London, England: Elliot Stock, 1893. 4to. cloth, paper spine label, fore-edge uncut. unpaginated. A facsimile reporduction of teh first edition printed at Augsburg, Germany, in 1471. Introduction, with footnotes, by Canon W.J. Knox Little. Spine label rubbed. Covers slightly rubbed and scuffed at edges. Light tanning on endpapers. READ MORE about THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 130615
New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1913. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xiv, 56 pages. First edition, limited to 300 copies. History of the collection followed by detailed descriptions of these incunabula and 16th century books. Minor wear to covers. Near fine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS COLLECTION OF EARLY BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF YALE UNIVERSITY
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 75
New York, NY: Harper & Row, (1963). 8vo. half cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (vi), 151+(1) pages. First edition. Recollections of the author's youth. READ MORE about THOSE DAYS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131403
New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1993). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 358 pages. Table of contents, statement by the Spanish Minister of Culture, director's foreword, acknowledgments, note to the reader, bibliography, index, photographic credits. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, 1993-4. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE ART OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130771
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, (1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. Table of contents, list of authors of catalogue entries, preface, list of lenders, acknowledgments, photographic acknowledgments, introduction by Simon Keynes, bibliography, suggestions for further readings. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE GOLDEN AGE OF ANGLO-SAXON ART
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 130851
(Paris, France): Bibliothèque Nationale, (1973). folio. cloth. 103, (9) pages. Text in French. A facsimile of a medieval manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Introduction and comments by Marcel Thomas. Table of contents follows text. READ MORE about HISTOIRE DE LA DESTRUCTION DE TROYE LA GRANT
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 130763
2 Volumes
New York, NY: Parke Bernet Galleries, 1968-9. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 26; (vi), 26 pages. 2 Volumes. The First and Second Portions of this auction, November 19, 1968, and February 26, 1969. 366 lots. Sales 2766 and 2811. Includes "the most extensive group of American and European auction sales catalogues to be offered in these galleries in over thirty years," formerly in the inventory of French & Company. READ MORE about THE FIRST PORTION OF THE IMPORTANT ART REFERENCE LIBRARY FORMERLY IN THE INVENTORY OF FRENCH...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 130856
Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, (1984). 4to. cloth. 224 pages. Preface, list of sources, photographic acknowledgments, index. Color plates, black and white illustrations in text, a total of 285 illustrations. READ MORE about ANGLO-SAXON ART FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 130850
London, England: Christie's, 2001. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 203, (5) pages. Auction, October 18, 2001. 195 lots. Artists' biographies and bibliography. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD INCLUDING 20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EASTERN PAINTINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 131545
London, England: Sotheby's, 1994. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 93, (11) pages. Auction, April 27, 1994. 139 lots. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131546
London, England: Sotheby's, 1995. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 139, (9) pages. Auction, April 26, 1995. 160 lots. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131548
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, (1976). 8vo. cloth. xxvii, 84 pages. Second printing of second edition. Chapters on inks, paper, storage, deacidification, lamination, etc. READ MORE about MANUSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS, THEIR DETERIORATION AND RESTORATION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 28103
(New York: Harper Collins, 2001). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, (ii), 636 pages. First edition. In this sequel to A Gentle Madness Basbanes continues his conversations with a wide variety of kindred spirits, each one a testament to the never-ending relevance of books in our lives. By exploring the transmission and preservation of knowledge, including the changes in the way information is amassed and stored, he reveals a deep and abiding respect for the..... READ MORE about PATIENCE & FORTITUDE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 64474
New Haven: Yale University Library. 1983, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. A catalogue for an exhibition commemorating the first twenty years of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. 115 well-annotated entries, illustrated with photographs and facsimiles, representing a cross-section of the library's eclectic holdings. Introduction by Ralph W. Franklin, Director. READ MORE about THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS, AN ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 47456
Collegeville, MN: The Saint John's Bible, (2005). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 216, (2) pages. Table of contents, preface by Christopher de Hamel, appendices and credits. Color illustrations throughout. An account of what one reviewer called "America's Book of Kells." READ MORE about ILLUMINATING THE WORD: THE MAKING OF THE ST. JOHN'S BIBLE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 130582
Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1980. 4to. cloth. xvi, 304 pages. Denkmaler der buchkunst band 4. With an introduction, a fully-illustrated catalogue of more than 450 incunabula bindings, appendices, and biblilography. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about CORPUS DER GOTISCHEN, LEDERSCHNITTEINBANDE AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 69788
Paris, France: A. Durel, 1902. 4to. cloth, spine gilt-stamped. viii, 84, (2) plates. Text in French. Auction of the collection of Alexis, Vicomte de La Croix-Laval.(Blogie II, 245). 171 lots, with plates illustrating each. Alphabetical index precedes text. Ex-library with markings. Lacks plate 106. READ MORE about ALBUM DE CENT SOIXANTE-ET-ONZE REPRODUCTIONS DE RELIURES D'ART EXÉCUTÉES SUR DES ÉDITIOINS DE...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 130544
Paris: Reliures aux Armes, 1975. 4to. cloth. 172 pages. Auction catalogue fully describing 350 items. Well illustrated, many in color. Many examples of old bindings. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SIR A., LIVRES ANCIENS, EXEMPLAIRES IMPRIMES SUR PEAU DE VELIN, ARCHITECTURE,...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 36197
Leipzig, Germany: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1925. 4to. cloth, leather spine label, front cover and spine gilt-tooled. 77, (3) pages. Text in German. Table of contents, foreword, afterword. A study of leather bookbinding in 14th century Germany. 36 black and white plates. Xerox copy of an article by J.A. Szirmai in New Bookbinder 3 (1983) laid in. Very faint smudg on front cover. READ MORE about LEDERSCHNITTBÄNDE DES XIV. JAHRHUNDERTS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 130567
Catalogue 99.
London: Martin Breslauer, (1965). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 100 pages. Catalogue 99. As is common with Breslauer catalogues, a number of better bindings are listed and often pictured. Many illustrations including a number in color. Covers soiled. READ MORE about BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT TIME
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 14089
Introduction by J. Toulet.
Brussels: Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 167 pages. Introduction by J. Toulet. Descriptions of 75 important bindings collected by Breslauer with illustrations of each. Some full color plates. Each book in the collection has text concerning bibliography, binding, printing or some other books about books theme. Spine and covers faded. READ MORE about HISTORIC & ARTISTIC BOOKBINDINGS FROM THE BIBLIOTHECA BIBLIOGRAPHICA BRESLAUERIANA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 23487
(Barcelona, Spain): Parramón Ediciones, (2006). 4to. illustrated paper-covered boards, decorated endpapers. 143+(1) pages. Text in Spanish. Table of contents, historical background, glossary. Color illustrations throughout. A comprehensive guide to bookbinding techniques. READ MORE about ENCUADERNACIÓN
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 130646
Paris: Gumuchian & Cie, n.d. (circa 1930s). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 182 pages and 135 plates of bindings including some in full color. Catalogue no.12 issued by this bookselling firm. (Brenni no.288). The catalogue has descriptions of 398 bindings with well over one-third of them illustrated. The descriptions are detailed and the text is aided by indices to provenance and authors. Crease through middle of dust jacket; chipping along edges of jacket being more..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE RELIURES DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE, EN VENTE A LA LIBRAIRIE GUMUCHIAN & CIE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 5713
Paris, France: L. Giraud-Badin and Duchemin Frères, 1925. 4to. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. viii, 124, (4) pages. Text in French. Auction, held May 14-16, 1925 (Blogie II, 300). 372 lots. Black and white plates throughout. Spine slightly scuffed. Leaves of text tanned. Prices in pencil be each lot. READ MORE about CATALOGUE DES LIVRES RARES ET CURIEUX ANCIENS ET MODERNES COMPOSANT LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE M.M.B***
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 130715
Paging, Numbering, End-name Printing, Bookbinders' Tools and Machinery.
(Summit, NJ: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1985). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 46 pages. Paging, Numbering, End-name Printing, Bookbinders' Tools and Machinery. Facsimile reprint of 1911 catalogue produced by Hoole of Brooklyn, New York. Illustrated throughout. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about CATALOGUE NO. 79. HOOLE MACHINE AND ENGRAVING WORKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102933
