(Abbey, J.R.).

CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AND FINE BINDINGS FROM THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION, THE PROPERTY OF MAJOR J.R. ABBEY.

Ten volumes.
London: Sotheby's, 1965-1989. small 4to. original boards except parts five and six which are in the original paper wrappers. Ten volumes. First ten volumes of these auction catalogues describing this magnificent collection (lacks the 11th volume which was issued in 1989). Contains one of the best selections of bookbindings and books about bookbindings ever sold at auction. Hundreds of plates of illustrations. Prices realized in all volumes except volume eight. Covers of volume 9 have..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AND FINE BINDINGS FROM THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION, THE...

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25725

(Printing).

Collection of Material Related to Printing and Alphabets from Diderot's Encyclopédie.

Paris, France: 1763-1770. folio. leaves, some bound, in clamshell box. variously paginated. Text in French. A collection of seven items removed from the text of Diderot's Encycopédie. 1. "Cartonnier et gaufreur en carbon" (Boardmaker and board embosser). Two plates from Volume II (1763). Includes an engraving of a boardmaker's workshop at the top of Plate I. Also includes engraved illustrations of various tools. 2. "Parcheminier" (Parchment maker). Seven plates from Volume VIII (1771). Includes an..... READ MORE about Collection of Material Related to Printing and Alphabets from Diderot's Encyclopédie

Price: $2,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131266

(Calligraphy).

A COPYBOOK FROM THE HAND OF AGUSTIN V. ZAMORANO.

With text by George L. Harding, Roby Wentz, and Ray Nash.
Los Angeles: The Zamorano Club, 1974. small 4to. cloth. (xviii) page followed by 7 leaves of facsimile. With text by George L. Harding, Roby Wentz, and Ray Nash. Limited to 250 copies printed by Ward Ritchie for the Zamorano Club. A facsimile of this early 19th century copybook prepared by Zamorano for his friend Don Ignacio Coronel, Los Angeles' first school teacher. READ MORE about A COPYBOOK FROM THE HAND OF AGUSTIN V. ZAMORANO

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 33053

(Heineman).

THE DANNIE AND HETTIE HEINEMAN COLLECTION.

New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978. 8vo. cloth. x, 109 pages followed by 12 pages of plates. First edition, limited to 250 copies bound in cloth. Catalogue of this valuable gift given to the Pierpont Morgan Library in 1977. Named after the library's founder and his wife, the collection includes illuminated Mediaeval and Renaissance manuscripts, incunabula, printed books, autographed letters and manuscripts, and musical manuscripts and letters. READ MORE about THE DANNIE AND HETTIE HEINEMAN COLLECTION

Price: $14.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55942

DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK (THE).

4 volumes.
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 1938-1939. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 23; 24; 28; 24 pages. 4 volumes. Part 1 is on writing materials, part 2 is on the alphabet, part 3 is on the different forms and structures that the physical book developed in and part 4 is on illustrations in manuscripts. Written by Lawrence Thompson (1 and 3), Nabih Faris (part 2), and Albert M. Friend (part 4). READ MORE about DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK (THE

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2155

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

ENGLISH ILLUMINATION OF THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES.

Oxford: Bodleian Library, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 10 pages followed by 22 pages of plates. First published 1954. Number 10 of the Bodleian Picture Books Series. With an index of the 22 black-and-white plate pages. Edges lightly tanned, minor soiling. READ MORE about ENGLISH ILLUMINATION OF THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES

Price: $5.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102293

(Calligraphy).

EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956.

London: The Society of Scribes and Illumators, 1956. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Exhibition of 137 calligraphic works sponsored by the Society, October-November 1956. List of officers and members. Advertisements. Cockerell designed and produced the marbled paper covers. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115352

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN PANELS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES IN HONOR OF RICHARD OFFNER.

Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1965. small square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. A catalogue for an exhibition of Italian paintings, sculpture, textiles and illuminated manuscripts, honoring the well-known art historian and teacher on his seventy-fifth birthday. Well illustrated; with introduction and bibliography. Light wear to covers. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN PANELS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES IN...

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47931

(Calligraphy).

FACULTY EXHIBIT, INNOVATIONS '86.

New York: Society of Scribes, 1986. large 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages. Accompanies an exhibition of fine calligraphy. Reproduces many fine works from the exhibit. READ MORE about FACULTY EXHIBIT, INNOVATIONS '86

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 51048

(Calligraphy).

Fine French Calligraphic Manuscript.

France: n.p., n.d., but circa 1840. oblong 4to. leather, marbled endpapers. (32) pages. Text in French. A collection of French calligraphy. 32 leaves, one blank, some highlighted in gold. Some leaves signed either by Martha Kingdon or Virginie Riballiere. Includes four maps, nicely rendered, and one portrait, thought to be of either Kingdon or Riballiere. Printed on recto only. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Some leaves chipped at edges. READ MORE about Fine French Calligraphic Manuscript

Price: $2,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132293

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

FOUQUETS OF THE CONDE MUSEUM AT CHANTILLY: ETIENNE CHEVALIER'S BOOK OF HOURS.

(Paris, France): Editionis "Verve" n.d. folio. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. unpaginated. Introductory comments by Henri Malo, Conservator of the Condé Museum. Color plates. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Portions of text separated from covers. READ MORE about FOUQUETS OF THE CONDE MUSEUM AT CHANTILLY: ETIENNE CHEVALIER'S BOOK OF HOURS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 130731

(Grenville Library).

GUIDE TO THE MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, CHARTERS, SEALS, ILLUMINATIONS AND BINDINGS EXHIBITED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS AND IN THE GRENVILLE LIBRARY.

London: British Museum, 1899. 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 139 pages. Revised from 1895 first edition. Chapters on Royal autographs and books, Biblical Mss., Seals, etc. Paper spine repaired. Some foxing. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, CHARTERS, SEALS, ILLUMINATIONS AND BINDINGS EXHIBITED IN...

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 75082