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A dictionary of typography and its accessory arts. Presented to the subscribers of the "Printers' register," 1870-1871Author: Southward, John, 1840-1902
The bibliographical decameron; or, Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts, and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliographyAuthor: Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847
Burton's modern photography : comprising practical instructions in working gelatine dry plates, printing, etc. : formerly published as the "A B C of modern photography"Author: Burton, W. K. (William Kinnimond), author
An inquiry into the nature and form of the books of the ancients : with a history of the art of bookbinding, from the times of the Greeks and Romans to the present day : interspersed with bibliographical references to men and books of all ages and countriesAuthor: Hannett, John, 1803-1893, author
The art of the book : a review of some recent European and American work in typography, page decoration & bindingAuthor: ['Holme, Charles, 1848-1923', 'Orcutt, William Dana, 1870-1953']
How to print : a desciptive catalogue of the celebrated model printing press with samples of work, specimens of type, instructions in printing, particulars about outfits, general price-list of material, &c., &cAuthor: J.W. Daughaday & Co
A bibliography of printing : with notes and illustrationsAuthor: ['Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899', 'Wyman, C. W. H. (Charles William Henry), 1832-1909']
A bibliography of printing : with notes and illustrationsAuthor: ['Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899', 'Wyman, C. W. H. (Charles William Henry), 1832-1909']
The bibliographer's manual of English literature : containing an account of rare, curious, and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the invention of printing ; with bibliographical and critical notices, collations of the rarer articles, and the price at which they have been sold in the present centuryAuthor: ['Lowndes, William Thomas, 1798?-1843', 'Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884']
Communication from secretary of Treasury [submitting estimate for amount of account due George P. Evans & co., for printing]Author: ['Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury', 'Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888', 'Confederate States of America. President']
Hints on imposition [microform] : an illustrated guide for printer and pressmen in the construction of book forms : also other matters pertaining to letter-press printingAuthor: Williams, T. B
Geofroy Tory: painter and engraver; first royal printer: reformer of orthography and typography under FrancΜ§ois I. An account of his life and worksAuthor: ['Bernard, Auguste, 1811-1868', 'Ives, George Burnham, 1856-1930']
Typographical antiquities; or the history of printing in England Scotland and Ireland: containing memoirs of our ancient printers and a register of the books printed by them. 4Author: Ames, Joseph
A manual for writers, covering the needs of authors for information on rules of writing and practices in printingAuthor: Manly, John Matthews, 1865-1940
Annals of Scottish printing from the introduction of the art in 1507 to the beginning of the seventeenth century. By Robert Dickson, L.R.C.S.E., and John Philip EdmondAuthor: ['Dickson, Robert, 1828-1893', 'Edmond, John Philip, 1850-1906']
Canadaink : being issued occasionally by the Canada Printing Ink Company, Limited, Toronto ; for passing along items of interest to users of inkAuthor: Canada Printing Ink Co. (Toronto, Ont.)
A catalogue of useful and valuable books in all branches of literature; in which are contained the library of the Rev. John Noel, deceased: and other collections lately purchased: which will begin to be sold ... by J. Cooke, (late Prince and Cooke) near the Clarendon printing-house, Oxford, on Wednesday, November 23, 1791. ... 1791Author: Cooke, Joshua
Proposals for printing, by subscription, Commercium philosophico-technicum: or the philosophical commerce of arts. ... By W. Lewis, ... 1748Author: Lewis, William
A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, prepared under the Joint Committee on Printing of the House and Senate, pursuant to an act of the Fifty-second Congress of the United States (with additions and encyclopedic index by private enterprise)Author: United States. President
A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, prepared under the Joint Committee on Printing of the House and Senate, pursuant to an act of the Fifty-second Congress of the United States (with additions and encyclopedic index by private enterprise)Author: United States. President
A specimen of some of the printing types cast in the foundery of Doctor A. Wilson and Sons. 1772Author: Alexander Wilson and Sons (Type-founders : St. Andrews, Scotland)
Hugh Gaine's catalogue of books, lately imported from England, Ireland, and Scotland, and to be sold at his book-store and printing-office, at the Bible in Hanover-Square. 1792Author: Gaine, Hugh
In the press, printing by subscription, in one volume royal quarto, Observations and remarks made during a voyage to the islands of Teneriffe, Amsterdam, ... in the brig Mercury, ... By Lieut. George Mortimer, ... Subscriptions are received by T. Cadell, ... J. Robson; and J. Sewell, ... 1791Author: Mortimer, George.
A Treatise on Electrometallurgy Embracing the Application of Electrolysis to the Plating, Depositing, Smelting, and Refining of Various Metals, and to the Reproduction of Printing Surfaces and Artwork, EtcAuthor: Walter George McMillan
Catalogue of the loan collection of antiquities, curiosities, and appliances connected with the art of printing, South KensingtonAuthor: ['Caxton Celebration (1877 : London, England)', 'Bullen, George, 1816-1894']
The bibliographer's manual of English literature: containing an account of rare, curious, and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the invention of printing; with bibliographical and critical notices, collations of the rarer articles, and the prices at which they have been sold in the present century. 2Author: Lowndes, William Thomas
Catalogue of printed books, the property of the late Mr. Stewart Beattie, of Northampton (sold by order of the executors), including works on typography, bibliography, archaeology, and the fine arts--a large collection of tracts--works in English literature, etc.; also the property of Mrs. L.M. Calverley, of Down Hall, Harlow, Essex, including finely bound editions of Victorian authors--county histories, books with coloured plates, etc.; the property of Mrs. Patrick Riddell, of Noirmont, Weybridge, including sporting books, etc.; the property of the late W.K. d'Arcy, Esq., of Stanmore Hall, Middlesex (sold by order of the trustees) ... and other properties, including a collection of first and early editions of the works of R.L. Stevenson, books on the fine arts and natural history, books relating to America, fine bindings, etcAuthor: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge
The BibliographerΚΌs Manual of English Literature Containing an Account of Rare, Curious and Useful Books, Published in Or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing, with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at which They Have Been Sold in the PresentAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Typographical Antiquities Or an Historical Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing in Great Britain and Ireland, ... BegunAuthor: the Late Joseph Ames ,... Considerably Augmented ... by William Herbert, ... Vol. 1. 3.
The BibliographerΚΌs Manual of English Literature Containing an Account of Rare, Curious and Useful Books, Published in Or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing, with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at which They Have Been Sold in the PresentAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The Folk-Lore Society for collecting and printing Relics of Popular Antiquities, andc. established in the Year MDCCCLXXVIII; County Folk-lore, Vol. III, printed extracts No. 5; examples of Printed Folk-lore concerning the Orkney and Shetland IslandsAuthor: ['Black, G. F.', 'Thomas, Naorthcote W. (Ed.)']
Practical bookbinding : a text-book intended for those who take up the art of bookbinding, and designed to give sufficient help to enable handy persons to bind their books and periodicalsAuthor: Pearce, W. B. (William Bonner)
A lecture on bookbinding as a fine art : delivered before the Grolier Club, February 26, l885. With sixty-three illustrationsAuthor: ['Hoe, Robert', 'Bierstadt, Edward', 'Grolier Club. n 80085246']
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages or, sketches of bookworms, collectors, Bible students, scribes, and illuminators, from the Anglo Saxon and Norman periods, to the introduction of printing into England ; with anecdotes, illustrating the history of the monastic libraries of Great Britain in the olden timeAuthor: Merryweather, F. Somner (Frederick Somner), 1827-1900
The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern: also some account of the origin and progress of printingAuthor: Astle, Thomas, 1735-1803
Biennial reports of the Secretary of State, Commissioners of Public Printing and the Superintendent of Public Property of the state of Wisconsin for the biennial fiscal term ending ..Author: ['Wisconsin. Office of the Secretary of State', 'Wisconsin. Commissioners of Public Printing. Report of the Commissioners of Public Printing', 'Wisconsin. Superintendent of Public Property. Summary of the report of the Superintendent of Public Property']
Automatic, mechanical, punching, counting, sorting, tabulating and printing machines, adaptable to various lines of accounting and statistical work essential for public service corporations, with particular reference to improvements in the art of mechanical accountingAuthor: Freeman, William E
Dando Printing and Publishing Co., May 20, 1892 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [ANS Chapman brothers business correspondence]Author: Dando Printing and Publishing Co.
The learned societies and printing clubs of the United Kingdom: being an account of their respective origin, history, objects, and constitution: with full details respecting membership, fees, their published works and transactions, notices of their periods and places of meeting, &c. and a general introduction and a classified indexAuthor: ['Hume, A. (Abraham), 1814-1884', 'Evans, A. I']
A letter to sir Humphry Davy, Bart. president of the Royal Society, etc. etc. on the application of machinery to the purpose of calculating and printing mathematical tables. From Charles Babbage ...Author: Babbage, Charles
The I.T.U. course of instruction in printing; conducted by the Inland Printer Technical School, under the direction of the ... Union Commission on supplemental trade educationAuthor: International Typographical Union
Fac-similes illustrating the labours of William Caxton at Westminster, and the introduction of printing into England. With a memoir of our first printer, and bibliographical particulars of the illustrationsAuthor: Price, Francis Compton
Pacific coast blue book, containing specimens of type, printing machinery, printing materialAuthor: ['American Type Founders Company', 'Thomas, Frederick Folger, b. 1885']
Life in old Dublin, historical associations of Cook street, three centuries of Dublin printing, reminiscences of a great tribuneAuthor: Collins, James, of Dublin
The laws of contrast of colour : and their application to the arts of painting, decoration of buildings, mosaic work, tapestry and carpet weaving, calico printing, dress, paper staining, printing, military clothing, illumination, landscape and flower gardening, &c.Author: Chevreul, M. E. (Michel EugeΜne), 1786-1889
A dictionary of dyeing and calico printing : containing a brief account of dyeing and printing textile fabricsAuthor: ["O'Neill, Charles, b. 1831", 'Fesquet, A. A']
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Explore a carefully organised historical library devoted to printing, typography, bookbinding, paper. ZipMyBook is a UK-based seller. This is a tangible product: one USB drive will be posted to you; it is not an email or download link.
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100 historical books in PDF format
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Subjects inside the collection
Bookbinding
Typography
Historic printing
A selection of included titles
Practical bookbinding [microform] β ['Adam, Paul, 1849-1931', 'Maw, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), b. 1873']
The Beautiful And The Damned Early Printing β F. Scott Fitzgerald
A dictionary of typography and its accessory arts. Presented to the subscribers of the "Printers' register," 1870-1871 β Southward, John, 1840-1902
Four Centuries Fine Printing β Morison Stanley
Transfer Printing On Enamels, Porcelain and Pottery β Turner William
xerox :: laser printing systems :: DocuPrint :: 701P21100 Xerox Docuprint 2000 Series NPS IPS Extensions 200210
Geneva Bible (1599) Original Printing β Brother Malachi
The bibliographical decameron; or, Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts, and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliography β Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847
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