N.P. Designer Bookbinders, (1972). 15.3 x 23.4 cm. paper wrappers. not paginated. Biographical information is given on twenty-two members; included is a statement from the designer on his work, and a photo of an example binding. READ MORE about DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS 2
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5750
New York: Center for Book Arts, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers with paper structure in center. 8 pages. An exhibition was held in New York from October 1 to November 27, 1993 featuring works by Kyle and twenty contemporary book artists that have been inspired by Ms. Kyle's unique and creative bindings. The essay by Brian Hannon maintains that "All the works in the exhibition in some way challenge established notions about this cultural icon..... READ MORE about HEDI KYLE & HER INFLUENCE: 1977 - 1993
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 103927
Paris, France: René Kieffer, (1924). 8vo. stamped leather, suede clamshell box with leather spine label. (x), 183, (3), illustrations. Text in French. Table of contents. Illustrations by Jacques Touchet. Signed binding by René Kieffer. Leather with gilt, green, blue, red, and orange stamping on both covers. A touch of humor in the depictions of birds, three trees, and grass on the covers. Spine gilt stamped with title, author, and decorations. Gilt decorated turn-ins with plaid..... READ MORE about MERVEILLEUSES HISTOIRES DE NASR' EDDINE
Price: $3,500.00 Order nr. 134441
(Villeurbanne, France): A Rob Swigart Production, (2005). 8vo. full leather, clamshell box. (7), 29, [2] pages. First edition limited to 50 numbered copies of this translation from Rob Swigart. This copy is bound in a full artist-binding by Monique Lallier, award-winning bookbinder from Greensboro, NC. The binding is a full crushed green moracco with leather onlays near the foredge of the front and rear covers. The leather onlays are stamped in blind to create a...... READ MORE about THE BIÈVRE
Price: $4,500.00 Order nr. 135136
London, UK: George Routledge, 1846. large 8vo. full leather, gilt tooling on covers and spine, five raised bands. viii, 104 pages. Later edition. Beautiful full burgundy morocco, covers tooled in gilted panel design with floral motif at corners built up from small gouges and circles, by the Guild of Women-Binders, with stamp in gilt on front turn-in and label on verso of front free endpaper. A most desirable copy with a royal association. Inscribed on..... READ MORE about SEYMOUR'S HUMOROUS SKETCHES COMPRISING NINETY-TWO CARICATURE ETCHINGS
Price: $3,500.00 Order nr. 134222
Oxford, United Kingdom: Printed at the University Press, n.d. (but circa 1958). 4to. full leather. 1049, 261, (1) pages, followed by 11 plates of illustrations and blank pages for births, marriages, baptisms, etc. Translated Out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Cum Privilegio. London, New York, Toronto. The New Clarendon Lectern Bible. Printed by Vivian Ridler. This..... READ MORE about HOLY BIBLE: CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, AND THE BOOKS CALLED APOCRYPHA
Price: $2,750.00 Order nr. 135451
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1887. large 8vo. full leather. 154 pages. 'Great French Writers' series. Bookplate of J.A. Burnham on front pastedown. This copy has been beautifully bound by the notable binder Pétrus Ruban in full crushed blue morocco boards, gilt borders, ornaments, and fleur de lys on front and rear boards, five raised bands, gilt ornamentation on spine with title / author in second compartment, publication place / date in third compartment, gilt..... READ MORE about MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ
Price: $3,500.00 Order nr. 136952
Five Volumes
Paris, France: G. Charpentier, 1878-1879. 5 x 7.5 inches. full embossed morocco with gilt tooling on covers and spine. Variously paginated. Five Volumes. A set of uniformly bound works by this nineteenth century French dramatist, poet and novelist. Fabulous and scarce set of five volumes by Musset, bound by the Guild of Women-Binders. Each volume signed by the Guild in their characteristic gilt pallet on front dentelle: "Guild of Women Binders." Marbled endpapers. Top edges..... READ MORE about COMEDIES ET PROVERBES with PREMIERES POESIES with POESIES NOUVELLE
Price: $4,500.00 Order nr. 134203
(Montreal, QC, Canada): La Griffe D'Acier, (1987). 4to. leather with nested Lacunose, top edge cut, other edges uncut, in cloth clamshell box with leather spine label. unpaginated. Text in French. Limited to 38 numbered copies. Engravings by Louis-Pierre Bougie. Text by Gaston Miron. Signed by the author and engraver on colophon. Signed binding by Monique Lallier, russet goat skin. Pieces of Lacunose nested in the front cover encircled with onlays of green leather. Onlays of..... READ MORE about FORGER L'EFFROI
Price: $4,000.00 Order nr. 134389
Austin, TX: Press Intermezzo, 1997. 12mo. half leather / half pewter, clamshell box. (54) pages. Limited to 175 copies. This copy is bound by Monique Lallier in pewter and purple goat skin leather with pewter making up the inside doublures. The design is of crushed pewter. Top edge graphite. Embroidered end bands with silk thread. Signed on the rear free-endpaper (leather). In a custom cloth clamshell box with leather spine label with the title stamped..... READ MORE about THE ENCHIRIDION OF EPICTETUS: A MANUAL FOR LIVING
Price: $2,950.00 Order nr. 135447
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1985. tall 4to. full leather, clamshell box. (42) pages. First edition, limited to 225 numbered copies. This copy is bound in a full artist-binding by Don Etherington, bookbinder and former director of Conservation at both the Library of Congress and the Harry Ransom Center (Austin, TX). Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. The binding is a full crushed red moracco with black goat leather and blue crushed moracco onlaid leather strips..... READ MORE about TWELVE BINDINGS. WITH REMARKS ON THE BINDINGS BY MICHAEL WILCOX & ON THE BOOKS BY ELAINE...
Price: $2,950.00 Order nr. 135133
Uithoorn, Netherlands: Atelier de Ganzenweide, 2012. oblong 12mo. full leather, clamshell box. 151+(1) pages. Text in Dutch and English. Limited to 500 copies, of which this is one of the unbound and uncut copies of the revised and enlarged edition. This copy is bound in a full artist-binding by Monique Lallier, award-winning bookbinder from Greensboro, NC. The binding is a full crushed brown moracco with onlaid decorated leather panels on both the front and rear..... READ MORE about " DIRCK DE BRAY" A SHORT INSTRUCTION IN THE BINDING OF BOOKS
Price: $2,600.00 Order nr. 135134
(Montreal, QC, Canada): n.p., (1977). folio. leather, suede clamshell box, bottom edge uncut. unpaginated. Text in French. Limited to 35 numbered copies, signed by artist Louis Pelletier on colophon. Each copy with nine water color illustrations and one engraving by Pelletier. Each illustration is also signed and numbered, with handwritten descriptive text. Type by Jean Demers on the press of Service Typographique of Montreal. Signed binding by Monique Lallier. Leather binding with leather onlay on..... READ MORE about JE SENS VOLER
Price: $2,250.00 Order nr. 134480
Oldham, England: Incline Press, 2002. 4to. leather, decorated endpapers, cloth clamshell box, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 27+(1) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by the authors on colophon. Preface, corrigendum. Color illustrations, two tipped-in illustrations precede text, two tipped-in illustrations in text. Signed binding by Monique Lallier, red leather, with inlaid illustrations of animals with natural background on both front and back. Turn-ins with decorated endpapers. READ MORE about THEIR BOOK OF TOYS FROM INDIA
Price: $2,500.00 Order nr. 134443
London, England: Shepherds Sangorski & Sutcliffe and Zaehnsdorf, 2001. 4to. leather, cloth clamshell box, leather spine label with title and author in gilt. x, 60, (2) pages. Limited to 750 numbered copies, of which this was one of the unnumbered copies set aside in sheets for bookbinders. This particular copy is bound in full goatskin, with marbled leather onlays spelling out the title on the front cover on top of 'ribbed' textured leather grids, in..... READ MORE about LOST ON THE TITANIC
Price: $1,950.00 Order nr. 134363
Paris, France: Georges Visat, 1948. 8vo. full leather, leather endpapers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 52, (6) pages. Text in French. Limited to 225 numbered copies. 20 dry point etchings, frontispiece and in text, by Christiane Alanore. Signed binding, 2014, by Monique Lallier, signature on back pastedown. Bound in dark brown calf skin with shapes in the covering leather that resemble horse skin. Doublures and fly leaves with the same leather. Silk embroidery end..... READ MORE about LE CHEVAL TROYEN
Price: $2,250.00 Order nr. 134376
Paris, France: Éditions de la Banderole, 1922. 8vo. quarter leather, top edge cut, other edges uncut, quarter leather slipcase. 239, (3) pages. Text in French. Limited to 1,025 numbered copies. Copper engravings by Daragnés. Signed Monique Lallier binding. Non-traditional marbled paper-covered boards (by Lallier), leather spine with title and author gilt-stamped. In quarter leather, cardboard dust jacket. Pages 17 through 32 out of sequence. Light foxing on endpapers and in text. READ MORE about PÊCHEUR D'ISLANDE
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 134462
Montreal, QC, Canada: M. A. Thesis, Concordia University, 1975. 4to. leather, clamshell box, top edge marbled. xxvi, 143, (3) pages. Text in French. Foreword, summary, acknowledgments, preface, introduction, bibliography, table of contents. Frontispiece, illustrations in text. Signed binding by Monique Lallier. Leather binding with gilt and red stamping and onlaid illustrations on both covers and pastedowns. With cloth clamshell box. READ MORE about LA PREMIÈRE ÉCOLE D'ARTS GRAPHIQUES EN AMÉRIQUE
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 134444
München, Germany: Akademie für das Grafische Gewerbe, 1977. folio. full leather, clamshell box. (30) pages. Exhibition catalogue for the 50th anniversary of the Academy's Graphic Arts industry. Black & white and color illustrations of various bindings. This particular copy has been bound in full leather by Don Etherington. The front and rear panel have leather onlays stamped in gilt with the covers themselves stamped in blind. Housed in a custom clamshell box with leather spine..... READ MORE about BUCH UND EINBAND. BILDDOKUMENTE ZUR BUCHGESCHICHTLICHEN ENTWICKLUNG AUS NEUN JAHRHUNDERTEN
Price: $1,750.00 Order nr. 135452
(Paris, France: Zaven Paré, 1992). small square 12mo. full suede leather, handmade paper pouch. (14) pages. Limited to 15 signed and numbered copies. This copy is bound by Monique Lallier in flexible green suede that has been treated, stamped, and sanded to give it texture. Lined with a blue suede. Title on the blue suede on the front cover and author on the back cover. Signed and dated by Lallier in pencile on the back..... READ MORE about CHROME ET COBALT
Price: $1,750.00 Order nr. 135449
Montreal, QC, Canada: La Société des Écrivains Canadiens, (1941). 4to. gilt- and palladium-stamped leather, top edge marbled, other edges uncut, in cloth clamshell box. 405+(1) pages. Text in French. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Biographical sketches of contributors, membership list of The Society of Canadian Writers. Table of contents follows text. Illustrations by Alfred Pellan. Signed binding by Monique Lallier. Leather with an outline of Montreal Island in gilt and the south and north shores..... READ MORE about VILLE, Ô MA VILLE
Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 134373
London, England: Shepherds Bookstores, 2001. small folio. tapestry cloth over boards, canvas reproduction of New York Times front page on covers, clamshell box. 76 pages. Limited to 750 numbered copies, of which this copy is one of 250 copies reserved in sheets available for binders. Our copy was bound by Jamie Kamph in full tapestry cloth over boards with an official front page reprint of the New York Times front page on canvas which is..... READ MORE about LOST ON THE TITANIC THE STORY OF THE GREAT OMAR
Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 130612
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2010. 8vo. full leather, clamshell box. 528 pages, 374 illustrations. Books Will Speak Plain is published at a time when the historical book is at risk of being ignored, put away, and forgotten. This handbook combines an overview of the history of the codex with basic information about many of the materials and structures found on historical bindings. The book also includes description-survey guidelines and is supported by a...... READ MORE about BOOKS WILL SPEAK PLAIN: A HANDBOOK FOR IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING HISTORICAL BINDINGS
Price: $1,450.00 Order nr. 135130
N.P. Longman's Canada, n.d., but circa 1967. small folio. suede, suede and designed paper endpapers. variously paginated. Index. Published to commemorate the centennial of Canadian independence in 1967. Designed and photographed by Roloff Beny. Foreword by Beny, preface by Pierre Dupuy, acknowledgments, closing comments by Marshall McLuhan. A collection of poems and journals selected by the editor. Fifty-six pages in full color, 144 pages in photogravure, ten maps and line drawings. Signed binding by Monique..... READ MORE about TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 134452
Edinburgh, Scotland: for Adam Black, 1827. 8vo. cloth, front cover and spine gilt-stamped, top edge gilt. xlvi, 331, (3) pages. Third edition. Advertisement to the first edition, table of contents, introduction, author's preface. Notice to the binder follows text. Black and white plates throughout text. Binder's tag on front pastedown attributes binding to the Guild of Women-Binders (Tidcombe 115-130). The Guild of Women-Binders very rarely used cloth covered boards for their bindings, which gives evidence..... READ MORE about AN ESSAY ON NAVAL TACTICS SYSTEMATICAL AND HISTORICAL
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 134071
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, (2006). 8vo. gilt and blind stamped leather, marbled endpapers. xviii,183+(1) pages. A volume in the Chicago Visions and Revisions series. Table of contents, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, introduction, bibliographical essay, index. Black and white illustrations throughout. Signed binding by Don Etherington. Bound in dark green leather with onlaid leather in geometric patterns. Front and back covers blind stamped. Title and author gilt stamped on spine. Marbled endpapers... READ MORE about THE PLAN OF CHICAGO: DANIEL BURNHAM AND THE REMAKING OF AN AMERICAN CITY
Price: $950.00 Order nr. 134392
(London, England): Harmsworth Bros. n.d., but circa 1901. folio. half leather, cloth boards, cloth clamshell box. xii, 395+(1) pages. Preface, index. Color frontispiece portrait of the Queen at four years of age. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Signed binding by Don Etherington, half leather, cloth boards, which he completed for his mother at the age of 19. Title and author gilt-stamped, with five gilt-stamped raised bands, on spine. In cloth clamshell box with leather..... READ MORE about V.R.I. HER LIFE AND EMPIRE
Price: $900.00 Order nr. 134458
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Desing Bookbinding, 2004. Miniature Book (7.4 by 7.4 cm.). inlaid leather, paper covered slipcase. unpaginated. Limited edition. Photographs by Guadalupe Rébora. Bound by Desing Bookbinding, Sol Rébora of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A unique work featuring photographs of human feet. Accordion fold. Uniquely bound with pieces of inlaid leather. READ MORE about C-PARARSE
Price: $800.00 Order nr. 134038
Paris, France: A. Ferroud-F. Ferroud, 1912. 8vo. leather, front cover gilt-stamped, five raised bands on spine, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. 54, (2) pages. Text in French. Limited to 1000 numbered copies, initialed by the publisher. Table of contents follows text. Frontispiece engraved by G.D.V. Guillonnet. Hand colored emblems on title and front cover of original wrappers. Original wrappers bound in. Later binding, identified on back pastedown, by M. Marshall, believed to have been..... READ MORE about LES NUITS
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 134073
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: De Bezige Bij, 2005. small 8vo. full leather, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, silk page marker, marbled paper and leather slipcase. 104 pages. One of fifty signed and numbered copies. The edition of De Bezige Bij, which appears at the same time as the commercial edition of 'From a finger does not fall', was bound by hand in October 2005 in a whole calfskin binding and placed in a house with hand-marbled paper..... READ MORE about UIT EEN VINGER VALT MEN NIET
Price: $675.00 Order nr. 135673
Montréal, QC, Canada: Librairie Beauchemin, 1934. 4to. suede with front cover inlay, clear plastic slipcase. unpaginated. Text in French. Preface by Charles Maillard, then General Director of Fine Arts for the province of Québec, dedication, table of contents. 122 black and white plates, with brief descriptive text. Signed binding by Monique Lallier, suede with inlaid metal plate, with rural landscape design, on front cover. Five raised bands on spine with title and publisher gilt-stamped on..... READ MORE about LEGENDES COUTUMES METIERS DE LA NOUVELLE FRANCE
Price: $500.00 Order nr. 134453
London: Designer Bookbinders, 1971. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 63 pages. S-K 6654. Brenni no.933. With 29 full-page plates of bindings. A biography of all the designers represented is given. Covers soiled. READ MORE about MODERN BRITISH BOOKBINDINGS, AN EXHIBITION OF MODERN BOOKBINDING BY MEMBERS OF DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 2749
N.P. n.p., 1985. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Introduction followed by plates showing 20 of Ms. Rennie's bindings. Some of the plates are in color. READ MORE about SILVIA RENNIE, DESIGNER BINDINGS AN EXHIBITION OF FINE BINDINGS HELD AT KROCH'S & BRENTANO'S,...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 12481
With Remarks on the Bindings by Michael Wilcox & on the Books by Elaine Smyth & W. Thomas Taylor.
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1985. tall 4to. cloth, paper spine label. (42) pages. With Remarks on the Bindings by Michael Wilcox & on the Books by Elaine Smyth & W. Thomas Taylor. First edition, limited to 225 numbered copies. Near fine. Printed by David Holman on Guarro mould-made paper with design by Taylor. Each book is described in detail with the physical description and philosophy behind the binding and is pictured in full color with..... READ MORE about TWELVE BINDINGS. WITH REMARKS ON THE BINDINGS BY MICHAEL WILCOX & ON THE BOOKS BY ELAINE...
Price: $180.00 Order nr. 14135
Introduction by J. Toulet.
Brussels: Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 167 pages. Introduction by J. Toulet. Descriptions of 75 important bindings collected by Breslauer with illustrations of each. Some full color plates. Each book in the collection has text concerning bibliography, binding, printing or some other books about books theme. Spine and covers faded. READ MORE about HISTORIC & ARTISTIC BOOKBINDINGS FROM THE BIBLIOTHECA BIBLIOGRAPHICA BRESLAUERIANA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 23487
Paris: Edouard Rouveyre, 1888. large 8vo. half red morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, five raised bands, top edge gilt, others uncut. 246, (2), v, (3) pages. First and only edition, limited to 900 numbered copies. (Schmidt-Künsemüller no. 1537). A discussion of luxury bookbinding by the author is accompanied by the designs of J. Adeline, G. Fraipont, C. Kurner, and M. Perret. Each plate is protected by a guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. Original wrappers bound..... READ MORE about LA RELIURE DE LUXE LE LIVRE ET L'AMATEUR
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 71467
London: Designer Bookbinders, 1973. 8vo. vinyl covered boards, two metal rings. v, 55 leaves. Loose leaf edition of the directory of suppliers of materials, equipment and services of interest to bookbinders with a detailed index for the UK and a separate listing for major foreign suppliers. READ MORE about DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS’ DIRECTORY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 79977
A CATALOG OF AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE GROLIER CLUB SEPTEMBER 13--NOVEMBER 4, 2006, Photographs by Tom Grill.
New York: Piccolo Press, 2006. oblong 8vo. gray cloth, paper cover label, slipcase. xii, 212 pages. A CATALOG OF AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE GROLIER CLUB SEPTEMBER 13--NOVEMBER 4, 2006, Photographs by Tom Grill. Fine in fine slipcase. With a short essay entitled "About Miniature Designer Bindings" by Priscilla Juvelis and another entitled "On Collecting Miniature Designer Bindings" by Neale M. Albert. The numerous color photographs of books are divided into sections of Traditional, Variations..... READ MORE about THE NEALE M. ALBERT COLLECTION OF MINIATURE DESIGNER BINDINGS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100364
London: Designer Bookbinders, 1975. 8vo. paper-covered two ring binder. 70 pages. Loose leaf edition of the directory of suppliers of materials, equipment and services of interest to bookbinders with a detailed index for the UK and a separate listing for major foreign suppliers. READ MORE about DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS' DIRECTORY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114317
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 144 pages. Tricks of the Trade considers what is not taught - but probably should be - about binding and rebinding books. Written for competent binders and knowledgeable collectors, it brings quirky but effective binding techniques out of obscurity and into the professional repertory. Here are tricks binders can use to polish and refine their bindings, as well as suggestions for repairs that..... READ MORE about TRICKS OF THE TRADE: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKBINDER
Price: $24.95 Order nr. 122913
Including a story of the Great Omar, a jewelled binding of the Rub'iyat of Omar Kahyyam lost on the Titanic in 1912.
London and New Castle, DE: Shepherds and Oak Knoll Press, 2015. 275 x 210 mm. paperback. 200pp + 8pp. Including a story of the Great Omar, a jewelled binding of the Rub'iyat of Omar Kahyyam lost on the Titanic in 1912. This book charts the history of one of the most important craft bookbinding workshops of the twentieth century. Sangorski & Sutcliffe was founded in 1901. The founding partners, Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe, established..... READ MORE about THE CINDERELLA OF THE ARTS: A SHORT HISTORY OF SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFF, A LONDON BOOKBINDING...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 123418
Foss: Duval & Hamilton, 2015. 9.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. "This is a complete catalogue raisonne, with every binding (except one) reproduced in colour, many with Jones's own working notes (he was a punctual archivist of his work).... If you missed the exhibition, don't miss the book." -- The Book Collector, Summer 2015 This illustrated catalogue of 147 designer bindings by Trevor Jones (1931 - 2012) was largely compiled from the..... READ MORE about THE BINDINGS OF TREVOR JONES
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 124455
Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction by Priscilla Juvelis, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126172
Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 1500 copies. Introduction by Richard Baker, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126256
Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986. 4to. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 1500 copies of which this is one of 500 bound in original paste-paper. Introduction by Richard Baker, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126276
Paris, France: Collections Fontaine, Leclercq, et X, 1978. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in French. Blogie 442. 107 lots. Auction, December 15, 1978. Includes a number of fine bindings. Estimated price list laid in. Covers bent at lower fore-edge. READ MORE about IMPORTANTS LIVRES ILLUSTRÉS ET OEUVRES ORIGINALES D'ARTISTES MODERNES, GOUACHES, DESSINS, GRAVURES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 126416
(Toronto, Canada): Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 1998. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 70, (2) pages. Preface, acknowledgments. Catalogue of exhibition held at Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 1998. Essay by Landon. Memoir by Wilcox. 20 color plates, including one foldout. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about IN RETROSPECT: DESIGNER BOOKBINDINGS BY MICHAEL WILCOX
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 127001
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 8.5 x 11 inches. Paperback. 96 pages. "Design Bindings: a Retrospective, is a testament to Don Etherington's legacy as a fine binder. The books it illustrates depict an unbroken chain of work spanning a lifetime and reflecting the stylistic influences of their period-each an elegant feat of craftsmanship. The underlying principles embodied in Etherington's conceptualization and execution of these works are monumental, his influence on professional standards-timeless." -..... READ MORE about DESIGN BINDINGS: A RETROSPECTIVE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 127152
(Paris, France): n.p., n.d., but 1996. 4to. paper-covered boards. unpaginated. Text in French. Limited to 200 numbered copies. Introductory comments by Jean Toulet. Alphabetical list of authors. Indices of artists and binders. Foldout color frontispiece and color illustrations throughout. A catalogue of the bindings in the library of Henri Paricaud, arranged chronologically, from 1886 to 1991. Bumped at bottom edge and top fore-edge corner. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUE HENRI PARICAUD: LIVRES ILLUSTRÉS DU XXE SIÈLE
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 129247
New Castle, DE and Greensboro, NC: Oak Knoll Press and Guilford College Art Gallery, 2018. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 120 pages. "Leafing through the preliminary pages of this new catalogue documenting the career of Monique Lallier, we are greeted with several photographs of the artist at work... which serves to introduce our subject and sets the tone for the rest of the catalogue -- a tone that is intimate and collegial, as if we..... READ MORE about MONIQUE LALLIER: A RETROSPECTIVE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 130456
Saint Paul, MN: Rulon-Miller Books, 2006. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 44 pages. Rulon-Miller catalogue 131, 383 items. Indices of binders and designers, trade bindings, and binding styles. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about FINE & INTERESTING BINDINGS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131614
London, England: J.S. Virtue & Co., 1897. 4to. half leather, gilt-stamped cloth. iv, 384, viii, 31+(1) pages. New series. Table of contents, general index to articles and text illustrations, list of artists whose work was reproduced in this volume, list of contributors to signed articles. With several articles on bookbinding, particularly of note Art Workers at Home by Fred Miller (page 14-17). Includes articles mentioning promonent women-binders, such as Mary Ann Bassett (page 17), Alice..... READ MORE about THE ART JOURNAL
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 134308
Paris, France: A. Plicque, (1923). 12mo. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. (iv), 289, (3) pages. Text in French. Frontispiece and 25 illustrations by Stick. Signed binding by Flammarion. Half leather, gilt inlays, marbled paper-covered boards. Spine gilt-stamped with author, title, and design. Marbled endpapers. Covers rubbed and scuffed, mainly along edges. READ MORE about LA RELIGIEUSE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 134470
(Oxford, England): Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, (2013). 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. xvi, 96 pages. Table of contents, foreword by Mark Getty, preface by Sarah E. Thomas, introduction by Stephen Conway. Color illustrations of competition entries. Contact list of entrants follows text. READ MORE about PRIZE VOLUMES: DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2013
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134485
