Hotchkiss, Valerie; Robinson, Fred C.

English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Big, tall quarto sized trade softcover, bound in glossy laminate, with red endpapers. Stated First Edition. From the publisher's blurb, "English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton examines the history of early English books, exploring the concept of putting the English language into print with close study of the texts, the formats, the audiences, and the functions of English books. Lavishly illustrated with more than 130 full-color images of stunning rare books, this volume investigates a full range of issues regarding the dissemination of English language and culture through printed works, including the standardization of typography, grammar, and spelling; the appearance of popular literature; and the development of school grammars and dictionaries . . . The study nearly mirrors the chronological coverage of Pollard and Redgrave's famous Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), beginning with William Caxton, England's first printer, and ending with John Milton, the English language's most eloquent defender of the freedom of the press in his Areopagitica of 1644." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv, 1-234 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: 351914

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Mots-clés: Valerie Hotchkiss Fred C. Robinson English language Shakespeare Milton publshing the art of the book

Hudson, Derek

Arthur Rackham: His Life and Work

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the hunter-green cloth bindings, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering over black cloth label at spine; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Fine gilt gilt device to bottom tip of front panel. Illustrated endpapers both front and rear. 1975 reprint edition (following the 1973 reprint of the original 1960 true First Edition. Illustrated with tipped-in color plates including of the artist, at frontis. Replete with black-and-white plates and line drawings through-out. Measures 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" in width and height, respectively. Three Appendixes, including Bibliography, Drawings and Paintings in Collections, The Printed Work of Arthur Rackham, and including a check-list compiled by Bertram Rota, revised in 1973 by Anthony Rota. [6], 7-181 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: 349526

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Mots-clés: Derek Hudson|Arthur Rackham|book illustration

Hundraarsminne, Ett

Wentzel Hagelstams Forlag 1891-1903

, Eckanas, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Scarce in the trade, there being currently no copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the printed, illustrated wraps. 88 pp., plentiful black-and-white illustrations, including of the publisher at frontis. Finnish language homage to the publisher Julius Wentzel Hagelstam (1863 - 1932), based in Helsinki, Finland.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 351746

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Mots-clés: Ett Hundraarsminne

Hunnisett, Basil

Steel-Engraved Book Illustration in England

Boston, David R. Godine, 1980. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A list of the 66 fine plates, printed on high-gloss paper, shows the depth and breadth of this scholarly and accessible history of British steel-engraving of books. A superior copy inside and out, being a 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 blue cloth, with gilt lettered title over black border on spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Fine biographies of the engravers and publishers, and an especial focus on the 19th century. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvi + 261 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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N° du livre: 348279

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Mots-clés: Basil Hunnisett|English book illustration|steel-engraved illustration|illustrated manuscripts

Hutt, Allen

Fournier: The Compleat Typographer

London, Frederick Muller, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine contribution to The Ars Typographica Library, James Moran, General Editor, and this copy in original publisher's hardcover, cloth over boards format is particularly lovely, with gilt lettering to cover and spine, gilt bordered flourishes. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. The subject of this fine biography, Pierre Simon Fournier, was born in 1712 and died in 1768, and he is well known for modernizing traditional letter forms. 15 black-and-white illustrations including one that is two-page. xiv + 89 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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N° du livre: 348166

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Mots-clés: Allen Hutt |typographers|typograhy|Pierre Simon Fournier|printing

Jackson, Ian and Ann Arnold

Ranjitsinhji's 9,000 Elephants Visit Serendipity Books

Berkeley, California, Serendipity Books, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. The rear panel says "This facsimile of a manuscript volume by Ian Jackson and Ann Arnold is published by Serendipity Books in an edition of 500 copies in November 1996. It is inspired by the Indian maharaja and cricketer Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933), who was noted for the simplicty of his private life and for the extravagance of his taste in public ceremony . . . " The lovely little tome was "a mere impromptu to amuse a five-year-old child, a jeu d'esprit written in half-and-hour and illustrated in two."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: 346530

Catalogue: Books and Bookbinding

Mots-clés: Serendipity Books|Children's books

Bise, Gabriel; Introduction and Notes by Eva Irblich

The Illuminated Naples Bible (Old Testament): 14th-Century Manuscript

New York, Miller Graphics, 1979. Reprint of the First English Edi. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Introduction and Notes by Eva Irblich, text by Gabriel Bise, translated from the original German by G. Ivins and D. MacRae, being a First Printing of the First English Edition of a book published in true First Edition the same year in Fribourg, Germany. 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. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear beyond sunning to spine and slight creasing to front panel top, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Profusely illustrated throughout, being devoted to the miniatures of the 14th-century Bible of the Court of Naples reproduced in a handsome publication. Replete with full-color illustrations depicting scenes from the Old Testament, accompanied by a commentary by Gabriel Bise. Illustrated endpapers, handsomely bound in brown cloth over boards, sharp and distinct white lettering to spine. [5], 6-124 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: 348833

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Mots-clés: Eva Irblich|Gabriel Bise|G. Ivins|D. MacRae

Isselbacher, Audrey; Francoise le Gris-Bergmann

Iliazd and the Illustrated Book

New York, New York Museum of Modern Art, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Illustrated, printed wraps, embossed logo, and with very light sunning to edges. Sharp and distinct red and black lettering to cover and to spine. Double-column text. Comprised of a lengthy addition by Francoise Le Gris-Bergmann, "Iliazd and the Constellation of His Oeuvre" following Isselbacher's "Iliazd and the Tradition of the 'Livre de Peintre'." Complete with Chronology, Selected Bibliography, and Catalogue of the Exhibition. 85 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: 348402

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Mots-clés: Audrey Issselbacher|Iliazd|Francoise Le Gris-Bergmann|book illustration|illustrated books|the art of the book

James, Philip

English Book Illustration 1800-1900

London, King Penguin Books, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Philip James has penned a short, accessible, fun-to-look-at account of English book illustration and with special focus on children's books and the book illustrations of J. Leech, K. Greenaway, P. Reinagle, R. Caldicott, R. Doyle, L. Pissaro, and W. Nicolson among others. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Illustrated paper over boards, mild soiling to covers, quite bright of interior. 71 pp., then an Index of Illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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N° du livre: 348680

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Mots-clés: Philip James|English book illustration|children's books|book illustration|J. Leech|K. Greenaway|P. Reinagle|R. Caldicott|R. Doyle|L. Pissaro|W. Nicolson

Faxon, F.W., Eleanor Jamieson and Iain Bain

Literary Annuals and Gift Books: A Bibliography 1823-1903

Middlesex, England, Private Libraries Association, 1973. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine exemplar of the 1973 reprint of the 1912 true First Edition, with supplementary essays by Eleanore Jamieson and Iain Bain, and then the reprinting in facsimile of Faxon's original bibliographic essay. These literary "forget-me-nots" were gifts, tokens, souvenirs, mementos, keepsakes and offerings, and then in every conceivable qualifying adjective bespoke the name of something of flora or fauna, a flower, a plant, a gem or an animal. Faxon presents "Mourner's Chaplet," "Marriage Ring," "Mother's Present," "Young Maiden's Mirror," "Young Man's Guide," "Pastor's Gift," and so on, ad infinitum. These interesting "butterfly books" were uncommon. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with single bruised tip, 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 a bright red cloth, with an extra-sharp gilt lettering over black label. 25, xxix, 140 pp, and a dozen plates.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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N° du livre: 349203

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Mots-clés: Iain Bain|Eleanor Jamieson|F.W. Faxon|literary gifts|book annuals

Joachim, Leo H.

Ninth Graphic Arts Production Yearbook: The Standard Reference Volume on Production in Advertising and Publishing

New York, Colton Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound in pictorial cloth over boards, black leather-backed, gilt ruled and with five raised bands. Leo H. Joachim provided a Preface. Hundreds and hundreds of fine reproductions in black-and-white and full color of processes and materials of typography, binding, finishing printing, photography, photo-engraving and the like. [21], 22-728 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: 351800

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Mots-clés: graphic arts typography printing printmaking

Randle, John and John D. Berry, ed.

Type & Typography: Highlights from Matrix--the Review for Printers & Bibliophiles

West New York, New Jersey, Mark Batty Publisher, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Stated First Edition, a handsomely produced volume that was the first of a series of scholarly anthologies drawn from original articles published in MATRIX, edited and produced for over 20 years by John and Rose Randle at The Whittington Press. Fine and accessible introductory essays by historians of printing, John Randle and John D. Berry, and then several score contributions by John Dreyfus, Brooke Crutchley, Sebastian Carter, Christopher Skelton, Jan van Krimpen, and many others. A superior copy inside and out, being a 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 a gray and red cloth over boards, bright and crisp. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Big, tall, heavy quarto format copy. xx [1], 374 pp.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: 349204

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Mots-clés: Matrix|type|typography|printers|bibliophiles

Johnson, Pauline

Creative Bookbinding

New York, Dover Publications, 1990. Reprint. Softcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy pictorial wraps. Augmented with many, many score black-and-white illustrations and photographs. First Dover reprint of the 1973 reprint of the original 1963 publication from the University of Washington Press First Edition. Chapters devoted to book design, the parts of a book, materials, tools, equipment, working procedures, simple construction, book repair, leather, and supply sources. ix [2], 3-260 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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N° du livre: 353328

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Mots-clés: Pauline Johnson Dover publications bookbinding bookmaking

Johnston, Edward D.

Decoration and Its Uses

Berkeley, California, Ten Speed Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A lovely copy of a fine volume in which Edward Johnston traces the development of letterforms and type and the use and application of formal writing. Hand-lettered with an Introduction by John C. Tarr, who transcribed the book initially from The Imprint 1913. A 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. Handsomely bound in two-tone, gray paper over boards, black cloth-backed, Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Near gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [7], 4-64 [1] pp.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: 347328

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Mots-clés: John C. Tarr|Edward Johnston|typography|calligraphy|printing|script|Writing

Krause, Dorothy Simpson

Book + Art: Handcrafting Artists' Books

Cincinnati, Ohio , North Light Press, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy pictorial wraps, in gate-fold. 143 pp. Covers tools and materials, blank books and altered books, single-fold and bi-fold, accordion books and scrolls, side-sewn, single signature and many other kinds of books, all augmented with brilliant, glossy pictorial representations in full color.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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N° du livre: 353320

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Mots-clés: artist books bookcrafting handcrafting Dorothy SImpson Krause