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Two treatises on the origin of book printing by the famous French 18th century typographer Pierre Simon Fournier le Jeune View picture(s) 1 FOURNIER, Pierre Simon le Jeune. Dissertation sur l'origine et les progrès de l'art de graver en bois, pour éclaircir quelques traits de l'histoire de l'imprimerie, & prouver que Guttemberg n'en est pas l'inventeur.- IDEM. De l'origine des productions de l'Imprimerie primitive en taille de bois ; avec une réfutation des préjugés plus ou moins accrédités sur cet art; pour servir de suite à la dissertation sur l'origine. Paris, J. Barbou, 1758-59. 2 parts in one vol. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with orange title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers, red edges. 92, (3); 263 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Book History  Bookhistory, Printing & Publishing  History of Printing  History of Publishing  Typography  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Good advice for young prints collectors View picture(s) 2 GILPIN, William. Verhandeling over Prenten. Uit het Engelsch Vertaald. Rotterdam, P. en J. Holsteijn, 1787. Sm.8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine gilt, with gilt borders on sides, g.e. With large allegorical vignette on engraved title by F. Sansom & H. Roosing after G. van Nijmegen. XVI, 164 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Dutch  History of Printing  Manuals  Prints  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to mix paint and to prepare different colours View picture(s) 3 HELMREICH, Andreas. Kunstbüchlein. Wie man auff Marmelstein, Kupffer, Messing, Zihn, Stahl, Eisen, Harnisch und Waffen, ic. etzen, und künstlich vergülden soll. Mit vorgehendem Bericht, wie man Dinten, Dintenpulver, Prisilgen, und alle Metallfarben zum schreiben. Mancherley Farben, Pergament, Federn zu färben. Alle Metallen aus der Federn zu schreiben, Gold und Silber, Fundamentlein und Goldwasser auff allerley Ballerey, und dergleichen mehr, machen und temperieren soll. Zu Dienst und Ehren allen Schreibern, auch den unerfahrnen der Etzkunst, zusammen gebracht. Von neuen übersehen, gemehret, und corrigirt, und in Druck gebracht. (N.pl., n.p.), 1660. Small 8vo. Without binding. Title-page printed in red & black. (48) leaves. Full description >> Related Subjects: Art General  Engravings  German  History of Printing  Painting & Drawing  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Set on large paper View picture(s) 4 [BOOK HISTORY]. Bibliographica. Papers on books, their history and art. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1895-1897. 3 parts in 6 vols. Sm. folio. Three quarter brown calf, spine ribbed with title in gilt (part III 1 & III 2 misnumbered), marbled boards and endpapers. With numerous illustrations and colour-plates. VIII, 511; VIII, 503; VIII, 511 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bibliography  Bindings  Book History  History of Printing  History of Publishing  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Interesting for the history of the study of incunables, with an autograph letter of William Blades View picture(s) 5 [INCUNABLE - ENGLAND]. Statuta synodalia herbipolensia. (Two quires). (Würzburg, Georg Reyser, ca. 1486). Folio. Later bound in two leaves from a 13th-century vellum theological manuscript, rubricated and decorated with alternating red and blue initials with penwork. Printed in red and black in gothic type. With cut out (fragments of?) reproductions of 19th-/ early 20th-century woodcuts of ca. 21 x 14 cm. pasted on the inside of the front (Annunciation) and back cover (Christophorus, with the year 'cccc xx tercio'). (12) lvs. 32 lines; written space: 180x120mm; Type: 112a. Full description >> Related Subjects: Germany  History of Printing  Incunabula  Tahiti  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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England at work View picture(s) 6 [TRADES]. The book of English trades, and library of useful arts. London, R. Phillips, J. Souter, 1818. 8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, gilt spine with red & green title label, covers with gilt borders, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers (MORRELL). Frontispiece, 73 engravings with all kinds of trades. VI, 444 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: England  History  History of Printing  Professions  Social Science  Trade  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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15th century typography View picture(s) 7 [TYPOGRAPHY]. Veröffentlichungen der Gesellschaft für Typenkunde des XV. Jahrhunderts. Bd. I-XVI. Halle, Ehrhardt Karras, 1907-1922. Bound in 7 vols. Folio. Contemporary half black morocco. 1350 plates with facsimiles. Full description >> Related Subjects: Habsburg  History of Printing  Incunabula  Typography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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