New York: Wings Books, (1995). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A one volume history of the book illustrated with 350 photographs. With an introduction by Christopher de Hamel. This book received excellent reviews. READ MORE about THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF BOOKS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 93811
(Ithaca): Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 32 pages. Preface by Robert G. Calkins followed by a number of essays on the subject and descriptions of the items in the exhibition. Illustrated (poorly) in black and white. Covers faded along edges. READ MORE about PEN, BRUSH AND FOLIO: THE ART OF THE MEDIEVAL BOOK
Price: $17.00 Order nr. 100281
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1965-1971. 4to. boards. Eleven volumes in total were published. The following illustrated catalogues are available: Part I (2), Part II (3), Part III (5), Part IV, Part V, Part VI (6, two in stiff paper wrappers), Part VII (2), Part VII (spine faded), Part VIII (2), Part VIII (not illustrated), Part IX (not illustrated), Part X (not illustrated) (2), Part XI (not illustrated). Price is per volume... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA PHILLIPPICA, NEW SERIES: MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 7328
Jenkintown: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, 1971. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies. A catalogue of the exhibition of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, held on the occasion of the visit of the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie in 1971. There are 121 books, prints and drawings listed. READ MORE about A SELECTION OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MINIATURES, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS IN THE LESSING J....
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 70349
W.W. Norton & Company: New York, (1968). 4to. cloth. 307 pages. A study of Western illuminated manuscripts in the German Democratic Republic, covering the period 400-1600, with commentary on the plates. Illustrated with 160 plates, 96 of which are in color. Covers soiled. READ MORE about MEDIAEVAL BOOK ILLUMINATION IN EUROPE, THE COLLECTIONS OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 99333
London: Christie's, 1999. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 61, (5) pages. Auction catalogue of the Rothschild Prayerbook and The Cornaro Missal. Illustrated in color. READ MORE about THE ROTHSCHILD PRAYERBOOK AND THE CORNARO MISSAL
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 77820
Los Angeles: University of California, 1988. 8vo. stiff wrappers. 127 +(1) pages and 25 plates. First edition. Examples of late medieval or renaissance artists at work in a collection of early printed books. The authors suggest that it was the cartolai or paper dealers, who, in the first twenty-five or so years of Italian printing, were instrumental in the hand-finishing and decoration of printed books. With color frontis and twenty-five black-and-white plates following text. READ MORE about CARTOLAI, ILLUMINATORS, AND PRINTERS IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALY: THE EVIDENCE OF THE RIPOLI PRESS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 62719
Bearbeitet von Manfred von Armim. 2 volumes.
Stuttgart: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co., (1984). 4to. cloth, cardboard slipcase. 417,(3); 421-842,(2) pages. Bearbeitet von Manfred von Armim. 2 volumes. Limited to 800 copies. Well annotated descriptions of the 15th century books and manuscripts in Schafer's library. Filled with plates, some of which are in color. READ MORE about KATALOG DER BIBLIOTHEK OTTO SCHÄFER, SCHWEINFURT. TEIL I. DRUCKE, MANUSKRIPTE UND EINBÄNDE DES...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 35966
Catalogue 27.
New York: William H. Schab, n.d. (1960). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 130 pages. Catalogue 27. Illustrated. READ MORE about A CHOICE COLLECTION OF ILLUMINATED AND LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS, INCUNABULA TYPOGRAPHICA, FINE...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 39066
New York: William H. Schab, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 130 pages. A sale catalogue, number 27 of this company, with 185 lots comprised of illuminated and literary manuscripts, incunabula typographica, fine illustrated books, first editions, history, fine color-plate books, works on gardening and botany, rara Americana, typography and calligraphy, autographs, and the astronomical papers of Sir William, Caroline and Sir John Herschel. Introduction by Harry Goldgar, illustrated. READ MORE about MONUMENTS OF BOOK ILLUSTRATION, EARLY PRINTING AND MANUSCRIPTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 45518
Olten: URS Graf-Verlag, 1954. 4to. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 169, (3) pages, plates. Text in German. A study of book illumination in the 16th century. Table of contents. Introduction by the author. Includes studies of manuscripts of the middle ages, the Renaissance and the time frame of the Council of Trent. Six color plates in text. 131 black and white plates. Notes, appendix, catalogue, Index of places and persons. Directory of illustrations. Slipcase slightly torn..... READ MORE about DIE BUCHMALEREI DES XVI. JAHRHUNDERTS IN DER SCHWEIZ
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 114878
Farnborough: Gregg Reprint, 1971. 4to. cloth. 352 pages. Reprint of the 1953 first edition. READ MORE about SCRIPTORIUM ... INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPT STUDIES. TOME V11. 1953
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 80563
Farnborough: Gregg Reprint, 1971. 4to. cloth. 352, (2) pages. Reprint of the 1954 first edition. READ MORE about SCRIPTORIUM ... INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPT STUDIES. TOME V111. 1954
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 80564
Book Production, Acquisition and Use at an English Cistercian monastery , 1165-C1400
Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1997. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. lx, 274, (4) pages. Book Production, Acquisition and Use at an English Cistercian monastery , 1165-C1400. Part of the Oxford Bibliographical Society Publications. Third Series, Volume 2. Includes 36 photographs. An extensive descriptive bibliography of 51 books. Appendices and indexes. Boards very lighty rubbed. READ MORE about THE BUILDWAS BOOKS
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 97469
Woodbridge: D.S. Brewer, (2000). large 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper cover label. xxv, (i), 619+(1) pages with 8 pages of black and white plates. First edition. The important manuscript collections of the Society of Antiquaries of London reflect the interests of the Fellows of the Society from its foundation in 1717; the professional and private connections of the Fellows, and their specialist knowledge, ensured that important manuscripts were recognized and acquired at times when earlier collections..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS IN THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON
Price: $210.00 Order nr. 62534
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 462, (2) pages. A beautiful catalogue containing many illustrations including over 116 in color. With 166 illustrations showing bookbindings. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ET LIVRES PRECIEUX, DU TREIZIEME SIECLE A NOS JOURS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 37656
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 497, (3) pages. A beautiful catalogue containing 217 illustrations in the text with 161 in color. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ET LIVRES PRECIEUX, DE LA RENAISSANCE AU CUBISME
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 37655
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1989. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 548, (10) pages. A beautiful catalogue containing 244 illustrations in the text with 121 in color and 191 separate plates with 136 in color. Loosely inserted is a price list. Jacket tape repaired. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIBRES PRECIEUX
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 37553
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1990. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 548, (10) pages. A beautiful catalogue containing 291 illustrations in the text with 119 in color and 185 separate plates with 139 in color. Loosely inserted is a price list. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIBRES PRECIEUX
Price: $27.50 Order nr. 37554
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1990. 4to. cloth. 548, (10) pages. A beautiful catalogue containing 291 illustrations in the text with 119 in color and 185 separate plates with 139 in color. Loosely inserted is a price list. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIBRES PRECIEUX
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 55223
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1991. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 315, (9) pages. Catalogue VIII. A beautiful catalogue containing many illustrations with most in color. Loosely inserted is a price list. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES PRECIEUX
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 42114
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1992. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 369, (3) pages. Catalogue IX. A beautiful catalogue containing many illustrations with most in color. Loosely inserted is a price list. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES PRECIEUX
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 42113
Chartres: Patrick et Élisabeth Sourget, 1994. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 557, (3) pages. A beautiful catalogue containing many illustrations including over 100 in color. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES PRECIEUX
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 42072
(Chartres, France: Librairie Sourget, 2002). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 623, (3) pages. Text in French. Catalogue XXIV of rare books, "from Saint-Augustin to Marcel Proust," in the inventory of the Librairie Sourget. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations. Includes many early illuminated manuscripts, as well as the more modern works of Diderot, Voltaire and Flaubert. Price list laid in. READ MORE about MANUSCRITS ENLUMINES ET LIVRES PRECIEUX 1280-1927
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 126342
(Chartres): Librairie Sourget, (2002). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 363+(1) pages. Catalogue XXV of rare books. Many books in the catalogue are accompanied by spectacular color illustrations. With prices asked loosely inserted. READ MORE about CINQ SIÈCLES DE PATRIMOINE BIBLIOPHILIQUE, 1320-1835
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 72752
