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PRINTING TYPES: THEIR HISTORY, FORMS AND USE
Written by D.B. Updike.
Stock no. 1827615
Published by Oak Knoll Press; The British Library.
4th
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This is the combined edition, volumes I & II. Foruth Edition, expanded. A classic study of typography from the dawn of printing to the twentieth century. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A fat volume. ISBN: 0712347348. Spine is slightly concave but does not affect overall contents. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- REFERENCE
- PRINTING
- TYPOGRAPHY
RAFFLES' ARK REDRAWN
Written by Henry J. Noltie.
Stock no. 1826561
Published by The British Library.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Natural History Drawings from the collection of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. An illustrated catalogue of the 123 colourful natural history drawings of the Raffles Family Collection. Oblong format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780712350846. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
- CATALOGUE (ART)
MAGIC IN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Written by Sophie Page.
Stock no. 1325114
Published by The British Library.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
How magic texts and images formed part of life in the Middle Ages. Blue cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0712348131. Small, yellow address label to half title-page (first page upon opening the book) else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- WITCHCRAFT
- MAGIC AND CONJURING
JOHN BEWICK ENGRAVER ON WOOD 1760-1795
Written by Nigel Tattersfield.
Stock no. 1610656
Published by The British Library; Oak Knoll Press.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth boards, black title block and gilt text to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. An appreciation of Bewick's life together with an annotated catalogue of his illustrations and designs. ISBN: 0712347070. Wrapper spine lightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
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FROM THE PENNY DREADFUL TO THE HA'PENNY DREADFUL
Written by Robert J. Kirkpatrick.
Stock no. 2124522
Published by The British Library; Oak Knoll Press.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A Bibliographic History of the Boys' Periodical in Britain 1762-1950. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780712309547. SIGNED by author to title page. Light bumping to base of spine. Contents are fine. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION A GUIDE TO SOURCES
Written by Nigel Lees; Helen Woolston.
Stock no. 680563
Published by The British Library.
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Green card wraps. 2nd edition. ISBN: 0712308253.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- REFERENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION A GUIDE TO SOURCES
Written by Nigel Lees; Helen Woolston.
Stock no. 680976
Published by The British Library.
1992.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Green card wraps. ISBN: 0712307834.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECOLOGY
- REFERENCE