N.P. Nakladem I Drukiem, Oficyny Stanislawa Gliwy, 1962. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 121, (3) pages. One of a limited number of copies. With a summary in English. Filled with illustrations, including some tip-ins, showing the work of this typographer - artist. Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy.READ MORE about SAMUEL TYSZKIEWICZ, ARTYSTA-TYPOGRAF
(Prague: Státní tiskárna, 1929). 12mo. quarter leather, marbled paper covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 36, H, v pages. Limited to 120 numbered copies (Aron Sanka, iv, 4782). Text in Czech. Collection of satirical verse about occupations such as bakers and cobblers. Red ink headers and footers throughout. Woodcut illustrations by K. Svolinskeho. Designed by and epilogue by Fr. Krema.READ MORE about SATIRY O REMESLNÍCÍCH A KONSELECH NEVERNÝCH
Hamburg: Dr. Jörn Günther Antiquariat, 1996. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 227+(1) pages. Catalogue No.4 from the bookseller, specialising in medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, incunabula and early printed works. Beautifully produced with vivid detail by Manfred von Arnim. Contains 60 entries, depicted for the most part with full-page illustrations in rich color. In-depth descriptions; brief English summary provided. Bibliographies noted. Indices included. Price list for works inserted.READ MORE about SECHZIG RARA, (1466-1557
Jenkintown: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, 1971. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies. A catalogue of the exhibition of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, held on the occasion of the visit of the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie in 1971. There are 121 books, prints and drawings listed.READ MORE about A SELECTION OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MINIATURES, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS IN THE LESSING J....
With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones.
Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1972. 8vo. quarter leather, patterned paper-covered boards, all edges speckled, paper-covered slipcase. xvi, 136 pages. With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones. Limited to an edition of 1950 copies, this being out of series. It is signed by illustrator Randy Jones, whose bawdy pen-and-ink drawings are scattered through the book. Original etching has been laid-in. Text is usually attributed to Jonathan Badcock, one of the..... READ MORE about SELECTIONS FROM THE FANCY; OR TRUE SPORTSMAN'S GUIDE BY AN OPERATOR
Introduction by Ruth Mortimer.
Northampton, MA: Smith College Museum of Art, 1977. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (61) pages. Introduction by Ruth Mortimer. First edition. A fine copy. Foreword by Charles Chetham. Fully describes and depicts illustrations from 40 books in the Selma Erving collection of Livre D'artiste in the Smith College Museum of Art. Includes illustrations by Marc Chagall, Jean Louis Forain, Matisse, Picasso and others.READ MORE about THE SELMA ERVING COLLECTION OF MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
Kingston, NY: Battledore Ltd., 1996. 11 x 8.5 inches. paperback. 48 pages. First edition. This wonderful exhibition catalogue highlights a myriad of works illustrated and written by this celebrated children's book writer and artist. This exhibition covers the first time Sendak's original works were shown in Asia, beginning in October 1996 at Maruzen Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, travelling in December to Kyoto and Nagoya and then to Neilson Hays Library in Bangkok, Thailand in..... READ MORE about SENDAK IN ASIA
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, n.d. 12mo. decorated boards, dust jacket. 61+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in very good dust jacket. Ownership inscription in ink on front pastedown. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Designed, printed and published by The Peter Pauper Press from the King James version of the Holy Bible.READ MORE about THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Oberlin, OH: Oberlin College Library, 1983. 4to. paper wrappers. (8) pages. A fine copy of this exhibition catalogue commemorating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Morris.READ MORE about A SESQUICENTENARY SALUTE TO WILLIAM MORRIS
Washington: GAE, 1947. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages. Special issue of this periodical. A series of articles on the education of printers and graphic designers. A near fine copy.READ MORE about SILVER ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, 1922-1947
New York, NY: Grand Central, 5th Ave, Galleries, 1939. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, with "PM" on cover. unpaginated (but around 100 pages). Foreword, lists of officers and members. Light fading to spine, light shelfwear. Else a near fine copy. Items from the sketchbooks of society members. Homage to Charles C. S. Dean by Walter Suter preceding the catalogue. Illustrated, including ads for Strathmore Papers at rear that has a matchbook-sized paper sample leaflet. Includes..... READ MORE about SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 37TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION APRIL 13-MAY 6 1939
Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press.
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co., nd (c1919). 4to. dark blue linen-covered boards, gold lettering and illustrations on the spine and covers. 170 pages, 16 tipped-in color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press. First American Edition. Minor wear to spine ends. Very minor offsetting to the second free endpapers, else a near fine copy. Bookplate of John B. Keenan..... READ MORE about SOME BRITISH BALLADS
(Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Co., n.d. 32mo. cards. unpaginated. A selection of four specimen/trade cards released by Philadelphia printing firm Edward Stern & Co. Include illustrations by Alfred Hutty (1877-1954), Troy Kinney (1871-1938), John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) and one anonymous. Edward Stern & Co. was established by brothers Edward, Harry F. and Simon in 1871 (Library Company of Philadelphia catalogue entry). Each card mentions the artist's name (when known) and the statement "SPECIMEN Reduced Size,"..... READ MORE about SPECIMEN/TRADE CARDS FOR BOOK OF ETCHINGS
New York, NY: The New York Public Library, 1914. small 4to. cloth. variously paginated. Multiple books bound in one volume. Also includes Frank Weitenkampf,The Fifteenth Century: The Cradle of Modern Book Illustration (1938); Edward S. Harkness, Livre du Petit Artus (1928); Seymour de Ricci, A List of Medieval Manuscripts in the New York Public Library (1930); The Mural Painting by Edward Laning in the New York Public Libaray (1942); Walter Allen, The Four Corvinus Manuscripts..... READ MORE about THE SPENCER COLLECTION OF MODERN BOOK BINDINGS
(New York: Art Gravure Corporation, 1934). 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Advertising brochure on use of artgravure. Covers illustrations, type and working layout. Illustrated.READ MORE about STEPS IN PREPARING ARTGRAVURE COPY
Obrázkový vzorník, oborných a reklamních, stocku a podtisku [Illustrated sample book, specialty and advertising, engraving and background printing]...specielní odborný závod stereotypérsky, rozmnozování sazeb. stocku, drevorytu, matric atd. [specialty professional stereotype establishment, duplication rates, engraving, xylography, matrices, etc.]
Vinohrady (Praha): Stereotyp, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (32) pages. Obrázkový vzorník, oborných a reklamních, stocku a podtisku [Illustrated sample book, specialty and advertising, engraving and background printing]...specielní odborný závod stereotypérsky, rozmnozování sazeb. stocku, drevorytu, matric atd. [specialty professional stereotype establishment, duplication rates, engraving, xylography, matrices, etc.]. The style of the examples suggests the 1920's or '30's. Paper wrapper lightly soiled, chip at bottom mended with tape, small tear to last page and wrapper, water..... READ MORE about STEREOTYP
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1969). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 64 pages. First edition, the cloth bound version. Preface by William S. Lieberman and introduction by Virginia Allen. Filled with illustrations in color. Jacket soiled.READ MORE about TAMARIND: HOMAGE TO LITHOGRAPHY
Melbourne, Australia: Zimmer, 1997. square small folio. black paper wrappers, title in gilt, six loosely inserted wood-engravings, decorated patterned paper covered boards clamshell box. (iv), 15, (1) pages. Limited to 15 numbered copies signed by Tate Adams, of which this portfolio is unnumbered on the colophon. The five included plates are each numbered #6 of 15. A fine copy in fine clamshell box. Four full-spread and one smaller plate wood-engravings by Adams. The text was..... READ MORE about TATE ADAMS: TROPICAL WOOD-ENGRAVINGS