Search Results for: Book Design

(Cleland, T.M.).

THE DECORATIVE WORK OF T.M. CLELAND, A RECORD AND A REVIEW.

With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Alfred E. Hamill and a Portrait Lithograph by Rockwell Kent.
New York: Pynson Printers, 1929. 4to. cloth. 24 pages of text followed by 99 plates done in color including different paper specimens, etc. With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Alfred E. Hamill and a Portrait Lithograph by Rockwell Kent. Limited to 1200 copies. Rubbed along edges. READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 1792

(Cleland, T.M.).

THE DECORATIVE WORK OF T.M. CLELAND, A RECORD AND A REVIEW.

With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Alfred E. Hamill and a Portrait Lithograph by Rockwell Kent.
New York: Pynson Printers, 1929. 4to. vellum spine with brown cloth-covered boards that are impressively decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, original glassine wrappers, slipcase. 24 pages of text followed by 99 plates done in color including different paper specimens, etc. With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Alfred E. Hamill and a Portrait Lithograph by Rockwell Kent. Limited to 1200 copies; this is one of the first 55 copies of the special edition, of... READ MORE

Price: $1,750.00 other currencies Order nr. 94507

(Netherlands).

DESIGN AND PRINTING IN THE NETHERLANDS 1960.

N.P. (Graphic Export Centre, 1960). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 27+(1) pages, followed by approx. 40 pages of printing samples. Essentially a large sales brochure for the Dutch printing industry, with numerous specimens from various firms. Well-illustrated in color. Some wear along edges. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 47817

(Lakeside Press).

DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY AT THE LAKESIDE PRESS.

Chicago: Lakeside Press, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Contains five subjects about design or typography with a couple of short paragraphs about each subject, together with the announcement that Walter L. Howe is the new Director of the Press's Department of Design and Topography. Edges lightly tanned. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 102313

(Bradley, Will).

DESIGN IN STRATHMORE ADVERTISING ... MAKING PAPER PART OF THE PICTURE.

N.P. Strathmore Paper Co., n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Discussion of the design of advertising for the Strathmore Paper Company. Reproduces, in color, many of the ads done for the company by Will Bradley and discusses his role in designing work for them. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 15185

(Deutschen Nationalbibliothek).

DEUTSCHE BUCHEREI, 1912-1962 FESTSCHRIFT ZUM FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DER DEUTSCHEN NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK.

Leipzig: Buch-und Bibliothekswesen, 1962. 4to. cloth. xxiv, 402 pages of text followed by plates of illustrations. Nineteen chapters concerning German books written as part of this Festschrift. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 2099

DEUTSCHE BUCHUMSCHLÄGE AUS SIEBZIG JAHREN.

Mainz: Gutenberg-Museum, 1966. 8vo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Exhibition of book covers presented by the Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, in 1966. Includes the 19th century, the Jugendstil movement, and the post-World War II period. Black and white illustrations. List of artists and bibliography. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 114765

(Bradley, Will).

DODD MEAD & CO'S NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS, CHRISTMAS 1899-1900.

(Cambridge, MA: Will Bradley, at the University Press, for Dodd, Mead & Company), 1899. 12mo. original illustrated stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Bambace page 185. A Christmas catalogue including holiday books, music and art, travel and biography, novels and tales, general literature and belles lettres, religious books, and books for younger readers. Includes black and white specimen illustrations. Erratum tag tipped in. Well preserved copy. READ MORE

Price: $400.00 other currencies Order nr. 118823

(Limited Editions Club).

DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS.

Numbers 1-4, a total of 6 volumes (all published).
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1940-41. 4to. cloth. (viii),363,(18); 329,(20); xvi,507,(34); 104,(20); 109-232,(16); 233-312,(14) pages. Numbers 1-4, a total of 6 volumes (all published). Limitations vary from 1200 to 2000 copies. An extremely important series of books devoted to all aspects of fine book production. The first part of volume four is bound in cloth, not in paper wrappers. Covers soiled. Volume 1 has a stain on front cover; volume 2 and 3 have fraying at spine ends. READ MORE

Price: $500.00 other currencies Order nr. 61985

(Limited Editions Club).

DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS. VOLUME IV, NO.1.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 104, (20) pages. The first part of the fourth volume of the Dolphin; issued as a separate unit (LEC S-05). This issue contains the biblio-mystery "The Aldine Folio Murders" by Lawrence G. Blochman and an article on Edward Lear by Holbrook Jackson among other articles. Some minor soiling to covers. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 2163

(Limited Editions Club).

DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS. VOLUME IV, NO.1.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 104, (20) pages. The first part of the fourth volume of the Dolphin; issued as a separate unit (LEC S-05). This issue contains the biblio-mystery "The Aldine Folio Murders" by Lawrence G. Blochman and an article on Edward Lear by Holbrook Jackson among other articles. Covers soiled; wear along hinges. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 123201

(Limited Editions Club).

THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS.

Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published).
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1933, 35, 38, 40-41. 4to. cloth except Number 4, Part 1 is paper. (viii),363,(18); 329,(20); xvi,507,(34); 104,(20); 109-232,(16); 233-312,(14) pages. Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published). Limitations vary from 1200 to 2000 copies (LEC S-02, 03, 04, 05). An extremely important series of books devoted to all aspects of fine book production. Part one of volume four is bound in stiff paper wrappers as first issued. Some covers soiled and rubbed. READ MORE

Price: $450.00 other currencies Order nr. 2161

(Limited Editions Club).

THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS.

Number Two.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. 4to. cloth. 329, (20) pages. Number Two. The second volume of this four volume periodical devoted to the book arts (LEC S-03). Bookplate. Articles by many authorities on the book including Warren Chappell, Elmer Adler, Edith Diehl, Lawrence C. Wroth, Hofer on Dwiggins and an article by Dwiggins. Wear at spine ends. Some spotting to covers. READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 69531

(Limited Editions Club).

THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS.

Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published).
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1933, 35, 38, 40-41. 4to. cloth except Number 4, Part 1 is paper. (viii),363,(18); 329,(20); xvi,507,(34); 104,(20); 109-232,(16); 233-312,(14) pages. Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published). Limitations vary from 1200 to 2000 copies (LEC S-02, 03, 04, 05). An extremely important series of books devoted to all aspects of fine book production. Part one of volume four is bound in stiff paper wrappers as first issued. Some covers soiled and rubbed. Volume four has scuffs on spine. READ MORE

Price: $315.00 other currencies Order nr. 131556

(Double Crown Club).

THE DOUBLE CROWN CLUB, REGISTER OF PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS.

N.P. The Double Crown Club, 1949. 8vo. half cloth over patterned paper-covered boards, red leather spine label. viii, 91 pages. Limited to 150 copies and printed for the Club at the Curwen Press. Introduction by Oliver Simon followed by biographical sketches of all members, past and present. Includes Ardizzone, Balston, Buckland-Wright, John Carter, Cobden-Sanderson, Dwiggins, Flower, Hornby, Morison and many others. Well preserved copy. Scarce. READ MORE

Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 34203

(Hungary).

DREISSIG JAHRE DER UNGARISCHEN BUCHKUNST 1952-1982.

N.P. (Vereinigung der ungarischen Buchverlage und Vertriebsunternehmen, 1982). 8vo. paper wrappers. not paginated. Showcases thirty years of fine book design from Hungary. Well-illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 49330

(Netherlands).

DUTCH BOOK PRODUCTION FROM 1890 TO THE PRESENT DAY.

Hague: Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum/ Museum van het Boek, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages. Preface by Dr. C. Reedijk. Illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 94930

(Spiral Press).

ECCLESIASTES OR, THE PREACHER IN THE KING JAMES TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE, WITH DRAWINGS BY BEN SHAHN, ENGRAVED I WOOD BY STEFAN MARTIN, CALLIGRAPHY BY DAVID SOSHENSKY.

New York: The Spiral Press, 1965. 4to. quarter parchment over cloth, chamise, slipcase. First edition. Number 76 of 285 numbered copies designed by Joseph Blumenthal, set in Emerson type and printed at The Spiral Press in New York. The drawings by Ben Shahn were engraved in wood by Stefan Martin. Signed by all four men. Prospectus loosely inserted. Parchment shows minor spotting on covers. READ MORE

Price: $200.00 other currencies Order nr. 20286

EDITION BALANCE.

(Sonneberg, Germany: Comptoir Kunstmagazin, 1998). 8vo. cloth. 95+(1) pages. Text in English and German. Four essays, by Wulf D. v. Lucius, Reinhard Grüner, Thomas Glöß, and Christa Wolf, on book art and artists' books. Bibliography and list of exhibitions. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 121048

(Advertising Yearbook).

EIGHTH GRAPHIC ARTS PRODUCTION YEARBOOK.

New York: Colton Press, 1948. 4to. cloth. 594 pages. Filled with all manners of advertising art, diecuts, full color inserts, etc. Covers rubbed. READ MORE

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 31

(Ruzicka, Rudolph).

THE ENGRAVED & TYPOGRAPHIC WORK OF RUDOLPH RUZICKA, AN EXHIBITION.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Limited to 500 copies signed by Ruzicka. With nine illustrations including two in color. Bibliography of his work. Prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 39447

(Chambers, Bert C.).

A EXHIBITION OF ADVERSITING MATERIAL CREATED BY BERT C. CHAMBERS FOR THE STRATHMORE PAPER COMPANY, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

West Springfield, MA: Strathmore Paper Company, n.d. (circa 1957). oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Biographical sketch followed by illustrations of his design work with facing text page. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 118969

(Armitage, Merle).

AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS DESIGNED BY MERLE ARMITAGE.

Austin: University of Texas, n.d. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. (32) pages. Well illustrated exhibition catalogue. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 25793

(Ruzicka, Rudolph).

FAIRFIELD.

Bangor, Maine: Eastern Corp. n.d. Single sheet printed on heavy cardboard. Fairfield was designed by Rudolph Ruzicka. Corner slightly bent. Accompanied by a folio broadside type specimen sheet showing Fairfield and giving a history of its production. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 15909

(Book Design).

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF BOOK DESIGN 1955.

N.P. National Book League, 1949. 8vo. paper wrappers. 121, (7) pages. Describes 777 books. Introduction by Desmond Flower. READ MORE

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 126263

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