London, England: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1999. Hardcover. navy blue cloth boards w/ gilt emblem & spine printing. 110 pgs w/ 66 annotated items. black, glossy dustjacket. Pages bright & clean. Wonderfully illustrated. More
Swindon, England: National Trust, 2011. Softcover. glossy, red & pictorial wrappers. 128 pgs w/ color illustrations. Clean interior. Wonderfully illustrated. May have author's signature to front page. More
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press / Bryn Mawr College Library, 2007. Hardcover. navy cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. illustrated pastedown & flyleafs. 299 pgs w/ some bw illustrations. "Describes and illustrates 315 bookbinder's tickets, stamps, and engraved designations, from the 1750s through 1876. Identifies 233 binders from 19..... More
Parisiis (Paris): Typographia Regia Parisiis Mabre-Cramoisy, 1673. Leather bound. Oversized burgundy leather boards with gilt embossed design on front cover. Spine has 6 raised bands with extensive gilt tooling, all edge gilt, marble decorated end pages, bw illustration on title page, (12), 786, (47) pp. Text in Latin. Chronicle of..... More
Parisiis (Paris): Typographia Regia Parisiis Mabre-Cramoisy, 1683. Leather bound. Oversized burgundy leather boards with gilt embossed design on front cover. Spine has 6 raised bands with extensive gilt tooling, all edge gilt, marble decorated end pages, bw illustration on title page, 758 (76) pp. Text in Latin, Volume 8. By..... More
Chicago: Art Club of Chicago, 1926. Softcover. Tan wraps with brown lettering and design on front cover, color frontispiece, illustrated in mostly bw with several color illustrations throughout. "This catalogue, addressed primarily to those who have no special knowledge of carpets, may help to reveal something of an important but..... More
Leeds, England: Royal Armouries, 2001. Hardcover. black boards w/ silver spine printing. book ix, 302 pages, 31 unnumbered pages of plates. glossy, blue pictorial dustjacket. An important survey and directory of the types, designs, craftsmen and tradesmen of London silver-hilted swords. A wonderful resource for historians, curators and collectors. More
Belgium: Maquette Mathy'graphic, circa 1964. Softcover. tan & gold pictorial wrappers w/ black printing. 28 pgs w/ 16 illustrations. A small study on the exquisite engravings of firearms in the region of Liege, Belguim. More
New York: E. Weyhe, 1924. Softcover. Stapled printed sheets, with 4 leaves including cover (8 pp. total). Cover is a reproduction of the CAMERA WORK symbol or trademark in the characteristic font. Inside, there is some text about Weyhe acquiring the remaining stock of issues of this periodical and then..... More
New York: [Columbia Broadcasting System?], 1949. Softcover. Black and white illustrated wraps with white and blue lettering, 20 unnumbered pages, bw illustrations. Cover title, remainder of title from page [2] of cover. Commentary on the CBS radio broadcast "Mind in the shadow" with illustrations by Ben Shahn. Copy from the..... More
Stockholm, Sweden: Nordisk Rotogravyr, 1939. inlaid blue linen boards w/ leather corners & 3/4 leather spine. raised band spine w/ gilt printing & gilt devices to each (5) compartments. top edge gilt. marblized pastedowns & flyleafs. 188 pgs w/ 134 plates. Text in Swedish. Frontispiece with tissue-guard intact. Pages and..... More
Rome: E data in luce da Vitale Mascardi, 1635. Softcover. Tan wraps bound with twine, bw illustrated title page, 135 pp, 9 bw plates, inlcuding one folded one. Text in Italian. Later published with the author's Raccolta di lettere (1654) as: Relatione della sontuosa festa del saracino fatta in Roma..... More
Albany: C. Van Benthuysen & Co., 1847. Hardcover. Marbled paper boards with brown leather spine & corners, 392 pp, bw illustrations throughout. Volume IV. Additional subtitle: Illustrated with engravings of farm houses and farm buildings, improved breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, swine and poultry, farm implements, domestic utensils, &c. Still..... More
London/ New York: Groombridge and Sons/ G.P. Putnam, 1849. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with black title block on spine and gilt lettering, 144 pp, one small bw illustration. From title page: "Part II. The Second Part of the Auctarium appeared, in small portions, in Maund's Botanic Garden, From No. 193..... More
London: National Gallery Of Ireland / Merrell Holberton, 1997. Hardcover. bright red cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 175 w/ 78 plates and annotations. pgs grey pictorial dustjacket w/ blue spine. Vibrant color plates. Very nice. An exhibition held at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, May 22-July 27, 1997..... More
Kyoto, Japan: Mitsuhana and Company, 1952. second edition. Hardcover. Green boards with white book plate and black lettering on front cover, folding book, unpaginated, 24 color illustrations. Issued in brown thin cardboard slipcase with black lettering. Includes white 10 page booklet. At head of title: New edition. Arranged and explained..... More
Paris: Chez le Prieur, 1807. Hardcover. Blue marbled boards with burgundy spine, 249, [1] pages, 8 leaves of bw plates. Text in French. Title page translated: Small Encyclopedia Of Children, Or Notions Of The Main Sciences They Should Study: By Requests and By Responses: For The Use Of Schools And..... More
Los Angeles: The Museum, 1975. Softcover. Blue cardboard slipcase with bw illustration and white lettering on front cover, white lettering on spine. Contains 1 booklet of 15 pages and 17 booklets of 4 pages. Illustrated in bw and color. Exhibition held Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 30-November 23..... More
Paris: Pierre Didot L'Aine, 1800. 5th edition. Softcover. Bound in tan original wraps, bw frontispiece, 150 untrimmed pages. Text is in French. The moral of childhood; or, Collection of moral quatrains, placed within the reach of children, and arranged in methodical order. More
London: Order Of The Trustees British Museum, 1902. Hardcover. brown, olive cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 129 pgs w/ 55 plates & frontispiece w/ detached tissue guard. deckled edges. top edge gilt. Pages & plates clean, but with smudges & ink ghosting from opposing pages. More
Paris: Fondation nationale pour la reproduction des manuscrits precieux et pieces rares d'archives, 1937. Hardcover. Dark red three-quarter leather binding with dark red cloth on boards. Gilt lettering on spine and gilt trim on bands and edges of leather. 5 raised bands. Marbled endsheets. iv, 65 pp. 1 leaf folded..... More
London: Haunch of Venison, 2011. Softcover. white wraps w/ debossed printing. 87 pgs w/ color plates & bw illustrations. textured, recycled cardboard dustjacket w/ grey printing. Pages bright & clean; tight binding. Wonderful color plates. Exhibition held at Haunch of Venison, London, May 27-Aug. 20, 2011. More
Paris: Hachette, 1912. Hardcover. Dark yellow cloth binding with decorated art nouveau spine and boards. Profusely illustrated in B&W and color. vii, 318 pp. French. A foundational text outlining 100 foundational "themes" for design, focusing on Art Nouveau and Art Deco aesthetics across different types of decorative arts, from textiles..... More
Orange, California: Little John's Antique Arms, Inc., 1992. Hardcover. oblong, black leatherette boards w/ gilt designs & printing. illustrated pastedowns. 86 pgs w/ color illustrations. A nicely photographed auction catalogue with 151 annotated listings. More
Toronto: The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, 1999. Hardcover. pictorial, cream wrappers w/ black spine & white printing. 96 pgs w/ color & bw plates/illustrations. Interior clean; tight binding. A nice, lavishly illustrated catalogue from the Canadian graphic designer and photographer. More
