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(Housman, Laurence). Engen, Rodney K.

LAURENCE HOUSMAN.

Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1983. 4to. cloth. 157, (6) pages. First edition. Volume 1 in The Artist and the Critic Series. The spirited, prolific career of Laurence Housman (1865-1959) was that of one of the most enigmatic, talented, skillful polymaths of the late-Victorian period. His drawings of fairies and elegant, Pre-Raphaelite women were admired for their evocative, atmospheric qualities, while his critics dismissed them as borrowed from William Blake, William Morris and the more devilish aspects..... READ MORE about LAURENCE HOUSMAN

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 25738

Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly.

A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999.

(New York): The Grolier Club, (1999). 4to. cloth. xxx, (ii), 110 pages. Printed at the Stinehour Press in an edition limited to two hundred and fifty case bound copies set in Dante type. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Grolier Club catalogue of the 100 most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the 20th century arranged in chronologicial order. "The idea of one book a year, on average, seems almost presumptuous. Yet one must begin somewhere, and..... READ MORE about A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 73810

Hutner, Martin.

WHISTLERIANA: WORKS BY AND ABOUT JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARTIN HUTNER.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2003. 6 x 8 inches. paperback. 39 pages. This exhibition catalogue is a sampling of works from prolific artist James McNeill Whistler found in the collection of Martin Hutner. The works are divided into sections including paintings, watercolors, pastels, etchings, original illustrations, the peacock room, novels, plays, and more. The catalogue was designed by Jerry Kelly and includes a frontispiece portrait of Whistler. READ MORE about WHISTLERIANA: WORKS BY AND ABOUT JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARTIN HUTNER

Price: $10.00 save 20% $8.00 Order nr. 106648

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MIMIATURES.

London: Sotheby's, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalogue to a sale of important illuminated manuscripts and other early works, including many fine bindings. 112 entries in all. Sale of June 25th. Well illustrated, much in full color. Spine faded. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MIMIATURES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 48532

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.

London: Sotheby's, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 264 pages. A catalogue (June 23rd) to an auction of rare manuscripts and miniatures, including the Armagnac Breviary illuminated for Jean du Roussay. Well illustrated, much in full color. Ink ownership stamp in corner of front cover. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 70282

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.

London: Sotheby's, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 162 pages. A catalogue (December 1st) to an auction of rare manuscripts and miniatures. 74 lots. Ink ownership stamp in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106008

(Illustrated Books).

MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM THE LOUIS LEPAGE, HENRI REYNAUD AND LAURENT ROMBALDI COLLECTIONS AND TWENTIETH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS.

Geneva: Christie's, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 215 pages. Catalogue of the Christie's auction of Sunday May 7, 1989 at the Hotel Richemond in Geneva. With many black-and-white and color photographs. Corners bumped. READ MORE about MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM THE LOUIS LEPAGE, HENRI REYNAUD AND LAURENT ROMBALDI COLLECTIONS...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 101225

(Illustrated Books).

TWENTIETH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS: A SELECTION OF IMPORTANT ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM A SARASOTA PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Sarasota, FL: Ringling Museum of Art, 1967. oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. An exhibition catalogue of 20th century illustrated books. Organized alphabetically. Selected bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS: A SELECTION OF IMPORTANT ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM A SARASOTA...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114914

(Illustration).

SOME BRITISH ILLUSTRATORS: WATER-COLOURS AND DRAWINGS FROM 1840.

London, England: The Fine Art Society, 1965. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Checklist of an exhibition at the Fine Art Society. 206 entries. Index of artists. Wrappers slightly bent at edges. READ MORE about SOME BRITISH ILLUSTRATORS: WATER-COLOURS AND DRAWINGS FROM 1840

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 124389

(Incline Press). Myers, Colin.

THE BOOK DECORATIONS OF THOMAS LOWINSKY.

Oldham: Incline Press, 2001. large 4to. half cloth with pattern paper-covered boards, cloth-covered slipcase with paper spine label. (ii), 120, (4) pages. One of 245 numbered copies, from a total issue of 250. Often labeled as surrealist, the unusual, sometimes even bizarre visual images created by Lowinsky combined with his cool, jazz-age wit and dedication to making his shapes suit the pages with which they were associated, produced some of the finest books of the..... READ MORE about THE BOOK DECORATIONS OF THOMAS LOWINSKY

Price: $225.00 Order nr. 64608

(Incunabula). Collijn, Isak.

KATALOG DER INKUNABELN DER KGL BIBLIOTHEK IN STOCKHOLM. TIEL 1, TAFELN 1-150.

Stockholm: (Almqvist & Wiksells), 1914. folio. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 88 pages. First edition. The plate volume of part I (of three), each volume self contained.This volume contains illustrations from 150 examples of early printing. Wear along edges. Unopened copy. READ MORE about KATALOG DER INKUNABELN DER KGL BIBLIOTHEK IN STOCKHOLM. TIEL 1, TAFELN 1-150

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 123612

(Incunabula). Grothe, Walter.

WIEGENDRUCKE IN DER ZEITENWENDE.

Klagenfurt: Ferd. Kleinmayr, 1950. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. x, 148 pages and 12 plates. An essay on incunabula including an annotated bibliography describing 132 items. Illustrated with plates of early book illustrations and one period binding. Boards slightly warped. READ MORE about WIEGENDRUCKE IN DER ZEITENWENDE

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 43541

(Incunabula). Grothe, Walter.

WIEGENDRUCKE IN DER ZEITENWENDE.

Klagenfurt: Ferd. Kleinmayr, 1950. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. x, 148 pages and 12 plates. An essay on incunabula including an annotated bibliography describing 132 items. Illustrated with plates of early book illustrations and one period binding. Wear along outer edge of front board. Boards slightly warped. READ MORE about WIEGENDRUCKE IN DER ZEITENWENDE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 126249

(Italy). Essling, Victor Masséna Prince d'.

LES LIVRES A FIGURES VENITIENS: ÉTUDES SUR L’ART DE LA GRAVURE SUR BOIS A VENISE... DE LA FIN DU XV SIECLE ET DU COMMENCEMENT DU XVI.

3 volumes in six.
Mansfield, CT: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d. (1994). 4to. cloth. 504; 256; (ii),257-500; 344; (iv),345-680; 372,(2),10 pages. 3 volumes in six. Reprint of the very scarce and expensive first edition. Besterman 3017. This monumental work covers the illustrated book in Venice over the period 1469 to 1525 and contains descriptions of 500 books. Filled with illustrations throughout. READ MORE about LES LIVRES A FIGURES VENITIENS: ÉTUDES SUR L’ART DE LA GRAVURE SUR BOIS A VENISE... DE LA FIN...

Price: $550.00 Order nr. 52725

Ives, Colta.

LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES: THE FIRST GENERATION.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 14 pages. This catalogue was created to accompany the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from March 5 to May 11, 1996. The exhibition celebrated the 200th anniversary of the invention of lithography and was curated by Colta Ives. The items on display were on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The catalogue, containing one full-page illustration, was designed by Jerry..... READ MORE about LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES: THE FIRST GENERATION

Price: $10.00 save 20% $8.00 Order nr. 106681

(Jeudwine, W.R.).

CATALOGUE OF THE IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF PRINTED BOOKS FORMED BY THE LATE W.R. JEUDWINE.

2 volumes.
London: Bllomsbury Book Auctions, 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. 2 volumes. Auction catalogues of the Collection of Printed Books formed by W.R. Jeudwine, Bloomsbury Book Auctions, The First Portion, 15th and 16th Centuries, 18 September 1984,130 lots; The Second and Final Portion, The 17th to the 20th Century, 29 November 1984, lots 131-464.Prices realized loosely inserted."As an historical survey of the printed book as a work of Art, this choice private library can have..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF PRINTED BOOKS FORMED BY THE LATE W.R. JEUDWINE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 72564

(Jewitt, Orlando). Broomhead, Frank.

THE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORLANDO JEWITT.

Pinner, Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 1995. tall 8vo. cloth. xvi, 256 pages. According to Broomhead, during the 19th century, a growing demand for books, resulting from wider general education and an increasing interest in antiquarian pursuits by the leisured classes, was met by the inventive genius of the period, which was able to develop new processes and machines for speedier and cheaper book production. Book illustration was an area where new techniques were widely employed..... READ MORE about THE BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORLANDO JEWITT

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 44059

(Jirincove, Ludmily). Rezný, Pavel.

SOUPIS GRAFIKÉHO DÍLA LUDMILY JIRINCOVÉ.

Prague: Hollar, 1964. 4to. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Text in Czech. Catalogue of graphic work by graphic artist Ludmily Jirincové (1912-1994). Works from 1936 to 1963, 694 entries. Essay by the author/compiler. READ MORE about SOUPIS GRAFIKÉHO DÍLA LUDMILY JIRINCOVÉ

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 107600

(King, Jessie M. and E.A. Taylor).

JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR SOLD BY SOTHEBY PARKE BERNET & CO.

Glasgow: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 94, (2) pages. With prices realized laid-in. Illustrated catalogue of the Merle Taylor collection. READ MORE about JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR...

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 6639

(King, Jessie M. and E.A. Taylor).

JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR SOLD BY SOTHEBY PARKE BERNET & CO.

Glasgow: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 94, (2) pages. With prices realized laid-in. Illustrated catalogue of the Merle Taylor collection. Dealer's working copy with notes throughout in margins including prices realized. Notes on front cover. READ MORE about JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR...

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 123920

(King, Jessie M. and E.A. Taylor).

JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR SOLD BY SOTHEBY PARKE BERNET & CO.

N.P. Paul Harris Publishing and Sotheby's Belgravia, (1977). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 94 pages. With prices realized laid-in. Illustrated catalogue of the Merle Taylor collection. The special hardbound edition. With estimated price list loosely inserted. Becoming scarce, especially in the hardbound edition. READ MORE about JESSIE M. KING AND E.A. TAYLOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MISS MERLE TAYLOR...

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 26514

(King, Jessie M.). White, Colin.

A GUIDE TO THE PRINTED WORK OF JESSIE M. KING.

With the CD "Illustrations: Supplement to the Book"
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2007. 7 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 230 pages plus 8 pages of plates. With the CD "Illustrations: Supplement to the Book" Jessie M. King (1875-1949) was the foremost Scottish book designer and illustrator of the 20th century. Her work reflected the mixture of Symbolism and Arts & Crafts practiced by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the others of "The Four" in Glasgow where..... READ MORE about A GUIDE TO THE PRINTED WORK OF JESSIE M. KING

Price: $90.00 Order nr. 93073