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[Oxford: Oxford Polytechnic, 1971.]. 4to, 29, [1]pp., limited edition of 29 hand-numbered copies, this being number 14, 11 illustrs., signs of labels having been removed, orig. cloth.

St Paul's Bibliographies. 1997. First Edition, frontis., facsimiles, orig. decorated boards. New. The study of the provincial book trade has been transformed due to increased interest in Britain's social history. These essays focus on readership, and the distribution of print and images. The vast outpouring of books, chapbooks, street literature, newspapers and ephemera indicate greater literacy… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Henry Babou, [1929.]. First edition, 4to, 36, [4]pp., limited edition, 40 plates, loose in orig. portfolio.

London: The Bibliographical Society, 1978. [4], 119-124pp., orig. printed wrappers. Presentation inscription. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.

[Cambridge: The Bibliographical Society,] 1960. 4to, 163-165pp., 1 illustration, orig. printed wrappers. Presentation inscription on upper cover. Provenance: From the library of Howard M. Nixon (1909-1983), British librarian and bookbinding historian.

University of Kansas, 1958. Large 8vo, 30pp., orig. boards, spine defective.

Armstrong Browning Library of Baylor University. 1984. First Edition, 32 plates, orig. cloth. The Library, First Works, Presentation Volumes, Manuscripts, Likenesses, Works of Art, Household and Personal Effects, and other Association Items of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Royal Historical Society. 1958. First edition, xii,674pp., orig. cloth.

Oak Knoll Press, Deleware. 2006. xi,[i],49,[3]pp., one of 700 copies, orig. cloth, printed paper label on upper cover.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1967. First Edition, presentation copy from the author, numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. Deals with four particular aspects, early manuscripts, early printed books, English books with coloured plates and the private presses.

Denis Archer. 1933. First Edition, orig. cloth. Covers a wide range of subjects from Incunabula to Modern First Editions.

University of Toronto Press. 1993. First Edition, x,275pp., orig. cloth, d.w.

John Murray. 1943. Frontis., illustrs., throughout, orig. cloth. How they have been written, illuminated, printed and made, with sidelights on newspapers, libraries and modern book production.

Wallace Gandy. 1922. Vol. 1 only, ex-library otherwise a nice copy, frontis., 7 plates, orig. cloth. 1,009 items described.

Constable & Co. Ltd. 1934. First Edition, limited to 750 copies, frontis., 6 plates, 6 facsimiles in the text, orig. quarter vellum with marbled sides, uncut.