Coupe, Robert L. M.

ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS IN ENGLISH.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. small 4to. cloth with dust jacket. 240 pages. First edition. This prestigious work presents a detailed description of the various editions of works by William Morris, in which one or more artists have illustrated the text. Each bibliographic entry, in addition to supplying comprehensive information on the physical appearance of the title, emphasizes the artistic aspects of the particular book. The author has paid special attention to each..... READ MORE about ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS IN ENGLISH

Price: $49.95  other currencies  Order nr. 70934

Fredeman, William E.

PRE-RAPHAELITISM, A BIBLIOCRITICAL STUDY.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 327 pages. Commentary followed by a bibliography broken down into 100 sections covering sources, bibliographies of individuals, bibliography of the movement and bibliography of illustrations. Specific information on Brown, Burne-Jones, Morris, Rossetti and others. Jacket spine faded. READ MORE about PRE-RAPHAELITISM, A BIBLIOCRITICAL STUDY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 37120

Gray, Basil.

THE ENGLISH PRINT.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1937. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket with paper cover label showing an illustration. xvi, 224, (2) pages in addition to 24 plates throughout the text. First edition, authored by the Assistant Keeper of the British Museum. Includes much information on Blake, Morris, Millais, Sandys, Burne-Jones and many others. Illustrated with 24 collotype plates and eight head and tail pieces. Light chipping of jacket. READ MORE about THE ENGLISH PRINT

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 43827

Johnston, Paul.

BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE.

New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. tall 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. (xi), 303 pages. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. (Hart no.134). An important look at bookmaking from the Whittinghams to Elmer Adler. Many facsimile title pages and other illustrations. Essays on William Morris, Pickering, and other influences on American typography. Shows the work of Dwiggins, Rogers, Adler, and many others. Only front cover of jacket is present. READ MORE about BIBLIO-TYPOGRAPHICA, A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY FINE PRINTING STYLE

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 19236

Masefield, John.

THANKS BEFORE GOING WITH OTHER GRATITUDE FOR OLD DELIGHT.

London: William Heinemann Ltd., (1947). large 12mo. cloth. vi, 216 pages. First edition. (Handley-Taylor 64) A 22 page chapter on William Morris is an appreciation of his art as Masefield comes to realize "with full acuteness, the loneliness and the heroism of the man and all the greatness of his invention." Foxing along inner gutters. READ MORE about THANKS BEFORE GOING WITH OTHER GRATITUDE FOR OLD DELIGHT

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58206

McLean, Ruari.

MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY.

Fairlawn, NJ: Essential Books, 1959. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 116 pages. First U.S. edition. Illustrated. An important study. Jacket has small pieces missing along edge and is foxed. Pastedowns and endpapers also show foxing. READ MORE about MODERN BOOK DESIGN FROM WILLIAM MORRIS TO THE PRESENT DAY

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60462

Morison, Stanley.

THE TYPOGRAPHIC ARTS, TWO LECTURES.

London: The Sylvan Press, 1949. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 106 pages. First edition. Reprints THE TYPOGRAPHIC ARTS and THE ART OF PRINTING. (Appleton no.148c). With information on William Morris throughout. Jacket soiled and chipped with piece missing at head of spine. READ MORE about THE TYPOGRAPHIC ARTS, TWO LECTURES

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 41995

Morris, William.

A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS.

N.P. Gallery 303, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. Keepsake supplied by Gallery 303 to the participants in the Heritage Series. READ MORE about A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16431

Orcutt, William Dana.

MASTER MAKERS OF THE BOOK BEING A CONSECUTIVE STORY OF THE BOOK FROM A CENTURY BEFORE THE INVENTION OF PRINTING THROUGH THE ERA OF THE DOVES PRESS.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928. 8vo. cloth. 271 pages. First edition. (Webber p.96; S-K 1832 for binding references). Purpose is "to reveal to the reader the progressive steps in the evolution of printing and to describe as well the men who were responsible for the development of the book." Spine lettering hard to read; some of cover lettering rubed off. READ MORE about MASTER MAKERS OF THE BOOK BEING A CONSECUTIVE STORY OF THE BOOK FROM A CENTURY BEFORE THE...

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 4422

Presser, Helmut.

ABC DER GROSSEN DRUCKER.

Mainz: Eggebrecht-Presse, 1951. small 4to. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket. 59, (5) pages. Alphabetical listing of 27 famous printers. Each entry has a one-page biographical sketch of the printer followed by a full-page reproduction from a book printed by that printer. Initials by Aldus Manutius and Zainer ("A" and "Z") gilt-stamped on front and back covers respectively. Printed on special paper stock. Dust jacket worn at head of spine, else fine. READ MORE about ABC DER GROSSEN DRUCKER

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 50011

Selz, Peter and Mildred Constantine (editors).

ART NOUVEAU, ART AND DESIGN AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1975). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 192 pages. Second edition. Contains 193 illustrations including a colored frontispiece. Information on Will Bradley, William Morris and Paul Gauguin with reproductions of their work. READ MORE about ART NOUVEAU, ART AND DESIGN AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

Price: $7.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115515

Thompson, Susan Otis.

AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN AND WILLIAM MORRIS.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1977. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 258 pages with 111 illustrations. First edition. Traces the effect of men like Updike, Rogers, Goudy, Bradley, Cleland, Dwiggins, Ransom, Nash and Rollins on book production in America. Jacket is chipped with tears. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN AND WILLIAM MORRIS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 64234