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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 Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland
Cambridge University Press
2006
A survey of the development of libraries to the end of the twentieth century.
Gollancz: the story of a publishing house 1928-1978
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1978
A history of the famous London publisher.
The mushroom jungle: a history of postwar paperback publishing
Zeon Books
1993
A history of the rise and fall of pulp paperback publishing in post Second World War Britain.
A secretary hand ABC book
Berkshire Family History Society Research Centre
2000
A guide to reading secretary hand in old documents.
The printer: his customers and his men
J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
1933
The third of the J. M. Dent Memorial Lectures.
The modern Scottish Renaissance 1920-1960: a catalogue of the period
K. D. Duval
1960
A catalogue issued by K. D. Duval of works by modern Scottish author (including Hugh MacDiarmid, Neil Gunn and Ediwn Muir) and lithographs by Harley Brothers. Loosely laid in business card of K. D. Duval. With an introduction by Hugh MacDiarmid
Medieval libraries of Great Britain: a list of surviving books
Royal Historical Society
1987
Addenda and corrigenda to Ker's cornerstone work, edited by his literary executor.
The story of Eneas Mackay, Stirling
Smith Art Gallery and Museum
2008
A history of the Stirling publisher and bookseller, with a bibliography of his publications.
Bookcloth in England and America 1823-50
Oak Knoll Press
2008
A study of grained bookcloths of the early 19th century.
Typography: basic principles: influences and trends since the 19th century
Studio Books
1963
An introduction to typography and its implications for graphic designers.
Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry, Musée Condé, Chantilly
Thames and Hudson
1969
A reproduction of the famous Book of hours. From the library of the Scottish literary agent Giles Alexander Esme Gordon.
Abraham Le Blond : colour printer 1819-1894
Lycett Antiques
1994
A guide to the colour prints of Le Blond and Company.
The Denmilne manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland
Historical Association of Scotland
1928
A history of the Denmilne collection of manuscripts.
Peter Lunn: children's publisher: the books, authors and illustrators
Lomax Press
2010
A descriptive bibliography, with supporting reference material, of the publisher Peter Lunn.
John Westhouse and Peter Lunn: two wartime publishing houses and their founder
Lomax Press
2013
A descriptive bibliography, with supporting reference material, of the publisher John Westhouse, with updates to a previous bibliography on Peter Lunn.
Out of print and into profit: a history of the second-hand book trade in Britain in the 20th century
British Library
2007
A collection of essays by bibliographical scholars and professional booksellers assessing the development of the second-hand book trade in Britain.
Books, borrowers, and shareholders: Scottish circulating and subscription libraries before 1825: a survey and listing
Edinburgh Bibliographical Society in association with the National Library of Scotland
2012
A survey of early commercial and proprietary subscription libraries in Scotland.
The Scottish book trade 1500-1720: print commerce and print control in early modern Scotland. An historical survey of the early modern book in Scotland
Tuckwell Press
2000
A detailed examination of the early Scottish book trade covering printers, binders, stationers and sellers.
Royal illuminated manuscripts from King Athelstan to Henry VIII
British Library
2011
An introduction to illuminated manuscripts from Anglo-Saxon to Tudor times based on a selection principally drawn from the Old Royal Library.
Royal manuscripts: the genius of illumination
British Library
2011
A catalogue of over 150 works drawn mainly from the Old Royal Library.
Book typography: a designer's manual
Libanus Press
2005
A practical guide to designing and typesetting books.
Fairs, markets and the itinerant book trade
Oak Knoll Press
2007
An investigation of the presence of the book trade in the streets and public spaces of Great Britain and Europe.
Serials and their readers 1620-1914
St Paul's Bibliographies
1993
A collection of papers on the creative tension between producers and consumers of serial publications.
The early nineties: a view from the Bodley Head
Harvard University Press
1971
An account of the London publishing company between the years 1887 and 1894.
