BAKST AT EVERGREEN.
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Illustrated booklet on this artist. READ MORE about BAKST AT EVERGREEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 95032
Book Illustration
FRANTISEK BELOHLÁVEK.
Ostrava: Profil, 1971. wide 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 117+(1) pages. First edition. Biography of book illustrator and designer Frantisek Belohávek. Illustrated with examples of Belohávek's designs. With 82 reproductions of his bold, graphic work in several mediums including collage, woodcut, tempera, and linocuts; most in black-and-white. Dust jacket shows wear. READ MORE about FRANTISEK BELOHLÁVEK
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 74146
RICHARD WAGENER: A DIALOGUE OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
Mission, BC, Canada: Barbarian Press, 2019. folio. quarter cloth, paper covered boards. over 100 engravings. First edition of 125 numbered copies, of which this is one of the 65 standard state copies bound in quarter vermilion cloth with a printed paper label and patterned paper. This book is part of the Endgrain Editions series by Crispin & Jan Elsted's Barbarian Press. Many coloured engravings included, and in a departure from the earlier volumes in the..... READ MORE about RICHARD WAGENER: A DIALOGUE OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 134457
" INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."
Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by..... READ MORE about " INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 92761
FRANCIS BARLOW, FIRST MASTER OF ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION.
London: Scolar Press, 1978. small 4to. cloth. 237 pages. First edition. Study of this seventeenth century English book illustrator. Contains over 100 reproductions of his illustrations. Lacks jacket. Ink notes at bottom of page 8. READ MORE about FRANCIS BARLOW, FIRST MASTER OF ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123669
TRADES AND CRAFTS IN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
(London): The British Library, (1990). large 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 124 pages. First edition. The author is a curator in the British Library's department of manuscripts. Illustrated with fourteen color plates and sixty-six black and white figures. Lively commentary that explains the connection of each picture to the text, with chapters on Agriculture and husbandry, Trade and commerce, Industry and crafts, and The professions. Bibliography and index. READ MORE about TRADES AND CRAFTS IN MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 62550
LEONARD BASKIN'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE ON RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS.
N.P. Printed for the Typophiles by the Spiral Press, (1965). 12mo. paper wrappers. (10) pages. Typophile Monograph no.78. READ MORE about LEONARD BASKIN'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE ON RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC...
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 19956
MONETE E MEDAGLIE NEL LIBRO ANTICO DAL XV AL XIX SECOLO.
Biblioteconomia e Bibliografia Saggi e Studi diretti da Francesco Barberi
Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95+(1) pages. Biblioteconomia e Bibliografia Saggi e Studi diretti da Francesco Barberi. Text in Italian. Includes 21 black-and-white plates. Signed and dated by the author on the first leaf. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H.P. Kraus. Minor wear. READ MORE about MONETE E MEDAGLIE NEL LIBRO ANTICO DAL XV AL XIX SECOLO
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 95709
THE MAN WHO WAS H.M. BATEMAN.
Exeter, UK: Webb & Bower, (1982). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 224 pages. First edition. This is a detailed biography of artist/illustrator/cartoonist H.M. Bateman. Numerous color and black & white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE MAN WHO WAS H.M. BATEMAN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 125311
AUSSTELLUNG VON ARBEITEN DER VERVIELFÄLTIGENDEN KÜNSTE IM BAYRISCHEN GEWERBEMUSEUM.
Nürnberg: n.p., 1877. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards with stiff paper wrapper bound in. vii, 214+(1) plus 11 leaves of illustration. Catalogues objects relating to a variety of topics connected to the book arts in Bavarian collections. Chapters on prominent publishers, seventeenth century book decoration, woodcuts, metalcutting, lithography, photography and different types of presses and printing technology. All chapters divided in two sections: a general overview followed by a bibliography usually arranged chronologically, sometimes..... READ MORE about AUSSTELLUNG VON ARBEITEN DER VERVIELFÄLTIGENDEN KÜNSTE IM BAYRISCHEN GEWERBEMUSEUM
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 77520
EDWARD BAWDEN'S LONDON.
(London, England): V & A Publishing, (2011). 4to. cloth, dust jacket, decorated endpapers. 159+(1) pages. Table of contents, note and sources, chronology, photographic credits and acknowledgments. Over 200 color and black and white illustrations, with illustrations on cloth covers. Discusses the vision of Bawden for 20th century London through his advertising work, linocuts, and lithographs. READ MORE about EDWARD BAWDEN'S LONDON
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 125786
TWENTIETH-CENTURY STYLE AND DESIGN.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1986). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. First edition. A comprehensive survey of twentieth century design. This lavish production traces the concerns of designers in three specific areas of design - the decorative arts, industrial and domestic design, and the urban enviroment. Well-illustrated. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about TWENTIETH-CENTURY STYLE AND DESIGN
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 25600
AUBREY BEARDSLEY: A CENTENARY TRIBUTE.
N.P. (Nissha Printing Co., 1998). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, illustrated. 255+(1) pages. Text in Japanese and English. Exhibition at three museums in Japan commemorating the centenary of Beardsley's death. Acknowledgments. Introduction by Simon Wilson; essay "Beardsley and Japanese Pictorial Design" by Linda Gertner Zatlin. Catalogue divided into 12 sections featuring Japonesques, Le Morte D'Arthur, Salome, The Savoy, The Rape of the Lock and others. Commentary on works and outline biography. Black and white illustrations. Wrappers..... READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY: A CENTENARY TRIBUTE
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 108976
AUBREY BEARDSLEY: SELECTED DRAWINGS.
New York, NY: Grove Press, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. unpaginated. Introduction by John Russell, index of drawings. 120 black and white illustrations. Dust jacket chipped at top edge. Covers stained. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY: SELECTED DRAWINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126366
THE EARLY WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY.
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), with 157 plates. Reprint of the corrected 1911 edition. The best work of Beardsley's brief life, displaying his brilliant design, elegant linearity, and exotic and unforgettable imagery. A comprehensive survey. READ MORE about THE EARLY WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122854
AUBREY BEARDSLEY, CATALOGUE OF DRAWINGS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.
New York: The Grolier Club, 1945. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 141+(1) pages followed by 7 plates and (4) additional pages. First edition, limited to 300 copies (Asaf 112). Includes biographical note, catalogue of drawings, bibliography of criticism, bibliography of literary work, bibliography of collected letters, and bibliography of exhibitions. The author was a Beardsley collector himself who eventually left his collection to Princeton University.Covers rubbed with some fading. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY, CATALOGUE OF DRAWINGS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 45186
COLLECTED DRAWINGS OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY.
With an Appreciation by Arthur Symons
New York: Crescent Books, Inc., (1967). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 212 pages. With an Appreciation by Arthur Symons. First edition. Filled with his illustrations and a listing of his work. Jacket chipped along edges with small tears. READ MORE about COLLECTED DRAWINGS OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122856
A SELECTIVE CHECKLIST OF THE PUBLISHED WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY.
Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Well printed by the Stinehour Press. A new Beardsley reference book which "resolves longstanding ambiguities, corrects oft-repeated errors, and provides a wealth of new information." 224 items described in detail and well indexed. Includes a section on Beardsley forgeries. READ MORE about A SELECTIVE CHECKLIST OF THE PUBLISHED WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 59788
AUBREY BEARDSLEY, THE MAN AND HIS WORK.
London: John Lane, (1928). small 4to. green cloth, paper spine label. xiv, (ii), 109, (3) pages. First edition. (Lasner 179A). With reproductions of 13 Beardsley illustrations. Rubbed along edges. Spine label rubbed. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY, THE MAN AND HIS WORK
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 78462
AUBREY BEARDSLEY EXHIBITION AT THE VICTORIA.
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated but over 600 items described. An exhibition catalogue. Presentation from the author on half-title. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY EXHIBITION AT THE VICTORIA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 91950
BEARDSLEY.
(London, England): Studio Vista, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 372 pages. First edition. Table of contents, introduction by John Rothenstein, guide to plates and notes, endnotes, index. Frontispiece, 502 black and white plates. Based on an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1966. Dust jacket slightly chipped at top edge. READ MORE about BEARDSLEY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125577
AUBREY BEARDSLEY: A BIOGRAPHY.
(London, England): Harper Collins, (1998). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 404 pages. First edition. Table of contents, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, introduction, bibliography, endnotes, index. Black and white illustrations. A biographical study of Beardsley's life. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY: A BIOGRAPHY
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 125709
DRAWINGS FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS.
Harvard: The Houghton Library, 1980. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 74 pages. 54 pages of plates. A catalogue of fifty drawings for book illustrations from the Philip Hofer collection on display at the Houghton Library. These drawings represent the four centuries encompassed by the collections and include many of the finest. They represent the various aspects of the process of designing and producing illustrations. Spine faded. READ MORE about DRAWINGS FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 56622
THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME.
(London): Bradbury, Agnew and Co. Ld. n.d. (but 1851). 8vo. leather, edges gilt, five raised bands, gilt lettering on spine. (iv), xii, 308 pages. First edition (Tooley 298. Not in Field). Illustrated by John Leech with 10 full-colored etchings and 98 woodcut vignettes. John Leech was a staff artist for "Punch" from its early issues in 1841. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was one of the original staff members for "Punch." One of the Victorian era's..... READ MORE about THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME
Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 94242
CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY AND LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LATE SIR MAX BEERBOHM.
London: Messrs. Sotheby & Co., 1960. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 104 pages. With illustrations. Beerbohn's name written in ink on spine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY AND LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LATE SIR MAX BEERBOHM
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 15645