BRITISH BOOKPLATES, A PICTORIAL HISTORY.
London and North Pomfret, VT: David & Charles, (1979). Tall quarto. 160p. Profusely illustrated. In publisher's gilt-titled golden brown cloth. More
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LE LIVRE, LES PLUS BEAUX EXAMPLAIRES DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE.
Paris: Editions du Chene, 1942. 170p. + ads. Illustrated, including many tipped-in color plates. 4to. Blue cloth with titles and design in gilt. More
LE LIVRE, LES PUS BEAUX EXEPLAIRES DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE.
Paris: Editions de Chene, 1942. First edition. Folio. 170p. [16p ads]. Illustrated throughout, including mounted color plates. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles. Coverage includes medieval to twentieth century books, including an excellent section on early bindings. More
THE HOWARD L. AND MURIEL WEINGROW COLLECTION OF AVANT-GARDE ART AND LITERATURE AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1985). First edition. Quarto. xxv, 322p. Illustrated in color and black and white. Gilt-titled black cloth. More
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BOOK:
New York: Reinhold, (1967). Quarto. 270p. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Gilt-titled red cloth. A nicely illustrated comprehensive survey. More
BRITISH BOOKBINDING TODAY.
Bloomingtin, IN: The Lilly Library, 1976. Designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed by the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona. Quarto. A catalogue of 39 bindings commissioned by the Lilly Library. Illustrated in color with brief biographies of the binders. Bound in stiff wrappers. Introduction by Edgar Mansfield. More
THE BIBLIOGRAPHER'S MANUAL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
London: George Bell & Sons, (1857). New Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged; With An Appendix relating to the Books of Literary and Scientific Societies. Four volumes. Thick crown octavo. Bound by Macdonald, NY in half brown morocco with marbled sides, a.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and simple panel frames..... More
BOUND TO BE MODERN:
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. First edition in English. Small quarto. 336p. Translated by Alan Crozier. Illustrated throughout in color. Bound in red cloth. the spine titled in black and white. "Bound to be Modern analyses books from a wide range of perspectives. The study examines the emergence..... More
ESSAYS ON MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKS.
(Hamden, CT): Archon Books, 1975. First edition. 177p. Illustrated. In publisher's gilt-titled blue cloth. "In 16 essays here, Dr. Lutz investigates the texts, histories, and natures of materials dating from the time of the Venerable Bede to early printed books." (Jacket blurb). Inscribed on half title "To my good bookish friends..... More
BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1893. First edition. Large Paper Edition. No. 129 of 150 copies on Dutch handmade paper. xv, 188p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled maroon cloth. Vellum spine over cloth sides, the spine with titles in red and black. More
CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOKS: 1938-1957:
Boston: Horn Book, 19578, 1957. First edition. xii, [iv], 329p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled black cloth. The Caldecott Medal is an annual award for the most distinguished picture book for children published during the preceding year. More
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ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1744-1945 [with] Supplements through 1976.
Boston: The Horn Book, 1970-78. Four volumes. Quarto. Illustrated. All bound in gilt-titled aqua cloth. Supplements: 1946-1956; 1957-1966; 1967-1976. Includes narrative histories with biographies of illustrators and bibliographies listed by illustrator and author. Invaluable reference rarely found in assembled sets. More
THE TELLING LINE:
New York: Delacorte Press, (1990). First American edition. Quarto. 320p. Illustrated in color and black and white. Silver-titled black cloth. Includes bibliography of each illustrator. Illustrators included: Charles Keeping, Faith Jaques, Victor Ambrus, Nigel Lambourne, Brian Wildsmith, Shirley Hughes, John Lawrence, Jan Pienkowski, Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham, Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake..... More
BOOKBINDING IN AMERICA 1680-1910 FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK E. MASER.
Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College Library, 1983. First edition. With an essay by Willman Spawn. 122p. Illustrated. 4to. Gilt-titled blue cloth with paper cover label. More
PAPER MAKING AS AN ARTISTIC CRAFT.
Leicester: Twelve By Eight Press, (1963). No. 77 of 500 copies signed by the author. 96p. Foreword by Dr. Dard Hunter. Illustrated by Rigby Graham. With two full sheets and three swatches of the paper specimens. Bound in gilt-titled parchment paper boards with gilt device on the upper cover. Housed..... More
THE MAINZ PSALTERS AND CANON MISSAE 1457-1459.
London: The Bibliographical Society, 1954. First edition. viii, 72p. + 6 tables and 6 plates of facsimiles, 2 in color. Folio. Black-titled tan linen spine over boards. More
BOOK DECORATION.
Pelham, NY: Bridgeman Publishers, (1972). Small 8vo. 63p. 10 pages of text, the remainder illustrations. Bound in illustrated paper-covered boards. More
THE BOOK, THE STORY OF PRINTING & BOOKMAKING.
New York: Oxford University Press, (1972). Tenth printing. xxx, 676p. Illustrated. Large, thick 8vo. Bound in gilt-titled blue cloth. More
EARLY PRINTING IN MICHIGAN.
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino, [2000]. Facsimilie of the 1931 edition by the Calhoun Club. [iv], 351p. Gilt-titled maroon cloth. More
THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION.
New York: Skira / Rizzoli, (1984). Tall quarto. 269p. Illustrated in color and black and white. Gilt-titled tan cloth. "In these pages are the landmarks in the long history of illustration, from the Book of Kells to the Dream of Polyphilus, from the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci to..... More
EVENING CONVERSATIONS OF THE BOOKLOVER RUBRICIUS AND THE PRINTER TYMPANUS.
Prairie Village, KS: The Crabgrass Press, 1980. Limited to 100 copies. 12mo. 59p, colophon. Printed on Ingres paper with hand-set Trump Mediaeval type. Linocut frontispiece by Bill Jackson. Bound in gilt-titled quarter vellum over marbled boards. More
THE GOLDEN GOSPELS OF ECHTERNACH, CODEX AUREUS EPTERNACENSIS.
New York: Praeger, (1957). 96p. Facsimile including 13 plates in colour and gold and 96 monochrome plates. Folio. Maroon cloth with titles and designs in gilt. More
THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING 525-1900 A.D.
Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1957. First edition. xi, 275p. 718 entries. 106 plates. 4to. In publisher's printed cloth. 718 entries with full collations and bibliographical citations. More
A GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1960. First edition. xv, 1193p. 4to. Gray cloth with titles in gilt blue and red. More
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTIN DOBSON.
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). Reprint of the 1900 edition. xiii, 174p. Gilt-titled green cloth. More