(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

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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

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(Bale: Les Editions Holbein), n.d. oblong small 4to. boards, paper cover label, dust jacket. 63 leaf facsimile followed by colophon page. An excellent slightly-enlarged facsimile reprint of one of the most important seventeenth century writing-books, with a descriptive blurb by Jan Tschichold. Little chipping along edges of jacket with some minor shelfwear to edges of the boards. Lower corners bumped. Originally published in Paris in 1647 by P. Drevet. Limited to 550 copies. From the..... READ MORE about LES ECRITURES FINANCIERE ET ITALIENNE-BASTARDE DANS LEUR NATUREL OUVRAGE COMPOSE DE QUANTITE...

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(Washington D.C.): Hand Papermaking, 1998. 4to. booklet handsewn in stiff paper wrapper, loose sheets each in a protective folder, all housed in a custom-made clamshell box which is in the original cardboard box. (iv), 42+(2) pages. Limited to an edition of 150 copies. This is the third portfolio in the ongoing series of handmade papers. This portfolio presents documentation of an ancient papermaking tradition in transition. There are eighteen specimens of papers collected by Dorothy..... READ MORE about HANDMADE PAPER IN NEPAL TRADITION AND CHANGE

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New York: Francis Hart and Co., 1878. thick 8vo. original cloth. (iv), 557 pages. Second edition. (Bigmore & Wyman I, 167). Illustrated with many facsimiles of early types and woodcuts. Some of the illustrations are in color. A very important book in the study of early printing. Very light wear at spine ends. Inside hinges cracked. Exlibris bookplate of John Muntinga Shaw. Well-preserved copy. READ MORE about THE INVENTION OF PRINTING, A COLLECTION OF FACTS AND OPINIONS DESCRIPTIVE OF EARLY PRINTS AND...

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Newtown: Bird & Bull Press and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press, 1984. 8vo. quarter morocco with tips, Dutch Gilt sides reproduced from an 18th century German decorated paper, plus 14 larger facsimiles in a separate accompanying portfolio. 109 pages. Limited to 325 copies (Heaney A39). The history of this important piece of publishing ephemera from its beginning in 1610 up through the 19th century and accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses from 2 to 10 pages in length..... READ MORE about ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

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(Llahnstein: FlugBlatt-Presse, 1996). small 4to. accordion fold with stiff paper boards. 42, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 60 signed and numbered copies. The text, by Peter Posei, is printed over 22 original black-and-white photographs by Ines v. Ketelhodt. The photographs feature a nude body, framed and lit to evoke a day landscape when the accordion-folded book is read from one direction and a night landscape when read from the other. Printed over the "landscapes"..... READ MORE about UNSER LANDSCHAFTSBERICHT

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with a foreword by Peter Koch
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 448 pages. with a foreword by Peter Koch. Book art object is a record of the first biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," Berkeley, California, 2007. The event showcased contemporary artist books and fine press and fine art editions produced by some of the worlds most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans. The book includes transcripts of..... READ MORE about BOOK ART OBJECT

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New Castle and Kidlington: The Plough Press, 1993. 8vo. half leather with marbled paper in facsimile of the half leather binding sample illustrated in the book. 96 pages and six tipped-in handmade facsimile samples of cloth bindings and 31 other illustrations in black and white. Limited to 180 numbered copies of which this is one of the 25 copies to be bound thus. Printed by hand by Paul Wakeman, the son of Geoffrey Wakeman, at..... READ MORE about FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN BOOKBINDING

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(Rétaud): Pré Nian Editions, (1995). small oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, clear plastic slipcase. unpaginated. Limited to 70 copies. Adapted by Andre Doms and Aniko Fazsy. Text in Hungarian and French. Signed on the colophon. Woodcuts and vignettes by Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in..... READ MORE about K. É. VEGAKARATA

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(Rétaud): Pré Nian Editions, (1999). narrow 4to. stiff paper wrappers, blindstamped title and cover illlustration, signatures loosely laid in, clear protective cover over wrappers, box. unpaginated. Limited to an edition of 45 copies. Poem by Walter Lambersy, illustrated with five etchings by Bracaval. Signed by both on the colophon. Interesting presentation with heavy handmade paper wrapper containing the three signatures of rich, thick paper which is folded, but unsewn. The edges of both the wrapper..... READ MORE about LES PAUPIERES DE LA PENSEÉ

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4 volumes.
London, England: Chapman & Hall, 1922-3. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1); 39+(1); 39+(1); 39+(1) pages. 4 volumes. Union List 2, 1742. The first four issues of this quarterly artistic and literary periodical. Advertisements at front and following text in some issues. With literary contributions from numerous contemporary persons of letters. Numerous woodcut and auto-lithograph illustrations, including works by V. Voight Alastair, Robert Gibbings, Jack B. Yeats, and others. Each issue also includes book reviews. Prospectus..... READ MORE about THE GOLDEN HIND, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ART AND LITERATURE

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