Cambridge: University Press, 1958. folio. blue cloth, dust jacket. xv, 56 pages of text followed by 67 plates. First edition. (S-K 4230, Brenni no.824). Companion volume to the author's 1952 book, English Blind-Stamped Bindings. Together the two volumes present an exhaustive study of this decorative element in English bookbinding from the mid-15th to mid-17th centuries. In the present work, the author defines "panels," indicates inclusive dates when they were used in England, and gives his..... READ MORE about BLIND PANELS OF ENGLISH BINDERS

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Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 2021. 12.375 x 9 inches. light gray Japanese cloth with front covers stamped in gold, with illustrated endpapers. 2 vol.: [xiii], 622, [2]; [6], 623-1252, [2]. The Comprehensive Index volumes cover all 20,082 descriptive entries published in the previous six volumes, all well illustrated: Twentieth Century (2 vol.: 12,403 entries, v.1 issued in 2000 and v.2 issued in 2003), Nineteenth Century (2 vol.: 6,370 entries, issued in 2019) and..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: COMPREHENSIVE INDEX

Price: $125.00 save 50% $62.50  other currencies  Order nr. 136109

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..... READ MORE about THE CODEX PAPERS: VOLUME 3

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London, England: Queen Anne Press, 2017. 4to. cloth. 692 pages. Second edition featuring some textual revisions and a handsome new binding of 'racing green' cloth, as used for the publisher's limited edition 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Signed by the author on the title page. A comprehensive 736-page guide to the work of Ian Fleming, this bibliography is not only an indispensable source of information for collectors, enthusiasts, libraries and booksellers alike, but an entertaining and..... READ MORE about IAN FLEMING: THE BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Australia: Opifex, 2020. 6 × 9 inches. Paperback. 144 pages. "Chicago Modernism and the Ludlow Typograph is copiously illustrated... Gehl's writing is lucid and jargon-free. His fluent and engaging manner makes the book a pleasure to read." - Paul Shaw, Journal of Design History, Vol. XX No. XX "...there is not a misplaced phrase here and [Gehl's] research is excellent... Gehl's masterful distillation is particularly welcome. It is also both readable and enjoyable." - Steven..... READ MORE about CHICAGO MODERNISM AND THE LUDLOW TYPOGRAPH: DOUGLAS C MCMURTRIE AND ROBERT HUNTER MIDDLETON AT WORK

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2 Volumes.
Dublin, Ireland: Hodges Figgs & Company, 1958. folio. cloth, spine gilt-stamped. xliv, 216; viii, 66 pages. 2 Volumes. Foreword by A. Chester Beatty, preface by the author, list and chronological table of manuscripts, list of plates, introduction on the history of Armenian art, bibliography, general index, index of manuscripts. First volume includes detailed descriptive information. Second volume includes color frontispiece and 67 black and white plates, with list of plates and errata. Covers and spines..... READ MORE about THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY: A CATALOGUE OF THE ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS

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A Leaf Book
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2007. small 4to. quarter morocco leather, Japanese silk boards, leather spine label. 59 , (13) pages. A Leaf Book. Limited to an edition of 150 numbered copies. The book contains a foreword by Henry Morris, and essay about Joseph Florimond Loubat by Pete Smith, a bibliographical addendum by George Kolbe, a book review of Loubat's master work, Medallic History of the United States of America, by John W. Adams..... READ MORE about THE MAGNUM OPUS OF JOSEPH FLORIMOND LOUBAT

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Rome: Stamperia D'Arte IL Cigno of Rome, 1988. folio. half morocco with bas relief metal sculpture affixed to front cover in matching brown slipcase. unbound signatures, unpaginated. Limited to 250 unnumbered copies. Our copy lacks the called-for bas-relief print by Manzu. Some minor rubbing to the spine and edges. Slipcase with a bump to the lower corner and minor shelfwear. Overall a lovely copy. Printed on a special filagreed watermarked paper for etching using the..... READ MORE about PACEM TE POSCIMUS OMNES: PRAEDARA EX TOTO ORBE DOCUMENTA JACOBI MANZU TABULAE

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5 Volumes.
N.P. Association des Amis du Papier, des Arts et des Industries Graphiques Français, 1942-3. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, edges uncut. variously paginated. 5 Volumes. Text in French. Seven issues in five volumes, includes Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5-6, and 7-8. A beautifully illustrated periodical with a variety of articles on subjects related to papermaking. Black and white illustrations. Unopened. Covers of most volumes stained and separated from text. Spine torn on Nos. 5-6 and..... READ MORE about LA FEUILLE BLANCHE

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Muscatine, IA: The Prairie Press, 1938. small 4to. cloth, gilt-stamped spine, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 75+(1) pages. First editioin, limited to 490 copies. Designed and printed by Carroll D. Coleman. Type faces are Kennerley and Goudy Text, both designed by Frederic W. Goudy. READ MORE about THE POTTER'S HOUSE

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Iowa City, IA: Stone Wall Press, The, 1973. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (18) pages. Text in English and French. Limited to 150 copies. Translated with "an improvisation" by Donald Justice. Note by Justice precedes text. The "improvisation" follows the poem and translation on a foldout page. READ MORE about L' HOMME QUI SE FERME/THE MAN CLOSING UP

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Berkeley, California: The CODEX Foundation and Stanford University Libraries, 2022. 12.4 x 9.6 x 1.38 inches. hardcover. 392 pages. Published by the Stanford Libraries and the CODEX Foundation in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Materialia Lumina - Contemporary Artists' Books from the CODEX International Book Fair . Materialia Lumina has extensive full color images and essays by Martin Antonetti, Betty Bright, John A. Buchtel, Paul van Capelleveen, Gerald Cloud, Mark Dimunation, Jan & Crispin Elsted..... READ MORE about MATERIALIA LUMINA: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS' BOOKS FROM THE CODEX INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

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Risbury, Herefordshire, England: The Whittington Press, 1994. 4to. limp boards, dust jacket, custom clamshell box with gilt lettering on spine. (vi), 236, (2) pages. Limited to 925 copies. Filled with tipped in plates, photographs and samples of private press items. Some of the articles in this issue are "One Day in Alpignano: a Visit to Alberto Tallone Editore" by Roderick Cave, "Edward Anthony Craig, Wood-Engraver" by L.M. Newman, "Stanley Morison's Handwriting" by Ruari McLean, "Sydney..... READ MORE about MATRIX 14: A REVIEW FOR PRINTERS AND BIBLIOPHILES

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129295