New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 160 pages. A general introduction to graphic arts in industry, and a practical first course in printing, engraving, papermaking, bookmaking and photography. Suggests practical projects to enable students to become familiar with various tools and materials. Well-illustrated. Small tear in dust jacket, also price clipped. READ MORE about THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 45478
New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (xi), 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. (Hart no.134). An important look at bookmaking from the Whittinghams to Elmer Adler. Many facsimile title pages and other illustrations. Essays on William Morris, Pickering, and other influences on American typography. Shows the work of Dwiggins, Rogers, Adler, and many others. Only front cover of jacket is present. READ MORE about BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 19236
Weimar: Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen, 1902. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xiv), 200 pages. Essays on book design in England, America, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany. Attractively designed. Covers chipped along edges with tear in front hinge. Bookplate on inside front cover. READ MORE about NEUE BUCHKUNST
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 126195
(Williamstown, MA): Chapin Library, Williams College, 1995. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 45, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Foreword by Robert L. Volz, bibliography, index. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about FINISHED BY HAND, DECORATION IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 130638
With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf
New York: The Typophiles, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 48 pages. With an Introduction by Hermann Zapf. Born in 1907, Gotthard de Beauclair spent most of his life learning about calligraphy, printing, typography, and book design. With his expertise and skillful technique, he produced some of the finest examples of limited edition books. Even now, his work stands as a model for superior bookmaking. This catalogue includes an Introduction by Hermann Zapf and a...... READ MORE about GOTTHARD DE BEAUCLAIR: ART AND LITERATURE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 108921
Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 2008. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. cloth-backed paper covered boards, stamped in gilt with the Riverside Press logo. 95 pages. As Daniel Berkley Updike's successor, from 1896-1912, Bruce Rogers worked at Houghton Mifflin's Riverside Press. This history of Bruce Rogers' work while at the Riverside Press was taken directly from the archives of his letters. Included in this book is how Rogers came to produce the series called Riverside Press..... READ MORE about THE FIRST FLOWERING: BRUCE ROGERS AT THE RIVERSIDE PRESS, 1896-1912, WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 100315
Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxvi, 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. An extensive bibliography which lists general titles, followed by specific titles relating to the movement in Austria, Belgium, and France. READ MORE about ART NOUVEAU, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 29192
Berlin: Linotype GmbH, 1954. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 186, (12) pages. First edition. Well printed selection of quotes on the book and bookmaking from famous authorities. With an introduction by Ernst Penzoldt. Tear in jacket along spine; jacket age darkened. READ MORE about STUNDENBUCH FÜR LETTERNFREUNDE, BESINNLICHES UND SPITZIGES ÜBER SCHREIBER UND SCHRIFT LESER UND...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 26063
Amsterdam: N.V. Lettergieterij N. Tetterode, 1951. small folio. cloth. viii, 264 pages. First edition in English. Issued on the 100th Anniversary of this typefounder. Many full-page plates. Minor rubbing. READ MORE about THE LETTER AS A WORK OF ART, OBSERVATIONS AND CONFRONTATIONS WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS EXPRESSIONS OF...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 16501
Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. Spot on front cover. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9329
Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. cloth-backed boards. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. Presentation from Koch to Harold Worthington. Covers rubbed with wear at spine ends and tips. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 55210
Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 55931
Mit Zeichnungen und Knittelversen von Fritz Kredel
(Offenbach a.M.): (Chemigraphische Anstalt Gebr. Klingspor), n.d. large 12mo. printed pattern paper-covered boards with paper spine and cover labels. Unpaginated. Mit Zeichnungen und Knittelversen von Fritz Kredel. This ABC features paired figures from different periods (each dated, from 1700 B.C. to 1956), dressed in a variety of clothing, with doggerel text appropriate to the multicolor images and featured letter. An appendix indicates the author's sources for the clothing designs. Published as a gift to friends..... READ MORE about EIN LUSTIGES ABC: DER MODEN, TRACHTEN UND KOSTÜME
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 90817
London: Blandford Press, (1971). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 241, (7) pages. First edition. Catalogue from the Graphics/Britain exhibition held at De La Rue House, London in 1971. Provides an extensive list of graphic design for advertising by British designers with black-and-white illustrations of each. Indexed. General wear to jacket with small tears at top of spine. READ MORE about GRAPHICS/BRITAIN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 56108
Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals, & Albums
(Asheville, NC): Lark Books, (1995). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals, & Albums. This book gives ideas and instructions for various kinds of interesting bindings. It is heavily illustrated with color pictures of finished bindings and black-and-white diagrams to assist in creating bindings. Fine condition. READ MORE about COVER TO COVER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 95310
New York: American Printing History Association, 1997. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 181+(1) pages. D.B.U and R.R. prints for the first time extracts from the important correspondence between these major figures of American graphic arts, revealing a little-known closeness between the Merrymount Press fine printer Updike and the artist Ruzicka. The two men collaborated on a number of important books, including Newark and the Grolier Club's Irving, as well the exquisite series of Merrymount..... READ MORE about D.B.U. AND R.R.: SELECTED EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DANIEL BERKELEY UPDIKE AND RUDOLPH...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 97458
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1979). tall 8vo. cloth. xx, 485, (3) pages. Second edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about BOOKMAKING: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 46586
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1966). tall 8vo. cloth. xvi, 400 pages. Reprint of the 1965 first edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about BOOKMAKING: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 102491
Paris: Les Éditions du Chene, (1947). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 166 pages filled with excellent documentary text and 182 plates many of which are in color. S-K 1942. With chapters on manuscripts by Van Moe, the French Book in the XVth and XVI Century by Brun, in the XVII and XVIII Centuries by Wilhelm, in the XIX Century by Michel, the French book in the XX Century by Guignard. Jacket soiled with two pieces missing..... READ MORE about THE ART OF THE FRENCH BOOK, FROM EARLY MANUSCRIPTS TO THE PRESENT TIME
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 3782
London: Paul Elek, (1947). 4to. cloth. 166 pages, 182 plates. S-K 1942. With chapters on manuscripts by Van Moe, the French Book in the XVth and XVI Century by Brun, in the XVII and XVIII Centuries by Wilhelm, in the XIX Century by Michel, the French book in the XX Century by Guignard. Many of the plates are in color. No dust jacket. Covers worn around edges. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE FRENCH BOOK, FROM EARLY MANUSCRIPTS TO THE PRESENT TIME
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 3848
Paris: Les Éditions du Chene, (1947). 4to. cloth. 166 pages filled with excellent documentary text and 182 plates many of which are in color. S-K 1942. With chapters on manuscripts by Van Moe, the French Book in the XVth and XVI Century by Brun, in the XVII and XVIII Centuries by Wilhelm, in the XIX Century by Michel, the French book in the XX Century by Guignard. Covers rubbed with wear along edges. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE FRENCH BOOK, FROM EARLY MANUSCRIPTS TO THE PRESENT TIME
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 72716
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (1995). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 315+(1) pages. New printing and the first to contain a new foreword by Nicolas Barker. Paperback edition. Corner of front cover bent. Spine faded. READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 40613
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (1995). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 315+(1) pages. Second printing. An unabridged reprint of the first edition which was published by James Heineman, with a new foreword by Nicolas Barker. This book is a tightly written and lavishly illustrated panorama of book design from its earliest history to recent years. Tracing the history of fine books against a background of changing patrons, improving technology, religious and social change, and..... READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 42227
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (1995). 4to. cloth. xx, 315+(1) pages. An unabridged reprint of the first edition which was published by James Heineman, with a new foreword by Nicolas Barker. This book is a tightly written and lavishly illustrated panorama of book design from its earliest history to recent years. Tracing the history of fine books against a background of changing patrons, improving technology, religious and social change, and the state of the..... READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 61165
Boston: The Stetson Press, (1914). small 8vo. boards. 31+(1) pages. With many two color reproductions. READ MORE about HOW TO MAKE TYPE TALK, THE RELATION OF TYPOGRAPHY TO VOICE MODULATION. BASIC PRINCIPLES AS...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 22819
