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Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man.
vii 359p blue paperback, a fresh and clean copy, tight, excellent condition, no names or stamps
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Codex Argenteus. The Silver Bible at Uppsala.
16p stapled booklet, with plates, on in colour, nice copy
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Address Delivered at the Opening of the twenty-eight Annual Meeting of The Library Association of the United Kingdom, at Cambridge, August 22, 1905
16p sewn booklet, grey paper cover fresh, nicely printed on strong watermarked paper, very well ...
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Notes on the Preparation of Papers Communicated to the Royal Society.
47p sewn booklet, large format, grey card cover, fresh and clean, includes section on Symbols, ...
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Printed Ephemera. The Changing Uses of Type and Letterforms in English and American Printing.
288p large format hardback, taller than A4, coarse tan cloth fresh, dustjacket is well preserved ...
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Basic Calligraphic Hands.
80p paperback, oblong format, burgundy cover, printed from hand, no names or stamps, very good ...
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Yellow-Backs. Cambridge University Library, January - April 1988.
16p stapled booklet, yellow (!) cover, well preserved exhibition listing with introduction
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William Tyndale unto the Christen Reader: A Celebration of the Quincentenary of William Tyndale.
16p stapled booklet, yellow cover, well preserved exhibition listing
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Footlights, 1883 - 1983: A Centenary Exhibition.
16p stapled booklet, yellow cover, from typescript, well preserved exhibition listing, note by H C ...
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The Age of Aquatint 1788 - 1846: A Handlist of an Exhibition at Cambridge University Library December 1982 - February 1983.
162p stapled booklet, white cover, from typescript, well preserved exhibition listing, preface by F ...
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English Prayer Books: An Introduction to the Literature of Christian Public Worship.
viii 143p blue cloth, nice copy with Wells bookplate, first edition, cloth hinge one thread opening
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The Parish Clerk.
viii 287p small format, blue cloth holding well, hinges still safe, spine dull with gilt lettering, ...
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Eric Gill, 1882 - 1940. A Handlist of an Exhibition at Cambridge University Library, 1982
16p stapled booklet, yellow cover, from typescript, well preserved exhibition handlist
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In Praise of Italic. Catalogue of an Exhibition Arranged for the National Book League.
80p large paperback, brown title panel to front, nice clean copy, some Cambridge call numbers ...
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Photogravure Machine Printing.
viii 108p tan cloth with dark lettering hardback, many plates throughout, also in colour, gift ...
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Costing System for the Smaller Printing Business
28p paperback, red cover, includes many tables and form designs, clean and tight copy without names ...
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William Caxton. Catalogue of an Exhibition Held in the University Library, Cambridge, 24 September 1976 - 31 January 1977.
64p large sewn booklet, peach card cover with b&w artwork, pages clean and neat, many illustrations ...
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Cookery Books 1641 - 1899: From a Private Collection.
8p sewn booklet, bright pink cover (displayed too red in accompanying picture), excellent ...
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George Frederic Handel: A Catalogue of First Editions, Early Editions, Contemporary Manuscript Music, Arrangements, Books, Portraits, etc.
155 items listed in a paperback volume of approx 60 pages, portrait to cover, newspaper clippings ...
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Über die Eigenschaften der Dinge. Die Enzyklopädie des Bartholomaeus Anglicus in einer illuminierten französischen Handschrift der Universitätsbibliothek der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
104p small format paperback, many colour plates, neat item, excellent condition, no names or stamps
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Cambridge Books of Congratulatory Verses 1603 - 1640 and their Bindings.
26p offprint from Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, nice clean copy, note of ...
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The Savile Club. 1914 - 1918 War Memorial.
259p paperback, green cover, well illustrated in colour, tightly bound, like new, no names or ...
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Guide to the Savile Monument.
47p paperback, blue cover, well illustrated in colour, tightly bound, like new, no names or stamps, ...
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Lettering for Students and Craftsmen.
336p large format hardback, tan cloth with bright red floral design, spine hinges firm, plates and ...
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Annals of Cambridge University Library, 1278 - 1900.
vii 155p large format hardback, black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, first edition, name to ...
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A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad (1475 - 1640).
xviii 609p large format hardback, half cloth, tan cloth with it black lettering to spine, a tight ...
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Emprynted in Thys Manere: Early Printed Treasures from Cambridge University Library.
xvi 174p oversized paperback, colour illustrated throughout, excellent copy, no names or stamps, as ...
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The University Library. Papers Contributed to the Cambridge University Gazette, 1869.
30p booklet with fresh blue paper cover, rebound in blue cloth with AT initials, thin item, very ...
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Russian Printing to 1917. Catalogue of an Exhibition.
26p stapled booklet, grey card cover, fresh copy
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How to Use a Large Library. Interleaved.
64p small format hardback, stiff blue card cover, "with the author's kindest regards, binding a ...
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Book Collecting. A Guide for Amateurs.
130p original brown cloth, many illustrations, light signs of age, decent copy, small flaw to back ...
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Van Dyck and Portrait Engraving and Etching in the Seventeenth Century.
100p hardback with many b&w plates, tan card cover with attractive gilt crest, very good condition, ...
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Catalogue Seven. France, 1850 - 1950, Literary.
94p paperback with b&w plates, purple and white cover, very good condition, pages neat and bright, ...
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Catalogue Six. Aquatint & Lithograph.
78p paperback with b&w plates, cream cover, very good condition, pages neat and bright, binding ...
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Catalogue One. Introductory. Fine and Rare Books in English Before Kelmscott.
127p paperback, cream cover, very good condition, pages neat and bright, binding intact, very good ...
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Hans Sebald Beham. The Collection of Prints Formed by Gordon Nowell-Usticke. Auction Catalogue for 28 June 1978.
110p hardback exhibition catalogue, pink card cover, very good condition, minimal wear, spine ...
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Catalogue Two. Culham Books.
77p red paperback, bookseller catalogue, illustration to back cover, binding tight, pages clean and ...
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Catalogue Four. Bibliophile & Antiquary.
93p green paperback, bookseller catalogue, illustration to back cover, binding tight, pages clean ...
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Catalogue Five. Privately Printed.
79p yellow paperback, bookseller catalogue, illustration to back cover, binding tight, pages clean ...
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The Kenneth Auchincloss Collection of Fine Printing and Press Books. Part 4 - K to Z.
119p green paperback with illustration to front cover, binding tight, pages clean and bright, ...
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Catalogue 22.
59p staple-bound paperback with illustration to front cover, binding tight, pages clean and bright, ...
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Homo Faber, Homo Sapiens. David Jones (1985 - 1974) and Eric Gill (1882 - 1940). Prints, Books, Lettering and Original Artwork.
63p paperback with illustration to front cover, binding tight, pages clean and bright, ...
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Brooke Crutchley CBE. Trinity Hall. Cambridge. 22 Novermber 2003.
4p (unnumbered) staple bound booklet with red print design to front, booklet for the service of ...
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How to Use a Large Library.
64p small format hardback, stiff brown card cover, name to endpaper, clean and tight copy, no ...
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Mentelin's Latin Bible. Gutenberg Bible Used as Printer's Copy. Two Needham Essays in Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. Volume 9, Parts 1, 1986.
single issue, contains two Needham essays, blue card cover, well preserved, no names or stamps, ...
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Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. Volume 9, Parts 1-5, 1986 - 1990.
5 single issues, blue card cover, 100p each, well preserved set, no names or stamps, very good, ...
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Piranesi. Archaeologist and Vedutista. Print Catalogue 10.
60p (unnumbered) black and white paperback with illustration to front cover, minor wear to covers, ...
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The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Seventh Series, Volume 19, No 1, March 2018.
approx 120p blue cover, fresh copy, no names or stamps, papers include Schneider on Father Philips, ...
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The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Seventh Series, Volume 18, No 2, March 2017.
approx 120p blue cover, fresh copy, no names or stamps, papers include Houston on Ulysses in ...
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The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Seventh Series, Volume 17, No 3, March 2016.
approx 120p blue cover, fresh copy, no names or stamps, papers include van Woudenberg on Gottingen ...
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