The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608: A Facsimile Edition of Folger Shakespeare Library MS V.B.232
ISBN: 9780295986593 / Angielski / Twarda / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the greatest treasures in the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library, The Trevelyon Miscellany is a 400-year-old hand drawn and lettered book created by the skilled scribe and patternmaker Thomas Trevelyon. Borrowing words and images from English and European woodcuts, engravings, broadsides, almanacs, emblem books, and the Bible, Trevelyon created a rich and fascinating encyclopedia of daily life and thought in Shakespeare's England. Familiar scenes of domesticity and husbandry are intertwined with accounts of the rulers of England, descriptions of local fairs,... One of the greatest treasures in the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library, The Trevelyon Miscellany is a 400-year-old hand drawn and... |
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Book Finds, 3rd Edition: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books
ISBN: 9780399532382 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information on first editions and reader's copies, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, strategies of professional -book scouts, - and buying and selling on the Internet.
For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of ...
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104,83 zł |
Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne
ISBN: 9780521037112 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bernhard Bischoff (1906-1991) was one of the most renowned scholars of medieval palaeography of the twentieth century. In this book seven of his classic essays on aspects of eighth and ninth century culture appear for the first time in English. They include an investigation of the role of books in the transmission of culture from the sixth to the ninth century, and studies of the court libraries of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, as well as of writing centers and libraries associated with major monastic and cathedral schools. This rich collection provides a full, coherent study of...
Bernhard Bischoff (1906-1991) was one of the most renowned scholars of medieval palaeography of the twentieth century. In this book seven of his class...
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218,26 zł |
Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide
ISBN: 9780786417858 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This reference work covers the supernatural and speculative fiction published by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., of Sauk City, Wisconsin. The text consists of chronologically listed descriptions and current values of the more than 230 titles published by Arkham House and its two imprints, Mycroft and Moran and Stanton and Lee.
This reference work covers the supernatural and speculative fiction published by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., of Sauk City, Wisconsin. The text cons...
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189,45 zł |
A Handbook for Booklovers
ISBN: 9780879754914 / Angielski / Twarda / 614 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A single source for an incredible amount of book and author information. While this is a "how to" for book collectors, it is also intended for people who love books and would like to know more about the books, authors, and reading genres they most enjoy. The Handbook presents enough factual data for all would-be collectors to make knowledgeable choices: pseudonyms and true names (cross-indexed), collectible volumes and their values by category, a compendium of book-related services, and much more. A browser's delight
A single source for an incredible amount of book and author information. While this is a "how to" for book collectors, it is also intended for people ...
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314,45 zł |
A Guide to Collecting Everyman's Library
ISBN: 9781420817041 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every book collector has felt the frustration of ignorance. How does he know a book isn't overpriced? Is this book really a first edition? Was it issued with a dust jacket? Is it really scarce or is such a description just a sales tactic? Booksellers usually have more knowledge about their offerings. But even the most experienced booksellers can't know every point about every book. Terry Seymour has solved these problems for collectors and sellers of Everyman's Library. His Guide will answer every conceivable question about every book in this vast publication project. Here in a single...
Every book collector has felt the frustration of ignorance. How does he know a book isn't overpriced? Is this book really a first edition? Was it issu...
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179,33 zł |
A Guide to Collecting Everyman's Library
ISBN: 9781420817058 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every book collector has felt the frustration of ignorance. How does he know a book isn't overpriced? Is this book really a first edition? Was it issued with a dust jacket? Is it really scarce or is such a description just a sales tactic? Booksellers usually have more knowledge about their offerings. But even the most experienced booksellers can't know every point about every book. Terry Seymour has solved these problems for collectors and sellers of Everyman's Library. His Guide will answer every conceivable question about every book in this vast publication project. Here in a single...
Every book collector has felt the frustration of ignorance. How does he know a book isn't overpriced? Is this book really a first edition? Was it issu...
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103,70 zł |
The Fashionable Dancer's Casket: Or the Ball-Room Instructor
ISBN: 9781557094445 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A dance manual for the Civil War era dancer. This reproduction of a famous nineteenth-century guide to Civil War dance includes illustrations and step-by-step instructions that are perfect for the modern reenactor, historian, or anyone who is interested in the history of dance.
A dance manual for the Civil War era dancer. This reproduction of a famous nineteenth-century guide to Civil War dance includes illustrations and step...
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68,57 zł |
The Bibliomania or Book-Madness
ISBN: 9781904799177 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'If the editor has allowed himself to become as Dibdinesque as his subject, then it is all part of the fun of a work where references and citations run back and forth like so many ink rollers on a printing press.' - Rare Book Review 'a usefully annotated edition' - Financial Times
'If the editor has allowed himself to become as Dibdinesque as his subject, then it is all part of the fun of a work where references and citations ru...
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74,21 zł |
English Embroidered Bookbindings
ISBN: 9781517225308 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English Embroidered Bookbindings by Cyril Davenport. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1899 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
English Embroidered Bookbindings by Cyril Davenport. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1899 and may have some imperfection...
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118,79 zł |
Discovering Book Collecting
ISBN: 9780747803874 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book sets out to show that there are few pastimes as fascinating, enjoyable and rewarding for the enthusiast of modest means as collecting books.
This book sets out to show that there are few pastimes as fascinating, enjoyable and rewarding for the enthusiast of modest means as collecting books....
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38,61 zł |
The Inheritance
ISBN: 9781484015049 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Arab and a Jew are forced to cooperate. The Arab wants money out of Egypt because his son needs a kidney transplant. The Jew, who was born in Cairo, is not allowed in the country and has inherited a valuable gold coin collection which he wants to get out of the country. The Book is set in The Bahamas, UK, France, Switzerland and Egypt.
An Arab and a Jew are forced to cooperate. The Arab wants money out of Egypt because his son needs a kidney transplant. The Jew, who was born in Cairo...
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The Proper Decoration of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse
ISBN: 9780910672740 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a ground-breaking study of one of America's leading designers of nineteenth-century publishers' highly decorated bookbindings.This fully illustrated volume documents the life and work of Alice C. Morse. Included in this book is a biography of Morse by Grolier Club member Mindell Dubansky and two essays on her work and influence by scholars in the field of nineteenth-century decorative arts, followed by a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated survey of all the known works by the designer drawn from the personal collection of Mindell Dubansky and from the resources of the Metropolitan...
This is a ground-breaking study of one of America's leading designers of nineteenth-century publishers' highly decorated bookbindings.This fully illus...
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154,64 zł |
Letters from a Walking Tour
ISBN: 9780910672832 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1104,60 zł |
Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers
ISBN: 9780313266751 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first published reference source to bring together biographical information on American antiquarian bookdealers, this book provides librarians, dealers, and collectors with useful information on those dealers who were prominent in securing and distributing used and rare books, manuscripts, maps, autographs, documents, and ephemera. The book covers 205 notable dealers who died before August 1, 1997. Prominent dealers are identified as those who carried quality stock, issued carefully documented sales catalogs, participated in professional organizations, and helped develop important... The first published reference source to bring together biographical information on American antiquarian bookdealers, this book provides librarians,... |
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298,24 zł |
Voices of Scotland: A Catalogue of an Exhibition of Scottish Books and Manuscripts from the 15th to the 20th Centuries
ISBN: 9780910672085 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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82,85 zł |
The Middle Hill Press: A Checklist of the Horblit Collection of Books, Tracts, Leaflets, and Broadsides Printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps
ISBN: 9780910672207 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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198,83 zł |
Yours Very Sincerely C. L. Dodgson: (Alias "Lewis Carroll")
ISBN: 9780910672238 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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88,37 zł |
Aspects of England: A Collector's Perspective
ISBN: 9780910672313 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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88,37 zł |