Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1931. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages. Seven plates. Near invisible damp stain affecting lower margin has caused plates to stick together, these have been separated without affecting images but with some loss of surface glaze. READ MORE about DIE ÄLTESTE GEDRUCKTE ZEITUNG
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 80290
N.P. n.p., (1950). oblong 12mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Song reprinted from the California Star of January 8, 1848. READ MORE about OH! IF THERE WERE NO PRINTERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 4539
Naarden: Anton W. Van Bekhoven, 1984. 4to. cloth. xxxviii, 111 pages. Reprint of the 1895 edition. With reproductions of 217 printers' marks up to and including the 17th century accompanied by biographical sketches of the printers. READ MORE about BASLER BUCHERMARKEN BIS ZUM ANFANG DES 17. JAHRHUNDERTS. Mit Vorbemerkungen und Nachrichten uber...
Price: $101.00 Order nr. 25294
Naarden: Anton W. van Bekhoven, 1984. tall 4to. cloth. xxxvi, 160 pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1892 which was limited to 300 copies. Bibliography and biography of the printers' marks of 18th century Alsatian printers. Contains 76 plates, each with a number of illustrations. READ MORE about ELSASSISCHE BUCHERMARKEN BIS ANFANG DES 18. JAHRHUNDERTS. Mit Vorge Mit Vorbemerkungen und...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 40366
(Leipzig): Deutschen Buchdrucker Verein, 1919. large 4to. paper-covered boards. 32 pages plus 24 leaves of plates. First edition. Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the German Book-Printing Society founded in 1869. Text gives an account of the history of the institution. Full page two-color chiaroscuro prints showcase the buildings or persons associated with the Society over the previous half century, including chairmen and members of the board of directors over the years. Printed on laid paper..... READ MORE about DER DEUTSCHE BUCHDRUCKERVEREIN UND SEIN WERDEN IN FÜNFZIG JAHREN (1869-1919
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 77779
Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger & Co. and A.L. Van Gendt, 1978. 8vo. cloth. xi,259-535 pages. First edition of the commentary part of this very scholarly edition of correspondence covering the years 1864-1884. Covers faded. READ MORE about HENRY BRADSHAW'S CORRESPONDENCE IN INCUNABULA
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 115706
2 volumes bound in 1 as issued.
Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Co., 1962. 4to. cloth. xxvii, 253 pages. 2 volumes bound in 1 as issued. A study of the book in the Netherlands from the 15th century to the 20th century. Includes information on the book and culture, the book trade and the form of the book. With 219 plates showing pages of books followed by long descriptions of all the items pictured. Presentation from the author on verso of half-title. With the..... READ MORE about COPY AND PRINT IN THE NETHERLANDS, AN ATLAS OF HISTORICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY With Introductory Essays...
Price: $325.00 Order nr. 30735
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (14) pages. Presentation from the author above title on first page "For Mr. Delbert Francis Byardus with the Compliments of George Watson Cole.". Accompanied by various clipped illustrations of printing presses and an article on printing removed from some periodical. READ MORE about THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 36672
New York: The Typophiles, 2009. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 30 pages. For the centenary of the invention of the Vandercook proof press, the Typophiles published this booklet of writings by Barbara Henry (Harsimus Press), John Kristensen (Firefly Press), Ron Gordon (Oliphant Press), and Michael Peich (Aralia Press). The essays cover the history of the press, its use by fine printers, personal experiences, and tips for printing. Designed by Paul Moxon, the book contains black..... READ MORE about THE JOY OF VANDERCOOKING, THE ROLE OF THE VANDERCOOK PROOF PRESS IN FINE PRINTING
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 108063
Wiesbaden-Erbenheim: Marianne Breuer, (1966). small 8vo. paper wrappers. 142 pages, with one additional leaf of advertising. A handbook on offset printing. READ MORE about ARBEITSHILFEN FUR DEN OFFSET- UND KLEINOFFSETDRUCK
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 50818
Philadelphia: Printed for Robert Cambell, Philadelphia by V. Bonsal, Wilmington, 1796. small 8vo. contemporary full calf with leather spine label. xi, (13)-226, (6) pages. READ MORE about THE BEAUTIES OF HERVEY: OR DESCRIPTIVE, PICTURESQUE AND INSTRUCTIVE PASSAGES, SELECTED FROM THE...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 66884
New York: Diamant Typographic Series, 1947. 16mo. boards. 42, (4) pages. The Fifth item of the "Diamant Classics" series on printing. Limited to 650 copies. Cracked along hinges with tape repair. READ MORE about PRINTING TYPES, THEIR ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 116320
Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 189 pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1895 which was limited to 375 numbered copies printed by the DeVinne Press. With 31 illustrations, a chronological list of printers and much other biographical information. READ MORE about SKETCHES OF PRINTERS AND PRINTING IN COLONIAL NEW YORK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 74353
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 Order nr. 38236
New York: Burt Franklin, (1971). 8vo. cloth. xv, 126 pages. Reprint of the 1907 first edition. With a number of reproductions. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE BOOK MAKERS OF OLD BIRMINGHAM, AUTHORS, PRINTERS AND BOOKSELLERS
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 97925
Fort Edward, NY: Privately printed, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth. 117, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 54 numbered copies. Printed at The Tory Press of Rutland, Vermont and designed by Vrest Orton. A scarce bibliography. Spine faded. READ MORE about A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PRINTING PRESS IN WASHINGTON, SARATOGA AND WARREN COUNTIES, STATE OF NEW...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 22882
Gottingen: Wallstein Verlag, (1989). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 109 pages. First edition. catalogue of an exhibition of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. This writer and teacher was also a great bibliophile who was fascinated with English life and letters. He was also obsessed with John Baskerville and this catalogue includes several books printed by Baskerville. Illustrated. READ MORE about LICHTENBERGS BUCHERWELT, EIN BUCHERFREUND UND BENUTZER DER GOTTINGER BIBLIOTHEK. KATALOG DER...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30450
N.P. n.p., 1976. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, tape spine. pp.190-193. Offprint from Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1976. Illustrated. With ownership inscription on front cover "Curt F. Bühler, Gift of Rudolf Hirsch, 29. xi. 76." READ MORE about ROUEN AND CAEN IMPRINTS, CA. 1510-1520
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94899
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1929. 8vo. cloth. xviii, 315 pages. Second edition, revised. With a preface by Frederic Melcher. Includes a large section covering different aspects of binding. READ MORE about THE BUILDING OF A BOOK A SERIES OF PRACTICAL ARTICLES WRITTEN BY EXPERTS IN THE VARIOUS...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 19368
New York: Fred W. Hoch Assoc. 1947. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 268 pages. Fourth printing of revised edition. Jacket chipped and faded. READ MORE about STANDARD BOOK ON ESTIMATING FOR PRINTERS
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 33364
Rutland, UK: Martlet Books, 2010. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 138 pages. Limited to 300 copies. Born in South London in 1893, Herbert Hodgson is now regarded as "one of the great printers of the twentieth century". In the opening chapter of this book he gives a vivid account of life a century ago in the poorer areas of the capital. After an apprenticeship as a printer, he served from 1915 to 1918 in France..... READ MORE about IMPRESSIONS OF WAR; THE MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HODGSON 1893-1974
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 105869
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, Longman, and J. Taylor, 1834. small 8vo. original brown cloth, modern paper spine label. x, 414 pages. Part of a series entitled The cabinet cyclopaedia. Useful arts, volume 54. Chapter VIII: Type foundry (incl. Stereotyping). With 96 illustrations. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Cloth on front hinge split; wear at bottom of spine. READ MORE about THE CABINET CYCLOPÆDIA. USEFUL ARTS. A TREATISE ON THE PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT AND PRESENT STATE...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 98561
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1986). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 34 pages. Some illustrations. With glossary. READ MORE about BOOK MANUFACTURING
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 109820
New York: Dorset Books, (1990). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 284 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. S-K 122. With sections on British types, Fine Bookbinding in England, the Art of the Book in Germany, France, Austria, Hungary, Sweden and America. Many illustrations including a number in color. Jacket has piece missing along top of front cover. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK A REVIEW OF SOME RECENT EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN WORK IN TYPOGRAPHY, PAGE...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 126982
New York: Dorset Books, (1990). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 284 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. S-K 122. With sections on British types, Fine Bookbinding in England, the Art of the Book in Germany, France, Austria, Hungary, Sweden and America. Many illustrations including a number in color. Jacket chipped with small tears along edges. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE BOOK A REVIEW OF SOME RECENT EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN WORK IN TYPOGRAPHY, PAGE...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 42116
