(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
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
New York: Dover, (1963). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xlii,395; (viii),396-838,(22) pages. Reprint of the 1935 edition. An excellent and inexpensive reprint of an important study. Ink ownership inscription in corner of first blank page. READ MORE about AN INTRODUCTION TO A HISTORY OF WOODCUT WITH A DETAILED SURVEY OF WORK DONE IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126329
East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1908. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (viii), 22, (4) pages. With front cover, title page and others designed by Dard Hunter. In a circa 1908 quarter suede leather / paper covered boards binding in the style of Hubbard / Hunter. READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT TEACHERS. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. VOL. 23, NO.1
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 116569
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
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
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 15727
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
New York, NY: Lark Books, (2001). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. Table of contents, introduction, glossary, list of contributing artists, acknowledgments, index. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE ART AND CRAFT OF HANDMADE BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 126623
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
(Cincinmati, OH): North Light Books, (1996). 8vo. paper-covered boards. 77+(1) pages. Table of contents, introduction, trouble shooting hints, suggestions for further reading, list of useful addresses, index. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about MAKING YOUR OWN MARBLED AND DECORATED PAPERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133785
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Compsny, (2002). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. A work in "The Weekend Crafter" series. Table of contents, introduction, list of contributing artists, resources, index. Color illustrations throughout. Focuses on a variety of marbling projects. READ MORE about MARBLING: EASY & ELEGANT PROJECTS FOR PAPER & FABRIC
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133817
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co., (1991). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. With Patty Schleicher, Mimi Schleicher, and Laura Sims. Preface, table of contents, lists of consultants and designers, sources of supply, bibliography, index. Color illustrations throughout. Includes a discussion of th ehistory of marbling but focuses on marbling projects. READ MORE about MARBLING PAPER AND FABRIC
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 133816
(Menomonie, WI): Stout State College, 1963. 4to. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards. viii, 135+(1) pages. A research paper. Table of contents, acknowledgments, lists of tables and figures, select bibliography, three appendices. Discussion of how to organize classroom instruction and training in the art of marbling. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about MARBLING AS AN ART AND AS A UNIT FOR CLASSROOM BOOKBINDING
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 134114
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1991). 4to. cloth, dust jacket, title gilt-stamped on spine. xvi, 245+(1) pages. Second printing. Subtitle: "with special reference to the relationship of marbling to bookbinding in Europe and the Western world." Table of contents, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, endnotes, index. Black and white illustrations throughout text. 38 color plates. READ MORE about MARBLED PAPER: ITS HISTORY, TECHNIQUES, AND PATTERNS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 130553
New York: Maverick Press, The, n.d. (circa 1930s). 16mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Limited to 36 copies and printed in three colors. Includes a mosaic of a nude made up from type. Slightly foxed. (Ransom no.20). READ MORE about RHYMED REVIEW OF THE BODY BEAUTIFUL
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 18173
N.P. n.p., n.d., but 1988. Miniature Book (5.5 by 3.5 cm.). marbled paper-covered boards, paper front cover label, with ribbon. (12) pages. Accordion fold 1988 calendar. READ MORE about 1989
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133912
Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany: Papier Keaemer, 1997. Miniature Book (5.6 by 4.3 cm.). imitation leather. unpaginated. Text in German. A pocket calendar. German postage rates follow text. READ MORE about 1998 Pocket Calendar
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133892
Charlestown, MA: Emporium Publications, n.d. Miniature Book (8.3 by 6.9 cm.). cloth, front cover gilt-stamped, fore-edge uncut, decorated endpapers. unpaginated. Limited to 250 numbered copies. Illustrated by E. Helene Sherman, designed by Jerome Rubin. An alphabet book based on various sites of interest in Boston. READ MORE about ABC'S OF BOSTON
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 133891
Boston, MA: Smith, Patterson Company, (1907). Miniature Book (4.8 by 3.4 cm.). paper-covered boards, accordion fold. unpaginated. An accordion-fold book with poetic descriptions and birthstones for each month, lists of appropriate gifts for wedding anniversaries. Smith, Patterson was a Boston jeweler. READ MORE about BIRTH STONES LANGUAGE OF GEMS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 133861
Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1982. miniature book (1.5 x 2.3 cm). self paper wrappers. 16 pages. A catalogue listing miniature books in print. READ MORE about BOOK CATALOG, MOSAIC PRESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133852
Cincinnati, OH: The Mosaic Press, 1964. Miniature Book (2.5 by 2.5 cm.). self paper wrappers. (16) pages. Items available from the Mosaic Press, December 1964. With descriptive information about all items. Illustrated. READ MORE about BOOK CATALOG, MOSAIC PRESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133908
New York, NY: Thomas Whittaker, n.d.. but 1880. Miniature Book (8.7 by 5.0 inches). gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt. xii, 108 pages. Translated and abridged from the French by E.L.E.B. Preface by C.M. Yonge, introduction. Slightly rubbed and scuffed at edges. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about GOLD DUST: A COLLECTION OF GOLDEN COUNSELS FOR THE SANCTIFICATION OF DAILY LIFE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133836
(New York, NY: Merrimack Publishing Corp), n.d. miniature book (7.4 x 5.5 cm). stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Reprint of the Achille St. Onge edition of 1968 which was limited to 350 numbered copies (See Bradbury, St. Onge, 32). With ten illustrations of historic flags tipped-in. Printed in Hong Kong. READ MORE about HISTORIC AMERICAN FLAGS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 117951
