Oak Knoll Books & Oak Knoll Press



Advanced Search >>

	Bibliography
	Book Collecting
	Book Design
	Book Illustration
	Book Selling
	Bookbinding
	Bookplates
	Cartography
	Children's Books
	Delaware Books
	Fine Press Books
	Forgery
	Graphic Design
	Images & Broadsides
	Libraries
	Literary Criticism
	Miniature Books
	Papermaking
	Printing History
	Publishing
	Typography
	Writing & Calligraphy

Antiquarian (112)

Bookbinding - In US

Refine Result ?

Displaying 101-125 of 148

Bookbinding - In US

Sort By :

Jump to page:

1 2 3 4 5 6

Page 5 of 6

(Fortney, Frank Daniel) A DINNER FOR FRANK DANIEL FORTNEY.
N.P. n.p. 1962 12mo. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers unpaginated (6)
A keepsake printed on the occasion of a dinner honoring bookbinding great Frank Fortney held on February 5, 1962 at the Advertising Club of New York. Contains a short biography of Fortney and the menu of what was served. Edges slightly worn, wrappers lightly soiled.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 94815

READ MORE...

(French, Frederick W.) CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE PRIVATE LIBRARY, OF THE LATE FREDERICK W. FRENCH, OF BOSTON.
Boston C.F. Libbie 1901 8vo. paper wrappers. x, 237 pages with 8 page prices realized.
McKay 5725. "Special Edition of 51 Copies for Members of the Club of Odd Volumes." With an eight page prices realized list present. Also priced in red ink in the margin. Covers missing. Worn. Faint spotting along corners of a number of the pages.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 52963

READ MORE...

Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.
With a new introduction by Donald Farren. New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2001 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 576 pages.
Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations, customs of the trade and other related information. This work aims at providing "a reference companion to be constantly available during the study or processes of bookmaking" and is particularly essential for the "bibliophile, apprentice printer and binder, publisher, bookseller, papermaker or librarian." However, all those involved in the profession or study of books and publishing will find this book indispensable. Encyclopedia is equipped with five appendices, showing type specimens, Latin place names used in the imprints of early-printed books, surveys of contemporary private presses, illustrations of proof correction symbols and a list of the works consulted in the preparation of this book.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 42509

READ MORE...

Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.
With a new introduction by Donald Farren. New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2001 small 4to. paperback. 576 pages.
Paperback edition. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations, customs of the trade and other related information. This work aims at providing "a reference companion to be constantly available during the study or processes of bookmaking" and is particularly essential for the "bibliophile, apprentice printer and binder, publisher, bookseller, papermaker or librarian." However, all those involved in the profession or study of books and publishing will find this book indispensable. Encyclopedia is equipped with five appendices, showing type specimens, Latin place names used in the imprints of early-printed books, surveys of contemporary private presses, illustrations of proof correction symbols and a list of the works consulted in the preparation of this book.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 42510

READ MORE...

Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.
With a new introduction by Donald Farren. New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2001 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 576 pages.
Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations, customs of the trade and other related information. This work aims at providing "a reference companion to be constantly available during the study or processes of bookmaking" and is particularly essential for the "bibliophile, apprentice printer and binder, publisher, bookseller, papermaker or librarian." However, all those involved in the profession or study of books and publishing will find this book indispensable. Encyclopedia is equipped with five appendices, showing type specimens, Latin place names used in the imprints of early-printed books, surveys of contemporary private presses, illustrations of proof correction symbols and a list of the works consulted in the preparation of this book. Covers faded.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 62006

READ MORE...

(Hammond & Chadbourne) THE ACME.
Providence, RI Hammond & Chadbourne n.d. 6" x 3" folded sheet not paginated
Small catalogue for the ACME Wire Staple Binding Machines for Printers, Stationery and Textile trade. Six different models are pictured as well as an illustration of a group of staples. Quat-fold paper, minor rubbing to each fold, light foxing to last page featuring the "Midget Binder."
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91907

READ MORE...

Harris, Elizabeth THE PRINTING TRADES IN 1836.
Washington Smithsonian Institute) n.d. small 8vo. sewn paper wrappers. (16) pages.
Wood engravings of the copper engraver, copperplate printer, printer, lithographer, typefounder and bookbinder reproduced from THE PANORAMA OF PROFESSIONS AND TRADES (1836) by Edward Hazen. With a description accompanying each plate.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 4768

READ MORE...

Johnson, Arthur W. THE REPAIR OF CLOTH BINDINGS.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2013 8vo. paperback 140 pages
One of the leading designer bookbinders in Great Britain, Arthur Johnson has used his extensive knowledge of book construction to provide a reference manual for the repair and reconstruction of cloth bindings. Each process is explained in precise detail with clear text in order to give the worker confidence in this exacting skill. Using more than 90 illustrations, drawn by the author himself, Johnson explains his procedures for sound repair that he has developed over many decades. Johnson's ability to instruct and teach bookbinders, conservationists, and students of binding history is exceptional. He has written four other manuals on binding that are considered classics and The Repair of Cloth Bindings is no exception. Included in this work is a brief but comprehensive history of cloth as a binding material from its early use in handwork to complete automation.

Arthur W Johnson A.T.D., N.D.D., C & G L.I. is also a Honorary Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Craft Education and Patron of the A.B.C. Book Society of New Zealand. He has lectured and written articles for book societies throughout the world. He has a degree in Art and diplomas in Bookbinding and Calligraphy.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115658

READ MORE...

(Kalbfleisch, Charles C.) ARTS OF THE BOOK, PRINTING, ILLUSTRATING, BINDING ... THE SPLENDID LIBRARY FORMED BY THE LATE CHARLES C. KALBFLEISCH.
New York Parke-Bernet 1944 small 4to. paper wrappers. (x), 228 pages.
Especially strong in press books and fine printing. Wrappers chipped around edges. Some prices realized penciled in.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 14630

READ MORE...

Kaser, David DIRECTORY OF THE BOOK AND PRINTING INDUSTRIES IN ANTE-BELLUM NASHVILLE
New York New York Public Library 1966 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 59 pages.
First separate edition.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 20595

READ MORE...

Kirshenbaum, Sandra. THE COMPLETE INDEX TO FINE PRINT.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2003 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages.
First edition. Fine Print magazine was first published in 1975 as an eight-page Newsletter for the Arts of the Book. Its initial purpose was to present bibliographic descriptions of fine letterpress books along with articles on bookbinding, papermaking, and calligraphy. Many outstanding writers and scholars contributed articles and illustrations. This long-awaited name and subject index edition is the final issue of Fine Print, volume 16, number 4. Co-published with Pro Arte Libri.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 71832

READ MORE...

(Kraus, H.P.) 125 ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Catalogue 125. New York H.P. Kraus n.d. (1970) small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 151 pages.
Illustrated. Cover soiling.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 1330

READ MORE...

Krupp, Andrea BOOKCLOTH IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, 1823-50
New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2008 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 102 pages
This volume offers a new edition of Andrea Krupp's groundbreaking article, which first appeared in the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, and includes an expanded Catalogue of Bookcloth Grains, with illustrations in a larger format and, for the first time, in color. Sue Allen has written the preface for the book. Ms. Krupp's three-part essay, with several illustrations, covers the introduction of bookcloth and the early decades of its use, discusses bookcloth grain nomenclature and concludes with detailed observations on several cloth grain patterns. The first of three appendices is an information-dense table that lists each grain pattern with date range and frequency and provides cross references to previous nomenclature. Appendices 2 and 3, which together comprise the Catalogue of Nineteenth-Century Bookcloth Grains, include images of the various grains, reproduced at actual size. In this edition, the number of catalogue entries has been expanded from 222 to 248. The swatches are printed in color, and many of the ribbon-embossed patterns in Appendix 3 are formatted to represent the patterns more completely than when first published. Co-published with the Bibliographical Society of America and The British Library.
Sales rights: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 94204

READ MORE...

Larsen, Poul Steen CONTEMPORARY DANISH BOOK ART. HELGE ERNST - ILLUSTRATOR; POUL KRISTENSEN - PRINTER; OLE OLSEN - BOOKBINDER.
Los Angeles University of California (1986) 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 44 pages.
Many illustrations in color.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 33489

READ MORE...

(Mann, William) FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS, A SKETCH PORTRAYING WITH PEN & BRUSH THE PAST AND PRESENT OF A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
Philadelphia William Mann Company 1898 4to. original cloth. 89 pages.
This company specialized in the manufacture of copy paper and blank books. Gives a history of the firm and the different facets of its operation and has drawings in blue ink illustrating the different departments throughout the text. Well-produced and printed.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 20073

READ MORE...

Marks, Emily THREAD LOVES PAPER: CONTEMPORARY ARTIST BOOKS
Sonoma, CA Emily Marks 2012 oblong 8vo stiff paper wrappers 74 pages
This book details the use of thread in 25 contemporary artist books. It starts with a short history of thread and books, then moves to chapters about covers, binding, embroidery, machine stitching and finally altered books. Each chapter begins with a historical perspective on its subject and contains full color pictures of exemplary artist books and statements by the artists themselves. Thread Loves Paper draws a picture of how artists think, what kinds of materials and past experiences go into making a unique artist book.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115993

READ MORE...

McLean, Ruari VICTORIAN BOOK DESIGN & COLOUR PRINTING
N.P. University of California Press (1972) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 241 pages.
Second edition, U.S. printing. (S-K 5539 for binding reference). Enlarged and with 16 new color plates and other illustrations. First historically precise description of the process of color printing.
Price: $ 70.00 other currencies Order nr. 19269

READ MORE...

Minsky, Richard THE ART OF AMERICAN BOOK COVERS.
New York George Braziller, Inc. 2010 large 8vo cloth, gilt 134 pages
From ornate floral patterns to cityscapes, the boldest book designs of the Golden Age are gathered here. Readers accustomed to todays more utilitarian bindings will find breathtaking images gold leaf patterns intricate enough to replicate the shimmer of feathers, forests rendered in rich color and silver, and elegant allusions to Asian art. The diversity and ingenuity of these books will capture the imagination not only of book lovers and collectors, but also of anyone who enjoys design.

Selecting the most beautifully crafted and influential pieces from his two-volume, limited edition catalog, Minsk uncovers the world behind a lost art. Dividing these breathtaking designs into distinct categories, he discusses the use of silhouettes, pattern, Oriental influence and more. He also reveals key artists, their signature designs and flourishes, the designs they inspired, and the designs that inspired them.

Richard Minsk founded the Center for Book Arts in 1974 and has worked for more than 35 years to draw attention to book art and encourage artists in the field. His work has been shown around the world and remains in public collections, including the National Gallery of Art and The Victoria and Albert Museum. He has received many fellowships, grants and awards of recognition, including several from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Price: $ 34.95 other currencies Order nr. 104586

READ MORE...

(Morin, A.J.) THE FINEST PRODUCTIONS OF THE FRENCH PRESS.
New York American Art Association (1924) small 8vo. paper wrappers. not paginated.
A catalogue to an auction of books, featuring fine bindings and illustrations. This sale included the later library of Mr. A.J. Moran, of Chicago. Most corners dog-eared, prices and some names penciled in on margins. Cover chipped and torn at foot of spine, bottom front corner of wrapper missing.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 45884

READ MORE...

(Mosher, Thomas Bird) Vilain, Jean-Francois and Philip R. Bishop. THOMAS BIRD MOSHER AND THE ART OF THE BOOK.
Philadelphia F.A. Davis Co. 1992 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 112 pages.
First edition, limited to 500 copies, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Paley Library of Temple University. With foreword by Thomas Whitehead. A history of this publisher and his firm. Fully describes 75 items, and the fine bindings for which the firm was known. Illustrated. Includes an update to Hatch, the bibliography of the Mosher Press. Spine faded.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 35413

READ MORE...

Myers, Robin and Michael Harris (editors) GENIUS FOR LETTERS: BOOKSELLERS & BOOKSELLING FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES
Winchester & New Castle, DE St Paul's Bibliographies & Oak Knoll Press 1995 8vo. printed paper over boards. 188 pages.
By the mid-eighteenth century bookselling was established as the key factor in the book business. On the one hand, booksellers were at the center of the interlocking range of associated activities involved in the manufacture and distribution of a multi-form product. On the other hand, they helped to shape the consumption of print in the market, responding to and guiding the taste of readers as customers.
Printers, binders, authors, and readers never achieved the corporate force and solidarity of the booksellers who, in England, early on dominated the London Stationers' Company. It was as `publishers' in its increasingly specialist sense of the marketing and distribution of texts, that this commercial sector acquired its authority in the long term. As the owners of valuable copyrights the leading London booksellers laid the foundation of a commercial interest which was never seriously challenged.
The contributors to this volume unravel some of the complexities of the trade organized by business people working at different times and different places but all pursuing what might be called the logic of the market place through the sale of books. Topics include booksellers and bookbinders by Anthony Hobson; Italian bookselling in the eighteenth century by Luigi Balsamo; booksellers and bookshops in late seventeenth-century London by Giles Mandlebrote; and circulating libraries, booksellers and book clubs 1870-1966 by Simon Eliot. Head of spine bumped. Spot on free endpaper.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115675

READ MORE...

Pearson, David PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 1998 6 x 9 inches cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 326 pages.
Reprint of the first edition with a new introductory section containing additional references to update the original text. This book has quickly become established as a standard work in a field of rapidly growing interest. At a time when more and more people are studying private book ownership, this handbook offers a compendium of information on the ways of recognizing and identifying marks of ownership, and on placing that knowledge in a wider context. Topics covered include inscriptions; mottoes; bookplates; book labels and book stamps; armorials; sales catalogues; catalogues and lists of private libraries; provenance indices; heraldry and paleography. Co-published with the British Library.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 53851

READ MORE...

PENLAND BOOK OF HANDMADE BOOKS (THE)
Master Classes in Bookmaking Techiques New York Lark Books (2004) 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket 229+(1) pages
This book is from the Penland School of Crafts and offers instructional information on the art of bookbinding and papermaking in order to create your own handmade books. Well informed and provides techniques and tools used for many different materials along with a large number of illustrations that aid in giving visual instruction. Very minor rubbing of jacket.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 99353

READ MORE...

(Philobiblon Club) THE CENTENNIAL OF THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA 1893-1993.
Philadelphia The Philobiblon Club 1993 large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 53, (3) pages.
A catalogue for the exhibit which celebrated the centennial of the Philobiblon Club. It featured books printed in only a few copies and handsomely bound by the best binders. Included are 234 entries with an introduction by George A. Allen, President. Some notes in pencil.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 59411

READ MORE...

(Plough Press) Wakeman, Geoffrey and Graham Pollard FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN BOOKBINDING.
New Castle, DE and Kidlington, England The Plough Press 1993 8vo. cloth, leather spine label. 96 pages with six tipped-in handmade facsimile samples of cloth bindings and 31 other illustrations in black and white.
Limited to 180 numbered copies of which this is one of the 125 cloth-bound copies. Printed by hand by Paul Wakeman, the son of Geoffrey Wakeman, at the Plough Press. Three separate essays provide a fascinating study of English trade binding from the sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. In "Illustrations of English Trade Bindings of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries," Geoffrey Wakeman describes what an ordinary book of the period looked like. Pollard's essay "Changes in the Style of Bookbinding, 1550-1830" originally appeared in "The Library" in 1956. The third article is again by Wakeman and is entitled "Bookbinding Styles in the Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouch Parish Libraries." This article is based on illustrated slide lectures Wakeman gave while teaching at Loughborough and was meant to demonstrate to students the changes in binding style over the period covered in Pollard's article. These slides are reproduced as plates which are contained in a pocket in the back of the book. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Also present is a prospectus to the book and a letter from Paul Wakeman meant to accompany this complimentary copy.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 98809

READ MORE...

E-mail/Export ?

Jump to page:

1 2 3 4 5 6

Page 5 of 6

Refine Result
Within This List:

New search of entire database?

	Include		Exclude
Author		Author
Title		Title
Keyword		Keyword

Clear all entries and click "Go" button to return to original search result.

Technology by Rockingstone
Viewed best in Internet Explorer 7

Copyright © 2009 Oak Knoll. All rights reserved.