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(New York, NY): Abradale Press, 1981. cloth, dust jacket. Escher, M.C.. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 349+(1) pages. Table of contents, biographical chronology, preface, notes on illustrations, concordance, list of color plates, index of works illustrated, index of names. Black and white illustrations throughout. A study of the Escher's artwork.

n.p. (but Paris): Lutetiae Typis Josephi Barbou, 1758. attractively bound in contemporary dark red morocco, three gilt border rules, gilt spine, all edges gilt, housed in half-morroco goat skin with an inset space on the bottom tray for book to be lifted out by a silk ribbon, spine was tooled in 23kt leaf. 32mo. (87 x 55 mm). attractively bound in contemporary dark red morocco, three gilt border rules, gilt spine, all edges gilt, housed in half-morroco goat skin with an inset space on the bottom tray for book to be lifted out by a silk ribbon, spine was tooled in 23kt leaf. [xii], 75 [76 - 80 note], including half-title, 2 final blank leaves. Very rare first edition thus printed using the miniature type designed by Pierre Simon Fournier. Text in Latin. (Spielman 95; Bondy 24). Top of spine very slightly worn, corners very slightly crushed, but a very good copy. Text within woodcut decorative frame, engraved portrait engraved by F. Huot after Rubens of Cicero facing title-page. Bondy notes that… Leer más

Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Karolik, Maxim. square 8vo. quarter cloth over paper covered boards. 337, 157 pages. First edition. Inscribed by Karolik to the scholar Edgar P. Richardson, 1962. Some spotting to the cloth. Slipcase cracked along spine. 13 colour plates & 250 b&w illustrations. The volumes catalog and show the Karolik collection of American graphic arts ofthe 19th century. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

N.P.: n.p., n.d.. self paper wrappers. 16mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Text in Dutch. A farm scene by Dutch bookplate artist N. Bulder.

Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1881. Bound in blue decorative cloth with gilt cover design, gilt spine, all edges gilt. small 8vo. Bound in blue decorative cloth with gilt cover design, gilt spine, all edges gilt. 72 pages. With illustrations. Later edition. BAL 21932. A beautifuly copy with only the slightest hint of rubbing to boards. Publisher's note, table of contents, indices of first lines and titles. Printed by James R. Osgood & Co,

Boston: D.C. Heath & Co, 1908. cloth. small 8vo. cloth. 92, (2) pages. Edited by Albert Perry Walker. First edition. Some soiling to cloth. Else very good.

London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. cloth, slipcase, silk ribbon. Illuminated Manuscripts. square 4to. cloth, slipcase, silk ribbon. (95) pages. First edition. Spine slightly faded, else fine in near fine slipcase. "The Macclesfield Psalter is a revealing product of artistic and patronage exchange in the Middle Ages. A complete reproduction of the manuscript at its original size is accompanied by an authoritative text that not only interprets the textual and artistic content but also beguiles the reader through its vivid descriptions and rich insights.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1968. stamped metal covers imprinted with an illustration of the outside of the building housing the Museum in full color. square 8vo. stamped metal covers imprinted with an illustration of the outside of the building housing the Museum in full color. 216, (2) pages. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue. Very good condition. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

(London): Frederic T. Corkett, n.d. (20th century). folder with paper cover label containing loosely inserted material. 4to. folder with paper cover label containing loosely inserted material. Heavy board folder containing a four page introductory signature followed by 11 broadsides of varying sizes demonstrating this printing technique. Covers lightly foxed as are contents.With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.

Philadelphia, PA: Central Typesetting Co, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. Type Specimens. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. (26), 61+(1) pages. Includes sections on comparative leading and comparative faces. Index. Covers lightly soiled and chipped at edges.

Riverdale, MD: BookMakers, 1997. self heavy paper wrappers. BookMakers. small 8vo. self heavy paper wrappers. (4) pages. Catalogue #16 issued by this company. 57 actual specimens of cloth mounted.

Philadelphia, PA: MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan Co, 1885. broadside. oblong small 4to. broadside. 100 Shares I/U Capital Stock Certificate, Black text with ornate black border, Trio of historical printing-related men at center. Absolutely pristine condition free from any blemishes. MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan became one of the world's main foundries and spearheaded the big merger in 1892 that created the American Type Founders Company (ATF). Signed by Thomas MacKellar as president and William B. MacKellar as secretary.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. Hardcover, dust jacket. 8.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 176 pages. First edition. This is the first full-length study of the leading American type foundry of the nineteenth century. It is an interesting history of the foundry from both a business and a design point of view. The emphasis is on the design of the hundreds of typefaces that were produced by the foundry, from its inception in the 1860s until its merger with most other American foundries at the end of the century. The author describes (with many detailed photographic illustrations) how changing business conditions and technical improvements in typefounding interacted with changes in public taste to modify, over the decades, the appearance of the typefaces that Americans found in their publications. While this is a study of only one of many American foundries, in many ways MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan can stand as an exemplar of all the rest. It was the descendant of the first successful… Leer más

London: William Heinemann, 1929. pictorial paper-covered boards. Smith, Percy. small 4to. pictorial paper-covered boards. 31+(1) pages. Limited to 775 copies, numbered and signed by the author, of which 750 were for sale. Spine lightly faded, slipcase lightly worn. Else a near fine copy. Printed by W.A. Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. With a pictorial design on the front cover from a woodcut by Percy Smith. James Laver (1899-1975), in a widely varied career, won the Newdigate prize for verse at Oxford in 1921, wrote Nostradamus or The Future Foretold (1942), Taste & Fashion, A History of English Costume (1937), books on 19th century French art, and was Keeper of the Victoria and Albert museum for almost forty years.

London: William Heinemann, 1929. pictorial paper-covered boards. Smith, Percy. small 4to. pictorial paper-covered boards. 31+(1) pages. Limited to 775 copies, numbered and signed by the author, of which 750 were for sale. Printed by W.A. Lewis at the Cambridge University Press. With a pictorial design on the front cover from a woodcut by Percy Smith. James Laver (1899-1975), in a widely varied career, won the Newdigate prize for verse at Oxford in 1921, wrote Nostradamus or The Future Foretold (1942), Taste & Fashion, A History of English Costume (1937), books on 19th century French art, and was Keeper of the Victoria and Albert museum for almost forty years. Half-title and final page discolored from offset. Spine covering has tear.

København: Levin & Munksgaard, 1922. stiff paper wrappers. Biblio Novel. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 102+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 850 copies. This popular biblio novel is presented here in Danish. J. Christian Bay, the noted bibliophile, provides a foreword. Illustrated by Axel Nygaard. Some yellowing of covers.

Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1980. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front cover. Miniature Books. miniature books (4.6 x 3.6 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front cover. unpaginated. Limited to 249 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 64). An account of a train run between Los Angeles and Chicago. Binding by Bela Blau.

London: The Percy Society, 1841. self paper wrappers. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (xx), 45 pages. Introduction by J. Payne Collier. Collier (1789-1883) is best known in his role as a forger of Shakespeare. Reprinted from the 1628 edition for the Percy Society. Front cover detached, chipping to the edges. Previous owner's name on top front cover, with tanning and soiling to the front and rear covers. Spine missing.

Paris: A. Colin, 1925. half-leather, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. 8vo. half-leather, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. 216 pages. First edition. Minor rubbing to extreminities, spine lightly faded. Else a lovely copy.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1887. full leather. Bookbinding. 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 ornamentation on leather turn-ins, marbled endpapers. This copy has been beautifully and professionally re-backed. A pristine and fine copy. This copy is extra-illustrated with 25 plates, one in color. Translated by Henry Llewellyn Williams. A superb binding; a dramatic and striking design by Ruban with his characteristic style. Petrus Ruban (1851-1929) was influenced by Marius-Michel, producing striking and technically-excellent mosaic bindings but later becoming more conservative in his style. He was a… Leer más