AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT.
N.P. n.p., 1984. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Catalogue of an exhibition of fine book design. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 48297
Bookbinding
FIFTEEN CRAFTSMEN ON THEIR CRAFTS.
London, England: The Sylvan Press, 1945. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. viii, 118, (2) pages, plates. Table of contents, introduction by the editor, A collection of essays by various English craftsmen, including essays by bookbinders Roger Powell and Anthony Gardner, and calligrapher M.C. Oliver. Illustrations follow text. Dust jacket chipped at edges and tanned. Scattered light foxing. READ MORE about FIFTEEN CRAFTSMEN ON THEIR CRAFTS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 130837
ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN ENTWICKLUNG BIS ZUR GEGENWART.
Wien, Pest, Leipzig: A. Hartlebens Verlag, 1882. thick 8vo. half calf over marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands, gilt on spine, top edge gilt. viii, 806 pages with 26 plates (14 in color) and 380 text illustrations. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.318). Some rubbing around edges, shelf wear. Hinges lightly rubbed. Front free endpaper loose, but present. Exlibrary bookplate of the well-known early 20th century collector and publisher Crosby Gaige (New York). Standard..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 5197
ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN ENTWICKLUNG BIS ZUR GEGENWART.
Wien, Pest, Leipzig: A. Hartlebens Verlag, 1882. thick 8vo. original decorated and embossed cloth with gilt. viii, 806 pages with 26 plates (14 in color) and 380 text illustrations. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.318). Standard 19th century history of book printing, copiously illustrated with facsimiles, type specimens, illustrations of printing presses, information on bookbinding practices and papermaking. Original binding held together with cloth, with the original spine pasted on top. Front hinge cracked and..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 32355
LITERARY ANNUALS AND GIFT BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1823-1903.
Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 1973. 8vo. cloth. 26 pages, 24 plates; xxxii, 140 pages. The growing interest in the nineteenth-century book prompted the decision to reissue this little-known but extensive bibliography. Twenty-five pages of illustrations and two essays on the bindings and illustrations of the Annuals have been added to this edition. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about LITERARY ANNUALS AND GIFT BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1823-1903
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 16377
NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN.
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was..... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 91031
SCHÖNE EINBÄNDE BELLES RELIURES FINE BINDINGS.
(Zurich, Switzerland: Flühmann Rare Books), 2000. 4to. cloth. 194 pages. Text in German, French, and English. Index. 124 rare and unique binding. Color illustrations throughout. Price list laid in. READ MORE about SCHÖNE EINBÄNDE BELLES RELIURES FINE BINDINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 131625
SCHÖNE BÜCHER AUS FÜNF JAHRHUNDERTEN. CINQ SIÈCLES DE BEAUX LIVRES. FIVE CENTURIES OF FINE BOOKS.
Zürich: Dr. Adrian Flühmann, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 172, (4) pages. First edition. Catalogue number four from Flühmann rare books. Titles range from a 1493 edition of the Nuremburg Chronicleto to an unopened first edition of Joyce's Ulysses. Many of the books posses rare bindings. All are illustrated in color. In English, French and German. READ MORE about SCHÖNE BÜCHER AUS FÜNF JAHRHUNDERTEN. CINQ SIÈCLES DE BEAUX LIVRES. FIVE CENTURIES OF FINE BOOKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 62742
LA RELIGIEUSE.
Paris, France: A. Plicque, (1923). 12mo. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. (iv), 289, (3) pages. Text in French. Frontispiece and 25 illustrations by Stick. Signed binding by Flammarion. Half leather, gilt inlays, marbled paper-covered boards. Spine gilt-stamped with author, title, and design. Marbled endpapers. Covers rubbed and scuffed, mainly along edges. READ MORE about LA RELIGIEUSE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 134470
A DINNER FOR FRANK DANIEL FORTNEY.
N.P. n.p., 1962. 12mo. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A keepsake printed on the occasion of a dinner honoring bookbinding great Frank Fortney held on February 5, 1962 at the Advertising Club of New York. Contains a short biography of Fortney and the menu of what was served. Edges slightly worn, wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE about A DINNER FOR FRANK DANIEL FORTNEY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94815
CATALOG NO. 179, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE BOOKBINDING - GRAPHIC ARTS, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES.
Elk Grove Village, IL: Gane Brothers & Lane, 1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. A catalog of bookbinding, graphic arts printing equipment and ancillary supplies. Profusely illustrated, with manufacturers index and alphabetical index to catalog. READ MORE about CATALOG NO. 179, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE BOOKBINDING - GRAPHIC ARTS, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 135320
HANDBUCH DER WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN BIBLIOTHEKSKUNDE.
2 volumes.
Leipzig: Quelle & Meyer, 1920. tall 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers, enclosed in cloth slipcase. xii,240; iv,148 pages. 2 volumes. An excellent guide to the information available on the book including its binding, bibliography, library science, etc. Chipped around edges. READ MORE about HANDBUCH DER WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN BIBLIOTHEKSKUNDE
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 8877
COMPLETE INSRUCTIONS.
Excerpted from the Preface of Leaves of Grass, 1855 Edition, First Printing.
Tucson, AZ: Foolsgold Studios, 2022. square 4to. half leather with cherry veneer applied to the boards, cloth clamshell box. 42 pages. Excerpted from the Preface of Leaves of Grass, 1855 Edition, First Printing. Limited to 15 numbered copies, 1 deluxe artists proof variant, 1 prototype and 1 variant saved for fine binding, each signed by the author/publisher on colophon. Complete Instructions is conceived, edited and produced as a response to social and political American life..... READ MORE about COMPLETE INSRUCTIONS
Price: $5,000.00 Order nr. 138150
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.
With a new introduction by Donald Farren.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 576 pages. With a new introduction by Donald Farren. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations..... READ MORE about THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 62006
THE ARTS OF THE BOOK IN CENTRAL ASIA, 14TH-16TH CENTURIES.
(Boulder): Shambhala Publications, (1979). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 314 pages. First U.S. edition. Ten separate authors discuss calligraphy, illumination, miniature painting and bookbinding during this period. 250 illustrations including many in color. Minor foxing of half-title. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about THE ARTS OF THE BOOK IN CENTRAL ASIA, 14TH-16TH CENTURIES
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 19319
LIST OF BOOKS ON PRINTING, INCLUDING MANY ON TYPOGRAPHY, BINDING, AND THE OTHER GRAPHIC ARTS.
Williamsburg: College of William and Mary, 1962. small 4to. plastic ring binding, stiff paper covers. (i), 39 leaves. Items in the Ralph Green Collection on the History of American Printing, along with similar items elsewhere in the Wm. and Mary library. Sort of a bibliography but not in Besterman. 600+ entries. The entry under "Green, Ralph" provides a bibliography of Green's own writings. Reproduced typescript. Covers somewhat soiled. READ MORE about LIST OF BOOKS ON PRINTING, INCLUDING MANY ON TYPOGRAPHY, BINDING, AND THE OTHER GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52482
BUCHER WACHSEN NICHT AUF BÄUMEN.
Munich: Ellerman Verlag, (1979). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 174, (2) pages. An overview of the creation of a book, from author to publisher to bookseller to reader. READ MORE about BUCHER WACHSEN NICHT AUF BÄUMEN
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48962
PRESERVATION: YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1982. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 59+(1) pages. This pamphlet describes the forces that threaten library collections and is designed to serve as an introduction to conservation techniques such as improving storage conditions, preserving deteriorated books, problems, etc. READ MORE about PRESERVATION: YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 65415
SHAW GIVES HIMSELF AWAY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MISCELLANY.
Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1939. tall 8vo. full green morocco with onlaid designs by Paul Nash incorporating Shaw's initials and having different designs on the front and back in orange morocco - a signed Gregynog binding. [xi] 188, [1] pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies. (Harrop, Zilverdistel no.40). Frontispiece portrait of Shaw by John Farleigh. Head of spine worn, with some scattered wear to spine. General shelfwear. Boards somewhat bowed. As is common with this..... READ MORE about SHAW GIVES HIMSELF AWAY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MISCELLANY
Price: $650.00 Order nr. 136795
RECHERCHES SUR JEAN GROLIER SUR SA VIE ET SA BIBLIOTHÈQUE SUIVIES D'UN CATALOGUE DES LIVRES QUI LUI ONT APPARTENU.
Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1970. thick 8vo. cloth. xlix, (iii), 491+(1) pages. Reprint of the 1866 first edition. (See S-K 1287; St. Bride Catalogue p.530). Grolier (1479-1565) was a famous French bibliophile who commissioned the best binders of the day to bind his book. Over 600 of these bindings exist today that can be attributed to his library. Includes a biography, an alphabetical catalogue of his library and reprints of correspondence. Ownership inscription in pencil..... READ MORE about RECHERCHES SUR JEAN GROLIER SUR SA VIE ET SA BIBLIOTHÈQUE SUIVIES D'UN CATALOGUE DES LIVRES QUI...
Price: $165.00 Order nr. 102695
RESEARCHES CONCERNING JEAN GROLIER, HIS LIFE AND HIS LIBRARY. WITH A PARTIAL CATALOGUE OF HIS BOOKS BY A.-J.-V. LE ROUX DE LINCY.
Translated and Revised by Carolyn Shipman.
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. tall 8vo. cloth. xlv, 385 pages. Translated and Revised by Carolyn Shipman. Reprint of the 1907 first edition. Minor spotting of covers. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about RESEARCHES CONCERNING JEAN GROLIER, HIS LIFE AND HIS LIBRARY. WITH A PARTIAL CATALOGUE OF HIS...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 11665
NEW ENGLAND VIGNETTES.
Providence, RI: Providence Athenaeum, 2004. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 38+(1) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition by the New England Chapter, Guild of Book Workers, presented at the Providence Athenaeum November-December 2004. Shows calligraphy, private press work, fine bindings and artists' books. READ MORE about NEW ENGLAND VIGNETTES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106833
GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION.
Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction by Priscilla Juvelis, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126172
GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION.
Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 1500 copies. Introduction by Richard Baker, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126256
GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION.
Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 1500 copies of which this is one of 500 bound in original paste-paper. Introduction by Richard Baker, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126276