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

(Archer, John).

SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS.

New York: The Typophiles, 1951. tall 12mo. cloth. (x), 94 pages. Limited to 640 copies; the 25th Chapbook issued by the Typophiles. Has a title page designed by Dwiggins, contributions by Warren Chappell, Bruce Rogers, Paul Bennett and others. Contains reproductions of Archer's design work. Ink stamp of former owner at top of front pastedown. READ MORE about SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63668

(Blue Sky Press). Browning, Robert.

IN A BALCONY.

(Chicago, IL: House of the Blue Sky Press, 1902). 8vo. later cloth, paper cover label with original pastedowns and endpapers preserved. 64, (4) pages. Limited to 415 numbered copies (Kruty 150-1). A poetic drama by Browning. Introduction by Laura Mc Adoo Triggs. Designs by F.W. Goudy and W.A. Dwiggins. Press-work by A.G. Langworthy. Later binding. READ MORE about IN A BALCONY

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123551

(Cheney, William M.). Jones, Mary Lutz.

A LOS ANGELES TYPESTICKER: WILLIAM M. CHENEY A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS PRINTED WORK.

Los Angeles: n.p., 1981. tall 12mo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. 105, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 350 copies. Printed by Richard J. Hoffman for Jones in Dwiggins' Falcon and using ornaments cast by Paul Duensing. 94 items described in detail. READ MORE about A LOS ANGELES TYPESTICKER: WILLIAM M. CHENEY A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS PRINTED WORK

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15823

(Dwiggins, W.A.).

CHECK LIST OF AN EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF W.A. DWIGGINS.

With Informal Comments on a number of the Books by W.A.D. together with a Prologue "W.A. Dwiggins, Artist of the Book" by Rudolph Ruzicka.
Boston: The Bookbuilders Workshop, 1949. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 22, (2) pages. With Informal Comments on a number of the Books by W.A.D. together with a Prologue "W.A. Dwiggins, Artist of the Book" by Rudolph Ruzicka. Limited to 350 copies. READ MORE about CHECK LIST OF AN EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF W.A. DWIGGINS

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 11799

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Agner, Dwight.

THE BOOKS OF WAD; A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS DESIGNED BY W.A. DWIGGINS.

With a Foreword by Alexander Lawson.
San Francisco: Alan Wofsy, 1977. small 4to. cloth. xii, 87 pages. With a Foreword by Alexander Lawson. Second edition, with 28 new plates not in the first edition. One of 700 copies. READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF WAD; A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS DESIGNED BY W.A. DWIGGINS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2419

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Phillips, John.

BOMB THAT WOULDN'T GO OFF AND OTHER FABLES FROM MORONIA.

With Pictographs by W.A. Dwiggins.
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1941. 8vo. half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 81, (3) pages. With Pictographs by W.A. Dwiggins. First edition. (Agner 41-17). Dwiggins designed the book including the chapter illustrations and the design on the cover and jacket. Pieces of jacket missing along edges. READ MORE about BOMB THAT WOULDN'T GO OFF AND OTHER FABLES FROM MORONIA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 16125

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Bennett, Paul A. (editor).

POSTSCRIPTS ON DWIGGINS, ESSAYS & RECOLLECTIONS.

With a Selective Check List Compiled by Dorothy Abbe & Rollo Silver.
New York: The Typophiles, 1960. small 8vo. cloth. xvi,141,(3),(16); viii,142-271,(3) pages. With a Selective Check List Compiled by Dorothy Abbe & Rollo Silver. First edition, limited to 1050 copies. Chap Books 35 and 36. Many color illustrations. Well preserved set. READ MORE about POSTSCRIPTS ON DWIGGINS, ESSAYS & RECOLLECTIONS

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 116233

(Dwiggins, William Addison). Abbe, Dorothy (compiler).

STENCILLED ORNAMENT & DECORATION: A DEMONSTRATION OF WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS' METHOD OF BOOK DECORATION AND OTHER USES OF THE STENCIL.

Hingham, MA: Püterschein-Hingham, 1979. 4to. cloth. xii, 74 pages. Limited to 120 copies. Preface, table of contents, note by Dwiggins, endnotes and sources. Two black and white photographs, and numerous black and white illustrations. A study of the stencils of William Addison Dwiggins' use of stencils for book decoration and for other purposes. READ MORE about STENCILLED ORNAMENT & DECORATION: A DEMONSTRATION OF WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS' METHOD OF BOOK...

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131920

(Limited Editions Club). Doyle, Arthur Conan.

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. With THE LATER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. With THE FINAL ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.

A Definitive Text, Corrected and Edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an Introduction by Vincent Starrett, and Illustrated with a Selective Collation of the Original Illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and Others. 8 volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1950, 1952, 1952. 8vo. black cloth spine with decorated paper-covered boards, black cameo of Sherlock Holmes in the center of each cover, original slipcases. xxii, (ix),764 ; (x), 765-1222 ; (x), 1223-1777 +(1) pages. A Definitive Text, Corrected and Edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an Introduction by Vincent Starrett, and Illustrated with a Selective Collation of the Original Illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and Others. 8..... READ MORE about THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. With THE LATER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. With THE FINAL...

Price: $750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95762

Nash, Ray.

PRINTING AS AN ART.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press for the Society of Printers, 1955. 8vo. cloth-backed patterned paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xii, 144 pages of text followed by 64 pages containing 80 reproductions of title pages. First edition, limited to 1500 copies. Issued on the 50th anniversary of this distinguished group of printers. Traces the "development of printing processes, typographic styles and the arts and crafts movement." Reference to Dwiggins, Rogers, etc. Jacket spine toned. READ MORE about PRINTING AS AN ART

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 14355

Pankow, David (Editor).

AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES.

New York: American Printing History Association, 1998. 8vo. cloth. 176, (4) pages followed by 38 plates. This book is a fascinating survey of typefaces developed in America after 1892 and intended for composition in metal for the use of an individual or press. It includes essays by the following: Susan Otis Thompson on American Arts & Crafts typefaces, Martin Hutner on the Merrymount Press, Herbert Johnson on Bruce Rogers's Centaur type, Cathleen Baker on Dard..... READ MORE about AMERICAN PROPRIETARY TYPEFACES

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97457

Ritchie, Ward.

YEARS TOUCHED WITH MEMORIES.

With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.
Clifton: Bookman Publications, Inc., (1992). 6 x 9.5 inches. hardcover. (viii), 171 pages. With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. First edition. The autobiography of this legendary California bookman. He recalls his private press work, his friends Lawrence Clark Powell, Jake Zeitlin, Paul Landacre, Robinson Jeffers, W.A. Dwiggins and many others. Illustrated. READ MORE about YEARS TOUCHED WITH MEMORIES

Price: $38.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60949