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New Books on Books
Located on the second floor, these books on books are priced on par with the American dollar. The ones featured on this page are new. There is also a wide selection of previously used books on books (ie publishing, library science, etc.).
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ABC of Leather Bookbinding
Edward R. Lhotka
An illustrated manuel that shows step-by-step the art and science of fine leather bookbinding. The author has over 48 years of experiance as a bookbinder and as a teacher.
Paperback
$19.95 |
ABC for Book Collectors 8th Edition
John Carter & Nicolas Barker
The classic reference work on book terminology is revised and expanded, with a new introduction by Nicolas Barker. With its subtle wit and character, this book is
an indispensible guide to book collecting.
Hard cover with Mylared dust jacket
$29.95
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Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand
Laura S.Young
A working guide in the field of hand bookbinding and book conservation. It can be used as an instructional tool by beginners or as a reference for more experianced bookbinders.
Paperback.
$24.95
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English Bookbinding Style 1450-1800
David Pearson
Provides guidance on recognising and dating English bindings of the handpressed period. Each binding, due to the handcraft process, is a unique artefact. This book is illustrated with over 250 photographs and is a great reference tool for anyone who deals with the history of books.
Hardcover
$65.00
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A Bibliography of William Morris
Eugene LeMire
This work is a full account of William Morris's work. The founder of the arts and crafts movement works range widely. LeMire brings all of these works together, providing an account for each and brings them together to form a picture of Williams Morris' work.
Hardcover with Mylared dustjacket
$98.00 |
Victorian Decorated Trade Bindings 1830-1880
Edmund M.B. King
This books deals with the creatively designed book cover designs of Victorian Britain, from 1830 to 1880. This volume is an essential reference work for students of Victorian art as well as 19th-century publishing and binding practices. It is illustrated with 210 full colour or black and white photographs.
Cloth Hardcover with clear dust jacket.
$98.00
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Eloquent Witnesses: Bookbindings and Their History
Edited by Mirjam M.Foot
This is a collection of essays which deal with the change in direction in the study of bookbinding history. The bookbindings are seen in comparison and alongside the wider culture and societies that make their production possible.
Hardcover with Mylared dustjacket
$65.00
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Books, Friends, and Bibliophilia: Reminiscences of an Antiquarian Bookseller
Anton Gerits
An autobiographical work by a well-known Dutch antiquarian bookseller, giving the reader a behind the counter look into the European book trade industry.
Hardcover with Mylared dustjacket
$65.00
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Encyclopedia of the Book Second Edition
Geoffrey Ashall Glaister
This work is considered by those in the book trade and book scholars as the standard reference guide to the book. It contains over 3,00 alphabetically-arranged definitions of the terms used in the book industry. It contains Donald Farren's new introduction.
Hardcover with Mylared dustjacket
$75.00
Paperback
$49.95 |
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Five Hundred Years of Printing
S.H. Steinberg
This established reference on printing has been fully revised by John Trevitt and republished in a larger format and contains over a 100 illustrations. It addresses the history of the book in the West and the role of the printer as possibly the oldest agent of cultural change.
Hardcover with Mylared dustjacket
$45.00
Paperback
$29.00
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The History of the Book in Canada in Three Volumes
Volume One: Beginnings to 1840. Edited by Patricia Lockhart Fleming, Gilles Gallichan and Yvan Lamonde
This volume addresses the Aboriginal peoples and how they maintained their history through oral and written accounts as well as the establishment and spread of printers in Canada.
Volume Two: 1840-1918. Edited by Yvan Lamonde, Patricia Lockhart Fleming and Fiona A. Black.
This volume addresses how the lives of Canadians and book culture was changed in influenced by technological innovation.
Volume Three: 1918-1980. Edited by Carole Gerson and Jacques Michon
This volume addresses the influences of the major changes of the twenties century, such as the growing demographic complexity and the rise of multiculturalism on the book and print culture.
Hardcovers with Mylared dustjackets
$200.00 |
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