6 volumes
N.P. n.p., 1980. framed prints, 23.5 x 19 inches. 6 volumes. A collection of six color prints, each being number 228 of 250 numbered copies, signed "Hewitt." Each with wooden frame. Part of a series of prints identified as "The Bookish Pigs," these prints portray browsing in bookstores. Accompanied by an A.L.s. from the author dated Aug. 5, 1982 to Frank Mowery commenting on these Pig prints. READ MORE about Collection of six prints

Price: $1,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126374

3 volumes
London: Sotheby & Co., 1938. 8vo. stiff green paper wrappers. 554, (12) pages. 3 volumes. Auction catalogues of the library of fine bindings and illustrated books from the library of Mortimer Schiff (1877-1931), Sotheby, London, March, July, and December 1938 (Blogie III, 23-25; VII, 5-7; XII, 6-9), 2476 lots. Nothing comparable with these bindings had "been seen in London since the Holdford Sale more than ten years earlier." The real strength of the library is..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A SELECTED PORTION OF THE FAMOUS LIBRARY PRINCIPALLY OF FINE BINDINGS, RARE...

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106129

Chicago: Caxton Club, 1901. 4to. original cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. 102 pages. S-K 4201. First edition, limited to only 252 copies. (Mejer no.288; Brenni no.803). Contains eighteen full color plates of bookbindings executed by Berthelet. Three chapters including English Bookbinding Up to the Time of Henry VIII, Documentary Evidence Concerning Berthelet and His Work, and The Bookbindings of Thomas Berthelet with Detailed Descriptions. Ex-library copy with mark on spine, spine label has pieces missing..... READ MORE about THOMAS BERTHELET, ROYAL PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER TO HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, WITH SPECIAL...

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5743

Auswahl von technisch und geschichtlich bemerkenswerten Stücken, 100 Tafeln in Licht- und Steindruck, mit Einleitung von T... (Book bindings. Selection of technically and historically noteworthy items, 100 plates in photo- and lithographic prints, with introduction by Theodor Gottlieb)
Wien: Anton Schroll & Co., (1910). folio. bound text of cloth over limp boards followed by loose plates, all inside a stiff-backed portfolio (cloth over boards) with decorated front pastedown, flaps (cloth and paper) and ties, with double gilt fillets, gilt lettering and the Hapsburg Double Eagle gilt-stamped on the front. (iv) pages, 80 columns, 81-84 pages; 100 loose sheets. Auswahl von technisch und geschichtlich bemerkenswerten Stücken, 100 Tafeln in Licht- und Steindruck, mit Einleitung..... READ MORE about BUCHEINBANDE, AUSWAHL VON TECHNISCH UND GESCHICHTLICH BEMERKENSWERTEN STÜCKEN

Price: $925.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71317

Boston: Richard J. Wolfe, 1991. 8vo. decorated paper over cloth-backed boards. xix, 15, 23, (7) pages. Limited to 250 signed copies, 200 for sale. Text is a facsimile of original Dutch text with translation on facing page. Gives information on gilding of leather, paper, and silk, velvet and fore edge, marbling on edges of calf and sheepskin, and dyeing of calf and sheepskin. Tipped-in are 8 samples of some of the processes explained in the..... READ MORE about GEHEIMEN DER BOEKBINDERIJ, SECRETS OF BOOKBINDING, AN ANONYMOUS 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BOOKBINDING...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34250

(Dublin, Ireland): The History Press Ireland, (2010). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 318, (2) pages. Table of contents, acknowledgments, foreword, preface, introduction. catalogue of works, bibliography, glossary, endnotes, index. A study of the stained glass artwork of Clarke, focusing on the British Isles. Color frontispiece and color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about STRANGEST GENIUS: THE STAINED GLASS OF HARRY CLARKE

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124112

With representative examples of his work reproduced in collotype and line.
London: William Heinemann, 1923. 4to. cloth, top edge gilt. (xiv), 39 pages followed by 39 full color plates protected by tissue. With representative examples of his work reproduced in collotype and line. Limited to 450 numbered copies signed by Drinkwater and Rutherston. A memoir of Fraser by Drinkwater followed by appendices describing letters and poems and an essay on the art of Fraser by Rutherston. Covers show minor rubbing. Beautifully produced book. READ MORE about CLAUDE LOVAT FRASER

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44841

Prague: (Prumyslové), 1929. 4to. quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards, raised bands on spine, author and title gilt-stamped on spine on leather spine label, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 107, (7) pages. (Arno Sáñka, 3656). Text in Czech. Seven Essays of Fine Artists, about late 19th-early 20th century artists Odilon Redon, James Ensor, Kresby Julia Maráka, Max Pirner, Jan Preisler, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and André Dunoyer de Segonzac by various writers. Frontispiece. Autographed by the..... READ MORE about SEDM STATÍ O VÝTVARNÝCH UMELCÍCH

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 108026

London, England: Barrie & Jenkins, (1992). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. Table of contents, acknowledgments, foreword, seven appendices, catalogue, biographical outline, bibliography, index. A study of Nicholson's role in the revival of the woodcut and his less well-known graphic work. Frontispiece, Color plates and black and white illustrations. READ MORE about WILLIAM NICHOLSON: THE GRAPHIC WORK

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124241

Volume IX. con Recensione de Marcus de Rubris. Raccolta de xilografie, carboncini, sanguigne, bianco e negro, ex-libris, imprese, ecc. Questo IX volume contiene 240 tavole con 486 disegni eseguiti da 123 artisti italiani
(Bologna: Cesare Ratta, 1927). folio. original wrappers housed in a leather, cloth and paper-covered portfolio with a holographic strip on the spine. xii, (42), 237 +(1) pages. Volume IX. con Recensione de Marcus de Rubris. Raccolta de xilografie, carboncini, sanguigne, bianco e negro, ex-libris, imprese, ecc. Questo IX volume contiene 240 tavole con 486 disegni eseguiti da 123 artisti italiani. Text in Italian. Limited to an edition of 500. Forty-two page section devoted to the..... READ MORE about GLI ADORNATORI DEL LIBRO IN ITALIA

Price: $750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 95140

2 volumes
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover with slipcase. 900 pages. 2 volumes. First edition, one of 26 lettered copies bound thus and with colophon signed by the authors. Frank E. Schoonover (1877-1972) is recognized as one of the foremost and prolific illustrators of his time. His contribution to American illustration spanned over 40 years and included more than 2200 illustrations. His work appeared in most of the popular periodicals..... READ MORE about FRANK E. SCHOONOVER CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 99488

Edited by Philip Gaskell, John Hayward, Nicolas Barker, etc.
London: The Book Collector, 1952-2001. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Edited by Philip Gaskell, John Hayward, Nicolas Barker, etc. A very large run of 130 issues of this valuable periodical. Invaluable as a reference tool since the most important facts of the book collecting world for this period have been reported in this periodical. Several of the long series are of special interest; Nixon's on English bookbinding, Some Uncollected Authors, and the series on book collectors..... READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR

Price: $1,250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 77720

Paris, France: A. Quantin, 1882-1883. small 4to. original paper wrappers. A deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are 1882-1883. Lavish use of llustration, including drawings, illustrations of books and bindings, and many original prints bound-in. Some plates reproduced in color. Each volume is composed of two parts: Ancient Bibliography and Modern Bibliography..... READ MORE about LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 43292