Dictionary Of English Book Collectors
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| Author | : Sidney E. Berger |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2016-10-17 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1442263407 |
Finally, here is the definitive glossary of the book, offering readers all the terms they will need for thorough understanding of how books are made, the materials they are made of, and how they are described in the bookselling, book collecting, and library worlds. Every key term --- over 1,300 different words --- that could be used in booksellers’ catalogs, library records, and collectors’ descriptions of their holdings is represented in this dictionary. This authoritative source covers all areas of book knowledge: the book as physical object, typeface terminology, paper, printing, book collecting, book design, bibliography, calligraphy, t he language of manuscripts, writing implements, librarianship, legal issues, the parts of a book, and much more. The definitions are supplemented by more than 100 illustrations showing the book as a physical object: parts of books, kinds of illustrations, kinds of printing techniques, tools that librarians, booksellers, and collectors refer to that are used in the making of books, kinds of binding structures and decoration, kinds of paper decoration, and other things.
| Author | : Alvin Sellens |
| Publisher | : Schiffer Pub Limited |
| Total Pages | : 546 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 9780764315923 |
Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate todays practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.
| Author | : William Younger Fletcher |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2022-09-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "English Book Collectors" by William Younger Fletcher. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
| Author | : Edward Burbridge |
| Publisher | : Nieuwkoop : B. de Graff |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
An alphabetical Dictionary consisting of 78 extensive articles devoted to illustrious book collectors; the 79th- and last article gives a valuable Roll of book collectors, 1316-1898. The article devoted to every collector is preceded by a biographical sketch, followed by a specification of remarkable works in the collection, and concluded by a short account of the fate of the library, with the devolution of some of its items through successive later collections.
| Author | : Alfred W. Pollard |
| Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
| Total Pages | : 563 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1465543023 |
| Author | : Edward Burbidge |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1892 |
| Genre | : Book collectors |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : John A. Simpson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2002-04-18 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780195218893 |
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
| Author | : Seymour De Ricci |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 2011-02-03 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 0521156467 |
This 1930 volume provides a historical study of English book and manuscript collectors from 1530 until the time of publication.
| Author | : Seymour De Ricci |
| Publisher | : CUP Archive |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 1930 |
| Genre | : Book collecting |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1234 |
| Release | : 1819 |
| Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
| ISBN | : |
