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(Adagio Press). Polscher, Andrew.

THE EVOLUTION OF PRINTING PRESSES FROM WOOD TO METAL.

An essay in tribute to Paul A. Bennett.
Harper Woods, MI: Adagio Press, (1967). large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (7) pages. An essay in tribute to Paul A. Bennett. First edition, limited to 483. Tanner and Alstrom 17. Privately printed by Leonard Bahr. An examination of the printing press from 1800 to 1820 when they went from wood to metal. Illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 57411

(Aldine Press). Tenzer, Virginia.

A CHECK LIST OF ALDINE EDITIONS IN THE OLIN LIBRARY.

N.P. Wesleyan University Art Laboratory, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (14) pages. Second printing, limited to 130 copies.Introduction, Accompanied an exhibition of Aldine works, published between 1494 and 1576, in the library's collections. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 132281

(Angling). Callahan, Ken.

BRITISH ANGLING BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AN ESSAY AND A GUIDE TO RESORCES.

(Machynlleth, Powys, Wales): Coch-y-bopnddu Books, 2017. 8vo. softcover. 215 pages. 1st edition limited to 250 numbered copies, each carrying a label signed by the author. The purpose of this monograph is to document the British angling bibliographies, as well as other bibliographies and references that could be useful to collectors of angling books. It is an annotated alphabetical checklist which includes the primary and secondary bibliographies, price guides, collection catalogues, books containing significant material on... READ MORE

Price: $40.00 other currencies Order nr. 106679

Bamberger, Fritz.

BUCH ZUNZ: KÜNFTIGEN EHRLICHEN LEUTEN GEWIDMET.

N.P. (Handpresse der Officina Serpentis, 1931). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 29, (3) pages. Text in German. Biographical sketch and diary entries of Leopold Zunz, from the early 19th century. Zunz (1794-1886) is regarded as the founder of academic Jewish studies, known for his critical studies of Jewish literature, hymnology, and ritual. READ MORE

Price: $60.00 other currencies Order nr. 132291

(Barbarian Press). Borchert, Wolfgang.

THE THREE DARK MAGI.

(Mission, BC, Canada): Barbarian Press, 1999. oblong 32mo. stiff paper wrappers, string bound. (6) pages. Translated from the German by Norma Wieland. With a wood engraving by Earl Nitschke. A Christmas keepsake. READ MORE

Price: $40.00 other currencies Order nr. 132313

(Bennett, Paul). Duschnes, Philip C.

PAUL BENNETT, A ROAMIN' CATALYST.

N.P. Privately printed by The Stinehour Press for the Duschnes, 1967. 12mo. paper wrappers. (6) pages. Limited to 500 copies printed for the Heritage of the Graphic Arts, Gallery 303. Sent out at Christmas Time. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 2261

(Bennett, Paul). Duschnes, Philip C.

PAUL BENNETT, A ROAMIN' CATALYST.

N.P. Privately printed by The Stinehour Press for the Duschnes, 1967. 12mo. paper wrappers. (6) pages. One of 200 copies printed for a contribution to the Keepsake honoring the memory of Paul Bennett. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 110245

(Blue Ox Press). Franklin, Benjamin.

THE ART OF PROCURING PLEASANT DREAMS.

Detroit, MI: The Blue Ox Press, 1937. 8vo. text loosely inserted in stiff paper wrappers. 7+(1) pages. Limited to 250 copies. Illustrations by Paul McPharlin. Written for Catherine Louise Shipley in the summer of 1786, under the pen name "A Good Conscience." Covers slightly sunned. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 132308

(Book Club of California).

CALIFORNIA BOOK ILLUSTRATORS, A KEEPSAKE IN FOURTEEN PARTS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, CA: The Book Club of California, 1996. 4to. paper portfolio. unpaginated. A fourteen part keepsake for members of the Book Club of California. Edited by Gary F. Kurutz and designed by Michael Osborne Design of San Francisco. Table of contents, Tipped-in color illustrations. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 132327

(Bookbinding). Miller, Julia.

MEETING BY ACCIDENT: SELECTED HISTORICAL BINDINGS.

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, The, 2018. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 707 pages. Research into the history of the book and bookbinding makes our historical bindings relevant again and makes them better company. Studying and understanding and identifying and describing give us more information to consider when we must make decisions about our historical books. Accumulating this information most affects our great institutional collections, and to an extent, private collections, because the custodians of those... READ MORE

Price: $125.00 other currencies Order nr. 132198

(Bookbinding). Miller, Julia.

MEETING BY ACCIDENT: SELECTED HISTORICAL BINDINGS.

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, The, 2018. 8vo. softcover. 707 pages. Research into the history of the book and bookbinding makes our historical bindings relevant again and makes them better company. Studying and understanding and identifying and describing give us more information to consider when we must make decisions about our historical books. Accumulating this information most affects our great institutional collections, and to an extent, private collections, because the custodians of those collections have... READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 132335

(Bookbinding). Miller, Julia.

SUAVE MECHANICALS: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING, VOLUME 3.

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, The, 2016. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 350 pages. This collection of essays, published as the third volume of a series of studies on the history of bookbinding, sets a high standard for interesting and groundbreaking scholarship in the history of books. Erin Albritton & Christina Amato, A Study of Two Semi-Limp Parchment Binding Styles in the Rare Book Collection at The New York Academy of Medicine Library Ruth Bardenstein, Historical... READ MORE

Price: $85.00 other currencies Order nr. 132197

(Bookbinding). Miller, Julia.

SUAVE MECHANICALS: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING, VOLUME 4.

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, The, 2017. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 350 pages. The six essays in this volume are: Ashley Cataldo: Catalog of the Finishing Tools of the Eighteenth-Century Binder Henry Bilson Legge Jana Dambrogio: Tricketts Tickets Gary Frost: Book Interventions: Books Remade by Use Marieka Kaye: Diamond in the Rough: A Study of Kelmscott Quarter-Holland Bindings Emily Martin and Alice Austin: Book Theater: The History of the Tunnel Book Roger Williams: Scaleboard Wood... READ MORE

Price: $80.00 other currencies Order nr. 132192

(Bookbinding). Miller, Julia.

SUAVE MECHANICALS: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING, VOLUME 4.

Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, The, 2017. 4to. paper wrappers. 350 pages. The six essays in this volume are: Ashley Cataldo: Catalog of the Finishing Tools of the Eighteenth-Century Binder Henry Bilson Legge Jana Dambrogio: Tricketts Tickets Gary Frost: Book Interventions: Books Remade by Use Marieka Kaye: Diamond in the Rough: A Study of Kelmscott Quarter-Holland Bindings Emily Martin and Alice Austin: Book Theater: The History of the Tunnel Book Roger Williams: Scaleboard Wood and... READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 132193

Bradley, Van Allen.

THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1972). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 569 pages. First edition of this classic. Lists over 15,000 British and American books with issue points, values, and other descriptive information. Presentation from Bradley on half-title "Van Allen Bradley - for a great collector - Raymond Epstein, October, 1972." READ MORE

Price: $5.00 other currencies Order nr. 1296

(Calligraphy).

Fine French Calligraphic Manuscript.

France: n.p. n.d., but circa 1840. oblong 4to. leather, marbled endpapers. (32) pages. Text in French. A collection of French calligraphy. 32 leaves, one blank, some highlighted in gold. Some leaves signed either by Martha Kingdon or Virginie Riballiere. Includes four maps, nicely rendered, and one portrait, thought to be of either Kingdon or Riballiere. Printed on recto only. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Some leaves chipped at edges. READ MORE

Price: $2,000.00 other currencies Order nr. 132293

(Capricorn Press). Walters, Ann.

ME.

Santa Barbara, CA: Caricorn Press, 1971. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages. Limited to 200 copies. With a drawing by Margaret Wilson. From the author's autobiograhy I Remember, I Remember. Complimentary card from the publisher laid in. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 132314

(Castle Press). Heine, Heinrich.

GODS IN EXILE.

Pasadena, CA: (The Castle Press), 1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 23+(1) pages. With wood engravings on title and in text by Leopoldo Mendez. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom. READ MORE

Price: $160.00 other currencies Order nr. 132284

Chiba, Reiko.

THE MAKING OF A JAPANESE PRINT, HARUNOBU'S "HERON MAID."

Tokyo and Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1964). small 12mo. decorated cloth-covered boards with paper cover label. (26) pages. First edition, third printing. An introduction by Reiko Chiba, giving a brief background of Japanese printing and Harunobu's "Heron Maid," followed by 20 pages of progressive plates from the print. Bound in beautifully decorated cloth with drawings in light blue, navy, black, green, and red, with gold accents. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 57023

(Clinker Press). Apostol, Jane.

HELEN LAUKENS GAUT: CHRONICLER OF CALIFORNIA BUNGALOWS.

Pasadena, CA: The Clinker Press, (2001). 8vo. cloth. (ii), 12, (4) pages. Limited to 50 copies. This copy not numbered. Endnotes and select bibliography. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 129839

(Clinker Press). Arnold, Matthew.

DOVER BEACH.

(Pasadena, CA: The Clinker Press, 2008). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, bottom edge uncut. (10) pages. Printed for presentation to the Zamorano Club. Color illustration on front cover. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 129852

(Clinker Press). Chaves, Andre and Ann.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DUNCAN-IRWIN HOUSE.

(Pasadena, CA): Clinker Press, 1999. 4to. quarter cloth, illustrated paper-covered boards. x, 10, (4) pages. Introductory "appreciation" by Bruce Smith. Illustrated. A history of a house inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. READ MORE

Price: $85.00 other currencies Order nr. 129841

(Clinker Press). Chaves, Andre.

BEATRICE IN PURGATORIO.

(Pasadena, CA: The Clinker Press, 2008). 12mo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Printed for members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs for their combined meeting, October 2008. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 129851

(Clinker Press). Chaves, Ann.

THE ART & CRAFT OF TEXTILE DESIGN 1860-1920.

(Pasadena, CA): Pasadena Museum of History, 2008. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 22, (4) pages. Limited to 100 de Luxe copies. Printed for the Museum by the Clinker Press for an exhibition 2008-9..Introduction by the author. Sixteen pages of color plates by Simone Chaves Kullberg. Acknowledgments. Bound by M. Blau. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 129845

(Clinker Press). Dostoevsky, Fyodor.

THE GRAND INQUISITOR.

(Pasadena, CA): The Clinker Press, (2008). 4to. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. (vi), 19, (3) pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by printer Andre Chaves on colophon. Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk. Illustration by Vladimir Zimakov. From The Brothers Karamazov. Bound by Mariana Blau. READ MORE

Price: $80.00 other currencies Order nr. 129837

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