New York: Philosophical Library, (1953). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 607 pages. Reprint (with Amendments) of second edition. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Jacket has piece missing from front cover. Front inside hinge broken. Shaken. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24658
New York: Philosophical Library, n.d. tall 8vo. cloth. 607 pages. First U.S. edition. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Well illustrated. Spine faded. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 28031
2 volumes.
New York: Funk and Wagnall, (1968). 4to. cloth, slipcase. xii,473; 452 pages. 2 volumes. Third edition, completely revised with the assistance of Reinhold Regensburger. The second volume contains nothing but illustrations to the text. An essential reference book. Ownership inscription on front pastedown and front free endpaper. Markings in ink throughout. Aside from that, near fine. READ MORE about THE ALPHABET, A KEY TO THE HISTORY OF MANKIND
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 31217
New York: Dover, (1982). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 603, (15) pages. A reprint of the 1953 edition. Diringer examines the book from its origins as clay tablets in 3500 B.C. to the introduction of printing. With 200 illustrations. Ink ownership inscription in corner of half-title. READ MORE about THE BOOK BEFORE PRINTING ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND ORIENTAL
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 2141
London: Faber & Faber, (1967). thick 8vo. cloth. 514 pages. Revised edition. "Virtually an encyclopedia of the hand-illuminated book." An historical account. Many illustrations including some in color. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATED BOOK, ITS HISTORY AND PRODUCTION
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 53617
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 261 pages. First U.S. edition. Part of the series entitled Ancient Peoples and Places. History of writing well illustrated with examples from the author's collection. 78 photographs and 49 line drawings. READ MORE about WRITING
Price: $17.00 Order nr. 16876
N.P. Arthaud, (1960). 8vo. cloth. 354, (2) pages, with 41 illustrations. On the deciphering of early forms of writing, such as Egyptian hieroglyphs, Mesopotamian cuneiform, Linear B, and Etruscan. Well-illustrated with 41 plates and many in-text illustrations. Indexed. READ MORE about LE DECHIFFREMENT DES ECRITURES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 48872
Paris: Librairie C. Klincksieck, 1966. 4to. paper-covered boards. 66, (2) with plates. Text in French. No. I in the Bibliothèque des Cahiers Archéologiques series, published under the direction of André Grabar and Jean Hubert. A study of three medieval Greek psalters: Pantocrator 61, Paris Grec 20 and British Museum 40731. Preface by Grabar. Foreword and bibliography. Description of the general characteristics of each psalter, with detailed descriptive information on each folio. Two pages of color... READ MORE about L' ILLUSTRATION DES PSAUTIERS GRECS DU MOYEN AGE
Price: $145.00 Order nr. 109436
Sankt Gallen (St.
Gall): "Ostschweiz" Druck+Verlag / Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 1982. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 135 pages. Sankt Gallen (St. Did the geographical setting of the abbey of St. Gall leave any traces in the abbey's significant production of medieval manuscripts? The author discusses eight references to Lake Constance in St. Gall texts, and visual references in eight St. Gall miniatures (reproduced as plates). With references. READ MORE about DER BODENSEE IN SANKTGALLER HANDSCHRIFTEN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 52846
Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 2004. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 24, (2). Edition limited to 535 copies of which this is one of 500 numbered in Arabic numerals, printed on white paper and signed by the author. Printed as a benefit publication for the Antiquarian Booksellers' Benevolent Fund; a non-profit charity. This is a recollection of Dunning's friendship with Michael Shaara ( The Killer Angels) over one summer and, simultaneously, a meditation on writing... READ MORE about THAT SUMMER WITH MICHAEL
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 79270
24 (bound in 10, of 38).
Berlin: A. Asher & Co., 1887-1919. 8vo. cloth. varied pagination. 24 (bound in 10, of 38). A significant collection of first editions from the important series begun by Karl Dziatzko (1842-1903), who was the first professor of library science in Göttingen University, Germany. This set includes volumes 1-17, 21, 24-25, 28, 31, and 37/38. Contains texts on various issues pertaining to printing, illuminated manuscripts, publishers, printers, etc. Some volumes with illustrations. Includes indexes. Many editions... READ MORE about SAMMLUNG BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFTLICHER ARBEITEN
Price: $650.00 Order nr. 76148
New York: October House Inc., (1966). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 287 pages. First U.S. edition. With 58 plates and 68 line illustrations. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY AND PALAEOGRAPHY, ESSAYS PRESENTED TO ALFRED FAIRBANK ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 15383
London, England: The Sylvan Press, 1945. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. viii, 118, (2) pages, plates. Table of contents, introduction by the editor, A collection of essays by various English craftsmen, including essays by bookbinders Roger Powell and Anthony Gardner, and calligrapher M.C. Oliver. Illustrations follow text. Dust jacket chipped at edges and tanned. Scattered light foxing. READ MORE about FIFTEEN CRAFTSMEN ON THEIR CRAFTS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 130837
Wien: Kaiserlich-Koniglichen, 1880. small 4to. later quarter leather, marbled paper covered boards, leather tips. xii, 286, (2) pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged (See Bigmore & Wyman I,213 for first edition of 1878). "Each alphabet is preceded by an historical notice and philogical notes." Filled with plates showing various alphabets. Front hinge starting. Lightly shaken. READ MORE about DAS BUCH DER SCHRIFT ENTHALTEND DIE SCHRIFTZEICHEN UND ALPHABETE ALLER ZEITEN UND ALLER VOLKER...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 39804
Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 91031
(San Francisco, CA: Fine Print), 1982. 4to. self paper wrappers. 121-159+(1) pages. Volume 8, Number 4. Includes bibliographies, reviews of recent fine press publications, feature article, and exhibition notices. "Focus on Calligraphy" issue. Black and white illustrations. Classified advertisements loosely inserted. READ MORE about FINE PRINT: A REVIEW FOR THE ARTS OF THE BOOK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 129343
(New York: Archaelogy, 1951). small 4to. Bound in library cardboard binding. 232-242 pages. Reprint from Archaeology magazine 4:4 (Winter 1951). A study of the early development of the early English language and alphabet. Black and white illustrations and transcriptions/translations of some old English manuscripts. Label on front board notes "Copy 2." READ MORE about THE ANCESTRY OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 109308
Stuttgart: Belser, (1984). large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 222 pages. Second, special edition. A history of writing from the earliest times down to the present day, beginning with cave paintings and ending with modern alphabets. 242 illustrations, some in color. Indexed. Jacket spine slightly age yellowed. READ MORE about VOM FELSBILD ZUM ALPHABET
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 50966
Dresden: Verlag der Kunst, (1970). large 4to. cloth. (ii), 222 pages. First edition. A history of writing from the earliest times down to the present day, beginning with cave paintings and ending with modern alphabets. 242 illustrations, some in color. Indexed. Contains tipped-in illustrations. Page 35 has tear. Spine lettering partially rubbed off. READ MORE about VOM FELSBILD ZUM ALPHABET
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 58839
Stuttgart: Belser, (1984). large 4to. cloth. (ii), 222 pages. Second, special edition. A history of writing from the earliest times down to the present day, beginning with cave paintings and ending with modern alphabets. 242 illustrations, some in color. Indexed. No dust jacket. Minor spotting of front cover. READ MORE about VOM FELSBILD ZUM ALPHABET
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 61079
Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1947. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 111, (5) pages, plates. Text in German. Detailed study of Fouquet (ca. 1425-1481), 15th century French miniature painter, noted for his handling of architectural details. Frontispiece, tipped in illustrations in text and 76 plates following. Comments on and list of illustrations, table of contents. Minor spotting on a few early pages. Dust jacket lightly soiled; spine sunned. READ MORE about JEAN FOUQUET UND SEINE ZEIT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 116059
Hamburg: Dr. Jörn Günther Antiquariat, 1997. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 288 pages. Catalogue No.5 from the bookseller, specialising in medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, incunabula and early printed works. Beautifully produced with vivid detail, this volume treats German-language manuscripts and miniatures from the 9th to 18th centuries. Contains 58 entries, depicted for the most part with full-page illustrations in rich color. In-depth descriptions; brief English summary provided. Entry no. 3 is... READ MORE about HANDSCHRIFTEN UND MINIATUREN AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN SPRACHGEBIET
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 65447
Hamburg: Dr. Jörn Günther Antiquariat, 1996. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 227+(1) pages. Catalogue No.4 from the bookseller, specialising in medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and miniatures, incunabula and early printed works. Beautifully produced with vivid detail by Manfred von Arnim. Contains 60 entries, depicted for the most part with full-page illustrations in rich color. In-depth descriptions; brief English summary provided. Bibliographies noted. Indices included. Price list for works inserted. READ MORE about SECHZIG RARA, (1466-1557
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 75612
(Weinheim): VCH, Acta humaniora, (1989). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 255+(1) pages. Exhibition of the evangeliary gospel books belonging to Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (1129-1195), held at the Herzog August Bibliothek. Includes color frontispiece, numerous black and white and color facsimiles of the illuminated manuscript pages, bibliography. READ MORE about WOLFENBÜTTELER CIMELIEN DAS EVANGELIAR HEINRICHS DER LÖWEN IN DER HERZOG AUGUST BIBLIOTHEK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 74492
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1984). small 4to. paper over boards, dust jacket. 224 pages. First U.S. edition. A highly readable and informative guide to the history of various writing systems. Well-illustrated throughout, many in color. With a selected bibliography for more reading. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF WRITING
Price: $11.50 Order nr. 63144
