1987. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with added typed paper spine label. pp. 1-106. An article in The Bibliotheck, Volume 14, Numbers 1-3, 1987. This issue also contains "Catalogue of James Sutherland's Library" by W.A. Kelly. READ MORE about " JAMES SUTHERLAND (1638(?)-1719): BOTANIST, NUMISMATIST AND BIBLIOPHILE."
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 107955
London: Clive Bingley, (1969). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 154 pages. First edition. An analytical study of the author concept in codes of Cataloguing rules in the English language. Covering Catalogueuing codes from the 1841 British Museum rules to the Anglo-American code of l967, this is essentially the author's thesis for a master's degree at the University of Strathclyde. With pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about AUTHORS AND TITLES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 97975
N.P. n.p., 1968. 8vo. later pamphlet holder. 12 pages. Removed from The Library, Fifth Series, Vol. XXIII, No.1, March 1968. With the ink signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about TOLERANCES IN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 99859
N.P. MIT Press, (1966). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 176 pages. First U.S. edition. Well-illustrated. Cover lamination peeling along spine. READ MORE about THE ART NOUVEAU BOOK IN BRITAIN
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 25380
Zurich: Schweizerischen Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft, 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, report binder. 165-180 pages. In Librarivm. Zeitschrift der Schweizerischen Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft, Revue de la Societe Suisse des BibliophilesWritten in French, title page in French and German. With the ink signature of Gavin Bridson on the inside of the report binder. READ MORE about ESSAI BIBLIOPHILIQUE SUR QUELQUES ANCIENS LIVRES SUISSES DE PLANTES VÉNÉNEUSES ET SUR LES...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100366
The Second Lecture of the Seventeenth Series
N.P. Committee of the Association of the Correctors of the Press, n.d. (circa 1938). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 29, (3) pages. The Second Lecture of the Seventeenth Series. This lecture was given in Stationers' Hall, Ludgate Hill, E.C. in 1938. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Spine ends worn. A closed tear about a half-inch long on the tail of the back cover with a long horizontal crease from it. Light soiling..... READ MORE about PRINTING TRADE ORGANIZATIONS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 99744
University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (1979). 8vo. cloth, top edge tinted beige, dust jacket. xvi, 233 pages, with 8 addition pages of plates. First U.S. edition. Tennyson made a good living from poetry, probably without an excess of artistic compromise. To this end, he retained control over his manuscripts and demanded that publishers follow his wishes in printing, binding and advertising. Not surprisingly, he changed publishers several times... With illustrations, index. With the..... READ MORE about TENNYSON AND HIS PUBLISHERS
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 98547
Gyüjtemènyes munkàk es sorozatok katalógusa.
Budapest: Kiodja a Természettudományi Múzeum, 1968. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, glassine dust jacket. (viii), 174 pages. Gyüjtemènyes munkàk es sorozatok katalógusa. Text in Hungarian. Foreword in German and Hungarian. Table of contents. Alphabetical bibliography of the collection of the Natural History Museum, Budapest. Index of authors. Front hinge cracked. READ MORE about TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI MÚZEUM KÖNYVTÁRA
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 108292
London: G. Virtue, 1852-1854. 8vo. modern marbled paper wrappers with paper spine label. 565-620, 355-488 pages. Two volumes bound in one. Vol. I: Electro-metallurgy, Embossing-press, Engraving, Envelope-folding machine; Vol. II: Pantograph, Paper, Photography, Photometry, Printing.) With special title page listing these bound in at the beginning. Many illustrations. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about Excised articles from:) CYCLOPÆDIA OF USEFUL ARTS, MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL, MANUFACTURES, MINING...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 98187
Cedar Rapids: The Torch Press, 1950. small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label and a more modern paper spine label. 67 pages. Limited to 400 copies. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Later spine label. READ MORE about JOURNEYS AND VOYAGES TO NATURE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98366
N.P. The Morton Arboretum and The Newberry Library, 1997. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 123 + (1) pages. This is the catalogue from the exhibition of the same name which took place from Dec. 10, 1997 to March 14, 1998 on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Arboretum. Introductory essay by Jack Temple Kirby. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about FROM FOREST TO PARK: AMERICA'S HERITAGE OF TREES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 88974
Cleveland: Printed for the Author, 1927. 12mo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 42 pages. On William Blake and his books. Vickery (1857-1932) was a lawyer and a judge in Cleveland who formed a superb collection of rare books. His books were sold at auction in 1933. READ MORE about THREE EXCESSIVELY RARE AND SCARCE BOOKS AND SOMETHING OF THEIR AUTHORS
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 100033
Toutes les Opérations Lithographiques sur Pierre et sur Zinc, Autographie Reports, Gravure, Chromolithographie, Photolithographie, Phototype et Procédés divers pour Reproduire les Écritures et les Dessins au Moyen de la Pierre, Du Zinc, etc.
Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1932. 12 mo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 697 pages followed by 11 folding lithograph plates. Toutes les Opérations Lithographiques sur Pierre et sur Zinc, Autographie Reports, Gravure, Chromolithographie, Photolithographie, Phototype et Procédés divers pour Reproduire les Écritures et les Dessins au Moyen de la Pierre, Du Zinc, etc. Reprint of the first edition (St. Bride Catalogue , p. 930). Five of the eleven plates are supplied in facsimile. READ MORE about DESSINATEUR ET DE IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 97853
Traitant de Toutes les Opérations Lithographiques sur Pierre et sur Zinc de L'Autographie, des Reports, de la Gravure, de la Chromolithographie, de la Photolithographie, de la Phototype et tous les Procédés connus jusqu' à ce jour pour Reproduire les Écritures et les Dessins au Moyen de la Pierre, Du Zinc, etc.
Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1891. 12 mo. modern marbled paper with paper spine label and with original paper wrappers bound-in. xx, 360 pages ; (iv), 336, followed by 52 pages of advertisements. Traitant de Toutes les Opérations Lithographiques sur Pierre et sur Zinc de L'Autographie, des Reports, de la Gravure, de la Chromolithographie, de la Photolithographie, de la Phototype et tous les Procédés connus jusqu' à ce jour pour Reproduire les Écritures et les..... READ MORE about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DU DESSINATEUR ET DE L'IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 97848
New York: Arno Press, 1979. 8vo. cloth. (iv), viii, 157 pages. A photo-facsimile reprint of the Berlin, R. Oppenheim, 1885 edition (Roosens & Luc Salu 9671). Part of a series entitled The sources of modern photography. 15 text illustrations. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about DIE PHOTOGRAPHIE FARBIGER GEGENSTÄNDE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 98721
(New York): Copernicus, an Imprint of Springer-Verlag, (1997). small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xi, 180 pages. First edition. Illustrated throughout. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Jacket spine faded. READ MORE about VISUAL REVELATIONS, GRAPHICAL TALES OF FATE AND DECEPTION FROM NAPOLEON BONAPARTE TO ROSS PEROT
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1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.24-40. Reprinted from Journal of the Printing Historical Society, Number 5, 1969. READ MORE about ANASTATIC PRINTING FOR SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS
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London: Henry Colburn, 1816. 8vo. Full calf, re-backed with cloth. viii+449 pages. "Mr. [Frederic] Shoberl proceeded to assure me, in the presence of his son, that the work was written by [John] Watkins as far as the letter F -- that some dispute with the publishers then arose -- that the materials were therefore handed over to himself -- and that he completed the work as it now appears." Bolton Corney. Notes & queries (1)11..... READ MORE about A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF THE LIVING AUTHORS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; COMPRISING LITERARY...
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 97841
New York: New York Public Library, 1916. tall 8vo. modern pamphlet holder with pamphlet bound-in. 7 pages and 2 plates. Reprinted from the Bulletin. With a list of prints in the Library and a bibliography. READ MORE about CHIAROSCURO PRINTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 16713
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. 8vo. cloth. xi, 330 pages. Reprint of the third edition. Many illustrations. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Spine slightly faded with wear at top of spine. READ MORE about HOW TO APPRECIATE PRINTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 98314
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1938. tall 8vo. cloth. xiii, 314 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated history from the beginning up through the 20th century. Includes a chapter on color printing and children's books and a list of references. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Bump along outer edge of front cover. READ MORE about THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 98209
3 volumes.
(London): Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975. 4to. fabric tape spine with stiff paper wrappers. iii,130; 7; 12 pages. 3 volumes. Some illustrations. Tape spine covering of primary volume torn. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the front cover of each volume. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH NON-ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN THE NATIONAL ART LIBRARY UP TO DECEMBER 1973....
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 100086
1964. tall 8vo. later pamphlet binder. pp.11-128. Removed from the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Vol. lxxxix, Part 1, 1964. Whitley's Presidential Address. Includes Appendix A: Subject Index; Appendix B: Name-List of the Fisher Recorded from Australia; Appendix C: Bibliography. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about A SURVEY OF AUSTRALIAN ICHTHYOLOGY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 100167
The Men and their Work
London: George Bell & Sons, 1898. 4to. original publisher's decorated cloth. x, 95 pages plus 61 plates. The Men and their Work. Ordinary edition limited to 500 copies. Contains 61 plates scattered throughout the text. Includes the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Cloth rubbed along edges with wear at spine ends. READ MORE about THE MASTERS OF MEZZOTINT
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 99489
N.P. University of Vermont, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 39+(1) pages. Compiled by John Buechler and with a preface by Janet Ing. A few illustrations. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson and the bookplate or Richard Huss. READ MORE about CHARLES WHITTINGHAM, PRINTER, 1795-1876, AN EXHIBIT OF HIS WORKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98632
