BOOKBINDING.
New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, n.d. small 8vo. cloth. xiv, 113 pages. Not in Brenni. Part of Pitman's "Craft for all" series. A practical manual. Covers soiled. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5955
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HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION.
New York: Reinhold Publishing Co, (1963). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. With 255 illustrations by the author. First edition. A practical manual. Near fine. READ MORE about HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
Price: $21.00 Order nr. 5984
HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION.
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1996. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages. Unabridged Dover (1996) republication of the work published by Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1986. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations by the author, cover materials, tools and equipment; fundamental procedures and technical methods; rebinding an old book; making a slipcase and other essentials. READ MORE about HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 55327
EXTRA BINDING FOR RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS AND PAPERS.
Chicago: Lakeside Press, n.d. (1941). 12mo. paste-paper wrappers. (16) pages. Short history of the art of extra binding followed by plates showing the eight different types of slipcases made by this Chicago bindery. READ MORE about EXTRA BINDING FOR RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS AND PAPERS
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 5775
ENCUADERNACIONES ARTISTICAS HECHAS EN CHILE DURANTE EL SIGLO 19.
Santiago: Ismael Espinosa, 1986. 4to. limp boards, slipcase. 65, (3) pages. Limited to 275 numbered copies. With an eight page translation from Spanish to English loosely inserted. Contains 16 color plates, mostly of bindings executed in Chile during the 19th century. According to the publisher, only the second book on South American bindings to be issued. Minor soiling to slipcase, else fine condition. READ MORE about ENCUADERNACIONES ARTISTICAS HECHAS EN CHILE DURANTE EL SIGLO 19
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 18677
BINDING AND REPAIRING BOOKS BY HAND.
New York: Arco Publishing Co., (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 120 pages. First U.S. edition. Profusely illustrated. READ MORE about BINDING AND REPAIRING BOOKS BY HAND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5846
THE PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS.
London: British Museum, 1970. 12mo. cloth-backed boards. 32 pages. Reprint of the first edition (imposed in this new format in 1967). READ MORE about THE PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123845
BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF TECHNIQUES.
Ramsbury, England: The Crowood Press, 1995. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 158 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A comprehensive guide to bookbinding. "From the use of essential handtools to setting up a home bindery, the book provides both a thorough grounding in the basics and a source of reference and new ideas for the more experienced." Includes over 150 photographs and diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and advice on book and paper repairs. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF TECHNIQUES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 55325
80 YEARS LATER.
Washington: Guild of Book Workers, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 183 pages. Many illustrations with some in color. Foreword by Frank Mowery followed by exhibition descriptions of the works of 61 members. Shows fine bindings, calligraphy, decorated paper, artist's books, fine printing, models and limited edition binding. Issued to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Club. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about 80 YEARS LATER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17158
HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION.
New York: Bell Publishing Company, (1963). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages. With 255 illustrations by the author. Reprint of the first edition. READ MORE about HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 5985
BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION BY HAND; A WORKING GUIDE.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1995. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 273 pages. Second edition. This book is designed as a working guide in the field of hand bookbinding and book conservation. It is intended as a practical manual for teachers and their students; as an instruction guide to be followed by the beginner attempting to learn binding on his or her own; and as a ready reference for experienced binders, book collectors, book dealers..... READ MORE about BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION BY HAND; A WORKING GUIDE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 42515
LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS.
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1984). 4to. paper wrappers. 54 pages. Full of advice peculiarly fitted to calligraphy, with many useful ideas and examples on creating and improving calligraphic layouts and designs. READ MORE about LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 47574
TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS.
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1987). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. First U.S. edition. Describes the careers of the great type designers of this century - Goudy, Rogers, Koch, Dwiggins, Gill, Morison, etc. Well illustrated. Fine condition. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62292
COLOUR IN PRINTING SPECTRAL COLOUR MEASURING AND COLORIMETRICS.
(St. Gallen, Switzerland): Heidelberg News, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 27+(1) pages. Table of contents, glossary. A guide to color reproduction and perception. Color illustrations. READ MORE about COLOUR IN PRINTING SPECTRAL COLOUR MEASURING AND COLORIMETRICS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134144
GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES FROM VARIOUS STYLES OF ORNAMENT, ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE PLATES.
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1868. folio. later quarter leather over cloth boards. 157+(1) pages, 112 plates. Third edition, originally published in 30 parts, with some copies bound by the publisher and sold for five guineas. (Friedman 152; Hardie p.243; McLean pp.122-125; Wakeman p.63). "One of the greatest monuments of color printing in the nineteenth century ..." This edition has 12 additional plates that were not present in the folio edition of 1856. Meant by Jones to..... READ MORE about GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES FROM VARIOUS STYLES OF ORNAMENT, ONE HUNDRED AND...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 116804
CARE OF BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, PRINTS AND FILMS.
Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards, U. S. Department of Commerce, 1971. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 16 pages. NBS Consumer Information Series 5, edited by James E. Payne. Distributed by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Table of contents, foreword by Director Lewis M. Branscomb, introduction, bibliography. Illustrated. READ MORE about CARE OF BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, PRINTS AND FILMS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134172
GRAPHICS, DESIGN INTO PRODUCTION.
(London): Faber & Faber, 1975. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 154 pages. Reprint of the 1973 first edition. A look through a designer's eyes at the main methods of graphic reproduction in use twenty-five years ago. "The book's aim is deliberately limited to the provision of facts" about production. Chapters on The Scope of Graphics Today, Printing and Printers, Words into Print, Pictures into Print, Graphics Not on Paper, and Functional Considerations. With 125 illustrations. Glossary..... READ MORE about GRAPHICS, DESIGN INTO PRODUCTION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 64084
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BOOK.
New York: New York Times National Book Fair, n.d. 12mo. boards. 16 pages. Autobiography of a book related by the book. The Second PM Keepsake. Covers soiled. Paper covering on spine partially chipped away. READ MORE about AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BOOK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17412
A NOTE ON THE ART OF MEZZOTINT AND MEZZOTINT PRINTING IN COLOURS.
Philadelphia: J.E. McClees & Co., (1911). 12mo. cloth-backed boards. (15) pages. With 3 tipped-in plates that show colored mezzotint printing executed by Dickins at his London publishing house. Some cover spotting. Slightly shaken. READ MORE about A NOTE ON THE ART OF MEZZOTINT AND MEZZOTINT PRINTING IN COLOURS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 98596
INITIUM S. EVANGELII SECUNDUM S. JOANNEM.
(Dublin, Ireland: The Dolmen Press, 1953). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. (8) pages. Text in Latin. Limited to 500 copies (Miller 10). The second epistle of St. John in the New Testament. Wood engravings by Elizabeth Rivers. The first of a series of Christmas booklets by the publisher. Title torn at very top of page. READ MORE about INITIUM S. EVANGELII SECUNDUM S. JOANNEM
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 134185
FIRST BIRTHDAY BOOK, 33 LD BALDY EAGLE MARKS BY ARTIST-DESIGNER FRIENDS OF BALDY FOR WHIMSY AND OTHER FORMS OF EPHEMERA.
Westmoreland Hills, MD: LD's Press of the Bald Eagle, 1960. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. First edition, published after 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
MAKE A BOOK: SIX DIFFERENT BOOKS TO MAKE, WRITE, AND ILLUSTRATE.
(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
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE PRINTER AT WORK.
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
TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
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
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE AGES.
(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