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the Tweed." But few historians of the book know about Steuart. This facsimile of the only known copy of the 1801
sale catalogue, with an introduction about the man and his books by Brian Hillyard, is intended to restore Steuart
to his rightful position in the history of book collecting. [Order No. 55498]
135. (Bookbinding) Hinckley, C.T. A DAY AT THE BOOKBINDERY OF LIPPINCOTT,
GRAMBO, & CO. New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1988, 8vo., stiff paper wrappers printed in two colors.
(16) pages. ISBN 093876814x. $10.00 $7.50
Reprint of the 1852 magazine article which had appeared in Godey's Magazine with a foreword by Robert Fleck.
One of the best references to what a trade binding house looked like in the middle of the 19th century. Enhanced
by 17 illustrations by Hinckley showing various scenes in the bindery. The fifth Christmas book issued by Oak
Knoll. [Order No. 23227]
136. Poel, M.G.M. van der. DE DECLAMATIO BIJ DE HUMANISTEN. BIJDRAGE TOT DE
STUDIE VAN DE FUNCTIES VAN DE RHETORICA IN DE RENAISSANCE. Nieuwkoop: HES
& DE GRAAF, 1987, 8vo, cloth. (x), 395 pages. ISBN 9789060043899. $115.00 $86.25
With a summary in English. Considerable attention is paid to the Declamation within the tradition of
school-education. Consequently the present study is also of great interest for the history of Renaissance education.
(Bibliotheca Humanistica & Reformatorica, Vol. XXXIX). Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES
& DE GRAAF Publishers. [Order No. 103385]
137. Ames, Kenneth L. and Gerald W.R. Ward (editors). DECORATIVE ARTS AND HOUSEHOLD
FURNISHINGS IN AMERICA 1650-1920: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Winterthur:
The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1989, small 4to., cloth. 392, (6) pages. ISBN 0912724196.
$50.00 $37.50
First edition. This bibliography of the study of household furnishings used in the United States from the
seventeenth century to the early twentieth century contains twenty-one sections. Each section begins with an essay
that outlines the development of scholarship in the field and points toward new directions for research with
annotated entries on the most significant works. Three chapters present the basic reference tools and surveys of art
and architecture. These are followed by chapters devoted to such topics as furniture; metals, including silver and
gold, pewter and britannia metal; ceramics and glass; textiles; timepieces; household activities and systems; and
craftsmen and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Includes an author/title index. [Order No. 69489]
138. Pfeiffer, Gordon A. & Nathaniel H. Puffer. THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES, 1977-2002, A
HISTORY & ANTHOLOGY. N.P.: The Delaware Bibliophiles, 2002, 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. xx, 205,
(3), 51+(1) pages. $125.00 $93.75
First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. Issued to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this book-collecting Club
(Leaf Book - Chalmers 226). The first part of the book contains a note on John DePol who has contributed a
wood-cut to the book, an article on Benjamin Franklin who printed the first Delaware currency (accompanied by a
tipped-in leaf from an early Franklin imprint,) a history of the Club, a chronology of the meetings and
publications; the second part of the book is a history of the city of New Castle issued to celebrate its 350th
Anniversary; the third part of the book contains an article by Herb Pratt on "The Chemistry Collection of The New
Castle Library Company of 1840: A Meeting of Minds", a reprint of Ralph Newman's section on Delaware colonial
currency from his book on American currency and an expansion by Nathaniel Puffer of Rink's bibliography of
Delaware imprints before 1801. [Order No. 73751]
139. (Aeronautics) Maggs 387. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND ENGRAVINGS
ILLUSTRATING THE EVOLUTION OF THE AIRSHIP AND THE AEROPLANE. (Mansfield
Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2001), 8vo., cloth. (vi), iv, 170 pages with 15 leaves of illustrations. ISBN
1578983193. $65.00 $48.75
Facsimile edition of Bibliotheca Aeronautica first published in London in 1920. Catalogue no. 387 from Maggs
Brothers described a collection of 1494 books, pamphlets and engravings on early aeronautics. Designed to trace
the evolution of aviation from the early times to the close of the First World War, each entry contains a full
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