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(Bieler Press). Young, Gary.

IN THE DURABLE WORLD.

Minneapolis: The Bieler Press, 1985. 8vo. sewn, stiff paper covers. (26) pages. Limited to 175 numbered copies, signed by author on colophon. See pages 4-5 of the 1990 Bieler Pr. catalogues. Ten poems by G. Young ("In my terror / or pleasure, I imagine heaven, until / from outside, a starling in the sycamore / begins his hoarse song and I go on / living in the durable world" - "Tornado Watch, Bloomington, Indiana"). Poems previously published individually. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 52640

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

BROADSIDE VIGNETTES.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1997. giant folio. 10 page introductory booklet, 27 poster/broadsides (each 19 x 25 inches) in 21 folders, gathered in a cloth clamshell box with paper cover label. Printed in an edition limited to only 145 numbered copies by Henry Morris; this is copy "1." (Berger A60). Broadside Vignettes joins the typographic aspect of the poster/broadside format with the contentual character of the book, creating a hybrid with some of... READ MORE

Price: $475.00 other currencies Order nr. 120374

(Bookbinding). Matthews, Brander.

BOOKBINDINGS, OLD AND NEW, NOTES OF A BOOK-LOVER. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE GROLIER CLUB OF NEW YORK.

New York & London: Garland Publishing, 1990. 8vo. cloth. (xi), xiv, 342 pages. See S-K 1543. Facsimile reprint of the first edition. (Mejer no.127; Hart no.150). Part of The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design series edited by Sidney F. Huttner. With 53 illustrations of bookbindings. Major sections on bookbindings of the past, bookbindings of the present, commercial bookbindings, and books in paper covers. Matthews was a lawyer who became an author. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 28499

Carter, John, Nicolas Barker & Simran Thadani.

ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS 9TH ED.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 5 x 8 inches. Cloth, dust jacket. 264 pages. Ninth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and illustrated with line drawings and color photographs. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable as well as the most informative reference book... READ MORE

Price: $29.95 other currencies Order nr. 120362

Dupont, Albert.

LA SOCIÉTÉ PARADISIAQUE: OU LE REVE HÉLATEUR D’UN HYPERGRAPHE SENSIBLE.

5 volumes.
Paris: L'Inéditeur, 1989. folio. cloth portfolios. Unpaginaged. 5 volumes. This set is one of an edition of 10 numbered copies in a total edition of 21 copies. 25 Original photographs by Albert Dupont. Preface by Isidore Isou. Contains 25 original photographs handcolored and worked by Dupont on Arches paper. All signed by Dupont. Each volume contains 5 photographs illustrating texts and manifests of Dupont. Volumes also contain a small camera, binoculars, compass, hologram and various... READ MORE

Price: $7,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 124125

(Gill, Eric). Skelton, Christopher.

THE ENGRAVINGS OF ERIC GILL.

Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983. thick 4to. two-toned cloth with Gill engraving blind-stamped 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 1000 engravings described and illustrated. Book review from the... READ MORE

Price: $475.00 other currencies Order nr. 120733

Glick, William J.

IN THE SERVICE OF SCHOLARSHIP: HAROLD HUGO & THE MERIDEN GRAVURE COMPANY.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 7.375 x 10.5 inches. Cloth with dust jacket. 208 pages. In the Service of Scholarship is a history of one of the leading printing firms of the twentieth century. It is also a character study and biography of Harold Hugo (1910-1985), whose career at Meriden Gravure began at the age of fourteen and continued until his retirement as president in 1975. During his tenure, Hugo brought the company... READ MORE

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 128978

GOLD FEVER: INDIAN ATTACK ON MICHIGAN EMIGRANTS.

(Dundee, MI): Willie's Workship, 1975. miniature book (6.6 x 5.0 cm). quarter cloth, illustrated paper-covered boards, fore-edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 100 copies (Bradbury, Wee Willie's Workshop 6). Frontispiece and illustrations. Foreword by John Cumming of the Clark Historical Library. With foldout map of the Oregon Trail. An account of the misfortunes of folks from Michigan on their way to California in the 1848 Gold Rush. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 118622

Greenfield, Jane and Jenny Hille.

ENDBANDS FROM EAST TO WEST: HOW TO WORK THEM.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. [iv], 100 pages. "Since it was first published in 1986, Jane Greenfield and Jenny Hille's book on endbands has been for me and most, if not all, book conservators and bookbinders the foundation of our knowledge of endbands, of how to distinguish them and how to make them." - from the Foreword to the third edition by Georgios Boudalis ________________ Most manuals on... READ MORE

Price: $18.00 other currencies Order nr. 129195

Grossman, Carol Porter.

THE HISTORY OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, cloth spine over paper-covered boards. xii, 276 pages. "A definitive and deeply researched history of LEC was long overdue . . . absorbing, highly enjoyable, and finely written . . . Bibliophiles will take pleasure in looking at and handling Grossmans book for the warmth and charm of its production." --Pradeep Sebastian, The Hindu George Macy started the Limited Editions Club with backing... READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 114346

James, Montague Rhodes.

A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.

7 volumes.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1909-1913. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. 7 volumes. A bibliography of the collections of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, England. Each volume contains a note by the author, a short list of manuscripts described therein, and a listing of addenda and corrigenda. Each entry contains information on location within the library, a description of the manuscript, collation and a listing of its contents. Part 1: Nos. 1 to 100. Part... READ MORE

Price: $225.00 other currencies Order nr. 109468

Kayser, Christian Gottlob (editor).

INDEX LOCUPLETISSIMUS LIBRORUM-BOLLSTÄNDIGES BÜCHER-LEXICON.

37 volumes.
Leipzig, Germany: Ludwig Schumann and others, 1834-1908. 4to. quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. variously paginated. 37 volumes. Text in German. Besterman 2530-1. Advertised as a complete bibliography of books published in German speaking states commencing in 1750. First edited by Christian Gottlob Kayser, the work was continued by Ernst A. Zuchold, G.W. Wuttig, Richard Haupt, Oskar Wetzel, Albert Dressel, August Hilbert, H. Dullo, H. Conrad, Richard Schmidt, and Alfred Dultz. The 37 volumes in this... READ MORE

Price: $750.00 other currencies Order nr. 121084

(Kress Catalogue).

KRESS LIBRARY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS CATALOGUE COVERING MATERIAL PUBLISHED THROUGH 1776 WITH DATA UPON COGNATE ITEMS IN OTHER HARVARD LIBRARIES. With CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT.

Boston: Harvard, 1964, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1967. 4to. cloth. x,414; vi,(ii),175; vii,397; vi,(ii),397; (viii),453 pages. Includes the two supplements which take the catalogue to 1848. Indices and chronological list. Ex library copies with markings. Covers faded in places. READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 107750

(Limited Editions Club). Whitman, Walt.

LEAVES OF GRASS.

2 volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1942. 4to. decorative boards, leather spine label, original slipcase, custom glassin wrappers. 264 pages. 2 volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the photographer, Edward Weston (LEC 141). This edition has been prepared for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the shop of The Aldus Printers in New York, the plates having been made by Pioneer-Moss, the paper by Worthy, and the binding executed by Russell-Rutter... READ MORE

Price: $1,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 128222

Maitland, S.R.

A LIST OF SOME OF THE EARLY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE ARCHIEPISCOPAL LIBRARY AT LAMBETH.

London: privately printed, 1843. 8vo. original cloth. xxiv, 464 pages. A descriptive list of some of the rare books dating from 1466 to 1550 in the library of Lambeth Palace. Edited by the Librarian and Keeper of the MSS, this list excludes works such as prayer books and hymnals which would be generally found in other bibliographies. Divided by books of the fifteenth- century with and without dates; books of the sixteenth- century with and... READ MORE

Price: $135.00 other currencies Order nr. 47338

(Malevich, Kazimir). Zhadova, Larissa A.

MALEVICH: SUPREMATISM AND REVOLUTION IN RUSSIAN ART 1910-1930.

(London, England): Thames and Hudson, (1982). 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 371+(1) pages. Translated from the Russian by Alexander Lieven. Table of contents, introduction, bibliographical data, documents relating to Malevich, who coined the word Suprematism himself, and studies of his career, list of illustrations, index. 445 illustrations, 82 in color. A study of Malevich's career through the turmoil of the revolution of 1917 and the establishment of the Soviet regime. Dust jacket torn at top edge of spine. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 124342

(Miniature Books). Cunningham, Carol.

THE COMMONPLACE BOOK.

(Mill Valley, CA): Sunflower Press, (1981). oblong miniature book (4.5 x 6.0 cm). decorated felt covered boards, bottom edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 100 copies (Bradbury, Sunflower Press 17). Signed by author on title page. A collection of quotations with list of persons quoted. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 127824

Musper, H. Th.

DIE URAUSGABEN DER HOLLÄNDISCHEN APOKALYPSE UND BIBLIO PAUPERUM.

3 volumes.
München: Prestel-Verlag, (1961). 4to. paper covered boards. 58,(2) pages; facsimile 50+(1); facsimile 40,(3) pages. 3 volumes. First edition. Loosely inserted is a two page synopsis in English "The first-editions of the Dutch Apocalypse and Biblia Pauperum." The first volume contains the text and the second and third volumes reproduce in facsimile these fifteenth-century woodblock books. READ MORE

Price: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 105997

Oakley, Maroussia.

THE BOOK AND PERIODICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF ARTHUR HUGHES: 'A SPARK OF GENIUS' 1832-1915.

New Castle, Delaware and Pinner, Middlesex, England: Oak Knoll Press & Private Libraries Association, 2016. 7.17 x 10.75. Cloth, dust jacket. 328 pp, plus 8 pp. color section. "A marvelous collection of Hughes's uniquely beautiful illustrations and an exceptional amount of information on their history." - Barbara Amell, Wingfold, Spring 2017 The Book and Periodical Illustrations of Arthur Hughes is the first detailed account of the work of this somewhat neglected Pre-Raphaelite artist between 1855... READ MORE

Price: $75.00 other currencies Order nr. 127219

(Pear Tree Press). Guthrie, James.

BOOK CRAFTSMAN, A TECHNICAL JOURNAL FOR PRINTERS & COLLECTOR S OF FINE EDITIONS. Volume Two.

Bognor Regis: The Pear Tree Press, (1935). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp.21-44. With comments on hand-printing, wood-engraving and other aspects of the private press book (Ridler 32; Brown, Modern British and American Private Presses, pp.141). Illustrated. James J. Guthrie (1874-1952), was born in Scotland but moved to London as a child. He founded the Pear Tree Press in 1899 when living at Pear Tree Cottage in Ingrave, Essex, England. He moved several times before settling... READ MORE

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 17600

(Puttick and Simpson).

CATALOGUE OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS ... FIVE THOUSAND VOLUMES OF MODERN NOVELS BY STANDARD WRITERS ...

London: Puttick & Simpson, 1863. 8vo. self paper wrappers stitched as issued. (ii), 41 pages. Sale held May 27th and following day. 760 lots. Not in the List of Catalogue of English Book Sales 1676-1900 now in the British Museum (1915). Fold lines in last leaf. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 80488

(Rogers, Bruce). Gruelle, R.B.

NOTES: CRITICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL BY R.B. GRUELLE. COLLECTION OF W.T. WALTERS.

Indianapolis: J.M. Bowles, (1895). 8vo. original paper-covered limp boards. (x), 216, (6) pages. First edition. Limited to 975 copies plus 6 special ones with rubricated initials. Initials, headbands and title page designed by Bruce Rogers. A "B.R. Incunabula." (Warde No. 4). Chipped around edges with small pieces missing. Unusual to find this fragile book this well-preserved. READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 20300

Stock-Allen, Nancy.

CAROL TWOMBLY: HER BRIEF BUT BRILLIANT CAREER IN TYPE DESIGN.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 6.625 x 9.875 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 176 pages. "The detailed research and design process behind all these fonts (as well as the evolving technology) is conveyed through the many half-tone illustrations in Nancy Stock-Allen's excellent study." - Nancy Campbell, TLS "Carol Twombly... has been billed as 'the first book on type design centered around the career of one woman.' I would argue that it is more important... READ MORE

Price: $49.95 other currencies Order nr. 125344

Thake, Robert.

A PUBLISHING HISTORY OF A PROHIBITED BEST-SELLER:THE ABBÉ DE VERTOT AND HIS HISTOIRE DE MALTE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Cloth with dust jacket. 408 pages. "Collectors, booksellers, cultural historians and librarians are the target audience of Robert Thake's scrupulous, meticulous, sumptuously produced and painstakingly researched biography of a book . . . Thake is omniscient and his lusciously illustrated book a model of scholarship. But he also triggers thoughts about the nature of censorship, not least by quoting Diderot, who laid down this... READ MORE

Price: $55.00 other currencies Order nr. 128977

Vervliet, Hendrik D.L.

GRANJON'S FLOWERS: AN ENQUIRY INTO GRANJON'S, GIOLITO'S, AND DE TOURNES' ORNAMENTS, 1542-1586.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 7.25 x 9.75 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 248 pages. Robert Granjon (1513-1590) was a younger contemporary of Claude Garamont (c.1510-1561) and with him one of the great names in the history of type-design. His typefaces have been studied in some depth, but except for a dozen combinable type-ornaments surveyed by the author previously, his printers' flowers, however elegant and innovative, have attracted only cursory attention in such broader... READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 127576

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