THE FLORENTINE FIOE VIRTU OF 1491.
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1953. xxxi, 119p. Illustrated. Stiff wraps. More
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FOR AARON COPLAND.
N.P. Palaemon Press, 1978. Limited to 50 numbered sets. Portfolio containing an 12" x 9" woodcut of Aaron Copland signed in pencil by Ann Carter Pollard and three original broadside poems signed by the authors: James Dickey, Reynolds Price, and Robert Penn Warren. More
FRANCKIE JOAILLERIE DE FANTAISIE.
Paris: n.d. Advertising sheet (12 1/45" x 9 5/8"). Black and white lithograph by Yan B. Dyl featuring a naked Black woman with huge lips adorned only with sparkling jewels. More
GALERIE THEATRALE, COLLECTION DE 144 PORTRAITS EN PIED DES PRINCIPAUX ACTEURS ET ACTRICES QUI ONT ILLUSTRE LA SCENE FRANCAISE DEPUIS 1552 JUSQU'A NOS JOURS.
Paris: Chez A. Barraud, 1873 (The ornamental title-page is hand-colored, highlighted in gold, and dated 1872). Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Folio. Three volumes in two. Unpaged. Illustrated with 144 magnificent hand-colored plates, many highlighted with gold and silver. Several of these plates are..... More
THE GAME. A Monthly Magazine. Vol. IV, nos. 9.
Ditchling: St Dominic's Press, 1921. Large wood-engraving on title page. No. 9. pp. 121-128. Taylor and Sewell. F1. More
THE GREAT PRESSES OF THE GOUDY CHAPPEL, Being an inadvertent Bicentennial Observance.
New York: The Goudy Chappel, 1976. 12mo. Separate sections representing The Artichoke Press, The Private Press of the Haywoods, Herity Press, Press of the Iron Horse, Powers Private Press, The Pre-Columbian Press, Ron Press and Under The Cellar Steps Press. Bound in tan cloth with paper label on upper cover..... More
Group of Eight Post Cards.
v.p. n.d. Four are color photo cards, four are varia. Produced by Deep South Specialties in Jackson, MS.; Photo arts in Winnsboro, SC; E.C. Kropp in Milwaukee, WI; and Cline Photo in Chattanooga, TN. More
HISTORY OF PRINTING FROM ITS BEGINNINGS TO 1930:
Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, (1980). First edition of this reprint. Four volumes. Quarto. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on a black ground. Reproduces the subject cards (with some author and catchword title entries) for this outstanding collection. Nearly 45,000 entries. (Sheehy AA390). More
THE HONEYMAN COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. Vols, I, II, III, and V.
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978. Prices realized laid in Vol. I; estimates laid in Vols. III and V. Four volumes. 4to. In gray wrappers. More
IN PETRA. Being a sequel to 'Nisi Dominus,' together with a preface and notes by eric Gill and Hilary Pepler.
Ditchling: Saint Dominic's Press, 1923. 12mo. viii, 26p. Colophon. Illustrated with three wood engravings by David Jones and by Eric Gill with six wood engraved vignettes and initial letters. Bound in quarter black cloth over red and white pattern paper-covered boards. Ransom 42; Gill Bibliography dates this volume 1924, our's..... More
L'AMOUR ET LES BELLES POUR L'ANNEE 1818.
Paris: [Marcilly], [1817]. Miniature book (1" x 3/4" ; 27 x 19 mm). 64p. Illustrated. Bound in full scarlet leather, a.e.g., the covers with central gilt floral design and decorative rolled borders. Housed in a beautiful little silver box with hinged cover, Box hallmarked and decorated with human figures and..... More
LAC DES IV CANTONS.
Zurich: Photoglob, n.d. [c.1910]. Oblong album of 20 original photos measuring 6 1/2" x 8 7/8". Album of red cloth, the upper cover with color pictorial design and stylized title in gilt. More
Livre d'Heures.
n.p. n.d. [Paris, 1899]. Small 8vo. 53 leaves on brown paper. A unique prayer book entirely illuminated by hand in vibrant colors, many highlighted in gilt and silver. Some designs repeated but worked out differently. Bound in full medium blue crushed morocco with moire endpapers and floral flyleaves, a.e.g., the..... More
A MIDSUMMER DREAM AT HOTEL NANTASKET.
n.d. Trade card for the Hotel Nantasket. Color printed by the Forbes Co. 3" X 5". Comical image of diners with a Black waiter. More
MISS WHITES BIRTH-DAY, PARTY.
London: T.C. Lewis, n.d. [1890]. Aquatint engraving (11" X 14 1/2", within the plate mark, 10" X 13 5/8"). Drawn by W. Summers and engraved by Hunt. Features a large Black family in formal wear around a dining table. The facial features are in caricature, and with caption in cartoon..... More
OFFICIAL PICTURES OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION.
Chicago: Reuben H. Donnelley, 1933. Unpaged. 64 pages of photographs by Kaufmann & Fabry, Official Photographers. - Color-printed stapled wrappers. More
PAROISSIEN ROMAIN.
Limoges: Dalpayrat et Depelley, 1888. 314p. Title page and one other page with large chromolithographed borders, all other pages surrounded with a red rule. 32mo. Bound in full leather with pattern silk endpapers, a.e.g., the covers with elaborate gilt borders. More
A PICTURE BOOK, FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.
Philadelphia: Kimber and Conrad, n.d. [c.1812]. Chapbook. 12mo. 24p. Illustrated with woodcut on title and two woodcuts on each page. Bound in plain untitled wrappers. Rosenbach 466. More
POLITICAL ORATOR. SEPERATE DE NOAF FOM DE SOUF! "NEVAH."
n.d. Trade card advertising Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, Importers and Dealers in Stoves, Metals, Tinware... Sacramento, Cal. 4 1/8" X 2 1/2". Comical image in black and white of a Black man raging and waving his umbrella over his head. More
THE PRAYER BOOK OF MICHELINO DA BESOZZO.
New York: Braziller, n.d. Edited by Colin Eisler. Color facsimile. Bound in decorated green velvet-like cloth with repeating patterns of gilt flowers and vines. More
REPORTING WORLD WAR II, American journalism 1944-1946.
New York: The Library of America, (1995). First printing. xiv, 970p. Illustrated from photos, maps and drawings. Bound in full maroon cloth. More
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
Cleveland and New york: World Publishing Company, (1955). No. 711 of 975 copies for private distribution to friends of the publisher. 50p. (iv). Introduction by Norman Vincent Peale. Illustrated with 18 wood engravings by John De Pol printed in red and green and forming a sequence illustrating scenes from the..... More
Set of six post cards.
Printed in Germany: Post mark of 1908. PBF Serie 7179. Embossed and colored post cards depicting very stylized "Darkies" with sayings such as " Oh, de rudeness of de men when dey see a handsome darkie!" and "Dere is no doubt, sah, dat I am a hairstocrat!" More
Set of three post cards.
Printed in Germany: Post mark of 1908. PBF Serie 7942. Embossed and colored post cards depicting very stylized "Darkies" with New Year's greetings. More
THE SMALLBREED FAMILY AT SEA SIDE.
n.d. Trade card advertising Clarence Brook Varnishes. Color-printed comical image of Black family swimming in the ocean. More