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(D'Avigdor, Elim H.).

FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1884. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. viii, 360 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wanderer." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 90237

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 Order nr. 119586

(APHA).

A TYPE MISCELLANY, TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY BROADSIDE PORTFOLIO.

N.P. American Printing History Association, 1994. folio. clam-shell box with paper cover label containing a four-page printed introduction by Michael Peich, a printed broadside listing participants and 29 broadside contributions by different private presses. Limited to 200 sets, A Type Miscellany, Twentieth Anniversary Broadside Portfolio was designed by Jerry Kelly with preliminary pages printed by The Stinehour Press. Contributions made by Dwight Agner, Mark Argetsinger, Lowell Bodger, John DePol, Morris Gelfand, Darrell Hyder, Steve Miller..... READ MORE about A TYPE MISCELLANY, TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY BROADSIDE PORTFOLIO

Price: $650.00 Order nr. 41174

Bell, C.F. (editor).

EVELYN'S SCULPTURA, WITH THE UNPUBLISHED SECOND PART.

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1906. 8vo. original limp paper covers with yap edges. xxiv, (32), 151, viii and 32 plates. Reprint of this 1663 first part and with the first appearance of the second part (See Bridson B5 and B68 - "pages 15-94 deal with the history of chalcography; pages 95-126 with drawing and design, and pages 127-129 with mezzotinto."). With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Also with the bookplate of..... READ MORE about EVELYN'S SCULPTURA, WITH THE UNPUBLISHED SECOND PART

Price: $145.00 Order nr. 82891

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN ORIGINAL TOKENS STRUCK ESPECIALLY FOR THIS BOOK.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1989. 8vo. quarter morocco leather with paper-covered sides and leather spine label. 83, (3) pages. Accompanied by a heavy die-cut board folder containing 11 different copper tokens minted by individual booksellers & bookmakers especially for this book, all enclosed in a slipcase. First edition. Limited to 300 numbered copies, 250 of which are for sale (Berger A47). Morris provides a history of these tokens that includes many illustrated reproductions..... READ MORE about TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN...

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 133743

Davenport, Cyril.

MEZZOTINTS.

London: Methuen and Co., 1904. small 4to. full vellum with top edge gilt. xlv, 208 pages. First edition, one of 50 bound thus and printed on Japanese paper. Davenport provides notes on techniques for creating mezzotints, as well as a wealth of information on the engravers who are noted for this art form. Illustrated with plates, many of which are portraits of well known figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, that are examples of..... READ MORE about MEZZOTINTS

Price: $350.00 Order nr. 75555

(Hendriksen, F.). Krogh-Jensen, G.

XYLOGRAF F. HENDRIKSEN BIBLIOGRAFI, MED EN INLEDNING OM F. HENDRIKSEN SOM SKRIBENT [THE WOOD ENGRAVER F. H... WITH AN INTRODUCTION ON F. HENDRIKSEN AS A WRITER].

Copenhagen: Forening for boghaandvaerk, 1944. small 8vo. patterned paper-covered boards, paper labels on spine and front cover. 36 pages. Besterman 2839. Brief essay on wood engraver F. Hendriksen as a writer, with four illustrations, followed by a bibliography of 109 numbered entries for his written works, or for works to which he contributed, plus seven unnumbered entries for works in which he was editorially involved. READ MORE about XYLOGRAF F. HENDRIKSEN BIBLIOGRAFI, MED EN INLEDNING OM F. HENDRIKSEN SOM SKRIBENT [THE WOOD...

Price: $210.00 Order nr. 51841

(Heyse, Karl).

BÜCHERSCHATZ DER DEUTSCHEN NATINAL-LITTERATUR DES XVI. UND XVII. JAHRHUNDERTS.

Berlin: J.A. Stargardt, 1854. small 8vo. half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards and marbled edges. viii, 186 pages. First edition (Besterman 916, Folter 337, Petzholdt 294). Catalogue of the collection of Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse (1797-1855), the noted philologist and university professor in Berlin. His library was famous for its pamphlets and ephemeral publications in sixteenth and seventeenth century German literature. This catalogue is still useful and often cited by bibliographers. Approximately 2,400 entries of..... READ MORE about BÜCHERSCHATZ DER DEUTSCHEN NATINAL-LITTERATUR DES XVI. UND XVII. JAHRHUNDERTS

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 77773

(Incline Press).

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IMAGES OF HISTORY.

Oldham: Incline Press, n.d. (2005). square 8vo. half cloth, marbled paper-covered boards. (iv), 52, (4) pages. Limited to an edition on 175, of which this is one of sixty copies bound for subscribers to Incline Press. The rest went to the Manchester Metropolitan University. Signed by one of the contributors (Terry Wyke) on the colophon. There are short essays on various building that make up the campus with tipped in illustrations of each. The contributors..... READ MORE about MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IMAGES OF HISTORY

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 89823

Johnson, Kevin R.

THE CELLULOID PAPER TRAIL: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FILM SCRIPTS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 8.5.x 11 inches. Hardcover, printed paper-covered boards. 232 pages. "Neither bibliography nor collectors guide, it is a well-illustrated description of the many forms a film script may take... Filmmaking is a dauntingly complex process, one quickly learns, the paper trail it creates no less so. Johnson's grasp of its inner workings helps untangle the mass of product to the dabbler or the complete novice, whether dealer or collector."..... READ MORE about THE CELLULOID PAPER TRAIL: IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FILM SCRIPTS

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 130880

(Limited Editions Club). Crane, Hart.

THE BRIDGE.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. 4to. cloth, decorated endpapers, slipcase. xxiv, 70, (4) pages. Limited to 2000 numbered copies, signed by photographer Richard Benson on colophon. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley, table of contents. Frontispiece and photographs in text by Benson. Endpapers from original paste papers designed by Carol Blinn. This is an as-new copy in the original sealed plastic wrap from the Club. READ MORE about THE BRIDGE

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 130035

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 "Simon Loxley invites the reader to get to know Emery Walker through letters to and from family and friends, political comrades, artists, poets..... READ MORE about EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 133470

Mathews, Richard and Joseph Rosenblum (editors).

PRINTING FOR BOOK PRODUCTION: EMERY WALKER'S THREE LECTURES FOR THE SANDARS READERSHIP IN BIBLIOGRAPHY, DELIVERED AT CAMBRIDGE, NOVEMBER 6, 13 & 20, 1924.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.5 x 10.75 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 256 pages. Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933) was a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and the inspiration for the revival of fine printing in Britain, the Continent, and America. His November 1888 address to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society (summarized in Appendix 1 of this book; the original text of the speech is lost) prompted William Morris to..... READ MORE about PRINTING FOR BOOK PRODUCTION: EMERY WALKER'S THREE LECTURES FOR THE SANDARS READERSHIP IN...

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 131955

(Midnight Paper Sales). (Schanilec, Gaylord).

BOKEH: A LITTLE BOOK OF FLOWERS.

(Saint Paul, MN): Midnight Paper Sales, 2020. small 8vo. cloth, decorated paper covered boards, slipcase with paper label on spine. 68 pages. Printed in an edition of 119 copies (this being one of the 80 standard copies) on Velké Losiny and Zerkall papers. Eight multiple color wood engravings with poems handset in Polipholis, Bembo, and Blado types. Bound at Booklab 2 by Marc Hammond, Keri Schroeder, and Craig Jensen in two editions: a standard edition..... READ MORE about BOKEH: A LITTLE BOOK OF FLOWERS

Price: $780.00 Order nr. 134683

(Miniature Book).

MAUNDERINGS OF THE SWAMI FRANKAJANDRA PLUS TIPS ON CANARY BREEDING AND MARY ELLEN'S CORN PONE.

(Spartanburg, SC): Kitemaug Press, 2000. miniature book (7.6 x 6.5 cm). marbled paper-covered boards, label on spine, decorated endpapers. unpaginated. Limited to 50 numbered copies. Frontispiece, preface, and foreword. A collection of humorous philosophical observations on the occasion of publisher Frank J. Anderson's 80th birthday. READ MORE about MAUNDERINGS OF THE SWAMI FRANKAJANDRA PLUS TIPS ON CANARY BREEDING AND MARY ELLEN'S CORN PONE

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 117441

(Miniature Books).

FRAGMENTA MEMBRANEA.

Wien (Vienna), Austria: Dr. Herbert Huepfel, 2015. miniature book (6.4 by 4.5 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German, Hebrew on covers. Limited to 13 numbered copies. A collection of small fragments, in various languages, from the 15th through the 19th centuries. READ MORE about FRAGMENTA MEMBRANEA

Price: $550.00 Order nr. 130876

(Newton, A. Edward).

RARE BOOKS, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTED BY THE LATE A. EDWARD NEWTON.

4 volumes.
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1941. small 4to. blue boards, dust jackets on the three volumes of the sale. 24; xviii, 230; xii, 276; x, 178 pages. 4 volumes. Complete set of this important sale catalogue (Fleck G.111). Profusely illustrated. The illustrations are excellent with one Blake drawing in full color. Newton's comments from his many books have been interlaced with the book descriptions in the catalogue. The first volume is a prospectus with comments by..... READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTED BY THE LATE A. EDWARD...

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 61168

PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS. ABRIDGMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS. [ILLUSTRATED SERIES.] CLASS 101. PRINTING OTHER THAN LETTERPRESS OR LITHOGRAPHIC, PERIOD A.D. 1855-1866.

London: Patent Office, 1905. thick tall 8vo. cloth. xvii, 229;. Bound with six following items. Ex Blackburn Public Library with their stamps. ___. 1904. ___, Period A.D. 1867-76. London, Commissioners of Patents. xvi, 208 pages. bound with the preceding item. Ex Blackburn Public Library with their stamps. ___. 1893. ___, Period A.D. 1877-83. London, Patent Office Sale Branch. xiv, 170 pages. bound with the preceding two items. Ex Blackburn Public Library with their stamps. ___..... READ MORE about PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS. ABRIDGMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS. [ILLUSTRATED SERIES.] CLASS 101. PRINTING...

Price: $450.00 Order nr. 98447

(Pear Tree Press). Guthrie, Stuart (editor).

A LITTLE ANTHOLOGY OF HITHERTO UNCOLLECTED POEMS.

(Bognor, England: The Pear Tree Press, n.d., but 1922. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, label on front cover. (xii), 23+(1) pages. Limited to 80 numbered copies. Mentioned in "The Living Age" 315:4095 (December 30, 1922). Table of contents, introductory comments by the editor. Poetry by V. Locke-Ellis, Eleanor Farjeon, James Guthrie, Reginald Hall Ward, M.M. Johnstone, Lewis Townsend, and Stuart Guthrie. Frontispiece. Hand-printed on Antiwue Laid paper. Bookplate of Clinton K. Judy, Memorial Library, California..... READ MORE about A LITTLE ANTHOLOGY OF HITHERTO UNCOLLECTED POEMS

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 123073

Pearson, David.

PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK.

New Castle, DE and Oxford, England: Oak Knoll Press and The Bodleian Library, 2019. 6.14 x 9.2 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 448 pages. "Anyone interested in the provenance of books would be well advised to obtain a copy of the new edition, even if they own the previous one... what has changed the most are the increased awareness of its importance as a field of study, and the research tools available, especially online ones. The..... READ MORE about PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK

Price: $86.00 Order nr. 130824

(Ransom, Will). Simons, Hi.

ORIOLES & BLACKBIRDS.

Chicago, IL: Will Ransom, 1922. 12mo. cloth, paper spine label, dust jacket, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (ii), 71, (3) pages. Limited to 280 numbered copies, signed by Ransom on colophon (British Library 151). Presentation by the author on front free endpaper. Number 3 in Ransom's "Series of First Volumes." Table of contents. A collection of poetry. Top edge of back cover of dust jacket chipped. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about ORIOLES & BLACKBIRDS

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 128497

Romano, Frank (with Miranda Mitrano).

HISTORY OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. printed paper-covered boards. 400 pages. "Frank Romano's History of Desktop Publishing is an essential book for anyone studying the field and for many just generally interested in the history of printing and typesetting. You will find information in this book on and around desktop publishing that you are unlikely to find anywhere else -- certainly not all collected in one place." - David Walden..... READ MORE about HISTORY OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 133473

(Rosenwald, Lessing J.).

VISION OF A COLLECTOR, THE LESSING J. ROSENWALD COLLECTION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1991. tall 8vo. quarter green morocco over patterned paper-covered boards. xxxv, 427, (3) pages. One of the 300 numbered copies bound thus and meant for subscribers. These special copies contain a signed and numbered etched portrait of Rosenwald by the Philadelphia artist Tony Rosati. With a foreword by James H. Billington, preface by Larry E. Sullivan and an essay on Rosenwald by William Matheson. This material is followed by 100 essays..... READ MORE about VISION OF A COLLECTOR, THE LESSING J. ROSENWALD COLLECTION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Price: $175.00 Order nr. 128951

Smith, Walter E.

CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED SECONDARY WORKS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 8.125 x 10.75 inches. Hardback with dust jacket. 160 pages. "This meticulously researched volume untangles the complicated and confusing history of American first editions of Dickens. It will be of interest to all students of Dickens, and invaluable for specialists. ... Highly recommended." - J. D. Vann, Choice This bibliography traces the history of Charles Dickens's Christmas books and other works published in America during his lifetime. Meticulously..... READ MORE about CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED...

Price: $64.00 Order nr. 133475

(Stone Wall Press). Aspel, Paulene.

TRAVERSEES (CROSSINGS).

Urbana, IL: Stone Wall Press & The Finial Press, (1966). small 4to. cloth, gilt on cover and spine. 41 pages. One of 220 numbered copies, of which this particular copy is signed by Justice on the colophon. With trans. by Leigh DeNeef, Harry Duncan, Louis A. Haselmeyer, and Donald Justice. Only the slightest hint of sunning to the spine, else a tight and unmarred copy. READ MORE about TRAVERSEES (CROSSINGS

Price: $300.00 Order nr. 132933

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