Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2021; 2021 pp., First Edition. quarto, white cloth cloth stamped in gilt. [xiii], 622 pp.; [6], 623-1252 pp. Princeton University Library, The Comprehensive Index volumes cover all 20,082 descriptive entries published in the previous six volumes, all well illustrated: Twentieth Century (2 vol.: 12,403 entries, v.1..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2020; 2020 pp., First Edition. quarto, blue cloth cloth stamped in gilt. xli, 258; xxxvii, 2, [260] pp. Princeton University Library, In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2019; 2019 pp., First Edition. quarto, mauve cloth stamped in gilt. xi, 610 pp.; xxxviii, 565 pp. Princeton University Library, In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2000; 2003, First Edition. quarto, grey cloth stamped in gilt. 656, 818 pp. Princeton University Library, In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the Technical..... More
Meriden, CT: Meriden Gravure Company, (circa 1940's), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. various. Meriden Gravure Company, 8 issues of this portfolio in supplement form. No 2, A Portfolio of Additional Specimen Plates and a General Discussion of Photographic copy. (8)pp., plus 4 plates; No 3, A portfolio of..... 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
Charlottesville: Howell Press, (2001), First Edition. quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (ix), 232pp. Howell Press, Introduction by Robert F. Strohm. The catalogue for this exhibition at the Virginia Historical Society, September 20, 2001-January 20, 2002, of items included in the bequest to the historical society of a large..... 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
Irish Academic Press, (1989), First Edition. large octavo, maroon boards in dust jacket. (xxx), 301 pp. Irish Academic Press, Forewords by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, John O'Reilly, Peyton Skipwith, and James White. 48 color plates and 190 black and white illustrations. Table of contents, list of illustrations, preface, acknowledgments, introduction. Two appendices..... More
Oxford: Plough Press, 1984, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 250 pp. Plough Press, A bibliography of the history and technic of printmaking and picture printing for both book illustration and single issue prints. Each chapter is preceded by an historical introduction. With a detailed, useful index. Very fine..... More
London: The British Library, 2005, First Edition. octavo, cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 320pp. The British Library, With this new major study the author remedies the neglect of the 'immediate post-Bewick period' and demonstrates the importance of the period from 1820 to 1860 in the history of the illustrated book..... More
(New York): Abrams, (1998), large octavo, boards in dust jacket. 224pp. Abrams, Co-published by the V & A Museum to commemorate the centenary of Beardsley' s death. "Beardsley's startling designs are reproduced here from original drawings and from rare early editions of the books and magazines he illustrated. Also included..... More
(London): V & A Publications, (1998), Second printing. large octavo, wrappers. 224pp. V & A Publications, Published by the V & A Museum to commemorate the centenary of Beardsley' s death. Beardsley's startling designs are reproduced here from original drawings and from rare early editions of the books and magazines..... More
Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2004, First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. oblong large quarto, red cloth with inlaid paper label. 190 pp. Cotsen Occasional Press, In November 2004 the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University became the home of Mr. Lloyd Cotsen's extensive collection of Beatrix Potter manuscripts, original..... More
Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, (2008), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. (216) pp. Amon Carter Museum, Extensively illustrated. Very fine, as new. More
Stroud, Glos. Catalpa Press, 1983, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 164pp. Catalpa Press, The first biographical study of Housman the artist. Extensively illustrated and with appendices comprising checklists of Books Designed and Illustrated by Laurence Housman, Magazines and Journal Illustrations by Laurence Housman, Laurence Housman - The..... More
London: British Library, 2003, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 160pp. British Library, This well-researched book was published in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Bewick, one of the foremost wood engravers in Britain. Eight revealing essays by leading Bewick scholars capture a wealth of..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2000, First Edition, Limited to 250 numbered copies. octavo, linen-backed boards. 82pp., 11 plates. The Grolier Club, Catalogue of an exhibition of the author's extensive collection of works by W. B. Yeats, his father John Butler Yeats, his sisters Lily and Lolly, and his brother..... More
(London): The British Library, (2004), First Edition. small octavo, printed paper wrappers. (xiv), 178pp. The British Library, The second half of the 18th century in France was one of the great ages of book illustration. Based on the text of The Panizzi Lectures in 2003, this book discusses the passionate..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2017, First Edition. quarto, pattern boards and cloth. xii, 276 pp. Oak Knoll Press, George Macy started the Limited Editions Club with backing from investors in the heyday of the stock market of 1929. After enlisting founding subscribers and collaborators and preparing the initial..... More
Kat Ran Press, 2007, First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 60 pp. Kat Ran Press, A detailed discription of the artist's process, not only of the Mentoring Stamp but also of his poster and graphic artworks. Illustrated in color. Signed by Lance Hidy on the half title. Very fine. More
Philadelphia: Univ of Pennsylvania Press, (1990), First Edition. large 8vo, cloth in dust jacket. 355pp. Univ of Pennsylvania Press, From the dust jacket: 'In 1753 Robert Dodsley published Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray. Sponsored by Horace Walpole, this luxurious quarto was the first..... More
Privately Printed for Napier College of Commerce and Technology, 1976, octavo, dark blue cloth. (xxxii), 330; (xiv), (351) pp. Privately Printed for Napier College of Commerce and Technology, With typographical notes by Harry Carter and an essay on the Printing of Illustrations by Frank P. Restall. Illustrated. This collection, and..... More
New York: Hudson Hills Press, (2002), First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (206)pp. Hudson Hills Press, This comprehensive book brings together nearly two hundred illustrations from Ore, The Inland Printer, The Chap-Book, Collier's Weekly, and other periodicals, books advertisements, and ephemera. Adding to the volume's reference value are..... More