(Brighton Press). Everwine, Peter.

FIGURES MADE VISIBLE IN THE SADNESS OF TIME.

Features eleven etchings by Michele Burgess.
(San Diego): Brighton Press, (2003). 11 1/2" x 8 5/8" hand dyed linen with pochoir on the cover, housed in a clamshell box. unpaginated. Features eleven etchings by Michele Burgess. Limited to 40 copies signed by the author and artist. A fine copy in fine clamshell box. Short poems by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and Cesare Pavese. From the printer's website: "Poems by Peter Everwine; etchings and pochoirs by Bill Kelly on Twinrocker paper. Etchings printed by..... READ MORE about FIGURES MADE VISIBLE IN THE SADNESS OF TIME

Price: $1,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138508

(Brighton Press). Kaschnitz, Marie Luise.

GRAVE DEPOSITS.

Translated by Lisel Mueller.
(San Diego): Brighton Press, (2010). 6 1/2" x 11 1/4" Coptic binding housed in a cloth covered clamshell box with a woodcut mounted on the cover. unpaginated. Translated by Lisel Mueller. Limited to 34 copies, of which this is one of 30 numbered copies signed by the artist. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Extremely scarce. From the printer's website: "Prose poem by Marie Luise Kaschnitz (translation by Lisel Mueller); digital prints by Michele Burgess..... READ MORE about GRAVE DEPOSITS

Price: $2,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138512

(Brighton Press). Renner, James.

SOLILOQUY.

(San Diego: Brighton Press, 2007). 6 1/2" x 11 1/4" Coptic binding housed in a cloth covered clamshell box with a woodcut mounted on the cover. unpaginated. Limited to 20 numbered copies signed by the author. A fine copy in fine clamshell box. Extremely scarce. From the printer's website: "Hand painted wood construction and hand relief prints on Seichosen paper by James Renner designed by Michele Burgess. Text hand set in Gill Sans and printed..... READ MORE about SOLILOQUY

Price: $2,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138511

(Brighton Press). Westphalen, Emilio Adolfo.

DEVICE FOR SURVIVAL.

Illustrated by Fernando de Szyszlo.
(San Diego): Brighton Press, (1992). 10 1/2" x 7 1/4" handmade paper covered boards, etchings on front and rear boards, gilt on spine, housed in a heavy handmade paper portfolio with silk ribbons. unpaginated. Illustrated by Fernando de Szyszlo. Limited to 55 copies, of which this is one of 45 Arabic numerals numbered copies signed by the author and the artist. A fine copy in near fine heavy handmade paper portfolio with silk ribbons. From..... READ MORE about DEVICE FOR SURVIVAL

Price: $1,750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138503

Brun, Robert.

LE LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ EN FRANCE AU XVIe SIECLE.

Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2005. large 8vo. cloth. (iv), 336 pages followed by 32 plates. Reprint of the 1930 first edition (Besterman 3010). Brun provides ten chapters followed by an annotated bibliographical catalogue of the principal books illustrated in France during the sixteenth century. Illustrated and indexed. In all, 1250 books are described. Never reprinted, this remains a difficult title to find. Includes 32 illustrations, mostly of title pages. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ EN FRANCE AU XVIe SIECLE

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87551

(Bruner, Vratislav Hugo).

V.H. BRUNNER 1886-1928.

Prague: Spolek Výtvarných Umelcu Mánes, 1929. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. 62, (6) pages. (Arno Sáñka IV, 2655). Text in Czech. Comments by a number of Czech literati on the life of artist , illustrator, and typographer Vratislav Hugo Bruner (1886-1928), published the year after his decease. Black and white illustrations throughout. Index of illustrations. Boards and spine sunne. Top of spine has damaged area. READ MORE about V.H. BRUNNER 1886-1928

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107566

(Brunner, Vratislav Hugo). Kybalova, Ludmila.

TVURCE CESKÉ KNIHY V.H. BRUNNER.

Soupis Knizní Grafiky: Bozena Polívková
Prague: Ceskoslovenských výtvarntých umelcü, 1961. 8vo. cloth, title stamped on spine, VHB design stamped on front board, dust jacket. 138, (6) pages. Soupis Knizní Grafiky: Bozena Polívková. Text in Czech. No. 3 in "Czech Books" series. Study of the book illustrations of Vratislav Hugo Brunner (1886-1928). Pastedowns and endpapers decorated. Frontispiece. Introductory essay. Chronological catalogue of Brunner's work. Black and white and color illustrations. Bibliography, index and listing of illustrations. Dust jacket slightly worn at..... READ MORE about TVURCE CESKÉ KNIHY V.H. BRUNNER

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107590

Bryan, Michael.

BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.

5 volumes.
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, 1925. small 4to. two-toned cloth, top edges gilt. xii,364; x,291+(1); xvi,393+(1); xvi,309; xviii,425 pages. 5 volumes. New edition, revised and enlarged under the supervision of George C. Williamson. Filled with separate plates printed on glossy paper. Rubbing of covers with wear along edges. Shaken. READ MORE about BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 103128

(Bryn Mawr College).

THE ARTIST & THE TITLE PAGE.

(Bryn Mawr, PA: Friends of the Library, Bryn Mawr College, 1974). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Exhibition of art on title pages, Bryn Mawr College, 1974. Introductory essay with descriptive information including title, author, publisher, artist, and provenance. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about THE ARTIST & THE TITLE PAGE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122950

BUCHKUNST AUSSTELLUNG.

Frankfurt: Verlag von R. Th. Hauser & Co., 1924. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. various. This book accompanied a German book art exhibition in Rhein-Main. Includes several illustrations. 2.5" x 3.5" square cut out of one page. Cover slightly soiled. READ MORE about BUCHKUNST AUSSTELLUNG

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 88406

BUCHKUNST.

Leipzig: Institut für Buchgestaltung, (1963). 4to. cloth. 236, (6) pages. Volume IV of this journal devoted to book design and book illustration. Includes several chapters devoted to Japan, China, and Korea, and an article by Diego Rivera. Well-illustrated with many plates in color. READ MORE about BUCHKUNST

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45530

Bunnell, Peter C. (editor).

NONSILVER PRINTING PROCESSES: FOUR SELECTIONS, 1886-1927.

New York: Arno Press, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii,129; 55; 96 (and 4 plates); (ii),63 pages. Facsimile reprints of four important publications. Part of the Literature of photography series. Includes C. N. Bennett, Elements of photogravure, 1927 (Roosens & Luc Salu 8249) A. Maskell & R. Demachy, Photo-aquatint or the gumbichromate process, 1897 (Roosens & Luc Salu 7915) F. J. Mortimer & S. L. Coulthurst, The oil and bromoil process, 1909 (Roosens & Luc..... READ MORE about NONSILVER PRINTING PROCESSES: FOUR SELECTIONS, 1886-1927

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98717

Burgess, Fred W.

OLD PRINTS AND ENGRAVINGS.

New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1948. thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 281 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. Accompanied by seventy-nine illustrations. Discussion of the various processes that are used to produce prints. Minor jacket rubbing. READ MORE about OLD PRINTS AND ENGRAVINGS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95846