(Charlottesville, VA: Rare Book School of the University of Virginia, 2005). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 29, (3) pages. Foreword by Terry Belanger, professor at the University of Virginia. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Greer's work. Color illustrations. READ MORE about ALL I KNOW ABOUT BOOK DESIGN I LEARNED AT THE RACE TRACK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134510
Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2018. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 466 pages. Pablo Alvarez offers the first complete English translation of Alonso Víctor de Paredes Institucion, y origen del arte de la imprenta, y reglas generales para los componedores [Institution, and Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors]. This 96-page printing manual set and printed by Paredes himself was issued in Madrid around 1680. It opens with an introductory digression on..... READ MORE about ALONSO VÍCTOR DE PAREDES’ INSTITUTION, AND ORIGIN OF THE ART OF PRINTING, AND GENERAL RULES...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 133686
3 volumes
Amsterdam: Philo Press, 1969. 8vo. cloth. (x),275; (xi),227; (x),401,(2) pages. 3 volumes. Volume I, second edition, revised and enlarged, 1969. Concerning printed material relating to discovery, exploration and travel issued in the Netherlands to 1921. With a list of periodicals, various indices, appendix and errata. Volume II, first edition, 1968, is an index and bibliography of Dutch manuscripts and charts relating to discovery. With index, bibliography, checklist, vocabulary and a fold-out chart of the Malay..... READ MORE about CONTRIBUTIONS TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 104091
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, acetate dust jacket. 425, (5) pages. First edition, one of the 250 hardbound trade copies. Edited by Paul Edwards. Editor's note, table of contents, introduction, editorial notes, notes on the text and illustrations, list of Lewis's works, index. Black and white illustrations. Biographical sketches of the author and editor, with photograph of the author, follow colophon. READ MORE about CREATURES OF HABIT AND CREATURES OF CHANGE: ESSAYS ON ART, LITERATURE AND SOCIETY 1914-1956
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 127250
Three volumes.
Berkeley: The University of California Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, spines stamped in red and gold, matching slipcase. xx,444; xvii,445-799, xv,800-950 pages. Three volumes. First edition. This revision of John Payne's standard translation of Boccaccio's stories is based on the newly identified holograph manuscript of the Decameron known as Hamilton 90. Volume three contains notes and commentary on the tales and includes five illustrations, two of which are full page color foldouts. Indexed. Spines lightly faded..... READ MORE about DECAMERON. THE JOHN PAYNE TRANSLATION REVISED AND ANNOTATED
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 61661
Aberystwyth, Wales: The University of Wales, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 245 pages. A master's thesis. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, eight appendices. Discusses the development of publishers' bindings in Britain between 1820 and 1880. Endnotes, bibliography. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about VICTORIAN PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 134493
Paris: Éditions Pygmalion, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 398, (2) pages. S-K 1953. A history of bookbinding in France from its origins to the 20th century. Includes reproductions of finishing tools used at different periods, illustrations of bookbinding techniques and biographical notes on binders and collectors. Many illustrations including 10 plates in color. Becoming a very scarce book. Text in French. READ MORE about DIX SIÈCLES DE RELIURE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 38590
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press, The Bibliographical Society and The British Library, 2004. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 328 pages. First edition. This work is a collection of well-written essays that demonstrates the change in direction the study of bookbinding has taken. Much of the work is based on observation of bookbinding techniques and materials, as well as a close study of decorative tools and the ways in which these were used to..... READ MORE about ELOQUENT WITNESSES, BOOKBINDINGS AND THEIR HISTORY
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 79507
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, (2001). 8vo. cloth. (viii), 88 pages. Second printing, with corrections, of the second, revised edition. The resurgence of interest in hand bookbinding has led to the publication of countless practical manuals on the subject. These manuals tend to provide an outline of the basic bookbinding techniques, but do little to provide detailed information on specific aspects of the craft. A topic which is often overlooked is how to create headbands..... READ MORE about HEADBANDS, HOW TO WORK THEM
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 14477
Wantage: The Black Swan Press, (1992). 8vo. half leather, marbled paper covered boards, four raised bands. 160 pages. Reprint of the 1902 first edition. (Brenni no.54). Includes a chapter on marbling and staining of papers. 125 illustrations. Bound in later half morocco and textured paper covered boards. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING, WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS AND DIAGRAMS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134546
(Oxford, England): Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, (2013). 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. xvi, 96 pages. Table of contents, foreword by Mark Getty, preface by Sarah E. Thomas, introduction by Stephen Conway. Color illustrations of competition entries. Contact list of entrants follows text. READ MORE about PRIZE VOLUMES: DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2013
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134485
New York, NY: Guild of Book Workers, 2009. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 61, (9) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition sponsored by the Guild. List of lenders, introduction, curator's statement, jurors' remarks. Color illustrations and descriptive text about exhibitors' entries. Advertisements follow text. READ MORE about MARKING TIME
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134512
Ann Arbor, MI: Legacy Press, 2010. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 528 pages, 374 illustrations. Books Will Speak Plain is published at a time when the historical book is at risk of being ignored, put away, and forgotten. This handbook combines an overview of the history of the codex with basic information about many of the materials and structures found on historical bindings. The book also includes description-survey guidelines and is supported by a variety of..... READ MORE about BOOKS WILL SPEAK PLAIN: A HANDBOOK FOR IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING HISTORICAL BINDINGS
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 106900
(Edmonton, AB, Canada): The University of Alberta Press, (2000). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxxiv, 98 pages. Text in English and French. Acknowledgments, foreword, preface, index. Essays on the Ouvrard's life by Ouvrard himself, Alfred van Petechem, and Normand Biron. Color illustrations from the Ouvrard collection. READ MORE about PIERRE OUVRARD MASTER BOOKBINDER/MAÎTRE RELIEUR
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134511
(Dorchester, England: The Society of Bookbinders), 2015. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 62, (2) pages. Table of contents, introduction by Arthur Green and Hannah Brown, foreword by Dermott Creece, description of entrance categories, biographical sketches of the judges, color illustrations of prize winning entries. READ MORE about SOCIETY OF BOOKBINDERS INTERNATIONAL BOOKBINDING COMPETITION 2015
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 134486
(Dorchester, England: The Society of Bookbinders), 2017. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 62, (2) pages. Table of contents, introduction by Mylyn McCall and Marie Doinne, foreword by Sarah Burns, description of entrance categories, biographical sketches of the judges, color illustrations of prize winning entries. READ MORE about SOCIETY OF BOOKBINDERS INTERNATIONAL BOOKBINDING COMPETITION 2017
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 134487
Washington: American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers, 1981-1982. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Limited to 250 numbered copies. Contains articles on designers and collectors and often has a checklist of a designer's work. Many illustrations of bookplates. Volume 44 1981-82. Price is per issue. READ MORE about YEAR BOOK OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BOOKPLATE COLLECTORS AND DESIGNERS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 134506
London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles, 1900. 8vo. original red cloth stamped in gilt. liv, 180 pages. Second and best edition. (Besterman 1077). Bibliographical descriptions of 579 items. Covers rubbed with some wear through along front hinge. READ MORE about CABOT BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON THE CAREERS OF THE CABOTS BASED UPON AN...
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 57542
Berlin, Germany: Museum für Islamische Kunst, (2006). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 144 pages. Table of contents, foreword, introduction, bibliography, acknowledgments, photographic credits. A catalogue of over forty pieces of Islamic calligraphy and illumination, including religious, political and literary works. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about INK AND GOLD: ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134513
4 volumes.
Toronto: The Public Library, 1934, 1959, 1985, 1986. thick tall 8vo. and 8vo. cloth, leather spine label, cloth. (xiv), 828; (xvi), 333, (3); 839; 909 pages. 4 volumes. First edition (Besterman p.1107). There are 4,646 items described in the first volume with the second volume extending it to 6,286 entries. With an index. The second supplement is in two volumes and adds another 3,500 items to the bibliography. With an Introduction by George H. Locke..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIANA, BEING ITEMS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF TORONTO, CANADA, RELATING TO...
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 103793
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2019. 9.4 x 12.6 inches. cloth, with gilt-stamped decoration on upper cover, title label on spines. 2 vol.: xi, 610 pages; xxxviii, 565 pages. "Turn to any page of the recently published, two-volume, folio-size Catalog of the Cotsen Children's Library: The Nineteenth Century -- say, page 24 of volume II -- and the bibliographical detail accompanying each entry and illustration are case studies in thoroughness. In my case, page 24 reveals..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, (VOLS. I & II
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 133665
(Easthampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press & Wonder Book Editions, (2019). First edition of 130 copies, of which this is one of 30 copies reserved for portfolios for a complete set of 24 total broadsides. The first publication by Alan James Robinson in over twenty years, If There Were No Books... is a suite of broadsides depicting some of the more monumental works in English & American literature of which we would have not experienced. Cheloniidae Press..... READ MORE about IF THERE WERE NO BOOKS
Price: $2,950.00 Order nr. 134386
Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1926. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label. ix, 392 pages. First edition (Besterman 1329). Describes 3500 books on all aspects of Chinese life. Based on the collection of Thomas Hunt, a merchant who gained his fortune in China during the 19th century. Light cover soiling. Top corners bumped. READ MORE about CATALOG OF BOOKS ON CHINA IN THE ESSEX INSTITUTE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 103799
(Tualatin, OR): The Clinker Press, n.d. broadside ( by 6 1/2 inches). A poetic work by Henley with ornaments. Right and bottom edges uncut. READ MORE about ECHOES VIII
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 134498
(Tualatin, OR): The Clinker Press, 2019. broadside (12 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches). A poetic work on parchment paper surrounded by a decorative border. Bottom edge uncut. READ MORE about STARS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 134494
