London: J.M. Dent & Sons, (1935). 12mo. cloth. 96 pages with 27 illustrations. First edition. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about A TOUR OF THE TEMPLE PRESS; AN ACCOUNT BY JAMES THORNTON M.A., OF PRINTING AND BINDING BOOKS AT...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 22459
Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1927. tall 8vo. paper-covered boards with paper covering missing from spine. 30 leaves. Limited to 200 numbered copies, being part of the series entitled Bibliotheca Typographica edited by Reichner. Reproduction of this 1760 book of type ornaments and ornamental arrangements.Other than the spine, a very good copy. READ MORE about ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 4886
Vienna: Herbert Reichner, 1927. small 4to. boards, paper spine label. (ii) pages followed by the 27 page facsimile of the 1760 original edition. Limited to 200 numbered copies, being part of the series entitled Bibliotheca Typographica edited by Reichner. Reproduction of this 1760 book of type ornaments and ornamental arrangements. Covers faded with slight wear at spine ends. Front pastedown and free endpaper foxed. A scarce and interesting facsimile. READ MORE about ABDRUCK VON DENJENIGEN RÖSLEIN UND ZIERRATHEN WELCHE SICH IN DER K.K. HOFSCHRIFTGIESSEREY
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 19784
Oslo: AAS & Wahls, 1954. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 85 pages. First edition, limited to 800 copies. The arts of book printing and writing preface a study of Benjamin Franklin and William Morris in this publication. Illustrated in black-and-white. New Year's card of the publisher loosely inserted which is signed in ink. In Swedish. READ MORE about TO BOKTRYKKERE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, WILLIAM MORRIS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 61574
London: H.W. Caslon & Co., n.d. (1924). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Printed by Geo. W. Jones at his Sign of the Dolphin Press. With a history of Caslon, various illustrations, a foldout facsimile of the 1734 specimen sheet issued by Caslon and type specimens printed in different colors. Near fine condition. Remanence of a label on front cover. READ MORE about CASLON OLD FACE, ROMAN & ITALIC, CAST ENTIRELY FROM MATRICES PRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 4107
Volume 1
Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2009. 4to. cloth. 360 pages. Volume 1. Vol 1: This exuberant selection of typographic fonts and styles traces the modern evolution of the printed letter, reproducing pages from exquisitely designed catalogs showing type specimens in roman, italic, bold, semi-bold, narrow, and broad fonts. Also included are borders, ornaments, initial letters and decorations, and many spectacular examples of their use. Victorian fonts, spectacular in their complexity, are accorded a prominent place. In addition..... READ MORE about A VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES AND GRAPHIC STYLES, VOLUME 1. 1628-1900
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 109837
N.P. Tamalpais Press, n.d. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Monograph 61. Reprint of part of a Franklin letter. READ MORE about BENJ. FRANKLIN, `REPUBLICAN PRINTER'
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 18495
Heidelberg: Richard Meißach, 1921. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 22, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies. Reprint of the 1787 Berlin edition. An early work on printing and the book trade. Wrappers rubbed. Corners bumped. READ MORE about ETWAS UBER BUCHHANDEL, BUCHDRUCKEREN UND DEN DRUCK AUSSERHALB LANDES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 48304
London: Georges Newnes, n.d.(but circa 1910). small 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. (ii), 21, (3), followed by 33 plates. Issued as a volume in the Great Etchers series. Printed by the Ballantyne Press. Introductory essay by the editor. "The most striking qualilty of the plates before us is their originality. Van Dyke (1599-1641) invented the freely-etched portrait, and left a tradition which still influences this branch of art." Illustrated with 34 portrait etchings from..... READ MORE about ETCHINGS OF VAN DYKE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 71765
Ghent: C. Muquardt, 1865. 8vo. later cloth with original paper wrappers bound in. 152 pages. Limited edition of 75 copies. A reprint of the second part of Volume V of the author's Bibliographie Gantoise(Besterman 5165). Bibliography of books printed in Ghent without a printer's name from 1566 to 1850. 1152 entries. An excellent resource for any bibliographer of the Netherlands. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about LIVRES ET BROCHURES IMPRIMÉS À GAND SANS NOM D'IMPRIMEUR
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 77576
Konstanz: Universitätsverlag, 1980. 12mo. paper wrappers. 77, (3) pages. Speeches and reports on the 300th anniversary of this German printer. Small spot on front wrapper. READ MORE about WAGNERSCHE DRUCKEREI ULM, UBER DIE VERANSTALTUNG ZUM GEDENKEN IHRER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 50654
London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1964. 8vo. Spiral binding in cloth covered boards. (ii), 326 pages. Published on the 200th anniversary of the perfection of multiple-block color woodcuts in Japan. Frontispiece. Preface by Basil Gray, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities. Table of contents, introduction, notes on the artists, appendices, bibliography, and index. Over 100 items. Color and black and white illustrations. Spine tanned. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE about HARUNOBU AND HIS AGE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLOUR PRINTING IN JAPAN
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 115246
Halifax, NS, Canada: Nova Scotia Museum, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Acknowledgments, chronology, bibliography, endnotes. Black and white illustrations throughout. A brief history of printing in colonial Nova Scotia. Ex-library with markings. Previous owner's bookplate on insice front cover. READ MORE about FIRST IMPRESSIONS: EARLY PRINTING IN NOVA SCOTIA
Price: $17.00 Order nr. 128578
1980. 8vo. later pamphlet binder with original paper wrappers bound-in. pp.179-192. Removed from The Library, Sixth Series, Volume II, Number 2, June 1980. With the ink signature of Gavin Bridson and a page of handwritten notes. READ MORE about " PICTORIAL PRINTING IN TRANSITION, 1794-1811."
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 100076
New York: Dover, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 253, (6) pages. Reprint of the 1935 edition. Spine faded. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN BOOKS & PRINTING
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 2515
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1935. 8vo. cloth. xii, 257 pages. First edition. (Webber p.134). Very good copy of this classic book on American printing and collecting. Covers rubbed. Name in ink on free endpaper. Foxing. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN BOOKS & PRINTING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 5264
Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1938. tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. xxiv, 368 pages. Second edition, revised, limited to 1500 copies. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Rubbed along hinges with small split in front hinge at top. READ MORE about THE COLONIAL PRINTER
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 5135
Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1938. tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xxiv, 368 pages. Second edition, revised, limited to 1500 copies. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE COLONIAL PRINTER
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 69911
Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1938. tall 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xxiv, 368 pages. Second edition, revised, limited to 1500 copies. With chapters on the first presses, the Colonial printing house, ink, type, bookbinding, etc. With illustrations. Spine covering eaten away by insects. Good candidate for rebinding. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about THE COLONIAL PRINTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102671
Uppsala: Almquist & Wiksells, 1950. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 121, (3) pages. Detailed bibliographical account of the works of Jacob Pontus von Wulfschmidt. His works describe "various kinds of tools and gear for farming, cattle-raising, hunting and fishing, and contain explanatory illustrations." Eight editions were published between the years 1771-1783, of which only three were professionally printed. The others were printed by the author himself and three of those were printed with moveable types made..... READ MORE about JACOB PONTUS VON WULFSCHMIDTS BONDESTOLPE EN BIBLIOGRAFISK GRANSKNING. WITH AN ENGLISH SUMMARY
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 79941
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1951). small 8vo. cloth, paper dust jacket. (xii), 242 pages. First Edition. A fictionalized story of John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), colonial publisher and journalist, who was the central figure in the trial that established a legal precedence for freedom of the press in America. With a note from the author. Illustrated by Ralph Ray. The jacket (with price clipped) and the cover of this copy show minor wear and..... READ MORE about PETER ZENGER, FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 90297
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1951). small 8vo. cloth, paper dust jacket. (xii), 242 pages. First Edition, second printing. A fictionalized story of John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), colonial publisher and journalist, who was the central figure in the 1735 trial that established a legal precedence for freedom of the press in America. With a note from the author. Illustrated by Ralph Ray. The jacket and cover of this copy show minor wear and soiling..... READ MORE about PETER ZENGER, FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 90305
