Andersen, Otto.

BOGHANDLERUDDANNELSE I DANMARK. NOGLE TRAEK AF NYERE DANSK BOGHANDELS HISTORIE.

København: Boghandlerfagskolen, 1947. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, pages unopened. 68+(1) pages. First edition. The history of the book in Denmark is the subject of this volume of collected essays. Topics range from book selling in Denmark to a history of Danish literature. Other essays address bibliography and paper. In Danish. Small damaged spot along edge of front cover. READ MORE about BOGHANDLERUDDANNELSE I DANMARK. NOGLE TRAEK AF NYERE DANSK BOGHANDELS HISTORIE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61869

Baldwin, William C. (editor).

HISTORIC BRANDYWINE GUIDE BOOK.

West Chester: The Bradford Village Press, (1960). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. With contributions by Henry Pleasants, Jr., William M. Scheffey, Roy R. Fuller, and Norman B. Wilkinson (information on paper mills). Contains an advertisement for "Book & Things," the Wilmington bookstore owned by Arthur and Jean T. Dobbs. READ MORE about HISTORIC BRANDYWINE GUIDE BOOK

Price: $6.00  other currencies  Order nr. 39765

Barrow, W.J.

MANUSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS, THEIR DETERIORATION AND RESTORATION.

Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, (1955). 4to. tape-backed stiff paper wrappers. (v), 86 leaves. Pre-publication edition. Chapters on inks, paper, storage, deacidification, lamination, etc. This was Barrow's first study on paper printed here for the first time. READ MORE about MANUSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS, THEIR DETERIORATION AND RESTORATION

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17726

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.3, MARCH 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: B. Hicks on Nancy Drew books, G. Dibert-Himes on the library of Schloss Corvey in Germany, B.G. Henneke on old ship's logbooks, J.G. Schiller on the early publishing history of the Paul Bunyan tales, T. Conway on James Michener, G. and M. Green on the Little Blue Books of the 1920's and 30's, N. Basbanes on..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95  other currencies  Order nr. 51973

(Bird & Bull Press).

THE BIRD & BULL COMMONPLACE BOOK.

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1971. 4to. cloth spine, marbled paper over boards, slipcase. 65, (6) pages and with envelope on inside rear cover with brass token inserted. One of 255 numbered copies (Taylor A11). Designed as a collection of "various short pieces which were almost all connected in some way to papermaking or printing, and generally written in a humorous or informal manner." It contains an article on Schaeffer's wasp nest paper, a...... READ MORE about THE BIRD & BULL COMMONPLACE BOOK

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5504

(Bird & Bull Press).

EXHIBITION OF BOOKS ON PAPERMAKING, A SELECTION OF BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEONARD B. SCHLOSSER.

Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1968. large 8vo. double salmon colored paper wrappers. 24 pages. One of 300 copies (Taylor B1). This was the first commissioned work done for another institution by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. The printed cover design is repeated on a second sheet of salmon colored paper as a watermark. The catalogue describes 75 landmark books on papermaking and is an excellent "high spot" bibliography of the field..... READ MORE about EXHIBITION OF BOOKS ON PAPERMAKING, A SELECTION OF BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEONARD B. SCHLOSSER

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 39894

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

BROADSIDE VIGNETTES.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1997. elephant folio. 10 page introductory booklet, 27 poster/broadsides (each 19 x 25 inches) in 21 folders, gathered in a cloth clamshell box with paper cover label. Printed in an edition limited to only 145 numbered copies by Henry Morris (Berger A60). Broadside Vignettes joins the typographic aspect of the poster/broadside format with the contentual character of the book, creating a hybrid with some of the best qualities of..... READ MORE about BROADSIDE VIGNETTES

Price: $950.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131086

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

OMNIBUS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMATEUR PAPERMAKERS WITH NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF PRIVATE PRESSES, BOOK PRINTING AND SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

(North Hills, PA): Bird & Bull Press, 1967. large 8vo. quarter leather over decorated paper-covered boards. 121 pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Chapters on The Mould, The Beater, Other Necessary Equipment and Beating Pulp, Some Observations on Private Presses, Making, Drying and Sizing Paper, Notes on Printing and Binding. Includes six samples of paper used by Morris for his books. READ MORE about OMNIBUS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMATEUR PAPERMAKERS WITH NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF PRIVATE PRESSES,...

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 96732

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN ORIGINAL TOKENS STRUCK ESPECIALLY FOR THIS BOOK.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1989. 8vo. quarter morocco leather with paper-covered sides and leather spine label. 83, (3) pages. Accompanied by a heavy die-cut board folder containing 11 different copper tokens minted by individual booksellers & bookmakers especially for this book, all enclosed in a slipcase. First edition. Limited to 300 numbered copies, 250 of which are for sale (Berger A47). Morris provides a history of these tokens that includes many illustrated reproductions..... READ MORE about TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133743

(Bird & Bull Press). Morris, Henry.

VIGNETTES, AN ECLECTIC ASSEMBLAGE OF ANECDOTES ABOUT PAPERMAKING.

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1999. large 4to. cloth with leather spine label, in special cloth solander case with leather spine. 72, (5) pages, with additional pages of color illustrations. Limited to 150 numbered copies printed at the Bird & Bull Press; this is one of the first four numbered copies and is a copy "with extra material" according to the pencil note by Henry Morris in the colophon (Berger A62). Includes chapters on..... READ MORE about VIGNETTES, AN ECLECTIC ASSEMBLAGE OF ANECDOTES ABOUT PAPERMAKING

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120383

(Bird & Bull Press). Murray, John.

PRACTICAL REMARKS ON MODERN PAPER. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY LEONARD B. SCHLOSSER.

North Hills, Pennsylvania: Bird & Bull Press, 1981. 8vo. leather spine, decorative paper-covered boards. 120, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 300 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered and has the following statement written in ink by Morrs "Binding sample #2, 7-10-81." (Heaney A30). A reprint of a book by John Murray in 1829 on the state of papermaking at that time. It discusses the impact on the usefulness and longevity of..... READ MORE about PRACTICAL REMARKS ON MODERN PAPER. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY LEONARD B. SCHLOSSER

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 120253

(Bird & Bull Press). Nevins, Iris.

VARIETIES OF SPANISH MARBLING, A HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION WITH TWELVE ORIGINAL MARBLED SAMPLES.

N.P. Bird & Bull Press and Iris Nevins, 1991. 8vo. quarter cloth, Spanish marbled sides, leather spine label. 79 pages. First edition, limited to 250 numbered copies; this copy has "K" in place of a number (Berger A49). Composed in Cochin types and printed on Johannot mouldmade paper. Of all the marbled patterns, the Spanish is the most difficult to achieve. This book contains detailed instructions for making twelve different patterns, as well as original..... READ MORE about VARIETIES OF SPANISH MARBLING, A HANDBOOK OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION WITH TWELVE ORIGINAL MARBLED...

Price: $295.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126684

(Bird & Bull Press). Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor).

AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.

With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol.
New Castle, DE: Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books, 1991. 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages. With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. Limited to 200 numbered copies; this copy is out of series (Berger B40). Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This work is based on an original article..... READ MORE about AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING

Price: $175.00  other currencies  Order nr. 52522