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Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England)9
Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England). Birmingham School of Printing9
Bird & Bull Press6
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft2
Schanilec, Gaylord2
Sleigh, Bernard2
Sleigh, Bernard (1872-)2
Ayme, Marcel (1902-1967)1
Baskerville, John (1706-1775)1
Baskerville, John, 1706-17751

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English book prospectuses : an illustrated history

Feather, John; Bird & Bull Press

1984

Edition limited to 325 copies.

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The art of medal engraving : a curious chapter in the development of 19th century printing processes

Harris, Elizabeth M; Bird & Bull Press

1991

"Two hundred-thirty copies of this book have been printed... [etc.]".

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Letters of the famous 18th century printer, John Baskerville of Birmingham : together with a bibliography of works printed by him at Birmingham

Baskerville, John (1706-1775); Jay, Leonard; Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England). Birmingham School of Printing

1932

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A sketch of the origin and growth of the printing industry in Yorkshire

Green, T printer; Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England). Birmingham School of Printing

1936

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A history of British circulating libraries : the book labels and ephemera of the Papantonio collection

Stewart-Murphy, Charlotte A; Bird & Bull Press

1992

Includes bibliography and index.

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Remondini and Rizzi : a chapter in Italian decorated paper history

Schmoller, Tanya; Bird & Bull Press

1990

Printed by the Bird & Bull Press.

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Three essays

Maeterlinck, Maurice (1862-1949); Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England). Birmingham School of Printing

1946

"Printed under the direction of Leonard Jay."

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The sonnets of William Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Treglown, Ernest G; Birmingham Guild of Handicraft

[1895]

Initials; parts of text enclosed within decorative borders.

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Five short stories by Marcel Aymé : The state of grace, The dwarf, Rue de l'Évangile, Legend of Poldevia, The seven-league boots

Aymé, Marcel (1902-1967); Schanilec, Gaylord; Bird & Bull Press

1994

"One hundred-fifty copies of this book have been printed on Arches mouldmade paper... [etc.].

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My colorful career

Schanilec, Gaylord; Bird & Bull Press

1996

Bound in red cloth boards backed in black leather; gold stamped leather label on spine. In red cloth slipcase. One hundred-sixty copies of this book have been printed... at the Bird & Bull Press ......

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The immortal hour

Sharp, William (1855-1905); Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England). Birmingham School of Printing

1939

"Printed under the direction of Leonard Jay at the City of Birmingham School of Printing."

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The pilgrim fathers

Rudland, Ernest Marston (1875-); Central School of Arts and Crafts (London, England). Birmingham School of Printing

1944

Poem.

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