New York: Peter Smith, 1933, Reprint of the 1907 edition. octavo, full tan leather, in matching slipcase. vii, 201 pp. Peter Smith, Full leather binding in tan leather with four raised bands at spine, bliind embossed titling to both cover boards and spine, elegant design from figures 77 & 78..... More
New York: PPP Editions, 2001, First Edition, one of 500 copies in quarter leather. quarto, grey silk and black leather (embossed title on spine), in original board and leather slipcase. x, (308)pp. PPP Editions, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color. With essays by Richard Benson, May Castleberry..... More
Hurricane, WV: Force Five Press, (2004), First Edition, Limited to 18 numbered copies, this being #5, SIGNED by Sewell and Imholtz. octavo, printed wrappers with printed label on front wrapper. 22 pp. Force Five Press, Very fine and clean. More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2016, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 696 pp. The Legacy Press, This history of 19th- and early 20th-century paper-conservation practices in the United States and Western Europe weaves together two story lines. The development and character of the profession unfolds in descriptions..... More
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Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin, Showa 39, [1964], 1964 (third) edition. folio, blue cloth with an orange, yellow and white floral pattern reminiscent of the plates within; paper title labels in Japanese characters pasted to front cover of each volume, red silk ties complete the Japanese-style binding. [8] pp. of text;..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1928, First Edition, Limited to 150 numbered copies signed by Springs. large octavo, light green cloth (Fort Mill sheeting) with paper label on spine. (283)pp. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Fiction based upon Springs' wartime experiences. Overall dust and handling soiling to cloth..... More
Paris: Alphonse Picard & Fils Editeurs, 1897, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. xx, 895 pp. Alphonse Picard & Fils Editeurs, A bibliography of bibliographies. With the bookplate of Dr. Eugene S. Flamm, neurosurgeon, bibliophile and former president of the Grolier Club. Brief rubber-stamp to top and bottom edges of text..... More
(Sommerville, MA: Kallistos Press, 1984), First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John Kristensen. small quarto, plain heavy paper wrappers in printed wrap-around dust wrapper. (20)pp., sewn. Kallistos Press, First Edition Limited to 100 copies signed by John kristensen of the Firefly Press. A very fine, clean copy, pretty..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 544 pp. University of Toronto Press, What became of Erasmus’ books? The most famous scholar of his day died in peaceful prosperity and in the company of celebrated and responsible friends. His zeal for useful books was..... More
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Paris: J. Hetzel, 1867, quarto, three-quarter black pebbled morocco and black textured cloth. (iv), (268); (iv), 220 pp. J. Hetzel, First published in 1863, this edition was issued with the two titles bound together and with illustrations by Riou and de Montaut. Moderate foxing throughout, scuffing to edges of boards..... More
(New York): The Garden Club of America; The Grolier Club, (2013), First Edition. large quarto, pictorial boards. (256) pp. The Garden Club of America; The Grolier Club, This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at The Grolier Club, May 15 - July 27, 2013 and represents more than 125 illustrated volumes about..... More
Suffolk, Eng: D. S. Brewer, (1992), (1994), First Edition. large quarto, boards; cloth. lxii, (426), (vi)pp.; (xxiv), (184)pp. D. S. Brewer, Pepys' ballad collection is the largest surviving collection of English ballads printed in London in the seventeenth century, and is an outstanding source for English popular culture of the..... More
Carbon typescript with an ink manuscript correction in White's hand and a six line pencil note by White that this poem "...is for a song in a play about Tristram & Isolde which I am writing..." He notes that this can be sung in 40 seconds. On 8" x 10"..... More
(New York): Design Press, (1993), First Edition. quarto, black boards in printed dust jacket. (xvi), (304)pp. Design Press, A fine sourcebook of letter styles with 169 examples of Young's work. With essays by professionals in eight areas of commerce. Minor fading at spine of jacket, else a very fine copy..... More
Cambridge, Mass: M.I.T. Press, (1970), Revised Edition, hardbound issue. duodecimo, wrappers. (143) pp. M.I.T. Press, This is a revised edition of the Typophile Chap Book No. 37 first issued 1960, which was originally based on the idea of the Late Paul A. Bennett and translated by Paul Standard. Designed by..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Die Aldus-Buschschrift von Hermann Zapf ist das jungste Glied der Palatino - Familie; sie steht in der Tradition der Antiqua von Aldus anutius. Lieferbar mit kursiv in den Werkschriftgraden, ebenso..... More
(Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel AG, 1958), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers, stitched. 16 pp. D. Stempel AG, A short, closed tear to the top of front wrapper, short tears at top and bottom of spine fold. A near fine, clean copy of this scarce Zapf pamphlet. More
Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press, (1970), First Printing of this edition. oblong octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. The M.I.T. Press, 100 typographic pages with quotations from the past and present on types and printing in 16 different languages, selected and designed by Hermann Zapf. Printed on recto only in..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, 1954, 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type speciment broadside. "Geschnitten nach Entwurfen von Hermann Zapf in den Jahren 1952-1954, Leserlich auchin den kleinsten Graden, offen und Widerstandsfahig Grundschrift fur Zeitungen. Zeitschriften, Kataloge und Anzeigen geeignet Von Nonpareille bis Cicero auch in Linotype-Matrizen..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Die Versalschrift Michelangelo (erschienen 1950) wurde aus der Formenwelt romischer Inschriften entwickelt. Sie gehort zur Familie der Palatino-Schriften, in denen die antike Uberlie ferung und die Tradition humanistscher Schreiber des..... More
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, no date [circa 1953], 24" x 37 1/2" broadside. D. Stempel, A type specimen broadside. "Die Kraftige Versalschrift Sistina (1952) gehort zur Familie der Palatino-Schriften. Ihre Schwere Vereint sich mit Elastizitat und Lebendigkeit. Sie dient zur Auszeichnung in Werken und Zeitschriften, Anzeigen und Plakaten in..... More