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Books, libraries, and publishing
This collection contains items on all aspect of the printed word from design and production, through sales and acquisition, to collection, description and use. It also includes items on manuscripts and archival material.
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The bankrupt bookseller speaks again
Oliver and Boyd
1938
Further anecdotes about a fictional bookseller.
The private papers of a bankrupt bookseller
Oliver and Boyd
1932
A collection of anecdotes about a fictional bookseller. Gift inscription from the author to John Grieve dated 1932/1933.
A heavenly craft: the woodcut in early printed books
George Brazilier, Inc. in association with the Library of Congress
2004
Illustrated books purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald at the sale of the library of C.W. Dyson Perrins.
Annals of Scottish printing from the introduction of the art in 1507 to the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Macmillan & Bowes
1890
A history of early printing in Scotland. Number 471 of a limited and signed edition of 500.
The public library Stirling 1904-2004: a brief centenary history
Stirling Council Libraries
2004
A centenary history of the public library in Stirling.
The Tullis Press, Cupar, 1803-1849
Abertay Historical Society
1967
A history of the Tullis Press with a bibliography of its publications.
This is not the end of the book: a conversation
Harvill Secker
2011
A discussion of the future of the book in the digital age.
The art of the book: some record of work carried out in Europe and the U.S.A. 1939-1950
Studio Publications
1951
An assessment of approaches to design and execution in book production.
Esdaile's manual of bibliography
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
1969
An introduction to bibliography.
The Foulis Press and the Foulis Academy: Glasgow's eighteenth century school of art and design
Glasgow Art Index in association with the Friends of Glasgow University Library
2001
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Mitchell Library.
Personal landscape
Turret Books
1966
An account of the genesis of the magazine 'Personal Landscape'.
Edinburgh history of the book in Scotland. Volume 4, Professionalism and diversity 1880-2000
Edinburgh University Press
2007
Includes contributions on the publishing infrastructure, technological developments, the economics of publishing, and literary culture.
The earliest books of Canterbury Cathedral: manuscripts and fragments to c.1200
Bibliographical Society
2008
An assessment of one of the greatest literary centres of the Middle Ages and one of the most important collections.
The making of John Menzies
John Menzies plc
1983
A history of the bookstall, bookshop, and distribution company.
A hundred years of progress: the record of the Scottish Typographical Association 1853-1952
Scottish Typographical Association
1953
A history of the body formed to represent and protect the interests of workers in the Scottish printing industry.
Guide to the contents of the Public Record Office
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
1963-1968
A guide to the legal, state, and departmental documents held by the Public Record Office.
A small press and Hugh MacDiarmid
Akros Publications
1970
An unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 355 inscribed by Glen to Edward Nairn, of John Updike. Loosely laid in list of books in print.
Edinburgh University Library: 1580 - 1980: a collection of historical essays
Edinburgh University Library
1982
A history of one of the oldest libraries in Scotland, issued to celebrate its 400th anniversary.
Banned books: informal notes on some books banned for various reasons at various times and in various places
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
1955
A chronological list of books banned during the period 387 BC to 1954.
The history and architecture of Chetham's school and library
Yale University Press
2004
A study of an exceptional example of fifteenth-century collegiate architecture.
Book design
Laurence King Publishing
2006
Takes the reader through every aspect of book design from interpreting a design brief, through the design itself, to the production process.
Book trade connections from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries
Oak Knoll Press
2008
A collection of essays on various aspects of book production, dissemination and consumption.
