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(Abbey, Edwin Austin). Lucas, E.V.

EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY ROYAL ACADEMICIAN, THE RECORD OF HIS LIFE AND WORK.

2 volumes.
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine labels. xiv, 267+(1); x, 269-518 pages. 2 volumes. First edition (Reed and Reed 12-13). A study of the life of American/English artist and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911). Preface. Both volumes with table of contents and list of illustrations. Frontispiece in both volumes and black and white illustrations throughout. Index at conclusion of Volume II. Covers rubbed at bottom corners. Front... READ MORE

Price: $175.00 other currencies Order nr. 121317

AMERICAN PHOTO.

(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

(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

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 31812

(Anderson, Alexander). Pomeroy, Jane R.

ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 1775-1870, WOOD ENGRAVER AND ILLUSTRATOR, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

New Castle, DE and Worcester, MA: Oak Knoll Press and the American Antiquarian Society, 2005. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 2600 pages. First Edition. This three volume, comprehensive bibliography focuses on the important American wood engraver, Alexander Anderson (1775-1870). The author has selected over 1,000 of Anderson's engravings to illustrate this major bibliography. This work begins with a well written and researched biography of Anderson. There are over 2,322 entries. By the early nineteenth... READ MORE

Price: $350.00 other currencies Order nr. 88121

(Anderson, Alexander). Thompson, Lawrance.

ALEXANDER ANDERSON, HIS TRIBUTE TO THE WOOD-ENGRAVING OF THOMAS BEWICK.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1940. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (44) pages. Limited to 200 copies. Six page history of Anderson followed by 14 reproductions of Anderson's work after Bewick printed from the actual blocks in the possession of Helen M. Knubel. READ MORE

Price: $65.00 other currencies Order nr. 16710

Angel, Marie.

A BESTIARY and A NEW BESTIARY.

2 volumes.
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960, 1963. square 16mo. stiff pictorial paper wrappers, slipcase with paper cover label. 2 volumes. First edition, fourth printing and first edition. Created to reflect the historical definition of bestiary, both volumes include an introduction by Philip Hofer. Each small book is packed with intricate little portraits of a wide variety of both real and imaginary beasties. Reproduced here in black and white, one can only imagine the glory of their... READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 64151

(Angelo, Valenti).

FINE PRINT, A REVIEW FOR THE ARTS OF THE BOOK. VOLUME 9, NUMBER 1.

In Fine Print, Vol. 9, No.1, January 1983. pp.27-29. Illustrated.
In Fine Print, Vol. 9, No.1, January 1983. pp.27-29. Illustrated. With color reproductions of some of his illustrations on the front cover. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 22193

Angelo, Valenti.

HILL OF LITTLE MIRACLES.

New York: The Viking Press, 1942. 8vo. cloth, later slipcase. 200 pages. First edition. End papers, cover and text well illustrated by the author. A story of the early days on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, based on Angelo's early life. Signed by Angelo on the dedication page. Spine faded. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 110233

(Angelo, Valenti).

PSALMS OF DAVID.

Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, 1936. 12mo. cloth, tope edge stained red. 282, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 950 copies. Decorated by Valenti Angelo. Complete psalms of David from the old testament. Spine faded, else fine. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 21820

(Angelo, Valenti). Reade, Charles.

COME OVER AND STAY TILL DOMESDAY, FROM THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH.

New York: The Golden Cross Press, 1937. tall 12mo. boards. (8) pages. Limited to 100 copies printed at the Timothy Press of Meriden, Connecticut for Valenti Angelo. With title page decoration and initial hand illuminated by Angelo (Angelo Biblio. p.76). Paper covering cracked along hinges. Bookplate. Endpapers and pastedowns spotted. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 94373

(Angelo, Valenti).

VALENTI ANGELO, AUTHOR + ILLUSTRATOR + PRINTER, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORY.

Bronxville: Privately printed by the Meriden Gravure Co., n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (22) pages. With some designs in red ink. READ MORE

Price: $13.00 other currencies Order nr. 95

(Angelo, Valenti).

VALENTI ANGELO, AUTHOR + ILLUSTRATOR + PRINTER, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORY.

Bronxville: Privately printed by the Meriden Gravure Co., n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (22) pages. With some designs in red ink. Upper corner of front cover spotted. READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 42107

(Archetype Press). Bentley, Wilder (Editor).

N'EN PARLONS PLUS!, EXCERPTS FROM DIVERS PAPERS & CHRONICLES OF THE ARTS CLUB, 1937-1938.

Berkeley, CA: Archetype Press, 1939. folio. cloth with printed design on front cover. 19+(1) pages. Limited to 105 copies, set up and printed on a handpress by Wilder Bentley ("and his faithful spouse, Ellen") on dampened Strathmore Wayside Text for at The Archetype Press in Euclid Court, Berkeley, Ca and issued for private distribution among members of The Arts Club & their friends. Printed in "a bastard version" of Caslon Oldface italic and Goudy Modern... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 62298

(Arif Press). Cobden-Sanderson, T.J.

THE IDEAL BOOK OF BOOK BEAUTIFUL: A TRACT ON CALLIGRAPHY, PRINTING, AND ILLUSTRATION AND ON THE BOOK BEAUTIFUL AS A WHOLE.

Berkeley, CA: The Arif Press, 1981. small 8vo. boards. 29, (5) pages. Limited to 150 copies printed by Wesley Tanner at his private press. With design work and illustrations in color throughout. READ MORE

Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 29848

(Armstrong, Helen Maitland). Bouvet, Marguerite.

TALES OF AN OLD CHÂTEAU.

Chicago, IL: A.C. McClurg and Co., 1899. 16mo. cloth, spine and front cover gilt-stamped. 235, (3) pages. First edition. Illustrated by Helen Maitland Armstrong. Author's note, table of contents, list of illustrations, list of other works by the author. Frontispiece and eleven black and white plates. Ex library copy. Boards soiled and scuffed and rubbed at edges. Bookplate on front pastedown. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 119125

Arthurs, Stanley.

THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SCENE AS DEPICTED BY STANLEY ARTHURS AND INTERPRETED BY FIFTY AUTHORS.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. 4to. quarter red leather over woven cloth. xix, 151, (3) pages. B1-4604. The National Edition. Filled with reproductions of historical American art depicting famous events in American history by 20th century artists including Arthurs and Wyeth. With a foreword by A. Felix du Pont. READ MORE

Price: $80.00 other currencies Order nr. 40229

(Audubon, John James).

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON AND HIS CIRCLE.

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1993. small 4to. cloth. 79, (9) pages. Auction sale of the collections of Dr. Evan Morton Evans and his son and the American Foundation Trust. With colored plates. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 41684

(Audubon, John James).

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, THE BIRDS OF AMERICA AND OTHER IMPORTANT PRINTED BOOKS BY AUDUBON, MARK CATESBY AND JOHN GOULD.

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992. small 4to. cloth. 53, (7) pages. Auction sale with colored plates. Prices realized loosley inserted. Also priced with some comments in the margin. READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 41685

(Audubon, John James).

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, THE PROPERTY OF THE DELAWARE ART MUSEUM, GIFT OF FRANCIS V. DUPONT.

New York: Christie, Manson, Woods, 1982. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xv page introduction followed by auction catalogue. Detailed descriptions of Audubon plates with illustrations throughout including a number in color. Prices realized stapled to first leaf. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 41686

(Audubon).

HIGHLY IMPORTANT NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS AND AUTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA AND AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF HIS MANUSCRIPTS.

New York: Christie's, 1977. small 4to. boards. 55 pages. Beautifully illustrated with some plates in color. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Estimated prices tipped-in. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 25692

(Badcock, Jonathan).

SELECTIONS FROM THE FANCY; OR TRUE SPORTSMAN'S GUIDE BY AN OPERATOR.

With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones.
Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1972. 8vo. quarter leather, patterned paper-covered boards, all edges speckled, paper-covered slipcase. xvi, 136 pages. With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones. Limited to an edition of 1950 copies, this being out of series. It is signed by illustrator Randy Jones, whose bawdy pen-and-ink drawings are scattered through the book. Original etching has been laid-in. Text is usually attributed to Jonathan Badcock, one of the... READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 93975

Barker, Nicolas.

" INVENTION OF PRINTING, REVOLUTION WITHIN REVOLUTION."

Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress
(Washington D.C.): Library of Congress, April 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 66-138, (4) pages. Volume 35, Number 2 of the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. This issue has the following articles: "The Invention of Printing, Revolution within Revolution" by Nicholas Barker, "The Early Illustrated Book, Highlights from a Lecture" by Philip Hofer, "Into Something Rich and Strange, Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious" by Eleanor Cameron, and "The Hauslab-Liechtenstein Map Collection" by... READ MORE

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 92761

Barnhart, Myron.

MODERN BOOK ILLUSTRATION.

N.P. n.p., n.d., but circa 1940. 4to. cloth. 33+(1) pages. Table of contents, list of illustrations, comments on illustration and illustrators, bibliography, list of noteworthy modern illustrated books. With six illustrations for works by Willa Cather, Anatole France, Eugene, O'Neill, Pearl Buck, Elinor Wylie, and Edith Wharton. Includes ink drawing, water color, imitation wood block, line drawing, ink water color, and lithograph. In 1970, the Wilson Library Bulletin mentioned Barnhart as the head of a.... READ MORE

Price: $400.00 other currencies Order nr. 132246

(Baskin, Leonard). Gardner, Robert G.

A HUMAN DOCUMENT.

(Northampton): Gehenna Press, (1964). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, sewn. not paginated. Limited to an edition of 500. Sewn stiff green Fabriano self-wrappers printed in red and black, two wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. One of 500 copies printed by Harold McGrath from Centaur type on Frankfurt creme paper. READ MORE

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 91050

(Baskin, Leonard).

LEONARD BASKIN'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE ON RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS.

N.P. Printed for the Typophiles by the Spiral Press, (1965). 12mo. paper wrappers. (10) pages. Typophile Monograph no.78. READ MORE

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 19956

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