London: The Bodley Head, 1974. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First English edition. Profusely illustrated. Jacket spine slightly faded. READ MORE about ART OF THE PRINTED BOOKS 1455-1955
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 15638
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Jacket spine faded; chipped around edges. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 64775
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. With a small paper label on the free endpaper calling attention to the fact that this book was printed on Mohawk Superfine Text. READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 105191
Boston: David R. Godine, (1977). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250, (2) pages. First edition. A study of the more interesting of American typographers from colonial times to the present. Well-illustrated. Presentation on half-title "Inscribed for Mike McCurdy, Joe Blumenthal." READ MORE about THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 114825
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Presentation copy "for Mary Ahern with friendly greetings Joe B- March/'83." READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 58046
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 62288
New York: The Grolier Club, (1982). 8vo. cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards, slipcase. viii, 153, (3) pages. First edition, one of 300 numbered copies signed by Blumenthal and issued thus for the Grolier Club (Asaf 142). Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Printed by the Stinehour Press. Presentation on half-title from Blumenthal "for Clifford Awald Joseph Blumenthal." READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 76583
New York: Frederic C. Beil, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 153, (3) pages. Illustrated autobiography by this book designer. With information on The Spiral Press. Presentation copy "for Mike (McCurdy) affectionatly and respectfully, Joe, December /'86."Jacket chipped with large tear in front cover. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC YEARS, A PRINTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH A HALF-CENTURY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 114824
Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, (1930). thick tall 8vo. half leather over paste-paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 516, (4) pages. First edition. Study of graphic art starting with the 16th century and going through the 19th century. Individual chapters for different countries. Mostly illustrations including a number of plates in color. Jacket worn. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER GRAPHISCHEN KUNST
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 45076
Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., 1904. 12mo. printed paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 16 pages. Contains "Eighteenth-Century Chap-Books and Broadsides" by Bradley. (Huntington Exhibition no.36). Bradley was hired by the ATF to design ornaments and figures. He did a total of 12 issues of the American Chap-Book. Lacks the separately issued supplement. The hardbound version of these chapbooks were sold at a premium. Cracked along back hinge and wear at spine ends. READ MORE about AMERICAN CHAP-BOOK, I,1
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 116223
Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., October 1904. 12mo. printed paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 16 pages. Accompanied by a large foldout broadside printed on both sides with Bradley designs. Accompanied by an 8 page self-paper-wrappered brochure entitled "Cheltenham Borders" and also issued in October 1904. Contains "Directness and Simplicity" by Bradley with many illustrations. With both supplementary pieces present. Wear at spine ends. READ MORE about AMERICAN CHAP-BOOK, I,2
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 874
Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., Christmas 1904. 12mo. decorative paper-covered boards, paper cover label. (32) pages. Contains "Appropriateness" by Bradley with many illustrations. The hardbound version of these chapbooks are more difficult to find than the paperbound. Only minor wear. READ MORE about AMERICAN CHAP-BOOK, I,4
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 35589
Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., April 1905. 12mo. decorative paper-covered boards, paper cover label. (32) pages. Contains "Business Cards" by Bradley with many illustrations. The hardbound version of these chapbooks are more difficult to find than the paperbound. This copy is signed by Bradley. Corner of covers and pages has been cut away. READ MORE about AMERICAN CHAP-BOOK, II, 2
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 35592
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. viii, 191+(1) pages. Greenwood's Art Reference Collection, Number 1. Table of contents, preface, indices of authors and subjects, biographical sketch of the compiler. A bibliography. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 130663
(Secaucus, NJ): Wellfleet Press, (1988). 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 336 pages. This is a one-volume reference source for aspiring designers, whatever their level of expertise. The materials and techniques of graphic design, illustration, and airbrushing are all described and illustrated, and their practical application in the commercial world is explained. Finished illustrations and step-by-step commissions by established artists reveal the process of design and illustration and how the end results are achieved. Light soiling..... READ MORE about DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 65114
Minneapolis: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1992. large 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 61+(1) pages. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, sponsored by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. A series of essays and articles on the uses of modern technology in book design. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about OFF THE SHELF AND ON-LINE: COMPUTERS MOVE THE BOOK ARTS INTO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY DESIGN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 46649
New York: Visual Communication Books, (1984). oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 379 pages. Sixth revised edition. With text in English, German and French. Well-illustrated. Excellent work to enable you to understand and tell the differences in the various reproductive processes. READ MORE about A HANDBOOK OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION PROCESSES, A TECHNICAL GUIDE INCLUDING THE PRINTMAKING PROCESSES
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 59865
Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1979. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper wrappers, paper cover label. 48, (2) pages, with illustrations. Printed as the New Year's gift of Deutsche Bücherei. Two leaves of illustrations loose. READ MORE about BUCHGESTALTUNG IN LEIPZIG SEIT DER JAHRHUNDERTWENDE
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 48670
Berkeley: Wingbow Press, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127 pages. Second printing. With Illustrations by Chuck Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 688
Santa Fe, NM: Edith Lambert Gallery, n.d. oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A collection of 15 black and white post cards with illustrations of book art exhibited at the gallery. Designs are based on the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. READ MORE about THE BOOK AS ART
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 115080
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1989). 4to. paper over boards, dust jacket. 159 pages. First edition. The author provides a critical analysis of 24 modern typographic designers. Covers many different styles including classicism, modernism, expressionism and post-modernism. Also contains a descriptive list of individuals, movements, developments, etc. in typographic design. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY TODAY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24453
Brooklyn: George McKibbin & Son, (1949). 8vo. cloth-backed decorated paepr covered boards. 13 pages. First edition, limited to 2000 copies. Details of typographic design. McKibbin issued a number of books on design. READ MORE about THE LITTLE DETAILS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 1369
Providence: The Library, 1942. small 8vo. parchment-backed boards, dust jacket. 30 pages. Limited to 565 copies. Complimentary leaflet loosely inserted. Jacket soiled with a small spot on front cover. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 1379
New York: The New York Public Library, 1960. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. (14) pages. Limited to 700 copies. Reprint of a talk given with illustrations added. READ MORE about THE FINE ART OF PRINTING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1448
Foreword by James H. Billington. Afterword by John Y. Cole.
Golden: Fulcrum Publishing, (1996). small 4to. leatherette, dust jacket. x, 150 pages. Foreword by James H. Billington. Afterword by John Y. Cole. First edition. Filled with illustrations of some of the most interesting and important American books of the Library of Congress. Signed by the author on title page. READ MORE about THE BOOK IN AMERICA WITH IMAGES FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 46161
