London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1920. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 30 pages. Sale held June 23-24. 398 lots. Includes engravings and drawings from F.C. Arkwright, Esq. of Willersley, Matlock; Edward L. Tomlin, Esq. of Angley Park, Cranbrook, Kent; Dr. F.E. Judson; and the late Stewart Beattie, Esq. Front panel has rust spots from staples on binding, shows shelf wear. Handwritten pen marks throughout book listing last name of buyer of each item and price..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVINGS AND DRAWINGS (FRAMED AND IN THE PORTFOLIO

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87485

Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1966. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 221+(1) pages. Exhibition catalogue for 215 prints of engravings from and often by 102 artists, from the 15th cent. to Expressionism. Numbered entries indicate artist, engraver, medium, owner, references, etc. as appropriate. In addition, major artists have biographical sketches in unnumbered entries. With appendices of entries for an additional 12 items (not reproduced) and a brief description of engraving methods used. Moderate soiling. Backing creased..... READ MORE about LES PLUS BELLES GRAVURES DU MONDE OCCIDENTAL, 1410-1914

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New York: Apollo, 1987. 4to. thick 4to., cloth, dust jacket. xv, 1081 pages. Second printing of enlarged and updated second edition. Contains 2,500 names not included in the last revision of 1983 and virtually 60% of the existing entries have been expanded or updated. An essential refernce work to American Art, which now totals over 12,000 names. Near fine in lightly worn dust jacket. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative..... READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN PAINTERS, SCULPTORS & ENGRAVERS FROM COLONIAL TIMES THROUGH 1926

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N.P. n.p., n.d., but circa 1930. broadside (4 1/4 by 5 inches). Engraving by American artist James H. Fincken (1860-circa 1943). READ MORE about DORSET VILLAGE, ENGLAND

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133130

DELUXE EDITION
Upper Denby, England: The Fleece Press, 2014. oblong 8vo. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, label on spine, cloth slipcase. 278, (4) pages. DELUXE EDITION. Limited to 360 copies. This is the special edition, one of 220 bound in quarter cloth and marbled paper-covered boards and with a tipped-in copper engraving printed by Anthony Dyson at his Black Star Press as frontispiece. Preface by Christopher Buckland Wright and Simon Lawrence, introduction with endnotes. The sixth volume..... READ MORE about SENSUOUS LINES: A CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE INTAGLIO PRINTS OF JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT

Price: $550.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121869

Berkeley / Santa Cruz, CA: Foolscap Press, 1993. large 4to. full leather, clamshell box. 138 pages. Limited to 175 numbered copies. Here is a book that fairly crackles with wit and wisdom, for six hundred years have not dimmed its ability to speak to our minds through the clarity of its perspective, the power of its language, and the vivid pertinence of its thought. Because of the genius shown in his lyrical works, Francesco Petrarca..... READ MORE about PHISICKE AGAINST FORTUNE AS WELL PROSPEROUS AS ADVERSE, FORTY-SIX DIALOGUES

Price: $2,950.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135131

London, UK: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1934. 12.75" x 10.25" cloth. 102 engravings. One of 300 copies. With a preface by the engraver. Printed by Hague & Gill at High Wycombe. Green cloth over boards; title in gilt on spine. Two pages slightly torn at the fore-edge. Minor bump to the head of the spine, else in find condition. [Gill: 27] A handsome set in very good condition. In new matching leather-trimmed slipcases... READ MORE about ENGRAVINGS, 1928-1933

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(London): Herbert Press, (1994). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 208 pages. First edition. A critical appraisal of Gill's inscriptional designs, with indices of persons and institutions commemorated as well as the location of the inscriptions. Included are 900 items from his first inscription on stone in 1901 to his design for his own gravestone. Appendices cover Gill's work on war memorials, heraldry, and the design of seals, medals, coins and stamps. It is illustrated with..... READ MORE about ERIC GILL, THE INSCRIPTIONS. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vii), 265+(1) pages. Describes and reproduces 205 of Gill's file copies of his engravings given to the Victoria and Albert Museum by his widow. With note by Trenchard Cox. Small tear along front hinge of jacket; jacket is price-clipped. READ MORE about THE ENGRAVED WORK OF ERIC GILL

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Boston: Godine, (1990). thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 478 pages. Reprint of the edition designed by Skelton. Over 1000 engravings described and illustrated. Near fine.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler. READ MORE about ERIC GILL, THE ENGRAVINGS

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London: Elkin Mathews Ltd., 1944. large 8vo. blue polished cloth, decorated in gilt. xv, 196+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Dodgson traces the career and oeuvre of the British engraver Stephen Gooden in this study. Gooden helped revive the practice of line engraving in England after WWI. An attempt has been made to illustrate all engravings mentioned. Each catalog entry provides measurements and state information (the various states are pictured as well)..... READ MORE about AN ICONOGRAPHY OF THE ENGRAVINGS OF STEPHEN GOODEN

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With a Foreword by L.F. Thompson.
Merrickville: Greyweathers Press, 2010. 4to. cloth-backed paper covered boards, paper cover and spine labels. 6, 13 wood cuts, (2) pages. With a Foreword by L.F. Thompson. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies. Wood engravers toiling away at their trade during the last quarter of the nineteenth century could be forgiven for feeling a touch of despair. Since the early 1800s, they had practiced a viable trade, with graver in hand over an endgrain block..... READ MORE about GRAVEN IMAGES: A PORTFOLIO OF NINETEENTH CENTURY WOOD ENGRAVINGS PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL BLOCKS

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New York: Colton Press, (1950). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 174 pages. First complete edition. Portions reprinted from the Ninth Graphic Arts Production Yearbook, 1950. Author started to learn printing at a printing plant in New York in 1900. Drawn freely from "that mental storehouse." Relates experiences at Beck Engraving Company. READ MORE about A PRIMER OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, INCLUDING COMPOSITION, ELECTROTYPING PAPER, PRESSES AND INK

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 20933