MAESTRI RILEGATORI PER IL "CANTICO DELLE CREATURE
Macerata, Italy: Cassa de Risparmio, 2002. stiff paper wrappers, slipcase. Bookbinding. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, slipcase. 225, (7); 229+(1) pages. 2 Volumes. Text in Italian, with some introductory comments and descriptions of entries French, Spanish, and English. Catalogue of the Second International Exhibition of Bookbinding Art in Italy, June 2002. Introductory comments. Color illustrations of the entries of exhibitors... Read More
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ART BULLETIN (THE)
(London, England): Fine Art Trade Guild, 1951. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound in. 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound in. varioiusly paginated. Union List 4, 3359. Includes issues 38, 42-54, 56-58, 61-65, 67-79. Issued as Pictures and Prints from 1957. 35 issues bound in one. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. ... Read More
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SAILING-SHIPS AND BARGES OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ADRIATIC SEAS
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh MacDonald, 1926. quarter cloth over paper covered boards, gilt on front board and spine, paper covered boards slipcase with printed paper cover label. Wadsworth, Edward. 4to. quarter cloth over paper covered boards, gilt on front board and spine, paper covered boards slipcase with printed paper cover label. xv, 79, (7) pages. A series of... Read More
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U.K. FINE PRESS BOOK FAIR CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITORS
Oxford, England: Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association and The Fine Press Book Association, 1999. stiff paper wrappers. Private Presses. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Acknowledgments, introduction, calendar of book fairs. Listing of exhibitors at the fair with addresses and descriptive information about each. Black and white illustrations. Floor plan and lecture schedule laid in.
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A small collection of Coffee House Press publications
Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 1988. stiff paper wrappers. Coffee House Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. 1988 Spring Catalogue, 1986 catalogue, a small unused postcard, and a trifold Letterpress Imprints catalogue with order form loosely inserted.
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SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE CHARITY & LIBRARY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE WILL OF THE LATE REV. DANIEL WILLIAMS
London: n.p., 1917. cloth. Williams Library. small 8vo. cloth. vii, 147 pages. First edition. Illustrated. Williams lived from 1643 to 1716. Minor cover rubbing. Ownership inscription in ink on free endpaper.
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CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF DESIGNS BY GORDON CRAIG
London, UK: Ernest Brown & Phillips, 1964. stiff paper wrappers. Craig, Gordon. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (8). Leicester Galleries exhibition catalogue on the work of Gordon Craig. Pencil writings on the cover and small ink notations inside.
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INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES OF WOMEN IN BOASE'S MODERN ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY
(Edinburgh, Scotland: Peter Bell, 1986. stiff paper wrappers. Boase. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 500 copies. Prefatory note. Alphabetical listing with birth/death dates and brief identifying information. Small spot on back wrapper.
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ORIGINAL PAINTINGS ON CELLULOID BY WALT DISNEY AND HIS COLLABORATORS FOR THE FILM SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Birmingham, UK: Ruskin Galleries, 1930. stiff paper wrappers. Disney. 32mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. This is a small exhibition catalogue listing of the original water colours on celluloid that were on display at The Ruskin Galleries. The exhibition was in aid of The Earl Baldwin Refugee Fund and The Cinemetograph Benevolent Fund. The water colours were from the movie... Read More
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DANCE THEATRE OPERA MUSIC HALL: COSTUME AND DECOR DESIGNS, BOOKS, POSTERS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS
New York, NY: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981. stiff paper wrappers. Dance. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Auction, June 6, 1981. Sale number 4642M, 176 lots. Lists of artists and productions. Color and black and white illustrations. List of realized prices laid in. Slightly chipped at edges.
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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, THE BIRDS OF AMERICA AND OTHER IMPORTANT PRINTED BOOKS BY AUDUBON, MARK CATESBY AND JOHN GOULD
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992. cloth. Audubon, John James. small 4to. cloth. 53, (7) pages. Auction sale with colored plates. A fine copy.
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FIFTY BOOKS SELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE FIRST EDITION CLUB FROM THOSE PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING ..
(London: First Edition Club), various. Book Design. Have the following issues of this yearly catalogue: For the year 1936. 9th Exhibition. 27, (5) pages. Exhibition opened by Holbrook Jackson. Soiled (2) For the year 1937. 10th Exhibition. 23, (9) pages. Exhibition opened by Sir Hugh Walpole. Soiled (2) For the year 1938. 11th Exhibition. 22, (2)... Read More
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MATRIX 08
Manor Farm: The Whittington Press, 1988. stiff paper wrappers. Whittington Press. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 166, (2) pages. Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of the 800 copies of the trade edition bound in a pattern paper by Vance Gerry. Dust jacket torn at top edge, with minor loss. Else a fine copy. Filled... Read More
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W. HEATH ROBINSON (1872-1944): THE INVENTIVE COMIC GENIUS OF OUR AGE
(London, England: Chris Beetles, 1987. stiff paper wrappers. Robinson, W. Heath. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages. First edition. Essays on Robinson's work as illustrator. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Price list laid in. Pencil notations in catalogue section.
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Blank book
N.P.: n.p., n.d.. quarter brown leather with decorated paper-covered boards. Blank Book. tall 8vo. quarter brown leather with decorated paper-covered boards. unpaginated. A blank book that has been beautifully bound and filled with special paper.
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LANGUAGE OF TYPOGRAPHY.|THE
Carlstadt, NJ: G.S. Lithographers, 1982. stiff paper wrappers, metal spiral binding. Typography. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, metal spiral binding. 30 pages. A glossary published for clients and other friends of G.S. Lithographers. Some illustrations.
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TOP OF THE NEWS, FREDERIC G. MELCHER MEMORIAL ISSUE
Richmond, VA: Children's Services Division, American Library Association, 1964. stiff paper wrappers. Melcher, Frederic G.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.163-244. Special issue of this periodical, Volume XX, No.3. Faded along spine.
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25 JAHRE EREMITEN-PRESSE 1949-1974
(Düsseldorf, Germany: Eremiten Presse, 1974. stiff paper wrappers. Eremiten. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 134, (16) pages. Text in German. An anthology of 25 years of Eremiten's publications. Publisher's note. Black and white illustrations. Chronology of events, chronology of the press's publications, index of writers.
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FAIRFIELD, NEW LINOTYPE FACE DESIGNED BY RUDOLPH RUZICKA WITH AN ESSAY ON THE WORK OF MR. RUZICKA BY W.A. DWIGGINS, AND A NOTE ON THE FAIRFIELD FACE BY ITS DESIGNER
Brooklyn: Mertenthaler Linotype Co, 1940. stiff paper wrappers. Dwiggins, W.A.. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 19, (8) pages. The eight pages at the end of the book show the decorative work of Ruzicka. A fine copy.
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AUTOGRAPHES: PORTRAITS, DOCUMENTS, SOUVENIRS HISTORIQUES
Paris, France: Emmanuel Fabius, n.d.. self paper wrappers. Autographs. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 36 pages. Text in French. Sale of documents noted for famous autographs. Index on inside front wrapper. Arranged alphabetically. Wrappers lightly tanned.
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FROM A QUIET EVENING AT THE HERITY PRESS
N.P.: The Herity Press, 1962. portfolio with various sized broadsides loosely inserted. Cave, Roderick. 4to. portfolio with various sized broadsides loosely inserted. unpaginated. Keepsake announcing a joint meeting of the six chappels of the New York area, the first American meeting of the Private Libraries Association, and the annual meeting of the William Morris Society. An array of thirty... Read More
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TRAFALGAR NELSON AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
London, England: Sotheby's, 2005. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 356, (4) pages. Auction Ocober 5, 2005. 266 lots. From the Matcham collection of items relating to, and commemorating Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and other items related to the Napoleonic wars. Includes a historical sketch, bibliography, and glossary. Color illustrations throughout.
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DESIGN FUTURE: STA CONFERENCE 1981
N.P.: n.p., 1981. plastic spiral binding, stiff paper wrappers. 4to. plastic spiral binding, stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A workbook for attendees of the 1981 STA fall conference. Includes transcripts of presentations with biographical sketches of presenters. Worksheets and other notes included. List of STA officers and committee members. Covers worn, especially at fore-edge. Some handwritten notes. Quiz for entertainmen... Read More
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WELCOME TO HOCKESSIN
Hockessin: The Hockessin Community Club, 1993. stiff paper wrappers. Hockessin. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. History of the Hockessin Community Club followed by a history of Hockessin filled with illustrations by Nancy Sawin. Signed by Sawin on first leaf.
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DELAWARE, A GUIDE TO THE FIRST STATE
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xxv, 549 pages. B1-282. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Lacking the folded map. Covers rubbed. Front hinge starting. Edited by Jeannette Eckman, Anthony Higgins and William H. Conner. Written as part of the Federal Writers' Project. Well illustrated.
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