Maehringen, Germany: Meister der Einbandkunst Internationale Vereinigung, 1972. 4to. paper wrappers. 8; 9-24 pages. Text in German. Nos. 1-3, 1973; 2 and 3 a combined issue. With an article on Jakob Krause. Letter from publisher to Pierpont Morgan Library laid in. Bibliographies. Both issues signed in pencil by Deborah M. Evetts. READ MORE about EINBANDKUNST
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 107054
Hamburg: Ludwig Schultheis Verlag, 1982. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 79+(1) pages. The best of German bookbinding including both hand-binding and machine binding. READ MORE about EINBANDKUNST '82, GEMEINSCHAFTSSCHAU AUF DER FRANKFURTER BUCHMESSE 198 2
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 32755
Washington: Library of Congress, (1975). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Preservation Leaflets number two. READ MORE about ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF BOOKS AND RELATED MATERIAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 31554
South Ruislip, Middlesex, England: George M. Whiley, Limited, n.d. oblong, 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, comb binding. 4 pages. Catalogue stamping foils including genuine gold, aluminum, colored pigments, and imitation gold and silver. Examples of all items offered for sale. READ MORE about GEORGE M WHILEY: MANUFACTURERS OF HIGHEST QUALITY STAMPING TOOLS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 106923
London: Designer Bookbinders, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 100, (4) pages. Many illustrations. With articles by Harrop on Greenhill, Ellenport on Book-edge decoration, Ivor Robinson, Jack Thompson, and others. READ MORE about THE NEW BOOKBINDER, JOURNAL OF DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS. VOLUME 7
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 22033
(Ascona, Switzerland): Galleria Del Bel Libro, (1970). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Italian, German, and French. 1970, No. 3. Features bookbindings of Philip Smith of London. Black and white illustrations. Invitation card laid in. READ MORE about PHILIP SMITH, LONDON
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106944
Paris: Libraire Auguste Blaizot, 1965. 4to. signatures loosely inserted in a white stiff paper wrapper, brown cloth slipcase. xxxiii, 205 pages with seven plates in full color and 243 reproductions in collotype. Text in French. Printed in an edition limited to 600 numbered copies. (S-K 6509, Brenni no.657). Magnificent book covering the bindings of this modern French bookbinder. Leather bookplate of Julia Parker Wightman. Only minor fading of spine. READ MORE about PIERRE LEGRAIN, RELIEUR. REPERTOIRE DESCRIPTIF ET BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DE MILLE DEUX TRENTE-SIX RELIURES
Price: $800.00 Order nr. 5919
Washington: Library of Congress, (1975). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Preservation Leaflets, No.3. READ MORE about PRESERVING LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 31558
Washington: Library of Congress, (1975). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Preservation Leaflets number one. READ MORE about SELECTED REFERENCES IN THE LITERATURE OF CONSERVATION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106763
London: Cassell & Co., 1954. tall 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 60 pages of text followed by 58 plates, full color frontispiece. First edition. (S-K 3516, Brenni no. 837). Ireland had a period of craftsmanship in binding that rivaled that of any other country during this brief period. Craig discusses this movement. He also describes the folio volumes of the records of the Irish Parliament which were some of the most beautifully bound books of the..... READ MORE about IRISH BOOKBINDINGS, 1600-1800
Price: $425.00 Order nr. 6183
Volume II, A Catalogue of North-European Bindings.
London: The British Library, (1983). small 4to. cloth with leather spine label. 368 pages. Volume II, A Catalogue of North-European Bindings. First edition. (S-K 1241). Covers bindings made in the British Isles, the Netherlands (including Belgium), Germany, Austria and Denmark. There are 368 entries with excellent bibliographical notes on each binding and the binders who executed them. Each entry has an accompanying illustration, many occupying a full-page. An excellent reference work, finely printed by The..... READ MORE about THE HENRY DAVIS GIFT, A COLLECTION OF BOOKBINDINGS. VOLUME II
Price: $160.00 Order nr. 2542
Hamburg: n.p., 1992. 12mo. stiff paper marbled wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Presented to Deborah M. Evetts by participant in the exhibition. Catalogue of exhibition in Hamburg, September 1992. Foldout of illustrations laid in rear wrapper. Foreword by Eva-Marie Hanebutt-Benz. Vita and list of publications by author. READ MORE about DAS GESICHT DER BUCHER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106901
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1929. folio. cloth, top edge gilt. (xii), 60 pages followed by 55 full page plates of bindings. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies for sale by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. (Appleton p.81, S-K 2194). This book is divided into two sections, the Early Bindings, before 1300 and the Gothic Bindings, c.1450-1500. Given as the Sandars Lecture for 1927. Minor rubbing. A scarce book. READ MORE about ENGLISH BINDING BEFORE 1500
Price: $325.00 Order nr. 5818
(Linköping, Sweden: Länsmuseet Linköping, 1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 67+(1) pages. Text in Swedish. Catalogue of 1981 exhibition at Linköping Museum of bookbindings, mainly by Swedish publishers. Introductory essay by Sten G. Lindberg. Black and white illustrations throughout. Very slight wear to wrappers at corners. Small tear on spine. READ MORE about MODERNA BOKBAND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 106773
London: British Museum, (1946). 12mo. limp cloth. 24 pages. First edition. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 71972
N.P. n.p., (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Aritcle from The Boo k Collector, Volume 46, No. 5, Winter 1997, 515-540. A study of the career of Lucas Coronensis and Hungarian Renaissance bookbinding. Eight black and white illustrations. Pagination in journal written on front wrapper. A few proofreader's notations. READ MORE about LUCAS CORONENSIS: A MASTER OF HUNGARIAN RENAISSANCE BINDINGS, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, BUDA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106807
N.P. Designer Bookbinders, (1972). 15.3 x 23.4 cm. paper wrappers. not paginated. Biographical information is given on twenty-two members; included is a statement from the designer on his work, and a photo of an example binding. READ MORE about DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS 2
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5750
Mineola (NY): Dover Publications, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. x, 163 pages. Prints of engravings or sheets of prints first published in the late 18th century by the London firm of Bowles & Carter. One of the Dover Pictorial Archive Series. READ MORE about OLD ENGLISH CUTS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53722
New York: Press on Washington Street, 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 125 copies prepared for the Typophiles. READ MORE about RIGHT THOUGHTS ON PRINTING IN AN AGE WHEN THE PRINTERS NEED CORRECTING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1849
Rochester, MN: The Doomsday Press, 1971. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front cover label portrait of Cleland. (vii), 12, (2) pages. Limited to 150 copies. James Eckman spent week ends with Cleland in designing the Mayo brothers' 100th anniversary official seal. Story of their relationship. The portrait of Cleland on the front cover is by Rockwell Kent. READ MORE about WEEK ENDS WITH TOM CLELAND
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 21976
20 volumes.
4to. stiff paper wrappers. 20 volumes. Includes the following issues: Vol. 13, No.1. 1972. 57 pages. Vol. 13, No.2. 1973. Papers Presented at the First Annual Meeting...122 pages. Vol. 14, No.1. 1973. 116 pages. Vol. 14, No.2. 1974. Papers Presented at the Second Annual Meeting...172 pages. Vol. 15, No.1. 1974. 76 pages. Vol. 15, No.2. 1976. 134 pages. Vol. 16, No.1. 1975-6. 118 pages. 1976. Preprints of papers presented at the fourth annual meeting.134 pages..... READ MORE about BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC WORKS
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 106791
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, (1971). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46 pages. First edition. Four sections: History of Papermaking, The Enemies of Paper, Matting and Framing, and A Note on Restoration. READ MORE about HOW TO CARE FOR WORKS OF ART ON PAPER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 105238
2 volumes.
(Paris: Sotheby's, 2006). 4to. paper covered boards, with slipcase. 318, 287 pages. 2 volumes. Text in French. Auction catalogue, Sotheby's Paris, October 11, 2006. 518 lots. Books, manuscripts, gravures, photographs of collector Fred Feinsilber. Color illustrations throughout. Bumped. READ MORE about COLLECTION FRED FEINSILBER: ITINÉRAIRE D'UN COLLECTIONNEUR 1460-1960
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 106947
(New York: The Guild of Book Workers, Inc., 1967). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 10 pages. Listing of items in the Guild of Book Workers Library. Includes brief history of the library. Symbols in margin note subject. READ MORE about LIST OF BOOKS IN THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS LIBRARY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106954
Providence, RI: Providence Athenaeum, 2004. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 38+(1) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition by the New England Chapter, Guild of Book Workers, presented at the Providence Athenaeum November-December 2004. Shows calligraphy, private press work, fine bindings and artists' books. READ MORE about NEW ENGLAND VIGNETTES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106833
