New York: William Evarts Benjamin, 1888-90, Volume I, Nos. 1-12. quarto, maroon pebbled cloth and leather spine. T.e.g. approx. 230 pp. William Evarts Benjamin, Useful for its information of events of the time. Bound at end are the front wrappers of No. 1 and No. 12 (only). Filled with period..... More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1926, First Edition. quarto, ochre cloth stamped in red and blue. xvi, 206 pp, + xxpp. advertisements. Cambridge University Press, Contributors include Julius Rodenberg, Paul Istel, H. V. Marrot, Beatrice Warde and Stanley Morison. "A significant, learned, and copiously documented periodical. Only seven numbers were issued..... More
New York: Burt Franklin, 1968, Facsimile reprint of the Caxton Club edition of 1911 which was limited to 300 copies. large quarto, red boards and cloth. xviii, 204 pp. Burt Franklin, Edited with historical Introduction and with the original Latin text with English translation on opposite pages and with notes..... More
(New Castle, DE): Oak Knoll Press, (2001), Second Edition, later printing. quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. (24), 551 pp. Oak Knoll Press, With a new introduction by Donald Farren. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and..... More
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1886, First Edition. large octavo, three-quarter morocco and marbled boards with marbled endpapers. T.e.g. 270 pp. Librairie de Firmin-Didot , The art of the book from the origins until the end of the 18th century. 221 engravings and a color plate. Edges scuffed, especially top of..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009, First Edition. quarto, decorated boards. 254 pp. Oak Knoll Press, This book contains reproductions of the printers and publishers marks of all those - both Greeks and non-Greeks - who printed or published books for Greek readers from the dawn of typography until..... More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1970, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth and black cloth in dust jacket. xviii, 244, xv pp. Alfred A Knopf, A systematic attempt to make plain the evolution, impact and importance of the printed work, it is not a history of printing but rather an effort..... More
Los Angeles: Department of Special Collections, University of California, 1991, First Edition. octavo, blue wrappers with gilt printing and decoration. (xvi), (162)pp. Department of Special Collections, University of California, The Publications of Aldus the Elder's Heirs 1515-1529. Illustrations in black and white. Fine. More
New Castle: Oak Knoll, (1989), Reprint, Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by Schlesinger. octavo, boards in dust jacket and in slipcase. xviii, (126) pp. Oak Knoll, With many rare photos and new facts added, based on recent discoveries. With an introduction by Elizabeth Harris. Inside back cover is a...... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 196pp. Rupert Hart-Davis, Contains chapters on T. J. Wise, D. B. Updike, Stanley Morison, detective fiction and fashions in book collecting. A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1970, First Edition. octavo, brown and black cloth in dust jacket. xviii, 244, xv pp. Alfred A Knopf, A systematic attempt to make plain the evolution, impact and importance of the printed work, it is not a history of printing but rather an effort "to..... More
(Hartford: Hartford Press. The Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company), 1901, First Edition, Limited to 102 numbered copies. small octavo, rebound with original printed wrappers laid down over boards with red cloth spine. 48 pp. Hartford Press. The Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company), The Sixth publication of The Acorn Club. From..... More
Los Angeles: Univ Research Library, UCLA, 1992, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. (xxii), 273pp. Univ Research Library, UCLA, followed by (x) of plates. A scholarly attempt to date and order Aldine Press publications through a study of internal evidence, and when this fails, to fall back to Renouard because "we are..... More
New York: Garland Publishing, 1981, Reprint of the 1818 edition. small octavo, brown cloth. (290) pp. Garland Publishing, With a new introduction by Carey S. Bliss. Illustrated. Bigmore & Wyman, III, 42. Very fine and clean, issued without a jacket. More
Lysa, 2022, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 488 pp. Lysa, Henri II Estienne (1531-98) was the most outstanding member of his family’s long-lived publishing dynasty. He continued the work of his father, Robert, by publishing many unedited Greek texts and completing the Thesaurus linguae Graecae (1572), an expensive..... More
(New Castle, DE): Oak Knoll Press, (1996), Second Edition, later printing. quarto, pictorial wrappers. (24), 551 pp. Oak Knoll Press, With a new introduction by Donald Farren. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade..... More
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1959), Reprint of the second impression with corrections. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (xvi), 359pp. At the Clarendon Press, An essential text for the student of the book. "While the author carefully explains that he is not writing for book collectors, yet it behooves every..... More
Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, (1967), First Edition. octavo, cloth. (viv), 190pp. The University Press of Virginia, A description of the conditions of the American printer during the period 1787-1825, his methods of work, the equipment he used, and the policies by which he conducted his business. This is..... More
(Prague: 1968), First Edition. oblong octavo, white cloth stamped in black and red, in dust jacket. (252) pp. Text in Czech, Russian, German and English. The history is followed by 94 examples of Czech printing, each with one illustration and briefly described. Dust jacket with tear at back panel repaired..... More
Rochester: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, 2005, First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. (x), (70)pp. RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, As printing from movable type was perfected in the fifteenth century, the mysteries of its practice were guarded by a privileged few. The rapid spread of the new art depended on..... 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: Sotheby's, 11.9-10.89, large quarto, cloth. (444)pp, 308 items listed. Sotheby's, This magnificent sale has a 4pp. Foreword by Nicolas Barker followed by a 10pp. Preface by the book collector (as he liked to be addressed), Haven O' More. A fantastic [auto]biographical statement, written in the third person, ends..... More
Oxford: Plough Press, 1984, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 250 pp. Plough Press, A bibliography of the history and technic of printmaking and picture printing for both book illustration and single issue prints. Each chapter is preceded by an historical introduction. With a detailed, useful index. Very fine..... More
Philadelphia: MacManus, 1979, First Edition. octavo, green cloth. xii, 179pp. MacManus, Limited to 500 copies. Fully illustrated. A fine bibliography of this important American publisher. With title page design by Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press. Very minor foxing to top edge, else a fine copy. More
(West New York, NJ): Mark Batty Publisher, 2002, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (xxii), 383pp. Mark Batty Publisher, From the prospectus: " Daniel Berkley Updike (1860-1941) has been described as 'the most distinguished American printer.' He was one of a handful of highly successful and influential book designers..... More