London: Maggs Bros. Ltd, (1987), quarto, pictorial wrappers. 248 pp.;285 pp. Maggs Bros. Ltd, Maggs Bros. Catalogue #1075. 382 bindings offered ranging from Eton Period bindings, Hollis bindings, Edwards of Halifax, Masonic bindings, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Riviere & Son, to C. Philip Smith. Final signature in Part..... More
Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, 1976, First American Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (70)pp. The Lilly Library, Designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed by the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona. The bindings offered in this catalogue were specially commissioned from the various binders in an effort to show the impressive range..... More
(London): Sotheby & Co., (1974), First Edition. quarto, green cloth with gilt lettering and illustrated end papers. unpaginated. Sotheby & Co., In two parts: Part I: Early Science Navigation & Travel including Americana with a few medical books A-C. Part II: D-G. Auction of one of the finest libraries assembled..... More
London: Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., December 5, 1979, octoav, printed wrappers. (102) pp., followed by 19 black and white plates. Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., Book auction catalogue offering 351 items. Includes 3 plates in full color. Prices realized sheet laid in. Some breaks to paper at spine but..... More
Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery, 1974, large quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. [14] pp. + 1 illustrated leaf as errata. The Walters Art Gallery, Howard M. Nixon's contribution to this feschrift with corrections. Staples slightly rusted. More
New York: (The Grolier Club), 2000, First Trade Edition, Limited to 500 copies. large octavo, blue cloth. 424 pp. (The Grolier Club), A continuation of the Grolier 75 volume of short biographies published by the Club in 1959 to celebrate its 75th birthday, this new collection of over 120 biographies..... More
(Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Fine Books, no date, circa 2000, Facsimile reprint. octavo, grey cloth. CCLIX, 607 pp. Martino Fine Books, The reprint includes the two Berghman supplements. Very fine and clean. More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1966; 1975, Reprint, with minor corrections; First Edition. large octavo, patterned blue cloth with green cloth spines. (xxvi), (562); xiv, 563-1,138 pp. University of Toronto Press, A cornerstone reference book. A fine set. More
(West Hatfield, MA): Pennyroyal Press, (1986), First Edition, Limited to 3,000 copies printed. small octavo, printed blue wrappers. Pennyroyal Press, "The purpose of this checklist is to offer a brief description of the books, posters and broadsides published during the past seventeen years by Barry Moser's Pennyroyal Press. Where appropriate..... More
New York: Champion Papers, 1978, First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers in original printed envelope. 36 pp. Champion Papers, Promotional piece exhibiting the art of Hermann Zapf. Printed in black and white and in color. Very fine in fine printed envelope. More
New York: American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, January 16-17, 1930, large octavo, printed wrappers. (iv), 267, (3) pp. American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, Rare book auction catalogue offering 1,388 lots. McKay 9213 & 9219. This library contained a large selection of Henry Alken, Dickens, Cruikshank, John Gould and..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd, 1959 , octavo, printed wrappers. 13 pp. Bernard Quaritch Ltd,, 126 items listed and priced in pounds sterling and U.S. dollars. A fine clean copy. More
Zurich: City-Druck AG, May, 1951, quarto, printed wrappers. 28 pp. City-Druck AG, Text in German. Includes two articles by Jan Tschichold: classification of letterpress fonts and what to consider when buying new fonts. Ten pages of typfe faces with specimens lower case, upper case and numbers. Clean and near fine..... More
Rochester, NY: Rochester Institue of Technology, 1960, octavo, printer wrappers. 52 pp. Rochester Institue of Technology, Vol. XX, No. 1. With a list of Goudy Types. Printed in red, maroon, blue and black. Very fine. More
London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1962, octavo, rebound in blue cloth with two leather spine labels. T.e.g. xcvi, 864 pp. Maggs Bros. Ltd., Ten catalogues with covers bound in at end. A necessary feature as the inside covers contain the subject indices and list of illustrations. Extensively illustrated with black and..... More
(Storrs-Mansfield, CT: Martino Fine Books, no date [1990], Facsimile Reprint Limited to 100 copies. quarto, grey cloth. xiii, 299, xiv, 301-675 pp. Martino Fine Books, A bibliographical catalogue. Illustrated in black and white. Bend to spine cloth, else fine. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (2001), First Edition. large octavo, maroon cloth. 788 pp. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Still a useful reference for points and pricing. Signed on the title page. Very fine. More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1994, Second Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (xxii), 286pp. Oak Knoll Press, This edition contains an appendix listing 73 type specimen books unknown at the time of the first edition, more than 10 percent of the former total. TYPE FOUNDRIES contains historical accounts of..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, Reprint. octavo, printed wrappers. 350 pp. Cambridge University Press, This book was originally published in 1954. Elizabeth Armstrong gives a full-length historical study of an important and admirable figure of Robert Estienne. Through his scholarly work and his ideals of artistry and craftsmanship of printing..... More
New York: Henry Holt, (1996), Second Printing. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 584pp. Henry Holt, From the prospectus: "The passion to possess books has never been more widespread or popular than it is today; indeed, obsessive book collecting remains the only hobby to have a disease named after it. A...... More
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968), Reprint. octavo, red cloth. 78 pp. Burt Franklin, A fine introduction to this great English type-founder and printer, with a short-title list of the Baskerville editions in Benton's collection. Fine. More
New York: The Winthrop Press, 1897, Edited and reprinted by The Winthrop Press. small octavo, printed wrappers, tied. 47 pp. The Winthrop Press, The 4 pp. Introduction explains the removal of the first chapter and appendix from the first edition and the publication as presented. Wrappers lightly scuffed with a...... More
London: Faber & Faber, (1969), Second Impression. quarto, red cloth in dust jacket. 448pp. Faber & Faber, A comprehensive history of the development of illustration from the earliest days down to the modern printed book. "By picking out salient and typical books the author seeks to indicate the main lines..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1993), First Edition. large quarto, brown cloth in dust jacket. xxxiv, 403 pp. Princeton University Press, The panorama of American animal study, from the natural history of Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon through the development of professional zoology and its large institutions, provides the backdrop..... More
Boston: Bates & Guild, 1921, First printing of this edition. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (xx), 214pp. Bates & Guild, A descriptive text with numerous illustrations of lettering styles and designs from the fifteenth-century to date of publication. This book is most useful in the section where it shows..... More