(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  other currencies  Order nr. 11966

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  other currencies  Order nr. 121719

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 77150

(Calligraphy).

THE ART OF ORNAMENT AND WRITING: WRITING MASTER BOOKS.

Zurich: Hellmut Schumann, n.d. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38 pages, followed by 10 pages of plates. A sale catalogue, Number 511 of this firm. Sixty-nine items, all fully described, including books on calligraphy, sample leaves, specimens of ornamental book letters and more. Priced in Swiss Francs. READ MORE about THE ART OF ORNAMENT AND WRITING: WRITING MASTER BOOKS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47894

(Calligraphy).

SIGNES ET SCRIBES.

(Garches: Varth Editions Sarl, 1987). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. No. 1. Foreword by Francois Chabanian. Various articles on the book arts. Paper label of former owner on front cover. Ink ownership inscription. READ MORE about SIGNES ET SCRIBES

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102954

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 123879

(Calligraphy). Grieve, Hilda E.P.

SOME EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH HANDWRITING FROM ESSEX OFFICIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, ESTATE AND FAMILY ARCHIVES OF THE 12TH TO THE 17TH CENTURY.

Chelmsford, England: Essex County Council, 1949. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 30 pages. Foreword, table of contents. Includes transcripts and translations. Short list of works for study and reference follows text. Black and white plates. Covers sunned at spine edge. Newspsper clipping attached to inside front cover. Scattered foxing. READ MORE about SOME EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH HANDWRITING FROM ESSEX OFFICIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, ESTATE AND FAMILY...

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131394

(Calligraphy). Welch, Anthony.

CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD.

Austin: The Asia Society and the University of Texas Press, (1979). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 216 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Asia House Gallery. A collection of 100 works of art dating from the seventh to the nineteenth century. Each one is illustrated and described in detail. The introductory essay examines the origin, function and meaning of calligraphy and describes the tools and materials used. Covers soiled. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY IN THE ARTS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47321

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 24272

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 104274

(Calligraphy).

CALLIGRAPHICS - HANDS & FORMS, RENDERED BY TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN SCRIBES FOR THE TYPOPHILES.

New York: The Typophiles, 1955. oblong 12mo. cloth, slipcase. xv, 119, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 800 copies. Chapbook 28. Foreword by Paul Bennett followed by 25 short sayings on calligraphy and writing written in calligraphic form by 25 American calligraphers. With biographical information on each in the back. Includes Dwiggins, Beilenson, Armitage, Arnold Bank, etc. Rubbing along edges of slipcase, else fine. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHICS - HANDS & FORMS, RENDERED BY TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN SCRIBES FOR THE TYPOPHILES

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17183

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 38173