CAROLUS DE LONGUEVAL.
Vienna, Austria: J.G. Mansfeld, n.d. broadside (7 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches). Text in Latin. Engraving of Charles of Longueval (1571-1621), Baron of Vaux. READ MORE about CAROLUS DE LONGUEVAL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133118
Engraving
Collection of engraved illustrations.
N.P. n.p., n.d. (but circa 1910). 4to. half leather, cloth. unpaginated. A collection of engraved illustrations, most unidentified. Some are identified though and are the work of Stephen Sly, (British, fl. 1836-46), noted in Rodney Engen, Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers (Cambridge: Chadwyck-Healey, 1985), 239-40. Engen notes that Sly contributed to Charles Knight's Penny Magazine, Old England, and Old England Worthies.. He also illustrated some of the early issues of the Illustrated London News. Sly..... READ MORE about Collection of engraved illustrations
Price: $800.00 Order nr. 124039
PROPER FORMS OF ENGRAVING FOR SOCIAL USAGE INCLUDING FORMS APPROVED FOR USE BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES.
Washington: Engraved Stationery Manufacturers Association, 1967. 8vo. paper-covered boards. (ii), 141+(1) pages. 9th edition. Foreword. A guide to proper forms for social calling cards, invitations, acknowledgments, etc. Includes proper forms for members of the armed forces. Index of sections. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. READ MORE about PROPER FORMS OF ENGRAVING FOR SOCIAL USAGE INCLUDING FORMS APPROVED FOR USE BY MEMBERS OF THE...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114390
Publication Announcement by National Magazine Company.
(London, England: National Magazine Co.), n.d. 32mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus for George E. Mackley, Wood Engraving. The author was an Associate of the Society of Wood Engravers. Illustrations. READ MORE about Publication Announcement by National Magazine Company
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133071
STEREOTYP.
Obrázkový vzorník, oborných a reklamních, stocku a podtisku [Illustrated sample book, specialty and advertising, engraving and background printing]...specielní odborný závod stereotypérsky, rozmnozování sazeb. stocku, drevorytu, matric atd. [specialty professional stereotype establishment, duplication rates, engraving, xylography, matrices, etc.]
Vinohrady (Praha): Stereotyp, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (32) pages. Obrázkový vzorník, oborných a reklamních, stocku a podtisku [Illustrated sample book, specialty and advertising, engraving and background printing]...specielní odborný závod stereotypérsky, rozmnozování sazeb. stocku, drevorytu, matric atd. [specialty professional stereotype establishment, duplication rates, engraving, xylography, matrices, etc.]. The style of the examples suggests the 1920's or '30's. Paper wrapper lightly soiled, chip at bottom mended with tape, small tear to last page and wrapper, water..... READ MORE about STEREOTYP
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 74365
TRE SECOLI DI INCISIONE DAL '500 A '700.
Padova, Italy: Libreria Marsilio da Padova, 1971. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 144, 58, (6) pages. Text in Italian. List of committee members, introduction, bibliography, black and white plates, index. Engravings of the 16th through the 18th centuries. Price list laid in. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about TRE SECOLI DI INCISIONE DAL '500 A '700
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125519
DRIE SUITES IN HOUTGRAVURES.
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Exlibriskring der W.B-Vereniging, 1956. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. Table of contents, introduction by Joh. J. Hanrath. A collection of nineteen wood engravings by Acket and Bulder, loosely inserted in portfolio. READ MORE about DRIE SUITES IN HOUTGRAVURES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132163
THE ART AND PRACTICE OF ETCHING; WITH DIRECTIONS FOR OTHER METHODS OF LIGHT AND ENTERTAINING ENGRAVING.
London: S. & J. Fuller, 1849. square 8vo. original cloth with new spine covering. Frontispiece; 58, (6) pages, 8 plates. First edition (Bridson & Wakeman B17 - for second edition of 1851). A treatise on the technique of etching by one of Britain's greatest ever sporting artists. An avid sportsman himself, Alken specialized in depicting hunting, coaching, racing, shooting and fishing scenes. British sporting periodicals frequently carried his illustrations. In this book, he distills some..... READ MORE about THE ART AND PRACTICE OF ETCHING; WITH DIRECTIONS FOR OTHER METHODS OF LIGHT AND ENTERTAINING...
Price: $500.00 Order nr. 65235
COMMERCIAL DESIGNING, REPRODUCTION OF ILLUSTRATION.
Minneapolis: Federal Schools, Inc., 1930. large 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 67 pages. Part twelve of a correspondence course for commercial artists: Methods of reproduction and the constraints which a chosen method of reproduction may impose on the designer or illustrator. Inserted is a sheet showing drawings in different stages of reproduction. With test questions and assignments. Cover soiled, irregularly browned. READ MORE about COMMERCIAL DESIGNING, REPRODUCTION OF ILLUSTRATION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 50774
HANDBUCH FÜR KUPFERSTICHSAMMLER.
oder, Lexicon der vorzüglichsten kupferstecher des XIX. jahrhunderts welche in linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie beschreibung.
Leipzig: A. Danz, 1880. large 8vo. half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration, marbled paper-covered boards, all edges stained red. xxxxvii, (i), 478 pages. oder, Lexicon der vorzüglichsten kupferstecher des XIX. jahrhunderts welche in linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie beschreibung. First edition. This dictionary of engravers and engraving was intended as a handbook for print collectors. Bookbinder's tag H. Sperling of Leipzig. Bookplate on front pastedown indicates that this book came from the reference library..... READ MORE about HANDBUCH FÜR KUPFERSTICHSAMMLER
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 75742
THE CULTIVATION OF ARTISTS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA.
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1997. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 212 pages. The study of art history and artist education includes examining how historical and environmental factors affect the way artists receive their training. This collection of essays published by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) brings the role of history back into exploring how young people began and developed as artists in the nineteenth century. The contributors' work reveals the relationship between art education in public..... READ MORE about THE CULTIVATION OF ARTISTS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 103117
Illustration.
N.P. n.p., 1998. broadside (8 by 12 inches). Illustration by German bookplate artist Ellen Beck. Signed. READ MORE about Illustration
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 132610
DICTIONNAIRE CRITIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE DES PEINTRES, SCULPTEURS, DESSIN ATEURS ET GRAVEURS, DE TOUS LES TEMPS ET DE TOUS LES PAYS.
8 volumes.
N.P. Libraire Grund, (1948). 8vo. cloth. Thousands of pages. 8 volumes. New edition, revised and enlarged, with 32 illustrations. An excellent reference tool for the study of artists, engravers, and scupturers. A few pages partially sprung. READ MORE about DICTIONNAIRE CRITIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE DES PEINTRES, SCULPTEURS, DESSIN ATEURS ET GRAVEURS, DE...
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 21307
LES ORIGINES DU LIVRE À GRAVURES EN FRANCE, LES INCUNABLES TYPOGRAPHIQUES.
Paris et Bruxelles: Les Éditions G. Van Oest, 1928. 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. xi, 99 pages followed by 78 plates. First edition. A study of the beginning of the engraved book in France. With 177 illustrations. With a bookplate indicating that this book came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. Covers soiled. Some chipping of edges of preliminary pages. READ MORE about LES ORIGINES DU LIVRE À GRAVURES EN FRANCE, LES INCUNABLES TYPOGRAPHIQUES
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 26137
GRAVEURS ET GRAVURES, FRANCE ET ÉTRANGER; ESSAI DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE 1540-1910.
Paris: H. Floury, 1910. large 8vo. later quarter leather with raised bands, stiff paper wrappers bound-in. xiv, (ii), 320, (2) pages. Edition limited to 400 copies, numbered and stamped with the author's signature. Bibiliography of books concerning engraving or engravers. (Bestermann, 2028). With more than 400 entries and a supplemental essay by Bourcard. Bookplate on front pastedown indicates that this book came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. Binding courtesy of..... READ MORE about GRAVEURS ET GRAVURES, FRANCE ET ÉTRANGER; ESSAI DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE 1540-1910
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 74640
A TRAVERS CINQ SIÈCLES DE GRAVURES, 1350-1903.
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2009. thick 4to. half leather with five raised bands and marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. l, 638, (2) pages. Reprint of the 1903 edition published in Paris which was printed by the Nantes printer A. Dugas, with his pressmark on the last leaf, in an edition limited to 200 numbered copies. Organized by country and artist, this volume includes biographical information, names of famous works, descriptions, and sale prices..... READ MORE about A TRAVERS CINQ SIÈCLES DE GRAVURES, 1350-1903
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 103995
BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.
5 volumes.
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, 1925. small 4to. two-toned cloth, top edges gilt. xii,364; x,291+(1); xvi,393+(1); xvi,309; xviii,425 pages. 5 volumes. New edition, revised and enlarged under the supervision of George C. Williamson. Filled with separate plates printed on glossy paper. Rubbing of covers with wear along edges. Shaken. READ MORE about BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 103128
HOLZSTICHE, ILLUSTRATIONEN, BUCHTITEL, SCHUTZUMSCHLÄGE, BRIEFMARKEN, SCHRIFT, GEBRAUCHSGRAPHIK, 1956-1981.
Hamburg: Edition AB, (1982). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 106+(1) pages. Written in German. Fifth printing of the Edition AB. Signed and numbered by the author. Laid-in are two illustrations on separate paper signed by the author. With many pages of black-and-white illustrations and plates throughout. Minor wear. READ MORE about HOLZSTICHE, ILLUSTRATIONEN, BUCHTITEL, SCHUTZUMSCHLÄGE, BRIEFMARKEN, SCHRIFT, GEBRAUCHSGRAPHIK,...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 100937
ETCHING AND ENGRAVING TECHNIQUES AND THE MODERN TREND.
New York: Dover Publications, (1973). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 240, (10) pages. Reprint of the 1953 London edition. READ MORE about ETCHING AND ENGRAVING TECHNIQUES AND THE MODERN TREND
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 123686
THE PRINCIPLES OF PHOTO-ENGRAVING.
London: Harrison & Sons Ltd., 1928. 8vo. printed paper wrapper bound in cloth-backed pamphlet binder. pages 59-66. Reprinted from "The Photographic Journal', Volume LXVIII, February 1928. Illustrated with six figures showing examples of different types of printing on different types of paper apparently under a microscope. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE PRINCIPLES OF PHOTO-ENGRAVING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 98436
LES TRÉSORS DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE FRANCE.
Manuscrits - Incunables - Livres Rares - Reliures - Dessins - Estampes - Objets d'Art - Curiosités Bibliographiques
Paris: Les Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1937. 4to. loose leaves in stiff paper wrappers. (iv), pp.59-106 followed by plates XXI-XXXVII. Manuscrits - Incunables - Livres Rares - Reliures - Dessins - Estampes - Objets d'Art - Curiosités Bibliographiques. One section of this series devoted to the treasures of the French National Library. This part contains contains six essays about objects of interest in the collections of various libraries in France. The essays are as follows..... READ MORE about LES TRÉSORS DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE FRANCE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 95398
CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE.
New & Improved Edition. Volume II
Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1842. large 8vo. half-calf. cloth, protective modern dust jacket with paper spine label. [ii], 800 pages. New & Improved Edition. Volume II. Volume two only.Contains No. 90: Printing-Engraving-Lithography, pp. 625-640. Illustrated. Worn and boards faded, pages tanning, scattered foxing. Signature "Sedgwick," on front pastedown. HInges reparied. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 98569
THE PRINT COLLECTOR.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1930. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 282 pages. First U.S. edition. Designed to help the beginning collector. Twelve chapters, describing different kinds of prints and collecting tips. Many illustrations by old masters, such as Dürer and Rembrandt. Jacket chipped with small tears. READ MORE about THE PRINT COLLECTOR
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 37711
LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE DES ORIGINES A 1900.
Paris: Librarie Delagrave, 1923. paper wrappers. 258 pages with 8 additional plates. First edition. This treatise on the history of French printmaking is illustrated with 204 black-and-white reproductions and 8 additional color plates. Included among the artists discussed are Geoffroy Tory, Jacques Callot, Charles-François Daubigny, and Eugène Delacroix. Indexed. All but disbound with spine lacking. Some staining on covers. READ MORE about LA GRAVURE EN FRANCE DES ORIGINES A 1900
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 60089
LE GRAVEUR DE L'AN 1466 ET LES GRANDES ARMOIRIES DE BOURGOGNE.
(Paris): n.p., 1859. 8vo. later cloth with embossed seal (entwined Ls in an oval, surmounted by a crown). (ii), 10 pages. An offprint from La Revue Universelle des Arts (July 1859). The article deals with the Flemish Master ES of 1466, and challenges speculation voiced by M. Harzen regarding the artist's potential authorship of the large coats-of-arms of Charles le Téméraire, duc de Bourgogne (1). Traces of peacock blue original stiff paper wrapper visible along..... READ MORE about LE GRAVEUR DE L'AN 1466 ET LES GRANDES ARMOIRIES DE BOURGOGNE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77086