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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<books by conditions of production>
<books by external form>
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14yrs ago
Author:
Craig, John
Illustrator:
Craig, John
Publisher:
Whittington Press
Binder (person):
Brockman, James (bookbinder)
Contributor:
Lister, Raymond
Illustrator:
Taylor, Shepherd
Publisher:
Golden Head Press
Author:
Hoyle, Walter
Contributor:
Cook, Olive
Illustrator:
Bawden, Edward
Illustrator:
Hoyle, Walter
Illustrator:
Smith, Edwin
Publisher:
Previous Parrot Press
Printer:
Aldgate Press
Author:
Lister, Raymond
Printer:
R. I. Severs Ltd.
Author:
Lister, Raymond
Illustrator:
Lister, Raymond
Printer:
Crampton and Sons
Binder (person):
John P. Gray and Sons
Publisher:
Golden Head Press
Author:
Macgregor, Miriam
Illustrator:
Macgregor, Miriam
Publisher:
Whittington Press
Author:
Pitt-Kethley, Fiona
Illustrator:
Dobbin, Stan
Publisher:
Previous Press
Author:
Davies, Jill
Illustrator:
Cunliffe, Christopher
Publisher:
Silent Books
Author:
Nockolds, Hilda
Illustrator:
Hughes, Pamela
Publisher:
Golden Head Press
Printer:
R. I. Severs Ltd.
Writer:
Lawrence, John
Illustrator:
Lawrence, John
Writer:
Guy, Peter
Publisher:
Previous Parrot Press
Printer:
Didcot Press
Binder (person):
Fine Bindery
Writer:
Lawrence, John
Illustrators:
Lawrence, John
Publisher:
Hamish Hamilton
Contributor:
Brown, Philip S.
Contributor:
Dreyfus, John
Publisher:
New Ampersand Press
Publisher:
Dawson's Book Shop
Publisher:
Rounce & Coffin Club
Printer:
Weatherbird Press
Author:
Hutner, Martin
Publisher:
Chiswick Book Shop
Printer:
Colish Press
Kelly, Jerry
Printer:
Merrymount Press
Writer:
Dreyfus, John
Author:
Casamassima, E.
Publisher:
Il polifilo
Author:
Wolpe, Berthold
Publisher:
Bauersche Giesserei
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