New York: The Haberule Co., (1959). square 8vo. fabric covers with plastic spiral binding. (68) pages. "A new and improved method of type calcualting which reduces to simple terms the whole complex problem of copy-casting." Text following by list of type faces and point sizes, a plastic rule inserted in a pocket in the booklet and a built in pica scale. READ MORE about HABERULE VISUAL COPY-CASTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121988
London: Marion and Co., 1891. 8vo. original cloth. viii, 242, (iv), 38 pages. Author given as Marion and Co. States that this is the "Fifth Edition - fifteenth thousand, revised and enlarged." (But see Bridson and Wakeman no.E61 for second edition and E49 for first edition of a similar title Practical Guide to Photographic & photo-mechanical Printing - perhaps this is only the first part of that book). With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Covers..... READ MORE about PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC & PHOTO-MECHANICAL PRINTING
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 97839
Pittsburgh: GATFPress, (1998). large 8vo. pictorial paper covered boards. (xiv), 221, (5) pages. Illustrated in color throughout. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about THE GATF PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COLOR MANAGEMENT
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99823
Paris: Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies, n.d. (circa 1894). 8vo. modern cloth with original stiff paper wrapper bound-in. (viii), x, 379, (3) pages. First edition. A manual of reproduction processes. Includes 140 illustrations within the text and examples of each process reproducing original designs of the author. Techniques discussed in this volume include dry point, lithography, heliogravure, and various color processes. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. A xerox of the entry for Adeline in..... READ MORE about LES ARTS DE REPRODUCTION VULGARISES
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 42765
Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale.
Paris: Chez Leonce Laget, 1978. thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), 320 pages. Ouvrage Orné de Planches. Enrichi de notes et d'un appendice renfermant tous les nouveaux procédés, les découvertes, méthodes et l'invention nouvelles appliquées ou applicables a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale. Photo-facsimile re-publication limited to 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1840 edition (See Bigmore & Wyman I,52 for 1837 edition). Contains four plates. With the bookplate and pencil signature of..... READ MORE about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE L'IMPRIMEUR EN TAILLE-DOUCE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 98707
Nouv. édition, revue, corrigée, augmentée, et ornée de vingt lithographies.
Paris: Chez Leonce Laget, 1978. thick small 8vo. cloth. (iv), xxxvi, 304 pages. Nouv. édition, revue, corrigée, augmentée, et ornée de vingt lithographies. Photo-facsimile re-publication in 500 copies of the Paris, Roret, 1839 edition (See Twyman, Lithography 1800-1850, p.264; Bigmore & Wyman I,80). Six plates. Issued as part of the series entitled Encyclopédie-Roret. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET, THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE, DU DESSINATEUR ET DE L'IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 98706
Paris: Libr. Garnier, n.d. 8vo. cloth. vii, 367+(1) pages. New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. Front free endpaper cropped, else a very good copy. READ MORE about MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 80410
Paris: Libr. Garnier, n.d. 8vo. cloth. vii, 367+(1) pages. New edition - probably late 19th or early 20th century. Includes an historical introduction. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Spot on front cover. READ MORE about MANUEL COMPLET DE L’IMPRIMEUR LITHOGRAPHE A LA PRESSE A BRAS ET LA MACHINE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 97787
Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1976). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (viii), 119 pages. An introduction to the printing process. Covers slightly yellowed. READ MORE about COMMUNICATION: GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 51125
Paris: Bibliothèque Larousse, n.d. (circa 1907). 12mo. printed stiff paper wrapper. 95, (17) pages. Troisième mille. 22 text illusustrations. Text in French. Lower margin of the first few pages waterstained, but not affecting text. Wrappers soiled with some creases and chips. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DES COULEURS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 98247
New York: The Century Co., 1914. 8vo. cloth, leather spine label. xx, 485 pages. Reprint of the 1902 first edition. (Hart no.15). Hundreds of illustrations. Leather spine label chipped and rubbed with loss. Name stamped in ink on front pastedown. READ MORE about A TREATISE ON TITLE-PAGES, WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN FACSIMILE AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88448
Bayreuth: Lorenz Ellwanger, n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Fourth edition. Many examples of various kinds of printing, including color printing. Wrappers rubbed. READ MORE about MERKSTOFF ZUR GEHILFENPRUFUNG
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48833
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1894. large 12mo. modern marbled paper wrappers, original wrappers bound-in. viii,48,4 pages. Part of the Bibliothèque Photographique. Text in French. Original wrappers, some soiling, with a little paper loss, pages at each end have a bit more wear than the rest of the book, a few pages are smudged. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about LA PHOTOGRAVURE SANS PHOTOGRAPHIE
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 98536
Baltimore: The Williams and Wilkins Company, 1940. 12mo. cloth. iv, 76 pages. A guide to navigating the process of publishing and printing books. Table of contents. Spine lightly faded. READ MORE about THE AUTHOR PUBLISHER PRINTER COMPLEX
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 115491
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., (1940). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 474 pages. Revised edition. With discussion of all possible illustration techniques applicable to the development of advertising. Has many illustrations in text including a number in color. READ MORE about ADVERTISING AND ITS MECHANICAL PRODUCTION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 4220
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1931). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 473 pages. First edition. With discussion of all possible illustration techniques applicable to the development of advertising. Has a full color frontispiece and many illustrations in the text. READ MORE about ADVERTISING AND ITS MECHANICAL PRODUCTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4221
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Small ink stamp on front pastedown. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 88454
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 99249
New York: Oswald Publishing Co., 1913. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. (xiv), 284 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Covers rubbed with damaged spot at top of spine. Shaken. READ MORE about AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF PRINTING CONTAINING IN BRIEF AND SIMPLE STYLE SOMETHING ABOUT EVERY...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 114332
Giving an Account of the Old Processes, and of Processes recently discovered.
London: Charles Roberson & Co., 1871. small 8vo. original cloth, gilt lettering, viii, 88, (2) followed by 32 pages of advertisements. Giving an Account of the Old Processes, and of Processes recently discovered. First edition of a long popular manual. Illustrated with 5 etchings and 1 dry point (with the notation 'Pure Dry Point, the scraper used very sparingly') by the author. Each plate with tissue guard. (Bridson/Wakeman B25: "Hamertons manual is essentially a technical..... READ MORE about THE ETCHER'S HANDBOOK
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 89881
Giving an Account of the Old Processes, and of Processes recently discovered.
London: Charles Roberson & Co., 1881. small 8vo. original cloth, gilt lettering, xi, 88 pages followed by iv, (ii), ii, 32 pages of ads. Giving an Account of the Old Processes, and of Processes recently discovered. Third edition of a long popular manual (Bridson/Wakeman B29 for this edition): "Hamerton's manual is essentially a technical guide, more concerned with materials than with the grammar of etching, and includes some of his own developments, such as positive..... READ MORE about THE ETCHER'S HANDBOOK
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 97808
Brookings, South Dakota: E.B. Harding, 1952. 8vo. loose signatures inserted in a slipcase as issued. 176 pages. Third edition. "Text and manual for beginner or experienced operator with complete practice exercises." READ MORE about PRACTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM FOR LINE CASTING MACHINES
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 24522
London: John Churchill, 1859. 8vo. stamped cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. vi, [iii]-xii, 13-300 pages. Fifth edition. Greatly expanded and revised from the first edition of 1855. This manual quickly became the standard for its time. Several plates are included with illustrations of the chemical processes, a complete index and useful information. The introduction to the second edition is included and concludes with "In conclusion, a hope is expressed that this 'Manual of Photographic..... READ MORE about A MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY, INCLUDING THE PRACTICE OF THE COLLODION PROCESS
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 97837
Leicester: Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 1927. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 352 pages. Third edition. Revised from the 1909 first edition and 1912 second edition. "Being a full consideration of the nature and properties of zinc and aluminum for planographic printing by direct and offset rotary machines: together with the photographic methods of producing the printing plates." Name in ink on free endpaper. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about OFFSET PRINTING FROM STONE AND PLATES (PLANOGRAPHY OR METALOGRAPHY
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 34058
Leicester: Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 1927. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 352 pages. Third edition. Revised from the 1909 first edition and 1912 second edition. "Being a full consideration of the nature and properties of zinc and aluminum for planographic printing by direct and offset rotary machines: together with the photographic methods of producing the printing plates." Covers rubbed, especially along hinges. Slightly shaken. READ MORE about OFFSET PRINTING FROM STONE AND PLATES (PLANOGRAPHY OR METALOGRAPHY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 98739
