UNIVERSITY PUBLISHES.|THE
N.P.: Association of American University Presses, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Publishing. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Catalogue of an exhibit concerning University Presses in the United States. Back corner creased.
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CONSENSUS.|THE
Boston, MA: The National Economic League, 1931. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 45+(1) pages. Volume XVI, No. 2. Includes articles "The Causes of the Present Economic Depression" and "The Desirability of an International Economic Conference." Table of contents, and membership list of a committee studying the matter. Wrappers tanned and chipped at edges.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTERS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATION BOOKS
London, England: James Tregaskis and Son, n.d.. self paper wrappers. Tregaskis, James. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (iv), 41+(1) pages. Caxton Head Catalogue 1019. A collection of presentation copies and autographed letters. Includes 294 items. Listing of English vellum deeds for sale laid in. Wrappers soiled and stained, chipped and folded near edges.
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BERICHT ZUR GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN STAATSBIBLIOTHEK IN BERLIN
Berlin: (Die Deutsche Bibliothek), 1996. paper-covered boards. Staatsbibliothek in Berlin. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 248 pages. Text in German. 4th volume in a series on the contributions of the library to Prussian culture. Report on the History of the German State Library in Berlin. Focuses on the years since 1945. Foreword by Dr. Antonius Jammers, General Director. Black and white illustrations of damage to the library during bombing raids during World War II and reconstruction of the buildings. Presentation by... Read More
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DIAGHILEV AND RUSSIAN STAGE DESIGNERS: A LOAN EXHIBITION OF STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGNS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. N. LOBANOV-ROSTOVSKY
Washington, DC: International Exhibitions Foundation, 1972. stiff paper wrappers. Diaghilev, Serge. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Introductory comments by Annemarie H. Pope. Essay by John E. Bowlt. Select bibliography. Black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover bent at lower fore-edge corner. Covers lightly soiled.
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RICHARD SHIRLEY SMITH: THE PAINTINGS & COLLAGES
(London, England): John Murray in association with Studio House, 2002. cloth, dust jacket. Smith, Richard Shirley. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 148, (2) pages. Table of contents, acknowledgments, preface by Smith, scholarly essays, appendix. Includes illustrations of Smith's collages, theatrical figures, architecture, surrealist influence, domestic still lif, and classical fragments. Color frontispiece and illustrations throughout text.
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CATALOGUE 189
by 189
New York: H.P. Kraus, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Kraus, H.P.. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 132 pages. Illustrated. The first section is devoted to the classics and the second to annotated books and manuscripts.
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HOLLÄNDISCHE ZEICHNUNGEN DES 17. JAHRHUNDERTS
Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany: n.p., 1964. stiff paper wrappers. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in German. Foreword by Frits Lugt. Exhibition of Dutch drawings at museums in Germany and the Netherlands. Black and white illustrations throughout. Covers lightly soiled.
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN SLOAN DICKEY ... AND THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE FACULTY UPON THE RETIREMENT OF ERNEST MARTIN HOPKINS
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1945. cloth-backed paper-covered boards. Southworth-Anthoensen Press. small 8vo. cloth-backed paper-covered boards. 28, (3) pages. First edition limited to 700 copies of which this is one of 500 hardbound copies. A fine copy. Printed by the Southworth-Anthoensen Press in Portland, ME.
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33RD ANNUAL MEETING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Pocono Manor, PA: NAMP, 1952. self paper wrappers. Ellis, Richard. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Program of the meeting of the National Association of Magazine Publishers, 1952. A guide to meetings and entertainment. Printed by Richard Ellis.
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MODERN VIEW OF PAPERMAKING
N.P.: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co, 1960. paper wrappers. Papermaking. 4to. paper wrappers. pp.5065-5078. Westvaco Inspirations 214. Illustrated. A fine copy.
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MASTERS IN ART, A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPHS. PART 19. BURNE-JONES
Boston: Bates & Guild Company, Publishers, 1901. paper wrappers. Burne-Jones, Edward. large 8vo. paper wrappers. not paginated. Masters in Art Part 19, Volume 2, which the entire issue is illustrated with ten plates which reproduce the paintings of Edward Burne-Jones. It includes a biographical sketch, and a commentary on the art of Burne-Jones, with criticisms from "The Edinburgh review" and a bibliography. Covers chipped.
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AMERICAN FINE PRINTING 1820-1880
Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980. wrappers. 8vo. wrappers. (16) pages. October 1979-January 1980. Near fine condition. Illustrated. Cover title. Exhibition catalogue of 36 numbered items; compiled with annotations by Jennifer B. Lee. Consisting of type specimen books and printing examples.
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WINGS FOR INTELLIGENCE
Baltimore, MD: Press of Schneidereith & Sons, 1940. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, fore-edge uncut. Schneidereith & Sons. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, fore-edge uncut. 23+(1) pages. Limited to 750 copies. Keepsake to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the invention of printing from movable types. With marginal notes. Frontispiece portrait of Johann Gutenberg, Illustrations in text.
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BUCHKUNST DER DEUTSCHEN DEMOKRATISCHEN REPUBLIK. AUSSTELLUNG DES VERBANDES BILDENDER KÜNSTLER DEUTSCHLANDS
Berlin: (Zentralen Sektionsleitung Gebrauchsgrafik des VBKD), 1969. stiff paper wrappers. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xi, (1), 155, (1), xiii-xv, (3) pages. First edition. A near fine copy. German book art from the 1960s was the focus of this 1969 Berlin exhibition. The Catalogue is arranged by artist with black-and-white photos of their illustrations, bindings and title pages. In German.
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BERTHOLD WOLPE, A RETROSPECTIVE SURVEY
London: Victoria & Albert Museum and Faber & Faber, 1980. cloth, dust jacket. Wolpe, Berthold. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. Not paginated. Descriptions of 183 items followed by a bibliography of Wolpe's writings. Illustrated showing examples of Wolpe's designs for books, jackets, posters, tapestries, etc. This is one of variants bound in cloth and in jacket. Spine of jacket is faded. Back cover is spotted.
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PRINT NEW YORK
(New York: Produced for the Printers League/Typographical Press Room and Bindery Unions, 1971. stiff paper wrappers. Printing. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (40) pages. A celebration of printing in New York City. Well-illustrated throughout in color with pictures depicting life in New York. A near fine copy.
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HOMER, PRINTED EDITIONS OF THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY IN GREEK AND IN TRANSLATION AND LANDMARKS IN HOMERIC SCHOLARSHIP. SELECTED FROM THE COLLECTION OF M.C. LANG
(New York): The Grolier Club, 2001. stiff paper wrappers. Homer. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Illustrated. A fine copy. The "Bibliotheca Homerica Langiana" was presented to the University of Chicago Library in 2007; see now Homer in print: a catalogue of the Bibliotheca Homerica Langiana at the University of Chicago Library (Chicago: The University of Chicago Library, 2013). For Jean Grolier & His Friends: 125 Years of Grolier Club Exhibitions and Publications, 1884-2009 (New York 2009), P423.... Read More
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SCHRIFT UND BILD
Baden-Baden: Staatliche Kunsthalle, 1963. paper-covered boards. square 8vo. paper-covered boards. 175, (1), l-lxxxiv. First edition. With the ownership inscription of the designer Max Caflisch on the front free endpaper. A near fine copy. This exhibition explored the appearance of the written word in art through the centuries. Contains nine essays on topics such as "Calligraphy--an 'abstract' art" and "The reciprocity of ornament and writing in Islamic calligraphy." Catalogue at rear. Illustrated in color and black & white. In German... Read More
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DESIGN IN STRATHMORE ADVERTISING ... MAKING PAPER PART OF THE PICTURE
N.P.: Strathmore Paper Co, n.d.. self paper wrappers. Bradley, Will. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Discussion of the design of advertising for the Strathmore Paper Company. Reproduces, in color, many of the ads done for the company by Will Bradley and discusses his role in designing work for them.
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ARTISTS IN BOOKS, MADE IN CANADA LIVRES D'ARTISTES
Ottawa, ON, Canada: National Library of Canada, 1981. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (24) pages. Text in English and French. Ten prominent Canadian book artists, with bibliographic and descriptive information. Color illustrations. Previous owner's name on front wrapper.
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SINCERELY YOURS, THE FAMOUS & INFAMOUS AS THEY WANTED TO BE SEEN, IN A UTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF M. WESLEY MARANS
New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 1983. cloth, dust jacket. Photography. 4to., cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 216 pages. Foreword by Charles Hamilton. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. Each photograph is accompanied by explanatory text.
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SHAKER ADVICE TO CHILDREN ON BEHAVIOR AT TABLE
Evanston, IL: The Press of Ward Schori, 1994. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine and front covere, gilt illustration on front cover. Miniature Books. miniature book (7.0 x 5.7 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine and front covere, gilt illustration on front cover. (xiv), 24, (4) pages. Limited to 169 numbered copies, signed by publisher Ward Schori on colophon (Bradbury, Schori 73), Frontispiece and illustrations from original Shaker prints. Endpapers reproduce drawing of a Shaker dance.
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SIMON BOLIVAR A BICENTENNIAL TRIBUTE
Boston: Boston Public Library, 1983. paper wrappers. Bolivar, Simon. 8vo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. Exhibition catalogue. Near fine. Features 42 items and an introductory note. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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LATIN MANUSCRIPT BOOK, AN EXHIBITION HELD ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEMINARS IN LATIN PALAEOGRAPHY ...|THE
Chicago: University of Chicago Library, 1973. stiff paper wrappers. Palaeography. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Illustrated descriptions of 96 items. Covers toned along edge.
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