Catalogue of Ives Street Press publications
Mount Carmel, CT: Ives Street Press, 1986. Ives Street Press. broadside (8 by 16 inches). Ives Stret Press publications, 1986. Folded. With A.L.s. to Michael Peich offering congratulations of his starting a press.
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TO REMEMBER ME".|
N.P.: n.p., but Black Cat Press, n.d.. self paper wrappers. Miniature Books. miniature book (7.4 by 5.8 cm.). self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Bradbury, Black Cat Press 88. Designed by Norman W. Forgue.
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FAIRFIELD, NEW LINOTYPE FACE DESIGNED BY RUDOLPH RUZICKA WITH AN ESSAY ON THE WORK OF MR. RUZICKA BY W.A. DWIGGINS, AND A NOTE ON THE FAIRFIELD FACE BY ITS DESIGNER
Brooklyn: Mertenthaler Linotype Co, 1940. stiff paper wrappers. Dwiggins, W.A.. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 19, (8) pages. The eight pages at the end of the book show the decorative work of Ruzicka. A fine copy.
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EUROPEAN BOOKDEALERS, 1976-78
London: Sheppard Press, 1975. cloth, dust jacket. Bookselling. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxx, 216 pages. Third edition.
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SAGITTARIUS: HIS BOOK, GATHERED FOR JOHN ARCHER BY HIS FRIENDS
New York: The Typophiles, 1951. cloth. Archer, John. tall 12mo. cloth. (x), 94 pages. Limited to 640 copies; the 25th Chapbook issued by the Typophiles. A near fine copy. Has a title page designed by Dwiggins, contributions by Warren Chappell, Bruce Rogers, Paul Bennett and others. Contains reproductions of Archer's design work.
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HASKELL F. NORMAN LIBRARY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, PART I: THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE/...PART II: THE AGE OF REASON/...PART III: THE MODERN AGE.|THE
New York: Christie's, 1998. paper-covered boards. Norman, Haskell F.. small 4to. paper-covered boards. 263,(3); 475,(3); 411,(3) pages. 3 volumes. Three-volume catalogue for the sale of 1,384 items from the collection of H.F. Norman (1915-1996). Prices realized loosely inserted in all volumes. A fine set. Among items offered were an Aldine printing of the works of Aristotle, a first-edition Vesalius with Vesalius' own annotations, a copy of M. Curie's doctoral dissertation with a presentation to Ernest... Read More
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SERVICE OF INSTALLATION FOR THE REVEREND KENNETH M. KEPLER AS PASTOR OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH "THE CHURCH ON THE PLAZA" MILFORD, DELAWARE
Milford: The First Presbyterian Church, 1949. self paper wrappers. First Presbyterian Church. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. With picture of the inside of the church on the first page.
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GUTENBERG-PREIS DER STADT MAINZ UND DER GUTENBERG-GESELLSCHAFT VERLIEHEN AN RICARDO J. VICENT MUSEROS, VALENCIA AM 20. JUNI 1992
(Mainz): Gutenberg Gesellschaft, 1993. paper boards. Museros, Ricardo J. Vicent. 8vo. paper boards. 77+(1) pages. Kleiner Druck no.110. With contributions by Dr. Anton M. Keim, Don Vicente González Lizondo, and others. Texts reproduced both in German and in Spanish.
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ERIC GILL 1882-1940: A HANDLIST OF AN EXHIBITIOIN AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MARCH TO MAY 1982
Cambridge, England: n.p., 1982. stiff paper wrappers. Gill, Eric. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Exhibition at Cambridge. With brief bibliography and acknowledgments.
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LIST OF GEHENNA PRESS BOOKS.|A
(Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1967. paper wrappers, cord-tied. Gehenna Press. large 12mo. paper wrappers, cord-tied. (16) pages. A fifteenth anniversary catalogue from the Gehenna Press (Brooks 119). A near fine copy. It includes listings of their out of print books, their upcoming books, and limited editions. Printed in red and black and with eight wood engravings printed from the blocks, four being printer marks.
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LIST: 150 JAHRE BUCHHANDLERISCHER TRADITION
N.P.: (Paul List, 1964. stiff paper wrappers. List, Paul. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 428, (2) pages, with illustrations. This celebratory volume includes essays written for Paul List's 70th anniversary as a publishing firm as well as selections from works published by the firm; authors include Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill, Henry Ford, and T.E. Lawrence.
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PRICE LIST STANDARD ENVELOPES
Worcester, MA: New England Envelope Company, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers tied with a blue cord. New England Envelope Company. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers tied with a blue cord. (i), 20 pages. List No. 4. Note on front cover states "Keep this. The list which they sell to Printers by about 5% above our list - JEH." Several price list charts included. Minor wear to covers, slight discoloration to bottom edge.
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1455-1955
Mainz: Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1955. paper wrappers. Gutenberg, Johann. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 27+(1) pages. A chronology of the Bible in both manuscript and print traditions from its beginning to the present. A fine copy.
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REMEMBER WILLIAM PENN
N.P.: The William Penn Tercentenary Committee, 1944. cloth. Penn, William. 8vo. cloth. xvii, 172, vi, 78 pages. Seven chapters on different aspects of Penn's life. Includes information on Delaware. The last section of the book reprints Penn's Some Fruits of Solitude and More Fruits of Solitude. Stained.
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PLUS BELLES RELIURES DE LA REUNION DES BIBLIOTHEQUES NATIONALES CATALOGUE DE L'EXPOSITION.|LES
Paris: Les Editions G. Van Oest, 1929. paper wrappers. Bookbinding. square 8vo. paper wrappers. xii, 84, (16) pages, 16 plates. A major exhibition catalogue featuring bindings through the nineteenth century. (Brenni no.532). The emphasis is on French 16th century bindings with a great deal of bibliographical and narrative details. New paper spine.
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BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM THE KAIROS PRESS
(Austin, TX: Kairos Press), 1987. broadside, folded once. Kairos Prress. 8vo. broadside, folded once. (4) pages. Publication announcement from this press. A fine copy. Books were distributed by W. Thomas Taylor.
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DENKSCHRIFT ZUR EINWEIHUNGSFEIER DER DEUTSCHEN BUECHEREI
Leipzig: Boersenvereins der Deutschen Buchhaendler zu Leipzig, 1916. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. Deutsche Bucherei. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. (ii), 215+(1) pages. Written in German. A work commemorating the opening of the Deutschen Bücherei des Börsenvereins der Deutschen Buchhändler zu Leipzig, with some history regarding the library, followed by several indices. With a preface by Karl Siegismund. Wear along extremities, fore-edge of front cover tanned, three-inch tear from top left of spine down. With the laid-in bookplate... Read More
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GUILLAUME BUDE
Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1968. stiff paper wrappers, bound in pamphlet holder. Budé, Guillaume. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, bound in pamphlet holder. x, 44, (2) pages. Exhibition catalogue devoted to this 16th century French author. A near fine copy. Two plates and 184 entries. Introduction by Etienne Dennery.
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PROMISE KEPT-.|A
N.P.: n.p., 1987. stiff paper wrappers. Nunis Jr., Doyce B.. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 16 pages. Celebrating 25 years as editior of the Southern California Quartelry. With a preface and notes. A keepsake, being a short essay entitled "A New Dress and under a New Plan" by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., with a preface by Thomas F. Andrews. With a presentation on the inside front cover by the author of the preface.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF DELAWARE
N.P.: Masons of Delaware, 1954. paper wrappers. Masons. 8vo. paper wrappers. Frontispiece; 137, (2) pages. B1-4234. 1954. Near fine.
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CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY BELONGING TO MR. THOMAS W. FIELD. With SUPPLEMENT TO THE CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF MR. T.W. FIELD, INCLUDING BOOKS OMITTED IN THAT LIST ..
New York: Bangs, Merwin & Co, 1875. half red leather with marbled paper covered boards, later cloth slipcase with chemise. Field, Thomas W.. 8vo. half red leather with marbled paper covered boards, later cloth slipcase with chemise. viii,376; (ii),59 pages. 2 volumes bound in 1. McKay 1985 and 1988, completely priced in the margin of the main catalogue and the supplement. Field (1821-1881) was a Brooklyn teacher who made his fortune in real estate. The largest portion of his... Read More
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PARENTHESIS 28: THE JOURNAL OF THE FINE PRESS BOOK ASSOCIATION. DELUXE EDITION
Oldham, England: Fine Press Book Association, 2015. hardcover, dust jacket, portfolio, slipcase. 4to. hardcover, dust jacket, portfolio, slipcase. 60 pages. Limited to 900 copies, of which this is one of 90 deluxe copies with a separate portfolio of nine printer's samples. Number 28. Includes articles, book reviews, biographical sketches of contributors. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Spring 2015 / Number 28 / Sebastian Carter, Editor Editorial | Sebastian Carter... Read More
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CHECKLIST OF TITLES
(Springfield, MO: Iguana Press, 1986. foldout brochure. Iguana Press. 4to. foldout brochure. unpaginated. Checklist of seven titles published by the press. Illustrated.
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VNIVERSITATI LVDOVICIANAE GISSENSI, DIEBVS XXXI. MENSIS IVLII VSQVE AD IV. MENSIS, AVGVSTI MCMVII, SACRA SAECVLARIA SECVNDA CONCELEBRATVRAE ..
Erlangae (Erlangen, Germany): 1907, (Hermanni Varnhagen). self paper wrappers. Florindo. 4to. self paper wrappers. 6 pages, followed by facsimile. Written in German and Latin. A small bibliographical list of 30 entries in the introduction in German, followed by the facsimile in eight pages, entitled "La historia di Florindo". Heavy wear, with tears and chips and soiling, markings in pencil, ink, and colored pencil, mostly of the name Varnhargen. With the bookplate of H.P. Kraus, and with the laid-in bookplate... Read More
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LIVRE D'ARTISTE: A CATALOGUE OF THE W.J. STRACHEN GIFT TO THE TAYLOR INSTITUTION.|LE
Oxford: The Ashmolean Museum, 1987. stiff paper wrapper. Strachan, W.J.. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 92 pages. Catalogue of the collection of French book arts donated to the Taylor Institution by Strachen. Foreword by Giles Barber, librarian of the Institution. Introduction by Strachan. Glossary and catalogue. Color and black and white plates.
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