London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1901, First Edition. small octavo, olive green buckram with cover design by Ospovat stamped in gilt. 140, (iv) pp. John Lane, The Bodley Head, Frontispiece plus eleven full page illustrations. Cloth faded to brown and 1/2" white mark to front cover, else a fine..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1954), First Edition, Limited to 975 numbered copies signed by the artist, Antonio Franconi, author Glenway Wescott and printed, Joseph Blumenthal. quarto, decorated paper boards and red cloth. (28) pp. The Museum of Modern Art, This book, the first in a series of..... More
London: E. Menken, no date, c. 1890, Ninth edition. small octavo, brown cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. 254, (ii) pp. E. Menken, Part of Wyman's Technical Series. In-text illustrations. A handful of pencil marginal notations. Small hole to cloth at front outer hinge. Front inner hinge a...... More
New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold, (1984), Second edition. quarto, wrappers. (272)pp. Van Nostrand, Reinhold, A history of the design of books in the twentieth century, focusing on how certain movements like art nouveau and small presses influenced commercial publishing. Chapters include The Influence of the English Private Press; Book Design..... More
New York: Random House, (1987), First Random House edition. quarto, red cloth in dust jacket. (96) pp. Random House, This is the first major retrospective exhibition of the work of Dr. Seuss. Organized by the San Diego Museum of Art, the exhibition covers the sixty-year career of Theodor (Dr. Seuss)..... 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
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
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
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
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
University Park; New York: Penn State University Press; Morgan Library & Museum, 2015, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 264 pp. Penn State University Press; Morgan Library & Museum, The great painter Henri Matisse was also a great book illustrator. A pioneering member of the Fauves, a supreme colorist..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2017, First Edition. quarto, printed boards and cloth spine. 264 pp. Oak Knoll Press, The Privately Printed Bible is the first book to offer a broad survey of the history of private and fine press printings of biblical texts. Author Ronald Patkus focuses on..... 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 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
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