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Holloway, Owen . FRENCH ROCOCCO BOOK ILLUSTRATION
NY 1969 TransAtlantic Arts. 8vo., 115pp., 283 monochrome illustrations, hardcover. VG plus, 3 tiny spots on titlepage o/w near Fine, in VG DJ, light wear. (a10887)
$20.00 Bierce, Ambrose . WRITE IT RIGHT A LITTLE BLACKLIST OF LITERARY FAULTS
San Francisco 1971 Grabhorn-Hoyem. Words misused and correct usage-presented in form of dictionary. A new introduction by Oscar Lewis. Limited to 400 copies. 4to., 44p., cloth. VG plus, small bit of wear on lower corners. (a14378)
$74.00 Kolb, Albert . BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES FRANZOSISCHEN BUCHES IM 16. JAHRHUNDERT DRUCK ILLUSTRATION EINBAND PAPIERGESCHICHTE
Wiesbaden 1971 Harrassowitz. Sm.4to., 133pp., wraps. VG, minor cover wear. (a17471)
$25.00 Gamble, Charles . MODERN ILLUSTRATION PROCESSES AN INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOK
London 1938 -2nd Pitman. "For all students of printing methods." 409pp., illustrations, index. VG, no DJ. (a20190)
$35.00 American Institute of Graphic Arts . THE FIFTY BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 1962 EXHIBITION OF 1963 AIGA
NY 1963 Aiga. 53pp., illus. Fine, no DJ. (a20627)
$35.00 Simancas, Jacobus . DE CATHOLICIS INSTITUTIONIBUS
1569 Andream de Angulo. Full vellum. Printed in double columns. Vignette on titlepage; initials in text. 310pp. A few contemporary ink notes on titlepage and on inside front cover. Opens to titlepage. Title page has light brown stain on about half of the page and one tiny hole (no text affected.) Text is tight, lightly browned ( a few final pages are quite browned, but still legible.) Vellum cracked and chipped in a few places, and front outer hinge about half cracked. Spine label gone. Overall Good condition for age. (a21883)
$800.00 Thomas, Henry . ANTI-ENGLISH PROPAGANDA IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH BEING THE STORY OF THE FIRST ENGLISH PRINTING IN THE PENINSULA
Oxford 1946. Hispanic Society. with 2 facsimile illustrations. 20pp., wraps. VG. (a22956)
$22.00(horace hart). REMINISCENCES OF HORACE HART 1910-1991 BY A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS
NY 1991The Goudy Society. Hart was a distinguished Typophile. 8vo., 28pp., photo illus., wraps. Limited to 750 copies. Near Fine. (a24521)
$25.00 Pepper, William M. Jr. . DICTIONARY OF NEWSPAPER AND PRINTING TERMS ENGLISH-SPANISH, SPANISH-ENGLISH; DICCIONARIO DE TERMINOS PERIODISTICOS Y GRAFICOS
NY 1959 1st Columbia University. Hardcover. Octavo, 344pp., green cloth. Good, spine faded, no DJ. No ownership marks. (a25240)
$35.00 Turner, Michael L. . ANDREW WILSON: LORD STANHOPE'S STEREOTYPE PRINTER
London 1974. In the Journal of the Printing Historical Society, No. 9 at pp. 22-65, illustrated. Whole issue containing 2 other articles. 8vo., wraps. Fine. (a25434)
$26.00 Hills, Lee and Timothy J. Sullivan . FACSIMILE
NY 1949 1st ed Mc Graw. 8vo., 319pp., illus., index. Facsimile printing. Business stamp and date stamp on end paper. History of facsimile, use of facsimile in printing. Focus is mostly on role of facsimile in news reporting. VG, no DJ. (a27036)
$65.00 (china) . CHINA'S NATIONAL PHONETIC SYLLABARY OR CHU YIN TZU-MU
Brooklyn 1921. As adapted to the Linotype by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. Octavo, 7pp. plus sample inset of about 20pp., wraps. VG, a bit worn. rare. (a29446)
$75.00 (books) . TWO MILLION SEVERAL ADDRESSES GIVEN UPON THE ACQUISITION OF ITS TWO MILLIONTH VOLUME BY THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Berkeley 1960. 4to., 14pp., wraps. Designed by Adrian Wilson. Type designed by Frederic W. Goudy. Near Fine. (a30934)
$20.00 (typography) . HISTORIE DU LIVRE
Paris n.d. (c.1975). Catalogue of Librairie Paule Jammes. Lg.4to., unpaginated (about 85pp.), 1814 books listed, wraps. Good, light wear. (a31084)
$28.00 (books) . BOOKS WHAT THEY REPRESENT OT THOSE WHO HAVE WRITTEN, REAN AND LOVED THEM
NY Christmas 1944. Introduction by Bruce Rogers. Sm.8vo., 22pp. VG, slight wear. (a31121)
$30.00 Brown, A. H. . REPORT ON GOVERNMENTAL PRINTING - INSTITUTIONS IN EUROPE - VIENNA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1873
Washington 1875 first edition. GPO. 8vo., 18pp. Original printed pink front wrap bound in later wraps. Good plus, no ownership marks. Scarce/ (a31732)
$36.00 Whitehouse, Eleanor . ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY - MARKS OF EARLY PRINTERS 15 AND 16TH CENTURIES
1967. Prepared for a course History of Books and Printing, Prof. Paul A. Winckler. 4to., 19pp., carbon of typescript in student folder. Good plus. (a32371)
$30.00 (incunabula) Gilhofer and Ranschburg . AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF INCUNABULA, XYLOGRAPHICA ET TYPOGRAHICA...(etc)
Vienna no date (c.1920?) Gilhofer & Ranschburg No. 165. Large octavo, 294pp., illustrations, wraps. Good, a bit of wear and soiling. (a35087)
$34.00 (maggs) . REFERENCE WORKS BIBLIOGRAPHY TYPOGRAPHY ILLUSTRATION PALEOGRAPHY ILLUMINATION PAINTING ETC.
London 1952. Maggs Bros. Catalogue 808. 8vo., 142pp., index, wraps. 1064 works listed and described. VG, (a36236)
$28.00 Copeto, Paschali . DE CHRISTI ECCLESIASE MINISTERII, BREVIS DEMONSTRATIO AD NOTTITIAM, ET PRAXIM
Roma 1776 Typographia Salomoniana. In Latin. Sm.4to, 472pp., full vellum. Spine numbers. Owner stamp on inside front cover and on title page. VG, light wear. (a3918x)
$290.00 Alson, R.C. . ENGLISH GRAMMARS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND ENGLISH GRAMMARS WRITTEN IN LATIN BY NATIVE SPEAKERS
Leeds 1965, Bibliography of the English Language From the Invention of Printing to the Year 1800, Volume One. Limited to 1000 copies. 4to., 118pp., index, boards. VG, light stain on spine. (a39368)
$44.00 Banks, W. H. (editor) . PRINTING INKS AND COLOR
NY 1961. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Printing Research Institutes. Hardcover. Large octavo, 352pp., illustrations, index, boards. VG plus, no DJ. (a39614)
$24.00Firmin-Didot. CATALOGUE DIDOT - CATALOGUE DES LIVRES RARES ET PRECIEUX MANUSCRIPT ET IMPRIMES: 2 VOLUMES 1878-1881,1882 -1884
Paris 1878-1884. In French. Catalogues with original wrappers and prices (Liste des prix d'adjudication) bound in 2 volumes. 4to., (6 catalogues per volume), index, cloth boards. Publishing company bookplates. iInner hinges reinforced. Moderate wear, corner tips worn. Two volumes. (a39667)
$95.00 Brusch, Caspar (1518-1557) . MONASTERIORUM GERMANIAE PRAECIPUORUM AC MAXIME ILLUSTRIUM : CENTURIA PRIMA. IN QUA ORIGINES ANNALES AC CELEBRIORA CUJUS MONUMENTA, BONA FIDE RECENSENTUR
1551 Ingolstadii apud Alexandrum & Samuelem Wissenhorn Fratres. Folio, 191 (numbered) plus 10 (unnumbered) leaves, halfpage engraving on colophon. Curiously, one of the final 10 leaves is in neat contemporary ink handwriting instead of printing. The manuscript leaf is a bit heavier stock, but similar in age and color, in comparison to the printed leaves. Fully stamped vellum cover, lacking original ties. A few contemporary ink notes on title page. Good, some cover wear, spine very dark brown, spine label chipped and barely legible, corners somewhat worn, some water spots or other spotting in text, a few page corners folded down, two tiny wormholes in first 25 leaves. Brunet 21705- 'Edition devenue rare' (a42537)
$1800.00 Lafontaine, Gerard H. ( comp.) . DICTIONARY OF TERMS USED IN THE PAPER, PRINTING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Toronto 1949 Howard Smith. 8vo., about 150pp., wraps. Good, spine a bit faded. (a42549)
$28.00 (printing) . THE JOURNAL OF THE PRINTING HISTORICAL SOCIETY INDEX NOS. 1 TO 10
London 1975. The Journal of the Printing Historical Society, Index Nos. 1 to 10. 8vo., 40pp., wraps. Fine. (a42604)
$25.00 (printing) . THE JOURNAL OF THE PRINTING HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO. 13
London 1979. The Journal of the Printing Historical Society, No. 13 1978/79. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., 80pp., illustrations, wraps. Fine. (a42605a)
$25.00 Comparato, Frank E. . 'OLD THUNDERER'S' AMERICAN LIGHTNING
London 1979. In the Journal of the Printing Historical Society, No. 13 1978/79 at pp. 27-63. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., 80pp., illus., wraps. Fine. (a42605b)
$30.00 Skinglsey, T.A. . TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE ENGLISH PRINTING INDUSTRY
London 1979. In the Journal of the Printing Historical Society, No. 13 1978/79 at pp. 1-26. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., 80pp., illus., wraps. Fine. (a42605c)
$30.00 Rogers, Theresa F. and Nathalie S. Friedman . PRINTERS FACE AUTOMATION (signed)
Toronto 1980 1st Lexington. ISBN 0-669-03310-3. The impact of technology on work and retirement among skilled craftsmen. Hardcover. Octavo, 184pp., cloth. **Inscribed presentation copy from Nathalie Friedman. Good plus. cover unevenly faded and spotted, no DJ. (a43458)
$34.00 Pearson, Edmund Lester . BOOKS IN BLACK AND RED
Freeport 1969. Reprint of the 1923 first edition. 8vo., 213pp., boards. VG, faint printed stamp on front free blank and rear pastedown. (a43713)
$25.00 (books) . THE PARSONS FRAGMENT OF ITALIAN PROTOTYPOGRAPHY
1998. Christie's Auction of the first Italian Printed Book. 4to., 48pp., color illustrations, wraps. VG. (a44995)
$25.00 (type faces) . TYPE FACES FORTY YEARS 1899-1939 (3 volume set, complete) 1-MACHINE COMPOSITION; DISPLAY COMPOSITION; 2-LIST OF FACES, SIZES AND FONTS; 3- SUPPLEMENTARY TO OUR TYPE SPECIMEN BOOKS
New York 1938. first edition. American Book Stratford Press. Three octavo hardcover covers. 918pp., illustrations, index (2 volumes). Third volume comprises one foldout chart in hardcover binding. Top edge gilt. Very Near Fine. no djs. Three volume set. No ownership marks, like new. (a45472)
$60.00 Owens, L. T. . J. H. MASON 1875 - 1951 SCHOLAR - PRINTER
London 1976 Muller. Sm.4to., 192pp., illustrations, index, cloth. VG in Good DJ. (a45597)
$39.00 Eaton, Thelma . THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK, A SYLLABUS AND READING LIST, FIFTH EDITION
Champaign 1963. 4to., 92pp., wraps. VG. (a47683)
$35.00 Accetto, Reginaldo . IL THESORO DELLA VOLGAR LINGUA
Napoli 1572 Giuseppe Cacchi. square 8vo. Full vellum. Titlepage, Alli Benegni e Generosi Lettori (2p) lacks 16 other pages of introduction and dedication. The main text, " Trattato della volgar orthografia" ,is complete in 49 leaves (98 pages). Halfpage vignette on verso of final page of text. Vignette on titlepage, several capitals. Some ink writing on titlepage. Good, some very old ink notation on titlepage , some old dry stains in text, spine darkened. (a4813)
$350.00 Lawson, Alexander S. . A PRINTER'S ALMANAC THE HERITAGE OF THE PRINTER VOLUME II WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
Philadelphia 1966 1st North American. Hardcover. 4to., 257pp., foldout color plates, green cloth. VG, no DJ. (a48275)
$24.00McMurtrie, Douglas C. (editor). ARS TYPOGRAPHICA 1925 AND 1926 - VOLUME II NUMBERS 1, 2, 3, 4 (complete volume)
NY 1925, 1926. 4 issues (complete for Volume II). Lg.4to., illustrations, ads, wraps. VG, very light wear. Set of four issues: (a48461)
$160.00McMurtrie, Douglas C. (editor). ARS TYPOGRAPHICA VOLUME III NUMBER 1 JULY 1926
NY 1926. Lg.4to., 101pp., illustrations, ads, wraps. Good, head of spine lightly chipped, some light wear. (a48462)
$44.00 Vervliet, Hendrick D. L. (editor) . ABHB ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF THE PRINTED BOOK AND LIBRARIES VOLUME 4 PUBLICATIONS OF 1973 AND ADDITIONS FROM THE PRECEDING YEARS
The Hague 1975 Nijhoff. Lg.8vo., 324pp., index, wraps. Ex University Reference Library, with corresponding marks and labels. VG. (a48764)
$35.00 Vervliet, Hendrick D. L. (editor) . ABHB ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF THE PRINTED BOOK AND LIBRARIES VOLUME1 PUBLICATIONS OF 1970 AND ADDITIONS FROM THE PRECEDING YEARS
The Hague 1973 Nijhoff. Lg.8vo., 225pp., index, wraps. Ex University Reference Library, with corresponding marks and labels. VG. (a48765)
$40.00 Vervliet, Hendrick D. L. (editor) . ABHB ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF THE PRINTED BOOK AND LIBRARIES VOLUME 2 PUBLICATIONS OF 1971 AND ADDITIONS FROM THE PRECEDING YEARS
The Hague 1973 Nijhoff. Lg.8vo., 245pp., index, wraps. Ex University Reference Library, with corresponding marks and labels. VG. (a48766)
$35.00 Vervliet, Hendrick D. L. (editor) . ABHB ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF THE PRINTED BOOK AND LIBRARIES VOLUME 3 PUBLICATIONS OF 1972 AND ADDITIONS FROM THE PRECEDING YEARS
The Hague 1974 Nijhoff. Lg.8vo., 289pp., index, wraps. Ex University Reference Library, with corresponding marks and labels. VG. (a48767)
$35.00Selneccero, Nicolao. CATALOGUS BREVIS PRAECIPUO RUM CONCILIORUM
Francofurti 1571 Georgium Coruinum. 12 mo hardcover. 115p. Bound with Selnecceri ANALECTUS 159p. Someone wrote "Finis" in pen on final page. Final blank page is half cut away. Opens to titlepage. Some ink notes on inside of boards. Full embossed vellum. 5 raised bands. Ink title on spine. Some worming on cover. Text mostly clean, some water stainis in margins. near Good, binding secure. Light toning on text. Pictures available on request. (a4877)
$550.00 Scheid, Jacob (Iacobi Scheidii Scheidius) . GLOSSARIUM ARABICO-LATINUM MANUALE MAXIMAM PARTEM E LEXICO GOLIANO EXCERPTUM
Lugduni Batavorum 1769 Ioannem le Mair. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 223pp., 3 pages of careful notes in Arabic handwritten on rear end pages, paper-covered boards with vellum corners and later paper spine. A few tiny neat very old ink notations in text.Good, 1/2 of front blank end paper removed, cover worn. Binding secure. (a4961)
$480.00 Gionnetti, Andrea; (Anselme, Antonio) . PREDICHE QUARESIMALI DEL SIGNOR ABBATE ANTONIO ANSELME
Venice 1783 "prima edizione Italiana" Bassaglia. 4to., wraps. 348pp., fine copperplate fullpage portrait of Anselme as frontispiece. Double column text in Italian, stringbound wraps. Text VG, edges slightly rippled; text clean; cover Fairly Good, worn, top and bottom ends of backstrip worn off. Binding secure. Scarce. (a4962)
$300.00 Rodell, Petri . HORATIUS
Tolosae 1683 Ludovicum Colomerium & Jeronymum Posuel. In Latin. Hardcover. 12mo., 587pp., 3/4 vellum with paper covered boards. Extensively interleaved in 1848 with very tiny, very neat ink notes by Andre Jindros. Good, a few text pages have some stains. (a4969)
$490.00 Hart, James D. and Ward Ritchie . INFLUENCES ON CALIFORNIA PRINTING
Los Angeles 1970 Clark Memorial Library. 8vo., 84pp., wraps. VG. (a50608)
$25.00 (guatemala) . A LIST OF PRINTING OFFICES CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA - CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATERIALS ON THE HISTORY OF PRINTING NO. 5
Chicago 1942 WPA. 4to., 6pp., stapled wraps. Good. (a53331)
$25.00 (typography) . BOOK OF SPECIMEN PAGES
NY 1929 1st Country Life. 160p. Every couple of pages is printed in a different font--each font is labelled and indexed. 8vo. Hardcover. Near VG, number stamp on Table of Contents page and slight paperclip residue--no other ownership markings. Spine lettering faded away. no dj. (a54354)
$55.00 (printing) . THE BAXTER TIMES A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOUR PRINT COLLECTORS VOLUME II JUNE 1924 - MAY 1925
London 1924 1925. 12 monthly issues of this magazine on the the Baxter Process, an early nineteenth century technique for letterpress and color printing. Bound in one volume. 4to., 375pp., table of contents, color and monochrome illustrations, blue cloth hardcover. Light institute name stamp on fore-edges. VG. RARE. (a56959)
$225.00 (printing) . THE BAXTER TIMES A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOUR PRINT COLLECTORS VOLUME III JUNE 1925 - NOVEMBER 1925
London 1925. 6 monthly issues of this magazine on the the Baxter Process, an early nineteenth century technique for letterpress and color printing. Bound in one volume. 4to., 190pp., monochrome illustrations, blue cloth hardcover. Light institute name stamp on fore-edges. VG. Rare. (a57033)
$110.00 (printing) . THE BAXTER TIMES A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOUR PRINT COLLECTORS VOLUME III DECEMBER 1925 - MAY 1926
London 1925 1926. 6 monthly issues of this magazine on the the Baxter Process, an early nineteenth century technique for letterpress and color printing. Bound in one volume. 4to., 152pp., monochrome illustrations, blue cloth hardcover. Light institute name stamp on fore-edges. VG. Rare. (a57034)
$110.00 (printing) . THE BAXTER TIMES A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOUR PRINT COLLECTORS VOLUME IV JUNE 1926 - MAY 1927 VOLUME V JUNE 1927
London 1926 1927. 13 monthly issues (12 issues of Volume IV and 1 issue of Volume V) of this magazine on the the Baxter Process, an early nineteenth century technique for letterpress and color printing. Bound in one volume. 4to., 391pp., table of contents, 30pp., monochrome illustrations, blue cloth hardcover. Light institute name stamp on fore-edges. VG. Rare. (a57035)
$250.00 Pipping, Fredr. Wilh. . NAGRA HISTORISKA UNDERR�TTELSER OM BOKTRYCKERIET I FINLAND SJUNDE STYCKET
Helsingfor 1867. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae tomus VIII. In Swedish. 4to., 189pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a57645)
$35.00 Martin, J. C. and De Brocke . PRESENTING A NEW IDEA IN COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
NY (c.1950). 4to., 49pp. each with four monochrome stock photo illustrations (mostly young women in outdoor activities), original wraps. Good, light wear. (a57961)
$29.00 (trade marks) . KERSTING MARKEN TRADE-MARKS
1955 1st Verlag Ernst Heyer Essen. Design classic. In German. Hardcover. Square octavo, 127pp., color illustrations, white linen with blue decoration and lettering on cover. VG, with clear glassine protective cover. (a58072)
$44.00 Fabritio, Stephano . SACRE CONCIONES IN CENTUM QUINQUAGINTA
Geneva 1620 Chouet. In French. 4to., 1102pp., later boards. Ex-library. Good, some text pages repaired, new spine old boards remounted on new boards, some browning, spotting and foxing throughout. (a5998)
$350.00 Long, Hon. Henry G. . SOME EARLY PRINTERS
Lancaster 1899. In Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, at pp. 203 - 212. Two other articles in same issue. Octavo, original grey wraps. Blind stamp on title page. Good, wraps a bit chipped and worn. (a61912c)
$45.00 (typeface) . BURMAR TYPEFACE SELECTION GUIDE
Albertson c.1990. 4to., 185pp., plastic spiral wraps. Near Fine. (a63426)
$29.00 McKay, George L. . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HARRY MILLER LYDENBERG
NY 1943. Offprint from the Bookmen's Holiday, Notes as Studies Written in Tribute to Harry Miller Lydenberg. Octavo, 21pp. As originally published without a cover. VG. residue from price tag on front. (a63827)
$25.00 Frank, Herman Ph.D . JEWISH TYPOGRAPHY AND BOOKMAKING ART (IDISHE TYPOGRAPHYE UN BUKH-OYSARBETUNG KUNST)
New York 1938 first edition. Hebrew-American Typographical Union. In Yiddish. Octavo, 174pp., text illustrations and one double plate of typography company interior, original purple cloth hardcover. Some light scuffing on plates (had been stuck together at one time). Good, cover soiled and unevenly faded. Scarce. (a64025)
$120.00 Osorii (Osorius), R. P. Joannis (Ioannis) S. J. . CONCIONES CONCIONUM IOANNIS OSORII SOCIETATIS JESU DE SANCTIS (5 VOLUME SET COMPLETE)
Coloniae Agrippinae 1600 Apud Antonium Hierat. 5 volumes. Hardcovers.12mo, 1040pp., 929pp., 1026pp., 894pp., 986pp., full embossed vellum with mounted red leather spine labels, raised bands and metal clasps. (Bookplate of Sanctae Marieae Buckfastriae in Elchingen). Ink Monastery name and blind stamp on all title pages. In Good Plus condition: covers rubbed and lightly worn on edges and corners. Most of the metal clasps in working order. Very Scarce. Attractive set. 5 volumes. (a64536)
$1500.00 Vergil, Polydore (Polydori Vergilij) . POLYDORI VERGILIJ URBINATIS DE RERUM INUENTORIBUS LIBRI OCTO EIUSDEM IN DOMINICAM PRECEM COMMENTARIOLUM
Basilea apud Isingriniu 1546. In Latin. Hardcover. 12mo.,(46), 524pp., decorated capitals, full stamped leather with three raised bands on spine. Several very old ink names and bits of writing on front end papers and small bit on title page. Good, slight bit of worming on top outer corner of first 5 pages (not near text), spine ends chipped and worn down; and corners worn round. (a64560)
$2600.00 Garimberto, Hieronimo . PROBLEMI NATURALI E MORALI
Vinegia 1550 Nella Bottega d'Erasmo di Vicenzo Valgrisi. Hardcover. In Italian. 12mo., nice vignette on titlepage of two hands holding a staff around which is curled a serpent, later full tan calf with red spine label and raised bands. VG, occasional spotting in text, light wear and discoloration on boards. Nice looking book. Rare. (a64562)
$2200.00Pasquier, Estienne. LES LETTRES D'ESTIENNE PASQUIER CONSEILLER ET ADVOCAT GENERAL DU ROY EN LA CHAMBRE DES COMPTES DE PARIS
Avignon 1590 2nd edition. Jacques Bramereau. In French. 16mo.(12.5 x 9 cm) , (24), 439 leaves (or 878pages), (60 Table des Choses index). Nicely professionally rebound in 1/2 leather with gilt spine lettering and red marbled boards. Two owner signatures on title page. VG, cover rubbed. Pictures provided upon request. (a64564)
$610.00 Monson, Thormod . THE MONSEN TYPE MANUAL
Chicago 1929 1st Thormod Monsen & Son. Hardcover. 4to, 511p. (this edition is much larger and more thorough than shorter 1922 ed), illustrations, original decorated cloth. VG. no ownership marks. no faults, just slight cover wear. no dj. In later glassine protective jacket. (a65331)
$90.00 Turchi, Fr. Adeodato . OMELIA DALL'ILLUSTRISSIMO E REVERENDISSIMO
Parma 1793 Dalla Stamperia Reale. Boboni printing. In Italian. Lg.4to., 40pp., engraved vignette on title page and half page engraving on next page, wide margins in text, spine and tips leather with marbled boards. Attractive hand made colorful pastedowns. Good, edges worn, occasional soiling, opens to title page (no blank end papers). (a65659)
$260.00(greek bible) John Baskerville, printer. NOVUM TESTAMENTUM JUXTA EXEMPLAR MILLIANUM (TITLE IN GREEK AND LATIN) (In English on spine label)
Oxonii 1763 Typographeo Clarendoniano. Printed by John Baskerville. In Greek. Octavo, 676pp., full leather with mounted leather spine label. Fairly Good, front cover held on by binding string, rear board cracked along outer hinge, spine label chipped. Text bright and clean. Scarce Greek Bible in usable condition. (a66202)
$370.00 (journalism) . PETTENGILL'S NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY AND ADVERTISERS' HAND-BOOK FOR 1878
NY (1878) Pettengill. Comprising a complete list of the newspapers and other periodicals published in the U.S. and British American; also the prominent European and Australasian newspapers. Octavo, 332pp., 50pp. of illustrated advertisements for printing presses, metal type, ink, photo plates, paper, several engraved and woodcut portraits in text (Bret Harte, George Childs, etc), original salmon-colored cloth hardcover. Signed by Pettengill in presentation to the Academy of Natural Sciences (their bookplate is present but partly torn out.s VG, light soiling. (a67204)
$150.00 De Pisan, Christine . L'OROYSON NOSTRE DAME - PRAYER TO OUR LADY
NY 1953 1st Kurt H. Volk. Foreword by jean Misrahi. Translated by Misrahi and Margaret Marks. French text on left and English translation on right. Folio, 24pp. in red and black ink, typography by Volk, attractive gilt printed red cloth hardcover. Fine, no DJ. No slipcase. (a69395)
$49.00 More, Sir Thomas . THE XII PROPERTEES OR CONDICYONS OF A LOVER BY JOHAN PICUS, ERLE OF MYRANDULA, A GRETE LORD OF ITALY, EXPRESSED IN BALADE BY SIR THOMAS MORE KNYGHTE SOMETIME LO. CHANCELLOUR OF ENGLAND
1928 Printed and Published at Saint Dominic's Press, Ditchling Common, Sussex. Printed on a Stanhope Hand-Press, on a Batchelor Hand-Made Paper. Copy No. 63/250. Tall 4to., tan cloth with mounted paper title label on front. VG slight soiling on cover and uneven fading of end papers, no DJ. (a69643)
$100.00 Gordon-Cumming, Miss C. F. . THE INVENTOR OF THE NUMERAL TYPE FOR CHINA FOR BLIND AND ILLITERATE PEOPLE
London 1899 a new edition, Downey. Hardcoaver. 12mo. 189pp., photo illustrations, yellow cloth with brown lettering and trim. A few ink notations (possibly by Gordon-Cumming). Tipped in rear: 14th Annual Report of Mission to the Chinese Blind for year 1900 (29p.); same for 1901 (lacks title page, 35p.) Good, a bit soiled. (a70799)
$65.00 Prince, J. H. . PRINTING FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
1967. Article at pp. 31-48 in Journal of Typographic Research. Complete issue has numerous other related articles. Octavo, 100pp., wraps. VG plus. (a70897a)
$30.00 Wiggins, Richard H. . EFFECTS OF THREE TYPOGRAPHICAL VARIABLES ON SPEED OF READING
1967. Article at pp. 1-30 in Journal of Typographic Research. Complete issue has numerous other related articles. Octavo, 100pp., wraps. VG plus. (a70897b)
$30.00 Holland, F. C. . TYPOGRAPHICAL EFFECTS BY CATHODE RAY TUBE TYPESETTING SYSTEMS
1967. Wraps. Article at pp. 69-79 in Journal of Typographic Research. Complete issue has numerous other related articles. Octavo, 100pp., wraps. VG plus. (a70897c)
$30.00 Strope, Jeremy . SNOWFLAKE
NY. Book conceived by Kurt H Volk, typographer and executed in collaboration with Meyer Wagman in 1952. Typography and printing by Kurt Volk, Inc. Hardcover. Octavo, 13 pages printed on rag paper with embossed snowflake on title page, puffy silk cloth cover cased in velvet-lined folding box with ribbon ties. VG. (a70932)
$24.00 Du Moulin, Pierre . DU COMBAT CHRESTIEN OU DES AFFLICTIONS A MESSIEURS DE L'EGLISE REFORMEE A PARIS
Geneve 1659 5th augmentee Pierre Chouet. In French. 2 parts in one. 8vo., 173pp., 166pp., vignette of sinking ship on titlepages, full vellum. Good, a fews stains in text, vellum browned. Du Moulin was Huguenot Chief Pastor of Church of Paris. These are his letters of counsel from Sedan to Paris. (a7186)
$550.00 Rasmus, Berg . BIANCO LUNOS BOGTRYKKERI GENNEM HUNDREDE AAR
K�benhavn 1931 1st Bianco Lunos. History of Danish printing company. In Danish. Hardcover. 4to., 100pp., original green cloth with gilt line decoration on both front and rear. VG. Attractive book. (a71898)
$45.00 Guppy, Henry . STEPPING-STONES TO THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY
1928. Offprint from Bulletin of John Rylands Library. Large octavo, 45pp., 14 facsimiles, wraps. Signed by Guppy. Good, cover browned and edges frayed. (a74926)
$27.00 Gent, Thomas . THE LIFE OF MR. THOMAS GENT, PRINTER, OF YORK WRITTEN BY HIMSELF 1832
1974 Garland Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 208pp., grey cloth. Fine. (a75285)
$45.00 Schramm, J. R. . COST ANALYSIS OF SCHOLARLY PERIODICAL PRINTING
1939. Article at pp.1-124 in a single issue of Proceedings of American Philosophical Society, Additional articles in issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. V (a77814a)
$45.00 Stevens, George A. . NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 6 STUDY OF A MODERN TRADE UNION AND ITS PREDECESSORS
Albany 1913 1st Lyon. Hardcover. Large octavo, 717pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Owner name stamped twice on blank end pages. VG. (a7986)
$35.00 Hus, Richard E. . THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRINTERS' MECHANICAL TYPESETTING METHODS 1822-1925
Charlottesville 1973 1st University press of Virginia. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 307pp., illustrations, cloth. Library name stamp on top fore-edge, numbers on title page and initials on end papers, residue of label at heel of spine. Library label on end paper (label partly removed.) Good plus. no dj. (a80106)
$27.00 Bigmore, E. C. and C. W. H. Wyman (comp) . A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTING WITH NOTES & ILLUSTRATIONS (3 VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE)
London 1934 Bernard Quaritch. Printed in photo-offset by Duenewald in New York. 4to., xii, 449pp.; vii, 412pp; vi, 115pp., numerous illustrations, gilt printed orange cloth. VG, no DJ. (a81402)
$95.00 McCulloch, F. H. . PRACTICAL SPECIMENS NO. 5 JULY ISSUE 1894
Austin (Minn) 1894. Printer/Publisher Sample book showing wide variety of printed forms for business, advertising, banking, with variety of type fonts and styles. Oblong octavo, original printed stringbound wraps. Good. cover a bit worn and lightly stained. (a82126)
$45.00 Spaulding, Thomas Marshall . THE FIRST PRINTING IN HAWAII
NY 1956. Article at pp. 313-327 in one complete issue of The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, wraps. VG plus. (a82982a)
$25.00 McKerrow, R. B. . EDWARD ALLDE AS A TYPICAL TRADE PRINTER
1929. Elizabethan printer. Octavo, pp. 121-162, 27 illustrations on printer's logos and marks, removed from the Transactions of the Bibliographical Society and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a83041)
$45.00 Hobson, G. D. . ON A GROUP OF BINDINGS WITH PAINTED PLAQUETTES
1924. Octavo, pp. 47-48, 8 full page photo plates on heavy stock. Removed from the Transactions of the Bibliographical Society and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a83046)
$45.00 Cowley, John D. . THE ABRIDGEMENTS OF THE STATUTES 1481? - 1551
1931. Octavo, pp. 125-173, 9 facsimiles, removed from the Transactions of the Bibliographical Society and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a83048)
$29.00 Roberts, R J . THE GREEK PRESS AT CONSTANTINOPLE IN 1627 AND ITS ANECEDENTS
1967. One article at pp. 13-43 in single complete issue of The Library. Several additional articles on other topics in same issue. Octavo, original wraps. Good plus, slight wear. (a83976)
$30.00 De La Mare, A. C. and Lotte Hellinga . THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN OXFORD: THE EXPOSITIO SYMBOLI OF RUFINUS
1978. Article at pp. 188-244 in single whole issue of Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a83998)
$35.00 Strongman, Sheila . JOHN PARKER'S MANUSCRIPTS: AN EDITION OF THE LISTS IN LAMBETH PALACE MS 737
1977. Article at pp. 1-27 in single whole issue of Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a83999a)
$29.00 O'Kill, Brian . THE PRINTED WORKS OF WILLIAM PATTEN C. 1510-1600
1977. Article at pp. 28-45 in single whole issue of Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a83999b)
$29.00 Rogers, Shef . THE USE OF ROYAL LICENSES FOR PRINTING IN ENGLAND, 1695-1760: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Oxford 2000. In The Library, The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, Seventh Series, Volume I Number 2, June 2000 at pp. 133-192. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., pp.120-240, wraps. Good, top corner of rear wrap and final few leaves folded. (k1170)
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