Notes on a Small Collection of British Bindings.
(London: The Book Collector, Winter, 1971), octavo, wrappers. 16pp. The Book Collector, Illustrated is a Katharine Adams binding and a Richard Watkins binding. More
(London: The Book Collector, Winter, 1971), octavo, wrappers. 16pp. The Book Collector, Illustrated is a Katharine Adams binding and a Richard Watkins binding. More
New York: Grolier Club, (2006), First Edition. octavo, decorated orange wrappers. 28pp. of text followed by 15 full page color illustrations. Grolier Club, Issued by The Typophiles in conjunction with an exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York. Introduction by Hermann Zapf. With a brief biography of de Beauclair's life..... More
(London): British Library, 2003, First Edition. quarto, cloth. 304pp. British Library, With 210 color and black and white illustrations. A catalogue of over 750 books described in detail. The main focus of the compiler is the cover designs which are signed the artist: Owen Jones, Walter Crane, John Leighton and..... More
London: Macmillan, 1892, Second Edition. octavo, original tan cloth with five raised bands on spine. (xvi), (192) pp. Macmillan, "The final chapter enlarged and further illustrations added." Two bindings illustrated in chromolithography. With illustrations in black and white by Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway, Richard Doyle, William Blake, Thomas Bewick, D...... More
New York: Arco Publishing, Inc., (1985), First American Edition. octavo, gray boards in pictorial dust jacket. 151pp. Arco Publishing, Inc., A look at the 20th century's leading bookbinders, their work and their varied approaches to it, often described in their own words. This book pays tribute to such outstanding bookbinders..... More
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1886, First Edition. large octavo, three-quarter morocco and marbled boards with marbled endpapers. T.e.g. 270 pp. Librairie de Firmin-Didot , The art of the book from the origins until the end of the 18th century. 221 engravings and a color plate. Edges scuffed, especially top of..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1927, First Edition, Limited to 450 numbered copies for sale, Signed by Orcutt. octavo, 3/4 vellum and brown boards. T.e.g. xii, 290pp. Little, Brown, Orcutt continues his quest for the perfect book through chapters on Modern Masters of Typography, Books in the Cradle, book illustration and bookbinding..... More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1971), First American Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 144pp. Clarkson N. Potter, Beginning with the earliest printed books, Quayle discusses novels and romances, poetry, drama, science and medicine, travel, natural history, early children's books, detective fiction and a miscellany of specialized fields. There..... More
London: Batsford, (1987), Reprint. large octavo, boards in dust jacket. (xvi), 250pp. Batsford, A concise presentation of information on bookbinders working in major centers, in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Each section covers principal directories consulted, list of localities and binders, including full addresses and information on business relations, apprenticeships..... More
London: Batsford, (1989), Reprint. quarto, boards in dust jacket. xiv, 228pp. Batsford, Illustrated. Listing the binders alphabetically, Ramsden in brief notes gives addresses, dates, details of apprenticeship and partnership, and specification such as gauffer, as French binding assigns forwarding to one binder and finishing to another. Very fine. More
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, (2002), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (xviii), 190 pp. Thomas Dunne Books, New. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. 120pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons, Chapters include the four particular aspects of the production of fine books: Manuscripts; Early Printing; English Books with Colored Plates 1790-1837; and Private Presses. Numerous color and black and white illustrations..... More
Amsterdam: Organisatie van Fabrikanten Grafische Eindprodukten, 1984, First Edition. quarto, plain wrappers with printed dust jacket. (108) pp. Organisatie van Fabrikanten Grafische Eindprodukten, Exhibition on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the FGE. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Very fine. More