(Williamstown, MA): Chapin Library, Williams College, 1995. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 45, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Foreword by Robert L. Volz, bibliography, index. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about FINISHED BY HAND, DECORATION IN FIFTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 130638
With an introduction by Hyder Edward Rollins.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1948. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover label. 125 pages. With an introduction by Hyder Edward Rollins. Bibliography of the publications of this noted Harvard professor and Shakespeare scholar. Paper spine label is chipped. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF GEORGE LYMAN KITTREDGE
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 6715
Berlin: Linotype GmbH, 1954. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 186, (12) pages. First edition. Well printed selection of quotes on the book and bookmaking from famous authorities. With an introduction by Ernst Penzoldt. Tear in jacket along spine; jacket age darkened. READ MORE about STUNDENBUCH FÜR LETTERNFREUNDE, BESINNLICHES UND SPITZIGES ÜBER SCHREIBER UND SCHRIFT LESER UND...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 26063
Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. Spot on front cover. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9329
Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. cloth-backed boards. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. Presentation from Koch to Harold Worthington. Covers rubbed with wear at spine ends and tips. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 55210
Evanston: Printed for Subscribers, 1926. 12mo. cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt. xviii, 121, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated including a full color facsimile of a Durer print. Chapters on Publishing Conditions in Germany, German Book Printing of Today, and On Making a Colored Reproduction. READ MORE about FLORENTINE BOOK FAIR; THE BOOK SECTION OF THE EXPOSITION
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 55931
Mit Zeichnungen und Knittelversen von Fritz Kredel
(Offenbach a.M.): (Chemigraphische Anstalt Gebr. Klingspor), n.d. large 12mo. printed pattern paper-covered boards with paper spine and cover labels. Unpaginated. Mit Zeichnungen und Knittelversen von Fritz Kredel. This ABC features paired figures from different periods (each dated, from 1700 B.C. to 1956), dressed in a variety of clothing, with doggerel text appropriate to the multicolor images and featured letter. An appendix indicates the author's sources for the clothing designs. Published as a gift to friends..... READ MORE about EIN LUSTIGES ABC: DER MODEN, TRACHTEN UND KOSTÜME
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 90817
Worcester (MA): Davis Publications, 1997. 4to. stiff plastic-covered boards. xii, 148 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Tunnel binding? Sculptured books? Fans and blinds? Bookmaking as self-expression for everyone. Design, binding, paper, etc., with an emphasis on "alternate" bookmaking. Oriented towards amateur bookmakers, but may serve also as an introduction to avant-garde book design. READ MORE about HANDMADE BOOKS AND CARDS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 52595
London: Blandford Press, (1971). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 241, (7) pages. First edition. Catalogue from the Graphics/Britain exhibition held at De La Rue House, London in 1971. Provides an extensive list of graphic design for advertising by British designers with black-and-white illustrations of each. Indexed. General wear to jacket with small tears at top of spine. READ MORE about GRAPHICS/BRITAIN
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 56108
Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals, & Albums
(Asheville, NC): Lark Books, (1995). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals, & Albums. This book gives ideas and instructions for various kinds of interesting bindings. It is heavily illustrated with color pictures of finished bindings and black-and-white diagrams to assist in creating bindings. Fine condition. READ MORE about COVER TO COVER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 95310
Barcelona: ADGFAD, 1983. 4to. pictorial cloth. 305, (3) pages. The second yearbook issued. Filled with full color examples of design and advertising. In three languages Spanish, Catalonia and English. READ MORE about LAUS 83 ADGFAD, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 77928
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1960). 4to. cloth. 192 pages. First edition. Hundreds of illustrations. Lacking the dust jacket. Some minor wear to spine ends, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about LETTER DESIGN IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 64939
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1960). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Hundreds of illustrations. Minor tears to edges of jacket, with some mild fading. READ MORE about LETTER DESIGN IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 17338
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. (1960). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Hundreds of illustrations. Minor tears to edges of jacket, with some mild fading. READ MORE about LETTER DESIGN IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 138821
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1965). tall 8vo. cloth. xvi, 400 pages. First edition. Many illustrations. Covers lightly rubbed, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about BOOKMAKING: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 2833
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1979). tall 8vo. cloth. xx, 485, (3) pages. Second edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about BOOKMAKING: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 46586
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1966). tall 8vo. cloth. xvi, 400 pages. Reprint of the 1965 first edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about BOOKMAKING: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 102491
New York: Dover Publications, (1968). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 256 pages. Reprint of the first edition. With hundreds of illustrations. Light foxing and wear, else near fine. READ MORE about ALPHABETS & ORNAMENTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 22931
Paris: Les Éditions du Chene, (1947). 4to. cloth. 166 pages filled with excellent documentary text and 182 plates many of which are in color. S-K 1942. With chapters on manuscripts by Van Moe, the French Book in the XVth and XVI Century by Brun, in the XVII and XVIII Centuries by Wilhelm, in the XIX Century by Michel, the French book in the XX Century by Guignard. Covers rubbed with wear along edges. Bottom hinge..... READ MORE about THE ART OF THE FRENCH BOOK, FROM EARLY MANUSCRIPTS TO THE PRESENT TIME
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 72716
New York: The Typophiles, 1993. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 800 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. Typophile Monograph, New Series, No. 10. Abe Lerner discuss the making of the Typophile Chap Books Bibliography. 1. READ MORE about DESIGNING A BOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 60768
New York, NY: The Typophiles, 2003. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 31+(1) pages. Typophiles Monograph New Series #20. Known throughout the world of typography, Abe Lerner was a highly respected and talented typographer/book designer with links to the likes of the great Bruce Rogers. With a meticulous eye for detail and clean design, he was constantly working on new projects. With a career that landed him as the Director of Design and Production at Macmillan..... READ MORE about ABE LERNER 1908-2002
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 94392
New York: The Typophiles, 1987. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. "A Goodly Heritage". Uneven fading to the front cover, else a very good copy of this scarce piece of ephemera. Contains a b&w wood engraving by John De Pol. Celebrates the life of typographer and author, Dr. Robert L. Leslie. Handset in Emerson and printed on Mohawk Letterpress paper by the Stone House Press. READ MORE about ROBERT LINCOLN LESLIE, 1885 - 1987
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139188
New York: James H. Heineman, (1968). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 315+(1) pages. First edition. With 176 illustrations of famous books from the beginning of written manuscripts to the 1960s. READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 1339
New York: Da Capo, n.d. (1982). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 316 pages. Reprint of the 1968 edition. Profusely illustrated history of book design and illustration from the earliest times to the present. Contains 176 facsimile pages. Near fine. READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6151
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (1995). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 315+(1) pages. New printing and the first to contain a new foreword by Nicolas Barker. Paperback edition. Corner of front cover bent. Spine faded. READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 40613
