Authors starting with W from The Veatchs Arts of the Book

NY: Red Angel Press, 1974 . . 7 1/2 x 8. (18) pages, in black and red, with 4 woodcuts by Ronald Keller. Bound by the artist in wheat-colored cloth with a raised design of a bird in flight. Fine. No. 36 of 152 copies signed by printer/artist Ronald Keller. These early copies of the edition had this more detailed and more labor intensive binding. Printed in Garamont types on Arches and Sekishu papers; the colophon shaped as a bird in flight. Longfellow's story poem is from "Tales of a Ways... more information

Chevington Press, 1985. . 15 x 22. Thirty-three leaves including 20 full size etchings & aquatints of fish, some with hand coloring or stencil coloring (pochoir). Loose as issued in cloth tray case. Fine. No. 61 of 100 signed by the artist. The text for each fish is from nineteenth & early twentieth century writers. Brilliant plates of pike, tench, trout, eel, gudgeon, perch, carp, grayling, barbel, bream, chub, roach,, salmon, catfish, and zander. ... more information

(Leicestershire) The Plough Press, 1981. . 8 1/2 x 12. Text booklet in wraps, 18 fascicles describing each illustration process, and each with an original leaf laid in. Fine in cloth tray case. The 18 prints are: woodcut, wood engraving, etching, copper engraving, stipple engraving, steel engraving, aquatint, mezzotint, chalk lithography, line lithography, chromolithography, relief color print, hand colored print, photograph, woodburytype, collotype, photogravure, photomechanical printing (3 examples la... more information

Exeter & London: Commin & Gibbings, 1890. . 12 1/2 x 16. (14) pages, 39 photogravure plates and 39 leaves of description. Modern morocco-grained black cloth. First gathering loosening from stitching; faint spotting to binding. Very good copy of this scarce book. One of 100 numbered copies, printed for subscribers. Each fine plate depicts one or two early German "artistic" bindings. Most were held by the Dresden Library, and were destroyed in WWII. ... more information

The Plough Press, (2005). . 6 x 9 and 12 x 9 1/2. 128 pages, well illustrated. Bound by The Fine Bindery in black half leather, Ann Muir marbled paper sides. A separate portfolio contains 8 original samples of Jones' printing, with descriptive leaflet. Fine. One of 15 signed & numbered copies. The original leaves (two are single leaves, 3 are multiple leaves) are from The Canterbury Tales, The Georgics of Vergil, Two Centuries of Typefounding, The Pearl, Calendar for the Year 1923. Jones (... more information

Montagnola, 1926 (London: Elkin Mathews) . 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. 85, (1) pages. Original pastepaper boards; light extremity wear. Very good. One of 250. Printed in 12 pt. Bodoni Cuneo roman and italic on Binda handmade paper. ... more information

South Norwalk, 1995. . 15 x 11. 15 leaves: double spread title with a portrait of Whitman, 13 verses (one on each recto) cut in wood by Frasconi and then each letter colored by the artist. Versos are painted lilac. The artist numbered each verse in red at the top of the page. Bound by Frasconi in wraps printed from one long woodcut, endpapers painted lilac. In a matching slipcase, also created by the artist. Fine. No. II of only 3 copies--each slightly different. Numbered & signed by Frasconi. The Boo... more information

Easthampton, 2003. . 5 x 7 1/2. 10 leaves on heavy pale green stock, with 11 delightful hand colored illustrations by Carol Blinn. Bound in heavy blue, laced wraps with a raised design of an egg. Fine. One of 45 copies, signed by Frieda and Carol. ... more information

Easthampton, 2004. . Broadside 9 x 13 1/2. Poem is printed letterpress directly upon the 5-color woodcut by Carol Blinn. Fine. Limited to 150 copies signed by Blinn. ... more information

Easthampton, 1982. . 5 x 7 1/2. 15, (14) pages, including tipped-in color reproductions of 12 Werner bindings. Pastepaper boards, morocco spine and tips. Fine, with prospectus. One of 200 copies designed and printed by Carol Blinn with her hand-colored illustrations and photograhs of 12 of Arno Werner's bindings. Bound and signed by Blinn and Werner. ... more information

British Museum, 1964. . 8vo. 326 pages illustrated. Spiral bound cloth. Spine darkened, else very good. ... more information

Milan, 2004. . The watermark measures approx. 8 x9 inches on a sheet 9 1/2 x 10 1/2. Fine condition. A beautiful work of art from the Fabriano Paper Mill. The image is almost invisible until held to the light. Variations in thinness or thickness of the handmade paper produce the image. This watermarked paper was made from a wax engraving by Annarita Librari. Five months to a year is required to carve the sheet of wax. Copper dies (positive & negative) are made from the wax sculpture; the dies are pre... more information

Milan, 2002. . The watermark measures approx. 6 x 8 inches on a slightly larger sheet of pale grey-blue Fabriano paper. Fine condition, in printed folder. A beautiful work of art from the Fabriano Paper Mill. The image is almost invisible until held to the light. Variations in thinness or thickness of the handmade paper produce the image. This watermarked paper was made from a wax engraving by Annarita Librari. Five months to a year is required to carve the sheet of wax. Copper dies (positive & negati... more information

Milan, 2001. . The watermark measures approx. 7 x 9 inches on a sheet of pale grey-blue Fabriano paper. Fine condition, in printed folder. A beautiful work of art from the Fabriano Paper Mill. The image is almost invisible until held to the light. Variations in thinness or thickness of the handmade paper produce the image. This watermarked paper was made from a wax engraving by Annarita Librari. Five months to a year is required to carve the sheet of wax. Copper dies (positive & negative) are made fro... more information

Milan, 1999. . The watermark measures approx. 4 x 6inches on a slightly larger sheet of cream Fabriano paper. Fine condition, in printed folder. A beautiful work of art from the Fabriano Paper Mill. The image is almost invisible until held to the light. Variations in thinness or thickness of the handmade paper produce the image. This watermarked paper was made from a wax engraving by Annarita Librari. Five months to a year is required to carve the sheet of wax. Copper dies (positive & negative) are ma... more information

Pasadena, 2004. . 4 1/2 x 7. 13, (2) pages. Bound by Mariana Blau in yellow cloth, leather spine label, in decorative slipcase with inset cover label. Fine. Fifty copies were printed, 10 bound in cloth and 40 in wraps. "This is No. [blank] of ten deluxe." About bees. ... more information

Frankfurt: Bauer, . 14 1/2 x 10 1/2. Frontis, 106 pages followed by over 150 plates (6 folding, 18 in full color). Illustrated throughout with examples of Weiss' type specimens, ornaments, book designs, initials, bookplates, and bindings. Ex-library: stamp obliterated with magic marker in lower margin of title, small label removed from spine, no other markings. Tear in upper margin of first 37 pages. A good reference copy. No. 394 of 450 copies. Printed in black and shades of red throughout. ... more information

Bucknell Univ.: Press of Appletree Alley, 1988. . 6 x 9. Double spread title, 55, (1) pages with 14 engravings printed from the original blocks. Quarter green cloth & green patterned boards. Fine. Signed by the artist under the title page illustration. One of 150 copies, signed by Berry. Printed letterpress in black and green. ... more information

Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2005. . 7 1/2 x 10. 74 pages illustrated, fold-out 4-color woodcut print. Silk cloth, leather label, matching slipcase. Fine. One of 140 copies. Bates, the premier Canadian wood engraver, also explains the medium of scraperboard, with a comparative example. ... more information

London, c1910.. (66) pages. Original wraps. A little wear and soiling, very good; no excisions. Type, printing supplies and equipment specimen, Much of the type and decorative material is from Schelter & Giesecke in Leipzig and includes some nice art noveau material. ... more information