(Bookbinding). Wolfe, Richard J.

GEHEIMEN DER BOEKBINDERIJ, SECRETS OF BOOKBINDING, AN ANONYMOUS 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BOOKBINDING MANUAL, REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE WITH TRANSLATION, INTRODUCTION AND NOTES.

Boston: Richard J. Wolfe, 1991. 8vo. decorated paper over cloth-backed boards. xix, 15, 23, (7) pages. Limited to 250 signed copies, 200 for sale. Text is a facsimile of original Dutch text with translation on facing page. Gives information on gilding of leather; paper; silk; velvet and fore edge, marbling on edges of calf and sheepskin, and dyeing of calf and sheepskin. Tipped-in are 8 samples of some of the processes explained in the book..... READ MORE about GEHEIMEN DER BOEKBINDERIJ, SECRETS OF BOOKBINDING, AN ANONYMOUS 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BOOKBINDING...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34250

COLOPHON, N.S. A Q FOR BKMEN, V.II N.4.

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1937. 8vo. cloth. pp. (vi), 487-628. Literary criticism is addressed by Kenneth A. Fowler, Althea Bass writes about translating books, especially the Bible, into Amerind languages in early New England, "A Five-Foot Shelf of Literary Forgeries" is Mark Holstein's topic, and Walter Hart Blumenthal contributes "The Bouquet of Old Books." Index of Volume II. READ MORE about COLOPHON, N.S. A Q FOR BKMEN, V.II N.4

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45435

Edwards, A.S.G.

NICOLAS BARKER AT EIGHTY: A LIST OF HIS PUBLICATIONS TO MARK HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY IN 2012.

New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 2013. 5.5 x 8.75 inches. paperback. 96 pages. Published in celebration of Nicolas Barker's eightieth birthday, this bibliography serves both as a collection of his writings and as a tribute to one who has inspired so wide and deep affection in so many. Nicolas Barker's first bibliographical articles and reviews appeared in 1959. John Hayward, then the Editor of The Book Collector, was quick..... READ MORE about NICOLAS BARKER AT EIGHTY: A LIST OF HIS PUBLICATIONS TO MARK HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY IN 2012

Price: $45.00 save 50% $22.50  other currencies  Order nr. 118364

(Forgery). Gilreath, James (editor).

THE JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS, ESSAYS AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORGING OF THE OATH OF A FREEMAN.

Worchester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. 7.25 x 10.25 inches. cloth, dust jacket. x, 271 pages. First edition. Contains an anthology of documents and first-hand accounts by Justin Schiller, Marcus McCorison, Robert Mathiesen, and others who represent institutions and individuals that were involved in the story of Mark Hofmann's "Oath of a Freeman" forgery. Illustrated with facsimiles. READ MORE about THE JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS, ESSAYS AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORGING OF THE OATH...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 33764

(Forgery).

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, &C, TOGETHER WITH THE APPROVED COMMUNICATIONS AND EVIDENCE UPON THE SAME, RELATIVE TO THE MODE OF PREVENTING THE FORGERY OF BANK NOTES.

London: Society of Arts, 1819. 8vo. modern paper wrappers with paper cover and spine labels. (iv), 72 pages. First edition (Levis, p.468; Bridson & Wakeman B48; Goldsmith 22503; Kress C. 414). All six plates present. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. An important comment on the prevention of forgery. Contains a number of articles including: one by T.C. Hansard who proposed the use of Diamond type arranged in patterns (including an example plate); by T...... READ MORE about REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, &C, TOGETHER WITH THE APPROVED COMMUNICATIONS...

Price: $1,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 37893

Foxon, D.F.

THOMAS J. WISE AND THE PRE-RESTORATION DRAMA.

London: The Bibliographical Society, 1959. 6.5 x 9.75 inches. Paperback. 50 pages. This text contains within the details of Thomas J. Wise's theft of a multitude of pages from various plays and dramas that were held at several prestigious libraries and museums across England. These locations include the British Museum, the Ashley Library and the Wrenn Library at Cambridge. Wise's theft of numerous pages from more than 80 different plays and dramas has totaled into..... READ MORE about THOMAS J. WISE AND THE PRE-RESTORATION DRAMA

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104185

Garvey, Nathan.

THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A SPURIOUS AUTHOR; THE BOOK TRADE, AND BOTANY BAY.

Sydney: Hordern House, 2008. 9.5" x 6.5" hardcover. 327 pages. First edition. This book traces the genesis of the Barrington books in rich and evocative detail, offering a compelling account of publishing history in England and on the continent, and displaying the subtle machinations of the book trade in a world without copyright laws. Throughout, The Celebrated George Barrington combines the rigour of book history and bibliographical research with a fresh and engaging style. Of..... READ MORE about THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A SPURIOUS AUTHOR; THE BOOK TRADE, AND BOTANY BAY

Price: $49.95  other currencies  Order nr. 100796

(Illuminated Manuscripts). De Marchi, Andrea.

IL LIBRO D'ORE DURAZZO.

Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary
Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2008. 8vo. velvet binding with precious stones and gilded silver, clamshell case. 201, 336 pages. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. One of 980 copies. The Libro d'Ore Durazzo, which takes its name from its last owner, is a small masterpiece by the painter and illuminator, Francesco Marmitta. This remarkable work is in two ways quite different from all other devotional codices for private use. One is the use of purple parchment..... READ MORE about IL LIBRO D'ORE DURAZZO

Price: $9,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105363

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

MISSALE.

(Budapest, Hungary): Helikon Kiadó, 1989). 8vo. cloth, paper spine and illuminated cover labels bound in portfolio. unpaginated. Text in Hungarian and Latin. Facsimile, in color, of a medieval illuminated manuscript, in Latin, in the collections of the Hungarian Museum in Budapest (National Library Latin Codex 221). Accompanied by a guidebook in Hungarian by Zoltánné Soltész. portfolio torn at bottom of spine. Guidebook tanned. READ MORE about MISSALE

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 125296

(Incunabula). Salari, Raffaele.

LA COMPAGNIA DEL MANTELLACCIO.

Florence: Antonio Cecchi, (1861). 8vo. stiff paper wrapper, uncut edges. xiv, (18) pages. Limited edition of 204 copies, of which this is part of a series of 160. Brief and somewhat confusing prefatory remarks on the historical mentions of the fifteenth-century burlesque composition, La Compagnia del Mantellaccio, and its various editions precede the list of thirteen known editions of the work (as cited by the Florentine Accademia della Crusca, formed in 1582) and the facsimile..... READ MORE about LA COMPAGNIA DEL MANTELLACCIO

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Landon, Richard; Marie E. Korey (editor).

A LONG WAY FROM THE ARMSTRONG BEER PARLOUR - A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS: ESSAYS BY RICHARD LANDON.

With an Introduction by Marie Elena Korey
New Castle, DE and Toronto: Oak Knoll Press and The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 2014. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 440 pages. With an Introduction by Marie Elena Korey. "It was at heart Landon's hard work and connections that turned the Fisher Library into the world-class rare book and manuscript collection that it is today... These essays are exactly what polite essays should be: full of recondite information attractively expressed, and somehow..... READ MORE about A LONG WAY FROM THE ARMSTRONG BEER PARLOUR - A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS: ESSAYS BY RICHARD LANDON

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(Landor, Walter Savage). Wise, Thomas J.

A LANDOR LIBRARY, A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BY WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR.

London: Privately printed, 1928. small 4to. red polished cloth with beveled edges, top edge gilt, others uncut. xxiv, 103+(1) pages in addition to approximately 100 plates. "Printed for private circulation only" in an edition of 170 copies on antique paper (Todd 179b). A catalogue raisonné. Divided into the writings of Landor, and Landoriana, with an introduction by Stephen Wheeler. Plates between most of the leaves contain facsimiles of title pages, autograph manuscript material, illustrations, etc...... READ MORE about A LANDOR LIBRARY, A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BY WALTER...

Price: $135.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71424

Loxley, Simon.

EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.125 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 216 pages. "This new study offers an insight into his work, the personality that drove his long career, and the fascinating, highly-charged social and political backgrounds against which that career was played out." - William Morris Society Magazine "Simon Loxley invites the reader to get to know Emery Walker through letters to and from family and friends, political comrades, artists, poets..... READ MORE about EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133470