Blum, André.

LES ORIGINES DU LIVRE À GRAVURES EN FRANCE, LES INCUNABLES TYPOGRAPHIQUES.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 26137

Blum, Andre.

THE ORIGINS OF PRINTING AND ENGRAVING.

Translated from the French by Harry Miller Lydenberg.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 225 pages. Translated from the French by Harry Miller Lydenberg. First edition in English. (Appleton p.15). Jacket with piece missing at head of spine. READ MORE about THE ORIGINS OF PRINTING AND ENGRAVING

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 510

Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen.

MY DIARIES. BEING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EVENTS. 1888-1914.

2 volumes
London: Martin Secker, 1919. 8vo. polished cloth stamped in gilt, top edges gilt. Portrait Frontispiece;x,(iv),512; Portrait Frontispiece;(iv),51 pages. 2 volumes. Second impression. Covers a little handled, lettering on spine of first volume a little faded, else a very good set. READ MORE about MY DIARIES. BEING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EVENTS. 1888-1914

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Bock, Elfried.

GESCHICHTE DER GRAPHISCHEN KUNST.

Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, (1930). thick tall 8vo. half leather over paste-paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 516, (4) pages. First edition. Study of graphic art starting with the 16th century and going through the 19th century. Individual chapters for different countries. Mostly illustrations including a number of plates in color. Jacket worn. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE DER GRAPHISCHEN KUNST

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Boinet, A.

LE LIVRE ET LES ARTS GRAPHIQUES À L'EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DE PARIS.

Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1938. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 46 pages. Text in French. The book and graphic arts, presented at the International Exposition in Paris. Footnotes. Black and white illustrations throughout. Foxing, spine torn and worn with about one inch missing from its head. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ET LES ARTS GRAPHIQUES À L'EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DE PARIS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115169

Bolton, Theodore.

AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS, BIBLIOGRAPHIC CHECK LISTS OF 123 ARTISTS.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1938. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 290 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. With listings of Abbey, Angelo, Benton, Burgess, Clelend, Dwiggins, Green, Glackens, Kent, Oakley, Parrish, Pyle, Seton, Smith, Wyeth and many others. Ex library copy with markings.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK ILLUSTRATORS, BIBLIOGRAPHIC CHECK LISTS OF 123 ARTISTS

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(Book Illustration).

ANTHOLOGIE DU LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ PAR LES PEINTRES ET SCULPTEURS.

Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira.
Geneve: Albert Skira, (1946). 8vo. half leather over cloth. xxiv, 120 pages. Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira. Illustrations in the text and ninety-one full-page plates. Bibliographical descriptions of the work of many 20th century French artists of the book. Rebound. Original front cover loosely inserted. Cover soiled. READ MORE about ANTHOLOGIE DU LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ PAR LES PEINTRES ET SCULPTEURS

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123892

(Book Illustration).

BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS FROM 1900.

Chicago: The Arts Club of Chicago, 1980. small 4to. paper wrappers. Not paginated. Introduction by James Wells followed by descriptions of 62 books. Well illustrated. Marks at top of title page. READ MORE about BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS FROM 1900

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16764

(Book Lover's Library). Wood, H. Trueman.

MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS.

New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1887. small 8vo. original quarter brown calf with green paper covered boards, top edge gilt. viii, 247 pages. First U.S. edition, one of the Large Paper copies bound thus and printed on better paper. One chapter on historical methods followed by discussions of all the illustrative methods then in vogue. Leather spine very scuffed. READ MORE about MODERN METHODS OF ILLUSTRATING BOOKS

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115741

(Bookbinding).

OFFCUTS, THE CAMPBELL-LOGAN BINDERY'S SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL BOOK BINDING.

Minneapolis, MN: The Campbell-Logan Bindery, 1985. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (26) pages. Trade edition of the limited first edition. Designed by Gerald Lange. Contains woodcuts by Gaylord Schanilec. READ MORE about OFFCUTS, THE CAMPBELL-LOGAN BINDERY'S SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL BOOK BINDING

Price: $25.00 save 20% $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96885

(Bookselling).

ERSTEN FUNFZIG JAHRE DER VEREINIGUNG DER BUCHANTIQUARE UND KUPFERSTICH.

N.P. Vereinigung der Buchantiquare und Kupferstichhändler in der Schweiz, 1989. 8vo. paper wrappers. 33, (63) pages. A history of the first 50 years of the Swiss association for antiquarian dealers and dealers in coppperplate engravings. Includes a listing of the association's members. Illustrated. READ MORE about ERSTEN FUNFZIG JAHRE DER VEREINIGUNG DER BUCHANTIQUARE UND KUPFERSTICH

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 49202

(Boss Dog Press). Cooper, Susan.

STARS IN OUR HEADS.

With an Introduction by Margaret K. McElderry. Given at Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library, April 21, 1977.
Plains, PA: Boss Dog Press, 2021. 8vo. marbled paper covered boards, title stamped in silver on front board. (ii), (2), 3-15 (2) pages. With an Introduction by Margaret K. McElderry. Given at Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library, April 21, 1977. Limited to 80 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, Sarah P. Burda. Lecture by this children's book author. A fine copy with the prospectus loosely inserted. This chapbook was composed by..... READ MORE about STARS IN OUR HEADS

Price: $110.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136910

Bosse, Abraham.

DE LA MANIERE DE GRAVER A L'EAU FORTE ET AU BURIN. ET DE LA GRAVURE EN MANIERE NOIRE.

Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758. 8vo. period marbled calf binding, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, five raised bands, all edges stained red. xxxii, 205, (3) pages. The fourth and most extensive edition, expanded from the original edition of 1645 by the noted engraved Cochin. (Cicognara 255. Bigmore / W. 72. Cohen / R. 177). When issued in 1645, the work was "notable for its completeness for the time of its production, and for its plates, which have..... READ MORE about DE LA MANIERE DE GRAVER A L'EAU FORTE ET AU BURIN. ET DE LA GRAVURE EN MANIERE NOIRE

Price: $1,950.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135914