The Sir Thomas Browne Institute, 1961. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 126 pages. Basson was an English printer established in Leiden. With a bibliography of his imprints. Lacking dust jacket. READ MORE about THOMAS BASSON, 1553-1613, ENGLISH PRINTER AT LEIDEN
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 86483
New York: Bauer Type Foundry, 1937. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Printed at the Spiral Press with wood engravings by Karl Mahr. Explains methods of making type and the importance of the "human touch." READ MORE about HUMAN TOUCH
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 7935
Mit einer bibographischen Skizze von Bertold Hack und einer Bibliographie seiner Schriften von Sofie-Charlotte und Michael Bauer.
Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1973. 8vo. boards. 81, (3) pages. Mit einer bibographischen Skizze von Bertold Hack und einer Bibliographie seiner Schriften von Sofie-Charlotte und Michael Bauer. Illustrated. READ MORE about KONRAD F. BAUER, EINE GEDENKSCHRIFT ZU SEINEM SIEBZIGSTEN GEBURTSTAG
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 16061
Frankfurt a.M. Bauerschen Giesserei, (1935). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13, (3) pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies. Presentation from the author on front free endpaper. Wrappers age darkened along edges with pieces chipped away along top edge. READ MORE about ANSPRACHE BEI DER ERÖFFNUNG DER AUSSTELLUNG, "DER SCHRIFTKÜNSTLER E.R. WEISS",...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 26069
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1954. 8vo. paper wrappers. 66 pages. First edition. Describes 28 works in the Huntington Library chosen for their content and monumental form given to them by their printers. Chipped along edges. Corner bumped. READ MORE about GREAT BOOKS IN GREAT EDITIONS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 373
1956. 4to. pamphlet binding. pp.1573-1601. Pages from Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel, No.88a, 5 November . Brief history of the old Halberstadt printers. Tag on front and back of pamphlet binding. Yellowed. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DES ALTEN HALBERSTADTER BUCHDRUCKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 50939
Caldwell, NJ: Litho Books, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. 95+(1) pages. Third printing. Table of contents, biographical sketch of the author, introduction. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE MAGIC OF MAKING HALFTONES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134245
Caldwell, NJ: Litho Books, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. 95+(1) pages. Third printing. Signed by the author. Biographical sketch of the author, table of contents. Duotone and black and white illustrations throughout text. Line and halftone guides published by the Kenro Corporation laid in. Previous owner's name stamped on each item. Edges of covers lightly tanned. READ MORE about THE MAGIC OF MAKING HALFTONES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134327
(Edinburgh, Scotland): Thomas Nelson and Sons for the Saltire Society, (1949). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages, plates. A volume in the Scottish Tradition Series. Bibliography, acknowledgments, list of books illustrated. 20 black and white plates. READ MORE about THE SCOTTISH TRADITION IN PRINTED BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 122969
London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 76 pages, 64 plates. Written to accompany exhibitions and to form a permanent introduction to the subject of Victorian reproductive engravings, the author reveals the technical virtuosity of the Victorian engravers. With an introductory essay and selection of images that throws a great deal of light on what was most acceptable to the Victorians in their own contemporary paintings, as well as on the public..... READ MORE about VICTORIAN ENGRAVINGS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 115224
Leipzig: Rudolph Becker, n.d. 4to. paper portfolio. (4) pages followed by (15) loose leaves of illustration. The firm of Rudolph Becker illustrates the stages of offset printing with 15 color specimens. An image is taken through the process, with examples of each color addition (printed wholly in that color and then printed with that color added to the mix). An introduction to the specimens is included. In German. Tear in portfolio at top. READ MORE about DER WERDEGANG EINES OFFSETDRUCKES IN 8 FARBEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 61885
Buenos Aires: Ministerio de Justicia, 1940. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xlvii, 273 pages. Exhibition held in Argentina to celebrate the 500th anniversary of printing. 693 items, a bibliography, and indices. Many books in Spanish listed. Covers detached and worn. READ MORE about CATALOGO DE LA EXPOSICION DEL LIBRO
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 16648
Buenos Aires, Argentina: n.p., 1940. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xlviii, 275+(1) pages. Text in Spanish. Presentation by the author on front free endpaper. Table of contents, introduction, appendices. Indices of incunabula, authors, editors and presses, cities of publication, artists. Color facsimile of Gutenberg's work. Published to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of movable type. Frontispiece color portrait of Gutenberg. Carbon copy of letter of thanks to the author laid in. Covers tanned and..... READ MORE about CATALOGO DE LA EXPOSICION DEL LIBRO
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 131845
Chicago, IL: The Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 82-96. An article in "The Swedish Pioneer, Historical Quarterly", Vol. XXVIII, No. 2, April 1977. Spine and head of front cover faded, minor wear. READ MORE about "THE PRINTED WORD IN A NINETEENTH CENTURY IMMIGRANT COLONY: THE ROLE OF THE ETHNIC PRESS IN...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 100891
New York: The Typophiles, 1964. 12mo. cloth-backed boards, glassine dust jacket. 88 pages. First edition, limited to 700 copies. Chapbook XXXX. Recollections by Behn, Bennett, Ceff, Thompson, Winterich and others and with decorations by Angelo, Eichenberg and a checklist by David M. Glixon. READ MORE about RECALLING PETER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PETER BEILENSON AND HIS PETER PAUPER PRESS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 21529
Brussels, Belgium: Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België/Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, 1942. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 105+(1) pages. Text in Flemish and French. An exposition in Brussels in 1942. Exhibition held in 1942 of the Library's collections of works published in Brussels in the 16th century. Preface and introduction, Wrappers tanned; tanning throughout text. Pencil notations throughout text. READ MORE about EXPOSITION L'IMPRESSION ET L'ÉDITION A BRUXELLES AU XVIE SIÈCLE/DRUK EN UITGAVE TE BRUSSEL IN...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 120693
Bruxelles: Le Musée du Livre, 1924-1925. 4to. modern quarter leather with red leather spine label. 132, (2) pages. The third volume of this six volume set. Each volume stands on its own. This volume contains three parts: 1. La Typographie Anversoise au XVIe Siècle par Maurice Sabbe, 2. La Typographie en Belgique (Sauf Anvers) au XVIe Siècle par Auguste Vincent, 3. Christophe Plantin et ses Contemporains par Maurice Sabbe. Illustrated throughout including some in color..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE DU LIVRE ET DE L'IMPRIMERIE EN BELGIQUE DES ORIGINES A NOS JOURS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 4716
Amsterdam: N.V. Drukkerij G.J. Thieme, 1934. 4to. cloth. 258 and 12 pages of facsimiles. First edition. This book was printed in celebration of the twenty five year anniversary of the Dutch book printers organization, "Federatie der Werkgeversorganisatien in het Boekdrukkersbedrijf." The authors, H.J. Belinfante and P. Borst, take the reader through the history of this organization, concentrating on the notable individuals. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Includes an index of photographs and names. READ MORE about VIJF-EN-TWINTIG JAREN BOEKDRUKKERSORGANISATIE IN NEDERLAND GEDENKBOEK. UITGEGEVEN DOOR DE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 59678
Kobenhavn: Bibliografi med Indledning af R. Paulli, 1920. square 8vo. later cloth with original front wrapper mounted on a page in the back, paper spine label. xlviii, 130, (2) pages. Limited to 800 copies. History followed by bibliography of the books printed and published by this 16th century Copenhagen printer. With text by H.U. Ramsing, O. Andrup and Lauritz Nielsen. READ MORE about LORENTZ BENEDICHT, BOGTRYKKER OG XYLOGRAF I KOBENHAVN, I SIDSTE HALVDE LAF DET XVI. AARHUNDREDE
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 32907
Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1993. 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 17 pages. Offset reprint of the original 1935 publication by the City of Birmingham School of Printing. Brief account with excerpts from contemporary documents of one of Dr. Johnson's Lichfield relations. READ MORE about JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 53173
Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, (1952). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 215+(1) pages. Biographical directory of 16th century German printers. Covers toned along edges. READ MORE about BUCHDRUCKERLEXIKON DES 16. JAHRHUNDERTS (DEUTSCHES SPRACHGEBIET
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 30131
Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1936. 8vo. later cloth with original front paper wrapper bound-in. viii, 136 pages. Besterman 5023. Bibliography of information on German printers of the 16th century. Ex library copy with markings including the library name perforated on the title page. READ MORE about BUCHDRUCK DES 16. JAHRHUNDERTS IM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET, EINE LITERAT URUBERSICHT
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 107701
Catalogue 64.
(Paris): Pierre Berès, n.d. small 4to. boards, dust jacket. 350 items described. Catalogue 64. Profusely illustrated dealer's catalogue. Many fine bindings illustrated. READ MORE about 350 LIVRES ILLUSTRÉS, ILLUSTRATIFS OU ILLUSTRES DU DIX-SEPTIÈME AU DIX-NEUVIÈME SIÈCLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 14027
New York: The New York Public Library and Ktav Publishing House, 1976. tall 8vo. cloth. xiv, 518 pages. Reprints of articles which had appeared in the publications of the New York Public Library. With a foreword by James W. Henderson. Soiling to covers. READ MORE about HEBREW PRINTING AND BIBLIOGRAPHY, STUDIES BY JOSHUA BLOCH AND OTHERS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 32700
Copenhagen, Denmark: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1933. small 4to. cloth-backed boards. 58, (6) pages. A history of this printing firm issued on their 200th anniversary. Includes many facsimiles of material printed by them including full color foldout broadsides. Covers foxed. READ MORE about TO HUNDREDE AAAR, DET BERLINGSKE BOGTRYKKERI
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 34226
