Doggett, Sue.

BOOKWORKS: BOOKS, MEMORY, AND PHOTO ALBUMS, JOURNALS, AND DIARIES MADE BY HAND.

New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1998. square 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. An introduction to the craft of bookmaking, especially binding. Table of contents, introduction, list of suppliers, selected bibliography, credits and acknowledgments, index. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about BOOKWORKS: BOOKS, MEMORY, AND PHOTO ALBUMS, JOURNALS, AND DIARIES MADE BY HAND

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121051

Dubois, Henri Pene.

FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA.

New York: Duprat & Co., 1892. 8vo. woven cloth outer wrappers with book loosely inserted (stiff paper wrappers). 119 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is one of 200 copies printed on Japanese paper (Webber p.62). Thirteen chapters on the book including one on the art of bookbinding and another on Historical Book-Covers. Includes thirteen illustrations with eight of the bindings including a full color frontispiece. Worn copy without case having..... READ MORE about FOUR PRIVATE LIBRARIES OF NEW-YORK A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF BIBLIOPHILISM OF AMERICA

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 72212

Ede, Charles (editor).

THE ART OF THE BOOK, SOME RECORD OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN EUROPE & THE U.S.A., 1939-1950.

London: The Studio Publications, (1951). 4to. cloth. xii, 214 pages. S-K 5740. First edition. Major sections on type design, lettering, printing, illustration, commercial binding and hand binding. Each section is well-illustrated. A different author summarizes the results of each country; ie, binding in the U.S. by E.W. Palmer and Edith Diehl. Jacket chipped and torn with pieces missing. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK, SOME RECORD OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN EUROPE & THE U.S.A., 1939-1950

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25127

Ede, Charles (editor).

THE ART OF THE BOOK, SOME RECORD OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN EUROPE & THE U.S.A., 1939-1950.

London: The Studio Publications, (1951). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 214 pages. S-K 5740. First edition. Major sections on type design, lettering, printing, illustration, commercial binding and hand binding. Each section is well-illustrated. A different author summarizes the results of each country; i.e., binding in the U.S. by E.W. Palmer and Edith Diehl. With the Randeria bookplate. Preliminary pages foxed. Small tears on jacket repaired with clear tape. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK, SOME RECORD OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN EUROPE & THE U.S.A., 1939-1950

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71815

Fallen, Anne-Catherine.

AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT.

N.P. n.p., 1984. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Catalogue of an exhibition of fine book design. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKWORKS IN PRINT

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 48297

Faulmann, Karl.

ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST.

Wien: A. Hartleben's Verlag, 1882. thick 8vo. original decorated and embossed cloth with gilt. viii, 806 pages with 26 plates (14 in color) and 380 text illustrations. First edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.318). Standard 19th century history of book printing, copiously illustrated with facsimiles, type specimens, illustrations of printing presses, information on bookbinding practices and papermaking. Original binding held together with cloth, with the original spine pasted on top. Front hinge cracked and separating from..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRIRTE GESCHICHTE DER BUCHDRUCKERKUNST

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32355

Ficker, Johannes.

NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN.

Leipzig: Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Theodor Weicher, 1910. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 51, (3) pages. This volume reports on the design and decoration of a new edition Lutheran hymnal for Alsace-Lorraine issued by the Strassburger Pastoral-Konferenz. It describes small-format and large-format editions, reproducing multicolor illustrated title and sample pages, photo-illustrations of eleven bindings, etc., and includes four (tipped-in) multicolor endpaper samples. The beautiful designs are the work of Otto Hupp and Karl Spindler. The hymnal was..... READ MORE about NEUER DRUCK UND SCHMUCK DES EVANGELISCHEN GESANGBUCHS FÜR ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91031

Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall.

AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK, TERMS USED IN PAPER-MAKING, PRINTING, BOOKBINDING AND PUBLISHING WITH NOTES ON ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, BIBLIOPHILES, PRIVATE PRESSES AND PRINTING SOCIETIES.

Cleveland: World Publishing Co., (1960). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 484 pages. First edition. Over 2600 definitions arranged alphabetically with many illustrations. Fine condition. READ MORE about AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK, TERMS USED IN PAPER-MAKING, PRINTING, BOOKBINDING AND PUBLISHING...

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6413

Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall.

GLOSSARY OF THE BOOK, TERMS USED IN PAPER-MAKING, PRINTING BOOKBINDING AND PUBLISHING WITH NOTES ON ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, BIBLIOPHILES, PRIVATE PRESSES AND PRINTING SOCIETIES.

London: George Allen and Unwin, (1960). thick small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 484 pages. First edition. Four samples of marbled paper tipped-in. Jacket shows minor chipping. READ MORE about GLOSSARY OF THE BOOK, TERMS USED IN PAPER-MAKING, PRINTING BOOKBINDING AND PUBLISHING WITH NOTES...

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16025

Greenfield, Jane and Gay Walker (editors).

PRESERVATION: YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1982. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 59+(1) pages. This pamphlet describes the forces that threaten library collections and is designed to serve as an introduction to conservation techniques such as improving storage conditions, preserving deteriorated books, problems, etc. READ MORE about PRESERVATION: YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65415

Haller, Margaret.

THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S FACT BOOK.

New York: Arco Publishing Co., (1976). 8vo. imitation leather, dust jacket. 271 pages. Arranged as a glossary; filled with valuable information for the collector and the dealer. Includes bookbinding terms. Minor rubbing of jacket. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S FACT BOOK

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6475

Hauswedell, Ernst L.und Christian Voigt (Editors).

BUCHKUNST UND LITERATUR IN DEUTSCHLAND, 1750 BIS 1850.

2 volumes.
Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 1977. small 4to. cloth, paper spine and cover labels, cardboard slipcase. 369, (3); 191+(1) pages. 2 volumes. Edition limited to 1400 copies. Intended as a parallet work to Maximilian-Gesellschaft's 1963 publication, Deutschen Buchkunst 1890 bis 1960 by Georg Kurt. Surveys a century in which old graphic techniques to illustrate and embellish books were gradually giving way to the new. Volume I discusses typography, illustrations and illustrators, journals and almanacs, bookclubs, the art of..... READ MORE about BUCHKUNST UND LITERATUR IN DEUTSCHLAND, 1750 BIS 1850

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62364

Hilka, Thomas.

BUCHER, SAMMELN - BESTIMMEN - PFLEGEN.

München: Keyser, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 180 pages. A well-illustrated overview of book history including printing, binding and papermaking. READ MORE about BUCHER, SAMMELN - BESTIMMEN - PFLEGEN

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 38236