Results for: Printing History

Order Nr. 49141 CALIFORNIA PRINTING, A SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT OR...

(Book Club of California).

CALIFORNIA PRINTING, A SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A CALIFORNIA STYLE OF PRINTING.

3 volumes, complete.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1980-87. large square 8vo. paper wrapper. (vi),33,(5); (vi),34,(6); x,55,(3) pages. 3 volumes, complete. Keepsakes from the Book Club of California for the years 1980-1987. (Olmsted p.60.) Part I, edited by Muir Dawson and Carey S. Bliss, describes 30 books from the years 1833-1890. Part II, edited by Bruce L. Johnson and Robert D. Harlan, describes 23 books produced during the years 1890-1925. Part III, edited by Sandra Kirshenbaum and..... READ MORE about CALIFORNIA PRINTING, A SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A...

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 49141

(Book Club of California). Harlan, Robert D.

WILLIAM DOXEY'S SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHING VENTURE, AT THE SIGN OF THE LARK.

With an Annotated Bibliography
San Francisco: Book Club of California, The, 1983. 8vo. cloth. 84, (4) pages. With an Annotated Bibliography. First edition, limited to 550 copies. Designed and printed by Harold Berliner. With a well-annotated 57-item bibliography of Doxey's publications. Illustrated. With errata slip. READ MORE about WILLIAM DOXEY'S SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHING VENTURE, AT THE SIGN OF THE LARK

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 24732

(Book Club of California). Roatcap, Adela Spindler.

RAYMOND DUNCAN.

Printer...Expatriate...Eccentric Artist
(San Francisco): Book Club of California, 1991. 8vo. cloth, paper label on spine and front. (vi), vi, (ii), 45+(1) pages. Printer...Expatriate...Eccentric Artist. Printed in an edition of 400 copies at Hillside Press. A fascinating short study of Raymond Duncan, older brother of Isadora, who chose to espouse the ideals of ancient Greece while living in 20th century Paris. Illustrated. Short bibliography. READ MORE about RAYMOND DUNCAN

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 93461

Order Nr. 79882 FINE PRINTERS FINELY BOUND TOO, THE 86TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE GUILD OF...

(Bookbinding).

FINE PRINTERS FINELY BOUND TOO, THE 86TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS.

N.P. Guild of Book Workers, 1992. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (120) pages. Introductions by Peter D. Verheyen, J. Franklin Mowery, etc. Illustrated in color. Spine faded. READ MORE about FINE PRINTERS FINELY BOUND TOO, THE 86TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 79882

(Bookbinding).

FINE PRINTERS FINELY BOUND, FINELY MADE BOOKS IN EXCEPTIONAL EDITION BINDINGS.

New York: Thomas J. Watson Library, 1987. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. With a woodcut by John DePol. Books selected by Ken Botnick and Steve Miller. READ MORE about FINE PRINTERS FINELY BOUND, FINELY MADE BOOKS IN EXCEPTIONAL EDITION BINDINGS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 33549

Boynton, Henry Walcott.

ANNALS OF AMERICAN BOOKSELLING, 1638-1850.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1991. 8vo. cloth. (13), x, 209 pages. Reprint of the first edition, with a new introduction by Joseph Rosenblum. A fine copy. This work first appeared in 1932 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of its publisher, John Wiley and Sons. Boynton was interested in the colorful figures that populated the book world of early America and tells their fascinating story in an entertaining manner. His account begins with the establishment..... READ MORE about ANNALS OF AMERICAN BOOKSELLING, 1638-1850

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 32807

(Bradley, Will H.). Bambace, Tony.

WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE.

New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 216 pages. First edition. Presentation from the author on the verso of the half-title. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) is widely regarded as one of the masters of design during the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts periods. His typographic and illustrative work pushed the boundaries of these fields into new directions. In addition, his re-introduction and..... READ MORE about WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 115708

(Brice, Andrew). Brushfield, T.N.

ANDREW BRICE, AND THE EARLY EXETER NEWSPAPER PRESS.

1888. 8vo. paper wrappers with front cover missing. Frontispiece portrait of Brice; 64 pages. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature, and Art, 1888. Brice authored The Topographic Dictionaryin addition to his important printing work in south-west England during the 18th century. With part of an envelope attached which shows that this copy was mailed to Wilberforce Eames of New York. Partially disbound. READ MORE about ANDREW BRICE, AND THE EARLY EXETER NEWSPAPER PRESS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 43397

(Bridwell Library). White, Eric Marshall (curator).

THE RUTH AND DR. LYLE M. SELLERS COLLECTION AT BRIDWELL LIBRARY.

Dallas, TX: Bridwell Library, 2002. 4to. Gray paper wrappers. 59 pages. Finely printed catalogue of an exhibition of books and manuscripts from the Baylor University Medical Center, now housed at Bridwell Library; Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. A fine copy. Color facsimiles throughout. A scarce catalogue. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about THE RUTH AND DR. LYLE M. SELLERS COLLECTION AT BRIDWELL LIBRARY

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 138373

Brier, David (editor).

INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN NO. 2.

(New York, NY: Madison Square Press, 1994). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. Acknowledgments, table of contents, introduction by Neville Brody. Indices of design firms, designers, letterers, and clients. Listing of design firm addresses. The third volume of Brier's series on typography. Color illustrations throughout. Publication press release laid in. READ MORE about INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN NO. 2

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 121842

Brigham, Clarence S.

JOURNALS AND JOURNEYMEN A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.

Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1950. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 114 pages. First edition. One of the publications of the Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography. No dust jacket. Else near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about JOURNALS AND JOURNEYMEN A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 920

Brooks, Van Wyck.

THE MALADY OF THE IDEAL OBERMANN, MAURICE DE GUERIN AND AMIEL.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1947. small 8vo. quarter cloth over paper boards, paper cover label. 88 pages. First edition. Near fine. Preface by Robert E. Spiller. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about THE MALADY OF THE IDEAL OBERMANN, MAURICE DE GUERIN AND AMIEL

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 137043

Order Nr. 19970 DIRECTORY OF PRINTING, PUBLISHING, BOOKSELLING & ALLIED TRADES IN RHODE ISLAND TO...

Brown, H. Glenn and Maude O. Brown.

DIRECTORY OF PRINTING, PUBLISHING, BOOKSELLING & ALLIED TRADES IN RHODE ISLAND TO 1865.

New York: New York Public Library, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 211 pages. Lists of bibliographies followed by directory and chronological index of names and newspapers and magazines by city. Lists marblers. READ MORE about DIRECTORY OF PRINTING, PUBLISHING, BOOKSELLING & ALLIED TRADES IN RHODE ISLAND TO 1865

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 19970

Order Nr. 4069 THE HISTORY OF TYPEFOUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES EDITED AND ANNOTATED FROM THE...

Bruce, David.

THE HISTORY OF TYPEFOUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES EDITED AND ANNOTATED FROM THE HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT BY JAMES ECKMAN.

New York: The Typophiles, 1981. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 66 pages. Limited to 1500 copies. Near fine. Typophiles Chap Book 55.The first accurate printing of this 19th century manuscript. Much of biographical interest. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF TYPEFOUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES EDITED AND ANNOTATED FROM THE HOLOGRAPH...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 4069

Bryson, Lyman.

THE TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE.

(New York: H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., 1936). 8vo. cloth. 17, (3) pages. First edition. An address given by Bryson at the National Arts Club of New York. 52nd Keepsake of the A.I.G.A. READ MORE about THE TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 945

Burke, Clifford.

PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS.

Berkeley: Wingbow Press, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127 pages. Second printing. With Illustrations by Chuck Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 688

Burke, Clifford.

PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS.

Berkeley, CA: Wingbow Press, (1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. Fifth printing. Table of contents, introduction, bibliography. Illustrations by Chuch Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 130661

(Burke, Jackson).

JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM.

N.P. n.p., 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 24 pages. Tributes from his friends and his wife. Burke was in charge of typographic development at Mergenthaler and formed an extensive collection of books on printing history. With the signature of John DePol on first blank page. READ MORE about JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 19806

(Burke, Jackson).

JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM.

N.P. n.p., 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. 24 pages. Tributes from his friends and his wife. Burke was in charge of typographic development at Mergenthaler and formed an extensive collection of books on printing history. Cover label spotted. READ MORE about JACKSON BURKE, 1908-1975, IN MEMORIAM

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 96948

Cameron, Clive A.

GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY.

(Rochester: Graphic Arts Research Center, 1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 175 pages. Argument for the adoption of the metric system in the U.S. printing industry. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. Bibliography, Index and Colophon. Soiled wrappers. Foxing on edges of text block. READ MORE about GOING METRIC WITH THE US PRINTING INDUSTRY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106307

(Carter, Matthew).

COMMUNICATION ARTS.

Palo Alto, CA: Coyne & Blanchard, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 139, (5) pages. Vol. 30, No. 8 (January/February 1989). Features an article about Matthew Carter, type designer at Bitstream, Inc. by Dick Coyne.(pp.86-93) Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about COMMUNICATION ARTS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121828

Carter, Rob.

AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY TODAY.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1989). 4to. paper over boards, dust jacket. 159 pages. First edition. The author provides a critical analysis of 24 modern typographic designers. Covers many different styles including classicism, modernism, expressionism and post-modernism. Also contains a descriptive list of individuals, movements, developments, etc. in typographic design. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICAN TYPOGRAPHY TODAY

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24453

Cartwright, H.M. and Robert Mackay.

ROTOGRAVURE, A SURVEY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN METHODS.

Lyndon: MacKay Publishing Co., (1956). 4to. cloth. xvi, 303 pages. First edition. Spine lightly age-darkened, else a fine copy. A detailed study of this method of reproducing illustrations. Includes a history. In addition to the many illustrations there are two tipped-in full color labels printed in this method. READ MORE about ROTOGRAVURE, A SURVEY OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN METHODS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 13747

(Cary Jr., Melbert B.).

THE MELBERT B. CARY, JR. GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION.

Rochester, NY: Rochester institute of Technology School of Printing, n.d. (but 1977). thin 8vo. paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. A brief description of the important holdings of the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection in the graphic arts complex of the Rochester Institute of Technology. In addition to works of historical interest, many important private presses are represented, including the Press of the Woolly Whale, which Mr. Cary founded. READ MORE about THE MELBERT B. CARY, JR. GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 45822

(Center for Book Arts).

THE FIRST DECADE, CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, AN EXHIBITION AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 7 - NOVEMBER 29, 1984.

New York: Center for Book Arts, 1984. 4to. stiff paper wrappers with illustration on front cover. 56 pages. An exhibition held at the New York Public Library from September 7 to November 29, 1994 celebrated the first ten years of the Center's existence. Including 132 works by 112 artists, it was not intended as a retrospective, but rather as an overview of traditional book forms, paper arts, bookbinding and art works based on, or alluding..... READ MORE about THE FIRST DECADE, CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, AN EXHIBITION AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 7...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 103186

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