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Ettenberg, Eugene M.

TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING.

New York: Van Nostrand Co., (1948). 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition, later printing. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Inscribed on free endpaper "March 26, 1949. In memory of a happy day in Utica, To Howard Coggeshall, Gene Ettenberg, O. Alfred Dilman, Lawrence B. Siegfrid" where each of the three have signed their names. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 64359

Gerould, Gordon Hall (editor).

OLD ENGLISH AND MEDIEVAL LITERATURE.

New York: Greenwood Press, Publishers, (1969). 8vo. cloth. 351 pages. Reprint of the 1929 first edition. "Nelson's English Readings, Volume One." Sections on Beowulf, Cynewulf, Geoffrey Cahucer, Malory and popular ballads. READ MORE about OLD ENGLISH AND MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

Price: $13.00 Order nr. 89775

Schütz, Friedrich.

PH. VON ZABERN: 200 JAHRE EINER MAINZER OFFIZIN.

Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, (1985). 4to. cloth. xx, 192 pages. First edition. A survey of the von Zabern family's publishing history. Catalogue style format includes detailed entries on the keystone publications as well as company records, art objects and other important documentation connected to the previous generations of owners. Includes newspaper clippings, family photographs and hand-written correspondence. Several color plates in text and an index section at the back illustration covers. READ MORE about PH. VON ZABERN: 200 JAHRE EINER MAINZER OFFIZIN

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 78177

Sessions, William K.

A PRINTER'S DOZEN, THE FIRST BRITISH PRINTING CENTRES TO 1557 AFTER WESTMINSTER AND LONDON.

York: The Ebor Press, 1983. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 116 pages. Second edition. Illustrated. From typescript. READ MORE about A PRINTER'S DOZEN, THE FIRST BRITISH PRINTING CENTRES TO 1557 AFTER WESTMINSTER AND LONDON

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 15702

Wroth, Lawrence C.

THE COLONIAL PRINTER.

Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1938. tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. xxiv, 368 pages. Second edition, revised, limited to 1500 copies. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Rubbed along hinges with small split in front hinge at top. READ MORE about THE COLONIAL PRINTER

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 5135

(Faed, John).

LEGEND OF ST SWITHIN, A RHYME FOR RAINY WEATHER.

With 12 illustrations by John Faed.
London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1864. small 4to. full marbled calf, all edges gilt. 21 pages and 12 plates. With 12 illustrations by John Faed. Full color illustrated children's book. John Faed (1819-1902) was a Scottish artist who settled in England the year of this book (1864). He painted miniatures and historical scenes including illustrations for the works of Robert Burns. Covers detached. READ MORE about LEGEND OF ST SWITHIN, A RHYME FOR RAINY WEATHER

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 89803

(Hammer Creek Press). Burke, Jackson.

" FESTINA LENTE", THE HAMMER CREEK PRESS OF JOHN S. FASS, NEW YORK.

Sandy Hook: Chiswick Book Shop, 1962. 8vo. self paper wrappers. Volume XXVII, No.4 of the Quarterly News Letter issued by The Book Club of California, reissued by Cohen. Also contains a bibliography of the press by Cohen of Chiswick Book Shop. READ MORE about " FESTINA LENTE", THE HAMMER CREEK PRESS OF JOHN S. FASS, NEW YORK

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 36802

(Illustration).

THE ART OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION.

Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine River Museum, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 62 pages. With a lengthy introduction by Joan H. Gorman followed by the illustrated exhibition catalogue covering work from the 1850s to the 1970s. READ MORE about THE ART OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 26895

(Jahoda & Siegel).

ALMANACH AUF DAS JAHR 1927.

Wien: Jahoda & Siegel, 1927. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 44, (4) pages. Written in German. Includes a calendar of 1927, followed by various works from authors such as Karl Kraus, Josef von Eichendorff, Sören Kierkegaard, etc. Includes a woodcut of a printing press at work as the frontispiece, and the months of the calendar are beautifully illustrated as well. With a table of contents at the back. Corners and spine ends bumped, minor wear. READ MORE about ALMANACH AUF DAS JAHR 1927

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 100644

(Printing).

RULES OF COMPOSITION AND PRESSWORK TO BE OBSERVED BY PRINTERS TO THE WESTMINSTER BANK.

N.P. Westminster Bank Limited, 1932. tall 12mo. printed paper-covered boards. (iv) pages followed by printed forms. Paper covering chipped away from spine. With the booklabel of R.S. Hutchings. READ MORE about RULES OF COMPOSITION AND PRESSWORK TO BE OBSERVED BY PRINTERS TO THE WESTMINSTER BANK

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 89883

PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOC IATION. Number One.

1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Volume 1, No.1. Autobiography of Stephen P. Ruggles edited by Silver, Joseph Dunlap on Henry Stevens and Gordon Neavill on the modern library series. READ MORE about PRINTING HISTORY, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOC IATION. Number One

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 32451

(Riccardi Press).

CATULLI, TIBULLI, PROPERTI CARMINA QUAE EXTANT OMNIA.

Londini: Apud P.H. Lee Warner Mediceae Societatis librarium, 1911. 8vo. publisher's quarter cloth with blue paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels, paper-covered slipcase, dust jacket. viii, 318, (2) pages. Finely printed in an edition limited to 1000 numbered copies by the Riccardi Press for the members of the Medici Society. Printed with initial letters in dark green throughout on specially watermarked Riccardi Press paper. The collected works of this Roman lyric, erotic, and epigrammatic..... READ MORE about CATULLI, TIBULLI, PROPERTI CARMINA QUAE EXTANT OMNIA

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 56613

(Sequoia Press).

THE MESSIAH.

Kalamazoo, Mi: Sequoia Press, 1951. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. Limited to 520 copies. Design and calligraphy by Nancy Stone. The calligraphic work is in red ink. READ MORE about THE MESSIAH

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 78233

(Shakespeare Head Press). Davies, D.T.

WHERE IS HE?

Stratford-upon-Avon: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1917. 12mo. stiff wrappers. (vii), 28, (2) pages. No stated limitation and not mentioned in Ransom or Tomkinson. This is a one-act play. Previous onwer's name on the front endpaper. Cover is worn at the edges and has a couple of big creases - one running the length of the front . There is a short tear and crease at the heel of the spine. The text is clean., with..... READ MORE about WHERE IS HE?

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 78661

SIGNATURES, WORK IN PROGRESS.

Volume I, Number I, Spring 1936. Thompson, John H. and John M. Brinnin (editors)
(Detroit, MI: John H. Thompson and John M. Brinnin), 1936. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Volume I, Number I, Spring 1936. Thompson, John H. and John M. Brinnin (editors). Contains eight contributions. Covers soiled and worn, with creasing, tears, and tanning at extremities. READ MORE about SIGNATURES, WORK IN PROGRESS

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 101901

(Washington, George).

WASHINGTON SA CORRESPONDANCE AVEC D'ESTAING.

Paris: Fondation Nationale pour la Reproduction des Manuscrits Précieux et Pièces Rares d'Archives, (1937). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), iv, (i), 65, (3) pages. This book is part of a numbered edition limited to 1250 copies. It publishes the correspondence between George Washington and the French admiral d'Estaing. D'Estaing's letters are presented in French and English; Washington's in English only. The book includes a fold-out facsimile of one of Washington's letters. Limited edtion to 1250..... READ MORE about WASHINGTON SA CORRESPONDANCE AVEC D'ESTAING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 79743

Willems, Eldert.

IN 26 LETTERS, HET BOEK IN UW LEVEN, UW LEVEN IN HET BOEK.

(Amsterdam: Vereeniging ter bevordering van de belangen des Boekhandels, 1960). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Published on the occaision of the 25th Book week in Amsterdam, 1960. Various Dutch book-related illustrations and passages of text from the 15th through 20th centuries. Examples range from 17th century poetry to selections from Anne Frank's diary. In Dutch. READ MORE about IN 26 LETTERS, HET BOEK IN UW LEVEN, UW LEVEN IN HET BOEK

Price: $8.00 save 40% $4.80 Order nr. 63040

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