(Illuminated Manuscripts). Wieck, Roger S.

TIME SANCTIFIED, THE BOOK OF HOURS IN MEDIEVAL ART AND LIFE. With a foreword by Robert P. Bergman.

New York: George Braziller, (1988). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 230 pages. First edition. Spine of jacket faded, top corner bumped. A detailed analysis of THE BOOK OF HOURS, the so-called "best seller" of the late Middle Ages. Beautifully illustrated throughout.Jacket spine sunned. READ MORE about TIME SANCTIFIED, THE BOOK OF HOURS IN MEDIEVAL ART AND LIFE. With a foreword by Robert P. Bergman

Price: $80.00  other currencies  Order nr. 28458

(Islam). Ekhtiar, Maryam, Priscilla Soucek, Sheila R. Canby and Navina Najat Haidar.

MASTERPIECES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC ART IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

New York: Yale University Press, 2011. square 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 431 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Magnificent catalog of the newly renovated Islamic Art galleries at The Met. Glass, metal, books, ceramics, but above all textiles, carpets, embroideries, dress and ornaments. READ MORE about MASTERPIECES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC ART IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136722

(Kelmscott Press).

CATALOGUE OF A COPY OF THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER PRINTED UPON VELLUM AND OF THE EXTREMELY FINE MANUSCRIPT OF VIRGIL'S AENEID, BY WILLIAM MORRIS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN.

London: Sotheby and Co., 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages and 5 plates. The illustrated version of the catalogue. According to William and Sylvia Peterson (The Kelmscott Chaucer, a Census), this copy in a binding by Lilian Barton-Wilson was sold by Arthur Fairfax Murray at this sale, purchased by Dutton, sold to Chaucer Head Book Shop, sold to John Saks, sold at Christie in 1983 to Sir Paul Getty and then sold by Sir..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COPY OF THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER PRINTED UPON VELLUM AND OF THE EXTREMELY FINE...

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106212

(Kelmscott Press).

PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS AND WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANSUCRIPTS INCLUDING THE JOHN A. SAKS COLLECTION OF THE KELMSCOTT PRESS PRINTED ON VELLUM.

New York: Christie's, 1983. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 155 pages. Illustrated. This sale contained a complete collection of Kelmscott imprints printed on vellum, including the Chaucer. A fine copy. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS AND WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANSUCRIPTS INCLUDING THE JOHN A. SAKS...

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25265

Madan, Falconer.

BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE.

New York: Empire State Book Company, 1927. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xv, 208 pages. Second U.S. impression of the second edition, revised. Preliminary pages foxed, else very good. With 8 plates. Includes a long chapter on literary forgeries. READ MORE about BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102745

(Maggs Bros). 838.

RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. A SELECTION OF ATTRACTIVE ITEMS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS.
London: Maggs Bros Ltd., 1956. square 8vo. paper wrappers. 110 pages. ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS. Light uneven fading to the covers. Some wear to head and tail of spine. 110 items. Illustrated. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. A SELECTION OF ATTRACTIVE ITEMS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136524

(Maggs).

A CATALOGUE OF MAGGS CATALOGUES, 1918-1968.

London: Maggs Bros. 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 59 pages followed by 18 plates. With three page history of the firm and some related illustrations. With a subject index. A fine copy. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF MAGGS CATALOGUES, 1918-1968

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 14030

MANUSCRITS ET IMPRIMES ANCIENS EN FAC-SIMILE DE 1600 A 1984.

Bruxelles: Bibliotheque Royale Albert, 1984. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 120 pages. A catalogue of manuscripts from 1600-1984, includes both printed originals and facsimiles. Portion of a manuscript facsimile and colored illustration on cover. A fine copy. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ET IMPRIMES ANCIENS EN FAC-SIMILE DE 1600 A 1984

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 88305

(Maps).

CATALOGUE OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAPS AND ATLASES.

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1980. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiii, 9-91+(1) pages. Catalogue for an auction held at Sotheby's on April 15, 1980. Entries for each of the five items include historical background and descriptions of each map. Many black and white illustrations, three in color with the frontispiece folded. List of prices realized and bidding slip loosely laid in. Covers loose from book and with some wrinkling, several pages offset, underlining in..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAPS AND ATLASES

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 69278

(Maps). Portinaro, Pierluigi and Franco Knirsch.

THE CARTOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA 1500-1800.

New York: Facts on File, Inc., (1987). large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 319+(1) pages. First edition. A fine copy. Documenting three centuries of daring exploration, tenacious settlement and fierce colonial rivalry, the maps of early America beautifully reproduced in this book make it an authoritative reference book as well as a stunning visual experience. This handsome volume contains 180 extensively captioned maps, nearly all in full color, and more than 90 supplementary illustrations. The accompanying..... READ MORE about THE CARTOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA 1500-1800

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136697

Marrow, James H, Richard A. Linenthal, and William Noel.

THE MEDIEVAL BOOK: GLOSSES FROM FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES OF CHRISTOPHER DE HAMEL.

Houten: HES & DE GRAAF, 2010. 8 x 11 inches. Hardcover. 468 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Presented on the occasion of Christopher de Hamel's sixtieth birthday, this book celebrates his many accomplishments during his years at Sotheby's and more recently as the Gaylord Donnelley Fellow Librarian of the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Christopher de Hamel has described more medieval manuscripts than any other living scholar. His sale catalogues have set..... READ MORE about THE MEDIEVAL BOOK: GLOSSES FROM FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES OF CHRISTOPHER DE HAMEL

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105567

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. paperback edition. Contains an historical introduction and chapters on equipment, methods of composition, casting-off, and jobbing, newspaper and magazine production. Well illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24138

Melot, Michael.

THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION.

New York: Rizzoli, (1984). tall 4to. cloth, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. 269 pages. First edition. A fine copy. With 110 reproductions in color and 240 in black and white. A history of illustration from the beginning up to the present. READ MORE about THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 26610