Cooley, Elizabeth F

Vermont Imprints Before 1800: An Introductory Essay on the History of Printing in Vermont with a List of Imprints 1779-1799

Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society, 1937. 1937. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society, 1937. 1937. Very good. - Octavo, green cloth. The cloth is slightly spotted & rubbed. 133 pp. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 5878

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; PRINTING; VERMONT; ELIZABETH F. COOLEY. (Books-on-Books). (Printing). VERMONT IMPRINTS BEFORE 1800: An Introductory Essay on the HIstory of Printing in Vermont with a List of Imprints 1779-1799. Cooley, Elizabeth F.

(Black Sparrow Press). Cooney, Seamus

A Checklist of the First One Hundred Publications of the Black Sparrow Press. With 30 Passing Remarks by Robert Kelly

Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. 1971. Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. 1971. Very good. - Octavo, printed wraps. Unevenly faded & lightly creased. 39 pp. Pencil marks in checklist. Very good.

1/800 copies in wraps. Very good .

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Book number: 6485

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PUBLISHING; FINE PRESS; PRESS; BLACK SPARROW PRESS; CHECKLIST; REFERENCE; SEAMUS COONEY; LIMITED EDITION. (Books-on-Books). A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS OF THE BLACK SPARROW PRESS. With 30 Passing Remarks by Robert Ke

Corns, Albert R.; and Sparke, Archibald

A Bibliography of Unfinished Books in the English Language. With Annotations

NY: Burt Franklin, (1969). (1969). NY: Burt Franklin, (1969). (1969). Fine. - Octavo, blue cloth. 255 pp. Near fine.

A reprint of the original edition of 1915. Fine .

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Book number: 6086

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; UNFINISHED BOOKS; ENGLISH-LANGUAGE; ALBERT R. CORNS; ARCHIBALD SPARKE. (Books-on-Books). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNFINISHED BOOKS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. With Annotations. Corns, Albert R.; and Sparke, Archibald.

Cummins, James.

Sporting Books & Art. (Catalogue 85). (Cover Title).

New York: James Cummins, Bookseller, circa [1990s]. [1990s]. - Octavo, softcover bound in color pictorial wraps. 192 pages. 12 pages of color illustrations & numerous illustrations in black & white. Near fine. This handsome sales catalog lists 455 items with prices. The contents include General Sporting and Natural History, Angling, Hunting and Shooting, Big Game, Woodcock, Miscellaneous Games & Sports and Sporting Art. Very good .

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Book number: 95157

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; SALES CATALOG; JAMES CUMMINS, BOOKSELLER; CATALOGUE 85: SPORTING BOOKS & ART; NATURAL HISTORY; ANGLING; HUNTING; SHOOTING; BIG GAME; WOODCOCK; ILLUSTRATIONS; PRICES.

Dal, Erik

Scandinavian Bookmaking in the Twentieth Century

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1968. 1968. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1968. 1968. Very good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt, in dw. Slightly warped & dusty. The dw has a small chip & the dw spine is somewhat darkened. 134 pp. Owner's name & address on front endpaper. Illustrated in B&W. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 6355

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BOOKMAKING; SCANDINAVIAN; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ERIK DAL; ILLUSTRATIONS; REFERENCE. (Books-on-Books). (Scandinavian Books). SCANDINAVIAN BOOKMAKING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Dal, Erik.

Denman, Frank

The Shaping of Our Alphabet: A Study of Changing Type Styles

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, 1955. 1955. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, 1955. 1955. Very good. - Octavo, cloth backed boards, in a price-clipped dw. The boards are lightly bumped with the extremities faded; the dw spine is darkened with a piece out of the tail; the top edge is chipped & the panels are lightly soiled with the extremities darkened. 228 pp. plus colophon. An owner's bookplate & a small bookseller's label are mounted on the front pastedown. Full-page & textual B&W illustrations. The contents are near fine.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 2073

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRINTING; TYPOGRAPHY; LETTERING; FRANK DENMAN; ILLUSTRATIONS; FACSIMILES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(DePol, John). Franklin, Benjamin

B. Franklin Innovator

New York: Privately printed, 1961. 1961. New York: Privately printed, 1961. 1961. Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth with a vignette in white on the front cover in original glassine. The spine is faded and the edges of the covers are slightly faded with their corners lightly rubbed. The spine of the glassine is darkened with pieces out. vi & pages [7]-[27] plus colophon. Illustrated with wood-engraved vignettes in color and black & white by John DePol. The contents are near fine. Very good.

A keepsake cooperatively produced in connection with the celebration of Printing Week in New York, 1961, the 255th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, printer. The introduction is by Charles V. Morris. Very good .

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Book number: 29260

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRINTING; PRINTER; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: INNOVATOR; INVENTOR; INVENTIONS; POST OFFICE; SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY; POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK; PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY; KEEPSAKE; PRINTING WEEK IN NEW YORK, 1961; CHARLES V. MORRIS; ILLUSTRATOR; WOOD-EN

(DePol, John). Franklin, Benjamin; Van Doren, Charles; Morris, Charles V

Franklin Was There

New York: Privately printed, 1962. 1962. New York: Privately printed, 1962. 1962. Very good. - Octavo, teal cloth with a vignette in gilt on the front cover in original glassine. The glassine is darkened with its top edge lightly chipped. vi & pages [7]-33 plus colophon. Illustrated with color wood- engravings by John DePol. Very good.

A keepsake cooperatively produced in connection with the celebration of Printing Week in New York, 1962, the 256th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, printer. The introduction is by Charles V. Morris. Very good .

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Book number: 29261

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRINTING; PRINTER; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS THERE; INVENTOR; LIGHTNING RODS; ALBANY PLAN OF UNION; REPEAL OF STAMP ACT; DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE; CHARLES V. MORRIS; CHARLES VAN DOREN; KEEPSA

Conkwright, P. J. (1905-1986). American graphic designer and typographer for the Princeton University Press.

Fridolf Johnson Book Label Signed by Princeton University Press Graphic Designer and Typographer P.J. Conkwright.

Circa [1970s]. [1970s]. - The approximately 2 inch high by 3 inch wide book label of pressman Fridolf Johnson is signed within its decorative green border "P. J. Conkwright". Near fine. After receiving a B.A. in history from the University of Kentucky, graphic designer and typographer P. J. Conkwright [1905-1986] joined the staff of the University of Oklahoma Press where he also received his M.A. in English and history with an emphasis on American printing history, which was the subject of his thesis. In 1939 he became the art director for the Princeton University Press and later taught design until his retirement in 1970. At Princeton he brought innovative and modern design to the conservative academic audience of university books and transformed the university into a center for innovative design. He had fifty books selected for AIGA's "Fifty Books of the Year" contest and received the AIGA Gold Medal in recognition of his work in 1955. Fine .

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Book number: 95502

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BOOK DESIGN; TYPOGRAPHY; FRIDOLF JOHNSON BOOK LABEL SIGNED BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND TYPOGRAPHER P. J. CONKWRIGHT; SIGNED BOOK LABEL; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS; AIGA GOLD MEDAL; FIFTY BOOKS O

Zapf, Hermann.(1918-2015). German type designer and calligrapher.

Signature of Type Designer and Calligrapher Hermann Zapf on Pressman Fridolf Johnson's Book Label.

1968. 1968. - Cream-colored book label, approximately 2 inches high by 3 inches wide, with a decorative green border and "Ex Libris Fridolf Johnson" printed in green along the bottom edge. Signed "Hermann Zapf / 1968" in blue ink. Near fine. Hermann Zapf was a German type designer and calligrapher. Typefaces he designed include Palatina, Optima and Zapfino. Fine .

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Book number: 94811

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRINTING; CALLIGRAPHY; TYPE DESIGN; SIGNATURE OF TYPE DESIGNER AND CALLIGRAPHER HERMANN ZAPF ON PRESSMAN FRIDOLF JOHNSON'S BOOK LABEL; SIGNED BOOK LABEL; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FRIDOLF JOHNSON BOOK LABEL; TYPEFACES; PALATINA; OPTIMA;

Detrick, Charles L.; Patterson, Charles; Floretti, Earl; Grimes, Lois. Babcock, Ralph W., Jr.; editor

The 13th Scarlet Cockerel. (Cover Title)

(Great Neck, NY): The Scarlet Cockerel, (1940). (1940). (Great Neck, NY): The Scarlet Cockerel, (1940). (1940). Good. - Small octavo, softcover bound with red cord into pictorial tan wrappers printed in French fold. The binding is lightly soiled with its extremities darkened. [23] pages plus colophon. A black-and-white engraving of the U. S. Capitol is reproduced on the inside front wrap. The contents are very good.

Limited edition of 450 copies.

"The Scarlet Cockerel is the personal hobbyhorse of Ralph W. Babcock, Jr. by whom it is designed, edited, and printed. Published primarily for the experience and pleasure involved, it issues spasmodically from the editor's private press..This 13th issue, dated Friday the 13th (of September, 1940), is entirely handset.."

Scarce. Good .

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Book number: 32742

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRIVATE PRESS; THE 13TH SCARLET COCKEREL; RALPH W. BABCOCK, JR.; LIMITED EDITION.

(Van Devanter,Willis. Crane, Joan; cataloguer)

Fifty-Five Books Printed Before 1525 / Representing the Works of England's First Printers: An Exhibition from the Collection of Paul Mellon / January 17 - March 3, 1968. (Catalog)

[New York]: The Grolier Club, 1968. 1968. [New York]: The Grolier Club, 1968. 1968. Fine. - Small quarto [10-1/8 inches high by 7 inches wide], tan cloth. xiii, 55 & [3] pages plus colophon. Illustrated with 6 pages of facsimiles. Near fine.

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Book number: 18161

USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 2361]

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; EARLY PRINTING; INCUNABULA; FIFTY-FIVE BOOKS PRINTED BEFORE 1525; ENGLISH PRINTERS; COLLECTION OF PAUL MELLON; EXHIBITION; CATALOG; GROLIER CLUB; WILLIS VAN DEVANTER; JOAN CRANE; FACSIMILES; WILLIAM CAXTON; WYNKYN DE WORDE; THEODORICUS ROO

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