LIKE JOYOUS TRUMPETERS IN A BELFRY.
N.P. n.p., n.d. 12mo. paper wrappers. 13+(1) pages. A small booklet which tells the story of the growth of the Linotype Company. READ MORE about LIKE JOYOUS TRUMPETERS IN A BELFRY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 57330
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A LONDONER'S VIEW OF THREE LOS ANGELES PRINTER FRIENDS AND THEIR WORK: GRANT DAHLSTRON, SAUL MARKS, AND WARD RITCHIE.
Los Angeles: Occidental College, 1990. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 37 pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about A LONDONER'S VIEW OF THREE LOS ANGELES PRINTER FRIENDS AND THEIR WORK: GRANT DAHLSTRON, SAUL...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 37935
EARLY VERMONT BROADSIDES.
Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1975. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 51 pages. First edition. Introduction by Mason I. Lowanace, Jr. Facsimiles of numerous broadsides printed in Vermont during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Includes "A Wonderful Dream" by Dr. Isaac Watts, English hymn writer and author who was second only to Noah Webster in number of books published in Vermont. READ MORE about EARLY VERMONT BROADSIDES
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 24381
DOORS OF PERCEPTION, ESSAYS IN BOOK TYPOGRAPHY.
Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 99, (3) pages. Second printing, reprinted from the first edition which was limited to only 325 copies. A fine copy. Five provocative essays describe Duncan's ideal in his own life and explores its implications for today's hand-printer and for future generations interested in typography and printing. This popular book contains essays on the Cummington Press, The Technology of Hand Printing, The Art of the..... READ MORE about DOORS OF PERCEPTION, ESSAYS IN BOOK TYPOGRAPHY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63597
THE COLOR PRINTER, A TREATISE ON THE USE OF COLORS IN TYPOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
Cincinnati: Earhart & Richardson, 1892. 4to. original green cloth stamped in colors and gilt, with emblem of three ink balls on front cover and spine, marbled edges. 137 pages with 90 plates in full color. First and only edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.284). Presentation page signed by Earhart. Covers rubbed with worn spots at tips and along edges. Very minor moisture stain caused by a cup on the front board. Professionally rebacked and recased. Overall..... READ MORE about THE COLOR PRINTER, A TREATISE ON THE USE OF COLORS IN TYPOGRAPHIC PRINTING
Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 8166
THE HERITAGE OF THE PRINTER.
Philadelphia: North American Printing Publishing Co., 1965. tall 8vo. cloth. xiii, 210 pages. First edition, the first volume of the series. Sections on America's composing machines, some famous printing presses, noted printing personalities and glimpses of printing history. With a section on Will Bradley's first printing press, the one he gave to Goudy. READ MORE about THE HERITAGE OF THE PRINTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 2585
WITCH OF RAMOTH AND OTHER TALES.
York: The Maple Press Company, 1950. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, all edges gilt. x, 95+(1) pages. Limited to 1700 numbered copies. With illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg throughout. The Eighth Annual Keepsake Volume issued by this printing house. Some toning of covers. READ MORE about WITCH OF RAMOTH AND OTHER TALES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 123200
THE SCHOLARLY PRINTER, A QUARTERLY.
Volume 1, Number 1 and 2 (all published?).
New York: American Book-Stratford Press, Inc., (1966), (1967). self paper wrappers. 13+(1); 16 pages. Volume 1, Number 1 and 2 (all published?). The first issue is on Book Typography and the second on letterpress printing. READ MORE about THE SCHOLARLY PRINTER, A QUARTERLY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 41268
THE SCHOLARLY PRINTER, A QUARTERLY.
Volume 1, Number 2
New York: American Book-Stratford Press, Inc., (1967). self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Volume 1, Number 2. Only two issues were published of this periodical. READ MORE about THE SCHOLARLY PRINTER, A QUARTERLY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 106735
Announcement of Book Dividend.
(New York, NY: Book of the Month Club), n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Announcement of publication of Arthur Waley, Translations from the Chinese, offered as a Book Divident by the Book of the Month Club. Format planned by Richard Ellis, drawings by Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge. READ MORE about Announcement of Book Dividend
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133575
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING FROM TYPE A SERIES OF NOTES ON PRINTING HISTORY, FROM JOHANN GUTENBERG TO BRUCE ROGERS.
Camden: The Haddon Craftsmen, 1940. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii) pages followed by 18 leaves printed on one side only. Devoted to the famous men of printing including Gutenberg, Estienne, Plantin, Rogers and Will Bradley. READ MORE about FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINTING FROM TYPE A SERIES OF NOTES ON PRINTING HISTORY, FROM JOHANN...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 2607
THE GOSPELS OF SAINT MATTHEW, SAINT MARK, SAINT LUKE & SAINT JOHN TOGETHER WITH THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.
New York: Arranged & printed by Richard Ellis for The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959. 4to. cloth-backed boards, leather spine label, top edge gilt, slipcase. (xii), 253, (3) pages. With full page color illustrations. Ellis was especially proud of this effort. Near fine. READ MORE about THE GOSPELS OF SAINT MATTHEW, SAINT MARK, SAINT LUKE & SAINT JOHN TOGETHER WITH THE ACTS OF...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31759
A THRIVING, HAPPY LAND.
Philadelphia, PA: The Netherlands Society of Philadelphia, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages. Remarks by the author on the occasion of his receiving the gold medal of the Netherlands Society. Printing directed by Richard Ellis. READ MORE about A THRIVING, HAPPY LAND
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 133633
KRESS-ELLIS EDITION OF THE FOUR GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.
N.P. n.p., 1960. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Announcement of an exhibition of reproductions of religious paintings from the Kress collection of art at the Free Library of Philadelphia, April 12, 1960. Included a lecture by Richard Ellis. READ MORE about KRESS-ELLIS EDITION OF THE FOUR GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133573
Relocation Announcement by Richard Ellis.
New York, NY: Richard Ellis, n.d. 16mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Announcement of Richard Ellis's move from Kingsport, Tennessee, to New York, but stating his intention to continue work with the Kingsport Press. READ MORE about Relocation Announcement by Richard Ellis
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133632
THE STORY OF THE HYMN AMERICA.
N.P. n.p., 1941. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 435 copies. Published by Richard Ellis as a Christmas greeting from Mr. and Mrs. George Arents. Includes a facsimile of the author's original draft. Pages French fold. READ MORE about THE STORY OF THE HYMN AMERICA
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BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.
and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David; Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches (of King Edward VII.)
New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. folio. Bound in full red leather, black leather gilt cover title label, leather pastedowns and endpapers, in black cloth slipcase. (xvi), 386, (2) pages with a laid in supplement of viii pages. and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David; Pointed as they are to be sung..... READ MORE about BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Price: $495.00 Order nr. 105384
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 Order nr. 48297
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FATHER RICHARD'S PRESS IN DETROIT.
Ann Arbor: William L. Clements Library, 1955. 8vo. cloth-backed decorated boards. 48 pages. Limited to 750 copies. A history and bibliography of this early 19th century printer's work. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FATHER RICHARD'S PRESS IN DETROIT
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 3726
PRINTING IN NEW JERSEY 1754-1800: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 544 pages. The first permanent printing office in New Jersey was established in 1754 by James Parker. Laws, proceedings of the assembly, and proclamations of the royal governors all came from Parker's press, as did numerous works for the fledgling College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). Other printers soon saw opportunity in New Jersey, so that by 1800, forty-four individuals had..... READ MORE about PRINTING IN NEW JERSEY 1754-1800: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 108913
REWARDS OF MERIT, TOKENS OF A CHILD'S PROGRESS AND A TEACHER'S ESTEEM AS AN ENDURING ASPECT OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION.
N.P. The Ephemera Society of America, (1994). oblong 8vo. quarter leather. 224 pages. One of 175 special copies bound thus and signed by the authors. This copy is not numbered and thus out of series. No accompanying portfolio and no metal dies inserted in front cover as called for. READ MORE about REWARDS OF MERIT, TOKENS OF A CHILD'S PROGRESS AND A TEACHER'S ESTEEM AS AN ENDURING ASPECT OF...
Price: $27.50 Order nr. 73856
OFF THE WALL.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 24 pages. The Fifth Hanes Lecture. A series of lectures devoted to the history of the book. This one given by Alan Fern in 1985 is based on the similarities between the poster and the book. Includes a bibliography. Illustrated. READ MORE about OFF THE WALL
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 57220
PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN THE AMERICAS (1988) WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE ITEMS IN THAT CATALOGUE.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN...
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PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN THE AMERICAS (1988) WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE ITEMS IN THAT CATALOGUE.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN...
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THE PRINTERS, COLONIAL AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN.
New York: Franklin Watts, (1965). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 48 pages. First edition. Illustrated by the author. Part of a series on Colonial Craftsmen meant for juveniles. Jacket chipped with tears. READ MORE about THE PRINTERS, COLONIAL AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47077