1.

Parrish, Maxfield.

Letter from Maxfield Parrish to his son Dillwyn.

Windsor, VT: n.p., (1928). A.L.s., 4 pages. Four page autograph letter from American artist/illustrator Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), postmarked Windsor, Vermont, to his son Dillwyn. Addressed in care of John Sargent in Greenwich, Connecticut. Dated December 14, and postmarked December 15, 1928. Noted that Dillwyn's letter of December 12 "did not contain the news that you had secured the position of second vice-president of the General Motors Corp." Maxfield expressed his opinion that "a job is..... READ MORE about Letter from Maxfield Parrish to his son Dillwyn

Price: $3,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 109464

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(Deep Wood Press). Traver, Robert.

THE INTRUDER.

(Mancelona, MI): Deep Wood Press, 2012. 4to. full contemporary leather with leather panels in the form of fish. unpaginated. Limited to 150 numbered copies, signed by designer and printer Chad Pastonik. This copy has been specially bound by Don Etherington. Reflections of quiet days trout fishing in rural Michigan, originally published as a chapter in the book Trout Madness (St. Martin's Press, 1960). Wood engravings by Jim Westergard from original maple blocks. Foreword by Richard..... READ MORE about THE INTRUDER

Price: $3,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122880

13.

(Bookbinding).

DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780.

With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster, Med et Resume par Dansk. 102 Plates.
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard Publishers, 1930. 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. 53 pages followed by the plates. With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster, Med et Resume par Dansk. 102 Plates. First edition. (Brenni no.482). Reproductions of well over 100 bindings with many in full color. Some rubbing along extremities. Text in English with summary in Danish. Jacket chipped with small pieces missing. Ownership inscription in pencil. Unusual..... READ MORE about DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71416

17.

(Bookbinding). Ellenport, Samuel B.

AN ESSAY ON THE DEVELOPMENT & USAGE OF BRASS PLATE DIES INCLUDING A CATALOGUE RAISONNE FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE HARCOURT BINDERY.

Boston: Harcourt Bindery, 1980. large 4to. cloth. 32 pages of text followed by 99 plates with accompanying notes, (7) pages, two full-color plates tipped in. S-K 7414. An excellent account of a method of hand-binding where the design is pressed on the book from a single brass plate in one procedure. Ellenport writes about the historical development of this method and provides plates of the brass dies used by the Harcourt Bindery. Finely printed at..... READ MORE about AN ESSAY ON THE DEVELOPMENT & USAGE OF BRASS PLATE DIES INCLUDING A CATALOGUE RAISONNE FROM...

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5763

22.

(Bookbinding). Hobson, G.D.

ENGLISH BINDING BEFORE 1500.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1929. folio. cloth, top edge gilt. (xii), 60 pages followed by 55 full-page plates of bindings. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies for sale by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. (Appleton p.81, S-K 2194). This book is divided into two sections, the Early Bindings, before 1300 and the Gothic Bindings, c.1450-1500. Given as the Sandars Lecture for 1927. A scarce book. Covers faded. With the Randeria bookplate..... READ MORE about ENGLISH BINDING BEFORE 1500

Price: $375.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71367

33.

(Clarke, Harry). Bowe, Nicola Gordon.

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF HARRY CLARKE.

(Dublin, Ireland): Irish Academic Press, (1989). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxx, 301+(1) pages. First edition. Forewords by Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, John O'Reilly, Peyton Skipwith, and James White. Table of contents, list of illustrations, preface, acknowledgments, introduction. Two appendices, endnotes, bibliography, photographic credits, index. Frontispiece drawing of Clarke. 48 color plates and 190 black and white illustrations. Noted as the first substantial biography of Clarke and critical analysis of his works, fusing Celtic Revivalism with Arts and..... READ MORE about THE LIFE AND WORKS OF HARRY CLARKE

Price: $185.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124021

35.

(Dulac, Edmund). Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES.

From the Old French
New York: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. (but 1910). 4to. red pebbled cloth in facsimile of leather, gilt decorations. (xviii), 129, (3) pages. From the Old French. With a preface by the author, describing his intentions in creating this book, as well as a short biography of Perrault. Contains 30 illustrations by Edmund Dulac throughout (Hughey, 23f, but missing the box), all tipped-in with descriptive titles printed underneath. Rubbed around edges and covers slightly bowed. READ MORE about THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES

Price: $365.00  other currencies  Order nr. 100397

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(Gromme, Owen). Mentzer, Michael and Judith Redline Coopey.

THE WORLD OF OWEN GROMME.

Madison, Wisconsin: Stanton & Lee, 1983. 4to. quarter leather with cloth, slipcase. 240 pages. First edition, one of 250 numbered and signed copies constituting the "Artist Proof" edition (of 2,500 deluxe copies). Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. Biography of noted nature artist Owen Gromme is followed by 122 full color reproductions of his work, each with personal commentary. Index. READ MORE about THE WORLD OF OWEN GROMME

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90868

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(Lithography).

TRAITÉ DE LITHOGRAPHIE. PUBLIÉ PAR LA MAISON CH. LORILLEUX & CIE. HISTOIRE. THÉORIE. PRATIQUE.

(Paris: La Maison Ch. Lorilleux & Cie), 1889. 4to. later cloth spine with printed paper-covered boards, modern paper spine label. 380, (2), 4 pages. Contains 3 portraits of Senefelder, 1 color plate, 1 plate done in héliotype, 31 text illustrations and diagrams. With the name "M. Thibout" penciled on the title page. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about TRAITÉ DE LITHOGRAPHIE. PUBLIÉ PAR LA MAISON CH. LORILLEUX & CIE. HISTOIRE. THÉORIE. PRATIQUE

Price: $750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 84141

45.

(Palmer, Samuel). Lister, Raymond (editor).

THE LETTERS OF SAMUEL PALMER.

2 volumes.
Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1974. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 565+(1); (vi), 567-1123+(1) pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Acknowledgments, table of contents, list of abbreviations, introduction, two appendices, index. First edition of Palmer's letters since 1892. Palmer (1805-81) was an English landscape painter and writer. Jackets are price-clipped. READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF SAMUEL PALMER

Price: $115.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124339

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(Ricketts, Charles). Delaney, J.G.P.

CHARLES RICKETTS: A BIOGRAPHY.

Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1990. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 429+(1) pages. First edition. Acknowledgments, table of contents, list of illustrations, notes on sources and quotations, list of abbreviations, bibliography, index. Frontispiece and 53 black and white illustrations. A study of the life and career of Ricketts (1866-1931), book and theater designer, art critic, painter, and sculptor. READ MORE about CHARLES RICKETTS: A BIOGRAPHY

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124329

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THE BOOK COLLECTOR.

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

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LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE.

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