San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1976. oblong 4to. paper wrapper. two sheets folded. Prospectus only. Limited to 200 copies signed by the author. Colored illustrations that are reminiscent of the Nuremburg Chronicle executed by the author with linoleum blocks and in many different colors. Offsetting of engraving. READ MORE about Prospectus for A TRAVEL BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 129352
New York: Sotheby's, 1987. 4to. paper wrappers. Unpaginated. A catalogue from an auction of rare books and paintings, including a four-volume set of John James Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA from the James Jerome Hill Reference Library in St. Paul, MN. Also included in the auction was the earliest and longest autograph manuscript of Albert Einstein's ON THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY, and numerous books featuring exquisite and imposing bindings. Well illustrated, with many color plates. A...... READ MORE about FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, EINSTEIN ON THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45244
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1975. oblong 8vo. vellum spine, paste paper over boards. 59 pages. One of 215 numbered copies (Taylor A16). A fine copy. This book was the result of a summer of experimentation on how to commercially produce paste papers for book binders and publishers. While Mr. Morris succeeded in solving an astounding array of technical problems described here, there were no buyers for his paper. The book is illustrated with..... READ MORE about ROLLER-PRINTED PASTE PAPERS FOR BOOKBINDING
Price: $585.00 Order nr. 2699
North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 8vo. quarter blue leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 71 pages. First edition, one of about 250 numbered copies (Taylor A18). A reprint of this manual on marbling which first appeared in 1854. Marbling had been practiced as a "secret art" until the 1850s. This little manual supplemented an earlier manual by Charles Woolnough published in 1851. This particular copy displays the exlibris bookplates of E. Harold Hugo..... READ MORE about THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY...
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 120869
North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 8vo. quarter blue leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 71 pages. First edition, one of about 250 numbered copies (Taylor A18). A reprint of this manual on marbling which first appeared in 1854. Marbling had been practiced as a "secret art" until the 1850s. This little manual supplemented an earlier manual by Charles Woolnough published in 1851. READ MORE about THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY...
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 125381
North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1976. 8vo. quarter blue leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 71 pages. First edition, one of about 250 numbered copies (Taylor A18). A reprint of this manual on marbling which first appeared in 1854. Marbling had been practiced as a "secret art" until the 1850s. This little manual supplemented an earlier manual by Charles Woolnough published in 1851. This particular copy displays the exlibris bookplate of George Cunha, noted..... READ MORE about THE MYSTERIOUS MARBLER WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND 11 ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES BY...
Price: $400.00 Order nr. 134718
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1985. small 4to. quarter morocco with tips and leather spine-label, gold-decorated paper sides. 161 pages. Limited to 325 copies (Heaney A40; S-K 7047). A history of this German born binder who worked for the Roycrofters from 1897 to 1911. The authors have included much unpublished material relating to Kinder and Hubbard, a rather complete catalogue of impressions of Kinder's bookbinding hand tools and illustrated fourteen bindings in full color..... READ MORE about LOUIS HERMAN KINDER AND FINE BOOKBINDING IN AMERICA, A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ROYCROFT SHOP
Price: $165.00 Order nr. 60469
San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Center for the Book, 2001. 4to. self paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. A catalogue of classes and exhibitions on book arts, binding, printing, and related subjects. READ MORE about BOOK ARTS CLASSES AND EXHIBITIONS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 129401
Montpelier: The Leahy Press, 1992. 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 leaves. Catalogue of a bookbinding exhibition. READ MORE about 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER OF THE GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 51300
4 Volumes.
(New York, NY: Library Binding Institute), 1939-40. 8vo. self paper wrappers in folder. 15+(1); 15+(1); 15+(1); 15+(1) pages. 4 Volumes. Volume 1, Nos. 1-4. Published by the Library Binding Institute with list of members on back cover. Introductory notice laid in Vol. 1, No. 1. Published by an association of library binders. READ MORE about BOOK LIFE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 126523
Keyport, NJ: The Bookbinder's Warehouse, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 35+(1) pages. Catalogue of materials for bookbinders. Listing of close-outs laid in. READ MORE about CATALOG/PRICE LIST
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 129376
(Riverdale, MD: BookMakers), n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Catalogue of paper, cloth, and assorted binding materials available for sale. Black and white illustrations. Price list laid in. READ MORE about BOOKMAKERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126606
Riverdale, MD: Bookmakers International, (1998). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 41 pages. A catalogue of all kinds of materials relevant to bookbinding. READ MORE about BOOKMAKERS INTERNATIONAL PRICE LISTING
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 129375
Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 2004. 4to. cloth. 137, (3) pages. First edition. The most comprehensive work to date on the Club Bindery and its later incarnations the Rowfant Bindery (1909-1913), the Booklover's Shop (1914-1917) and the French Binders (1918-192?). Historical essay by Martin Antonetti, followed by a catalogue of 59 bindings. Well illustrated with 75 illustrations of which 29 are in color (some tipped-in). This work forms a companion to the exhibition at..... READ MORE about BOUND TO BE THE BEST, THE CLUB BINDERY
Price: $195.00 Order nr. 78389
New York: The Guild of Book Workers, 1988. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Short introduction by J. Franklin Mowery followed by descriptions of the work of 15 modern binders. Each binding is shown in a color illustration. READ MORE about BOUND TO VARY, A GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS EXHIBITION OF UNIQUE FINE BINDINGS ON THE MARRIED METTLE...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 21917
N.P. n.p., (1950). 4to. self paper wrappers. 24 pages. Part of The Memory Book of Boxmaking. Volume 68, Number 694. A collection of essays on box making and dyes for box manufacturing. Black and white illustrations. Covers lightly soiled and chipped along spine. READ MORE about BOXBOARD CONTAINERS FORMERLY SHEARS: HOW TO MAKE DYES FOR BOX MANUFACTURING
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 134173
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 120 pages. Catalogue 157 is dedicated to bookbinding and includes black-and-white illustrations of select books. READ MORE about CATALOGUE 157 BOOKBINDING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 87530
Paris: Librairie L. Carteret, 1932. small 4to. later cloth. (iv), 42, (2) pages with 16 plates. Catalogue of 167 items offered for auction including many beautiful examples of the binding work of Marius-Michel and Mercier. With fourteen black-and-white and two color plates, list of prices realized bound in back. Minor foxing. With Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about CATALOGUE DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE M.R. DE C.-M. MEMBRE DE LA SOCIÉTÉ LES CENT BIBLIOPHILES
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 72235
Paging, Numbering, End-name Printing, Bookbinders' Tools and Machinery.
(Summit, NJ: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1985). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 46 pages. Paging, Numbering, End-name Printing, Bookbinders' Tools and Machinery. Facsimile reprint of 1911 catalogue produced by Hoole of Brooklyn, New York. Illustrated throughout. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about CATALOGUE NO. 79. HOOLE MACHINE AND ENGRAVING WORKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102933
Many volumes in costly and appropriate bindings by his master-hand.
New York: American Art Association, 1918. tall 8vo. original wrappers. Not paginated (1229 items). Many volumes in costly and appropriate bindings by his master-hand. The auction sale of this binder's library (McKay 8024). With four page foreword on the life and better book of this binder. Near fine. Scarce.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE SUMPTUOUS 'ATTIC' LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALFRED J. COX - MASTER-BINDER OF CHICAGO,...
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 102949
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1985. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. paperback. 140 pages. Revised edition. An excellent exhibition catalogue and one of the best guides to the subject. Identification of binding tools is provided when known. With contributions by Nicolas Barker and Marcus McCorison. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN BOOKBINDINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL PAPANTONIO
Price: $27.50 Order nr. 32006
New York: Eggeling Bookbindery, (1925). thin 8vo. cloth. 30 pages. A promotional booklet showing pictures of bookbinding at this New York bindery. Not in Brenni. A near fine copy. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING BY HAND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5697
Chicago: n.p., n.d. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (8) pages. Promotional piece showing the bindings executed by this Hungarian born bookbinder. Seven bindings are illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about ELIZABETH KNER, BOOKBINDER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 79883
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 8.5 x 11 inches. Paperback. 96 pages. "Design Bindings: a Retrospective, is a testament to Don Etherington's legacy as a fine binder. The books it illustrates depict an unbroken chain of work spanning a lifetime and reflecting the stylistic influences of their period-each an elegant feat of craftsmanship. The underlying principles embodied in Etherington's conceptualization and execution of these works are monumental, his influence on professional standards-timeless." -..... READ MORE about DESIGN BINDINGS: A RETROSPECTIVE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 127152
Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers.
New York: The Guild of Book Workers, (1959). 8vo. paper wrappers. (28) pages. Sponsored by The Guild of Book Workers. One page introduction by Laura Young. Contains descriptions of the books in the exhibition, incluindg 24 black-and-white photographs. Covers soiled. READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF HAND BOOKBINDING, CASEMAKING, RESTORATION CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION, AND...
Price: $24.00 Order nr. 11966
