Amsterdam: NHB/FGE, (1985), First Edition. quarto, plain blue wrappers with wrap-around printed dust jacket. (71) pp. NHB/FGE, Text in Dutch. National Competition Launched By The Dutch Handbookbinders Bookbinding Designers Group. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Fine. More
Bloomington, IN: The Lilly Library, 1976, First American Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (70)pp. The Lilly Library, Designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed by the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona. The bindings offered in this catalogue were specially commissioned from the various binders in an effort to show the impressive range..... More
London: Sotheby & Co, June 21-23, 1965, small quarto, printed boards. (xii), 279 pp. Sotheby & Co, 694 lots offered and described in detail. With indices of books printed on vellum, binders and booksellers, and previous owners. Color frontispiece plus 83 black and white plates. Text block slightly cocked, lower..... More
London: Crafts Advisory Committee, 1974, First Edition. oblong small octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled. (74) pp. Crafts Advisory Committee, Very tiny scuff to one corner, else fine. Illustrated in black and white. More
The two exhibition catalogues are bound dos-a-dos" The art of hand binding / New book forms and experiments". Catalogue for the International Book Art Exhibition Leipzig 1982. Richly illustrated with numerous colored and black and white plates. Very minor soiling to white wrapper. More
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, May 19, 1988, large quarto, cloth. 103pp. Christie, Manson & Woods, 139 items listed and described iin detail. A remarkable section of a remarkable sale: William Morris letters and manuscripts; Cobden-Sanderson' s binding on Morris's own copy of Karl Marx, Le Capital; Morris's original..... More
[London: Designer Bookbinders], 1991, First Edition. quarto, blue wrappers stamped in silver. 96 pp. Designer Bookbinders], Illustrated in color. Faint bump to top of spine, else a fine, clean copy. More
Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery, 1974, large quarto, printed wrappers, stapled. [14] pp. + 1 illustrated leaf as errata. The Walters Art Gallery, Howard M. Nixon's contribution to this feschrift with corrections. Staples slightly rusted. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2004, First Trade Edition. quarto, blue and green cloth in dust jacket. 208pp. The Grolier Club, Published to accompany an exhibition of Grolier Club Library treasures running from May 12 through July 31, 2004, this is the first detailed illustrated overview ever attempted of the..... More
Paris: Thomas-Scheler, 2007, First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (16)pp., stapled. Thomas-Scheler, Illustrated in full color. Five bindings from the library of Jean Grolier are offered in this beautiful catalogue by Thomas Scheler, Paris. The five volumes offered are Crinitus, Catullus, Lucretius, Castiglione, and Zantani. As new... More
(Tokyo): Kyoiku Shoseki, (1991), First English Language Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. (200)pp. Kyoiku Shoseki, This catalogue covers the years from 1980 - 1990 and contains 169 fine bindings, 27 designs for commercial book production as well as posters and announcements. Illustrated with 300 color plates. "Although bookbinding may..... More
Norwood, MA: Plimpton Press, 1911, large octavo , maroon cloth stamped in gilt and blind. T.e.g. (xiv), 253, (iv), (83). Plimpton Press, A promotional book for the press displaying a Glossary, Standard Type Faces, Style Manual and with paper samples and samples of nine book covers mounted on heavy card..... More
Hartford, CT: Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, 2012, First Edition. square octavo, heavy brown paper, stamped in copper, stabbed binding. (78) pp. Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, From Cover Page: “This catalog is published in conjunction with the exhibition Rare Beauty: Contemporary Visions in Book Arts presented at the Joseloff..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1928, First Edition. quarto, patterned cloth with red leather title label on front cover. 32pp. The Lakeside Press, A continuation of Extra Binding at the Lakeside Press, printed in 1925. Like its predecessor, this volume contains a detailed description of the press's binding methods and examples..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2006, First Edition. large, oblong quarto, grey cloth with pictorial label on front cover, in matching grey cloth slipcase. xii, 212pp. The Grolier Club, Extensively illustrated with photographs in color by Tom Grill. With an essay: "About Miniature Designer Bindings" by Patricia Juvelis. Very fine..... More
Oxford: Bodleian Library, (1971), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 11 pp. of text followed by 30 black and white plates. Bodleian Library, Very fine. More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001, Reprint. octavo, wrappers. 216pp. Oak Knoll Press, Essays include John Bidwell on "American Papermakers and the Panic of 1819" ; "Bookbinding and the History of Books" by Mirjam M. Foot; "A New Model for the Study of the Book" by Thomas R. Adams and..... More
London: British Library, 1993, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. 206 pp. British Library, Essays include John Bidwell on "American Papermakers and the Panic of 1819" ; "Bookbinding and the History of Books" by Mirjam M. Foot; "A New Model for the Study of the Book" by Thomas..... More
Brussel: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1975, First Edition. large octavo, printed wrappers. (86) pp. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Text in Dutch. Exhibition catalogue of 69 fine bindings described in detail and many illustrated in black and white. A fine copy. More
Boston: Bates & Guild, 1921, First printing of this edition. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (xx), 214pp. Bates & Guild, A descriptive text with numerous illustrations of lettering styles and designs from the fifteenth-century to date of publication. This book is most useful in the section where it shows..... More
Washingont, DC: Library of Congress, 1982, First Edition. quarto, loose sheets printed on heavy stock with three punch holes, as issued. xxviii, 289 pp. Library of Congress, Exstensively illustrated throughout with detailed instuctions. More
Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute, 1979, First Edition. octavo, boards. (130)pp. Hunt Institute, Contains annotated entries and illustrations of 92 fine bindings from the 1 6th to 20th centuries. Issued in conjunction with a 1979 exhibit at Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the book functions well as a stand- alone text nearly..... More
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2016, Ninth Edition, completely revised and reset. small octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 264 pp. Oak Knoll Press, With additional information and illustrated with line drawings and color photographs. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1908, American Edition, later printing. small octavo, boards and red cloth. 342 pp. D. Appleton and Company, A "...trustworthy text-book of workshop practice..." where "...we hope to treat design itself as an essential part of good workmanship." The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks..... More
(Nottingham): The Plough Press, 2002, First Edition. quarto, cloth. xlii, 300pp. The Plough Press, This unique directory lists hundreds of toolcutters and their firms who worked from 1780 to 1965. With brief biographies of each craftsman or firm, the author illustrates many of their original trade marks and advertisements. The..... More