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Some Account of the Oxford University Press 1468-1926

By: N/A

Price: $4.75

Publisher: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford: 1926

Seller ID: 2jc

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

134 pages (complete). A serene copy. The Oxford blue boards are sound, handsome. The stamped gilt titling is fresh and bright. The contents are most pleasing. Neat, elegant, placid, creamy, thick, clean and clear, generous and most companionable. A lovely, lovely copy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Catalogue of the Melbourne Public Library for 1861

By: N/A

Price: $950.00

Publisher: Melbourne Public Library: 1861

Seller ID: 24kx

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Complete. A resolute copy. A most interesting copy. The frontispage is floridly signed by Redmond Barry who, as a judge sentenced Ned Kelly to death and was one of the judges to sit on the Eureka Stockade treason trials. Barry almost single-handedly fought for and ensured the establishment of the Melbourne Public Library (among his many other philanthropic works (Melbourne Hospital for example)). Indeed, such was his personal involvement that he shelved many of the books on the library's shelves before its opening! During the late 1870s he went on a tour of Europe. This copy has been pl...
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A List of South African Newspapers - 1800-1982, with library holdings

By: N/A

Price: $142.50

Publisher: State Library, Pretoria: 1983

Seller ID: 20kz

ISBN: 0798901292

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

253 pages (complete). A tidy copy. The green boards are healthy, smart, sure. Stamped gold titling (fresh). The contents are pleasing. The papertrims are very lightly tanned from shelving. The contents are tight, bright, very clean and clear, diligent, conscientious. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Matrix 6 : A Review for Printers and Bibliophiles - Number Six Winter 1986

By: Bidwell, John ; Carter, Sebastian ; Cave, Roderick ; Chambers, David ; Crutchley, Brooke ; Dreyfus, John ; Empson, Patience ; Flavell, Anne ; Forster, Peter ; Freutel, Scott ; Gallo, Philip ; Hawley, Timothy ; Hutchins, Michael ; Kelly, Robert ; Marks, E

Price: $147.25

Publisher: The Whittington Press, Andoversford, Gloucestershire: 1986

Seller ID: 31jz

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

183 pages (complete). Hand-numbered 793 of a limited edition of 900 copies. A stunning, shiveringly beautiful book for those interested in printing and books. The book has a clear cellophane protective cover. Stiff card covers with paper dustjacket. All are in wondrous condition. The contents were printed on Sommerville Laid and Zerkall Halbmatt papers. The wood engravings were printed from the wood, and the line blocks were made by Keene Engraving. The contents are able to make one gasp with pleasure. They are hand-pressed, the illustrations and other devices are tipped-in. The page...
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Dr David Livingstone and Sir Henry Morton Stanley: An Annotated Bibliography

By: Casada, James A

Price: $80.75

Publisher: Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London: 1976

Seller ID: 12kq

ISBN: 0824099672

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

224 pages (complete). A tranquil copy. The moss coloured boards are tidy, comfortable, steady. They are attractive. The papertrims have splashes of foxing. Within, the contents are diligent. They have rashes of foxing to the early and later pages. Otherwise, the pages are clean, clear, conscientious, certain, confident, calm. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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A Catalogue of Books on Angling, 1811: The first angling bibliography to be published (A facsimile reprint of the first two editions, with "Brief Notes on English Angling Bibliographies" by Jack Heddon)

By: Ellis, Henry

Price: $370.50

Publisher: Honey Dun Press: 1977

Seller ID: 63lh

ISBN: 0904104044

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Complete. Numbered 104 of a limited edition of 225 copies. Initialled by the binder (A F Sismore, London) on the back pastedown. Quarter leather. Marbled boards. The book is housed in a marbled covered box with 'lifting' ribbon. The box is a little scuffed and marked by handling and storage. It is strong and sturdy. The book is most happy copy. The spine and boards are elegant, handsome, healthy. The contents are near immaculate. They are tight, fresh-faced, certain, very clean and clear, convivial and gentlemanly, gentle and companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked...
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Catalogue of the York Gate Library formed by Mr S William Silver : An Index to the Literature of Geography, Maritime and Inland Discovery, Commerce and Colonisation

By: Petherick, Edward Augustus

Price: $95.00

Publisher: John Murray, London: 1886

Seller ID: 60lk

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

336 pages (complete). A placid copy of this rare copy of the catalogue of William Silver's extraordinary private library. The library was later purchased by the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia. Bound in vellum. The spine seams and the guttering along the frontis and end papers have cracks. However, the security of the book is unaffected. The boards have scuffing, marks, rubbing, wear all about. They have a venerable appearance. They are steady, sure. Doubled marbled end papers. The contents are most satisfying. Laid paper, untrimmed. There are very occasional handlin...
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Category: Books / Bibliography / Library Science / Publishers

Some Account of the Oxford University Press 1468-1926

The Catalogue of the Melbourne Public Library for 1861

A List of South African Newspapers - 1800-1982, with library holdings

Matrix 6 : A Review for Printers and Bibliophiles - Number Six Winter 1986

Dr David Livingstone and Sir Henry Morton Stanley: An Annotated Bibliography

A Catalogue of Books on Angling, 1811: The first angling bibliography to be published (A facsimile reprint of the first two editions, with "Brief Notes on English Angling Bibliographies" by Jack Heddon)

Catalogue of the York Gate Library formed by Mr S William Silver : An Index to the Literature of Geography, Maritime and Inland Discovery, Commerce and Colonisation