Collections of wood or ivory tablets, or sheets of paper, parchment, or similar material, that are blank, written on, or printed, and are strung or bound together; commonly many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing; especially, when printed, a bound volume, or a volume of some size.
This term has 2,576 records attributed within our system.
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300028051
<books by conditions of production>
<books by external form>
<books by internal form>
14yrs ago
Author:
Gohorry, John
Illustrator:
Brett, Simon
Printmaker:
Brett, Simon
Publisher:
Paulinus Press
Printer:
Boase Press
Author:
Stuart, Gloria
Designer:
Stuart, Gloria
Illustrator:
Stuart, Gloria
Publisher:
Imprenta Glorias
Binder (person):
O'Mara, Allwyn
Author:
Ic'iar, Juan de
Translator:
Shuckburgh, Evelyn
Contributor:
Stone, Reynolds
Illustrator:
Vingle, Jean de
Publisher:
Lion and Unicorn Press
Designer:
Priestley, Denis
Author:
Manzoni, Alessandro
Contributor:
Boothroyd, R. H.
Illustrator:
Gonin, Francesco
Illustrator:
Bramanti, Bruno
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Mardersteig, Giovanni
Publisher:
Officina Bodoni
Author:
Donne, John
Compiler:
Kermode, Frank
Illustrator:
Reiner, Imre Ferenc József
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Dreyfus, John
Printer:
Crutchley, Brooke
Printer:
University Printing House
Author:
Hughes, Edward (unidentified)
Publisher:
Lion and Unicorn Press
Author:
Shakespeare, William
Contributor:
Alexander, Peter (unidentified)
Illustrator:
Parker, Agnes Miller
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Dreyfus, John
Printer:
Crutchley, Brooke
Printer:
University Printing House
Author:
Welch, Denton
Contributor:
Roeder, Helen
Illustrator:
Jones, Leslie (unidentified)
Publisher:
Lion and Unicorn Press
Designer:
Young, Bryan
Author:
Drinkwater, John
Designer:
Rogers, Bruce
Publisher:
Rudge, William Edwin
Author:
Clark, Kenneth
Illustrator:
Griffith, John
Publisher:
Lion and Unicorn Press
Author:
Sacchetti, Franco
Translator:
Adlard, John
Author:
Adlard, John
Publisher:
Perdix Press
Printer:
Partridge, Walter
Author:
Jackson, Holbrook
Publisher:
Macy, Helen
Publisher:
Macy, George
Illustrator:
Warde, Frederic
Author:
Thackeray, William Makepeace
Contributor:
Thirkell, Angela
Illustrator:
Ardizzone, Edward
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Dreyfus, John
Printer:
Cambridge University Press
Author:
James, Henry (author)
Contributor:
Hollow, John
Illustrator:
Nebel, Gustave
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
University Printing House
Writer:
Randle, John
Author:
Gant, Roland
Illustrator:
Phipps, Howard
Publisher:
Whittington Press
Binder (person):
Fine Bindery
Author:
Limited Editions Club
Publisher:
George Macy Companies Inc.
Printer:
Aldus Printers
Compiler:
Rendall, Simon
Compiler:
Rhodes, Dennis E.
Printer:
Cygnet Press
Author:
Shakespeare, William
Illustrator:
Stone, Reynolds
Publisher:
Nonesuch Press
Printer:
William Brendon and Son Ltd.
Editor:
Lees, Jim
Illustrator:
Gentleman, David
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Dreyfus, John
Printer:
Cambridge University Press
Printer:
Curwen Press
(Possibly)
Author:
Folio Society
Contributor:
Williamson, Hugh
Publisher:
Folio Press
Author:
Schreiner, Olive
Contributor:
Dinesen, Isak
Illustrator:
Hogarth, Arthur Paul
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Schmoller, Hans
Printer:
Curwen Press
Printer:
Westerham Press
Author:
Hazlitt, William
Editor:
Keynes, Geoffrey
Publisher:
Nonesuch Press
Printer:
William Brendon and Son Ltd.
Author:
Euripides
Translator:
Vellacott, Philip
Illustrator:
Ayrton, Michael
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
Curwen Press
Printer:
Photogravure and Color Company
Author:
Gant, Roland
Illustrator:
Phipps, Howard
Publisher:
Whittington Press
Binder (person):
Woolnough & Co.
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