Levarie, Norma.

THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (1995). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 315+(1) pages. Second printing. An unabridged reprint of the first edition which was published by James Heineman, with a new foreword by Nicolas Barker. This book is a tightly written and lavishly illustrated panorama of book design from its earliest history to recent years. Tracing the history of fine books against a background of changing patrons, improving technology, religious and social change, and..... READ MORE about THE ART & HISTORY OF BOOKS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 42227

Lewis, John and Smith, Edwin.

REPRODUCING ART, THE PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING OF WORKS OF ART.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1969). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages. A manual about transferring art from one medium to another. Topics include the early methods of printmaking, such as lithography and etching, and the modern methods, electronic color scanners, collotype, etc. An invaluable reference for anyone involved in the graphic reproduction of works of art. Many illustrations in black and white and color, with detailed technique explanations. Jacket is price clipped. READ MORE about REPRODUCING ART, THE PHOTOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING OF WORKS OF ART

Price: $12.50  other currencies  Order nr. 44614

Lewis, John.

THE 20TH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 271 pages. Second edition. Over 460 illustrations with 28 in color. Minor cover rubbing. READ MORE about THE 20TH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61157

Lewis, John.

THE ANATOMY OF PRINTING, THE INFLUENCES OF ART AND HISTORY ON ITS DESIGN.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, (1970). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 228 pages. First U.S. edition. Covers the beginning of printing up to the present methods and the various factors which have contributed to its progress. Some age yellowing along top of jacket. READ MORE about THE ANATOMY OF PRINTING, THE INFLUENCES OF ART AND HISTORY ON ITS DESIGN

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 23759

Lewis, John.

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN.

London: Studio Vista, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 270 pages. First edition. Over 460 illustrations of which 28 are in full color. Jacket slightly soiled and chipping at edges. READ MORE about THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK, ITS ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 30599

(Limited Editions Club). Daudet, Alphonse.

TARTARIN OF TARASCON.

Translated by Jacques Le Clercq. With an Introduction by the Translator and Drawings by W.A. Dwiggins. Two volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. 12mo. gilt decorated black cloth back over patterned boards. xxviii,96; (vi),97-263,(8) pages. Translated by Jacques Le Clercq. With an Introduction by the Translator and Drawings by W.A. Dwiggins. Two volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Dwiggins and printed by Richard W. Ellis at the Georgian Press (LEC 009). No slipcase. Bookplate removed from front pastedowns of both volumes leaving a glue mark. Bookplate on each free..... READ MORE about TARTARIN OF TARASCON

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 29225

(Limited Editions Club).

DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS. VOLUME IV, NO.1.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 104, (20) pages. The first part of the fourth volume of the Dolphin; issued as a separate unit (LEC S-05). This issue contains the biblio-mystery "The Aldine Folio Murders" by Lawrence G. Blochman and an article on Edward Lear by Holbrook Jackson among other articles. Some minor soiling to covers, sticker on front cover. READ MORE about DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS. VOLUME IV, NO.1

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2163

(Limited Editions Club). Meredith, George.

THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT.

With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1955. 8vo. quarter leather over marbled boards, slipcase. xiv, 314, (2) pages. With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins. Limited to 1500 copies signed by Guilbeau (LEC 260). Front edge of slipcase cracked. Small pieces of clear tape on pastedowns. READ MORE about THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120948

Lorck, Carl B.

DIE ZUKUNFT DES BUCHGEWERBES IN LEIPZIG.

Leipzig: Deutsche Bucherei, 1977. 8vo. paper wrappers. 79+(1) pages, with 1 illustration. Reprint of the 1884 edition, printed as Deutsche Bucherei's New Year's gift for 1978. Essay on the future of the book trades in Leipzig. Afterword by Helma Schaeffer. Illustration is tipped-in facsimile of original title page. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about DIE ZUKUNFT DES BUCHGEWERBES IN LEIPZIG

Price: $5.00  other currencies  Order nr. 48864

Louisy, M.P.

LE LIVRE ET LES ARTS QUI S'Y RATTACHENT DUPUIS LES ORIGINES JUSQU'A LA FIN DU XVIIIE SIÈCLE.

Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1887. 8vo. original red cloth decorated in black and gilt, all edges gilt. (iv), 270, (2) pages. Reprint of 1886 first edition. Chapters on papermaking, binding, printing, etc. With 221 illustrations including a beautiful chromolithographic frontispiece. Very decorative cover. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about LE LIVRE ET LES ARTS QUI S'Y RATTACHENT DUPUIS LES ORIGINES JUSQU'A LA FIN DU XVIIIE SIÈCLE

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71822

Lupton, Ellen.

THINKING WITH TYPE: A CRITICAL GUIDE FOR DESIGNERS, WRITERS, EDITORS, & STUDENTS.

New York: Princeton Architectural Press, (2004). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 176 pages. Guidebook for use of type to enhance the intended message of a publication. Three sections point out the role of letter, text and grid. Introduction, appendix, bibliography and index. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Fine condition. READ MORE about THINKING WITH TYPE: A CRITICAL GUIDE FOR DESIGNERS, WRITERS, EDITORS, & STUDENTS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 108602

MacCarthy, Fiona.

BRITISH DESIGN SINCE 1880: A VISUAL HISTORY.

London, England: Lund Humphries, (1982). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 229+(1) pages. First edition. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, lists of design books and exhibition catalogues, design collections. Index of designers, general index. 28 color plates, black and white illustrations throughout. Arranged chronologically. READ MORE about BRITISH DESIGN SINCE 1880: A VISUAL HISTORY

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 125556

(Mame).

MAME ANGERS-PARIS-TOURS: DEUX SIECLES DU LIVRE.

Tours: Association "Hotel Mame Centre Culturel" 1989. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95+(1) pages. Catalogue published in connection with the 1989 Inagural Exposition, Tours, October-November 1989, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Mame publishing firm. Preface by Alfred Mame. Bibliography, acknowledgments, table of contents. Color and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about MAME ANGERS-PARIS-TOURS: DEUX SIECLES DU LIVRE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115422