Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1951. small 4to. paper wrappers. 12 pages. A look at modern German illustration and design in the production of more ephemeral material. Kleiner Druck Nr.47. Covers soiled. READ MORE about BROSCHUR UND SCHUTZUMSCHLAG AM DEUTSCHEN BUCH DER NEUEREN ZEIT
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Essays on Five Classical Poets.
New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, (1978). 8vo. paper covered boards, slipcase. 50, (2) pages. Essays on Five Classical Poets. Limited to 500 copies designed by Martino Mardersteig. With the works of Archilochos and Sappho, Theokritos, Catullus, and Martial. Minor wear, spine of slipcase protruding. READ MORE about THE UNHEROIC MUSE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102927
New Rochelle: The Elizabeth Press, (1975). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 82, (2) pages. A book of poetry. Limited to 250 copies, designed by Martino Mardersteig (Not in Buff). Published by James A. Weil. READ MORE about NOTES TOWARD A FAMILY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123514
(New Rochelle): The Elizabeth Press, (1978). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46+(2). Limited to 250 copies, designed by Martino Mardersteig (Not in Buff). A book of poetry. Published by James A. Weil. READ MORE about SWATH
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 101477
According to the Authorized King James Version with Reproductions of Religious Paintings in the Samuel H. Kress Collection
New York: Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959. 4to. loose leaves folded. not paginated. According to the Authorized King James Version with Reproductions of Religious Paintings in the Samuel H. Kress Collection. The prospectus is made up , apparently, of sample pages primarily from Saint Luke, including color illustrations. Sunned at the upper front. READ MORE about Prospectus for THE GOSPELS OF SAINT MATTHEW, SAINT MARK, SAINT LUKE & SAINT JOHN TOGETHER...
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 93479
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1941. 8vo. self-paper wrappers. 10,(2) pages. The pamphelt was produced on the University's 175th anniversayr. It was designed by Richard Ellis, composed in Monotype Janson. There is a little general wear. READ MORE about RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 93478
Camden: Privately printed (for the Haddon Craftsmen), 1936. 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label, slipcase. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Designed and arranged by Richard Ellis. One of the Christmas keepsake volumes issued by Haddon Craftsmen. Very fine. READ MORE about HOUSE-WARMING AND WINTER VISITORS FROM WALDEN: OR LIFE IN THE WOODS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 31894
Camden: Privately printed (for the Haddon Craftsmen), 1936. 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Designed and arranged by Richard Ellis. One of the Christmas keepsake volumes issued by Haddon Craftsmen. Lacking slipcase. Very fine. READ MORE about HOUSE-WARMING AND WINTER VISITORS FROM WALDEN: OR LIFE IN THE WOODS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 133494
Camden: Privately printed (for the Haddon Craftsmen), 1936. 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label, slipcase. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Designed and arranged by Richard Ellis. One of the Christmas keepsake volumes issued by Haddon Craftsmen. Very fine. Lacking slipcase. READ MORE about HOUSE-WARMING AND WINTER VISITORS FROM WALDEN: OR LIFE IN THE WOODS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133530
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., (1949). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 158 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Jacket is very worn with pieces missing. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 2633
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1948. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition, second printing. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Jacket worn with pieces chipped away. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 21827
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Presentation on free endpaper "To my good friend, George L. McKay, Gene Ettenberg, May 7, 1947" and with a one page handwritten copy of a note to "Gene" thanking him for sending along this inscribed copy. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 54395
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Jacket chipped with tears along edges. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 126851
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1947. 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography. This copy was Richard Ellis' copy, with his ownership signature and date on front free endpaper. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 133481
New York: Van Nostrand Co., (1948). 4to. cloth. 160 pages. First edition, later printing. "A detailed, comprehensive handbook on the many varied applications of all the phases of typography." Inscribed on free endpaper "March 26, 1949. In memory of a happy day in Utica, To Howard Coggeshall, Gene Ettenberg, O. Alfred Dilman, Lawrence B. Siegfrid" where each of the three have signed their names. READ MORE about TYPE FOR BOOKS AND ADVERTISING
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 64359
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
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1960. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. First printing. A collection of 43 word pictures. Interesting use of graphic design. Wrappers lightly worn at edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Tanning throughout text. READ MORE about WORLDLES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 119208
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (1954). 4to. cloth. (x), 169, (3) pages. Third edition. Eight chapters on different aspects of typography. Tape marks on endpapers and pastedowns. READ MORE about LAYOUT, THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN TO ADVER TISING AND PRINTING
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Edited by Richard J. Wolfe
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. 5 x 7.25 inches. hardcover. 242 pages. Edited by Richard J. Wolfe. New and Complete Manual on the Making of Fancy Papers was originally written in French by M. Fichtenberg in 1852. Richard Wolfe has translated the book into English and added a new preface. The craft of marbling paper was introduced into Europe and the Middle East from Turkey and Germany during the last two decades of..... READ MORE about NEW AND COMPLETE MANUAL ON THE MAKING OF FANCY PAPERS BY M. FICHTENBERG
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 106047
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
Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag, 1960. large 4to. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. xxvii, not paginated. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the publisher "Chr. Belser Verlag." A limited amount of copies were made available on the market. Under the rubric of "Spiritual Fathers of the Occident," this volume presents 100 title pages accompanied by short essay descriptions. In addition to general information on particular title pages, these descriptions contain..... READ MORE about GEISTIGE VATER DES ABENDLANDES, EINE SAMMLUNG VON HUNDERT BUCHTITELN
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1975. 8vo. stapled self paper wrappers. pp.355-362. Offprint from Scholarly Publishing, July 1975. With reproductions of the various calligraphic covers used by this magazine. READ MORE about OUR LETTERFORM COVERS
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Vol. VII Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1930. 4to. cloth. xiv, 254, 25, (3) pages. Vol. VII Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1210 copies. The last issue of The Fleuron. With articles by Van Krimpen, Warde on Eric Gill, Morison, Koch, Symons, Ewald on The Officina Bodoni and Updike on Cleland. Minor cover rubbing. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.THE
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Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1928. 4to. cloth. xiii, 254, (3) pages. Vol. VI. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1310 copies. Articles on Rudolf Koch, Geofroy Tory by A.F. Johnson, On Decorative Printing in America by Paul Beaujon (Beatrice Warde), Decorated Types by Stanley Morison and others. Front hinge split and part of back hinge cracked. Rubbed on spine. READ MORE about THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
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Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1926. 4to. cloth. xvi, 205, (21) pages. Vol. V. Edited by Stanley Morison. Limited to 1370 copies. Article on Karl Klingspor by Julius Rodenberg including a list of books printed at the Private Press of the Gebr. Klingspor, articles on Laboureur, Bulmer, and "Towards an Ideal Italick" by Stanley Morison. Covers worn at head of spine; covers soiled. Bookplate on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE FLEURON, A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $185.00 Order nr. 121488
