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Bruno, Michael H., Gary G. Field, and Frank J. Romano.

PIONEERS OF MODERN OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY.

San Luis Obispo, CA: Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly, 2017. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95 pages. Pioneers of Modern Offset Lithography presents short biographies of 57 people who helped, from during the early 1940s to the mid-1990s "modern era", shape the technologies of today's dominant printing process - offset lithography. This book is a companion to Mike Bruno's History of Printing in the 20th Century. Mike, who was known as "Mr. Lithography", probably did..... READ MORE about PIONEERS OF MODERN OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY

Price: $14.95 Order nr. 131553

Bryson, Lyman.

THE TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE.

(New York: H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., 1936). 8vo. cloth. 17, (3) pages. First edition. An address given by Bryson at the National Arts Club of New York. 52nd Keepsake of the A.I.G.A. READ MORE about THE TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 945

Buchner, Rudolf.

BUCHER UND MENSCHEN.

Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann Verlag, (1976). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. A collection of essays on all aspects of the book and its production. Filled with illustrations in color of mostly modern work. READ MORE about BUCHER UND MENSCHEN

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 37506

Buckley, Eric.

THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.

London: Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1979. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 12, (2) pages. Limited to 250 copies. "An Address Given to the Wynkyn de Worde Society on 24 May 1979 at Stationers' Hall, London" on the author's experiences at Oxford University Press. READ MORE about THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102193

Budd, Edward.

A PRINTER GOES TO WAR.

London: Howard Baker, (1975). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 182 pages. Memoirs of the director of printing operations for the BEF, the 8th Army and 21st Army Group, World War II. Foreword by Major General Sir Francis de Guignand. Frontispiece illustration of Field Marshal Lord Montgomery with facsimile inscription to the author. Preface. Third party inscription on title page. Includes a collection of Montgomery's personal messages to the 21st Army Group 1944-5. Dust jacket bent and..... READ MORE about A PRINTER GOES TO WAR

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 109812

Bühler, Curt F.

THE EDITION OF THE PRINTED AT PARIS BY MICHEL LE NOIR.

(1950). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 6 pages. Offprint from Gutenberg_Jahrbuch 1950. Cover discolored at edges; paper loss and tearing on back cover at left-hand edge. READ MORE about THE EDITION OF THE <<DITZ MORAULX DES PHILOSOPHES>> PRINTED AT PARIS BY MICHEL LE NOIR

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 88332

Bühler, Curt F.

THREE EARLY VENETIAN EDITIONS OF AUGUSTINUS DATUS AND THE PRESS OF FLORENTIUS DE ARGENTINA.

N.P. n.p., 1974. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 62-70 pages. Offprint from The Library Chronicle, volume XL, number 1, winter 1974. Part of the bibliographic studies in honor of Rudolf Hirsch. READ MORE about THREE EARLY VENETIAN EDITIONS OF AUGUSTINUS DATUS AND THE PRESS OF FLORENTIUS DE ARGENTINA

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 79703

Bull, A J.

THE PRINCIPLES OF PHOTO-ENGRAVING.

London: Harrison & Sons Ltd., 1928. 8vo. printed paper wrapper bound in cloth-backed pamphlet binder. pages 59-66. Reprinted from "The Photographic Journal', Volume LXVIII, February 1928. Illustrated with six figures showing examples of different types of printing on different types of paper apparently under a microscope. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE PRINCIPLES OF PHOTO-ENGRAVING

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 98436

Burch, R.M.

COLOUR PRINTING AND COLOUR PRINTERS Introduction by Joan M. Friedman.

New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1981. 8vo. cloth. ix, xviii, 281, (5) pages. Reprint of the 1910 first edition but the first edition with Friedman's introduction. Also contains additional entries to the bibliography. Chapters on Colour Printing in the 15th Century, 16th and 17th Centuries, 18th and 19th Centuries, Chromo-Lithography, Photo-Mechanical Colour Printing and Modern Colour Processes. Illustrated. Fine condition. READ MORE about COLOUR PRINTING AND COLOUR PRINTERS Introduction by Joan M. Friedman

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 35754

Burke, Clifford.

PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS.

Berkeley, CA: Wingbow Press, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. Fifth printing. Table of contents, introduction, bibliography. Illustrations by Chuch Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 130661

Butler, Pierce.

THE ORIGIN OF PRINTING IN EUROPE.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1968). small 8vo. cloth. xv, 155 pages. First edition, later printing. (Appleton p.17). Especially interesting for the summary of the various facts known concerning the beginning of printing and the controversy surrounding Gutenberg. READ MORE about THE ORIGIN OF PRINTING IN EUROPE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 25898

Cagniard, E.

PROGRES DE L'IMPRIMERIE A ROUEN, AU XIXe SIECLE ET DES ARTS QUI S'Y RATTACHENT.

Rouen: Rues Jeanne-Darc, 1881. small 4to. modern cloth. 29, (7) pages. St. Bride catalogue p.156. Beautifully printed history of printing during the 19th century in this French city. Illustrated. READ MORE about PROGRES DE L'IMPRIMERIE A ROUEN, AU XIXe SIECLE ET DES ARTS QUI S'Y RATTACHENT

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 29551

Cameron, Clive A.

GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY.

(Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, 1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 175 pages. Argument for the adoption of the metric system in the U.S. printing industry. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. Bibliography, Index and Colophon. Soiled wrappers. Foxing on edges of text block. READ MORE about GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106307

Cannon, R.V. and F.G. Wallis.

GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION.

London, England: Vista Books, (1963). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 123+(1) pages. Table of contents, acknowledgments, introduction, general bibliography, index. Explains the process of blockmaking and platemaking. Black and white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket chipped at edges and lightly soiled. READ MORE about GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 125795

Cannon-Brookes, Peter (editor).

THE THE PAINTED WORLD.

British History Painting: 1750-1830
London: Heim, 1991. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (2), 139+(1) pages. British History Painting: 1750-1830. A catalogue to an exhibition at the Heim Gallery in London shown in 1991 from May 1st to june 11th. Illustrated with contributions from scholars such as, Martin Butlin, David Alexander, Geoffrey Ashton, Martin Postle, and Michael Bellamy. With the signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE THE PAINTED WORLD

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98983

Cantinelli, M.R. and Émile Dacier (editors)).

LES TRÉSORS DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE FRANCE.

Manuscrits - Incunables - Livres Rares - Reliures - Dessins - Estampes - Objets d'Art - Curiosités Bibliographiques
Paris: Les Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1937. 4to. loose leaves in stiff paper wrappers. (iv), pp.59-106 followed by plates XXI-XXXVII. Manuscrits - Incunables - Livres Rares - Reliures - Dessins - Estampes - Objets d'Art - Curiosités Bibliographiques. One section of this series devoted to the treasures of the French National Library. This part contains contains six essays about objects of interest in the collections of various libraries in France. The essays are as follows..... READ MORE about LES TRÉSORS DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE FRANCE

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 95398

Cardamone, Tom.

ADVERTISING AGENCY AND STUDIO SKILLS, A GUIDE TO THE PREPARATION OF ART AND MECHANICALS FOR REPRODUCTION.

New York: Watson-Guptill, (1970). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 159+(1) pages. Second edition, first printing. This book brings together specific information on studio and agency problems, including materials and their uses, specifying and handling type, printing processes, proportional scaling, layout reproduction specifications, and tricks of the trade. Over 250 illustrations. Wear to dust jacket. READ MORE about ADVERTISING AGENCY AND STUDIO SKILLS, A GUIDE TO THE PREPARATION OF ART AND MECHANICALS FOR...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 64097

Carey, Frances and Antony Griffiths.

AVANT-GARDE BRITISH PRINTMAKING 1914-1960.

(London): British Museum Publications, (1990). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 240 pages. This study, the first devoted primarily to the non-commercial printmaking of the period, begins with the earliest abstract prints by artists such as edward Wadsworth and David Bomberg, ranged alongside others who brought on the vision of the desolation of the First World War. The text also discusses the monotypes and etchings of the 1940s and 1950s. With a contribution by Stephen Coppel. With..... READ MORE about AVANT-GARDE BRITISH PRINTMAKING 1914-1960

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 99348

Carlsen, Darvey E.

COMMUNICATION: GRAPHIC ARTS.

Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1976). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (viii), 119 pages. An introduction to the printing process. Covers slightly yellowed. READ MORE about COMMUNICATION: GRAPHIC ARTS

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 51125

Carpenter, Edwin H.

PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1850-1876, A DIRECTORY.

Glendale: La Siesta Press, 1964. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 48 pages. First edition, limited to 900 copies, of which this is one of 100 signed copies bound thus. READ MORE about PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1850-1876, A DIRECTORY

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 35875

Carter, Jimmy.

Joint Resolution of Congress and Presidential Proclamation honoring American University Presses.

2 Volumes.
Washington, DC: United States Government, 1978. broadsides (15 by 10 inches). 2 Volumes. Facsimiles of a joint resolution of Congress and a Presidential proclamation, both dated June 14, 1978, honoring the 100th anniversery of American university presses. Both with the facsimile signature of President Carter. The joint resolution of Congress signed by House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill, Jr., and Acting President Pro Tempore of the Senate Paul Hatfield (D-Montana). Both documents stained. READ MORE about Joint Resolution of Congress and Presidential Proclamation honoring American University Presses

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 128626

Cartwright, H.M.

ILFORD GRAPHIC ARTS MANUAL VOLUME 2. PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY.

Ilford, Essex: Ilford Limited, (1966). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii+(i), 473+(1) pages. An Ilford Graphic Arts manual. Overview of photolithography, including its history. The bulk of the text is instructional. Preface by the author. Black and white illustrations. Two appendices, addendum, bibliography and index. Dust jacket faded and slightly torn at edges. READ MORE about ILFORD GRAPHIC ARTS MANUAL VOLUME 2. PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 109598

Chance, John K,

RUBBER PLATES FOR THE PRINTER.

Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute of Technology, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 22, (2) pages. Information on the process of rubber plate printing, which may be useful to students of printing. Illustrated with diagrams. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about RUBBER PLATES FOR THE PRINTER

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 57248

Chaplin, A.H.

GK: 150 YEARS OF THE GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

(Aldershot): Scolar Press, (1987). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 177 pages. First edition. The story of the General catalogue from the decision in 1834 to produce a new catalogue to the present day. An interesting account. With information on Antonio Panizzi. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about GK: 150 YEARS OF THE GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 31487

Chaplin, Ruth A.

THE LITTLE DETAILS.

Brooklyn: George McKibbin & Son, (1949). 8vo. cloth-backed decorated paepr covered boards. 13 pages. First edition, limited to 2000 copies. Details of typographic design. McKibbin issued a number of books on design. READ MORE about THE LITTLE DETAILS

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 1369

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