5.

Dickson, Robert.

INTRODUCTION OF THE ART OF PRINTING INTO SCOTLAND.

Aberdeen: J. and J.P. Edmond and Spark, 1885. small 4to. original blue polished cloth, beveled edges, top edge cut, others uncut. xvi, 98 pages. First edition limited to 550 copies, of which this is one of 50 numbered large paper copies printed on better paper. (6729 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 440). Covers soiled and rubbed with spotting at top of spine. Some yellowing of front endpaper. Overall a lovely copy of this scarce book..... READ MORE about INTRODUCTION OF THE ART OF PRINTING INTO SCOTLAND

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2136

7.

(Fournier, Pierre Simon). Mosley, James.

MODELES DES CARACTERES DE L'IMPRIMERIE ET DES AUTRES CHOSES NECESSAIRES AUDIT ART. NOUVELLEMENT GRAVES. With an Introduction to Pierre Simon Fournier's MODELES ... by James Mosely.

2 volumes.
London, England: Eugrammia Press, 1965. oblong 4to. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Facsimile of the 1742 manual accompanied by the 20 page introduction. 2 volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 600 copies. Loosely inserted in this copy is the 12 page publisher's catalogue describing this book and others they published. One joint split about one inch from opening of slipcase. Minor wear to slipcase. Else a pristine copy of this..... READ MORE about MODELES DES CARACTERES DE L'IMPRIMERIE ET DES AUTRES CHOSES NECESSAIRES AUDIT ART. NOUVELLEMENT...

Price: $325.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4119

11.

(Bookbinding).

DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780.

With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster
Copenhagen, Denmark & London, England: Levin & Munksgaard Publishers / Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1930. 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. frontispiece, 53 pages followed by the plates. With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster. First edition. (Brenni no.482). Inscribed on first blank page by Clara and Hardy Steeholm to the bookbinder Alfred Knight Potter. Lacking the dust jacket. Extremities lightly worn, label chipped with small piece missing (not affecting..... READ MORE about DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5730

14.

(Bookbinding). Hobson, G.D.

ENGLISH BINDING BEFORE 1500.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1929. folio. original turquoise cloth, top edge gilt. (xii), 60 pages followed by 55 full page plates of bindings. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies for sale by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. (Appleton p.81, S-K 2194). Lacking the dust jacket. Minor rubbing to the boards, else a near fine copy. This book is divided into two sections: Early Bindings, before 1300 and the Gothic Bindings, c.1450-1500..... READ MORE about ENGLISH BINDING BEFORE 1500

Price: $165.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5818

19.

Earhart, John F.

THE COLOR PRINTER, A TREATISE ON THE USE OF COLORS IN TYPOGRAPHIC PRINTING.

Cincinnati: Earhart & Richardson, 1892. 4to. original green cloth stamped in colors and gilt, with emblem of three ink balls on front cover and spine, marbled edges. 137 pages with 90 plates in full color. First and only edition. (St. Bride Cat. p.284). Presentation page signed by Earhart. Covers rubbed with worn spots at tips and along edges. Very minor moisture stain caused by a cup on the front board. Professionally rebacked and recased. Overall..... READ MORE about THE COLOR PRINTER, A TREATISE ON THE USE OF COLORS IN TYPOGRAPHIC PRINTING

Price: $1,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 8166

22.

Lowndes, William Thomas.

THE BIBLIOGRAPHER'S MANUAL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.

4 volumes.
London: George Bell and Sons, 1864. thick 8vo. later quarter cloth with marbled paper covered boards. Thousands of pages. 4 volumes. First printing of the best edition, corrected by Bohn. Minor cover rubbing. Ownership name in ink on front pastedown and minor foxing to preliminary pages in all four volumes. Substantially revised and enlarged and also contains the appendix not present in earlier editions. The appendix has information on books produced by literary and scientific..... READ MORE about THE BIBLIOGRAPHER'S MANUAL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15735