(Limited Editions Club). Du Maurier, George.

PETER IBBETSON.

With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. small 4to. leather-backed boards, slipcase. xviii, 344, (2) pages. With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author. Limited to 1600 numbered copies (LEC 350). With the illustrations taken from the originals in the Pierpont Morgan Library. Typography by George Salter. Edge of slipcase slightly sunned. READ MORE about PETER IBBETSON

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97173

(Limited Editions Club). James, Henry.

WASHINGTON SQUARE.

Introduced by Louis Auchincloss. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1971. tall 8vo. quarter leather, slipcase. xiv, 204, (2) pages. Introduced by Louis Auchincloss. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Smith (LEC 439). Printed at The Thistle Press with typography by Bert Clarke. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about WASHINGTON SQUARE

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27444

(Limited Editions Club). Schreiner, Olive.

THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM.

With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xx, 259, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Hogarth (LEC 322). Printed at The Westerham Press with typography by Hans Schmoller. Lithography by The Curwen Press. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24897

(Limited Editions Club). Thackeray, William Makepeace.

HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HI S GREATEST ENEMY.{THE.

With an Introduction by Robert Cantwell and with illustrations by Charles W. Stewart. 2 volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. thick 8vo. embossed cloth, slipcase. xx,366; x,348,(2) pages. With an Introduction by Robert Cantwell and with illustrations by Charles W. Stewart. 2 volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Stewart (LEC 327). Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd with typography by John Lewis. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HI S GREATEST ENEMY.{THE

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 23503

LINWEAVE LIMITED EDITIONS, 1934.

Springfield, MA: The Linweave Assoc. 1934. 4to. cloth backed boards, 24 pages followed by bound-in specimen pages demonstrating different typography and color combinations. First edition. Essentially a paper specimen book with contributions by Dunsany, Masefield, Morley, Aiken and others. With ten samples, or excerpts, from books printed with Linweave. These include works by Christopher Morley, Conrad Aiken, James Whitcomb Riley, and John Masefield, and illustrations by T. M. Cleland, Asa Cheffitz, Edwin Tunis, William J...... READ MORE about LINWEAVE LIMITED EDITIONS, 1934

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9485

Mackellar, Thomas.

AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNERS, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING ALL DEPARTMENTS OF A PRINTING OFFICE.

Philadelphia: L. Johnson & Co., 1866. 8vo. original cloth. (ii), 336, (2) pages with a frontispiece showing Gutenberg and Faust. Second edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 3; Appleton p.41). Marginal damp stain first 60 pages. Binding lightly worn. A good working copy. The first edition also appeared in 1866 and this is essentially a reprint of that edition except for a two page description of the type and stereotype foundry of L. Johnson & Co..... READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNERS, AS WELL...

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Mackellar, Thomas.

AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING EVERY DEPARTMENT OF A PRINTING OFFICE.

Philadelphia: MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan, 1885. 8vo. original cloth. xiv, 13-384, (6) pages. Fifteenth edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II,3; ATF Cat. 1512). A reprint of the fourteenth edition with a brief note on this fifteenth edition and a few other changes. Rubbed at spine ends. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about AMERICAN PRINTER: A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY CONTAINING PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING EVERY...

Price: $135.00  other currencies  Order nr. 23167

(Maps). Ehrenberg, Ralph E.

GEOGRAPHY AND MAPS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.

Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1996. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 84 pages. A catalogue of maps and geographical material in the collection of the Library of Congress. Includes globes, atlases, terrain models, and aerial photographs. Discusses topographical material from the Romans to digital equipment of the present. READ MORE about GEOGRAPHY AND MAPS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 70881

(Marion Press). Larremore, Thomas A. and Amy Hopkins Larremore.

THE MARION PRESS, A SURVEY AND A CHECKLIST.

With Incidental Alarums, and Excursions Into Collateral Fields. Checklist by Joseph W. Rogers.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1981. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 271 pages. With Incidental Alarums, and Excursions Into Collateral Fields. Checklist by Joseph W. Rogers. Reprint of the 1943 first edition which was printed in a very small number. Spine of jacket faded, else near fine. Frank E. Hopkins set up a press in the attic of his "Red House" in Jamaica, New York in 1896 and named it after his daughter Marion..... READ MORE about THE MARION PRESS, A SURVEY AND A CHECKLIST

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McLean, Ruari.

HOW TYPOGRAPHY HAPPENS.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. First edition; Noted English typographer, Ruari McLean discusses the evolution of typography as an art form. Looking at the work of other well known typographers in England, Europe and America, the author examines the development of typography, starting in the 17th century with Moxon's Mechanick Exercises and progresses to the work of Jan Tschichold and his contemporaries. Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate..... READ MORE about HOW TYPOGRAPHY HAPPENS

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 56807

McLean, Ruari.

MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY.

Fairlawn, NJ: Essential Books, 1959. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 116 pages. First U.S. edition. Illustrated. An important study. Jacket has small pieces missing along edge and is foxed. Pastedowns and endpapers also show foxing. READ MORE about MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60462

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

London: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 40391

McLean, Ruari.

THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.

New York: Thames and Hudson, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 216 pages. First U.S. edition. Short history followed by practical manual. Illustrated. With 188 illustrations. READ MORE about THE THAMES AND HUDSON MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $42.50  other currencies  Order nr. 98612