CATALOGUE OF A LOAN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS AT THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, NOVEMBER SIXTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO UNTIL JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE (1902-1903)
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute, 1902. original cloth. CARNEGIE INSTITUTE. small 8vo. original cloth. (87) pages. Scarce exhibition catalogue. Wear to spine. Covers lightly rubbed and soiled. Shelfwear. Front hinge starting. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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14TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA BOOK SHOW
(Philadelphia, PA): The Philadelphia Book Clinic, 1959. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. Bookselling. 8vo. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. unpaginated. Welcome comments by Chair Cairus A. Bongarzone. Lists of committee members, chairpeople, jurors. Indices of publishers and book classifications. A catalogue of the 1959 Philadelphia Book Show. 79 entries. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BECK GRAVURE IN RELATION TO ITS BACKGROUND, TECHNIQUE, AND APPLICATION AS A MEDIUM OF FINE PRINTING
New York: Beck Engraving Co, 1950. decorated cloth. Beck Gravure. 4to. decorated cloth. Attractive book demonstrating this illustration method in black and white and in color. Loosely inserted is a folio broadside, folded twice and printed in color. Near fine. Lacking the slipcase. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA FOR THE YEAR 1994
Philadelphia: The Library Company, 1995. stiff paper wrappers. Bird, Robert Montgomery. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60, (4) pages. Pages 44 and 46 describe a chromolithograph of a character in one of Bird's plays and pictures its. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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PAPERS IN HONOR OF ANDREW KEOGH, LIBRARIAN OF YALE UNIVERSITY BY THE STAFF OF THE LIBRARY, 30 JUNE 1938
New Haven: Privately Printed, 1938. cloth. Keogh, Andrew. 8vo. cloth. ix, 492 pages. First edition. Exlibris with markings. Light rubbing to hinges along the spine. Lightly shaken. Over twenty essays by members of the staff at Yale University Library. Included are articles on the early library at Yale as formed by Jeremiah Dummer, the beginning of printing in New... Read More
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21ST ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA BOOK SHOW
(Philadelphia, PA): The Philadelphia Book Clinic, 1966. cloth. Bookselling. 8vo. cloth. unpaginated. Welcome comments by Downey D. Hoster. A fine copy. Lists of committee members, chairpeople, jurors. Indices of publishers and book classifications. A catalogue of the 1966 Philadelphia Book Show. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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HARVARD GUIDE TO AMERICAN HISTORY
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1954. cloth. thick 8vo. cloth. xiv, 689 pages. First edition, second printing. Descriptions of the best sources of information on all facets of American history. Indexed. Covers lightly soiled, else near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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DEUXIEME CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE BIBLIOPHILIE ACTES ET COMMUNICATIONS PARIS 28 SEPTEMBRE - 3 OCTOBRE 1961
Paris: Congres International De Bibliophilie, 1963. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 188 pages. Near fine. Printed in 1964. Black and white illustrations at rear. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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PORTFOLIO OF PRINTING, BEING A COLLECTION OF PROOFS OF SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL WORK DONE AT THE WAYSIDE PRESS.|A
Springfield, MA: Wayside Press, 1897. paper wrappers. Wayside Press. 4to. paper wrappers. unpaginated. A Catalogue of Drawings by Mr Edward Penfield. First edition designed by Will Bradley and printed at his Wayside Press. Front and rear covers are loose, yet present. Wrappers lightly chipped at edges. A near fine copy. With ornaments throughout including one printed in orange on... Read More
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FRANCESCO DA BOLOGNA'S FOREWORD TO CANZONIERE ET TRIOMPHI DI MESSER FRANCESCO PETRARCHA, 1516
Vancouver, B.C., Canada: HM-Van, 2020. cased in thin boards covered with metallic blue paper, paper spine label. Heavenly Monkey. 8vo. cased in thin boards covered with metallic blue paper, paper spine label. (6) pages. Limited to 30 numbered copies printed by Rollin Milroy of Heavenly Monkey. A fine copy. Set in Cancelleresca Bastarda and printed with a Pratt-Albion foolscap... Read More
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EXHIBITION OF BOOKS PRIVATELY PRINTED..
St. Louis, MO: The Franklin Club of St. Louis, 1910. printed wrappers. Franklin Club. small 8vo. printed wrappers. 26 pages. Helt at the St. Louis Artists' Guild. A fine copy. 117 numbered items. A very scarce catalogue. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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ADELMAN COLLECTION.|THE
Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr College Library, 1976. stiff paper wrappers. Adelman, Seymour. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Introduction by Adelman followed by descriptions of some of the collections of this book-collector. A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.|THE
Boston: Boston Public Library, n.d.. white paperback. Boston Public Library. oblong 8vo. white paperback. 12 pages. "Papyrus Nilotica" with Illustration on front cover tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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SIMON BOLIVAR A BICENTENNIAL TRIBUTE
Boston: Boston Public Library, 1983. paper wrappers. Bolivar, Simon. 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. Exhibition catalogue. Near fine. Features 42 items and an introductory note. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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RULING INKS AND DYES
Washington: GPO, 1951. stiff paper wrappers. Ink. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 6 pages. Covers the different types of inks and dyes followed by specialized information. From the GPO Ink Series (No. 1). Exlibris with markings, else near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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AMERICAN ELECTROTYPING
Philadelphia, PA: American Electrotype Co, n.d.. paper wrappers. Printing. 8vo. paper wrappers. 10, (2) pages. Consolidation of the Day-Star Electrotype Co. and Charles H. Joyce & Co. Very scarce in fine condition. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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FAC-SIMILE OF FIRST ISSUE OF THE PUBLIC LEDGER, MARCH 25, 1836
Philadelphia: Public Ledger, n.d. (19th century). self paper wrappers. Newspapers. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Facsimile of the first issue reduced in size as the first page followed by 7 pages of various advertizing material for subscription sales. George W. Childs was editor and proprietor. Soiled and chipped around edges. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books... Read More
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H.P. KRAUS CATALOGUE 200
by 200
New York: H.P. Kraus, 1995. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. Kraus, H.P.. 4to. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards. vi, 243+(1). A Choice Selection of Two Hundred Early Books including over One Hundred and Fifty Incunabula, Marking the Completion of Fifty Years in our present location. Limited to 800 copies, printed at the Stinehour Press. Price list loosely inserted. A... Read More
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CATALOGUE DES LIVRES RARES ET CURIEUX ANCIENS ET MODERNES COMPOSANT LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE M.M.B***
Paris, France: L. Giraud-Badin and Duchemin Frères, 1925. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Bookbinding. 4to. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. viii, 124, (4) pages. Text in French. Auction, held May 14-16, 1925 (Blogie II, 300). 372 lots. Black and white plates throughout. Spine slightly scuffed. Leaves of... Read More
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LIVRES RARES ET MANUSCRITS ANCIENS
Paris, France: Librarie Historique Clavreuil-Fabrice Teissèdre, 2007. cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 461, (3) pages. Text in French. A catalogue offering a number of manuscripts, many relating to French history, and books on a variety of subjects, mainly historical. Price list laid in. Inside front hinge partly cracked.
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HISTOIRE DE LA DESTRUCTION DE TROYE LA GRANT
(Paris, France): Bibliothèque Nationale, 1973. cloth. Art. folio. cloth. 103, (9) pages. Text in French. A facsimile of a medieval manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Introduction and comments by Marcel Thomas. Table of contents follows text.
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ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE BARCELLONA 1929
Barcelona, Spain: A. Lopez Llausas, 1929. 8vo. brochure. Text in Italian. A foldout brochure showing the design and plan of the Palazzo constructed for exhibits related to the graphic arts including typography, lithography, printing, publishing, book design, and cartography. The diagram shows the arrangement of and location of each exhibition booth. Two color illustrations of the Palazzo. Brochure folds... Read More
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PRINTMAKING: THE ENDURING IMAGE
Boston, MA: Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts, 1987. stiff paper wrappers. Museum of Fine Arts. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. Exhibition at the Museum to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. Acknowledgments, introduction by Curator Clifford S. Ackley, glossary of technical terms, checklist with commentary. Black and... Read More
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SPAIN, ITALY, FRANCE CHOICE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
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New York, NY: H.P. Kraus, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Kraus, H.P.. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 50 pages. Kraus catalogue 54. Edges of wrappers chipped; wrappers lightly soiled. A collection of 127 early printed books and manuscripts. Black and white illustrations on inside of wrappers. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.... Read More
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SULTAN & THE DERVISH, A TALE FROM THE THOUSAND & ONE DAYS OF MUKHLIS.|THE
Amherst, MA: The Snail's Pace Press, 1925. stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Snail's Pace Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 16 pages. Limited to 230 numbered copies (Ransom, Snail's Pace 5), this copy not numbered. Translated from the French by William Wentworth Thayer. Foreword. Covers slightly tanned along spine. ... Read More
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