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
Hitchin, Herts., UK: Russell Bookcrafts, (1973), small octavo, printed wrappers. 36 pp, (i). Russell Bookcrafts, Russell Bookcrafts trade catalogue offering Bookbinding Apparatus, Bookbinding Tools, Finishing Tools, etc. Included are six small samples of Hand Marbled Paper, 2" x 3" and twenty 1 1/2" x 1/2" samples of Oasis Niger Goatskin..... 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
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
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
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
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
Hitchin, UK: G. W. Russell & Son, no date, Third Edition. 16mo, printed wrappers, stapled. 16 pp. G. W. Russell & Son, The first of five Cockerell pamphlets published by Russell Handicrafts for Bookbinding in Every Stage. Illustrated. Fine. Two typed letters, signed, on Douglas Cockerell & Son stationery signed..... 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
Portland, OR: Ma Nao, 2017, First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. (vi), 190 pp. Ma Nao, "A bookbinding manual and an adventure tale, China Under the Covers blends history, romance, and how-to as East and West connect. China Under the Covers tells how longtime bookbinder and journalist Margaret E. Davis wangled..... More
(London; New Castle, DE): The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, 2010, First Edition. quarto, oatmeal cloth. 527 pp. The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, This third and final volume of The Henry Davis Gift focuses on South and East European fine bindings, with additional sections on Oriental and..... More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1986, First Edition. quarto, red cloth. (xxvi), 230pp. American Antiquarian Society, Illustrated. With catalogues of bookbinding tools prepared by Willman Spawn. In her preface, French traces her work in the study of American bindings, essay by essay, binder by binder. Included are Scottish-American Bookbindings (1957); The..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980), First Edition. quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. 318pp. Harry N. Abrams, From the dust jacket, "The extraordinary range of objects housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is revealed for the first time in this sumptuous volume. Treasures of the Library..... More
(London: The Book Collector, Winter, 1971), octavo, wrappers. 16pp. The Book Collector, Illustrated is a Katharine Adams binding and a Richard Watkins binding. More
London: HMSO, (1985), Third Edition. octavo, wrappers. 152pp. HMSO, Using examples of bindings from the V & A Museum, this book is a guided tour of the historical development of this ancient craft. This edition contains much new material. Extensively illustrated. Fine. More