New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1887. small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 247 pages. First U.S. edition. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Covers rubbed with wear at spine ends and some foxing. Name partially erased on title page. READ MORE about MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121946
London: Maggs Bros. 1919. square 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 120 pages. Catalogue 385. Covers show wear and wrinkling of pages. With a number of plates of the bindings. Ink writing on cover and throughout. Minor wear, else near fine. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, HISTORIC & DECORATIVE BINDINGS, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 3033
5 volumes, complete.
Paris: Me. Étienne Ader & Leopold Carteret, 1934 - 1935. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv),iii,39,(5) with 47 plates of bindings, 5 spread page and 6 in color; (viii),152,(4) pages with 91 plates, 51 of bindings and 3 in color; (iv),iv,252,(4) pages with 143 plates, 101 of bindings and 5 in color; (iv),iv,112,(4) pages with 69 plates, 21 of bindings and 1 in color; (iv),162,(4) pages with 40 plates of bindings. 5 volumes, complete. Auction..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUE HENRI BERALDI
Price: $350.00 Order nr. 25349
N.P. n.p., n.d. (but 1991). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper covered boards. pp, 18-42. Here bound separately, an article from Bulletin du Bibliophile. With black-and-white photographs of bindings. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about BINDINGS WITH CUT-LEATHER WORK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 101535
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
Minneapolis: Campbell-Logan, 1985. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (26) pages. Trade edition of the limited first edition. Designed by Gerald Lange. Contains woodcuts by Gaylord Schanilec. With T.L.s. by Gregor Campbell to Michael Peich of Aralia Press. READ MORE about OFFCUTS, THE CAMPBELL-LOGAN BINDERY'S SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL BOOK BINDING
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 129328
With a Preface by the Artist. 2 volumes.
New York: Pynson Printers, 1929, 1937. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 79+(1); 83+(1) pages. With a Preface by the Artist. 2 volumes. Each volume is limited to 1250 numbered copies signed by Kent. First volume contains more than 100 proofs of bookplates, initials and marks presented in two colors on one side of an all rag imported paper and the second volume contains an additional 84 bookplates and initials and marks. The second volume has..... READ MORE about BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT. With THE LATER BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT
Price: $850.00 Order nr. 123043
Wien: Druck und Verlag der Österreichischen Staatsdruckerei, 1950. small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 135 pages, with 24 additional plates. First edition. This volume makes the attempt to comment on the creativity of students of Alfred Crossmann, who have themselves matured into genuine masters of the craft, especially in the area of bookplates. The technique of copper engraving is carefully explained. Over 115 samples including twenty-four plates from the workshops of Herbert Toni Schimek, Friedrich..... READ MORE about DIE KUPFERSTECHER DER COSSMANNSCHULE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 55805
New York: The Grolier Club, 1984. 7 x 10 inches. hardcover. 146 pages. Books and Prints, Past and Future is a collection of papers delivered at the Grolier Club's centennial celebration in 1984. These speeches were given during the course of three seminars and the final dinner of the convocation. The first seminar, devoted to retrospective essays, kicked off with an essay by Mary Hyde, the first woman elected to membership at the Grolier Club..... READ MORE about BOOKS AND PRINTS, PAST AND FUTURE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 107134
New York: The Grolier Club, 1994. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 86 pages. This catalogue describes the career of poet and publisher Pierre Lecuire. As one of France's most important contemporary publishers, Lecuire published nearly all of his own work. Deriving from elaborate philosophical and poetical reflections, his work often focused on the relationship between the book and the poem. Books of Pierre Lecuire examines Lecuire's work and contains a frontispiece and thirteen illustrations. Produced..... READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF PIERRE LECUIRE: FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 106604
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
New York: Hastings House, 1975. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. Not paginated. The second annual volume. Filled with 286 illustrations with a number in color. Minor foxing of half-title. READ MORE about EUROPEAN ILLUSTRATION '75/'76
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 75439
London: Patrick Hardy Books, (1983). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 48 pages. First edition. A personal account by Edward Booth-Clibborn of the friendship between his father Augustin Booth and Edward Ardizzone who met as art students and remained long time friends. The illustrations which are reproduced in two colours are based on the Christmas cards the Ardizzone's sent out each year to special friends. Spot on front cover where price tag was removed. READ MORE about MY FATHER AND EDWARD ARDIZZONE, A LASTING FRIENDSHIP
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 60536
(London: Soethby's, 2002. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 315 pages, Auction catalogue of this sale. Three page foreword by Lord Hindlip and two page biographical sketch of Botfield (1807-1863) by Tom Lamb. 216 lots. Illustrated in full color throughout. Two day sale with the first day describing illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, travel books and natural History Books. The Evening saw the sale of Furniture, Silver, Porcelain and gold boxes. English watercolours and old master..... READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM BERIAH BOTFIELD'S LIBRARY AT LONGLEAT
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77702
Paris: Maison Quantin, n.d. (circa 1886). 8vo. contemporary quarter cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. 320 pages. First edition. The history of the book and its printing, illustration and binding. Over 100 illustrations. Printed on cheaper paper. Covers rubbed along edges. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about LE LIVRE, L'ILLUSTRATION - LA RELIURE, ETUDE HISTORIQUE SOMMAIRE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 22529
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
London: Sotheby's, 2000. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 124 pages. Sotheby's auction Catalogue of the plate books from the library of Richard, 7th Earl of Bradford which was sold on March 15, 2000 (L00201). Each of the 86 entries is annotated and described in great detail with suggested price ranges. Numerous illustrations, many in color. Prices realized loosely inserted. Stamps on first leaf. READ MORE about MAGNIFICENT PLATE BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE EARL OF BRADFORD
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 63413
London, England: Eyre and Spottiswoode for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1901. 8vo. later cloth. (iv), 182 pages, plates. Preface, table of contents, list of plates. 19 black and white plates. Numerous charts. Includes a list of works on illumination acquired by the library. Title page tanned. Some ink markings in text. READ MORE about HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLECTION OF ILLUMINATED LETTERS AND BORDERS IN THE NATIONAL ART...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 119558
New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 216 pages. First edition. 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 use of Caslon type brought it back into popularity. The..... READ MORE about WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 41678
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
(Cambridge, MA: Will Bradley, at the University Press, for Dodd, Mead & Company), 1899. 12mo. original illustrated stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Bambace page 185. A Christmas catalogue including holiday books, music and art, travel and biography, novels and tales, general literature and belles lettres, religious books, and books for younger readers. Includes black and white specimen illustrations. Erratum tag tipped in. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DODD MEAD & CO'S NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS, CHRISTMAS 1899-1900
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 118823
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. 11.75 x 12.75 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 204 pages. In the late nineteenth century, wood-engraving was the principle medium of illustration employed by publishers. From this beginning, print collector Bill Brandt goes on to recount the story of the Society of American Wood-Engravers. He reveals the medium's intricacies, the controversies sparked between traditional wood-engravers and America's New School, and the international acclaim rightly bestowed on these innovative American..... READ MORE about INTERPRETIVE WOOD-ENGRAVING: THE STORY OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN WOOD-ENGRAVERS
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 102011
