(Advertising).

TWO PAGES FACING.

Some Suggestions for Advertising Display
Philadelphia, PA: Curtis Publishing Company, The, 1916. small folio. publisher's paper wrappers, title printed in black on front cover. 65 pages. Some Suggestions for Advertising Display. Contains examples of tips for double-page spreads in advertising in the early 20th century. Some minor wear to covers of the covers. Some wear along spine. Else a near fine copy of this very scarce book. The book was printed using the same paper as what was used for..... READ MORE about TWO PAGES FACING

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138692

Alcocer Y Martinez, D. Mariano.

CATALOGO RAZONADO DE OBRAS IMPRESAS EN VALLADOLID 1481-1800.

Valladolid: Casa Social Catolica, 1926. 4to. cloth with original paper wrappers bound-in. 890, (6) pages. Besterman p.5190. Minor rubbing to the boards, else a near fine copy. An annotated bibliography of 2,601 items printed in the Spanish province of Valladolid. Illustrated and well indexed. READ MORE about CATALOGO RAZONADO DE OBRAS IMPRESAS EN VALLADOLID 1481-1800

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 43251

(Anderson, Alexander).

HUXLEY HOUSE ALMANAC FOR 1953.

New York: Huxley House, 1953. thin 8vo. boards. (44) pages. Illustrated with engravings by Alexander Anderson, the father of white-line wood engraving in America. Huxley House was a design firm. Covers soiled. READ MORE about HUXLEY HOUSE ALMANAC FOR 1953

Price: $16.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31812

Antisell, T.

HAND-BOOK OF THE USEFUL ARTS : INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC ECONOMY, ENGINEERING, MACHINERY ; MANUFACTURES, MINING, PHOTOGENIC AND TELEGRAPHIC ART: BEING AN EXPOSITION OF THEIR PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE AND A COMPEND OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN INVENTION.

New York: George P. Putnam & Company, 1852. small 8vo. original cloth, gilt on spine. 692 pages. First edition. Volume three of Putnam's Home Cyclopedia series. Two signatures in the book are loose, yet present. Minor wear to spine ends. Minor soiling throughout. Overall a beautiful copy. Bookplate of the Library of the Incorporated German Society of Philadelphia on front pastedown. Illustrated with a few plates and in-text black and white drawings. From the Thomas..... READ MORE about HAND-BOOK OF THE USEFUL ARTS : INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC ECONOMY,...

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136903

(APHA).

VERSE INTO TYPE: THE APHA POETRY PORTFOLIO.

New York: American Printing History Association, 2006. 8vo. contributions loosely inserted in cloth clamshell box, paper spine label. Limited to 225 copies.Various typographic arrangements of seventeen poems, both contemporary and classic, using a variety of typefaces, colors, formats, and papers, all printed letterpress. The poems were selected by the printers. Contributors include Mindy Beloff, Robin Price, Sandy Connors, Barbara Henry, Ed Colker, Ron Gordon, David Pankow, Jerry Kelly, Kay Michael Kramer, Michael Peich, Gaylord Schanilec..... READ MORE about VERSE INTO TYPE: THE APHA POETRY PORTFOLIO

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97456

Axel-Nilsson, Christian.

TYPE STUDIES, THE NORSTEDT COLLECTION OF MATRICES IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY OF THE ROYAL PRINTING OFFICE. A HISTORY AND A CATALOGUE.

Stockholm: Norstedt Tryckeri, 1983. 4to. cloth. 199 pages. Limited to 1800 copies. A near fine copy. Norstedts, the Swedish Royal Printing Office, has a collection of about 20,000 matrices made between 1500 and 1850 by such famous founders as Francois Guyot, Robert Granjon and P.S. Fournier le jeune. In addition to the history of the firm, Axel-Nilsson has reproduced hundreds of specimens by casting new type from the original matrices. An important history of typefounding..... READ MORE about TYPE STUDIES, THE NORSTEDT COLLECTION OF MATRICES IN THE TYPEFOUNDRY OF THE ROYAL PRINTING...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 170

Bankes, Henry.

HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY.

Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman.
London: Printing Historical Society, 1976. 8vo. cloth. xxiv, (ii), 24 (8 pages of plates), 28, xxv-xl pages. Reprinted from the 1813 and 1816 Editions with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Twyman. Important study. A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about HENRY BANKES'S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15774

Barnhill, Georgia B. (editor).

À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860.

Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2013. 8.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 128 pages. À la Mode Française: La Lithographie aux Estats-Unis, 1820-1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American lithographic industry and American visual..... READ MORE about À LA MODE FRANÇAISE: LA LITHOGRAPHIE AUX ESTATS-UNIS, 1820-1860

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 118846

Barnhill, Georgia B. (editor).

WITH A FRENCH ACCENT: AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHY TO 1860.

Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society, 2012. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 100 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. With a French Accent: American Lithography to 1860 from the American Antiquarian Society features five essays from Georgia B. Barnhill, Lauren B. Hewes, Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire, and Helena E. Wright that explore several topics of interest to scholars of American print publishing. Together, the essays examine the impact of French lithographic practice on the American..... READ MORE about WITH A FRENCH ACCENT: AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHY TO 1860

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 114981

(Baxter, George). Lewis, C.T. Courtney.

GEORGE BAXTER (COLOUR PRINTER) HIS LIFE AND WORK, A MANUAL FOR COLLECTORS.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1908. 8vo. original gilt lettered cloth. xviii, 276 pages. First edition. Two bookplates on front pastedown: one from Matthew G. Ansbro and one from Werner R. Conrad Antiques, Reference Library, San Francisco, CA. Boards lightly rubbed, else a near fine copy. Contains a biographical sketch of Baxter and full descriptions of all his prints with size, background information and other hints to the collector. READ MORE about GEORGE BAXTER (COLOUR PRINTER) HIS LIFE AND WORK, A MANUAL FOR COLLECTORS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 642

(Bell, John). Morison, Stanley.

JOHN BELL, 1745-1831, BOOKSELLER, PRINTER, PUBLISHER, TYPEFOUNDER, JOURNALIST, & C.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, leather spine label, dust jacket. xi, 165, (5) pages. First edition, limited to 300 copies, (Appleton 94). Spine rubbed and lightly faded, dust jacket lightly soiled, else near fine. Sections on Bell as bookseller and partner in The Morning Post, The British Letter Foundry (1788-89), and his other publishing ventures. Contains three appendices commenting on Bell's book typography, newspaper typography, his types in the United States and..... READ MORE about JOHN BELL, 1745-1831, BOOKSELLER, PRINTER, PUBLISHER, TYPEFOUNDER, JOURNALIST, & C

Price: $275.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34390

Berthiau et Boitard, MM.

NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE L'IMPRIMEUR EN TAILLE-DOUCE.

Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale.
Paris: Chez Leonce Laget, 1978. thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), 320 pages. Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale. Photo-facsimile re-publication limited to 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1840 edition (See Bigmore & Wyman I,52 for 1837 edition). Contains four plates. With the bookplate and pencil signature of..... READ MORE about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE L'IMPRIMEUR EN TAILLE-DOUCE

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98707

(Bibles).

BIBLIA, DAS IST: DIE HEILIGE SCHRIFT ALTES UND NEUES TESTAMENTS, NACH DER TEUTSCHEN UEBERSETZUNG D. MARTIN LUTHERS.

MIT JEDES CAPITELS KURTZEN SUMMARIEN, AUCH BENGEFÜGTEN VIELEN UND RICHTIGEN PARALLELEN.
Germantown (Philadelphia), PA: Christoph Saur, 1776. small thick 4to. full leather, five raised bands. ff, (4), 992, 277, (3) pages, ff. MIT JEDES CAPITELS KURTZEN SUMMARIEN, AUCH BENGEFÜGTEN VIELEN UND RICHTIGEN PARALLELEN. Third edition of this bible (the first in 1743 and the second in 1763). Evans 14663. Hildeburn 3336. Sabin 5194. Front hinge cracked, wear with some loss to the head of the spine and the lower front hinge. Rear hinge cracked. Moderate toning..... READ MORE about BIBLIA, DAS IST: DIE HEILIGE SCHRIFT ALTES UND NEUES TESTAMENTS, NACH DER TEUTSCHEN UEBERSETZUNG...

Price: $3,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 139101