Day, Kenneth

Book Typography 1815-1965 in Europe and the United States of America

Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1966. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, big, heavy, and bound in an Imperial octavo format, with little discernible wear, bright interior, clean, unmarked, seemingly unread. Bright and shiny printed dust jacket, little worn. First U.S. edition, first published in Holland by Thieme in Holland, in Dutch. Various authors discuss book typography for different countries including Handover on British Book Typography and James Wells on Typography in the U.S. The book covers 150 years of typographic history in Belgium, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and America. Among the contributors are F. Baudin, G. Blanchard, P.M. Handover, G.W. Ovink, Franco Riva, Willy Rotzler, Georg Kurt Schauer, Maximilien Vox, and James Wells. xxiii, 1-3-401 pp., including a long range of 24 black-and-white plates in facsimile, quite fine.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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N° du livre: 353006

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Book typography F. Baudin G. Blanchard P.M. Handover G.W. Ovink Franco Riva Willy Rotzler Georg Kurt Schauer Maximilien Vox James Wells

Cara Durour Denison

The Master's Hand: Drawings and Manuscripts from the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stated First Edition, First Edition, bound handsomely in a big, tall quarto hardcover format, light tan cloth over boards, sharp and distinct burgundy lettering to front cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. [7], 8-336 pp. Bilingual text in English and German, in double-column texts. A fine and engaging publication recounting the first exchange exhibition by the Pierpont Morgan Library in the German-speaking world in Basel, Germany and a selection of contemporary music manuscripts from the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel that were given to the Morgan Library. Sumptuous drawings by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Goya, Blake and others. Reproductions of famous, handwritten scores from Bach, Mozart, Mahler, and Stravinsky; and then are featured printed texts of Zola, Picasso, and Maupassant, among many other writers. Each entry contains a brief essay and biographical details.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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N° du livre: 351920

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Pierpont Morgan Library contemporary music manuscripts Paul Sacher Foundation Rembrandt Piranesi Goya Blake handwritten scores Bach Mozart Mahler Stravinsky Zola Picasso Maupassant

Donnelley, Gaylord

To Be a Good Printer: Our Four Commitments

Chicago, The Lakeside Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Laid in is a signed letter from the Chairman and President of The Lakeside Press of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Charles W. Lake, Jr., to "Donnelley Retiree" and who knew/knows the author, Gaylord Donnelley. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in two-tone, brown cloth over boards, brown cloth-backed, with gilt lettering to cover and spine. xiii [1], 1-110 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Other. . Collectible: Like New

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N° du livre: 348502

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Mots-clés: Gaylord Donnelley|printing|typesetting|printers|The Lakeside Press

Doyle, Michael E.

Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution

Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Bound simply in brown cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. From the publisher's blurb, "Long a hub for literary bohemians, countercultural musicians, and readers interested in a good browse, Kepler's Books and Magazines is one of the most influential independent bookstores in American history. When owner Roy Kepler opened the San Francisco Bay Area store in 1955, he led the way as a pioneer in the "paperback revolution." He popularized the once radical idea of selling affordable books in an intellectually bracing coffeehouse atmosphere. Paperback selling was not the only revolution Kepler supported, however. In Radical Chapters, Doyle sheds light on Kepler's remarkable contributions to pacifism and social change. He highlights Kepler's achievements in advocating radical pacifism during World War II, antinuclear activism during the Cold War era, and antiwar activism during the Vietnam War. During those decades, Kepler played an integral role, creating a community and a space to exchange ideas for such notable figures as Jerry Garcia, Joan Baez, and Stewart Brand. Doyle's fascinating chronicle captures the man who inspired that community and offers a moving tribute to his legacy." xix [1], 1-427 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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N° du livre: 351912

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: pacifism|Roy Kepler booksellers paperback books bookselling coffeehouses

Dreyfus, John

Into Print: Selected Writings on Printing History, Typography and Book Production

Chicago, David R. Godine, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Simple, plain white dust jacket, showing wear along top edge, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. x + 339 [1] pp. and a stated First edition. The author is a world-renowned expert on many aspects of typography and bookbinding, type-setting and binding, biographies and exhibitions. Particular focus upon Bodoni, Morison, Gill, Rogers and others. Stuffed with photographs and facsimile reproductions. "Handlist" of the author's writingsMember, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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N° du livre: 348159

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: typography|book production|printing|John Dreyfus

Dreyfus, John

Kelmscott Press: A Score of Its Books

Hereford, England, Hereford & Worcester County Libraries, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An exhibition arranged as part of the Kidderminster Library Inaugural Festival, a most Fine exemplar of a catalog featuring the illustrations of William Morris, scarce and in First Edition state, with 17 pp. Features two offset illustrations reproducing pages from "The Well at the World's End." Foreword by Michael Messenger, and then John Dreyfus's engaging essay on the Kelmscott Press by John Dreyfus. Catalog checklist, 20 bibliographies. Special Limited Edition of only 150 copies, hand-sewn into a wrapper of mould-made Somerset Velvet paper, says the colophon, fine letterpress title in red, black woodcut relief block illustration. Printed for the Libraries quite finely by the Five Seasons Press, Hereford.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 350768

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: John Dreyfus|The Kelmscott Press

Dreyfus, John, Eric Gill, and Robert Gibbings

A Typographical Masterpiece: An Account by John Dreyfus of Eric Gill's Collaboration with Robert Gibbings in Producing the Golden Cockerel Press Edition of 'the Four Gospels' in 1931

London, Bain & Williams Limited, 1991. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. 41 beautiful figures in black-and-white augment this important, unusual volume, a 1991 reprint of the 1990 original published by The Book Club of California, with original publisher's glassine wraps still present, creasing to front flap edge. Extremely handsomely bound in heavy red cloth over boards, with gilt lettering and illustration to front cover, lettering to spine. Unusually, a sort of colophon is located inside front flap, noting that "the design on the front board is a combination of two elements, both by Eric Gill. The border was designed in 1931 for an edition of Aesop's Fables, but not used and is here slightly enlarged. The lettering is an arrangement by Gill of letters he cut for the Golden Cockerel Press in 1928, here reduced." Includes other works by Gill including mock-ups, proofs, and photographs of the production of The Four Gospels. Dreyfus writes interestingly of the origins and development of the collaboration between the two book artists at The Golden Cockerel Press. This is a Special Limited Edition of only 250 copies, "printed by Meridan-Stinchour Press, on Superfine Paper from the Mohawk Paper Mills. The duotone photographs are by Michael Arsenault. The text was composed in Linotronic Galliard designed by Matthew Carter." xii [1], 1-103 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Like New

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N° du livre: 348636

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Eric Gill|Robert Dreyfus|Robert Gibbings|The Golden Cockerel Press|fine bindings

Eco, Umberto; Eliane Deschamps-Pria, translator

De Bibliotheca

Paris, Editions de L'Echoppe, 1986. First French Edition. Softcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Umberto Eco's lecture from March 10, 1981 upon the 25th anniversary of the founding of Bibliotheque Communal de Milan. dans le Palaise Sormani. Translated from the original Italian by Eliane Deschamps-Pria, bound simply printed on Arches paper, simple printed wraps, and unexploded top edges. One of 1200 copies printed thus. M.H. Vieira da Silva contributed a black-and-white illustration at frontis. 31 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 349671

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Umberto Eco|The library|Eliane Deschamps-Pria|M.H. Vieira da Silva

Walker, Edward and the Great New-Your Book-Bindery; Paul S. Koda, ed.

The Art of Book-Binding, Its Rise and Progress; Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book-Bindery

New Castle, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 1984. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover reprint of the original, true First Edition published in 1850, a true classic work of social history of book-binding and book-selling in the U.S. Little discernible wear beyond some discoloration to the blue buckram cloth over boards, bright interior, unmarked. 39 pp. of lengthy Introduction, complete with notes and bibliography, by Paul S. Koda, and then Walker's treatise, complete with black-and-white illustrations. 111 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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N° du livre: 353370

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Edward Walker Paul S. Koda book-binding book bindery The Great New-York Book-Bindery,

Hallam, Elizabeth and Andrew Prescott

The British Inheritance: A Treasury of Historic Documents

Berkeley, California, University of California Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Superbly illustrated in full color throughout, bound in black cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Includes major treasures such as the Domesday Book and the Magna Carta, Oscar Wilde's calling card and the last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots. x [1], 2-150 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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N° du livre: 351945

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: rare books rare manuscripts Oscar Wilde Mary Queen of Scots Andrew Prescott Elizabeth Hallam

Ellis, Richard Williamson

Book Illustration: A Survey of Its History & Development Shown by the Work of Various Artists, Together with Critical Comments

Kingsport, Tennessee, Kingsport Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound handsomely in two-tone, brown cloth over boards, black cloth-backed, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Author's Introduction + 76 pp., and each illustrator is discussed in full and is represented by a black-and-white image, all reproductions being printed on high-gloss paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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N° du livre: 356399

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Richard Williamson Ellis book illustration book illustrators

Ferguson, Ken

The Bookshop

Cramlington, Northumberland, England, Ken Ferguson, 2000. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Gift-quality, an uncommonly good looking copy bound in Imperial octavo format, a SIGNED copy, a Limited Edition of 200 copies, with 23 brilliant linocuts of typical bookshop customers and staff, hand-cut, hand-inked and printed letterpress, type set in 18pt Bodoni Bold, hand-set, hand-inked and printed letterpress on an Albion press by the author and artist. Marbled paper over boards, burgundy cloth-backed, with elegant printed paper label to front cover and to spine. Printed on beautiful, heavy paper, being Lana Royal Crown 115lbs. This is one of 60 hand-colored and numbered copies, this being copy #40, and signed also by Izzy Ferguson. Laid in is a somewhat grubby order form from Barter Books, and a little folded card about The Book Shop, pseudonym of Barter Books, where worked the artist and author, Ken Ferguson.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New

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N° du livre: 349369

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Ken Ferguson|signed |limited edition|booksellers|bookselling|English booksellers

Fine, Ruth E.

The Janus Press, 1981-90: Catalogue Raisonne

Burlington, Vermont, The University of Vermont Libraries (1992), 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Perfect-bound in square format, clean and unmarked, produced in association between several different academic libraries. Connell B. Gallagher provides an Introduction. 47 pp., and with plentiful black-and-white and full-color, even full-page photographs and illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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N° du livre: 345900

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Ruth E. Fine|The Janus Press|typography|printing presses

Fletcher, George H.

Printing for Kingdom, Empire, and Republic: Treasures from the Archives of the Imprimerie Nationale, Specimens

New York, The Grolier Club, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Another splendid volume published by The Grolier Club, edited by H. George Fletcher, on the social and technical history of printing and typography, bound handsomely in blue cloth with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine, with chapters by Jack Lang (Preface), Eugene S. Flamm (another Preface), the editor, H. George Fletcher, Annie Parent-Charon (on humanism and typography), Isabelle de Conibat ("Pierre Moreau, Master Scribe and Printer (ca. 1600-1648)), "The Rimain du ROi: a type made for the Royal Printing-House of Louis XIV," by James Mosley, and then Livres d'Artistes, The Non-Latin Typefonts, and a Checklist of the Exhibition.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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N° du livre: 348042

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Mots-clés: The Grolier Club|H. George Fletcher|printing |typography|Jack Lang|Didier Trutt|Egne S. Flamm|Annie Parent-Charon|Isabelle de Conibat|James Mosley|Louis XIV|Pierre Moreau

Forkert, Otto Maurice

From Gutenberg to Cuneo Press

Chicago, Cuneo Press, 1933. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sterling condition softcover copy, simple printed wraps and staple-bound, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. 30 pp. and eight fine black-and-white illustrations of the Cuneo Press building, Johannes Gutenberg, early printing presses and more. The author taught printing at the Art Institute of Chicago.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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N° du livre: 349652

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Mots-clés: Otto Maurice Forkert|the printing press|typography|The Gutenberg Press|printing|printers