Books on Books & Printing

Books on Books & Printing

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1 A Catalogue of Dover Publications: Books and Records in All Fields, 1974
New York Dover Publications, Inc. 1974 First Edition Printed Card Wrappers About VG  Trade Catalog 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Retail trade catalog of all books and records published by Dover Publications in 1974. 263pp, illustrated. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, creasing to spine. Minor wear/rubbing to wrappers. Weight, 330g.  
Price: 9.50 USD
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2 A Directory of Dealers in Secondhand and Antiquarian Books in the British Isles 1964-1966
London Sheppard Press 1965 Sixth Edition Cloth, Gilt Titles About Fine  Very Good Reference 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 
Pocket-sized directory of U. K. Booksellers. 200pp, advertising. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. No wear to cloth. Unmarked. Dustjacket is bright with minor wear only to tips. Weight, 240g.  
Price: 10.00 USD
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3 A Directory of Dealers in Secondhand and Antiquarian Books in the British Isles 1969-1971
London Sheppard Press 1970 Seventh Edition Cloth, Gilt Titles About Fine  Very Good Reference 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 
Pocket-sized directory of U. K. Booksellers. xxiv, 264pp, advertising. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. No wear to cloth. Previous owner's signature to ffep and to top right corner of dustjacket. Dustjacket is bright with minor wear only. Weight, 420g.  
Price: 10.00 USD
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4 Goodspeed's Catalogue of Americana, No 155
Boston Goodspeed's Book Shop 1924 Number 155 Printed Wraps Good VG Bookseller's Catalog 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Catalog #155, February 1924. 1,335 items of Americana presented in a priced Sales Catalog. 64pp. Clean copy with sound binding. Reduced. Weight, 77g. 
Price: 9.50 USD
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5 London: An Excerpt from the British Museum Catalogue of Printed Maps, Charts and Plans, Photolithographic Edition to 1964
London Trustees of the British Museum 1967 First Edition Printed Card Wraps Near Fine Bibliography 13.25" Tall 
Bibliography of maps and plans of the City of London, England, held in the British Museum as of 1964. Two colums per page, 202 columns total. Bright, clean interior and a sound binding. Light surface soiling to wraps [dust]. Weight, 500g. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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6 Matrix 7: A Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
Andoversford Whittington Press 1987 0261-3093 First English Edition Stiff, Card Covers Fine  Fine Periodical 11.25" Tall 
Fine printing on high quality paper. Limited edition of 850 copies bound in patterened paper boards. 166pp, illustrated, folding plates. Good copy, about 'as issued'. Weight 1.1kg.  
Price: 200.00 USD
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7 Paper on Parade 44
Montreal Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited 1939 First Issue, 1939 Spiral Binding, Card Wraps VG+  Paper Samples 11" Tall 
Bi-monthly publication containing printed, paper samples for the printing trade. Unpaginated. Fold out page with Lucy Dawson dog print. Envelope at back with small paper samples. Bright, clean copy. Wire, spiral binding is sound. Weight, 220g.  
Price: 22.50 USD
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8 Selected Christian Books & Supplies: 1959 Catalog
Toronto Full Gospel Publishing House 1959 Annual [?] Printed Wrappers VG+  Trade Catalog 9" Tall 
Trade Catalog for a Christian Supply House in Toronto, Canada. 64pp, illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Weight, 110g.  
Price: 12.00 USD
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9 Sotheby's Catalogue of Music, Continental Manuscripts and Printed Books, 29th November 1985
London Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1985 Printed Wraps About Fine Auction Catalog 8.25" by 10.5" 
Catalog with estimates. No 'prices realised'. Unpaginated, 494 lots, illustrated. A bright, clean copy, unmarked, but with a previous owner's bookplate to first page. Sound binding. No wear to wraps. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 720g. 
Price: 13.50 USD
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10 Sotheby's Catalogue of Music, Continental Manuscripts and Printed Books, Science and Medicine, 5th & 6th May 1988
London Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1988 Printed Wraps About Fine Auction Catalog 8.25" by 10.5" 
Catalog with estimates and with 'prices realised', laid-in. Unpaginated, 508 lots, illustrated. A bright, clean copy, unmarked, but with a previous owner's bookplate to first page. Sound binding. No wear to wraps. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 730g. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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11 The Canadian Catalogue of Books Published in Canada, About Canada, as Well as Those Written By Canadians, with Imprint 1921-1949
Toronto Toronto Public Libraries 1967 Consolidated English Language Reprint Ed Cloth, Gilt Titles Near Fine  No Dustjacket 9.75" Tall 
Books published in Canada as well as those about Canada or written by Canadians - 1921-1949. Contains 28 catalogues individually paginated. Bright, clean copy with a few pages still unopened. Very minor wear only to cloth at extremities. Heavy book weighing 1.29kg  
Price: 40.00 USD
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12 The Monotype System: A Book for Owners and Operators of Monotypes
Philadelphia Lanston Monotype Machine Co. 1916 Second Edition Cloth, Gilt Titles Good VG No Dustjacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
How to operate the Monotype Composing Room machine. xxi, 239pp, lxxvii, 45pp, illustrated, numerous folding plates. Clean copy with a sound binding. Very minor wear to cloth boards. Weight, 520g. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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13 The Writers' and Artists' Year Book 1938
London A. & C. Black 1938 31st Annual Edition Cloth, Gilt Titles About VG  No Dustjacket Annual 7.5" Tall 
An Annual Directory for writers, artists, playwrights, film writers, photographers and composers. 343pp, advertisements. Clean copy with a sound binding. Only minor wear to red cloth boards. Weight, 450g.  
Price: 20.00 USD
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14 AACH, Hana Impressions: Stories of the Nation's Printer Early Years to 1900
Ottawa Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada 1990 0660121107 / 9780660121109 First Edition Cloth About Fine VG, or Better Hardcover Quarto 
Produced for the occasion of the Centennial of the Queen's Printer for Canada"--t.p. verso. This is the English language version. iii, 178 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Bright, clean interior. Gift inscription to the ffep [from someone in the Department to a retiring employee], otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wera to the cloth. Dustjacket shows some minor to moderate edge wear. Heavy, oversized book weighing 1.565kg. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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15 ADAMS, Randolph G. The Whys and Wherefores of the William L. Clements Library: A Brief Essay on Book-Collecting as a Fine Art
Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 1925 First Edition Cloth Spine, Paper Boards Good  No Dustjacket Limited Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
An essay adapted from an article in the 'Michugan Daily' for May 24, 1925. This book is one of 1000 copies only 200 of which were bound in boards. This is a lightly marked, ex-libris copy - no external marks, only two small embossed marks on inside. Front hinge was weak and has been repaired somewhat unattractively. External appearance is fine. Weight, 175g.  
Price: 35.00 USD
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16 ADAMS, W. Claude History of Papermaking in the Pacific Northwest
Portland Binfords & Mort 1951 Reprint Boards Good VG  No Dustjacket Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Reprinted from the Oregon Historical Quarterly, March/June/ September issues, 1951. 67pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Small corner clip to ffep. Slght wear only to paper covered boards. Weight, 204g.  
Price: 9.50 USD
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17 ALCUIN SOCIETY Amphora 24
Richmond, BC Alcuin Society 1976 No. 2 Printed Card Wraps Fine Quarterly Journal 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Quarterly journal of the Alcuin Society, a group interested in thehistory of printing and the book arts. 31pp, illustrated. Mint copy, 'as new'. Weight, 60g. 
Price: 8.00 USD
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18 ALCUIN SOCIETY Amphora 37
Richmond, BC Alcuin Society 1979 No. 3, 1979 Printed Card Wraps Fine Quarterly Journal 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Quarterly journal of the Alcuin Society, a group interested in the history of printing and the book arts. 40pp, illustrated. About 'as new' copy. Weight, 74g. 
Price: 8.00 USD
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19 American Book Mart Illustrated Price Catalog of Old Books Wanted
Chicago American Book Mart 1937 New Edition Printed Wraps VG+ Trade Catalog 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Catalog of 'Books Wanted', not books for sale. Describes more than 2000 old and valuable books with the prices paid for them. 120pp. Very clean copy with a tight, square spine and clean wraps. Weight, 204g. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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20 American Type Founders Goudy Extrabold
American Type Founders Company Printed Card Wraps Very Good  Trade Catalog 9" by 12" 
Classic Type Designs - Goudy Extrabold & Goudy Extrabold Italic, Two Publicity Types. Little publication data and no date [c. 1920's]. pp.112-130, folding plate, illustrated. Interior is very bright and clean. Binding is sound except for a 3/4' split at head of binding. Slight soiling to covers. Weight, 150g.  
Price: 20.00 USD
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