(Calligraphy). Thomas, Dylan.

UNDER MILK WOOD, A PLAY FOR VOICES. A REPRODUCTION OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BY SHEILA WATERS.

Santa Ana: International Letter Arts Network, 1989. 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards with blind stamped titling and cover designs. (x), 72, (2) pages. A full-color reproduction of the original illuminated manuscript handwritten and illustrated by Sheila Waters. Includes a brief biography. READ MORE about UNDER MILK WOOD, A PLAY FOR VOICES. A REPRODUCTION OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BY SHEILA WATERS

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57538

(Cambridge University). Smith, J.J.

CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS.

Cambridge: J. Deighton, and MacMillan & Co., 1849. 8vo. original cloth boards, otherwise disbound. viii, 329+(1) page. First edition. Describes 700 manuscript volumes. Bibliographic entries include annotations regarding contents, illuminations, and foliation. Includes a brief introduction about the catalogue. Some internal nineteenth century library markings. Spine lacking, boards detached. Last leaf provided in photocopy facsimile. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 56222

(Cherryburn Press). James, Jean M.

SIGNS.

N.P. The Cherryburn Press, 1981. 12mo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. 16 pages. An essay on legibility in sign systems, focusing in Chinese calligraphy. Samples laid in. Binding torn at back center of spine. READ MORE about SIGNS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 112216

(Color Printing). 802.

SEVEN CENTURIES OF COLOUR, 14TH TO 20TH CENTURY, A CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MSS., MINIATURES AND PRINTED BOOKS ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR.

London: Maggs Bros. (1951). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 144 pages. Catalogue no.802. Many plates. Near fine. READ MORE about SEVEN CENTURIES OF COLOUR, 14TH TO 20TH CENTURY, A CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MSS., MINIATURES AND...

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 11753

(Cousins, Albert). Lister, Raymond.

THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS.

Cambridge: Golden Head Press, 1966. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (vi), 10, (2), xii pages. Limited to 250 copies. With ten plates including two in full color showing examples of the illuminated work of Cousins. Also contains a check list of known illuminations. READ MORE about THE ILLUMINATOR, A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT COUSINS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9492

(Daboll, Raymond). Shakespeare, William.

HAMLET: TO THE PLAYERS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616).

N.P. (Herbert W. Simpson, 1955). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Done entirely in the calligraphic hand of Raymond DaBoll. Folded. READ MORE about HAMLET: TO THE PLAYERS BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17325

Day, Lewis F.

ALPHABETS OLD & NEW, CONTAINING OVER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CONPLETE ALHABETS, THIRTY SERIES OF NUMERALS.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1899. 8vo. original cloth. xxii, 39 pages followed by many plates. Reprint of the 1898 first edition. Some shelfwear and soiling to covers. Housed in a later slipcase, which is bumped along the bottom edge. READ MORE about ALPHABETS OLD & NEW, CONTAINING OVER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CONPLETE ALHABETS, THIRTY SERIES...

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 35397

Ficker, Johannes.

NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 91031

(Fouquet, Jean). Wescher, Paul.

JEAN FOUQUET UND SEINE ZEIT.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 116059

(Günther, Jörn).

SECHZIG RARA, (1466-1557).

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  other currencies  Order nr. 75612

Glorieux-DeGand, Thérèse, with Ann Kelders.

HET WOORD VAN DE KOPIIST COLOFONS VAN GEDATEERDE HANSSCHRIFTEN.

Brussels: Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, 1991. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 151+(1) pages. Text in Flemish. A study of Renaissance manuscripts in the King Albert I Library in Brussels. Foreword by Denise De Weerdt, introduction. 44 items in the catalogue. Eight color plates, black and white illustrations. Lists of plates, illustrations, and manuscripts in the catalogue. Ex-library stamp indicates this is a Library of Congress duplicate. READ MORE about HET WOORD VAN DE KOPIIST COLOFONS VAN GEDATEERDE HANSSCHRIFTEN

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115346

(Guild of Book Workers).

NEW ENGLAND VIGNETTES.

Providence, RI: Providence Athenaeum, 2004. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 38+(1) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition by the New England Chapter, Guild of Book Workers, presented at the Providence Athenaeum November-December 2004. Shows calligraphy, private press work, fine bindings and artists' books. READ MORE about NEW ENGLAND VIGNETTES

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106833

(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