New York, NY: John F. Dobbs, 1928. 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 386 pages. Preface, table of contents, index. Frontispiece. A guide to proof-reading. Edges of dust jacket chipped. READ MORE about PROOF-READING AND STYLE FOR COMPOSITION IN WRITING AND PRINTING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134321
Westmoreland Hills, MD: LD's Press of the Bald Eagle, 1960. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. First edition, published after Lester Douglas's death. The designers represented in the book include Harry Carter, Warren Chappel, Fritz Eichenberg, John Fass and Edward Wilson. READ MORE about FIRST BIRTHDAY BOOK, 33 LD BALDY EAGLE MARKS BY ARTIST-DESIGNER FRIENDS OF BALDY FOR WHIMSY AND...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 2175
London and New York: The Studio Publications, (1951). 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. xii, 214 pages. S-K 5740. First U.S. edition. Major sections on type design, lettering, printing, illustration, commercial binding and hand binding. Each section is well-illustrated. A different author summarizes the results of each country; i.e., binding in the U.S. by E.W. Palmer and Edith Diehl. In a later San Francisco Public Library binding. Exlibris with markings. Else fine. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK, SOME RECORD OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN EUROPE & THE U.S.A., 1939-1950
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 120770
St. Petersburg, FL: Felten, 1970. 4to. cloth. 303+(1) pages. Completely revised edition. An approach to page design combining layout and typography. Various techniques and applications. "Kitsap Newspaper" written in black marker on top left corner of front paste-down. Slightly shaken, bumped. READ MORE about LAYOUT 4, PRINTING DESIGN + TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49749
(Temple City, CA: Craft Course Publishers, 1966). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. A volume in the "Handicrafts for Fun" library. Table of contents, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. Covers separated from text. READ MORE about FINISHING WITH GOLD LEAF
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134140
(New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books, 2000). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction by the authors, list of sources. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about MAKE A BOOK: SIX DIFFERENT BOOKS TO MAKE, WRITE, AND ILLUSTRATE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134028
(Camden: C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., 1956). 8vo. paper wrappers. 64 pages. Fifth edition. Contains many full page example plates. READ MORE about BLOCK PRINTING WITH LINOLEUM, A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN ENGRAVING AND...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 93912
New York: Privately Printed, 1981. 12mo. boards. 78 pages. Reprint of the 1974 edition. An assessment of Franklin's career as a printer. Woodcuts by John DePol. Fine condition. READ MORE about BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE PRINTER AT WORK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 61350
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 318 pages. First edition. 439 illustrations with 156 plates in full color. READ MORE about TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 8920
(Neenah, WI): Kimberly Clark Corporation, n.d. oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. A presentation by the Kimberly Clark Corporation. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE AGES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134240
New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1982. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 59+(1) pages. This pamphlet describes the forces that threaten library collections and is designed to serve as an introduction to conservation techniques such as improving storage conditions, preserving deteriorated books, problems, etc. READ MORE about PRESERVATION: YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 65415
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1936. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 186 pages. Reprint (with corrections) of the revised edition. A chronological history of the book and important firsts which have occurred. Lacking dust jacket. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE about CHRONOLOGY OF BOOKS & PRINTING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 3186
Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvii+(i), 160 pages. A conservation handbook for the nonspecialist. Three areas are covered which are the health and safety of collections, preliminaries to conservation, and first aid for artifacts. Illustrated in black and white. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE CARE OF HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 70608
Leeds: The Elmete Press, 1976. 4to. quarter black calf with crushed canvas covered boards, clamshell box. x, 95, (2) pages. First edition. Printed in an edition limited to 465 numbered copies, this being one of 430 copies bound in quarter calf. Introduction by Percy Muir. A reference book of printers and publishers of conjuring books and ephemera. The principal illustrations are facsimile reproductions from old conjuring books, printed by lithography from plates made by C...... READ MORE about SOME PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS OF CONJURING BOOKS AND OTHER EPHEMERA
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 58386
Philadelphia: Lanston Monotype Machine Co., n.d. 12mo. paper wrappers. 15 pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES: THEIR ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 4285
N.P. National Association of Printing Ink Makers, (1939). 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 28 pages. Illustrated look at ink production. READ MORE about INKS OF TODAY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 15444
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1967). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 512 pages. S-K 761. Fourth edition, revised, U.S. printing. One of the best guides to the history of the production of the book. Covers design, printing, papermaking, bookbinding, illustration, etc. Well illustrated. Near fine. READ MORE about THE MAKING OF BOOKS
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 1325
(New York, NY): Puffin Books, (1995). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introductory comments by the author. Color illustrations. The 26 letters of the alphabet imagined from urban structures. READ MORE about ALPHABET CITY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134029
Rochester, NY: Technical and Education Center of the Graphic Arts, (1983). oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 197+(1) pages. First edition. Interesting take on typography. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF TYPOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121449
Wurzburg, Germany: Koenig & Bauer, (1967). small 4to. cloth. 96 pages. A history of this German firm that was founded by Friedrich Koenig to produce his printing presses. Well illustrated. Covers soiled. READ MORE about JUBILEE PUBLICATION ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY, 1817-1967
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Scranton, PA: International Correspondence Schools, n.d., but 1930. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 86 pages. Revised edition. Prepared especially for home study. Black and white illustrations. Partly torn along spine. Covers stained and chipped at edges. READ MORE about GOTHIC AND ROMAN STYLES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 134145
Chicago: Donnelley, Loyd & Co., n.d. (circa 1987). broadside (8. 75 x 5.75 inches). With an illustration of the Lakeside Building on the front side. This broadside advertises "The Library" that Donnelley was publishing and describes how agents can obtain circulars. READ MORE about TO NEWSDEALERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 22002
A Leaf Book
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2007. small 4to. quarter morocco leather, Japanese silk boards, leather spine label. 59 , (13) pages. A Leaf Book. Limited to an edition of 150 numbered copies. The book contains a foreword by Henry Morris, and essay about Joseph Florimond Loubat by Pete Smith, a bibliographical addendum by George Kolbe, a book review of Loubat's master work, Medallic History of the United States of America, by John W. Adams..... READ MORE about THE MAGNUM OPUS OF JOSEPH FLORIMOND LOUBAT
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 97135
(London, Englanc): Sowula, (1983). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16, (4) pages. 2nd edition. Two tipped-in black and white illustrations. List of other publications follows text. READ MORE about A CALENDAR
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 133911
Boston, MA: The Library Binding Institute, 1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Volume 8, Number 4, December 1979. Articles on preservation and restoration of library materials. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY SCENE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134239
