New York: Doubleday, Page, (1909), First American Edition. quarto, green cloth with gilt stamping on front cover. Doubleday, Page, Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson with 30 tipped in color plates having printed tissue guard sheets, numerous black and white line drawings also by Heath Robinson throughout the text. Water spots..... More
London: Frederick Warne, (1955), First Edition, in U.S. dollar priced dust jacket. large octavo, green cloth in dust jacket. 336 pp. Frederick Warne, A beautifully produced book from potter's publisher illustrated with 167 color plates and 73 monochromes tracing a lifetime of her artwork from early childhood sketches to plant..... More
Paris: Plon Nourrit & Cie, no date, circa 1900, oblong quarto, crem cloth stamped in green and gilt. 47 pp. Plon Nourrit & Cie, Text in French. Lovely full color illustrations by Boutet De Monvel. Cloth soiled, stitching tight. First 3 leaves with light, marginal foxing. 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
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
New York: Abradale Press and Abrams, (1987), Reprint of the 1983 first edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 272 pp. Abradale Press and Abrams, Thirteen of the great illustrators from Lear and Tenniel, Caldecott, Greenaway, Nielson, to Pyle, Wyeth and Denslow are represented in a discussion that traces the development..... More
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1992, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. (68)pp. Library of Congress, The story behind this public relations campaign to get the attention of mass market book publishers and attract new business. The Four American Books were Herman Melville's Moby Dick, illustrated by Rockwell Kent; the Tales of..... More
Burlingame, CA: Historicana, 1999, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. 96pp. Historicana, Published for an exhibition of the same title at the Spertus Museum in Chicago (August 16, 1998 - February 28, 1999), this is the first book of its kind about the political illustrator, Arthur Szyk. Famous for his anti- nazism..... 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
New York: Sotheby's, 1989-1990, large quarto, green cloth with pictorial label on front covers. Sotheby's, Nine Parts, complete: Part I, John James Audubon Magnificent Books and Manuscripts; Part II, Magnificent Color-Plate Ornithology; Part III, The Original Watercolors for Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology; Part IV, French Literature; Part V, Highly..... 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
No place: University of California Press, 1978, First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 237pp. University of California Press, Illustrated with reproductions of Barlow's work. Francis Barlow (1626?- 170 4) is considered the leading interpretive illustrator in England before 18 0 0. "He is also the first professional English..... More
Aldershot: Scolar, (1990), Reprint of the first edition of 1988. quarto, brown cloth in dust jacket. (viii), (365) pp. Scolar, This is the first detailed survey of the past five centuries of book illustration in England. It is divided into two parts: Part One is a comprehensive analysis of specific..... More
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
Boston: Godine, (1979), First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. (xvi), 357pp. Godine, This is the first full-scale study of this art form. It details the materials and machines used in production, profiles the leading lithographers, and describes the way chromos were distributed. Extensively illustrated and with seventy pages..... More
New York: Excalibur Books, (1983), Reprint. folio, boards in dust jacket. 280pp. Excalibur Books, Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. A history of books that includes their importance ot the world of learning and their impact on society. Organized under the important book categories: early manuscripts, incunabula, herbals..... 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
Alabama: House of Collectibles, 1976, First American Edition. large octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. 192 pp. House of Collectibles, All contributors are, or have been, connected with the antiquarian and secondhand book trade. After the introductory sections, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters..... 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
London: Peter Davies Limited, 1928, First Edition. folio, boards and cloth. (176)pp. Peter Davies Limited, Editor's Note: "The specimens in this book have been selected not so much to represent every publisher, printer and illustrator of distinction in each country, but rather to endeavour (within a necessarily limited compass) to..... More
Brepols Publishers, 2010, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. xiv, 171 pp. Brepols Publishers, This interdisciplinary study presents a two-part survey of the production and ownership of luxury manuscripts in the late-medieval Netherlands. Part I analyses a corpus of 3,700 illustrated manuscripts produced between 1400 and 1550 in..... 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
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
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
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