[Rarebooks] FS: A selection on Books, Book Collectors, Printing, etc.

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Barker, Nicolas. "BIBLIOTHECA LINDESIANA. The Lives and Collections of
Alexander William, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres, and
James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres" London;
Printed for presentation to the Roxburghe Club, and published by Bernard
Quaritch: 1978. ‘Reprinted, with corrections’. “Alexander, 25th Earl of
Crawford (1812-80) called Lord Lindsay for most of his life, was
fascinated by books and the window that they opened on new ideas, foreign
lands and languages, and, above all, the past. He began to collect books
before he was ten, and continued to do so for the rest of his life”.
Unlike his contemporary, Sir Thomas Phillipps, Lindsay did not aim to
acquire a copy of every book ever printed, but aimed at creating the
perfect library of literature, scholarship and learning. His son followed
in his footsteps, and by the 1880s the library had achieved legendary
proportions. This detailed, scholarly and entertaining book chronicles the
foundations of the library, and the lives and collecting of its two chief
architects. Hardcover. 7.5”x11”, 415 pages, b/w illustrations; light wear.
[09382] $125.00


Duff, E. Gordon. "EARLY ENGLISH PRINTING" New York; Burt Franklin: 1970.
Originally published in 1896. “A series of facsimiles of all the types
used in England during the XVth century, with some of those used in the
printing of English books abroad”. Hardcover. 9”x12”, 40 pages plus 38 + 2
b/w plates; light wear. [09361] $40.00


French, Hannah D. "BOOKBINDING IN EARLY AMERICA. Seven Essays on Masters
and Methods" Worcester; American Antiquarian Society: 1986. “With
catalogues of bookbinding tools prepared by Willman Spawn”. Hardcover.
7.5”x10.5”, 230 pages, b/w illustrations; near fine. $60.00


Isaac, Peter. "WILLIAM DAVISON'S ‘NEW SPECIMENS OF CAST-METAL ORNAMENTS
AND WOOD TYPES’ introduced with an account of his activities as Pharmacist
and Printer in Alnwick, 1780-1858" London; Printing Historical Society:
1990. Hardcover. 8.5”x11”, about 200 pages, b/w illustrations, dj; near
fine. $35.00


[Marble Hill Press] "GENERAL NOTES ON THE HAND-COLOURIN OF FIFTEENTH
CENTURY WOODCUTS from ‘An Introduction to a History of Woodcut’ Vol. 1, by
Arthur M. Hind"  New York; privately printed by George Sas at The Marble
Hill Press: 1968. Edition limited to 100 copies. Softcover. 8.5”x11.5”, 16
pages, 3 color illustrations from 15th century woodcuts, black text with
red rules and decorations; sun-faded in a thin strip along the foredge,
else near fine. [09498] $45.00


Orgain, Marian. "AMERICAN PUBLISHERS' POSTERS & BOOKS 1894-98. An
Exhibition on the Occasion of the Grolier Club Visit to the University of
Houston Library" University of Houston: 1976. 1000 copies printed. An
exhibition selected from the University’s fine collection, the genesis of
which was a group of 60 posters purchased from the Brick Row Bookshop in
1966 by Dr. Edward G. Holley. Includes both posters for individual books
as well as literary magazines such as The Bookman and Lippincott’s. Visual
excellence of the poster, not the textual excellence of the subject, was
the criteria for the selections. Softcover. 11”x8.5”, 26 pages, b/w
illustrations, light wear, a bit thumbed. [09435] $50.00


Sapon, Daniel Steven. "ILLUSTRATION OF SIXTEENTH CENTURY ZOOLOGICAL BOOKS:
An Analysis of the Printed Pictorial Presentation of Scientific Data"
Daniel Steven Sapon: 1974. A Master’s Thesis submitted to the University
of Toronto. Card covers, contained in a buckram binder; 109 single-sided
pages plus 10 plates; binder with wear, thesis with a little light wear.
[09362] $150.00


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