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interests and the scope of his curiosity. From the inside story of the major edition of George Orwell's works to the
investigation of New Zealand's print culture a surprising mix of subjects suggests the many ways in which the
West's book heritage and desire to order knowledge can be explored and illuminated. The contributors have been
and are intimately involved in diverse aspects of the reshaping of our access to means of communication and
civilization. As a result, the volume offers, as well as precise studies of the history of textual transmission and of
intellectual debates, insights into an evolving discipline and into its attempts to understand our culture in depth.
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125. Walton, Isaac. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER. Nieuwkoop: HES & DE GRAAF, 1969, Small 8vo,
Imitation calf gilt. (xviii), 246 pages. ISBN 9789060030103. $85.00 $63.75
Facsimile of the London 1653 edition produced in a limited edition. With 8 illustrations. Sales rights: Available
outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers. [Order No. 103618]
126. McGee, Julie L. CORNELIS CORNELISZOON VAN HAARLEM (1562-1638). PATRONS,
FRIENDS AND DUTCH HUMANISTS. Nieuwkoop: HES & DE GRAAF, 1991, 8vo, cloth. 502 pages.
ISBN 9789060044131. $155.00 $116.25
The book presents the first discussion of all the known prints executed after Cornelis' designs and considers the
following topics in relationship to the prints: the engravers and publishers, the print market, the Latinists who
provided the text for the prints and the Latin verses themselves. (Bibliotheca Humanistica & Reformatorica, Vol.
XLVIII). With 105 plates. Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
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127. (Blomefield, Francis) Stoker, David A. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE REVEREND FRANCIS
BLOMEFIELD (1705-52). N.P.: The Bibliographical Society, 1992, large 8vo., cloth. 276 pages. ISBN
0951160052. $40.00 $30.00
Francis Blomefield compiled and published the fascicles of what might have been the most comprehensive
topographical history of any English county, when he died at the age of forty-seven. The 294 letters transcribed in
this volume were written by, to, or (in a few cases) on behalf of Blomefield, historian and private printer. Indexed.
Distributed for the Society. [Order No. 60366]
128. (Canter, Dirk) Gruys, J.A. THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THEODORUS CANTERUS
(DIRCK CANTER, 1545-1616). AN INVENTORY. Nieuwkoop: HES & DE GRAAF, 1978, 8vo,
cloth. xvii, 70 pages. ISBN 9789060043530. $65.00 $48.75
This inventory includes all the letters from and to Dirk Canter known to the compiler. Main correspondents were
Isaac Casaubonus, Justus Lipsius, Joannes Meursius, and Bonaventura Vulcanius. With 2 plates. Sales rights:
Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers. [Order No. 103395]
129. (Covens & Mortier) COVENS & MORTIER. STOCK CATALOGUES OF MAPS AND
ATLASES. (1721-1763) WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY P. VAN DER KROGT. Utrecht: HES &
DE GRAAF, 1992, 5.5 x 8.5 inchees, Paperback. 142 pages. ISBN 9789061940982. $130.00 $97.50
Covens & Mortier were one of the biggest producers of maps and atlases in Amsterdam in the eighteenth century.
This book features the facsimile edition of the catalogue of copper plates and a stock catalogue originally issued in
1721 and 1763. Also included are an introduction on the catalogues and an introductory history on Covens &
Mortier by Peter van der Krogt. Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
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130. Lathem, Edward Connery and Elizabeth French Lathem (editors). D.B.U. AND R.R.: SE-
LECTED EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DANIEL BERKELEY UPDIKE
AND RUDOLPH RUZICKA, 1908-1941. New York: American Printing History Association, 1997,
tall 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. vi, 181+(1) pages. $50.00 $37.50
D.B.U and R.R. prints for the first time extracts from the important correspondence between these major figures of
American graphic arts, revealing a little-known closeness between the Merrymount Press fine printer Updike and
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