville: 1964
Edition: 1st Printing
Seller ID: 2278282
Condition: Good
First paperback printing. Spine creased, wrappers lightly toned. 1964 Trade Paperback. xxiv, 368 pp. A reissue of the 1938 second edition, and the first appearance in paperback form. From the back cover: 'Liberally illustrated, [Wroth's] study treats almost every conceivable aspect of the printer's trade from 1639 (the establishment of the first press) to the end of the colonial period.' Bibliography and index follow text. View more info
