New York: Pergamon Press, 1962. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 288 pages. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Printing Research Institutes held in 1961. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about PROBLEMS IN HIGH SPEED PRINTING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINTING SPEED AND PRESSURE ON PRINT QUALITY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 343
New York: Pergamon Press, 1962. 8vo. cloth. xii, 288 pages. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Printing Research Institutes held in 1961. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about PROBLEMS IN HIGH SPEED PRINTING THE INFLUENCE OF PRINTING SPEED AND PRESSURE ON PRINT QUALITY
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 97299
Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1969. square 8vo. paper wrappers. x, 39 pages. An essential guide to the study of French printing manuals. Fine condition. READ MORE about FRENCH LETTERPRESS PRINTING A LIST OF FRENCH PRINTING MANUALS AND OTHER TEXTS IN FRENCH BEARING...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 57688
Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation
Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, (1980). 4to. cloth. (xii), 149, (3) pages. Their Materials, Processing, and Conservation. With a preface by Larry Booth. Includes sections on Technical Evolution of Processes, Raw Materials and Processing Procedures, and Permanence and Preservation of Photographic Materials. Original paper wrappers bound in. Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, corners bumped. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN USE BEFORE 1880
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 99439
Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by..... READ MORE about " INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 92761
London: Faber and Faber, (1970). small 8vo. cloth. 104 pages. A study of the problems concerning photocopying material as related to copyright material and copyright proprietors. Postscript by author, and bibliography. Presentation from the author to Sigfred Taubert dated 1970 on free endpaper. READ MORE about PHOTOCOPYING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45241
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 54276
Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, (1965). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 245 pages. First edition. Jacket rubbed with tears to edges. Else a fine copy. An early look at this rapidly evolving field. A rare book. READ MORE about COMPUTER TYPESETTING, EXPERIMENTS AND PROSPECTS
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 28076
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 118846
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125059
N.P. Georgetown University, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iii, 13 pages. An exhibition catalogue with a foreword and 120 entries. Near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF AMERICAN FINE PRINTING, AN EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101736
Utrecht: A.J. van Huffel's Antiquariaat, 1960. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages plus 4 leaves of plates. Auction catalogue for a sale held on June 15 and 16, 1960 from the library of A.W. Barten, the former director of the Professional School of Typography in Utrecht. Lists manuscripts, incunabula, works about typography, the graphic arts and bibliographies. Lists over 700 entries. Head pieces. Illustrated throughout. Cover printed in red and black. Corner bumped. Spot..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE ET BRANCHES ALLIÉES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 79860
With an Addendum by J.W. Muller giving the Principal Dates and Personages in Printing History.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. folio. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt, slipcase. 185, (3) pages. With an Addendum by J.W. Muller giving the Principal Dates and Personages in Printing History. First edition, limited to 585 copies. Contains five plates and much information. Spine spotted in places. Slipcase bottom creased. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIC TREASURES IN EUROPE AND A STUDY OF CONTEMPORANEOUS BOOK PRODUCTION IN GREAT BRITAIN,...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 73481
New York: The Typophiles, 1944. tall 12mo. cloth. xxviii, 101 pages. Limited to 625 copies of which this is one of the 250 numbered copies for general sales. Chapbook 11. Exlibris with markings. Spine faded. Contains a foreword by Paul Bennett and an introduction by Zoltan Haraszti. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 21950
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). 8vo. cloth. vi, 78 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. (Smith no.405). A fine copy. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, TYPE-FOUNDER AND PRINTER 1706-1775
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 38283
3 volumes.
Birmingham, England: John Baskerville, 1761. 8vo. contemporary calf, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. xl, 358, (2); 514, (2); 514, (2) pages. 3 volumes. Only edition published by Baskerville (Gaskell 16). A wonderful example of John Baskerville's early printing who just two years later would print his masterpiece - the Baskerville Bible. Characterized by simplicity, elegance, and quiet refinement, Baskerville's typefaces were admired by Benjamin Franklin and adopted for most government printing in the United States..... READ MORE about THE WORKS OF MR. WILLIAM CONGREVE
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 124560
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 72 pages. First edition. Excellent bibliography of the works printed by John Baskerville. With facsimile specimen loosely inserted in pocket in back. Jacket lightly torn at spine ends along the hinges, else near fine. READ MORE about JOHN BASKERVILLE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 544
Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing, 1944. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 13+(1) pages. Wallis p.98. Printed by hand by the students. With four illustrations. Minor wear to extremities, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about RESTING PLACES OF THE REMAINS OF JOHN BASKERVILLE, THE THRICE-BURIED PRINTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 33345
Leiden: The Sir Thomas Browne Institute, 1961. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 126 pages. Basson was an English printer established in Leiden. With a bibliography of his imprints. Jacket slightly wrinkled and chipped. READ MORE about THOMAS BASSON, 1555-1613, ENGLISH PRINTER AT LEIDEN
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 30395
The Sir Thomas Browne Institute, 1961. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 126 pages. Basson was an English printer established in Leiden. With a bibliography of his imprints. Lacking dust jacket. READ MORE about THOMAS BASSON, 1553-1613, ENGLISH PRINTER AT LEIDEN
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 86483
New York: Bauer Alphabets, 1961. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, original black envelope. (18) pages printed French fold. Impressive collection of cat quotes from Rilke, de Beranger, Sachs, Peabody and Adlai Stevenson. Composed and printed at the Bauer Type Foundry of Germany and designed by Walter Plata. With woodcuts of cats throughout by Gunther Stiller. Housed in the original black envelope. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE CAT'S MEOW
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 28906
Mit einer bibographischen Skizze von Bertold Hack und einer Bibliographie seiner Schriften von Sofie-Charlotte und Michael Bauer.
Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1973. 8vo. boards. 81, (3) pages. Mit einer bibographischen Skizze von Bertold Hack und einer Bibliographie seiner Schriften von Sofie-Charlotte und Michael Bauer. Illustrated. READ MORE about KONRAD F. BAUER, EINE GEDENKSCHRIFT ZU SEINEM SIEBZIGSTEN GEBURTSTAG
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 16061
Frankfurt a.M. Bauerschen Giesserei, (1935). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13, (3) pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies. Presentation from the author on front free endpaper. Wrappers age darkened along edges with pieces chipped away along top edge. READ MORE about ANSPRACHE BEI DER ERÖFFNUNG DER AUSSTELLUNG, "DER SCHRIFTKÜNSTLER E.R. WEISS",...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 26069
Caldwell, NJ: Litho Books, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. 95+(1) pages. Third printing. Table of contents, biographical sketch of the author, introduction. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE MAGIC OF MAKING HALFTONES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134245
(Edinburgh, Scotland): Thomas Nelson and Sons for the Saltire Society, (1949). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages, plates. A volume in the Scottish Tradition Series. Bibliography, acknowledgments, list of books illustrated. 20 black and white plates. READ MORE about THE SCOTTISH TRADITION IN PRINTED BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 122969
