Select Resources on Rare Books

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Select Resources on Rare Books

Compiled by Agatha Barc, Reader Services and Instruction Librarian.

Carter, John, and Nicolas Barker. ABC for Book Collectors. New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. Print.

  • Z1006 .C37 2004 (Reference)

Gascoigne, Bamber. How to Identify Prints: A Complete Guide to Manual and Mechanical Processes from Woodcut to Ink Jet. London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Print. 

  • NE850 .G37 2004 (Reference)

Gaskell, Philip. A New Introduction to Bibliography. New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1995. Print.

  • Z1001 .G37 1995 (Stacks)

Greenfield, Jane. ABC of Bookbinding: A Unique Glossary with Over 700 Illustrations for Collectors & Librarians. New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. Print.

  • Z266.7 .G74 1998 (Reference)

Smith, Margaret M. The Title-Page, Its Early Development, 1460–1510. London: British Library, 2000. Print.

  • Z242 .T6 S55 2000 (Stacks)

Twyman, Michael. The British Library Guide to Printing: History and Techniques. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999. Print.

  • Z124 .T88 1999 John P. Robarts Research Library
  • Z124 .T89 1999 SMC John M. Kelly Library
  • Z124 .T88 1999 John W. Graham Library

Updike, Daniel B. Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use. New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. Print.

  • Z250 .A2 U6 2001 (Stacks). 

Last updated: June 30, 2016