(Bookbinding).

WOLFGANG STOCK BUCHEINBANDE.

Salzburg: Werkstätte für Buchkunst, 1982. small oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (69) pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies, initialed by Mr. Stock. Catalogue for an exhibition listing twenty-one art bindings and two "book walls" (holders for sets of small paperbacks). Eleven black-and-white illustrations and twelve color illustrations. Stock's bindings represent a generally conservative approach to the book as art, in which the book has a more-or-less conventional structure and retains its function as a book..... READ MORE about WOLFGANG STOCK BUCHEINBANDE

Price: $45.00 save 20% $36.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53855

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 115708

Bradley, Will.

AMERICAN CHAP-BOOK, I,2.

Jersey City: American Type Founders Co., October 1904. 12mo. printed paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 16 pages. Accompanied by a large foldout broadside printed on both sides with Bradley designs. Accompanied by an 8 page self-paper-wrappered brochure entitled "Cheltenham Borders" and also issued in October 1904. Contains "Directness and Simplicity" by Bradley with many illustrations. With both supplementary pieces present. Wear at spine ends. READ MORE about AMERICAN CHAP-BOOK, I,2

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 874

(Bradley, Will).

COLLECTIVE BIRTHDAY GREETINS & SO FORTH.

N.P. The Typophiles, n.d. 12mo. self paper wrappers, French-fold. (4) pages. Reprinted from the very scarce first edition and issued as Typophile Monograph XXII. A chronology of Bradley's life with a tipped-in photograph of Bradley. Some foxing. READ MORE about COLLECTIVE BIRTHDAY GREETINS & SO FORTH

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15811

(Bradley, Will).

DODD MEAD & CO'S NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS, CHRISTMAS 1899-1900.

(Cambridge, MA: Will Bradley, at the University Press, for Dodd, Mead & Company), 1899. 12mo. original illustrated stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Bambace page 185. A Christmas catalogue including holiday books, music and art, travel and biography, novels and tales, general literature and belles lettres, religious books, and books for younger readers. Includes black and white specimen illustrations. Erratum tag tipped in. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DODD MEAD & CO'S NEW AND STANDARD BOOKS, CHRISTMAS 1899-1900

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 118823

Bridgewater, Peter, et. al.

DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING.

(Secaucus, NJ): Wellfleet Press, (1988). 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 336 pages. This is a one-volume reference source for aspiring designers, whatever their level of expertise. The materials and techniques of graphic design, illustration, and airbrushing are all described and illustrated, and their practical application in the commercial world is explained. Finished illustrations and step-by-step commissions by established artists reveal the process of design and illustration and how the end results are achieved. Light soiling..... READ MORE about DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATION, AIRBRUSHING

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65114

Bringhurst, Robert and Peter Rutledge Koch, et al.

CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES.

Berkeley: Editions Koch, 2004. 6 x 9 inches. Paperback. 138 pages. First edition. This companion piece to The Fragments of Parmenides reveals the "blood, sweat and tears" the creators put into their original book. Carving the Elements tells the detailed story of the making of The Fragments of Parmenides, a grandiose book project meticulously crafted by: master letterpress printer Peter Koch; poet, translator and typographer Robert Bringhurst; punchcutter, type designer, typefounder and poet Dan Carr;..... READ MORE about CARVING THE ELEMENTS: A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 78258

Brunner, Felix.

A HANDBOOK OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION PROCESSES, A TECHNICAL GUIDE INCLUDING THE PRINTMAKING PROCESSES.

New York: Visual Communication Books, (1984). oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 379 pages. Sixth revised edition. With text in English, German and French. Well-illustrated. Excellent work to enable you to understand and tell the differences in the various reproductive processes. READ MORE about A HANDBOOK OF GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION PROCESSES, A TECHNICAL GUIDE INCLUDING THE PRINTMAKING PROCESSES

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 59865

BULLETIN OFFICIEL DES COURS PROFESSIONNELS.

Paris: Chambre Syndicale Typographique Parisienne, 1925. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 80 pages followed by the specially printed typographic examples. A special number issued by this group of Pariesene book professionals. This magnificent issue has paper supplied by different manufactures containing printing by various type founders. Filled with illustrations and a section of typographic examples printed on different colored paper stock. Small tear in front hinge at top; corner bumped. READ MORE about BULLETIN OFFICIEL DES COURS PROFESSIONNELS

Price: $275.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105400

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  other currencies  Order nr. 688

Burke, Clifford.

PRINTING POETRY.

San Francisco: Scarab Press, 1980. small 4to. cloth spine with decorated paper-covered boards. xvi, 150 pages. First edition. A handbook discussing tools, type design, printing, binding, etc. used to produce a finely printed book of poetry. Introduction by William Everson. A tight, bright, and unmarred copy. READ MORE about PRINTING POETRY

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96890

CA, THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATION ARTS.

Palo Alto, CA: Coyne & Blanchard, Inc., 1968-. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. A huge run of this important magazine. 124 issues. Includes the following: Volume X, No.1-6. (1968) Volume XI, No.1-6. (1969) Title changes to Communications Arts Magazine with volume XI, No.2. Volume XII, No.1-6. (1970) Volume XIII, No.1-6. (1971) Volume XIV, No.1-6. (1972) Volume XVI, No.3,4,5. (1974) Volume XVII, No.2-6. (1975) Volume XVIII, No.1-6. (1976) Volume XIX, No.1-6. (1977) Now switches to..... READ MORE about CA, THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATION ARTS

Price: $1,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105705

(Calligraphy). Furber, Alan.Ll.

LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1984). 4to. paper wrappers. 54 pages. Full of advice peculiarly fitted to calligraphy, with many useful ideas and examples on creating and improving calligraphic layouts and designs. READ MORE about LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47574