New York: New York Public Library & Readex Books, 1976. 4to. stiff paper folder, loose sheets. not paginated. Twenty-three selections from the new arrivals have been reproduced on the nineteen sheets included in this folder. Included is an illustration of Fitzgerald's translation of the Iliad. One of the sheets has a creased corner. Spine discolored, edges have minor wear. READ MORE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 91827

Geneva, Switzerland: Éditiions Albert Skira, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 84, (4) pages. Text in French. Covers and frontispiece illustrations by Henri Matisse. A summary of 20 years of activities by this publisher. Includes articles on painting, book illustration, and literature. Tipped-in color plates. Black and white illustrations. Spine tanned; covers tanned at edges. READ MORE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 125926

(New York: AAmerican Photo), 1990-. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 17 issues. Various issues from Volume 1, No. 4 (1990) to Volume 5, No. 4 (1994). Full of color. READ MORE

Price: $85.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105714

Oxford, England: Bodleian Library, (1970). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages, plates. Bodleian Picture Books Special Series No. 1. Preface by J.J.G. Alexander, description of plates, select bibliography, index of manuscripts. 36 black and white plates. READ MORE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131766

Italy: Ente Autonomo per le Fiere di Bologna, (1997). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 213 pages. First edition. An interesting selection of illustrators from around the world. In each case, an example of their work is shown, usually in full color and short biographical details are given. READ MORE

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 69519

Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira.
Geneve: Albert Skira, (1946). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiv, 120 pages. Avant-Propos de Claude Roger-Marx. "Comment j'ai fait mes Livres" par Henri Matisse. Catalogue établi par Albert Skira. Illustrations in the text and ninety-one full-page plates. Bibliographical descriptions of the work of many 20th century French artists of the book. Covers age darkened. READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6984

Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1987. 4to. paper portfolio holding broadside. Wood engraving created for the 175th anniversary of the founding of the AAS. Loosely inserted in the portfolio is a wood engraving of Antiquarian Hall by DePol. This copy is inscribed by DePol beneath the wood engraving "Antiquarian Hall AAS 1987 A/P 50 John DePol." The brochure has been bent somewhat at one point which is still apparent in the portfolio and the engraving. READ MORE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 89804

Lyon: 1561 (London: Eugrammia Press, 1962). folio. quarter leather with printed cloth covers, top edge gilt. Not paginated. Limited to 735 numbered copies published by the Eugrammia Press. Printed in collotype on page produced specially for this edition by W. & R. Balston. A facsimile reprint of the 1561Apocalypse de Jean (St. John's Revelation) and its wonderful engravings by Jean Duvet. Spine shows fading. Bookplate. READ MORE

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107034

Organisee par Ader Picard Tajan.
Monte-Carlo: n.p., 1986. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 232, (2) pages. Organisee par Ader Picard Tajan. Auction catalogue, July 1, 1986, held at the Hotel Hermitage, Monte-Carlo, organisee en collaboration avec la Société des Bains de Mer, a la requete de la Ste Art Monaco. Lots 1-154 are architecture related. Lots 155-232 is a selection of incunabula, illuminated manuscripts, prints, and fine bindings. Fully illustrated. Randeria bookplate on half-title page. Corners bumped. READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71780

Revue Internationale de la Reliure, de la Bibliophilie et de l'Estampe
Paris: 1990-1997. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Revue Internationale de la Reliure, de la Bibliophilie et de l'Estampe. Text in French. Collection of 22 issues of Art & Métiers du Livre, a magazine devoted to the book arts. Consists of the following numbers: 163, 164, 170, 171, 172, 174, 183, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204. Each issue contains numerous illustrations in color and black-and-white, as well as many interesting articles about bookbinding, book illustration, and other book arts. READ MORE

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126273

New York: Lith-graphic art center of the world; scene of a great renaissance in the graphic arts.
New York: New York Times, 1962. small folio. self paper wrappers. 28 pages. New York: Lith-graphic art center of the world; scene of a great renaissance in the graphic arts. Special advertising section of the New York Times prepared by Amalgamated Lithographers of America to tell the story of the lithographic process and provide examples of color work. Paper-clipped to the first leaf is an explanatory notice (which has caused some foxing). READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 107454

Wolfenbüttel: Herzog August Bibliothek, 1984. small 4to. paper wrappers. 216 pages. A catalog from an exhibition of nineteenth century book illustrations from the collection of Ulrich von Kritter. With forewards by Paul Raabe and Ulrich and Inge von Kritter, and an introduction by Hans-Joachim Possin. The catalogue describes 288 items, and includes indices by author and illustrator, and several appendices. Well-illustrated, with some in color. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 45512