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 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 save 40% $81.00 Order nr. 94200
Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1977. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 10, (3) pages. Comments by the collector followed by a checklist of books illustrated by Lawson. READ MORE about ROBERT LAWSON ON MY SHELVES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 25802
With introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes.
Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1988. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 119 pages. With introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes. A fascinating census of the limericks in Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense,which was first published in 1846 as two separate volumes with seventy-three limericks. A "new" (i.e. second) edition came out in 1855, and a third edition with forty-three additional verses was published in 1861. This third edition provides the first full text and also identifies Lear..... READ MORE about NONSENSUS: CROSS-REFERENCING EDWARD LEAR'S ORIGINAL 116 LIMERICKS WITH EIGHT HOLOGRAPH...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 25739
With introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes.
Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1988. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 119 pages. With introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes. A fascinating census of the limericks in Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense which was first published in 1846 as two separate volumes with seventy-three limericks. A "new" (i.e. second) edition came out in 1855, and a third edition with forty-three additional verses was published in 1861. This third edition provides the first full text and also identifies..... READ MORE about NONSENSUS: CROSS-REFERENCING EDWARD LEAR'S ORIGINAL 116 LIMERICKS WITH EIGHT HOLOGRAPH...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 64527
Paris: Pierre Lecuire, 1973. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. First edition. Exhibition Catalogue from the January 26-March 12, 1973 show of Pierre Lecuire's books. His books generally feature one or more of his poems alongside original prints by contemporary artists. 20 books are Catalogueed, followed by a biography and bibliography. Illustrated in black-and-white. READ MORE about LIVRES DE PIERRE LECUIRE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 62868
Mulhouse, Colmar, Strasbourg: Bibliothèque Municipale, Bibliothèque de la Ville de Colmar, Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire, 1974. 12mo. stiff paper wrapper covered with suede with onlays. 44, (4) pages. Introduction by Danielle Taesch followed by a biographical sketch by Jacques Guignard and the illustrated exhibition catalogue showing the work of this book artist. Bookplate removed from front inside cover. READ MORE about TROIS EXPOSITIONS DES LIVRES DE PIERRE LECUIRE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 68984
New York: The Grolier Club, 1994. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 84, (6) pages. Limited to 750 copies. Designed by Lecuire and with a preface by Martin Antonetti, Librarian of the Grolier Club and Larry Sullivan, Chief of Rare Books at the Library of Congress. Also includes a introduction by Vincent Giroud. Illustrated bibliography of the works of this poet, illustrator and publisher. Back wrapper soiled. READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF PIERRE LECUIRE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 99839
New York: The Grolier Club, 1924. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label, fore and bottom edges uncut, slipcase. xiv, 89 pages, with 28 additional leaves of illustrations. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies on Van Gelden Zonen paper at the Gillis Press. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Grolier Club tracing the development of color printing in Japan. Annotated in detail, often with historical commentary and translations of poems appearing on the prints..... READ MORE about A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE FIGURE PRINTS FORM MORONOBU TO TOYOKUNI
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 98081
Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of its Invention, 1798-1948.
Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages followed by 56 plates. Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of its Invention, 1798-1948. Introduction by Leona E. Prasse. Illustrated. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Age darkened along spine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF THE ART OF LITHOGRAPHY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 100074
New York: The Grolier Club, 1896. tall 12mo. original stiff paper wrappers. 73 pages. Asaf Handlist 29. With an introduction by Louis Prang. No illustrations. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATIVE OF A CENTENARY OF ARTISTIC LITHOGRAPHY, 1796-1896
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 17221
(New York: The Grolier Club, 1996). 8vo. wrappers. 14 pages. Introduction by Colta Ives. 1996 Grolier exhibition of lithographic items on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Wrappers partly torn, top of spine. READ MORE about LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES, THE FIRST GENERATION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 106461
UK: LOGOS, 2005. 6" x 9" stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. First edition. This 120-page book was created and published by Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community. Fifteen corresponding contributors helped to cast a useful descriptive bibliography, which would inform the book professions about the best books written by, about and for them. This book becomes the overall critical guide for the world of Books About Books. This guide is an overall collection..... READ MORE about THE LITERATURE OF THE BOOK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 86935
London: Maggs Brothers, 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 144 pages. Maggs Brothers catalogue 507. Includes Americana, engravings, etchings, drawings and aeronautica. 670 items. Frontispiece, 51 black and white plates. List of "current catalogues" with topics on inside back wrapper. Wrappers and spine soiled and bent at edges. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING ENGRAVINGS BY EARLY AND MODERN MASTERS WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 109393
Dust Jackets from 1920 to 1950
N.P. (but Chicago): Caxton Club of Chicago, (1999). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 11+(1) pages. Dust Jackets from 1920 to 1950. A catalogue published to coincide with an exhibition on the same topic at the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries at The Art Institute of Chicago. The comprehensive text, written by Victor Margolin, is illustrated with color images of the dust jackets themselves. Contains a list for further reading and a checklist that reflects the exhibition... READ MORE about CHICAGO UNDER WRAPS: DUST JACKETS FROM 1920 TO 1950
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126797
Catalogue 116 including a remarkable collection of drawings and proofs by Cochin gathered by the artist himself and with his own notes
Takeley, UK: Elkin Mathews Ltd., (early 20th century). 4to. envelope, catalogue inside has stiff paper wrappers. (i), 17 + (1) pages in catalogue. Catalogue 116 including a remarkable collection of drawings and proofs by Cochin gathered by the artist himself and with his own notes. Catalogue 116 and a folder with Plates 1 to 46 (XLVI) are included together in an envelope addressed to Dr. P K Randeria. Charles-Nicolas Cochin was one of the primary..... READ MORE about A FURTHER COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS MADE FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 91678
Strassburg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 130, (6) pages followed by 15 plates. History followed by bibliography of books printed. Unopened copy. Covers age yellowed. READ MORE about JOHANN MICHAEL, GENANNT MICHEL BUCHFÜRER ALIAS MICHEL KREMER, SEINE TÄTIGKEIT ALS BUCHFÜHRER...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 34184
San Diego, CA: Miniature Book Society, 1991. small 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 49, (11) pages. Illustrated with prints, photographs, and calligraphy. READ MORE about 1991 MINIATURE BOOK EXHIBITION CATALOG
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 118535
Hysttsville, MD: Miniature Book Sociekty, 1989. small 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), xi+(i), 63+(1) pages. A catalog of more than 40 entries in the annual Miniature Book Competition. Illustrated with prints, photographs, and calligraphy by Gay Ayers Horner. READ MORE about CATALOG OF THE 1989 MINIATURE BOOK COMPETITION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 71013
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. An exhibition catalogue listing the numerous works of John Minton and where they may be found. Graham has provided a biographical sketch. Front cover is detached but present. Small pieces of edges missing from front cover. Paperclip mark in corner of first few pages. READ MORE about JOHN MINTON
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 125338
