Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Greene Press, (1977), First American Edition. quarto, cloth. xli; 151pp. Stephen Greene Press, Fully illustrated in colors. A fine study of this major wood engraver. Printed at the Curwen Press. The descriptive notes on the engravings provide a striking recapitulation of the last 40 years of private..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2011, First Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. (70) pp. Grolier Club, Documents Hollywood's invention of the glamour portrait, showing the leading role played by studio portraits in the film industry's star-making apparatus. The ten sections of the catalogue are each dedicated to a single photographer, star, or..... More
Detroit: Gale Research, 1967, Reprint of 1894 edition. quarto, brown cloth. iv, 592 pp. Gale Research, "A History of these Arts in Europe and America, with Definitions of Technical Terms." This book shows both the present and past conditions of the printer's and bookmaker's arts, with other related matters, in..... More
London: The Wynkyn de Worde Society, (1980), Reprint of the 1967 first edition. octavo, brown cloth. (148). The Wynkyn de Worde Society, From the Foreword: The books written on printing ink history are indeed rare in a technical literature that is itself meagre. Those who engaged in ink-making in earlier..... More
Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr College Library, 1983, First Edition. quarto, blue cloth with pictorial label on front cover. 122pp. Bryn Mawr College Library, Sixty-two items listed and described in detail. Each item illustrated. With an additional six full-color plates. Introduction by the donor and an eight-page history of "The Evolution..... More
Rochester, NY: The Press of the Good Mountain, (1971), First Edition. octavo, printed and blind stamped heavy paper wrappers. (20)pp., stapled. The Press of the Good Mountain, The Frederic W. Goudy Distinguised Lecture in Typography for 1971. Printed at the School of Printing, Rochester Institute of Technology. As new... More
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Northampton, Massachusetts: Hampshire Typothetae, 1978, Limited to 250 copies. 13 7/8" x 4 1/2" single sheet printed on one side. Hampshire Typothetae, This portrait, printed from the block, was engraved by Barry Moser for Hampshire Typothetae and printed by Harold McGrath for the participants in the 19th American A.C.R.L. Rare..... More
(Northampton, MA: Hampshire Typothetae, 1976), First Edition. 16mo, one sheet of hand-made paper 6 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches, folded once. (4)pp. Hampshire Typothetae, Portrait of Morris laid in. "This portrait of William Morris is printed on a very rare Japanese vellum, Shizuoka. It was engraved for Pennyroyal Press's Men..... More
Chicago: American Library Association, (1972), First Editionm. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (22), (204)pp. American Library Association, With drawings by Aldren A. Watson. A classic text. With chapters on Cleaning the Bindings, Removing the Original Spine, Resewing, Headbanding, Rebacking, Straightening Warped Boards, Repairing Corners and so much more. Extensively illustrated..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1922, First Edition. large octavo, original black cloth. xxxii, 276; (xxx), (310)pp. Harvard University Press, Two volumes. Extensively illustrated and with two folding plates. The seminal work on the subject. "The text supplies a survey of the development of movable type designs from their invention through..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1967), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (x), 117 pp. University of Toronto Press, This publication is for those who are concerned with the identification of wood samples and the fibre constituents of paper and paper products. Illustrated. Former owner's name and address rubber stamp on..... More
(Farnborough, Hants., UK: Gregg International, 1967), Second impression of the revised and enlarged second edition of 1890. small octavo, olive cloth. (xx), 190 pp. Gregg International, Facsimile reprint this later second edition contains additional material which did not appear in the first edition. With eight half-tone plates and numerous drawings..... More
Detroit: Gale Research, 1969, Facsimile reprint of the edition of 1888. octavo, brown cloth. (viii), (168)pp. Gale Research, Binding staining to first and last leaves as is customary with this book, 2" scratch to front cover, otherwise a fine, clean copy. More
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1973), First Edition. quarto, gray cloth. (xii), 307pp. University Press of Virginia, The facts assembled for this book were intended to present as complete a survey as possible of typesetting (composing) methods, irrespective of their practical success. The author's concern is with composing "systems," not..... More
(Sommerville, MA: Kallistos Press, 1984), First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John Kristensen. small quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed wrap-around dust wrapper. (20)pp., sewn. Kallistos Press, First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John Kristensen of the Firefly Press. A near fine, clean copy... More
(Sommerville, MA: Kallistos Press, 1984), First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John Kristensen. small quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed wrap-around dust wrapper. (20)pp., sewn. Kallistos Press, First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John kristensen of the Firefly Press. A very fine, clean copy, pretty..... More
Caracas: C. A. Tabacalera Nacional/Editorial Arte, (1978), First Edition. quarto, printed and embossed wrappers in original glassine. 44 pp. C. A. Tabacalera Nacional/Editorial Arte, Designed by Alvaro Sotillo. Text in Spanish. Arroyo was director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Caracas from 1959 until 1976. Presentation copy, inscribed and..... More
New York: October House, (1966), First American Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xxiii, (287)pp. October House, A section devoted to palaeography includes original work by Professor B. L. Ullman, and Dr. R. W. Hunt, who writes a fascinating account of a Pliny which once belonged to the scribe Coluccio..... More
London: Lund Humphries, (1975), First Edition. oblong quarto, black boards in dust jacket. 160 pp. Lund Humphries, The text covers his early days 1902-26; World in Germany 1927-32; In Switzerland 1933-46; Penguin Books 1947-49; After Penguins 1950-74; with a selected list of books by Jan Tschichold and selected writings. Illustrated..... More
Woodbridge: D. S. Brewer, 2001, First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 288 pp. D. S. Brewer, This catalogue reveals many of the riches of this collection for the first time. Its srengths are in scholastic theology, biblical studies and preaching between the 13th and 15th centuries. Noteworthy features..... More
(London): Scala, (2007), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 416 pp. Scala, Great Collectors of Our Time is the first major survey of contemporary collecting and collectors since Douglas Cooper's Great Private Collections, published in 1963. It examines many of the greatest collectors of our time in..... More
Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1972, Facsimile of the 1859 edition. octavo , green cloth. XXIV, 431 pp. B. De Graaf, Very fine. More
Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 2001, Facsimile edition. small octavo, cream cloth. 590 pp. Georg Olms, Fifteen catalogues in facsimile. Volume V of the Die Messkataloge des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts. Very fine. "The catalogues of the Frankfurt Book Fair, initiated by the Augsburg bookseller George Willer in 1564, represent the first international bibliographies..... More
Genève: Librairie Droz, 1950, 1952, 1952, 1958, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xvi, 364; (x), 480; 481-954; x, (578) pp. with (24) pp. publisher's catalogue inserted. Librairie Droz, Text in French. Ex-library with bookplate in each volume, withdrawn stamps including on edges of text block. Shelf locations in white ink..... More