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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
N.P. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 164 pages. Catalog of an exhibition at the Duke August Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, from June 30 through August 22, 1976, and subsequently at Princeton and Chicago. Bilingual text in English and German. Lists 251 items, usually with annotations, many with black and white illustrations. Covers with color illustrations. READ MORE about THE NEW WORLD IN THE TREASURES OF AN OLD EUROPEAN LIBRARY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 49614
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. 4to. cloth. 148 pages. With price list loosely inserted. Near fine. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM THE XVTH & XVITH CENTURIES WITH A FRONTISPIECE IN COLOR AND 115...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 6871
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 102 pages and 35 plates. Minor bumping. READ MORE about BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM THE 17TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 6872
New York: H.P. Kraus in cooperation with Rare Books Ltd., n.d. 4to. paper-covered boards with a paper cover label. 31, (67) pages. Catalogue no.135 from H.P. Kraus. A well annotated list of 15 items followed by an extensive section of black and white illustrations. Price list loosely inserted. READ MORE about IMPORTANT FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 56821
Added at the end is a section of bibliography relating to illustrated books, followed by a section of works on bindings.
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 121, (3) pages with 4 additional leaves of illustrations. Added at the end is a section of bibliography relating to illustrated books, followed by a section of works on bindings. Each of the 217 items is described in detail with forty-five volumes accompanied by an illustration, ten of which are in color. Includes a bibliography of illustrated books, a list of reference works on bookbinding..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED BOOKS: FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FIELDS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 65529
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d. 4to. boards, paper cover label. 30 pages followed by many plates. With price list loosely inserted. Covers faded. READ MORE about IMPORTANT FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES FROM DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 25346
New Haven, CT: The Arts of the Book Collection/Yale University, (2000). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 135, (3) pages. Published on the occasion of Fritz Kredel's centennial and exhibitions at The Arts of the Book Collection, Yale University, New Haven, CT; The Grolier Club, New York City; Odenwald Museum, Michelstadt, Germany. A comprehensive list of Kredel's work by Mathilde Kredel Brown; with essays by Gay Walker, Hermann Zapf, & Ronald Salter. Type set in Stempel..... READ MORE about FRITZ KREDEL, 1900-1973
Price: $90.00 Order nr. 108578
Wolfenbüttel: Herzog August Bibliothek, 1984. small 4to. paper wrappers. 216 pages. A catalog from an exhibition of nineteenth century book illustrations from the collection of Ulrich von Kritter. With forewards by Paul Raabe and Ulrich and Inge von Kritter, and an introduction by Hans-Joachim Possin. The catalogue describes 288 items, and includes indices by author and illustrator, and several appendices. Well-illustrated, with some in color. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION, ENGLISHE ILLUSTRIERTE BUCHER DES 19. JAHRHUNDERTS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 45512
Amsterdam: Erasmus, 1962. small 8vo. limp cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. Limited to 950 numbered copies. Biographical sketch and bibliography of 262 items illustrated by Kubin. Text in German. READ MORE about ALFRED KUBIN TASCHENBIBLIOGRAPHIE. ANSCHLIESSEND EINIGE GEDANKEN ÜBER ALFRED KUBIN ALS ZEICHNER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 45060
The Netherlands: Waanders Uitgevers Zwolle, (1994). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 223+(1) pages. A selection of 100 books and manuscripts from the "Special Collections" of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, reflecting the development of book culture in the Netherlands, and covering a period of more than one thousand years, from the Middle Ages into the twentieth century. Each item is illustrated in full color with a facing page of text in both Dutch and English. Index. READ MORE about HONDERD HOOGTEPUNTEN UIT DE KONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK/ A HUNDRED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE KONINKLIJKE...
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 72302
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 454 pages. First edition. Carl Larsson (1853-1919) is perhaps the most renowned Swedish artist, in his own country and beyond. He rose from an impoverished childhood and youth to find the perfect expression for his artistic talent in watercolors, winning medals in France at the Salons. His works in this medium became widely known through eight "albums" of his home and family, which he not..... READ MORE about CARL LARSSON: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 94200
