(New York: The Typophiles), 1996. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages printed French fold. Brief biography of Monroe Causley focusing on his career followed by a notice of Arthur Rushmore. Wood engraving by John DePol on front cover, printed in blue. READ MORE about MONROE CAUSLEY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 79372
(Southbury, CT): Chiswick Book Shop, n.d. Catalogue 101 issued by this bookseller. The back cover describes a large archive of material concerning John DePol and reproduces three of his wood engravings. Loosely inserted are Lists 35 and 36 isued by this bookseller, each containing a DePol wood engraving. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, FIRST EDITIONS, FINE PRESSES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 107291
New York: United States Banknote Corporation, 1974. 13" x 9" Single sheet in folder. This is a Keepsake from the United States Banknote Corporation . A fine copy. The engraving was printed in two colors. DePol was that rare indiviual among the citizenry of New York, a born Manhattanite. Perhaps that is one reason he responded with such feeling, symmpathy and spirit to the many scenes of the city which he created. READ MORE about HUDSON RIVER PIER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 79295
Poëme en Dix Chants. De L'Essai sur les Guerres Civiles et de L'Essai sur les Poëtes du Poöme de Fontenov, des Discours sur L'Homme des Poëmes sur la Loi Naturelle et sur le Désastre de Lisbonne du Temple du Gout et du Temple de L'Amitié.
Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Fréres, 1862. 8vo. quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards. (vi), 377, (2) pages. Poëme en Dix Chants. De L'Essai sur les Guerres Civiles et de L'Essai sur les Poëtes du Poöme de Fontenov, des Discours sur L'Homme des Poëmes sur la Loi Naturelle et sur le Désastre de Lisbonne du Temple du Gout et du Temple de L'Amitié. Rubbing to the leather spine and hinges. Minor shelfwear to extremities..... READ MORE about LA HENRIADE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138663
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press and the American Historical Print Collectors Society, 2008. 8.5 x 11 inches. cloth with dustjacket. 192 pages. As a copperplate engraver, Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) played an important role during the American colonies' war for independence and the early years of the new nation. He completed his apprenticeship in New Haven, Connecticut, around 1770 and continued to work actively in that city for over sixty years. His first known attempts are..... READ MORE about AMOS DOOLITTLE: ENGRAVER OF THE NEW REPUBLIC
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 93957
Paris: Rapilly, 1862. small 8vo. later cloth with original front paper wrapper laid down, original rear paper wrapper bound. 48, 16 pages. Bibliography and sale catalogue. A brief bibliography concerning the history of engraving and engravers followed by the publisher's catalogue of "Livres Relatifs a l'Architecture, la Sculpture, la Peinture et la Gravure et de quelques estampes en divers genres." The bibliography contains 650 titles relating to various aspects of engraving, printing and public collections..... READ MORE about ESSAI DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE CONTENANT L'INDICATION DES OUVRAGES RELATIFS A L'HISTOIRE DE LA GRAVURE ET...
Price: $120.00 Order nr. 77365
Frankfurt am Main: Polygraph Verlag, 1950. small 8vo. paper-covered boards. 57, (2) pages. First edition. A look at the development of typography. Special attention is paid to the influence of engraving on the process. Illustrated in black-and-white. In German. READ MORE about ZUR ENTWICKLUNG DER BUCHDRUCK SCHRIFT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 62981
Cambridge and Teaneck, NJ: Chadwyck-Healey, (1985). small 4to. cloth. xxi, 297 pages. First edition. Top corner of front board bumped. Else near fine condition. Includes biographical information and a statement on the artist's importance. Restricted to English engravers. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF VICTORIAN WOOD ENGRAVERS
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 31798
New York: The Grolier Club, 1908. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, untrimmed and partially unopened. viii, 100 pages. Asaf Handlist 62. Describes 296 examples by 147 engravers. With biographical notes on each. Small tear along the base of the front joint, else a good copy. The frontispiece is a figure in profile with the caption "Drawn and Engrav'd by Sam' Menin of Philadel.a." The front wrapper is printed with a copper-engraved title. This exhibit included works..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY AMERICAN ENGRAVING UPON COPPER 1727-1850
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 17438
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 Order nr. 87485
(Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2001). thick 8vo. cloth. (iv), 542 pages. Reprint of the first edition that was printed in Milano by Hoepli in 1906 (Arntzen & Rainwater N113). The basic work on late 16th-century through 18th-century Italian engravers and engraving. Includes 61 painter-engravers with a biographical sketch of each and a list of engravings executed. Supplements Bartsch. READ MORE about LE PEINTRE-GRAVEUR; OUVRAGE FAISANT SUITE AU PEINTRE-GRAVEUR DE BARTSCH
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 63984
Birmingham, AL: National Engraving Company, n.d. (but circa 1960). square 4to. spiral-bound binder. unpaginated. A lovely catalogue of engraving samples supplied by this large commercial printer. Features over 200 specimens of various typefaces and illustrations on envelopes, letterhead, business cards, invitations, and other marketing tools. In near fine condition. READ MORE about GENUINE ENGRAVING
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 137706
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
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 53697
The Brook, Hammersmith, United Kingdom: Eragny Press pour la Société des Cent Bibliophiles. 1909. 8vo. (222 x 144 mm). supple gray calfskin, repeated golden floral ornaments on the sides, smooth spine, leather lining of the same skin, later marbled paper covered boards slipcase with leather fore-edge. [87 leaves (including blanks); pp. 159, (i). The beautiful Eragny Press edition limited to 130 numbered copies printed on Arches with watermark 'Les Cent Bibliophiles', of which this copy..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE DE LA REINE DU MATIN ET DE SOLIMAN, PRINCE DE GENIES
Price: $9,500.00 Order nr. 136849
New York: Apollo, (1986). 4to. thick 4to., cloth, dust jacket. xv, 1081 pages. First 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. Minor wear to jacket. READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN PAINTERS, SCULPTORS & ENGRAVERS FROM COLONIAL TIMES THROUGH 1926
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 105431
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 Order nr. 133130
London: Fine Art Engravers Ltd., n.d. small 8vo. cloth. 23+(1) pages. A "recorded conversation" about the work done by this company of specialized artisans who created engraving work for hire. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Heather Copley and Christopher Chamberlain and produced under the direction of John Ryder. With a printed presentation page filled out with the name of Ronald E. Pierce. READ MORE about ENGRAVERS OBSERVED
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 56449
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 Order nr. 121869
Kent, United Kingdom: Florin Press, The, 2021. 4to. cloth clamshell box, leaves and notes loosely inserted. First edition limited to 75 numbered and signed copies, of which this is one of 25 copies numbered 16-40 to feature 61 examples on 31 papers. Also included is a regular edition of Notes to a Collection of Printing from Woodblocks on a Diversity of Papers explaining the paper, printing ink, typefaces, and woodblocks used in the project. From..... READ MORE about A COLLECTION OF PRINTING FROM WOODBLOCKS
Price: $1,100.00 Order nr. 136572
Kent, United Kingdom: Florin Press, The, 2021. 4to. cloth clamshell box, leaves and notes loosely inserted. First edition limited to 75 numbered and signed copies, of which this is one of 34 copies numbered 41-75 to feature 35 examples on 20 papers. Also included is and regular edition of Notes to a Collection of Printing from Woodblocks on a Diversity of Papers explaining the paper, printing ink, typefaces, and woodblocks used in the project. From..... READ MORE about A COLLECTION OF PRINTING FROM WOODBLOCKS
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 136573
Kent, United Kingdom: Florin Press, The, 2021. 4to. cloth clamshell box, marbled fore-edges, paper cover label, leather spine label, leaves and notes loosely inserted. 78 examples on 36 papers. First edition limited to 75 numbered and signed copies, of which this is one of 10 copies numbered 6-15 to feature 78 examples on 36 papers. Also included is the hardback edition of Notes to a Collection of Printing from Woodblocks on a Diversity of Papers..... READ MORE about A COLLECTION OF PRINTING FROM WOODBLOCKS
Price: $1,750.00 Order nr. 136678
A Practical Handbook on All Methods of Reproduction in Line, Grain, and Stipple.
London: Percy Lund, Humphries, & Co, n.d. 8vo. cloth. 328, (4) followed by 16 pages of advertisements. A Practical Handbook on All Methods of Reproduction in Line, Grain, and Stipple. A practical manual on various processes for reproduction of line engravings. Front hinge cracked along the top of the spine. Cloth covered boards lightly wavy. Stain to spine. Light wear to edges. Library number on spine. After the Preface , there are four color plates..... READ MORE about LINE PHOTO-ENGRAVING
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 98138
(Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto), 1991. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 54, (2) pages. Preface by staff of the university's rare book library and suggestions for further reading. Exhibition of Gill's work held at the University of Toronto. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Errata sheet laid in. Fine condition. READ MORE about ERIC GILL: HIS LIFE AND ART
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121246
Wellingborough, England: Christopher Skelton, 1983. thick 4to. two-toned cloth with Gill engraving stamped in blind on the front cover, slipcase. xxiv, 545, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 1350 copies. Designed by Skelton and printed at Skelton's Press. Notes by the publisher, "Eric Gill: A Personal Record by Douglas Cleverdon," followed by a complete bibliography of Eric Gill's engravings with a check list of books containing the engravings. Over 1,000 engravings described and illustrated. READ MORE about THE ENGRAVINGS OF ERIC GILL
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 120734
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
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 33357
