A SERIES OF LUNCHEON DISCUSSIONS PRESENTED AS THE 1959-1960 PROGRAM OF THE TRADE BOOK CLINIC OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS.
New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts. 1960. 12mo. cloth. 110. (2) pages. A SERIES OF LUNCHEON DISCUSSIONS PRESENTED AS THE 1959-1960 PROGRAM OF THE TRADE BOOK CLINIC OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS. Eight talks are printed; Lusty on a British Publisher Looks at American Book Production, a talk by William Targ, Robert Josephy, Allen F. Hurlbut, etc. Minor spotting to boards, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about THE LOOK OF THE BOOK

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 12135

N.P. Barnes & Noble, 1938. broadside (3 by 4 3/4 inches). A coupon offering ten cents for books sold to Barnes & Noble appraised at one dollar or more. The offer expired on July 1, 1938. READ MORE about Used Book Bonus Coupon

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131292

Geneva: self published, 1574. small 8vo. Recently bound vellum, cloth slipcase. (8), 31, 120 pages. First and only edition of the printer's own laudatory account of the Frankfurt Fair based on his experiences selling books there the previous year. Adams S1768; Renouard Estienne, 139:2; Schreiber Estienne, 189; Simon, Bibliotheca Bacchia II, 235. Collation: *4, a-i8, k4, woodcut printer's device to title by Elhen von Wolfhagen, Tilemann (1347-1420), decorative head-pieces and initials. Water-staining to preliminary pages..... READ MORE about FRANCOFORDIENSE EMPORIUM, SIVE FRANCOFORDIENSES NUNDINAE. QUAM VARIA MERCIUM GENERA IN HOC...

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New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2004. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 176 pages. First edition. This book is the first illustrated guide to this complex and controversial subject. In 1930, in The Evolution of Publishers' Binding Styles, Michael Sadleir declared that "the bookseller-publisher of the decades from 1730 to 1770 issued his books either in loose quires, or stitched, or a most in a plain paper wrapper." This view..... READ MORE about TRADE BOOKBINDING IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1660-1800

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London: Martin Breslauer, n.d. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. 319 items and index. Many bindings described. Corners and head of spine bumped. READ MORE about LIST XLI; A MISCELLANY OF BOOKS AND MSS

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Paris: Gumuchian & Cie, n.d. (circa 1930s). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 182 pages and 135 plates of bindings including some in full color. Catalogue no.12 issued by this bookselling firm. (Brenni no.288). The catalogue has descriptions of 398 bindings with well over one-third of them illustrated. The descriptions are detailed and the text is aided by indices to provenance and authors. Crease through middle of dust jacket; chipping along edges of jacket being more..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE RELIURES DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE, EN VENTE A LA LIBRAIRIE GUMUCHIAN & CIE

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Paris: S.A. Georg, Libraires, 1929. small 4to. contemporary half cloth and marbled paper-covered boards with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. (iv), 64, (3) pages. Bookseller's catalogue spotlighting works that were printed using new techniques in typography, illustration and binding that gained favor during the Romantic Era. Listed chronologically, 82 entries describe bindings in detail and cite information about illustrations therein. Handsomely printed with 82 plates, two in color. Separate indexes for works, authors and illustrators..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE TRÈS BEAUX LIVRES DE L'ÉPOQUE ROMANTIQUE IMPRIMÉS ENTRE LES ANNÉES 1803 - 1848,...

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New York and Paris: VLE Antique Books, (1985). 4to. cloth. Not paginated. Bookseller's catalogue describing 55 books and illustrating them in color. Price list loosely inserted. Introduction by Yves Le Sueur. Inside front hinge partially cracked. READ MORE about FROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE 20TH CENTURY, 55 RARE BOOKS

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Paris: Maggs Bros. (1938). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 84 pages and 50 plates, some of which are in full color. Catalogue 12. Part of the Serie Francaise issued by Maggs. With many illustrations of fine bindings. Spine chipped with pieces of covering missing. READ MORE about CHOIX DE BEAUX LIVRES DU XVe AU XIXe SIÈCLE, AUTOGRAPHES

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Catalogue 500.
London: Maggs Bros. 1928. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 375 pages with 225 plates. Catalogue 500. An incredible bookseller's catalogue to commemorate a milestone in Maggs' history with many examples of fine bindings and great books and manuscript material from all periods. Water stain along the spine not effecting the text. Minor soiling to covers. Shaken, else very good condition to the textblock. Each item has an illustration associated with it. From the Thomas M. Whitehead..... READ MORE about A SELECTION OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, ENGRAVINGS, AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS REMARKABLE FOR THEIR...

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London: Maggs Bros. 1934. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 218 pages. With many plates including some of bindings. Covers rubbed with a few small spots. READ MORE about A SELECTION OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, BINDINGS, SPORTING PRINTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS

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Paris: Maggs Bros. n.d. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 135+(1) pages. Catalogue 9 of the Maggs "Série Française". Frontispiece photograph of part of the Pereire library followed by four page preface by Alfred Pereire. 608 priced items. Covers soiled. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'UN HUMANISTE, D'APRÈS LES LIVRES CHOISIS PRINCIPALEMENT DANS LES BIBLIOTHÈQUES...

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 72357