San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1935. 8vo. loose leaves inserted into a folding cloth chemise, leather-backed cloth slipcase, five raised bands, leather spine labels stamped in gilt. (12) keepsakes. Designed and printed for the Book Club of California in an edition of 500 copies by Gregg Anderson, with a facsimile made in Full-Tone Collotype by the Meriden Gravure Company (Magee, p.56; Broomfield A18b[c2]). The slipcase is slightly rubbed and faded at the edges, else..... READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF WESTERN AUTHORS

Price: $700.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143266

(Santa Cruz: Good Book Press, 1986). miniature book (7.3 x 2.55 cm). simple accordion; covers are parquet-patterned laminated wooden boards made by William Evans, held in sterling-silver band fabricated by Joan Trembley, housed in a brown velvet bag. (18) pages, accordion fold. Limited to 30 copies (Bibliography 1974 - 2020 A39). A fine copy in fine bag. Printed on handmade white paper by Peter Thomas using hand-set Centaur, text in black, blue, and red. From..... READ MORE about ECCLESIASTES 3: 1-8

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143265

from the Gospel according to Luke.
Santa Cruz: The Good Book Press, 1988. miniature book (6.65 x 4.9 cm). bound in red paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards, illustration by Donna Thomas on label inset on cover, title below inset, endsheets red. (32) pages. from the Gospel according to Luke. Limited to 200 numbered copies, of which this is one of 175 copies bound thus (Bibliography 1974 - 2020 A52). A fine copy. The paper is Cream with red fibers..... READ MORE about THE FIRST CHRISTMAS STORY

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143263

np (but Santa Cruz, CA): (Good Book Press, The, 1989). miniature book (7.5 x 6 cm). full brown crushed morocco, red morocco inlay with a gilt heart in the center, four raised bands, marbled endsheets, marbled paper-covered boards slipcase. (16) pages. Hand-calligraphed by Donna Thomas in an edition of only two copies, this copy is '2 of 2' (Bibliography 1974 - 2020 B25). A fine copy in fine slipcase. Calligraphic text with four full page..... READ MORE about THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143261

Santa Cruz, CA: Lime Kiln Press, 1975. oblong folio. vellum-tied Japanese-bound cloth binding with double folding cover, wooden spine, wooden box with a granite insert on one panel. (29) unnumbered leaves printed on recto only. Privately printed in an edition limited to 100 numbered copies signed by William Everson. Lacking the wooden base, slipcase with very small scratches, else a fine copy in fine slipcase. The very scarce prospectus is loosely inserted. Printed from Goudy..... READ MORE about GRANITE & CYPRESS

Price: $15,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135024

New York, NY: Garland Publishing, 1994. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 561+(1) pages. Vol. 1417 in the Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. A fine copy. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, list of illustrations, introduction, two appendices, selected bibliography, index. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about TEXTUAL SCHOLARSHIP: AN INTRODUCTION

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120828

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955. small 8vo. cloth. xv followed by a 47 page English translation of the original 16th century work. Second book in the Studies of Calligraphy Series. Lacking the dust jacket. Ownership inscriptions on front free endpaper, else a very good copy. READ MORE about THE FIRST WRITING BOOK, AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION ... ARRIGHI'S OPERINA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58946

Introduction and Legends by J.J.G. Alexander.
New York: George Braziller, (1970). 12mo. silver stamped blue vinyl cover, slipcase. (34) pages followed by the full color facsimile with interleaved text. Introduction and Legends by J.J.G. Alexander. First edition. With a selective bibliography. A fine copy in fine slipcase. READ MORE about THE MASTER OF MARY OF BURGUNDY, A BOOK OF HOURS FOR ENGELBERT OF NASSAU, THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY OXFORD

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 39239

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., (1926). 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. (x), 318 pages. First edition, first impression. Lacking the dust jacket, else a fine copy. Profusely illustrated. Many excellent chapters of interest to the book-collector. READ MORE about IN QUEST OF THE PERFECT BOOK, REMINISCENCES & REFLECTIONS OF A BOOKMAN

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 20159

Salzburg: Neugebauer Press, (1980). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 141 pages. The first English Language edition. Fine in near fine jacket. A lavishly illustrated book that offers instruction for the beginner and a refreshing philosophy on the role of the calligrapher in modern society. It is also a finely printed record of a master calligrapher's work. READ MORE about THE MYSTIC ART OF WRITTEN FORMS AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK FOR LETTERING

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 1109

London: Laurence King Student & Professional, (2017). 4to. cloth, half-sized dust jacket. 672 pages. First edition. Half-jacket torn along the spine, else a fine copy. A definitive overview of all the major typefaces since the advent of printing. Color and b&w Illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 143245

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (viii), 119 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Boards with dampstaining, minor wear, else a good copy. Introduction by Hollister followed by reproductions of the work of Bernhard, Cooper, Dunn, Dwiggins, Foster, Goudy, Jensen, Rosa, Sinel and Teague. READ MORE about AMERICAN ALPHABETS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9133