THE GROLIER CLUB COLLECTS II: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, & WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF GROLIER CLUB MEMBERS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2015. 12 x 9 inches. cloth. 183, [1] pages. Curated by Eric J. Holzenberg and Arthur L. Schwarz. Catalogue compiled and edited by George Ong. 12 x 9; 183, [1] p.; numerous color and duotone illustrations; Aldus and Michelangelo types designed by Hermann Zapf; 1000 copies. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club December 9, 2015 through February 6, 2016. Behind every great collection... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB COLLECTS II: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, & WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF...

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 127344

Asaf, Allen.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1984. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 48 pages. This commemorative publication lists the books, pamphlets, prints, handlists, periodicals, and medallions produced by the Club in its first 100 years. It is an offprint from The Grolier Club, 1884-1984: Its Library, Exhibitions, & Publications and contains a foreword by Allen Asaf. It was designed by Stephen Harvard and printed at the Stinehour Press. READ MORE about PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983

Price: $18.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106588

Barnes, Robert C. and Judith M. Pfeiffer.

PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54276

Carter, John & Nicolas Barker.

ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS.

Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, (2013). tall 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 232 pages. Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable... READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75338

Clarke, Marian G. M.

DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966.

Hartford, Conn: Trinity College Press, 1966. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover. xii, 177 pages. David Watkinson's Library narrates the founding and history of the David Watkinson Library from 1866 to 1966. When David Watkinson died in 1857, the major provisions for the establishment of the library were contained in his will. Watkinson had determined one hundred thousand dollars would be invested and managed by the board of trustees to establish connections with the Connecticut Historical... READ MORE about DAVID WATKINSON'S LIBRARY: ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, 1866-1966

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 105706

Edwards, George (editor).

THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM.

A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva
New York: The Grolier Club, 2013. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. 210 pages. A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva. This book contains thirty essays, about two hundred color photographs, and two poems, all by the travelers on the Grolier Club's Iter Gallico-Helveticum, a seven-day journey through France and Switzerland in 2012. This "Iter" was the latest in a long line of European excursions by the Grolier Club, the first of which occurred... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121876

Edwards, George (editor).

THE GROLIER CLUB ITER HIBERNICUM.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1998. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. 154 pages. At the end of May in 1997, various Grolier Club members visited Ireland. During the trip, the members presented some of fine Grolier Club publications to leading Irish cultural institutions and left some titles including Grolier 100 and One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine to be housed in the National Library of Ireland, Trinity College Library, Marsh's Library, and Saint Patrick's College... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER HIBERNICUM

Price: $62.50  other currencies  Order nr. 107104

Egremont, Max.

SIEGFRIED SASSOON: A POET AND HIS LIBRARY, THE ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE 2001.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2001. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 24 pages. This catalogue contains the text of the lecture delivered by Max Egremont on the life and bibliophilic activities of English poet and book collector Siegfried Sassoon. The lecture was held at the Grolier Club in 2001 as part of the Robert L. Nikirk Lectures, New Series, Number 2. The catalogue was designed by Jerry Kelly. READ MORE about SIEGFRIED SASSOON: A POET AND HIS LIBRARY, THE ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE 2001

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106641

Flamm, Eugene S.

PRINTING AND THE BRAIN OF MAN: THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY BRAIN.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2011. 8 x 11 inches. paperback. 100 pages. One hundred books focusing on the anatomy and surgery of the brain, as it evolved up until 1600, are presented in this catalogue. The books included in the exhibition are fundamental works on surgery and anatomy, from which the present scientific field has developed. From the early sixteenth century onward, there were many books devoted to the brain, head injuries, and the... READ MORE about PRINTING AND THE BRAIN OF MAN: THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY BRAIN

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107117

Franklin, Colin.

OBSESSIONS AND CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK LIFE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, Books of Kells, and Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 2012. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 296 pages. A SIGNED COPY BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS LOVELY BOOK Reminiscences of an author, bookseller, and publisher, written at the age of eighty-eight, Colin Franklin's newest book is perhaps his most entertaining. It wanders freely through themes which have absorbed him - a lost world of publishing, adventures in bookselling, and the... READ MORE about OBSESSIONS AND CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK LIFE

Price: $49.95  other currencies  Order nr. 133464

Gatch, Milton McC.

THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS.

BSA Occastional Publications, No.1
New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 2007. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 212 pages. BSA Occastional Publications, No.1. Reformation pamphlets (or "Flugschriften") were among the first rare book acquisitions of American libraries. Gatch traces the remarkable history of the Leander van Ess collection purchased by the Union Theological Seminary in 1838, the first and largest collection of these religious tracts to arrive in America. He notes how they were originally obtained by van Ess... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AND THE EARLIEST AMERICAN COLLECTIONS OF REFORMATION PAMPHLETS

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Higgs, Kimball, Anne Hoy, Rona Schneider, and Mark Tomasko (curators).

" I ALSO COLLECT PRINTS, DRAWINGS, OR PHOTOGRAPHS": A SAMPLING OF CLUB MEMBERS' OTHER COLLECTIONS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2008. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 22 pages. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from November 14 2007 to January 11, 2008. The exhibition was organized by the Prints, Drawing, and Photographs Committee of the Grolier Club. Many Grolier Club members not only collect books, but they also collect works on paper including prints, drawings, and photographs. These collections are often "secondary" or "tertiary" collections of... READ MORE about " I ALSO COLLECT PRINTS, DRAWINGS, OR PHOTOGRAPHS": A SAMPLING OF CLUB MEMBERS' OTHER...

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107555

Holmes, David J.

WAYFARERS ALL: SELECTIONS FROM THE KENNETH GRAHAME COLLECTION OF DAVID J. HOLMES.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2008. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 46 pages. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from March 19 to May 23, 2008. The exhibition showcased works of Kenneth Grahame in the collection of David J. Holmes. Containing an introductory collector's statement, the catalogue is broken down into eight parts including Beginnings, Pagan papers, The Golden Age, Dream Days, The Wind in the Willows, Toad of Toad Hill... READ MORE about WAYFARERS ALL: SELECTIONS FROM THE KENNETH GRAHAME COLLECTION OF DAVID J. HOLMES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106672