(Copenhagen: Selskabet Bogvennerne, n.d.). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88, (5) pages. First edition, limited to 777 numbered copies. A novel for book collectors, illustrated with the drawings of Mads Stage. Stage is a well known Danish book illustrator, water colorist and graphic artist. Light foxing of front and rear covers. In Danish. Pages unopened. READ MORE about UNIKUM. NOVELLER FOR BOGSAMLERE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 62773
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.11, NOV., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: A. Tufel on George Eliot, R. Armstrong on Alan Paton, and J. Waters on "Invasion of the E-Books" (yes, a certain software company has expressed interest). N. Basbanes tours that institution, The Strand; R. Brown and Tasha Tucker discuss Tasha Tudor (with notice of the new Tasha Tudor bibliography by John & Jill Hare, published by..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53574
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1999. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Volume 4, Number 2, Feb., 1999. IN THIS ISSUE: S. Stipes on the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs with a bibliography of other such narratives by C.L. Blockson, N.A. Basbanes on Tom Wolfe, I. Ungar and J.P. Ansell on the illuminator and anti-Nazi caricaturist Arthur Szyk, R. Meador on the Wine and Food Library in Ann Arbor, and MORE. READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $4.95 Order nr. 54933
(Prague: Svazu Ceských Spisovatelu, 1971). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Text in Czech. Catalogue of work of Frantisek Bidlo (1895-1945), caricaturist many of whose cartoons lampooned the Nazis. Bidlo was put to death by the Nazis in 1945. Bidlo's cartoons illustrated in black and white. List of drawings and cartoons laid in. Wrappers faded near spine. READ MORE about FRANTISEK BIDLO
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 107602
(Boston, MA: Cummings and Hilliard, 1821). 4to. later quarter leather, cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, back original paper wrapper, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 101-197+(1) pages. Shaw and Shoemaker 40247. Volume III, Part II only. Tissue protected color engravings by Jacob Bigelow. In addition to the engravings, the botanical history, results of chemical examinations, and medical uses are listed. The entire work was published between 1817 and 1821. Bigelow (1787-1879) was a physician and..... READ MORE about AMERICAN MEDICAL BOTANY
Price: $650.00 Order nr. 120469
London: Blandford Press, (1950). small 4to. cloth. 240 pages. First edition. Designed for those interested in drawing for graphic reproduction and anyone interested in learning more about the graphic processes. Lacking the dust jacket. Lightly soiled. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATION AND REPRODUCTION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 81201
New York: Arno Press, 1973. 8vo. silver cloth. (iv), 87, 60, 8, (4) pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1852 EDITION (the 9th edition of Part I and the 5th edition of Part II) (See Roosens & Luc Salu 6367). Part of the Literature of Photography series. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about PHOTOGENIC MANIPULATION. PART 1 AND II
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 98709
With twenty-five wood engravings by Rosemary Covey.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1993. small 4to. quarter red morocco with patterned blue cloth sides, leather spine label, clamshell box. 156, (3) pages. With twenty-five wood engravings by Rosemary Covey. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Berger A54). Printed on Arches mouldmade paper and composed in Perpetua types by Golgonooza Letter Foundry with binding by Campbell-Logan. Covey created 25 woodcuts showing Chinese street peddlers specifically for this book. Morris printed the woodcuts directly from the..... READ MORE about CALLS, SOUNDS & MERCHANDISE OF THE PEKING STREET PEDDLERS
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 39437
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2010. 8vo. quarter Morocco and Japanese cloth, slipcase. 33, 12 plates, 12 pages. Limited to 115 numbered copies. Morris' first dos-a-dos binding. Engravings and etchings (intaglios) are printed on special presses which exert the far greater pressure needed for this kind of printing. After successful experimentation in printing small intaglio plates by letterpress, Morris produced this book, with twelve plates (some as large as 5 x 6.5") printed in..... READ MORE about THE ART OF INTAGLIO. PRODUCED ON A LETTERPRESS WITH A COLLECTION OF TWELVE PRINTS OF 18TH CENTURY...
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 105233
Pittsburgh: The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, (1983). thick 4to. cloth. Separate pagination for each section. Seventh edition. Foreword by Gilbert W. Bassett. Sections on The History of Lithography, Modern Lithography, The Flow of the Lithographic Production, The Creative Art Department and 12 others. READ MORE about THE LITHOGRAPHERS MANUAL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121954
N.P. n.p., 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. p. 161-188. An pencil inscription on the lower margin of the first page (presumably from Bridson) indicates this article was taken from "Studies in Bibliography", Volume 12, 1959. Minor wear. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the inside front cover. READ MORE about " BLAKE'S ENGRAVINGS AND HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH FLAXMAN."
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 101451
London: Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1927. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 59+(1) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Blake. Includes a list of contributors and an introductory note. Catalogue organized by illustrations of the Bible, illustrations of poets, pencil drawings and books. Wrappers tanned and worn at edges. Tanning and light foxing throughout text. READ MORE about BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB CATALOGUE: BLAKE CENTENARY EXHIBITION
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 114197
London: Messrs. Sotheby & Co., 1958. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Descriptions and illustrations of the 15 items. Note - this is the illustrated version of this catalogue. Prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF BOOKS ILLUMINATED & ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM BLAKE,...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 6953
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 283, followed by 236 plates. First edition. Covers the role printmaking played in Blake's development as an artist and poet. Includes information on Blake's apprenticeship, his graphic styles and techniques and his theories of "appropriate form" in the graphic arts. Contains over two hundred illustrations. Important book. Dust jacket toned with tears. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE, PRINTMAKER
Price: $165.00 Order nr. 123627
New York: The Grolier Club, 1953. 4to. cloth. xix, 124, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 400 copies (Asaf 123). Printed at Cambridge University Press under the direction of Brooke Crutchley. Eight full-page illustrations. Well annotated bibliography with illustrations. Covers slightly spotted. Some foxing of pastedowns and endpapers. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE'S ILLUMINATED BOOKS, A CENSUS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 51220
London: Faber and Faber, (1949). tall 4to. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket, full color Blake reproduction mounted on front cover. 24 pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1946. With a number of full color plates tipped-in. Front cover wrinkled at top. READ MORE about BLAKE (1757-1827) WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY GEOFFREY KEYNES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 6930
Cambridge: Golden Head Press, 1962. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Second edition, revised. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE, 1757-1827 NOTES FOR A CATALOGUE OF THE BLAKE LIBRARY AT THE GEORGIAN HOUSE, MERSTHAM
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 623
(London, England): Westminster City Libraries, 1969. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Table of contents, foreword by the author, Westminster city librarian's preface, index. Includes Blake's original works, books illustrated by Blake, books by Blake, Blake's paintings and drawings, works about Blake, catalogues, and Blake literature in foreign languages. Each entry numbered. Covers tanned and soiled. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE: CATALOGUE OF THE PRESTON BLAKE LIBRARY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 124599
London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1949. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 44 pages. Some prices in margins. Covers soiled with some foxing. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF ORIGINAL WORKS BY WILLIAM BLAKE THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE GRAHAM ROBERTSON, ESQ
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 6987
Princeton: Princeton Univ. Library, 1969. 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. x, 61 pages. 96 items described. A fine copy. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE, ENGRAVER, A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION BY CHARLES RYSKAMP WITH AN...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 622
(München): Albrecht Knaus, (2001). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 475 pages. First German edition of Ackroyd's definitive 1995 biography, Blake translated from English into German by Thomas Eichhorn. English version published in London by Sinclair-Stevenson. In a graceful style, Ackroyd analyzes the political, mystic and artistic influences on Blake's artistic development with such depth and insight that the reader feels transported into this complex genius's studio. Numerous plates, color and black-and-white. Indices and exhaustive bibliography..... READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE, DICHTER, MALER, VISIONÄR
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 64551
London: National Book League, 1955. small 8vo. decorated paper wrappers, paper cover label. 16 pages. Volume four in the series entitled The Book. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 6974
London: Spring Books, (1964). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 263 pages. Reprint of the 1928 first edition. Excellent history with 120 illustrations. Jacket shows minor rubbing. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3399
London: Spring Books, (1964). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 263 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Excellent history with 120 illustrations. Jacket worn with tears. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 29748
Paris et Bruxelles: Les Éditions G. Van Oest, 1928. 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. xi, 99 pages followed by 78 plates. First edition. A study of the beginning of the engraved book in France. With 177 illustrations. With a bookplate indicating that this book came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. Covers soiled. Some chipping of edges of preliminary pages. READ MORE about LES ORIGINES DU LIVRE À GRAVURES EN FRANCE, LES INCUNABLES TYPOGRAPHIQUES
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 26137
