(London): R. W. Bridges & Sons, et al, 1963, octavo, printed wrappers. (128) pp., followed by 32 plates; (64) pp., followed by 16 plates. R. W. Bridges & Sons, et al, This was a two-part exhibition: A technical exhibition at Earl's Court and a fine printing exhibition at King's Library..... More
Northampton, MA: William Allan Neilson Library, Autumn, 1976, First Edition. large octavo, one quarto sheet folded twice. (8)pp. William Allan Neilson Library, Flyer (printed on laid paper) to accompany the Neilson Library exhibit. Also laid in is "Frederic William Goudy", Engraved by Barry Moser & printed by Harold McGrath as..... More
Privately Printed, no date, Reprint. Plimpton Press, brown boards and calf spine. (vi), (14) pp. Privately Printed, Very minor scuffing to spine ends, no wear, corners sharp, contents clean. Very fine. More
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Amherst, NH: Snail's Pace Press, 1923-1932, sextodecimo to duodecimo, printed wrappers. Snail's Pace Press, "Fobes is remembered for his texts of Aristotle and for his translations, which are still widely used. In his nearly 30 years at Amherst, he combined the demands of heavy teaching and rigorous scholarship while maintaining..... More
[Aurora-on-Cayuga, N. Y. V. & J. Hammer, 1946], First Edition, Limited to 350 copies printed. large octavo, purple boards with linen spine, small printed label "v h" on front cover. V. & J. Hammer, This pamphlet was a keepsake created by Hammer for the Chicago based Society of Typographic Arts..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, (1967), Ninth printing of the third revised edition "under present title" quarto, cloth. xxx, 676pp. Oxford University Press, First published as The Golden Book in 1927, McMurtrie expanded and revised that work into this book in the late 'thirties. It has become a classic general..... More
Westport: Greenwood Reprint Corporation, (1970), First printing of this edition. quarto, gray cloth. (56)pp., 410pp., (130)pp. Greenwood Reprint Corporation, A facsimile reproduction of the handsome periodical issued by The Marchbanks Press, edited by Frederic Goudy, on the art and history of the book. Vol. I: Numbers 1-3 (1918-1920), Number 4..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2015, First Edition. quarto, blue cloth. 183 pp. The Grolier Club, Behind every great collection lies a great story. That was the premise of the first Grolier Club Collects show in 2002/2003, and a dozen years later it remains the central idea of "The Grolier..... More
Paris: Christie's, 2019, large quarto, decorated boards. (311) pp. Christie's, This superb collection of illustrated editions & art books includes Albercht Dürer's L’Apocalypse, considered to be the first “Painter’s book”. Includes an exceptional collection of fine bindings. One item with price realized noted, else a beautiful catalogue in as new..... More
Bullnettle Press, 1990, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2" broadside. Bullnettle Press, Printed by Asa Peavy at his Bullnettle Press. A portion, in nine lines, of Fra Giovanni's well-known letter to Countess Allagia Aldobrandeschi on Christmas Eve, 1513. Printed in black, red and blue. Fine. More
No place: ITC/The Typophiles, 1994, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 64pp. ITC/The Typophiles, Limited to 2,500 copies. Printed by The Stinehour Press. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Typophiles Monograph New Series Number 12. Essays on this fine press precede a well annotated catalogue of its productions. With a tipped- in wood engraving..... More
Oxford: Bodleian Library, (2014), First Edition. quarto, light grey boards in dust jacket. 360 pp. Bodleian Library, Marks of Genius pays tribute to some of the most remarkable testaments to genius throughout human history, from ancient texts on papyrus and the extraordinary medieval manuscript The Douce Apocalypse to the renowned..... More
New York: Christie, Manson & Wood, 1987, 1989, quarto, red cloth. Christie, Manson & Wood, A complete set including the very useful index volume. Part 1: "Fifteenth-Century books including The Gutenberg Bible" 302pp. 136 lots. Part 2: "Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts" 126pp. 182 lots. Part 3: "Printed books and Manuscripts..... More
Savannah: Beil, (1991), Reprint. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. xvi, (420)pp. Beil, A classic collection of essays on typography first published in the early 1 950's, and featuring the major typographers and bibliographers of this century on their specialties: Wroth on American types, McKerrow on early English long "s"..... 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
White Plains, NY: The Herity Press, 1964, Fifth edtion. octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. 24 pp. The Herity Press, Gives the dates of the founding of private presses. Small sticker removed from front wrapper. Small date written in ink on corner of title page. More
(Brooklyn: The Angelica Press Corporation, 1975), First Edition. 2.5" x 3.75" printed wrappers, sewn, in original envelope. (14); (14); (12); (16) pp. The Angelica Press Corporation, Each designed and illustrated with line drawings by Marilyn M. Grastorf. The four titles conplete the set. Very tiny tears at the envelope flap..... More
(London): R. W. Bridges & Sons, et al, 1963, octavo, printed wrappers. (128) pp., followed by 32 plates; (64) pp., followed by 16 plates. R. W. Bridges & Sons, et al, This was a two-part exhibition: A technical exhibition at Earl's Court and a fine printing exhibition at King's Library..... More
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, (1974), Second edition. octavo, green cloth. (xviii), 196pp. Dawsons of Pall Mall, First published by Oxford University Press in the early 'twenties, this book is mostly the work of Falconer Madan who did the bibliography and introductory chapters on the place of the Daniel Press..... More
New York: The Typophiles, 1982, First Edition, Limited to 1,000 copies (500 for The Typophiles; 500 for The Book Club of California). small octavo, gold embossed parchment boards in the original glassine. 80pp. The Typophiles, Typophiles Chapbook 56. Printed by Henry Morris of The Bird & Bull Press and designed..... 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
No place: Society of Printers, 2002, First Edition. 11 x 15 inches, broadside enclosed in a red heavy paper wrapper with embossed "SP" on front wrapper. Society of Printers, Printed in red and black. "This keepsake was printed at Firefly Press for the Society of Printers on the occasion of..... More
(Whittington Press, no date, First Edition. quarto, rose paper wrappers with printed title label on front. (8) pp. (Whittington Press, A name and title index with selective subject entries. Printed letterpress. Very fine. More
No place: 1968, 4.75" x 6.25" one sheet folded twice to make (4) pp. Tipped-in is a photograph of Stanley Morison taken by Warde in May, 1963. Morison passed away October, 1967. Very fine. More
New York: Privately Printed, 1925, First Edition Limited to 200 numbered copies. octavo, decorated boards with printed paper label across front and back boards and spine. (24)pp. Privately Printed, "Made into a Christmas book of Earnest Elmo Calkins and Angie Cushman Calkins by the Pynson Printers of New York and..... More