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Books Submitted to the 15th Breslauer Prize for Bibliography 2010

"The books competing for the prize numbered 52, all of an outstanding quality. There was a great variety of subjects: bibliographies on individuals, typefaces, genres of books, authors, printing presses and printing houses, on wood engravers and illustrators, maps, charts, geographic areas, libraries, bookbinding, religion, on book and printing history, and there were excellent studies on publishing histories. Many of these books are wonderfully produced and finely illustrated.
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Books Submitted to the 15th Prize


"The books competing for the prize numbered 52, all of an outstanding quality. There was a great variety of subjects: bibliographies on individuals, typefaces, genres of books, authors, printing presses and printing houses, on wood engravers and illustrators, maps, charts, geographic areas, libraries, bookbinding, religion, on book and printing history, and there were excellent studies on publishing histories. Many of these books are wonderfully produced and finely illustrated. The Jury was honoured to be able to see, study and discuss even books from China, Japan and Russia - a novelty in the history of the Prize. We cannot stress enough what a great pleasure it was to be surrounded for two days with so many works executed with great quality, intellectually challenging and bibliographically very interesting. We have been amidst a group of books produced by people who have very often worked or collected for many, many years (and in some cases worked AND collected for many, many years), who have mastered their subject to the fullest extent and who devoted time, money, intellectual curiosity and a great love to their books and subject. All of these books, due to their quality, were individually perfectly capable of presenting and defending their claim for the Prize!"

Arnoud Gerits

ARIOSTO, Ludovico


Orlando furioso secondo la princeps del 1516, edizione critica a cura di Marco Dorigatti. Firenze, Leo S. Olschki, 2006

>>> Leo S. Olschki

BECHTEL, Guy


Catalogue des Gothiques français 1476-1560. Paris, Chez l'auteur, 2008

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BELL, Hazel K.


From Flock Beds to Prefessionalism: A History of Index-Makers. With a preface by David Crystal. New Castle, Delaware, Hartfield, Hertfordshire, Oak Knoll Press & HKB Press, 2006

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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BONNELL, Th. F.


The most Disreputable Trade. Publishing the Classics of English Poetry 1765-1810. Oxford, University Press, 2008

>>> Oxford University Press

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BROMER, Anne C. and Julian I. EDISON


Miniature books. 4000 years of tiny Treasures. New York, Abrahams, The Grolier Club, 2007

>>> The Grolier Club

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BURDEN, Philip D.


The Mapping of North America II. Rickmansworth, Raleigh Publications, 2007

>>> Clive L. Burden Ltd.

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CATALOGUE de libraires 1473-1810


Catalogue rédigé par Claire Lesage, Eve Netchine et Véronique Sarrazin. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 2006

>>> Bibliothèque Nationale de France

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CLOUSE, Doug


Mackellar, Smiths & Jordan: Typographic Tastemakers of the Late Nineteenth Century. New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2008

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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COAKLEY, J.F.


Typography of Syriac: A historical catalogue of printing types, 1537-1958. New Castle, Delaware, London, Oak Knoll and The British Library, 2006

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> The British Library

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COHEN, Ronald I.


Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill. 3 volumes. (London), Thoemmes, 2006

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COLE, William


First and Otherwise Notable Editions of Medieval French Texts Printed from 1742 to 1874: A Bibliographical Catalogue of My Collection. Sitges, Cole & Contreras, 2005

>>> Cole & Contreras

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COLE, William


The Illustrated Books and Print Portfolios of Masafumi Yamamoto. A Catalogue Raisonné. Sitges, Cole & Contreras, 2008

>>> Cole & Contreras

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COUSTILLAS, Pierre


George Gissing. The Definitive Bibliography. High Wycombe, Rivendale Press, 2005

>>> Rivendale Press

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DE BELLIS, Jack and Michael BROOMFIELD


John Updike: A Bibliography of primary and secondary materials. With "Foreword to my own Bibliography" by John Updike and a CD supplement. New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2007

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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DELMAS, J.-F.


L'Inguimbertine, maison des muses. Paris, Éditions Nicolas Chaudun, 2008

>>> Éditions Nicolas Chaudun

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DICTIONNAIRE de la presse française pendant la Révolution 1789-1799


La Presse départementale. Tome I. Sous la direction de Gilles Feyel. Ferney-Voltaire, Centre International d'Étude du XVIIIe siècle, 2005

>>> Centre International d'Étude du XVIIIe siècle

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DRIVER, Elizabeth


Culinary Landmarks. A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks 1825-1949. Toronto, Buffalo, London, University of Toronto Press, 2008

>>> University of Toronto Press

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FLECK, Robert D.


Books about Books: A History and Bibliography of Oak Knoll Press, 1978-2008. New Castle, Oak Knoll Press, 2008

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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GINDRAT, Yves


Orange, Fruit de Maurice Barraud. Geneve, Slatkine, 2008

>>> Slatkine

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GREEN, James N. and Peter STALLYBRASS


Benjamin Franklin, Writer and Printer. New Castle, Oak Knoll Prress & Library Company of Philadelphia & The British Library, 2006

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> The British Library

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HAYAKAWA, Isamu


Bibliographical Studies of Webster Dictionary. Tokyo, Privately Printed, 2005

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HELLER, Friedrich C.


Die bunte Welt. Handbuch zum künstlerisch illustrierten Kinderbuch in Wien, 1890-1938. Wien, Brandstätter, 2008

>>> Christian Brandstätter Verlag

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HELLINGA, Lotte


Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Library. Houten, Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2007.

>>> Hes & De Graaf Publishers

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HOLSTEIN, Jürgen and Waltraud HOLSTEIN


Bücher, Kunst und Kataloge. Eine Dokumentation zum 40jährigen Bestehen des Antiquariats Jürgen Holstein. Berlin, Jürgen und Waltraud Holstein, 2007

>>> Jürgen und Waltraud Holstein

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ISPHORDING, E.


Kräuter and Blumen. Kommentiertes Bestandsverzeichnis der botanischen Bücher bis 1850 in der Bibliothek des Germanischen Nationalmuseums Nürnberg. Nürnberg, Verlag des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, 2008

>>> Verlag des Germanischen Nationalmuseums

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JOHNSON, Kevin


Dark Page: Books that inspired American Film Noir, 1940-1949. New Castle, Oak Knoll Press, 2008

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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KABAYAMA, Koichi (Chair Editorial Committee)


Encyclopedia An Illustrated Cornucopia: Natural Pictorials and Encyclopedias. Tokyo, Toppan Printing Museum, 2007

>>> Toppan Printing Museum

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KEARNEY, Patrick


The Paris Olympia Press. Edited by Angus Carroll. Liverpool University Press, 2008

>>> Liverpool University Press

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KOSOFSKY, Scott-Martin (Editor)


The SP Century: Boston's society of Printers through One Hundred Years of Change. Charlestown, Boston and New Castle, The Society of the Printers & The Boston Public Library in association with Oak Knoll Press, 2006

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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LEMIRE, Eugen


Bibliography of William Morris. New Castle & London, Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2006

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> The British Library

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LHERMITTE, Marianne and Emmanuel LHERMITTE


Recueil Bibliographique des Principales Editions Originales de la Littérature Française. (Paris), Librairie Lhermitte, 2005

>>> Librairie Lhermitte

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LI-CHENG, LU and WEI TI-WEN (Editors)


The NMTH Collection of Western Maps relating to Taiwan 1500-1900. Taipei, National Museum of Taiwan History and SMC Publishing, 2005 (Text in Chinese)

>>> National Museum of Taiwan History

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LOEWENDAHL, Björn


Sino-Western Relations, Conceptions of China, Cultural Influences and the Development of Sinology Disclosed in Western Printed Books 1477-1877. The catalogue of the Löwendahl-Von der Burg Collection by Björn Löwendahl with a foreword by Han Qi. Two volumes. Hua Hin, The Elephant Press, 2008

>>> Björn Loewendahl

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O'BRIEN, Donald C.


Amos Doolittle: Engraver of the New Republic. New Castle, Oak Knoll Press and the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2008

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> The American Historical Print Collectors Society

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PARKS, Stephen


First-Line Index of English Poetry 1500-1800 in Manuscripts of the James M. and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. Edited by many hands under the direction of Stephen Parks, Curator, continued by Marc Greitens, completed by Carolyn W. Nelson. New Haven, Yale University, 2005

>>> Yale University Press

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PEARSON, Neil


Obelisk. A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press. Liverpool University Press, 2007

>>> Liverpool University Press

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POMEROY, Jane R.


Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870. Wood Engraver and Illustrator. An annotated bibliography. Three volumes. New Castle, DE, and Worcester, MA, Oak Knoll Press and The American Antiquarian Society, 2005

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> The American Antiquarian Society

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SAMUELI, Jean-Jacques and Jean-Claude BOUDENOT


Une histoire des probabilités des origines à 1900. Paris, Ellipses, 2009

>>> Ellipses

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SCHADEL, M.


Illustrierte Bibliographie der Kriminalliteratur im deutschen Sprachraum von 1796 bis 1945. Two volumes. Butjadingen, Achilla Presse Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2006

>>> Achilla Presse

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SHER, Richard B.


The Enlightenment and the Book. Scottish Authors & Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, & America. Chicago & London, The University of Chicago Press, 2006

>>> University of Chicago Press

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STAIKOS, Konstantinos Sp.


History of the Library in Western Civilization: from Minos to Cleopatra. The Greek World from the Minoans' Archival Libraries to the Universal Library of the Ptolemies. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and Hes & De Graaf Publishers BV, Kotinos Publications, 2004

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> Hes & De Graaf Publishers

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STAIKOS, Konstantinos Sp.


History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Roman World - From Cicero to Hadrian. The Roman World from the Beginnings of Latin Literature to the Monumental and Private Libraries of the Empire. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and Hes & De Graaf Publishers By, Kotinos Publications, 2005

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> Hes & De Graaf Publishers

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STAIKOS, Konstantinos Sp.


History of the Library in Western Civilization: The Byzantine World - From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion: Imperial, Monastic, School and Private Libraries in the Byzantine World. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and Hes & De Graaf Publishers BV, Kotinos Publications, 2007

>>> Oak Knoll Press

>>> Hes & De Graaf Publishers

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STAIKOS, Konstantinos Sp.


Mirror of the Library. New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2006

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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STODDARD, Roger E.


Jacques-Charles Brunet, Le Grand Bibliographe. A guide to the books he wrote, compiled, and edited and to the book-auction catalogues he expertised. (London), Quaritch, 2007

>>> Bernard Quaritch Ltd.

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STORM VAN LEEUWEN, Jan


Dutch decorated bookbinding in the eighteenth century. Three parts in 4 volumes.Houten, Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2006

>>> Hes & De Graaf Publishers

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SUTCLIFFE, V.


Regiments of the British Army. A handbook with book list. Part 1 - Infantry. East Rudham, Mulberry Coach House Books, 2007

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TOPJON, Ann J.


Carl Larsson: An Annotated Bibliography. New Castle, Oak Knoll Press, 2008

>>> Oak Knoll Press

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TOPP, Dr. Chester W.


Victorian Yellowbacks and Paperbacks, 1849-1905. Nine volumes. Denver (Colorado), The Hermitage Bookshop, 1993-2006

>>> The Hermitage Bookshop

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TROMPF, Garry W.


Religions of Melanesia. A Bibliographic Survey. Westport, Connecticut, Praeger Publishers, 2006

>>> Praeger Publishers

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VOLBRACHT, Christian


MykoLibri. Die Bibliothek der Pilzbücher. Pilzbücher - Große Ikonographien - Meilensteine der Mykologie - Floren und Spezialmonographien -Taxonomie und Systematik - Bibliographie - Mykogastronomie - Ethno-Mykologie -Halluzinogene - Giftpilze - Trüffel. Hamburg 2006

>>> MykoLibri

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WALRAVENS, Hartmut


Buch- und Druckwesen im kaiserlichen China sowie in Zentralasien, Korea und Japan. Eine annotierte Bibliographie. Mit 44 Abbildungen. Stuttgart, Anton Hiersemann, Verlag, 2007. (Bibliothek des Buchwesens. Begründet von Hans Wideman, herausgegeben von Stephan Fussel. Band 18)

>>> Anton Hiersemann

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ZHANG Xiu Min


The Printing History of China. Revised by Han Qi. 2 volumes. China, Published by Zhe Jiang Gu Ji Chu Ban She, Hang Zhou, 2007 (Text in Chinese)

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ZONG ZhengWei


The Fabrication of Formosa: Images of Formosa in European Antique Books. Taipei, National Museum of Taiwan History, 2006 (Text in Chinese)

>>> National Museum of Taiwan History

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