With a List of the Books Printed Under Mr. Roger's Supervision.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, slipcase. 75 pages of text followed by 15 plates. With a List of the Books Printed Under Mr. Roger's Supervision. First edition, second impression. Slipcase lacking the backstrip, else fine in very good slipcase. This essay and bibliography originally appeared in the Fleuron although this book contains some alterations. READ MORE about BRUCE ROGERS, DESIGNER OF BOOKS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138019

Viertes Beiheft zum Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen
Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1889. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 461-531+(1) pages. Viertes Beiheft zum Centralblatt für Bibliothekswesen. This publication includes two essays--one dealing with 16th-century German book printer Jakob Köbel and including an extensive bibliography of his works and the other a study of two 14th-century library catalogues. The wrappers of this copy are detached (but present), lightly soiled and a bit tattered, but the printed portions are intact. A plate attached inside the front..... READ MORE about DIE with ZWEI BÜCHERVERZEICHNISSE DES 14. JAHRH. IN DER ADMONTER STIFTSBIBLIOTHEK von P. J....

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90967

Five volumes
Schweinfurt: Otto Schäfer, 1995. 4to. spiral bound with plastic covers. variously paginated. Five volumes. Typescript catalogues of the reference library endowed by Otto Schäfer (1912-2000), the world-renowned German collector. Schäfer was particularly interested in graphic arts and hand-printed books. The Bibliothek Otto Schäfer was founded in 1989 in Schweinfurt, Germany. Four short title catalogues divided by subject: general catalogue and almanacs and notebooks; reference books and bibliographies; periodicals; book illustration, printed graphic arts, book illumination..... READ MORE about CATALOGUES OF THE COLLECTION OF OTTO SCHÄFER

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 78194

Tucson: University of Arizona, (1976). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 41 pages. Ritchie was apprenticed to Schmied in Paris in 1930. Spine lightly faded, else near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FRANCOIS-LOUIS SCHMIED; ARTIST, ENGRAVER, PRINTER SOME MEMORIES AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 7522

Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger & Co., 1966. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 302 pages. First edition. Very minor foxing to fore-edge. Dust jacket edgeworn and age-toned. Else a near fine copy. A collection of 50 of Scholderer's most outstanding essays on early bibliography. Also has a list of his writings. Especially strong in essays on incunables. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about VICTOR SCHOLDERER, FIFTY ESSAYS IN FIFTEENTH- AND SIXTEENTH -CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $90.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15468

With a Foreword & Additional Commentary by Laurence Libin.
New York: The Grolier Club, 2005. 8.5 x 11 inches. red cloth, paper cover and spine labels. x, 229+(1) pages. With a Foreword & Additional Commentary by Laurence Libin. This book examines works from the Frederick S. Selch Collection pertaining to the history of musical instruments. Selch was well-known for collecting books about history, design, and the use of musical instruments. His books on this field of study present the developing history of the field..... READ MORE about THE LEGACY OF SEBASTIAN VIRDUNG: AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS FROM THE FREDERICK R....

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107624

N.P. Editions du Frac de Haute-Normandie, (1989). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 50 pages. Exhibition catalogue with illustrations in color showing modern book art productions. READ MORE about LIVRES DELIVRES, ENTBUNDENE BUCHER

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34011

Cambridge: Macmillan & Bowes, 1906. small 8vo. two-tone cloth. 47, (5) pages. Handwritten limitation on free endpaper states that this copy is number 120 of 150 printed. Besterman 5132. John Siberch (1476-1554), born Johann Lair, was the first printer at Cambridge, from 1521-1523, and is known to have produced at least 14 works while there. This 1906 work was meant as a supplement to an 1886 work by Henry Bradshaw. Introductory matter by Bowes is..... READ MORE about JOHN SIBERCH, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, 1886-1905, WITH FACSIMILES OF TITLE-PAGES, COLOPHONS,...

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96545

Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1986. large 8vo. staples, stiff paper wrappers. 50, (2) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by Elizabeth Harris et al., with a history of the Division of Graphic Arts, a list of previous exhibitions, and a select bibliography. READ MORE about G.A. 100, THE CENTENARY OF THE DIVISION OF GRAPHIC ARTS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50116

Clemson(SC): Clemson University, n.d.(c1990). small 4to. stapled, cloth tape backing, stiff paper covers. (iv), 87 [i.e. 89] leaves. Presentation signed by author on title page. 1,272 entries for S.C. imprints in the stated period, with references. Arranged by year. Index. Reproduced typescript and computer printout. Corner bumped. Initials in red ink in corner of front cover. READ MORE about PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IMPRINTS, 1731-1800

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54621

With a Commentary by Joseph Blumenthal.
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1966. small 4to. cloth. 66, (32) pages. With a Commentary by Joseph Blumenthal. First edition, one of 400 copies bound in cloth. An exhibition catalogue showing the work of this fine American printer. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE SPIRAL PRESS THROUGH FOUR DECADES; AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND EPHEMERA

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 7640

With a Commentary by Joseph Blumenthal.
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1966. small 4to. two-tone cloth. 66, (32) pages. With a Commentary by Joseph Blumenthal. First edition, limited to 400 copies bound thus. An exhibition catalogue showing the work of this fine American printer. Illustrated. Loosely inserted is a presentation slip inscribed by Blumenthal. READ MORE about THE SPIRAL PRESS THROUGH FOUR DECADES; AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND EPHEMERA

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44840