London: Maggs Bros. 1919. square 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 120 pages. Catalogue 385. Covers show wear and wrinkling of pages. With a number of plates of the bindings. Ink writing on cover and throughout. Minor wear, else near fine. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, HISTORIC & DECORATIVE BINDINGS, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 3033
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
(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
N.P. n.p., n.d., but 1994. 4to. Loose in portfolio. Six prints of scripts, signed "94 Briom." READ MORE about BRIOM SCRIPT: SIX UNNUMBERED PRINTS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 121552
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
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 Order nr. 47894
Norman, OK: Calligraphy Review, 1992. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Winter 1992, Volume Nine, Number Two. Includes feature articles and columns. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHY REVIEW
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134273
(Los Angeles: Prince Stern Sloan), n.d. square 4to. printed paper-covered boards with tray holding brush set and inks. Book and brush/paint set still in shrink wrap. From the back cover: " The first 48 pages of the book offer an introduction to this beautiful subject with clear, full-color illustrations. The last 32 pages are of fine quality Chinese paper with which to begin Chinese painting." Quite attractive. READ MORE about CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 91358
12 volumes.
London, England: Society of Scribes and Illuminators, 1922-68. various. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. 12 volumes. A collection of items published by the Society of Scribes and Illuminators, London. Includes ten exhibition catalogues, a 1943 membership list, and the library list and rules. From the collection of Dorothy Hutton who was often mentioned as an exhibitor in the exhibition catalogues. Many items with lightly soiled covers and chipped at edges. Many with pencil and ink..... READ MORE about Collection of publications of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 124218
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
Baltimore: Peabody Institute Library, 1959. 4to. stapled paper wrappers. 28 leaves. Reproduced from typesript. No illustrations but much of interest in the textual comments. Worn along edges. READ MORE about AN EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 17096
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 Order nr. 115352
London, England: Architectural Association, 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. Foreword by C.H. St. J. Hornby, list of exhibitors. Black and white frontispiece. Covers soiled; light spotty soiling in text. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF PRESENT-DAY CALLIGRAPHY AND ILLUMINATION ORGANISED BY THE SOCIETY OF SCRIBES AND...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125697
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 Order nr. 51048
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 Order nr. 132293
Boston, MA: Carter, Hendee and Co., 1833. 8vo. original cloth, paper spine label. xvi, 186 pages. Table of contents, journal of proceedings. The August 1832 meeting of the American Institute of Instruction, which met in Boston. Includes "A Prize Essay on Penmanship." Introductory discourse by Francis C. Gray. Lectures by George Ticknor, George Hayward, Walter B. Johnson, John Pierpont, B.B. Foster, A.B. Alcott, and Asa Rand. Foster's essay is on the teaching of penmanship (pp..... READ MORE about THE INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE AND THE LECTURES DELIVERED BEFORE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF...
Price: $325.00 Order nr. 121712
(St. Paul): Ampersand Publications, (1984). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 111 pages. First edition. Exhibition staged by the Society of Scribes and the Colleagues of Calligraphy. Filled with illustrations of the work of modern calligraphers. With biographical notes on modern practioners. Large piece of front cover of jacket missing. READ MORE about LETTERING ARTS IN THE 80'S
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 8419
Norman, OK: Calligraphy Review Editions, 1990. 8vo. paper wrappers. 118, (2) pages. Illustrated exhibition catalogue; reproduces at least one work from each participating artist. READ MORE about LETTERS, LINES, IMAGES, INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 51764
31 Volumes.
London, England: The Society of Scribes and Illuminators, c. 1971-1984. 4to. self paper wrappers. variously paginated. 31 Volumes. Some editions without date. Dated issues include Summer and Autumn 1975; Summer and Autumn 1976; Winter, Spring, Autumn 1977; Winter, Summer, Autumn 1978; Winter, Summer, Autumn 1979; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1980; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1981; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1982; Spring, Summer, Autumn 1983; Spring. Summer 1984. READ MORE about NEWSLETTER, THE SOCIETY OF SCRIBES AND ILLUMINATORS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 126513
3 Volumes.
Gosport, Hants., England: E.S. Perry, n.d. 8vo. self paper warppers. 11+(1); (12), (12) pages. 3 Volumes. Three short instructional booklets on Italic handwriting, which also advertise Osmiroid fountain pens. READ MORE about OSMIROID ITALIC WRITING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131051
New York, NY: Potter, Ainsworth & Compnay, (1870). oblong 16mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Number 1 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes to teachers and pupils. Wrappers tanned, lightly soiled, and chipped along front fore-edge. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS REVISED AND IMPROVED
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121649
New York, NY: Woolworth, Ainsworth & Company, (1870). oblong 12mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised and improved edition. Number 5 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With suggestions for teaching. Wrappers chipped at corners, tanned at edges. Writing in text. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121652
New York, NY: Woolworth, Ainsworth & Company, (1870). oblong 12mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised and improved edition. Number 5 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With suggestions for teaching. Wrappers detached from text.. Writing in text. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121656
Boston, MA: Woolworth, Ainsworth & Company, (1867). oblong 12mo. stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Revised and improved edition. Number 3 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With suggestions for teaching. Wrappers detached, chipped and tanned at edges. Writing in text. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN 12 NUMBERS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121660
Boston, MA: Crosby & Ainsworth, (1867). oblong 12mo. original stiff paper wappers. 24 pages. Number 2 in the series, designed to teach the fundamentals of cursive writing. With notes to teachers and pupils. Wrappers chipped near fore-edge, and lightly soiled, tearing along spine. READ MORE about PAYSON, DUNTON AND SCRIBNER'S NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP IN TWELVE NUMBERS REVISED AND IMPROVED
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121646
