(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
8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8.
London: Maggs Bros. 1922-1930. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (except Parts 5 and 7 which are bound in cloth with leather spine labels). thousands of pages. 8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8. A massive collection of books and manuscripts concerning Americana, being catalogues 429, 432, 442 (missing last leaf), 465, 479, 496, 502 and 549. Lacking Part VIII which was devoted to Brazil. Wrappers worn and detached on some volumes. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA ET PHILIPPINA
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 103922
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
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
N.P. n.p., 2009. 4to. paper-covered boards. (vi), 149+(1) pages. Preface by the author, table of contents, ten appendices. Black and white illustrations throughout. A history of Hastings and Company of Philadelphia, "the largest American goldbeating business." Includes family history information. READ MORE about HASTINGS GOLD LEAF
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 134488
(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
5 volumes.
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1979-1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 560 pages, with indices. 5 volumes. Well-illustrated series of bookseller's catalogues. catalogue No.50 issued by this firm. The first volume is damaged with tear through front cover and first four pages of text at bottom. READ MORE about CALIFORNIA THE LIBRARY OF JENNIE CROCKER HENDERSON, WITH ADDITIONS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 103800
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
Washington: GPO, 1932. thick 8vo. cloth. viii, 725 pages. First edition. With critical notes on the books described. Number written on spine of book. READ MORE about A GUIDE FOR THE STUDY OF BRITISH CARIBBEAN HISTORY 1763-1834, INCLUDING THE ABOLITION AND...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 1222
Paris: Librairie Tross, 1865. 8vo. original paper wrappers. (iii),16,vii,72 pages with 2 plates; (iii),53+(iii) pages. Reprinted from the 1598 edition. Pages uncut, 2 fold out maps. Wrappers soiled, with creasing to corners and spine. Minor paper loss at head and tail of spine. READ MORE about VOYAGE DE JAQUES CARTIER AU CANADA EN 1534
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 104222
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
(Tualatin, OR): The Clinker Press, n.d. broadside (11 by 7 1/2 inches). A quotation designed and printed by Andre Chaves, presented to the Himes & Duniway Society and the Zamorano Club. READ MORE about BOOK-COLLECTING
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 134497
(Tualatin, OR): The Clinker Press, n.d. broadside (13 by 9 1/2 inches). A quotation attributed to Ruskin surrounded by a decorative border. READ MORE about DO WHAT YOU CAN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 134495
(Tualatin, OR): The Clinker Press, 2019. broadside (12 by 9 inches). An anonymous poem printed for the Humes and Duniway Society on the occasion of its White Elaphant. READ MORE about Untitled poem
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 134496
