Köln: Poengsen & Heyer, 1957. folio. clamshell box. 22 samples. 22 samples of fine papers available from Poengsen & Heyer. Each sample is printed, often with poems, illustrations, or samples from existing books. Also includes price list. An attractive portfolio. Box soiled and worn at spine and edges; corners bumped.READ MORE about ROMERTUM LIEBHABERDRUCK
London: Phil. Soc. (printed by Whittingham and Wilkins), 1854. 8vo. paper wrappers. 12 pages. Limited to 125 copies, of which this is one of 100 copies on laid paper. The Great Britain Society 1853/1854. Chipped along fore-edge, front cover detached yet present. A very nice copy. List of members for 1854.READ MORE about RULES
London: William Strange ; William Tindall, 1831-1832. 4to. cloth spine with paper-covered boards with two paper labels on front board. variously paginated. Two runs of early nineteenth-century periodical bound together. #1-62 ; #1-45 issues. The first is the well-known Figaro in London , with a title page Volume 1 for the year 1832. No.1 is dated Saturday, December 10, 1831, followed by a complete run through No.62 dated Saturday, February 9, 1832 (which should be..... READ MORE about Runs of two 19th-century periodicals: FIGARO IN LONDON & THE LITERARY GUARDIAN AND SPECTATOR...
A series of copper plates engraved in the line manner by Edward Wadsworth. And coloured by hand, with an Introduction and Brief Descriptions by Bernard Windeler.
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh MacDonald, 1926. 4to. quarter cloth over paper covered boards, gilt on front board and spine, paper covered boards slipcase with printed paper cover label. xv, 79, (7) pages. A series of copper plates engraved in the line manner by Edward Wadsworth. And coloured by hand, with an Introduction and Brief Descriptions by Bernard Windeler. Limited to 450 numbered copies. Printed at the Curwen Press. Copper-plate engravings printed by A. Alexander..... READ MORE about SAILING-SHIPS AND BARGES OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ADRIATIC SEAS
N.P. Midnight Paper Sales, 2003. broadside (12 by 9 inches). Limited to 166 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Gaylord Shanilec. Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. Color illustration.READ MORE about SAMPLING SITE: OAK KNOLL FEST X
New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1990. 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 43+(1) pages. ACLS Occasional Paper No. 14. Five essays on the future of scholarly research with an opening statement by the ACLS Research Library Committee. Introductory statement and table of contents.READ MORE about SCHOLARS AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Fünf Sonnette.
(Berlin: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1928). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Fünf Sonnette. Written in German. Limited to 400 numbered copies. Cover heavily worn with chips, tears, and paper loss (mostly on front cover). Pages creased near head.READ MORE about DIE SCHREIBERIN
London: Oxford University Press, 1938. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. x, 69+(1) pages. Edition of 260 copies. Pollard was educated at King's College School in London and St John's College at the University of Oxford. He joined the staff of the British Museum in 1883, as assistant in the Department of Printed Books; he was promoted to Assistant Keeper in 1909, and Keeper in 1919. Light tanning to edges of paper-covered boards, lovely frontispiece, unopened..... READ MORE about A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF ALFRED W. POLLARD C.B., D.LIT., LITT.D., F.B.A
Oxford: n.p. (Printed for the Subscribers at the University Press), 1938. 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards. x, 69+(1) pages. One of 260 copies. A bibliography of the great English bibliographer. Pollard was educated at King's College School in London and St John's College at the University of Oxford. He edited the journal, The Library for thirty years, and was an excellent Shakespeare scholar. Bibliography is listed chronologically. Sunning around edges of boards. Light soiling on boards..... READ MORE about A SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF ALFRED W. POLLARD
New York: Strathmore Paper Co., 1928. 4to. boards. 20 pages. Covers lightly rubbed and soiled, else a very good copy of this scarce book. 20 pages of samples of Paper from this company with 8 more in a pocket at rear end page.READ MORE about SELL MORE WITH STRATHMORE
(Mineola, NY: Van Son Holland Ink Corporation, n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. Issue 21. Includes articles of both historical and current interest. Feature article on Paul Revere and printing paper money. Color and black and white illustrations.READ MORE about SIGN OF THE WINDMILL: A MAGAZINE FOR PRINTERS
(Garches: Varth Editions Sarl, 1987). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. No. 1. Foreword by Francois Chabanian. Various articles on the book arts. Paper label of former owner on front cover. Ink ownership inscription.READ MORE about SIGNES ET SCRIBES
Paris, France & New York, NY: Harrison of Paris, c. 1933-1934. Four prospectuses from this fine press firm. All in fine condition. The press was founded by Monroe Wheeler. The four prospectuses are below. 1. OFFERINGS FOR THE PERSON OF TASTE WHO HAS EVERYTHING (ELSE) - c. 1933. With descriptions of four books available from the press including Katherine Anne Porter's French Song-Book. Printed on gray paper with red ink and containing two illustrations. 2..... READ MORE about A small archive of ephemera from the Harrison of Paris private press firm
Eight Woodengravings by Leonard Baskin Drawn & Carved for the Use of Smith Glass: 1955-1974. With a Tipped-in Original Framing Label. Introduction by Carol J. Blinn.
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 1998. large 12mo. red silk, paper cover and spine label. (27) pages. Eight Woodengravings by Leonard Baskin Drawn & Carved for the Use of Smith Glass: 1955-1974. With a Tipped-in Original Framing Label. Introduction by Carol J. Blinn. Printed in an edition limited to 200 numbered copies each signed by the author and artist. Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. Each illustration is printed on special paper and tipped-in.READ MORE about SMITTY'S COCKS
N.P. Distributed by Joanna Western Mills Company, n.d. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (4) pages. A small booklet which shows you a three samples of the Snolin book cover paper. A near fine copy.READ MORE about SNOLIN
New York, NY: Grand Central, 5th Ave, Galleries, 1939. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, with "PM" on cover. unpaginated (but around 100 pages). Foreword, lists of officers and members. Light fading to spine, light shelfwear. Else a near fine copy. Items from the sketchbooks of society members. Homage to Charles C. S. Dean by Walter Suter preceding the catalogue. Illustrated, including ads for Strathmore Papers at rear that has a matchbook-sized paper sample leaflet. Includes..... READ MORE about SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 37TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION APRIL 13-MAY 6 1939
Texto de un Número de Doce Páginas ( 1 de julio de 1928)
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (vii), 390 +(1) pages. Texto de un Número de Doce Páginas ( 1 de julio de 1928). Contains a facsimile for the July1, 1928 paper. The text , except for the facsimile of the paper, is in French, German and English as well as Spanish. Pages unopened. Quite worn, front cover and free endpaper detached.READ MORE about EL SOL
Jersey City, NJ: The Davey Company, n.d. (ca 1970). oblong 8vo. cloth boards, samples bound with one metal peg. (8) samples, (5) leaves. A sample book of board vaiants for cloth and leather bindings. A fine copy. Contains eight (8) samples. Also comes with a small stapled-paper wrapper explaining the history of the company and the method of manufacturing.READ MORE about SOLID BOARD RED LABEL
(London: Flying Sugar Press, 1995. oblong 8vo. Bound By Robert Hadrill in full crimson leather with gilt title on spine and blocked color illustration by Yaron on both front and back covers. Purple leather doublures and yellow endpages with design by Yaron. Silk headbands. Slipcase of dark red cloth with black leather trim. Unpaginated. Limited to only 51 copies, this is No. 1 of 10 De Luxe copies and is signed by the illustrator, Yaron..... READ MORE about THE SONG OF SONGS
Stamford: Overbrook Press, 1946. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 17, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1000 copies "for the convenience of the Delegates to the Assembly of the United Nations" by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. (Cahoon, p.50).Handset in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed in two colors on Ragston Wove paper. Some fading around edges.READ MORE about SOVIET-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1948. large 8vo. loose leaves, as issued. (iv), 77+(1) leaves. Printed in an edition limited to only fifty copies, of which this is one of fifteen impressions made on loose sheets of Bristol board suitable for display. (Cahoon, p.57). Near fine condition. The second and considerably expanded specimen book of the press. Overbrook Press printer's device on colophon. Handset in various types, borders, rules, ornaments, etc., and printed in various colors..... READ MORE about A SPECIMEN BOOK OF TYPES, ORNAMENTS AND MISCELLANY
Obrázkový vzorník, oborných a reklamních, stocku a podtisku [Illustrated sample book, specialty and advertising, engraving and background printing]...specielní odborný závod stereotypérsky, rozmnozování sazeb. stocku, drevorytu, matric atd. [specialty professional stereotype establishment, duplication rates, engraving, xylography, matrices, etc.]
Vinohrady (Praha): Stereotyp, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (32) pages. Obrázkový vzorník, oborných a reklamních, stocku a podtisku [Illustrated sample book, specialty and advertising, engraving and background printing]...specielní odborný závod stereotypérsky, rozmnozování sazeb. stocku, drevorytu, matric atd. [specialty professional stereotype establishment, duplication rates, engraving, xylography, matrices, etc.]. The style of the examples suggests the 1920's or '30's. Paper wrapper lightly soiled, chip at bottom mended with tape, small tear to last page and wrapper, water..... READ MORE about STEREOTYP