Washington: Library of Congress, 1977. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (32) pages. Introduction by Fern following illustrated catalogue. READ MORE about THEY MADE THEM LAUGH AND WINCE AND WORRY AND ... DRAWINGS FOR SIX AMERICAN MAGAZINES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 26592
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 114 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition with 76 entries and biographies of 37 designers including Bradley, Dow, Goodhue, Hapgood, Reed, Rogers and others. Color frontispiece and 45 illustrations. Spine slightly faded, else a near fine copy. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about ARTISTS OF THE BOOK IN BOSTON, 1890-1910
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 12967
New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1948. 8vo. cloth. 354 pages. Revised and enlarged edition. Includes pamphlets on the book industry. Tape marks on pastedowns. Name of former owner stamped on free endpaper. Bottom corners slightly bumped. READ MORE about OCCUPATIONAL PAMPHLETS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 7287
Philadelphia: Musical Americana, 1957. large 4to. unbound, textblock only. (vi), 25, (3), + 204 prints. First edition. (Besterman II, 2275). Unbound, lacking the original binding. Textblock only. This book is designed to serve as a convenient check-list for libraries, collectors, and dealers of the first edition points of the works of Stephen C. Foster (1826-1864). The book attempts to carry forward the previous efforts in 1915 of Walter R. Whittlesey and Oscar G. Sonneck, Library..... READ MORE about A PICTORIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF STEPHEN C. FOSTER
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 74328
Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Foundation, 1972. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 78 pages. First edition. Some cover soiling. B&w illustrations throughout, with on in color. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE ART OF CLAUD LOVAT FRASER, BOOK ILLUSTRATOR, THEATRICAL DESIGNER AND COMMERCIAL ARTIST....
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3889
London: Henry Danielson, 1923. tall 8vo. half-cloth cover patterned boards, paper spine label. xii, 108 pages followed by 4 plates. First edition, limited to only 275 numbered and signed copies. Label chipped (spare label present in back) and corners bumped. Bookplate. Very scarce bibliography. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PRINTED WORK OF CLAUD LOVAT FRASER
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 3890
Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2005. 8vo. cloth. xiii, 428, (2) pages. Reprint of the 1925 first edition. (Besterman page 3008). The best bibliography of the subject, with 750 entries. The only book on the subject listed in Besterman and still a standard work 80 years after publication. Funck describes 750 illustrated books published in Belgium before the 18th century. This is also a history of engraved books printed in Belgium since the Renaissance. Text in..... READ MORE about LE LIVRE BELGE, À GRAVURES, GUIDE DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES ILLUSTRÉS IMPRIMÉS EN BELGIQUE AVANT...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 89017
(Göttingen): Steidl, (2002). 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, title stamped on spine and front board. 279+ (1) pages. Text in German. Catalogue of exhibitions from 1982 to 2002. 100 items in the Krupp-Stiftung Foundation judged the best examples of book art. Introduction by the editors. Color illustrations. List of juries, bibliography and listing of exhibition catalogues. Pastedowns and endpapers decorated with illustrations. READ MORE about FORDERBAND: DIE KUNSTLERKATALOGE DER KRUPP-STIFTUNG
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 107654
Dallas: Dallas Public Library, 1967. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. 120 pages. Well documented exhibition catalogue with many illustrations. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ARTS OF THE FRENCH BOOK, 1900-1965, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE SCHOOL OF PARIS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 13846
Northampton: J.P. Dwyer, 1976. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 77, (3) pages. Limited to 400 numbered copies, of which this is one of 450 copies bound in cloth. A fine copy. Biographical and bibliographical information. Includes the separate strike of the Baskin portrait by Barry Moser loosely inserted.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GEHENNA PRESS, 1942-1975
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 3525
Offenbach am Main: n.p., (1961). 8vo. limp cloth. 77 pages. Well illustrated exhibition catalogue showing 20th century German book illustrators. Includes Kredel and Victor Hammer. Pencil marks throughout text. READ MORE about NEUE DEUTSCHE BUCHKUNST, MITGLIEDER-AUSSTELLUNG DES BUNDES DEUTSCHER BUCHKUNSTLER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 17828
Frankfurt am Main: Des Museums für Kunsthandwerk, (1991). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 220 pages. Text in German. Catalogue of exhibition held at the Museum for Art Handwork, Frankfurt am Main, 1991-1992. Book illustrations, mainly 15th to 18th centuries, the collection begun by brothers Michael and Albert Linel. Forword by Arnulf Herbst. Articles by Stephan Soltek and Dirk H. Veldhuis. Color, black and white illustrations throughout. Bibliography and index. Gilt dust jacket. READ MORE about DIE STIFTUNG DER GEBRUDER LINEL IN DER BUCHKUNST- UND GRAPHIKSAMMLUNG
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107653
London: Anthony d' Offay, (1982). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 62, (2) pages. A centenary exhibition catalogue of the works of Eric Gill held in 1982. Spine faded, else fine. Includes several illustrations and a brief biography. Small booklabel in corner of inside front cover indicates that this volume came from the reference library of Monk Bretton Books.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ERIC GILL 1882-1940
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 56923
London: Cassell & Co., (1953). small 4to. cloth, top edge gilt. xv, 224 pages. First edition. Illustrated. For the collector of Eric Gill who wants all versions of the bibliography including the first edition. With a foreword by Walter Shewring. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ERIC GILL
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 73478
Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973 (but 1974). small 4to. cloth. xv, 224 pages. Reprint of the 1953 edition. Illustrated. An important reference work on this English book illustrator. With a foreword by Walter Shewring. Covers rubbed. Top edge of the text block rubbed. Boards slightly warped. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ERIC GILL
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 87176
Folkestone & London, United Kingdom: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. small 4to. cloth. xv, 224 pages. Reprint of the 1953 edition. Illustrated. An important reference work on this English book illustrator. With a foreword by Walter Shewring. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ERIC GILL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 6407
London: Cassell & Co., (1964). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 140 pages of text followed by 16 plates. First edition. Record of work incised into stone, painted upon wood and engraved in metal. Jacket slightly age darkened along edges. READ MORE about INSCRIPTIONAL WORK OF ERIC GILL, AN INVENTORY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 6409
Revised by D. Steven Corey and Julia Mackenzie.
Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1991. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 368 pages. Revised by D. Steven Corey and Julia Mackenzie. It is sixty years since the death of Eric Gill (1882-1940) and yet the reputation of this remarkable artist and thinker continues to grow. Famous for his stone carving, wood engraving, type designs and writing, he has also found a wide appeal amongst a younger generation who are sympathetic to his outlook on life -..... READ MORE about ERIC GILL, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 51852
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
London: The Tate Gallery, (1977). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 167 pages. First edition. A fine copy. An extensive exhibition catalogue of the works of many artists associated with the Curwen Press and Studio including Paul Nash, John Piper and Henry Moore. The book is illustrated with 32 plates, many of which are in full color. Also has biographical sketches and checklists of the artists' work. READ MORE about ARTISTS AT CURWEN, A CELEBRATION OF THE GIFT OF ARTISTS'
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 21311
London, England: E.P. Goldschmidt, n.d. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. Goldschmidt Catalogue 166. Includes European and American illustrated works. 100 items. Color and black and white illustrations. Index. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED AND OTHER RARE BOOKS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 134898
Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow, and Company, 1869. 4to. publisher's green cloth, gilt on front board and spine. 530 pages. First edition. Front and rear hinges split along top half of spine. Some wear to spine ends. Corners lightly worn. Exlibrary with markings. Internally fine. Collected by Francis Callery Gray. His Portrait as Frontispiece. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS BEQUETHED TO HARVARD COLLEGE BY FRANCIS CALLEY GRAY
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 137007
Detroit: Friends of the Detroit Public Library, 1959. 12mo. paper wrappers. (vi), 24, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 copies. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE JOHN S. NEWBERRY GIFT COLLECTION OF KATE GREENAWAY PRESENTED TO THE DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6645
New York, NY: The Grolier Club, n.d., but 1965. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. Handlist of an exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York, 1965-1966. Introduction. Cover features a drawing by Ben Shahn. READ MORE about AMERICAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS 1945-1965
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131639
