Barbier, A.-E.

DICTIONNAIRE DES OUVRAGES ANONYMES.

5 volumes.
Paris: G.-P. Maisonneuve & Larose, (1964-. 8vo. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine. variously paginated. 5 volumes. Text in French. Reprint of the edition first published 1822-1827. Includes a biographical sketch of the author, Antoine-Alexandre Barbier (born 1765). Includes introduction from the first edition. An alphabetical dictionary of all known anonymously published works in France. Fifth volume is a supplement. Arranged alpahbetically. Includes bibliographical information. Two columns on each page separately paginated. READ MORE about DICTIONNAIRE DES OUVRAGES ANONYMES

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 118514

Byers, Reid.

THE PRIVATE LIBRARY: THE HISTORY OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND FURNISHING OF THE DOMESTIC BOOKROOM.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2021. 7 x 10 inches. cloth with dust jacket. xii, 540 pages. Please note: This is a Pre-Order listing for the first edition, third printing with corrections. As of 7/20/2022, the third printing has unfortunately been delayed again due to supply chain issues at the printer, and pre-orders will hopefully ship in mid-August. As soon as the books arrive to Oak Knoll from the printer, we will immediately begin..... READ MORE about THE PRIVATE LIBRARY: THE HISTORY OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND FURNISHING OF THE DOMESTIC BOOKROOM

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134228

Cloud, Gerald W. and Peter Rutledge Koch, (eds.).

THE CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 3.

Berkeley, CA: CODEX Foundation, The, 2021. 6.75 x 8.5 inches. Smythe sewn, Letterpress printed wrapper. 120 pages. This issue features: - An Interview With In Cahoots Director Macy Chadwick. Mastery and Making: craft in support of concept the third stream, with essays by Veronika Schäpers, Russell Maret, Tobias Lange, and Didier Mutel [Transcripts from the talks at the CODEX Effect Symposium panel] Excavation, Metamorphosis, and Eternity: Artists as Global Ambassadors of the Book. By Ruth..... READ MORE about THE CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 3

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136782

(Foulis, Andrew). Parnell, Thomas.

THE POETICAL WORKS.

Glasgow, Scotland: Andrew Foulis, 1786. folio. contemporary full speckled calf, red morocco label on spine. (2), xii, 388, [4] pages. Foulis's handsome folio edition (Gaskell 681) of the poems of Thomas Parnell (1679-1718). Parnell's poems were only first published after his death by Pope in 1721, who prefaced them with a dedicatory poem in the Earl of Oxford, which also appears in this edition. Also with a brief Life of Parnell. Handsomely rebacked with original..... READ MORE about THE POETICAL WORKS

Price: $995.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133667

(Gill, Eric). Skelton, Christopher.

THE ENGRAVINGS OF ERIC GILL.

Wellingborough, England: Christopher Skelton, 1983. thick 4to. two-toned cloth with Gill engraving stamped in blind on the front cover, slipcase. xxiv, 545, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 1350 copies. Designed by Skelton and printed at Skelton's Press. Notes by the publisher, "Eric Gill: A Personal Record by Douglas Cleverdon," followed by a complete bibliography of Eric Gill's engravings with a check list of books containing the engravings. Over 1,000 engravings described and illustrated. READ MORE about THE ENGRAVINGS OF ERIC GILL

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120734

(Illuuminated Manuscripts). Morgan, Nigel.

EARLY GOTHIC MANUSCRIPTS, 1190-1250. With 1250-1285.

A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles. 2 volumes.
(New York): Harvey Miller Publishers, 1982, 1988. tall 4to. cloth, dust jackets. 276; 374 pages. A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles. 2 volumes. First U.S. editions. With 330 illustrations in the first volume and 462 illustrations in the second volume with some in color. Jacket spines faded; chipped around edges. READ MORE about EARLY GOTHIC MANUSCRIPTS, 1190-1250. With 1250-1285

Price: $500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102980

Loxley, Simon.

EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.125 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 216 pages. "This new study offers an insight into his work, the personality that drove his long career, and the fascinating, highly-charged social and political backgrounds against which that career was played out." - William Morris Society Magazine, Spring 2020 "Correspondence forms forms the backbone of Loxley's recent book Emery Walker: Arts, crafts and a world in motion, and builds a...... READ MORE about EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133470

Moss, Joseph William.

MANUAL OF CLASSICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY: COMPRISING A COPIOUS DETAIL OF THE VARIOUS EDITIONS OF THE GREEK AND LATIN CLASSICS, AND OF THE CRITICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL WORKS PUBLISHED IN ILLUSTRATION OF THEM, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL TRANSLATIONS.

2 volumes.
Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1969. thick 8vo. cloth. vii,78,544; (ii),729 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1837 second edition, revised and enlarged that was published by Henry G. Bohn of London (Besterman 1377). Descriptions of nearly 10,000 titles and editions of the classics. Includes critical reviews of the different editions and information on translations. This reprint contains the supplement and index that was done circa 1880 in 78 pages. READ MORE about MANUAL OF CLASSICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY: COMPRISING A COPIOUS DETAIL OF THE VARIOUS EDITIONS OF THE...

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 119586

Poitevin, A.

TRAITÉ DES IMPRESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHIQUES, EDITION DE 1883 PAR LÉON VIDAL AUGMENTÉE DES ILLUSTRATIONS DE L'ÉDITION DE 1862 ET DE LA PRÉFACE D'ERNEST LACAN.

Marseille: Laffite Reprints, 1983. 8vo. cloth. (x), xiv, 270, 270i-270iv, 271-280, (2) pages. Written in French. A facsimile of his 1862 edition (See Roosens & Luc Salo 8164), Traité de l'impression photographique sans sels d'argent contenant: l'histoire, la théorie et la pratique des méthodes et procédés de l'impression au charbon, de l'hélioplastie, de la photolithographie, de la gravure photochimique. Avec une introduction par M. Ernest Lacan. Paris, Leiber. Seven black-and-white plates on six leaves. Page..... READ MORE about TRAITÉ DES IMPRESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHIQUES, EDITION DE 1883 PAR LÉON VIDAL AUGMENTÉE DES...

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102530

Ridler, William.

BRITISH MODERN PRESS BOOKS, A DESCRIPTIVE CHECK LIST.

London: Covent Garden Press, 1971. 8vo. quarter morocco over cloth, top edge gilt. xvi, 310 pages. First edition, one of 100 numbered copies bound thus and containing a tipped-in limitation notice on verso of title page. Ridler has listed hundreds of titles which are not listed in any other individual press bibliographies. Tips of pages at beginning and end are darkened from offset of leather used. READ MORE about BRITISH MODERN PRESS BOOKS, A DESCRIPTIVE CHECK LIST

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 35952

Tanselle, G. Thomas.

BOOKS IN MY LIFE.

Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2021. 6.125 x 9.25 inches. cloth. xiii, 367 pages. The noted scholar, bibliographer, and book collector G. Thomas Tanselle reflects upon his background, education, connections, and the role of books and other physical objects in his life. Illustrated, with index. This book is both an autobiography and a study of the rationale and practice of book collecting. The theme throughout is the important role that physical objects..... READ MORE about BOOKS IN MY LIFE

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137254

(Whittington Press).

MATRIX 19.

Herefordshire: Whittington Press, 1999. 4to. paper-covered limp boards, dust jacket. (vi), 246 pages, with many additional pages of plates and other materials. Printed in an edition limited to 800 copies, this being one of 720 copies which are bound in stiff wrappers. This issue of Matrix contains 24 articles including David Chambers on the Circle Press, Theo Rehak on the Kelmscott Press, John Dreyfus on American proprietary typefaces, John DePol on John Fass, John Dodson..... READ MORE about MATRIX 19

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58263

Zapf, Hermann.

TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY IN 78 BOOK AND TITLE PAGES.

New York: Museum Books, 1964. oblong 4to. parchment - backed boards with parchment tips. not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies also signed by Zapf. A fine copy. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND...

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17095