Holyoke: Powers Paper Company, n.d. (circa 1930s). 12mo. limp cloth. 72 pages. Price list 51 issued by this company. A number of the pages have another sheet of prices pasted on. READ MORE about ENVELOPE DEPARTMENT. POWERS PAPER COMPANY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 42889
The Brook, Hammersmith, United Kingdom: Eragny Press pour la Société des Cent Bibliophiles. 1909. 8vo. (222 x 144 mm). supple gray calfskin, repeated golden floral ornaments on the sides, smooth spine, leather lining of the same skin, later marbled paper covered boards slipcase with leather fore-edge. [87 leaves (including blanks); pp. 159, (i). The beautiful Eragny Press edition limited to 130 numbered copies printed on Arches with watermark 'Les Cent Bibliophiles', of which this copy..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE DE LA REINE DU MATIN ET DE SOLIMAN, PRINCE DE GENIES
Price: $9,500.00 Order nr. 136849
N.P. (Editions Rencontre and Erik Nitsche International, 1963). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (i), 105, (7) pages. A history of communication, with chapters on writing, on printing, books, and paper, and on newspapers. Some wear to corners and head and tail of spine. Stamps on front free endpaper and p.1. READ MORE about GESCHICTE DER UBERMITTLUNGSWEGE
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 50902
New York: Hawthorn Books, (1963). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 105, (7) pages. First edition. Volume 9 in a series entitled "The New Illustrated Library of Science and Invention." Sections on writing, books, paper and printing, rise of the press, etc. Jacket chipped with tears. READ MORE about HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 17176
Wien, Pest, Leipzig: A. Hartlebens Verlag, 1882. thick 8vo. half calf over marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands, gilt on spine, top edge gilt. viii, 806 pages with 26 plates (14 in color) and 380 text illustrations. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.318). Some rubbing around edges, shelf wear. Hinges lightly rubbed. Front free endpaper loose, but present. Exlibrary bookplate of the well-known early 20th century collector and publisher Crosby Gaige (New York). Standard..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN...
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 5197
Wien, Pest, Leipzig: A. Hartlebens Verlag, 1882. thick 8vo. original decorated and embossed cloth with gilt. viii, 806 pages with 26 plates (14 in color) and 380 text illustrations. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.318). Standard 19th century history of book printing, copiously illustrated with facsimiles, type specimens, illustrations of printing presses, information on bookbinding practices and papermaking. Original binding held together with cloth, with the original spine pasted on top. Front hinge cracked and..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST, MIT BESONDERER BERÜCKSIGHTIGUNG IHRER TECHNISCHEN...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 32355
Edited by Richard J. Wolfe
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. 5 x 7.25 inches. hardcover. 242 pages. Edited by Richard J. Wolfe. New and Complete Manual on the Making of Fancy Papers was originally written in French by M. Fichtenberg in 1852. Richard Wolfe has translated the book into English and added a new preface. The craft of marbling paper was introduced into Europe and the Middle East from Turkey and Germany during the last two decades of..... READ MORE about NEW AND COMPLETE MANUAL ON THE MAKING OF FANCY PAPERS BY M. FICHTENBERG
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 106047
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was..... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 91031
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1974. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xc, 583 pages. First edition. With many facsimile title pages. An excellent reference book. With information on American papermaking (Bidwell no.76). Dust jacket shows some moisture staining to the spine, as well as having a faded spine. Else fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S PHILADELPHIA PRINTING, 1728-1766 A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 3882
Philadelphia, PA: M. Carey and Son, 1819. 8vo. original paper-covered board back cover only; others missing. xvi, (9)-280 pages. First edition (Shaw and Shoemaker 49094; Sabin 62041; Rink, Technical Americana 3014). Preface, index, Thirteen essays dealing with the question of manufacturing in the United States and the need for protective tariffs. A supplement to the text includes petitions to the U.S. Congress on the subject, with one from the Society for the Promotion of American..... READ MORE about ADDRESSES OF THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY
Price: $425.00 Order nr. 122168
With a new introduction by Donald Farren.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. small 4to. paperback. 576 pages. With a new introduction by Donald Farren. Paperback edition. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations..... READ MORE about THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK
Price: $49.95 Order nr. 42510
With a new introduction by Donald Farren.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 576 pages. With a new introduction by Donald Farren. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations..... READ MORE about THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 62006
N.P. n.p., (2012). 8vo. Members' exhibition at the Grolier Club, April 25-June 8, 2012. A collection of 11 cards illustrating etchings in the exhibition, produced by the Dieu Donné Press of New York by various artists including Gosin, the press's founder. A Wisconsin native, Gosin earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1975. Cards wrapped with decorated paper, enclosed in envelope. READ MORE about THROUGH A PAPERMAKER'S EYE: ARTISTS' BOOKS FROM THE DIEU DONNÉ COLLECTION OF SUSAN GOSIN
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 109593
New York: Privately printed, 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers enclosed in outer wrapper and slipcase. (4), 10 pages. First separate edition, reprinted from Bouillabaise for Bibliophiles. Limited to 568 numbered and signed copies. Story of the restoration of the famous Diaz manuscript. Designed by John DePol. Presentation from Grauer to Ben Lieberman on a separately enclosed card. Slipcase faded. READ MORE about HOW BERNAL DIAZ'S "TRUE HISTORY" WAS REBORN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 13445
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1936. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 186 pages. Reprint (with corrections) of the revised edition. A chronological history of the book and important firsts which have occurred. Lacking dust jacket. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE about CHRONOLOGY OF BOOKS & PRINTING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 3186
Hamilton: The Beckett Paper Co., (1926). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (xviii), 244 pages. Second printing. Manual on how to advertise with emphasis on proper use of paper and illustrations. A standard text. With examples of color work. Covers rubbed and soiled. Half of first blank page is missing. READ MORE about BUCKEYE BOOK OF DIRECT ADVERTISING
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 4223
Paris: Bulletin Officiel de l'Union Syndicale des Maitres Imprimeurs, 1934. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 89 pages followed by many specimens, 60 pages. This special Christmas issue of this periodical; this devoted to the subject of French book illustration. Fill with specimens of printing and illustration. Well preserved copy with only light wear to covers. A magnificent production. One tip-in lacking. READ MORE about L' ILLUSTRATION DU LIVRE FRANÇAIS
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 105591
Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft. 4to. various bindings. Per issue:. An excellent collection of one of the most important periodicals concerning the book arts. Articles in various languages, including English, on facets of printing, papermaking, bibliography, illustration and binding. The following volumes are present: 1954 (1); 1955 (2); 1956 (1); 1957 (1); 1958 (1); 1959 (2); 1961 (1); 1962 (4); 1963 (1); 1964 (1); 1965 (2); 1966 (2); 1967 (2); 1968 (1); 1970 (1); 1971 (2); 1972 (2);..... READ MORE about GUTENBERG-JAHRBUCH, VERLAG DER GUTENBERG-GESELLSCHAFT IN MAINZ
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 20691
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, (1957). 8vo. cloth. xii, 244 pages. First edition. Manual about printing, papermaking, bookbinding, printing inks and other aspects of printing. '50' in ink on cover and spine. Light wear. READ MORE about PRINTING AND ALLIED GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 59042
Basel: Kunstmuseum, 1971. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. First edition. This 1971-72 exhibition at the Basel Art Museum featured modern books with original graphic art. Many of the most important moden artists were on display here, including Man Ray, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Salvador Dali. Dieter Koepplin supplies an introductory essay. Illustrated in black-and-white. In German. READ MORE about HANSPETER SCHULTHESS-OERI-STIFTUNG 1961-1971
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 62485
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2022. 8vo. paper wrappers. 292 pages. First edition, 1st printing. 356 illustrations in full color. Essays include: Mary Hark, Peter Boakye, Adinkra-Stamped Handmade Paper in Ntonso, Ghana; Nicholas Cladis, Uchigumo: A Choreography of Clouds; Tran Hong Nhung, Dó Paper: Breathing New Life into an Art Form Endangered by Extinction; Tatiana Ginsberg, People Were Remarkably Elegant in Those Days; Radha Pandey, Adding Colour; Asao Shimura, Konnyaku-e; Susan J. Bryd, Interview..... READ MORE about PAPER AND COLOUR: DYES AND DYEING AROUND THE WORLD
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 137963
92 full-color images
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2023. 10 x 7 in. hardcover, sewn, dust jacket. 224 pages. 92 full-color images. When one sees a book covered in a particular paper, the question often arises: Who made that paper? This book helps us recognize certain kinds of marbled-paper decoration created by Edward Webster Morris (1842-1919), an Oxford printer. Morris was adept at the art of marbling, and, as Isaac shows, his papers were considered attractive by..... READ MORE about 'MORRIS MARBLES': OXFORD'S PAPER MARBLER, EDWARD WEBSTER MORRIS (1842-1919
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 138603
London: Chiswick Press, 1892. 8vo. original creme-colored cloth. viii, 54 pages followed by 38 plates of type specimens of the Chiswick Press and 13 paper samples, 6 of which are hand-made. First edition. (Hart no.136). Actually an expanded version of his On the Making and Issuing of Books which was published in 1891. Jacobi was the managing partner of the Chiswick Press. Covers soiled. Also has a section on bookbinding. Covers soiled with spotting. Front..... READ MORE about SOME NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING; A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS AND OTHERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 114328
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 160 pages. A general introduction to graphic arts in industry, and a practical first course in printing, engraving, papermaking, bookmaking and photography. Suggests practical projects to enable students to become familiar with various tools and materials. Well-illustrated. Small tear in dust jacket, also price clipped. READ MORE about THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 45478
2 volumes.
Leipzig: VEB Bibliographisches Institut, 1965. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 347+(1), with 22 additional leaves of illustrations; 277+(1) pages. 2 volumes. A collection of essays on the history of the book trades in Germany, including printing, illumination and illustration, publishing, libraries, papermaking, and bookselling. Indexed. Jackets rubbed; vol.1 jacket creased, torn, and chipped. READ MORE about BEITRAGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DES BUCHWESENS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 51529
