Intertype Faces. One-Line Specimens.
Brooklyn: Intertype Company, (1970), large octavo, flexible boards. 92 pp. Intertype Company, Title and publication date penned on paper and taped to spine. Contents clean and unmarked. More
Brooklyn: Intertype Company, (1970), large octavo, flexible boards. 92 pp. Intertype Company, Title and publication date penned on paper and taped to spine. Contents clean and unmarked. More
Glasgow: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977, octavo, pictorial wrappers. 94 pp. Sotheby Parke Bernet, Printed estimates laid in. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Foxing to front and back wrapper. More
(Rochester, NY: Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection, no date [circa 2000]), small octavo, unbound, as issued. (16) pp. Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection, "The illustrations shown on the preceding pages were all selected from the John Fass archives in the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts..... More
Exeter, NH: The Colophon Book Shop, 1996, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 144 pp. The Colophon Book Shop, The Colophon Book Shop Catalogue No. 44 with 565 items listed and described in detail: Kelmscott Press publications; Books about the Kelmscott Press and Printing; Writings of William Morris; Books devoted to William..... More
(London): Victoria and Albert Museum, (1992), First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 191pp. Victoria and Albert Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum has collected a unique selection of objects which reflect both the solemn ritual of court life and the sympathy for natural materials which is the hallmark of Korean craftsmen. The..... More
(Exeter, NH): The Colophon Book Shop, [2006], large octavo, pictorial wrappers. (32)pp. The Colophon Book Shop, Bookseller's catalogue listing 136 items all pertaining to the Lafayette Escadrille or the Lafayette Flying Corps. We believe this to be the first ever catalogue entirely devoted to the subject. The catalogue is the..... More
Chicago: R. R. Donnelly, 1922, First Edition. folio, handmade blue paper wrappers with printed paper label on front wraPPER. (8)pp., sewn. R. R. Donnelly, "The format of this announcement was inspired by the type specimen book og Gille, a French printer and type founder of the early Nineteenth Century." Printed..... More
Philadelphia: Stan V Henkels, July 22, 1919, small quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. 48 pp. Stan V Henkels, Includes a run of Charles Dickens. Some marginal pencil notations, else fine. More
Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Soner, 1926, First Edition. octavo, rebound in three-quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. T.e.g. P.A. Norstedt & Soner, Text in Swedish and some English. Illustrated. Minor break to the finish of the leather at the top outer hinge, else a very fine copy. More
Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Soner, 1927, First Edition. octavo, rebound in three-quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. T.e.g. P.A. Norstedt & Soner, Although George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, it was not presented to him until 1926. Text in Swedish and some English. Minor scuffing..... More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1970, Reprint of edition of 1891. octavo, maroon cloth. (x), 9-258, (xii)pp. Da Capo Press, Translated by William L. Stone. A very fine, clean copy. More
London: Bishopsgate Institute, (1907), First Edition. octavo, original printed paper wrappers. 20pp., stapled. Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate Institute is a cultural institute in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate, near Liverpool Street station and Spitalfields market. The Institute was established in 1895. Wrappers dusty and with a few very tine..... More
New York: Sotheby's, Dec 11, 1990, octavo, pictorial wrappers. (158)pp. Sotheby's, 350 lots. Schiff's interest in breeding and racing horses is reflected in his library of sporting, racing, and hunting titles. The library also contained nineteenth century English and American literary first editions and twenty-one lots of Presidential autographs "apparently..... More
New York: Sotheby's, April 24, 1985, quarto, cloth. 132pp, 181 items. Sotheby's, Illustrated with photographs and color plates. Webster's collection of books and manuscripts represented 600 years of Western thought and culture - from a Magna Carta of 1300 to Kennedy's Profiles in Courage -- and included Books of Hours..... More
(First National Pictures), (1928), First Edition. quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (18)pp. (First National Pictures), Beautiful Souvenir Program book for the 1928 initial release of this World War One film starring Gary Cooper and Colleen Moore. A First National Picture. Cover in full color. Many photographs of scenes from the movie..... More
The National Book League, 1971, First Edition. small octavo, pictorial wrappers. (ii), 65 pp. The National Book League, A catalogue of the collection. With 16 full page illustrations in black and white. A very fine, clean copy. More
Boston: David R. Godine [et. al.], (1976), First printing of this edition. oblong small octavo, brown cloth in original acetate wrapper. unpaginated [75] pp. David R. Godine [et. al.], With a Memoir by Fritz Kredel and a Preface by Warren Chappell. A facsimile of the 24 alphabets in Das ABC..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Joseph the Provider, Books, 1992, quarto, pictorial wrappers. (viii), 80 pp. Joseph the Provider, Books, Joseph the Provider rare book catalogue offering 609 Ernest Hemingway related items from the Goin collection. Illustrated. Very fine, without flaw. More
A few stains to fabric belt, else fine. More
(c. 1917-1919), First Edition. quarto, one sheet printed on one side only. A sheet of "cut-out" toy soldier U.S. Marines. We are not sure where this was produced but the uniforms are not accurate, the helmets are incorrect and the mustache on the corporal looks quite European. The flag is..... More
Santa Barbara, CA; Sharon, MA: Pepper & Stern Rare Books, (1985), small octavo, printed wrappers. (27) pp. Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Pepper & Stern rare books catalogue of this impressive Sherlock Holmes collection. The collection was offered en bloc. Twelve full page illustrations. Staples slightly rusted, else a very..... More
(Tokyo): Kyoiku Shoseki, (1991), First English Language Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. (200)pp. Kyoiku Shoseki, This catalogue covers the years from 1980 - 1990 and contains 169 fine bindings, 27 designs for commercial book production as well as posters and announcements. Illustrated with 300 color plates. "Although bookbinding may..... More
London: Sotheby's, June 19, 1990, quarto, wrappers. (92)pp, 40 items listed. Sotheby's, Illustrated with color plates. The great illuminators from the 12th to the 15th century are represented in this collection with most coming from Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland and the Low Countries. Included are pieces by Nicolo di Giacomo..... More
Hicksville, NY: The Meritt Record Society, Summer, 1981, First Edition. small octavo, printed self-wrappers, stapled. (24) pp. The Meritt Record Society, Wrappers faded. More
New York: Merwin-Clayton Sales, April 12, 1911, octavo, printed wrappers. 32 pp. Merwin-Clayton Sales, Book auction sale no. 386. 449 lots. McKay 6966. A fine, clean, unchipped copy. More