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(Bookbinding).

EXHIBITION OF HAND BOOKBINDING, CASEMAKING, RESTORATION CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, AND HAND-DECORATED PAPERS.

Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers.
New York: The Guild of Book Workers, (1959). 8vo. paper wrappers. (28) pages. Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers. One page introduction by Laura Young. Contains descriptions of the books in the exhibition, incluindg 24 black-and-white photographs. Covers soiled. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF HAND BOOKBINDING, CASEMAKING, RESTORATION CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, AND...

Price: $24.00 Order nr. 11966

(Bookbinding).

GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITED MANUSCRIPTS, PART III ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND BINDINGS OF MANUSCRIPTS EXHIBITED IN THE GRENVILLE LIBRARY.

London: British Museum, 1923. 8vo. boards. 49 pages and 20 plates. Six pages on binding and one plate. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITED MANUSCRIPTS, PART III ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND BINDINGS OF MANUSCRIPTS...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 9193

(Botfield, Beriah).

PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM BERIAH BOTFIELD'S LIBRARY AT LONGLEAT.

(London: Soethby's, 2002. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 315 pages, Auction catalogue of this sale. Three page foreword by Lord Hindlip and two page biographical sketch of Botfield (1807-1863) by Tom Lamb. 216 lots. Illustrated in full color throughout. Two day sale with the first day describing illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, travel books and natural History Books. The Evening saw the sale of Furniture, Silver, Porcelain and gold boxes. English watercolours and old master..... READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM BERIAH BOTFIELD'S LIBRARY AT LONGLEAT

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77702

Bridges, Robert (editor).

ENGLISH HANDWRITING CONTINUED FROM TRACT XXIII WITH THIRTY-ONE ADDITIONAL PLATES.

(Oxford, England): The Clarendon Press, 1927. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (3), 224-251+(1), plates. S.P.E. Tract No. XXVIII. Continuation of S.P.E. Tract XXIII with specimens of English handwriting, focusing on "the new current hands which sprang up in England at the end of the last century." General remarks, list of plates (with descriptive comments) numbered 35-65. With notes on penmanship by Alfred Fairbank. Front wrapper chipped, soiled, and separated from text. Back wrapper chipped, torn at..... READ MORE about ENGLISH HANDWRITING CONTINUED FROM TRACT XXIII WITH THIRTY-ONE ADDITIONAL PLATES

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 121719

(Briem, Gunnlaugur SE).

BRIOM SCRIPT: SIX UNNUMBERED PRINTS.

N.P. n.p., n.d., but 1994. 4to. Loose in portfolio. Six prints of scripts, signed by Gunnlaugur SE Briem, the writing expert, "94 Briom." READ MORE about BRIOM SCRIPT: SIX UNNUMBERED PRINTS

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 121552

(British Museum).

CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. NEW SERIES.

3 volumes.
London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1834-1840. Folio. disbound. (iv),viii,168 pages and 8 leaves of plates; (ii),vi,(ii),159+(1) followed by (4) leaves of plates; (iv),234 pages. 3 volumes. First editions. A catalogue of the illuminated manuscripts from the Arundel and Burney collections in the British Museum. Antiquary Thomas, Earl of Arundel (1592-1646), collected more than 500 manuscript volumes, many of which relate to English History. He was an early supporter of Inigo Jones and friend..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. NEW SERIES

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 77150

Brock-Sulzer, Elisabeth et al.

WIRKENDES WORT.

Switzerland: Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft, 1964. 8vo. quarter leather with laid paper-covered boards, leather spine label. 74+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1100 numbered copies. Four essays focus on the powerful writings of four influential figures: the Austrian author and teacher Adalbert Stifter (1805--1868) whose fame rests chiefly on his sketches of rural life; Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874--1929), the Austrian poet, dramatist and essayist remembered primarily for his collaboration with the German composer Richard Strauss;..... READ MORE about WIRKENDES WORT

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77900

Brown, Michelle P.

ANGLO-SAXON MANUSCRIPTS.

(Toronto): University of Toronto, (1991). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Offers an introductory study in the practice of book-making and illumination through a discussion of some of the Anglo-Saxon world's most well-known manuscripts. Includes sections on materials, book production and consumption, as well as in-depth analysis of impressive illuminations. Illustrations are in color and black and white. READ MORE about ANGLO-SAXON MANUSCRIPTS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 70569

Brown, Michelle P.

PAINTED LABYRINTH, THE WORLD OF THE LINDISFARNE GOSPELS.

(London): British Library, (2004). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Revised edition. A fine copy. Filled with illustrations in color. READ MORE about PAINTED LABYRINTH, THE WORLD OF THE LINDISFARNE GOSPELS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 88508

(Caflisch, Max). Zapf, Hermann et al.

MAX CAFLISCH, TYPOGRAPHIA PRACTICA.

Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1988. tall 4to. grey cloth stamped in blind and in gilt, cardboard slipcase. 355, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 1400 copies. Fine in lightly toned slipcase. An excellently produced new book devoted to the work of the Swiss designer and type historian, Max Caflisch. Text in German. Contributions by Berlincourt, Bertheau, Bosshard, Blum, Gschwend, Darrell Hyder (in English), Jager, Ramseger, Romano, Schmid, Stresow, Unger, Willberg and Hermann Zapf. Filled with illustrations of..... READ MORE about MAX CAFLISCH, TYPOGRAPHIA PRACTICA

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 25210

Cahn, Walter.

ROMANESQUE BIBLE ILLUMINATION.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1982). thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. 304 pages. First U.S. edition. A fine copy. A history of these Bibles including a look at the social conditions which inspired the Bibles and a descriptive catalogue of 150 Bibles. 200 black and white illustrations and 60 color plates. READ MORE about ROMANESQUE BIBLE ILLUMINATION

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 39973

(Calligraphic). Bocskay, Georg.

MIRA CALLIGRAPHIAE MONUMENTA.

Malibu: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1992. large 12mo. cloth, cloth-covered slipcase. x, 412 pages. First edition. A fine copy in fine slipcase. In the 1560's, the imperial secretary of Ferdinand I, G. Bocskay (d.1575) produced a model book of calligraphy, mostly on vellum and decorated with gold and silver. About 1590, the Flemish miniaturist J. Hoefnagel (1576-1612), court artist for Rudolf II (grandson of Ferd. I) added illuminations to the model book at the request..... READ MORE about MIRA CALLIGRAPHIAE MONUMENTA

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 52257

(Calligraphy). Antonozzi, Leopardo.

TRAJAN LETTERS DE CARATTERI DI LEOPARDO ANTONOZZI LIBRO PRIMO ROME MDCXXXVIII.

Madison, WI: The Meles Vulgaris Press, 1972. oblong 8vo. cloth, bottom edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 50 numbered copies, signed by project overseers Donald M. Anderson and Phillip M. Hamilton, and translator Robert J. Rodini, on colophon. A facsimile edition of Leopardo Antonozzi's alphabets of 1638. For description of the original work, see Stanley Morison, Calligraphy 1535-1885 (Milan: La Bibliofila, 1962), pp. 87-9, item 25. Notes on Antonozzi and his alphabets, English..... READ MORE about TRAJAN LETTERS DE CARATTERI DI LEOPARDO ANTONOZZI LIBRO PRIMO ROME MDCXXXVIII

Price: $650.00 Order nr. 121687

(Calligraphy). Atkins, Kathryn A.

MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

With a foreword by James M. Wells.
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 183 pages. With a foreword by James M. Wells. First edition. Comprehensively describes and annotates twenty-two copybooks providing information on the scribe, the printer, intended audience, etc. Also contains a chapter on letter study and a selected bibliography. Well illustrated. Well preserved copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about MASTERS OF THE ITALIC LETTER, TWENTY-TWO EXEMPLARS FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Price: $225.00 Order nr. 24272

(Calligraphy). Baker, Arthur.

CALLIGRAPHY.

New York: Dover Publications, (1973). oblong 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 155 pages. A sampling of the calligraphy of this well-known type designer. Includes 100 original alphabets as well as single letters, words, sentences and examples of Oriental and abstract calligraphy. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47305

(Calligraphy). Barbedor, Louis.

LES ECRITURES FINANCIERE ET ITALIENNE-BASTARDE DANS LEUR NATUREL OUVRAGE COMPOSE DE QUANTITE D'EXEMPLAIRES ... DES ALPHABETS ET PIECES D'ECRITURES.

(Bale: Les Editions Holbein), n.d. oblong small 4to. boards, paper cover label, dust jacket. 63 leaf facsimile followed by colophon page. An excellent slightly-enlarged facsimile reprint of one of the most important seventeenth century writing-books, with a descriptive blurb by Jan Tschichold. Little chipping along edges of jacket with some minor shelfwear to edges of the boards. Lower corners bumped. Originally published in Paris in 1647 by P. Drevet. Limited to 550 copies. From the..... READ MORE about LES ECRITURES FINANCIERE ET ITALIENNE-BASTARDE DANS LEUR NATUREL OUVRAGE COMPOSE DE QUANTITE...

Price: $170.00 Order nr. 28440

(Calligraphy).

BEAUTIFUL WRITING, AN EXHIBITION IN THE JACK H. & TYBIE DAVIS SATIN RARE BOOK ROOM.

Tulsa, OK: The University of Tulsa, 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Foreword by Sidney F. Huttner. Modern calligraphers. Illustrated in color. READ MORE about BEAUTIFUL WRITING, AN EXHIBITION IN THE JACK H. & TYBIE DAVIS SATIN RARE BOOK ROOM

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104274

(Calligraphy).

THE CALLIGRAPHIC STATEMENT, AN EXHIBITION OF WESTERN AND EASTERN CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING FROM THE 8TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY.

Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Well-illustrated. Describes 104 items. READ MORE about THE CALLIGRAPHIC STATEMENT, AN EXHIBITION OF WESTERN AND EASTERN CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING FROM...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6234

(Calligraphy). Chappell, Warren.

THE ANATOMY OF LETTERING.

New York: Bridgeman Publishers, (1940). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 48 pages followed by 31 full-page plates printed in black on a red background. Revised edition. Printed at The Golden Hind Press. Jacket has small piece missing at top of spine. Very good copy. READ MORE about THE ANATOMY OF LETTERING

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 26862

(Calligraphy). Chauvin, Léon.

ÉTUDES DE CHIFFRES ARABES.

Paris, France: (Bethune et Plon), 1845. 4to. original stiff paper wrappers. 7+(1); 19+(1) pages. Text in French. A scarce study of the creation of Arabic numerals, with some plates signed by the author. With 19 plates, 10 hand-colored. An absolutely beautiful example of calligraphy. Light chipping to spine and rear corner. Near fine, and very scarce in this condition. READ MORE about ÉTUDES DE CHIFFRES ARABES

Price: $500.00 Order nr. 124041

(Calligraphy). Child, Heather.

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Co., (1988). 4to. boards. 128 pages. Reprint of the revised edition. Survey of calligraphy in Britian, Europe and America. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 38173

(Calligraphy). Child, Heather.

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1964). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. First U.S. edition. Survey of calligraphy in Britain, Europe and America. Jacket rubbed and chipped. Bookplate on free endpaper. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, A SURVEY OF TRADITION AND TRENDS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 38176

(Calligraphy). Child, Heather.

CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, TWENTIETH-CENTURY TRADITION & PRACTIVE.

London: A & C Black, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. Reprint of the revised edition. Survey of calligraphy in Britian, Europe and America. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY TODAY, TWENTIETH-CENTURY TRADITION & PRACTIVE

Price: $14.00 Order nr. 123879

(Calligraphy).

CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS II.

Boston, MA: David Godine Publisher, (1986). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages. First paperback edition. A fine copy. A catalogue which is a selection of work which represents the calligraphy and lettering of 124 scribes and letterers from 12 countries. The examples represent works on paper, vellum, fabric, slate, stone and glass and are done with brush, pen and chisel, with illustrations in color and black and white. From the private reference library of..... READ MORE about CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS II

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136322

(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 Order nr. 33053

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