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
PARENTHESIS 15: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION.
Vancouver/Sheffield: FPBA, 2008. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. Collections of essays about fine printing. Name written on fore-edge of pages. READ MORE about PARENTHESIS 15: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 99900
PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION.
Cheltenham: FPBA, 2001. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Volume 6. Collections of essays about fine printing with articles by Gaylord Shanilec, Dennis Hall, Crispin Elsted, and others. READ MORE about PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 99762
PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION.
Cheltenham: FPBA, 2000. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Volume 5. Collections of essays about fine printing with articles by William W. Whitney, Kenneth Auchincloss, Wilfried Onzea, Daniel Waters, Adela Spindler Roatcap, and Joanne Sonnichsen. READ MORE about PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 114431
PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. NO.2.
Vancouver/Sheffield: FPBA, 1998. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Collections of essays about fine printing with articles on Prospero Poets, The Jardine Press, pochoir, Clare Leighton, etc. READ MORE about PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. NO.2
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 93730
PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. NO.4.
Cheltenham: FPBA, 2000. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. Volume 4. Collections of essays about fine printing with articles. READ MORE about PARENTHESIS: THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. NO.4
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 114432
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
Title page for THE STORY OF THE PEARL.
New York, NY: Marcus and Company, n.d. broadside (10 by 8 inches). Title page of TheStory of the Pearl, one of a series of small books related to precious stones, published by Marcus and Company. With engraved illustration. READ MORE about Title page for THE STORY OF THE PEARL
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133194
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
VICTORIAN ENGRAVINGS.
London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 76 pages, 64 plates. Written to accompany exhibitions and to form a permanent introduction to the subject of Victorian reproductive engravings, the author reveals the technical virtuosity of the Victorian engravers. With an introductory essay and selection of images that throws a great deal of light on what was most acceptable to the Victorians in their own contemporary paintings, as well as on the public..... READ MORE about VICTORIAN ENGRAVINGS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 115224
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
A HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING.
London: Spring Books, (1964). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 263 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Excellent history with 120 illustrations. Jacket worn with tears. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 29748
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