Catalogue of the Books on Bibliography, Typography and Engraving, in the New-York State Library

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C. Van Benthuysen, printer, 1858 - 143 pages
 

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Page 10 - THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF WRITING, as well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings taken from Marbles, Manuscripts, and Charters, Ancient and Modern ; also Some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing.
Page 82 - A MANUAL OF THE ART OF BOOK-BINDING : Containing full instructions in the different Branches of Forwarding, Gilding, and Finishing. Also, the Art of Marbling Book-edges and Paper. By JAMES B. NICHOLSON. Illustrated. 12mo., cloth $2 25 fT3RRIS.— A HAND-BOOK FOR LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND -1' MACHINISTS : Comprising the Proportions and Calculations for Constructing Locomotives ; Manner of Setting Valves ; Tables of Squares, Cubes, Areas, etc.
Page 24 - Recherches bibliographiques et critiques sur les éditions originales des cinq livres du roman satirique de Rabelais et sur les différences de texte qui se font remarquer particulièrement dans le premier livre du Pantagruel et dans le Gargantua.
Page 7 - Typographical Antiquities: being an historical account of printing in England; with some memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of the books printed by them from the year 1471 to 1500. With an appendix concerning printing in Scotland and Ireland to the same time.
Page 107 - The | History of Printing | in | America. | With a | Biography of Printers, | and an | Account of Newspapers. | To which is prefixed a concise view of | the Discovery and Progress of the Art | in | other parts of the world.
Page 99 - A bibliographical catalogue of books, translations of the Scriptures , and other publications in the Indian Tongues of the United States; with brief critical notices.
Page 59 - Essai sur l'origine de la gravure en bois et en tailledouce, et sur la connoissance des estampes des xv" et xvie siècles, où il est parlé aussi de l'origine des cartes à jouer et des cartes géographiques; suivi de recherches sur l'origine du papier de coton et de lin ; sur la calligraphie depuis les plus anciens temps jusqu'à nos jours, sur les miniatures des anciens manuscrits, sur les filigranes des papiers...
Page 54 - Idée générale d'une collection complette d'estampes. Avec une dissertation sur l'origine de la gravure et sur les premiers livres d'images, Leipzig, 1771.
Page 31 - A List of Books recommended to the younger clergy and other students in divinity, within the Diocese of Chester.
Page 31 - Bibliothèque Curieuse, Historique et Critique ; ou Catalogue raisonné de Livres difficiles à trouver, par David Clément.

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