London: Sotheby & Co. 1975. 4to. boards. 96 pages followed by 41 plates. Auction catalogue of this magnificent collection of 34 manuscripts dating from the earliest times to the 16th century. Prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 172
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1978. 4to. boards. 81 pages and 32 plates at the end in addition to the color plates in the text. S-K 1184. This part is less common than other parts of the sale. Xerox of prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 8432
London: Sotheby & Co. 1970. 4to. boards. 97 pages with 55 plates and a colored frontispiece. S-K 1184. Almost a half million dollars of sales. READ MORE
Price: $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 6258
London: Sotheby & Co. 1970. 4to. boards. 97 pages with 55 plates and a colored frontispiece. S-K 1184. Almost a half million dollars of sales. Prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 123963
Ten volumes.
London: Sotheby's, 1965-1989. small 4to. original boards except parts five and six which are in the original paper wrappers. Ten volumes. First ten volumes of these auction catalogues describing this magnificent collection (lacks the 11th volume which was issued in 1989). Contains one of the best selections of bookbindings and books about bookbindings ever sold at auction. Hundreds of plates of illustrations. Prices realized in all volumes except volume eight. Covers of volume 9 have... READ MORE
Price: $450.00 other currencies Order nr. 25725
New York: The Grolier Club, 1953. 4to. cloth. xix, 124, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 400 copies (Asaf 123). Printed at Cambridge University Press under the direction of Brooke Crutchley. Eight full-page illustrations. Well annotated bibliography with illustrations. Covers slightly spotted. Some foxing of pastedowns and endpapers. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 51220
'S-Gravenhage: Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 261+(1) pages. Text in Dutch. Catalogue of manuscripts in the Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum, The Hague. Introduction, concordance, list of consulted sources, Organized by the museum's cataloguing system. Indices of authors, anonymous manuscripts, illuminators, and sellers. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 108281
London: Maggs Bros. 1919. square 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 120 pages. Catalogue 385. Covers show wear and wrinkling of pages. With a number of plates of the bindings. Ink writing on cover and throughout. Minor wear, else near fine. READ MORE
Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 3033
West New York, NJ: Mark Batty, 2002. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. 221+(1) pages. Introduction by Hans A. Halbey. The first comprehensive review of the work of Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (b.1918), set in Nofret Roman designed by her, with typography by Herman Zapf. This is a visual essay and a record of her accomplishments in bindings, handwritten books, typefaces, lettering and typography, drawings, and other artworks. Illustrated with more than 60 full-page color photographs. In... READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 72187
(London: Soethby's, 2002. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 315 pages, Auction catalogue of this sale. Three page foreword by Lord Hindlip and two page biographical sketch of Botfield (1807-1863) by Tom Lamb. 216 lots. Illustrated in full color throughout. Two day sale with the first day describing illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, travel books and natural History Books. The Evening saw the sale of Furniture, Silver, Porcelain and gold boxes. English watercolours and old master... READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 77702
3 volumes.
London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1834-1840. Folio. disbound. (iv),viii,168 pages and 8 leaves of plates; (ii),vi,(ii),159+(1) followed by (4) leaves of plates; (iv),234 pages. 3 volumes. First editions. A catalogue of the illuminated manuscripts from the Arundel and Burney collections in the British Museum. Antiquary Thomas, Earl of Arundel (1592-1646), collected more than 500 manuscript volumes, many of which relate to English History. He was an early supporter of Inigo Jones and friend... READ MORE
Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 77150
A Comprehensive Catalogue.
Baltimore: Various publishers, 1965. 4to. cloth-backed boards. 201 pages. A Comprehensive Catalogue. First edition, the hardbound variant. Profusely illustrated. Minor rubbing along edges. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 1118
Baltimore: Various publishers, 1965. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 201 pages. Profusely illustrated. Ink ownership inscription on front inside cover. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 41090
Zurich: Hellmut Schumann, n.d. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38 pages, followed by 10 pages of plates. A sale catalogue, Number 511 of this firm. Sixty-nine items, all fully described, including books on calligraphy, sample leaves, specimens of ornamental book letters and more. Priced in Swiss Francs. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 47894
Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1970. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Well-illustrated. Describes 104 items. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 6234
Caledonia: Italimuse, 1963. 4to. paper wrappers. Introduction by P.W. Filby. 100 plates. From the library of John Carter, bearing his autograph signature and occasional markings throughout. Loosely inserted is a cutting of Carter's review from the Times Literary Supplement in which the exhibition is described as "the most ambitious, if concise, account yet offered of the development of penmanship in the United States." Very light soiling to covers. READ MORE
Price: $55.00 other currencies Order nr. 59626
New York: Museum of American Folk Art, 1975. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. An exhibition catalogue. "The purpose of this exhibition is to show writing and its related forms in American folk art." Illustrated. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 125200
London: Trefoil Publications, (1990). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages. First paperback edition. A catalogue which is a selection of work which represents the calligraphy and lettering of 124 scribes and letterers from 12 countries. The examples represent works on paper, vellum, fabric, slate, stone and glass and are done with brush, pen and chisel, with illustrations in color and black and white. READ MORE
Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 60524
Baltimore: Peabody Institute Library, 1959. 4to. stapled paper wrappers. 28 leaves. Reproduced from typesript. No illustrations but much of interest in the textual comments. Worn along edges. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 17096
London: The Society of Scribes and Illumators, 1956. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Exhibition of 137 calligraphic works sponsored by the Society, October-November 1956. List of officers and members. Advertisements. Cockerell designed and produced the marbled paper covers. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115352
London, England: Architectural Association, 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. Foreword by C.H. St. J. Hornby, list of exhibitors. Black and white frontispiece. Covers soiled; light spotty soiling in text. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 125697
Norman, OK: Calligraphy Review Editions, 1990. 8vo. paper wrappers. 118, (2) pages. Illustrated exhibition catalogue; reproduces at least one work from each participating artist. Wrappers slightly soiled. Corners bumped. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 51764
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xii, 303 pages. Best bibliography of the subject. Slight mildew smell. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 7237
Cambridge: J. Deighton, and MacMillan & Co. 1849. 8vo. original cloth boards, otherwise disbound. viii, 329+(1) page. First edition. Describes 700 manuscript volumes. Bibliographic entries include annotations regarding contents, illuminations, and foliation. Includes a brief introduction about the catalogue. Some internal nineteenth century library markings. Spine lacking, boards detached. Last leaf provided in photocopy facsimile. READ MORE
Price: $40.00 other currencies Order nr. 56222
London: Maggs Bros. (1951). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 144 pages. Catalogue no.802. Many plates. Bumped at edges. READ MORE
Price: $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 11753
