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1	An introduction to bibliography for literary students more books like this by Ronald B. McKerrow add to wishlist The authoritative guide to those who study literature and early printed books in general. Indispensable for graduate students. see all copies from $3.58! new only from $5.50! \| first editions
2	The Education of Shakespeare: Illustrated from the Schoolbooks in Use in His Time more books like this by George Plimpton add to wishlist see all copies from $5.96! signed copies \| first editions
3	A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 more books like this by Alfred W. Pollard, G. R. Redgrave add to wishlist This volume contains important material not found in the original edition of this catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland and of English books printed abroad between 1475 and 1640. It also contains addenda and corrigenda to the 1926 edition, and to the first two volumes of the second edition. It has headnotes giving each ... see all copies from $44.00! first editions
4	Architectural Books in Early America more books like this by Janice Gayle Schimmelman, William Searle (Foreword by) add to wishlist An annotated bibliography citing 147 books that influenced business and the built landscape in colonial America. Schimmelman (art history, Oakland U.) has updated and revised her 1985 publication that was part of the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. see all copies from $7.70! new only from $11.47! \| first editions
5	History of Printing in America more books like this by Isaiah Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Print, Manuscript and the Search for Order, 1450-1830 more books like this by David McKitterick add to wishlist This magisterial study re-examines fundamental aspects of what has been termed the printing revolution of the early modern period. David McKitterick argues that many of the changes associated with printing were only gradually absorbed over almost 400 years, a much longer period than usually suggested. From the 1450s onwards, the printed word and ... see all copies from $11.75! new only from $29.49! \| first editions \| SVS
7	English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton more books like this by Valerie Hotchkiss, Fred C Robinson add to wishlist "English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton" examines the history of early English books, exploring the concept of putting the English language into print with close study of the texts, the formats, the audiences, and the functions of English books. Lavishly illustrated with more than 130 full-colour images of stunning rare books, this ... see all copies from $23.99! new only from $27.25! \| SVS
8	Printing in Deseret: Mormons, Economy, Politics & Utah's Incunabula, 1849-1851; A History and Descriptive Bibliography more books like this by Richard L Saunders add to wishlist Utah's first printing press arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1849, barely two years after the first settlers. Purchased by printer W.W. Phelps at the behest of Mormon leaders, the press was initially the church's private venture, a social tool used to re-establish print communication -- and thus foster cohesiveness -- among the reassembling church ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.16! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books, Illustrated Books Purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald at the Sale of the Library of C.W. Dyson Perrins more books like this by Daniel Simone (Editor), Lilian Armstrong, Daniela Laube add to wishlist The combination of the woodcut-a print method devised early in the fifteenth century-with Johannes Gutenberg's revolutionary invention of printing with moveable type resulted in a powerful explosion of information and ideas. For the first time, it was possible to use a mechanised system to print identical copies of books containing both text and ... see all copies from $26.25! new only from $32.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A List of English Tales and Prose Romances Printed Before 1740 more books like this by Arundell James Kennedy Esdaile add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $37.65! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Early American Books & Printing more books like this by John T Winterich add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Reader Revealed more books like this by Sabrina A Baron (Editor) add to wishlist Books are such an integral part of every facet of our lives that, even as we wonder about their future, we easily forget how precious they were to early modern readers. The close relationship between reader and book, between reading and writing, during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries has left us with a large body of evidence not only of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.08! \| first editions
13	Print Culture in Renaissance Italy more books like this by Brian Richardson, Terry Belanger (Editor), David McKitterick (Editor) add to wishlist The emergence of print in late fifteenth-century Italy gave a crucial new importance to the editors of texts, who determined the form in which texts from the Middle Ages would be read, and who could strongly influence the interpretation and status of texts by adding introductory material or commentary. Brian Richardson here examines the ... see all copies from $33.10! new only from $80.43! \| SVS
14	Early Printed Book Labels: A Catalogue of Dated Personal Labels and Gift Labels Printed in Britain to the Year 1760 more books like this by Brian N. Lee add to wishlist see all copies from $13.80! first editions \| SVS
15	Benjamin Franklin: Writer and Printer more books like this by James N Green add to wishlist 2006 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. His tremendous achievements encompassed roles as scientist, politician and international ambassador, but Franklin began his career as a printer, and when he retired in 1748, he had created the largest printing business in colonial America. Much of what we know about Franklin as ... see all copies from $43.42! new only from $43.42! \| first editions
16	Bibliography of American Children's Books Printed Prior to 1821 more books like this by D'Alte A. Welch add to wishlist see all copies from $14.95! new only from $60.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	A Bibliographical Catalogue of Italian Books Printed in England, 1558-1603 more books like this by Soko Tomita add to wishlist Through entries on 291 Italian books (451 editions) published in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, covering the years 1558-1603, this catalogue represents a summary of current research and knowledge of diffusion of Italian culture on English literature in this period. It also provides a foundation for new work on Anglo-Italian ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $118.90!
18	The Contemporary Printed Literature of the English Counter-Reformation Between 1558 and 1640: An Annotated Catalogue more books like this by Antony Francis Allison add to wishlist This is the first of a two-volume catalogue, intended to provide an authoritative update to the 1956 "A Catalogue of Catholic Books in English Printed Abroad or Secretly in England, 1558-1640". Volume 1 describes books linked to specific Catholic writers, including translators and editors. see all copies from $105.00! new only from $161.06! \| first editions
19	The Influence of John Donne: His Uncollected Seventeenth-Century Printed Verse more books like this by Ernest W Sullivan add to wishlist In this critical study, Ernest W. Sullivan II, catalogues and analyses the significance of John Donne's verse - and its translations and adaptations, and the dubia - published in the 17th century outside the seven collected editions of his "Poems". Sullivan provides evidence to confirm the very great influence that literary historians and critics ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $6.12! \| first editions
20	The Cambridge press, 1638-1692; a reëxamination of the evidence concerning the Bay Psalm book and the Eliot Indian Bible as well as other contemporary books and people. more books like this by George Parker Winship, A.S.W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography Fund add to wishlist see all copies from $2.55! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
21	Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia Printing, 1728-1766: A Descriptive Bibliography, more books like this by Gertrude Mensch, C William Miller add to wishlist see all copies from $29.50! new only from $60.00! \| first editions
22	The Jesuit Series: Part Four, L-P more books like this by G Richard Dimmler (Editor), Peter M Daly (Editor), G Richard Dimler (Editor) add to wishlist The Corpus Librorum Emblematum (CLE) series presents documentation relating to printed books belonging to the tradition of emblems and imprese. The individual catalogues provide comprehensive short-title information accompanied by facsimile reproductions of title pages, and, where possible, also a sample emblem. The volumes provide a ... see all copies from $67.50! new only from $67.50!
23	A List of Architectural Books Available in America Before the Revolution more books like this by Helen Park add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions
24 view cover	Book and Text in France, 1400-1600: Poetry on the Page more books like this by Adrian Armstrong add to wishlist In recent years, literary scholars have come increasingly to acknowledge that an adequate understanding of texts requires the study of books, the material objects through which the meanings of texts are constructed. Focusing on French poetry in the period 1400-1600, contributors to this volume analyze layout, illustration, graphology, paratext, ... see all copies from $91.65! new only from $91.75!
25 view cover	Abstractions of Evidence in the Study of Manuscripts and Early Printed Books more books like this by Joseph A Dane add to wishlist In this book, Joseph Dane critiques the use of material evidence in studies of manuscript and printed books by delving into accepted notions about the study of print culture. He questions the institutional and ideological presuppositions that govern medieval studies, descriptive bibliography, and library science.Dane begins by asking what is the ... see all copies from $102.40! new only from $102.40!

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