N.P. n.p., various dates. broadsides, variously sized. A collection of 18 etchings, mostly of English individuals living in the 18th century. Those identified include Margaret Woffington, Ellen Gwyn, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Mary Wortley Montague, and Pepys.Some duplicates, some tanned and lightly soiled. READ MORE about Collection of etchings
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 132785
New York, NY: The Colophon Ltd, (1934). 4to. paper-covered boards. not paginated. Part sixteen of the original Colophon series. R.W. Chapman leads off this edition with "Johnsonian Bibliography, 1750-1765." Also included among the ten selections are J.B.Mussey writing on inprint collecting, and "Anthologies of American Literature Before 1861," by Fred Lewis Pattee. With a woodcut by Louis Hechenbleikner, cover and colophon page design by Louis Bouché. Ex-libris, else near fine. READ MORE about THE COLOPHON, A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 45394
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1949. 8vo. paper wrappers. 196 pages. Account of a committee appointed to examine the distribution of French books abroad, both commercially and non-commercially. Yellowed. READ MORE about COMMISSION NATIONALE DU LIVRE FRANCAIS A L'ETRANGER RAPPORT GENERAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49181
80 volumes. Volumes 1-63,81,83,85,86,92-104
London: Connoisseur Ltd., 1901-1939. 4to. half-leather with marbled paper-covered boards (vols.1-3,5-11,13-28) or with cloth-covered boards (vols.4,12,29-63,81,83); half-cloth with marbled paper-covered boards (vols.85,86); and cloth (vols.92-104). variously paginated. 80 volumes. Volumes 1-63,81,83,85,86,92-104. This periodical for collectors of art and decorative arts features illustrations in monochrome and in color, including some that are tipped-in and some that fold out. Beyond the articles that it published, the magazine is also noteworthy for its stylish design. In many cases..... READ MORE about THE CONNOISSEUR: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS
Price: $2,750.00 Order nr. 86924
Boston, MA: The National Economic League, 1931. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 45+(1) pages. Volume XVI, No. 2. Includes articles "The Causes of the Present Economic Depression" and "The Desirability of an International Economic Conference." Table of contents, and membership list of a committee studying the matter. Wrappers tanned and chipped at edges. READ MORE about THE CONSENSUS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 129338
2 volumes. Catalogue 78, Part One: A-L and Part Two: M-Z/Addenda
Cambridge, MA: Charles B. Wood III, Inc., (1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 100; 104 pages. 2 volumes. Catalogue 78, Part One: A-L and Part Two: M-Z/Addenda. A bookseller's catalogue of antiquarian books about art and photography, in particular the conservation and preservations of art, artist's manuals, colors and color theory, and more. READ MORE about CONSERVATION & THE SCIENCE OF ART
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 106140
Austin, TX: The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 1985. 4to. self paper wrappers, mylar see-through binder. (ii), 162 pages. Eleven papers presented at the Fourth Annual Seminar, 1985. Listing of supplies and suppliers included. Three appendices. READ MORE about CONSERVATION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 107056
Washington: Library of Congress, 1987. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, (iii), 44 pages. First edition. Fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Consultantship in Poetry. Program for the evening's readings laid in. Contains a photograph of and poem by all of the consultants serving from 1937-1987. Fine. READ MORE about CONSULTANTS' REUNION 1987, A KEEPSAKE ANTHOLOGY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 112606
(Arlington, VA: Cooke Typographers), n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 48 pages. Type faces and borders offered by Cooke. List of trade customs. Standard proofreaders' marks on inside back wrapper. READ MORE about COOKE TYPOGRAPHERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 114781
(Los Angeles, CA): University of Southern California, 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 46, (2) pages. Number 24. Introduction by librarian Charles R. Ritcheson, notes and announcements. A collection of articles related to books, printing, and typography, including recollections of Ward Ritchie. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about CORANTO: JOURNAL OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134155
(Amsterdam, Netherlands): The Pepin Press, (1998). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 352 pages. Reprint of 1996 edition. Introduction in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Illustrates a wide range of "decorative possibilities" for publishing at the beginning of the twentieth century. READ MORE about CORNER & BORDER DESIGNS: ECKEN & REIHEN ANGULOS & ORLAS COINS & BORDURES ANGOLIO...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 125212
Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, (1977). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 60, xi+(i) pages. Report about the Corning Museum's recovery from the flood caused by Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972. Preface by the museum director. Discusses restoration of the glass collection, the library, and the photographic/audio tape collection. Future precautions discussed. Seven appendices. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about CORNING FLOOD: MUSEUM UNDER WATER. (THE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 108648
(Iowa City, IA): The University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1997. 4to. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. Number 6, Spring 1997. Includes Sidney A. Kimber, "The Story of an Old Press," and a number of book reviews. Black and white illustrations. Notes on contributors, errata. READ MORE about COUNTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132438
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1996. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 30 pages. Number 5, Fall 1996. Table of contents. Includes articles, reviews, notes on contributors. Tipped in paper specimens. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about COUNTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132455
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1996. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 32 pages. Number 4, Spring 1996. Table of contents. Includes articles, reviews, notes on contributors. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about COUNTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132456
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1995. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 24 pages. Number 3, Fall 1995. Table of contents. Includes articles, reviews, notes on contributors. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about COUNTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132457
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 1994. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Number 1, Spring 1994. Table of contents. Includes articles, reviews, notes on contributors. Tipped in paper specimen. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about COUNTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132459
Cleveland: World Publishing by B.D. Zevin, 1942-1944. tall 12mo. later limp cloth with stiff paper wrappers bound-in. Includes the following: Volume I, 2 (May 1942), 4, 7, 11; Volume 2, 2, 4 - 9 (Oct. 1944). Articles and reviews of new books. READ MORE about COUNTERPOINTS, FROM THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 40754
London, England: Edw. Minister & Son, n.d. broadside (11 by 8 inches). Text in French. An advertising broadside in color. Lightly tanned. READ MORE about courrier de la mode
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 132875
(New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Catalogue of an exhibition of book jackets with 256 entries. Lists title, art director, artist, design firm, publisher, typographer, printer and other relevant information. Acknowledgments. Indices. READ MORE about COVER SHOW (THE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114763
Austin: The University of Texas, (1964). 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Contains samples from the magnificent collections at Texas. Illustrated. Covers slightly faded. READ MORE about A CREATIVE CENTURY, SELECTIONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COLLECTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 1833
(New York: Black Book Marketing Group, various. 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xi, (i), 468 pages. An annual survey of graphic illustrators and their agents. Illustrated wityh color examples of high caliber graphics. Have the following: 1990. Dust jacket. 372 pages. SOLD 1991. Dust jacket. 463 pages. 1995. Dust jacket. xi+(1), 468 pages. SOLD. READ MORE about CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION BOOK (THE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 65113
(Barcelona: Sucesor de J. de Neufville, circa 1924). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), pages 21-44, (12) pages. Text in Spanish. Frontispiece. Magazine (Year V, 1924) of Spanish graphic arts. Includes article on the Exposition of Book Art in Alemán with illustrations of woodcuts and bookplates. Other black and white illustrations. One black and white plate with illustration of 1806 contract between K. Sennefelder and C. de Gimbernat. Business advertisements laid in pocket on inside back..... READ MORE about CRÓNICA POLIGRÁFICA: REVISTA PARA LAS ARTES GRÁFICAS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 108400
London, UK: Curwen Gallery, n.d. (circa 1977). oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. This is a price list of lithographs printed at tthe Curwen Studio. Small black and white thumbnail images are throughout this extensive list. READ MORE about CURWEN PRINTS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 124982
Westfield, MA: Paper Makers Advertising Association, 1967-1977. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Twenty-seven issues of da , which had evolved from Direct Advertising (1911). Each issue contains many full color illustrations, samples of paper and great design concepts. The title changes to Printing Paper beginning with Volume 63, No.4. READ MORE about da, THE PAPER QUARTERLY FOR THE GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 77725
