Zurich: L'Art Ancien, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 136 pages. Catalogue 20 issued by this firm. Well illustrated bookseller's catalogue. Spine lightly worn and faded, else a very good copy. READ MORE about GOTHIC AND RENAISSANCE BOOK-ILLUSTRATION FINE AND RARE BOOKS OF THE XV AND XVI CENTURIES PRINTED...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 16511
London: Elliot Stock, 1887. small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 247, (13) pages. First trade edition (Bridson & Wakeman E50). One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. READ MORE about MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 76564
New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1887. small 8vo. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. viii, 247 pages. First U.S. edition, one of the Large Paper copies bound thus and printed on better paper. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Leather spine very scuffed. READ MORE about MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 115741
London: British Museum, 1923. 8vo. boards. 49 pages and 20 plates. Six pages on binding and one plate. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITED MANUSCRIPTS, PART III ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND BINDINGS OF MANUSCRIPTS...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 9193
(New York: Guild of Book Workers, 2006). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 105, (5) pages. 100th anniversary exhibition catalogue. Errata at front. A fine copy. Color illustrations throughout. Remarks by Betsy Palmer Eldridge, President, and Peter D. Verheyen, Exhibition Chair. Biographical sketches of exhibitors. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS 100TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 106913
(Paris): Bibliotheque nationale de France, (1999). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 247+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrated with more than 100 color photographs of fine bindings. Presented in the Mazarine gallery of the National Library of France, from March 26 to June 27, 1999. Summary: Before Fontainebleau, The workshop of Fontainbebleau (1545-1552), The golden age (1552-1559), The end of the Bellifontain program (1559-around 1567). Glossary, bibliography, table of exhibits. This catalog constitutes..... READ MORE about RELIURES ROYALES DE LA RENAISSANCE, LA LIBRAIRIE DE FONTAINEBLEAU, 1544-1570
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 72138
Minneapolis, MN: The Campbell-Logan Bindery, 1985. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (26) pages. Trade edition of the limited first edition. Designed by Gerald Lange. Contains woodcuts by Gaylord Schanilec. READ MORE about OFFCUTS, THE CAMPBELL-LOGAN BINDERY'S SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL BOOK BINDING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 96885
With a Preface by the Artist.
New York: Pynson Printers, 1929. small 8vo. cloth. 79+(1) pages. With a Preface by the Artist. Limited to 1250 numbered copies signed by Kent. Lacking the dust jacket. Light uneven fading to cloth boards. Light shelfwear. Rear hinge starting along spine. "With more than 100 proofs of bookplates, initials and marks presented in two colors on one side of an all rag imported paper." READ MORE about THE BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 36120
N.P. Vereinigung der Buchantiquare und Kupferstichhändler in der Schweiz, 1989. 8vo. paper wrappers. 33, (63) pages. A history of the first 50 years of the Swiss association for antiquarian dealers and dealers in coppperplate engravings. Includes a listing of the association's members. Illustrated. READ MORE about ERSTEN FUNFZIG JAHRE DER VEREINIGUNG DER BUCHANTIQUARE UND KUPFERSTICH
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49202
Amsterdam: Erasmus Antiquariaat, 1958. 4to. self paper wrappers. pp. 85-88 with plates. Text in Dutch. Offprint of one of the chapters in AMOR LIBRORUM, BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND OTHER ESSAYS, A TRIBUTE TO ABRAHAM HORODISCH ON HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY, A work to honor bookseller Abraham Horodisch (1898-1987). Black and white plates. Table of contents of the entire work inside wrappers. Inscribed by author in corner of front cover. Wrappers tanned. READ MORE about WAS COLARD MANSION DE ILLUSTRATOR VAN 'LE LIVRE DE LA RUYNE DES NOBLES HOMMES ET FEMMES?
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 114832
With an Introduction by Margaret K. McElderry. Given at Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library, April 21, 1977.
Plains, PA: Boss Dog Press, 2021. 8vo. marbled paper covered boards, title stamped in silver on front board. (ii), (2), 3-15 (2) pages. With an Introduction by Margaret K. McElderry. Given at Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library, April 21, 1977. Limited to 80 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, Sarah P. Burda. Lecture by this children's book author. A fine copy with the prospectus loosely inserted. This chapbook was composed by..... READ MORE about STARS IN OUR HEADS
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 136910
Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758. 8vo. period tiger calf binding, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt ornamentation to six spine compartments, five raised bands, title in gilt in second compartment, all edges stained red. xxxii, 205, (3) pages. The fourth and most extensive edition, expanded from the original edition of 1645 by the noted engraver Cochin. (Cicognara 255. Bigmore / W. 72. Cohen / R. 177). When issued in 1645, the work was "notable for its completeness..... READ MORE about DE LA MANIERE DE GRAVER A L'EAU FORTE ET AU BURIN. ET DE LA GRAVURE EN MANIERE NOIRE
Price: $1,950.00 Order nr. 135740
Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758. 8vo. period marbled calf binding, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, five raised bands, all edges stained red. xxxii, 205, (3) pages. The fourth and most extensive edition, expanded from the original edition of 1645 by the noted engraved Cochin. (Cicognara 255. Bigmore / W. 72. Cohen / R. 177). When issued in 1645, the work was "notable for its completeness for the time of its production, and for its plates, which have..... READ MORE about DE LA MANIERE DE GRAVER A L'EAU FORTE ET AU BURIN. ET DE LA GRAVURE EN MANIERE NOIRE
Price: $1,950.00 Order nr. 135914
Prague: Ceskoslovenskych Vytvarnych Umelcu, 1961. 4to. cloth with design in black and red on front cover. 127+(1) pages. Text in Czech. Magic Mirror: Narration about Cyril Bouda, features works of 20th century Czech illustrator Cyril Bouda (1901-84). Frontispiece, portrait of Bouda. Introductory letter by Bouda. Black and white illustrations throughout. Some illustrations in color. Pastedowns and endpapers illustrated with Bouda'a works. List of illustrations. READ MORE about KOUZELNE ZRCADLO: VYPRAVENI O CYRILU BOUDOVI
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 107572
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. Signed by the author on the inside front wrapper. Poems. Illustrated with silk screens by Leon Goossens. Open tear to the top edge of the front wrapper. Some chipping to the spine and edges. READ MORE about DE PSYCHOLOGIE VAN DE SLAPER
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 106058
Mineola (NY): Dover Publications, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. x, 163 pages. Prints of engravings or sheets of prints first published in the late 18th century by the London firm of Bowles & Carter. One of the Dover Pictorial Archive Series. READ MORE about OLD ENGLISH CUTS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53722
New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 216 pages. First edition. Presentation from the author on the verso of the half-title. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) is widely regarded as one of the masters of design during the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts periods. His typographic and illustrative work pushed the boundaries of these fields into new directions. In addition, his re-introduction and..... READ MORE about WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 115708
Springfield, MA: Wayside Press, 1897. square 12mo. decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 61, (3) pages. First edition designed by Will Bradley and printed at his Wayside Press. Dampstaining throughout. Covers soiled and warped.With ornaments throughout including one printed in orange on the title page. READ MORE about RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, THE ASTRONOMER-POET OF PERSIA. RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY EDWARD...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30861
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., (1897). 8vo. original pictorial cloth. (ii), 405+(1) pages. First Bradley design (Bambace A21). Covers rubbed, spine faded. Else a very good copy. With cover design by Will Bradley done in green, yellow and gilt on a light tan background. Also has title page designed by Bradley. READ MORE about THE SCHOOL FOR SAINTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 33419
New York: Dover Publications, (1974). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxxviii pages by 89 plates. First edition thus. Near fine. With an autobiographical sketch by Bradley included that he wrote in 1954. READ MORE about WILL BRADLEY, HIS GRAPHIC ART, A COLLECTION OF HIS POSTERS, ILLUSTRATIONS, TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGNS...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 25315
New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1902. 8vo. decorated paper-covered boards. 106, (1) pages. New edition. New spine. Minor shelfwear. Minor soiling to boards. A good copy. With gilt cover design by Will Bradley with his distinctive "B" in the lower left hand corner of the front cover design. READ MORE about RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM: A PARAPHRASE FROM SEVERAL LITERAL TRANSLATIONS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 139262
New York and London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1897. 8vo. decorated paper-covered boards. 106, (1) pages. First edition. Covers rubbed, with some wear to spine ends and corners. Else a very good copy. With cover design by Will Bradley. READ MORE about THE CHILDREN
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139263
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1906. 8vo. cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards. x, 166 pages. First edition (Bambace A68). Gift presentation in ink on the 2nd free endpaper. Spine worn along the bottom third along the hinge, some soiling to the boards. Minor shelfwear. Rear cover has a small abrasion near the corner. The textblock is tight. The book is filled with Will Bradley illustrations in black and orange and also contains a full color..... READ MORE about PETER POODLE, TOY MAKER TO THE KING
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 8427
New York, NY: R.H. Russell for Will Bradley, (1897). 16mo. decorated paper-covered boards. 61, (3) pages. Translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald. Covers worn with some loss to the white embossed ink. Spine faded. Scarce in this well-preserved condition. Printed by Will Bradley at the Wayside Press, Springfield, Massachusetts. Includes commentary on Khayyam and endnotes. READ MORE about RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYAM THE ASTRONOMER POET OF PERSIA
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 120895
New York, NY: R.H. Russell for Will Bradley, (1897). 16mo. decorated paper-covered boards. 61, (3) pages. First edition, first printing. Translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald. Neat ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Spine has some rubbing and spotting, with some wear to the tail end of the spine. Covers soiled. A good copy. Printed by Will Bradley at the Wayside Press, Springfield, Massachusetts. Includes commentary on Khayyam and endnotes. READ MORE about RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYAM THE ASTRONOMER POET OF PERSIA
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 139283
