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
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
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
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. Inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper to Richard W. Ellis. Additionally inscribed (at great length) by Richard W. Ellis to Thomas M. Whitehead, former head of Rare Books and Special Collections at Temple University. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of..... READ MORE about WILL BRADLEY, HIS GRAPHIC ART, A COLLECTION OF HIS POSTERS, ILLUSTRATIONS, TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGNS...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 25315
Austin: The University of Texas, 1962. small 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. 46, (2) pages. First edition. The author's second book of verse (Contemporary poets, 6th edition). Fine in near fine, lightly rubbed dust jacket with two closed tears at the top of the front panel. READ MORE about CHILDREN PASSING. WITH WOODCUTS BY ROBERT WYSS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 112455
[Minneapolis: Minnesota] Milkweed Editions, 1986. 8vo. cloth, paper cover label, dust jacket. 212, (4) pages. First edition. One of 500 copies signed by the author and the artist. Foreword by Lisel Mueller. Blurbs by Rudolfo Anaya, Rosellen Brown, Maxine Kumin. Fine in dust jacket. READ MORE about CIVIL BLOOD, POEMS AND PROSE. ENGRAVINGS BY R.W. SCHOLES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 112457
2 volumes.
Munich: Hugo Schmidt, 1921. 12mo. paper-covered boards, top edge stained green. 115; 111+(1) pages. 2 volumes. A study of three artists - illustrators: Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Pater (1695-1736), and Charles Eisen. Watteau, one of the key figures of Rococo art, is most associated with the fête galante. Pater was Watteau's only pupil; all three artists were natives of Valenciennes. Illustrated. Corners slightly bumped. Chipped along hinge. READ MORE about DIE DREI GALANTEN MEISTER VON VALENCIENNES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48415
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. viii, 191+(1) pages. Greenwood's Art Reference Collection, Number 1. Table of contents, preface, indices of authors and subjects, biographical sketch of the compiler. A bibliography. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 130663
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. viii, 191 pages. First edition. Over 2,000 references to books, pamphlets, essays, periodical articles, and theses on the subject. Only concerned with illustration periods and countries. The subjects include Manuals of Illustration and other Writings on Technique, History of Methods of Illustration, Science and Technology, Medicine, Music, and Illustration and Decoration in Children's Books. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION, A GUIDE TO RESEARCH
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 26721
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. viii, 191 pages. First edition. Over 2,000 references to books, pamphlets, essays, periodical articles, and theses on the subject. Only concerned with illustration periods and countries. The subjects include Manuals of Illustration and other Writings on Technique, History of Methods of Illustration, Science and Technology, Medicine, Music, and Illustration and Decoration in Children's Books. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DECORATION, A GUIDE TO RESEARCH
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 103070
Edited by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey & illustrated by Harold M. Brett.
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Co, 1921. 8vo. cloth. 351 pages. Edited by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey & illustrated by Harold M. Brett. Spine lightly age darkened. Else very good. Bound in color illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. With Standard Printed Inscription, by Madge Bellamy. READ MORE about LORNA DOONE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 137475
Cambridge: Silent Books, 1987. 8vo. paper wrappers. 112 pages. A collection of 90's wood engravings and their creators. Foreword by Simon Brett. READ MORE about ENGRAVERS, A HANDBOOK FOR THE NINETIES
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 104821
(Secaucus, NJ): Wellfleet Press, (1988). 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 336 pages. This is a one-volume reference source for aspiring designers, whatever their level of expertise. The materials and techniques of graphic design, illustration, and airbrushing are all described and illustrated, and their practical application in the commercial world is explained. Finished illustrations and step-by-step commissions by established artists reveal the process of design and illustration and how the end results are achieved. Light soiling..... READ MORE about DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 65114
Berlin-Wien: Verlag Benjamin Harz, n.d. (circa 1950s). small 4to. cloth. 47, (3) pages followed by 64 plates. Study of 19th century French illustrated books. Also has 34 illustrations in the text. READ MORE about GOLDENE ZEITALTER DER FRANZOSISCHEN ILLUSTRATION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41747
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 Order nr. 138508
(San Diego): Brighton Press, 2010. 18" x 13" paste paper covered boards, paper label on cover, Tray case covered in hand woven cotton. unpaginated. Limited to 33 copies, of which this is one of 30 numbered copies signed by the author and artist. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Extremely scarce. From the printer's website: "Prose poems by Peter Everwine; chine collé etchings with pochoir by Bill Kelly. Text hand set in Romulus and printed..... READ MORE about TRACES
Price: $4,000.00 Order nr. 138513
