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A BROADSIDE ISSUED AT MOBILE (NOW IN ALABAMA) IN 1763, BUT PRINTED ON THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA IN THE SAME YEAR. Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original in the William L. Clements Library, with a Note on the Authorship and Production of This Unrecorded Imprint by Douglas C. McMurtrie

By: (McMurtrie, Douglas C.)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: (Chicago, IL: Students of the Chicago School of Printing, 1939).: 1939).

Seller ID: 6037

Condition: Good

(Chicago, IL: Students of the Chicago School of Printing, 1939).. 1939).. Good. - Quarto, printed cream wraps. Lightly creased at the top; the top 3" of the wraps are separating at the spine. 4 pp., including facsimile. Good.
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A LIST OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ON THE INVENTION OF PRINTING

By: (McMurtrie, Douglas C.). (WPA)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL: Committee on Invention of Printing, 1941.: 1941.

Seller ID: 6016

Condition: Fine

Chicago, IL: Committee on Invention of Printing, 1941.. 1941.. Fine. - Quarto, printed red wraps. Very light soiling. 18 mechanically reproduced pages, printed on one side only. Near fine.

Published as a report on a Work Projects Adminsitration Official Project. (Contributions to the Bibliography of Printing No. 6).
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THE BEGINNING OF PRINTING IN RHODE ISLAND. (In Americana. Vol. XXIX October, 1935 Number 4)

By: (McMurtrie, Douglas)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Somerville, NJ and New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1935.: 1935.

Seller ID: 7106

Condition: Very good

Somerville, NJ and New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1935.. 1935.. Very good. - Quarto, cream & brown pictorial wraps. Soiled, chipped & lightly spotted with short tears. pp. [517]-676. Sepia-toned frontispiece & sepia-toned & B&W plates, some with tissue guards. The contents are very good.

McMurtrie's article runs from page 607 through page 629.
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SIXTY TWO INCUNABULA. Catalogue No. 190

By: (Menno Hertzberger & Co.)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Amsterdam: International Antiquariaat (Menno Hertzberger), n.d. [circa 1950s].: n.d. [circa 1950s].

Seller ID: 7170

Condition: Good

Amsterdam: International Antiquariaat (Menno Hertzberger), n.d. [circa 1950s].. n.d. [circa 1950s].. Good. - Octavo, printed cream wraps with B&W facsimile on front wrap. Soiled & lightly spotted; corners lightly creased. 40 pp. The top page corners & some bottom page corners are lightly creased. Illustrated with B&W facsimiles. Good.

62 items are catalogued with prices in guilders and dollars.
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A CHOICE OF BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER / FENWAY COURT

By: (Merrymount Press). Gardner, Isabella Stewart

Price: $75.00

Publisher: [No place], 1906.: 1906.

Seller ID: 28863

Condition: Very good

[No place], 1906.. 1906.. Very good. - Octavo, tan & green marbled paper covered boards backed with gray cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The boards are bumped & the joints are rubbed. The rear board is rubbed with small brown stains. Half- title, title, 70 & [1] pages. There is scattered foxing. Very good.

Printed by D. B. Updike of the Merrymount Press, but disowned by him due to poor scholarship [Bianchi 269].

The book is annotated with a very few pencil notes and corrections. According to the archivist of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum "the signature and margina...
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SIR FRANCIS MEYNELL AND THE NONESUCH PRESS. Reprinted from February 1964 issue of American Artist

By: (Meynell, Sir Francis). Johnson, Fridolf

Price: $20.00

Publisher: American Artist, 1964.: 1964.

Seller ID: 16080

Condition: Very good

American Artist, 1964.. 1964.. Very good. - Small quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in printed black-and-white self-wraps. 8 pages. The edges of the title & last page are very lightly foxed & soiled. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

A note on the last page reads: "This keepsake supplied by Gallery 303 to the participants in the Heritage Series".
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AN EXHIBIT OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY EDITIONS OF WRITINGS BY JOHN MILTON. Preface by William Riley Parker, Late Distinguished Professor of English, Indiana University. (Catalog)

By: (Milton, John). Parker, William Riley

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, 1969.: 1969.

Seller ID: 13599

Condition: Fine

Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, 1969.. 1969.. Fine. - Small quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed tan wraps with a keyhole in the front wrap revealing a black-and- white portrait of Milton on the inner fold of the wrap. The wraps are very slightly bumped. [23] pages. Illustrated with a full-page portrait of Milton & a full-page photographic portrait of William Riley Parker. Near fine.

92 editions are catalogued.
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THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY: Review of the Growth, Development and Activities of the Library During the Period between Its Establishment as an Educational Institution in February 1924 and the Close of the Year 1929

By: (Morgan, John Pierpont; President of the Board of Trustees)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, (1930).: (1930).

Seller ID: 18100

Condition: Good

New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, (1930).. (1930).. Good. - Octavo, three quarters gilt-ruled dark brown calf & brown cloth titled in gilt between raised bands on the spine with the original wrappers bound in. The boards are rubbed & bumped. The joints are worn & there is a small piece out of the head of the spine. [iv] & 148 pages plus colophon. Illustrated in black & white with 2 plates, including a frontispiece, and with full-page illustrations. An errata slip has become detached & is laid in at page 34, leaving glue staining to the page. Good.

Limited edition of 1,000 copies priva...
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BULLETIN DE LA LIBRAIRIE DAMASCENE MORGAND. Tome Troisieme. Nos. 7881 a 11725. (Catalogue)

By: (Morgand, Damscene)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Paris: Damascene Morgand, Libraire, 1883-1886.: 1883-1886.

Seller ID: 7240

Condition: Very good

Paris: Damascene Morgand, Libraire, 1883-1886.. 1883-1886.. Very good. - Octavo, three-quarter brown calf & decorative green & black boards titled in gilt between gilt-ruled raised bands in blind & double gilt rules on spine; t.e.g.; marbled endpapers. The covers are detached, the corners are bumped & the leather is darkened & heavily rubbed. 911 pages. Illustrated with B&W facsimiles & 2 folding color plates. There is scattered light staining & soiling, a few page corners are lightly creased & the page edges are slightly darkened; there are pencil markings to 1 page; there is a tear to 1 fold...
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TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY: Highlights from Matrix, the review for printers and bibliophiles

By: (Morison, Stanley; Vox, Maximilien; Hammer, Victor; Gill, Eric; et al)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: West New York, NJ: Mark Batty Publisher, 2003.: 2003.

Seller ID: 30381

ISBN: 0971568766

Condition: Fine

West New York, NJ: Mark Batty Publisher, 2003.. 2003.. Fine. - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide], decorative paper covered boards in a dust wrapper. There is a publisher's sticker on the rear panel of the dust jacket. xx, [iv] & 374 pages plus colophon. Illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine.

First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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THE ESTELLE DOHENY COLLECTION: Part VI: Printed Books and Manuscripts, concerning William Morris and His Circle. (Catalog).

By: (Morris, William). (Doheny, Estelle).

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., 1989.: 1989.

Seller ID: 35089

Condition: Fine

- Quarto, dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. All the edges are gilt. 103 & [6] pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white & color. Near fine.

Limited edition of 100 numbered copies for presentation with gilt edges and a ribbon book marker. This is copy number V.

138 items are catalogued and fully described with estimated prices.
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WILLIAM MORRIS. (In Scribner's Magazine Vol. XXII. No. 1, July 1897)

By: (Morris, William). Crane, Walter

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.: 1897.

Seller ID: 6397

Condition: Good

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.. 1897.. Good. - Large octavo, printed tan wraps. Soiled, chipped & creased with the front edge of the front wrap darkened. 68 & 132 pp. The bottom edges of the pages are creased. Good only.

Crane's article [pp. 88-99] is illustrated with examples of Morris's bookmaking and decorative designs.

Rare.
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ON THE HERITAGE OF WILLIAM MORRIS: Some Considerations / Typographic & Otherwise. An Address Delivered by Joseph R. Dunlap / On the Occasion of the Annual Typophiles Christmas Luncheon / December 12, 1974

By: (Morris, William). Dunlap, Joseph R

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: The Typophiles, 1976.: 1976.

Seller ID: 15522

Condition: Fine

New York: The Typophiles, 1976.. 1976.. Fine. - Small octavo, softcover bound in plain white wraps in a printed brick red dust wrapper. Half-title, title & 26 pages plus colophon. Near fine.

Limited edition of 850 copies. Dust jacket present.
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WILLIAM MORRIS AND THE KELMSCOTT PRESS. An Exhibition Held in the Library of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, from October 9 to December 31, 1959. / To Which Is Appended an Address by Philip C. Duschnes to the Friends of the Library of Brown University, December 7, 1959

By: (Morris, William). Duschnes, Philip C

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Providence, RI: Brown University Library, 1960.: 1960.

Seller ID: 4317

Condition: Very good

Providence, RI: Brown University Library, 1960.. 1960.. Very good. - Tall octavo, soft cover bound in printed blue wraps with a decoration in red on the front wrap. The corners of the wraps are lightly creased. iii & 49 pages plus section of 16 full-page black-and-white facsimiles. Very good.

This commemorative catalog of the Brown University exhibition describes 62 items, the majority from the collection of John M. Crawford, Jr. Laid in is a printed slip indicating that this copy is sent to the recipient by the Library with the compliments of John M. Crawford, Jr. On the recto of the slip...
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WARRIOR BARD: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM MORRIS

By: (Morris, William). Godwin, Edward and Stephani

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., (1947).: (1947).

Seller ID: 6303

Condition: Very good

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., (1947).. (1947).. Very good. - Small octavo, tan cloth titled in brown. Lightly bumped with slight fraying to the top corner of the front cover; small dent to top edge of each cover; spine & extremities somewhat faded. 175 & [1] pp. Color frontispiece & B&W head-pieces by the authors. Very good.

First edition. First Edition.
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WILLARD SAMUEL MORSE: A Great Collector

By: (Morse, Willard Samuel). Wagner, Henry R

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Printed for Dawson's Book Shop by The Ward Ritchie Press, 1939.: 1939.

Seller ID: 15625

Condition: Fine

Printed for Dawson's Book Shop by The Ward Ritchie Press, 1939.. 1939.. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped. 12 pages plus colophon. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece. Near fine.

Limited edition of 250 copies, of which 50 were for presentation to members of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles.

The frontispiece is a reproduction of Morse's bookplate designed by Howard Pyle which appeared in each book in his collection. In addition, a book label for the particular collection to which the item belonged with ruled lines for bibliogra...
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PENNYROYAL / MCMLXXX. (Catalogue)

By: (Moser, Barry)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: (Northampton, MA: Pennyroyal Press, Inc., 1980).: 1980).

Seller ID: 6362

Condition: Very good

(Northampton, MA: Pennyroyal Press, Inc., 1980).. 1980).. Very good. - Octavo, printed gray wraps. Light creasing to rear wrap. [12] pp. with order form laid in. There is a crease to the 2nd & 3rd leaves. B&W pictorial title & 1 B&W plate. Very good.

1/1000 copies printed by Harold McGrath. The two illustrations are engravings by Barry Moser, printed from the original blocks.
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THE MOSHER BOOKS. (Catalogue).

By: (Mosher, Thomas B).

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1911.: 1911.

Seller ID: 35154

Condition: Good

- Quarto, sewn greenish gray wraps. Chipped with small pieces out of the head & tail of the spine & a piece out of the bottom corner of the front wrap; light crease to the rear wrap. 80 pp. Light crease to the last 30 pages. Good.
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BIBLIOTHECA MUNSELLIANA: A Catalogue of the Books and Pamphlets Issued from the Press of Joel Munsell from the Year 1828 to 1870.

By: (Munsell, Joel).

Price: $10.00

Publisher: NY: Burt Franklin, (1969).: (1969).

Seller ID: 34282

Condition: Good

NY: Burt Franklin, (1969).. (1969).. Good. - Octavo, green cloth. Soiled, rubbed & bumped. 191 pp. Good.

Reprint of the original edition published in 1872.
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GRANDSAR WANTED TO BE A PRINTER. Printed for Grig and John Nash to celebrate a seventy-fifth anniversary that occured on July 30, 1941

By: (Nash, John)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: (1941).: (1941).

Seller ID: 3740

Condition: Fine

(1941).. (1941).. Fine. - A 10-7/8 inch high by 8-3/8 inch wide broadside folded twice and tipped into stiff green wraps with the letters "LCC" printed in a calligraphic typeface on the front cover. This little booklet is illustrated with a photograph of, presumably, a young John Nash mounted inside the front cover. A tiny crease to the top left corner of the covers is the only flaw to mar this otherwise near fine copy.

First edition. First Edition.
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