Girard, Henri and Henri Moncel.

LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE.

Paris: Henry Babou, (1930). large 8vo. loosely gathered signatures in a paper-covered portfolio, cloth tie. 31, xl leaves of illustration, (3) pages. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. The authors describe the 19th century book. Chapters are devoted to typography and book illustration. Included are 40 plates of illustration. This is the fifth volume in "Les Beaux Livres D'Autrefois" series. Covers lightly rubbed. READ MORE about LES BEAUX LIVRES D'AUTREFOIS. LE XIXEME SIECLE

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Goldman, Paul.

VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, 1850-1870, THE HEYDAY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING. THE ROBIN DE BEAUMONT COLLECTION.

Boston: David R. Godine Publishers, 1994. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First American edition. This text is based on the wonderful collection formed by de Beaumont and donated to the British Museum. Contains 91 illustrations in black-and-white and 8 in color. With information on the collector, more technical look at the process, information on the publishers, editors and engravers and a select bibliography. READ MORE about VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, 1850-1870, THE HEYDAY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING. THE ROBIN DE BEAUMONT...

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Gorey, Edward.

THE BROKEN SPOKE.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1976). oblong 12mo. pictorial paper-covered boards, matching dust jacket. not paginated. First edition (Toledano A63c). This book combines, with breath-taking cleverness, two objects of consuming interest: postcards and bicycles (from the front flap). Sixteen of the illustrated cards first appeared in Sports Illustrated, June 1976. READ MORE about THE BROKEN SPOKE

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Gossop, R.P.

BOOK ILLUSTRATION, A REVIEW OF THE ART AS IT IS TODAY.

London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1937. 12mo. marbled paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 45 pages. First edition. Part of the Dent Memorial Lecture Series. Minor chipping of jacket. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION, A REVIEW OF THE ART AS IT IS TODAY

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Goulden, Richard J.

THE ORNAMENT STOCK OF HENRY WOODFALL, 1719-1747. A PRELIMINARY INVENTORY ILLUSTRATED.

London: The Bibliographical Society, 1988. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 85 pages. Number 3 of the Occasional Papers of the Bibliographical Society. Over 390 illustrations reproduced. Distributed for the Bibliographical Society. READ MORE about THE ORNAMENT STOCK OF HENRY WOODFALL, 1719-1747. A PRELIMINARY INVENTORY ILLUSTRATED

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Gray, Basil.

THE ENGLISH PRINT.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1937. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket with paper cover label showing an illustration. xvi, 224, (2) pages in addition to 24 plates throughout the text. First edition, authored by the Assistant Keeper of the British Museum. Includes much information on Blake, Morris, Millais, Sandys, Burne-Jones and many others. Illustrated with 24 collotype plates and eight head and tail pieces. Light chipping of jacket. READ MORE about THE ENGLISH PRINT

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Greenberg, Alvin.

THE METAPHYSICAL GIRAFFE. COVER AND DRAWINGS BY GENE ROBERDS.

New York: New Rivers Press, 1968. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 70, (2) pages. First edition. Author's first book of verse.Title-page slightly creased, lightly soiled white printed wrappers. READ MORE about THE METAPHYSICAL GIRAFFE. COVER AND DRAWINGS BY GENE ROBERDS

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Greer, Carl Richard.

ADVERTISING AND ITS MECHANICAL PRODUCTION.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1931). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 473 pages. First edition. With discussion of all possible illustration techniques applicable to the development of advertising. Has a full color frontispiece and many illustrations in the text. READ MORE about ADVERTISING AND ITS MECHANICAL PRODUCTION

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Greer, Carl Richard.

THE BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING.

Hamilton: The Beckett Paper Co., (1925). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (xviii), 244 pages. First edition. Manual on how to advertise with emphasis on proper use of paper and illustrations. A standard text. Covers show wear along edges. Spot on spine label. Presentation bookplate from the company on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING

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Guilmard, Désiré.

LES MAÎTRES ORNEMANISTES, DESSINATEURS, PEINTRES, ARCHITECTES, SCULPTEURS ET GRAVEURS; ÉCOLES FRANÇAISE,--ITALIENNE,--ALLEMANDE,--ET DES PAYS-BAS (FLAMANDE & HOLLANDAISE).

2 volumes bound in 1.
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2009. 4to. paper covered boards. xvi,560 pages; (vi),180 plates. 2 volumes bound in 1. Reprint of the first edition which was published in Paris in 1880-1881. A bibliography of ornamental artists of France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands from the 16th through 18th centuries. Facsimiles of book illustrations, along with illustrated examples of other decorative arts. Includes a list of works to consult from the Bibliothèque de Paris, and..... READ MORE about LES MAÎTRES ORNEMANISTES, DESSINATEURS, PEINTRES, ARCHITECTES, SCULPTEURS ET GRAVEURS; ÉCOLES...

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Haberman, Daniel.

POEMS. DRAWINGS BY CORNELIA BRENDEL FOSS.

New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1977. square small 8vo. cloth, printed acetate dust jacket. xi, 85, (5) pages. First edition. Blurbs by James Schuyler, Helen Adam, Henrietta Weigel, Joel Oppenheimer, Jonathan Williams. Author's first book. Haberman designed the book. Fine. READ MORE about POEMS. DRAWINGS BY CORNELIA BRENDEL FOSS

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Hajek, Lubor.

UTAMARO, PORTRAITS IN THE JAPANESE WOODCUT.

Reproductions by Werner Forman.
London: Spring Books, n.d. small 4to. stiff pictorial wrappers bound in Japanese manner with wrap-around cloth folding case and cardboard mailer. 57 pages. Reproductions by Werner Forman. Historical text followed by full color reproductions. Very fine condition. Folding case is age darkend along edges. READ MORE about UTAMARO, PORTRAITS IN THE JAPANESE WOODCUT

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Halbey, Hans Adolf.

IM WEITEN FELD DER BUCHKUNST, AUFSATZE, ESSAYS, SATIREN, GEDICHTE.

Offenbach am Main: Wilhelm Kumm Verlag, 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111+(1) pages. First edition. A collection of essays that shows the multifariousness of the scientific and literary work of Hans Adolf Halbey. Contains sections on the art of the book, illustration, satire, prose, lyric, and children's poetry. A few marks in red at top of front cover. READ MORE about IM WEITEN FELD DER BUCHKUNST, AUFSATZE, ESSAYS, SATIREN, GEDICHTE

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