FINE PRINTING IN GEORGIA, 1950s-1990. SIX PRIZE-WINNING PRIVATE PRESSES
by Zachert, Martha Jane K.
Athens: The Press of the Nightowl, 1995. cloth, paper cover label. Press of the Nightowl. 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. xiv, 141, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 340 copies. Loosely inserted is a T.L.s. by the author to Francis X. Harrigan. A fine copy. Histories and bibliographies of the following presses: The Ashantilly Press, The Pigeonhole Press, The Tinhorn Press, The Beehive Press, The Press of the Nightowl, and The Hillside Press.
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ESSENTIAL WILLIAM MORRIS
by Zaczek, Iain
(Bath, United Kingdom): Dempsey Parr, 1999. cloth, dust jacket. Morris, William. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Contains tidbit information regarding a variety of Kelmscott Press titles, manuscripts by William Morris, and textiles. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.
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ALTESTEN MUSIKALISCHEN DENKMALER ZU EHREN DES HEILIGEN LEOPOLD|DIE
by Zagiba, Franz
Wien: Amalthea Verlag, 1954. cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece; 42 pages, followed by 44 pages of facsimile. Limited to 1000 copies. Contains one color plate, 45 tables, and 76 samples of "Neumen," Musical monuments attesting to the religious and musical creativity of famous monasteries and seminaries of Austria's Middle Ages. The reproductions in this volume show the original musical handwritings honoring Austria's first patron Saint, Leopold, who was pronounced holy in the last decade of the... Read More
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KNÍZKA O ALSOVI: VÝBOR OBRAZU A KRESEB Z JEHO DÍLA
by Zákavec, Frantisek (editor)
Prague: Dêdictvi Komenskeho, 1927. quarter leather, cloth boards. Ales, Mikolas. 4to. quarter leather, cloth boards. 91, (4) pages. Text in Czech. Paintings and illustrations of Czech artist and illustrator Mikolas Ales (1852-1913), whose works decorate the National Theatre in Prague. Black and white illustrations throughout. 52 black and white plates. Illustration of Ales with facsimile signature. Index of illustrations and plates.
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WRITING THE APOCALYPSE, HISTORICAL VISION IN CONTEMPORARY U.S. AND LATIN AMERICAN FICTION
by Zamora, Lois Parkinson
Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1989. cloth boards, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth boards, dust jacket. ix +(i),233 pages. First edition. Comparative literary study of how North and Latin American writers have interpreted the myth of the apocalypse in their works. Focuses on six major novelists, including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Thomas Pynchon, Carlos Fuentes.
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ISRAEL (A POEM)
by Zangwill, Israel
Berkeley Heights, NJ: The Oriole Press, 1961. paper wrappers. Oriole Press. 5 x 7.5 inches. paper wrappers. (5) pages. Limited to 125 copies. Fine condition. The poem was first published in 'The Papyrus,' vol. 1, no. 5, November, 1905.
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MANUALE TYPOGRAPHICUM
by Zapf, Hermann
New York: Museum Books, 1954. parchment backed boards, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. oblong 8vo. parchment backed boards, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. (iv) preliminary pages followed by 100 leaves with an embossed page number, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies and printed by Heinrich Egenolf at Stempel's printing house with types owned by Stempel. Small chips out of the top edge of the dust jacket. The cardboard slipcase shows some minor wear and staining. Overall a lovely copy... Read More
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WILLIAM MORRIS: SEIN LEBEN UND WERK IN DER GESCHICHTE DER BUCH- UND SCHRIFTKUNST
by Zapf, Hermann
Scharbeutz: Klaus Blanckertz, 1949. quarter cloth with laid paper-covered boards and pictoral label on front cover, dust jacket. Morris, William. 4to. quarter cloth with laid paper-covered boards and pictoral label on front cover, dust jacket. 62+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. The introduction, the only portion of the book simultaneously translated into English and German, states, "This monograph is intended to make the Germans more closely acquainted with William Morris the man and... Read More
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TYPOGRAPHISCHE VARIATIONEN, 78 BUCHTITEL UND TEXTSEITEN ALS GESTALTUNGSMOGLICHKEITEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE UND BUCHGRAPHIK ENTWORFEN VON HERMANN ZAPF
by Zapf, Hermann
Frankfurt am Main: Georg Kurt Schauer, 1963. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket, slipcase. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket, slipcase. Not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Zapf. Spine of the dust jacket with a hint of fading, very minor uneven fading to the slipcase, else fine in fine dust jacket. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich... Read More
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KREATIVES SCHREIBEN, ANLEITUNGEN UND ALPHABETE. EIN NEUARTIGES INSTRUKTIONSBUCH ZUM ERLERNEN KUNSTLERISCHER SCHRIFT
by Zapf, Hermann
(N.P.: Rotring-werke Riepe KG, 1985. paper wrappers. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 32 pages. First edition in German. This copy contains a small presentation card from Hermann Zapf inscribed in blue ink to Max Caflisch. A fine copy. Translated by Stephen Morton and Paul Standard. Manual for learning the art of calligraphy with many illustrations.
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TYPOGRAPHISCHE VARIATIONEN, 78 BUCHTITEL UND TEXTSEITEN ALS GESTALTUNGSMOGLICHKEITEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE UND BUCHGRAPHIK ENTWORFEN VON HERMANN ZAPF
by Zapf, Hermann
Frankfurt am Main: Georg Kurt Schauer, 1963. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips. Not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Zapf. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. Very small spot on front board. Lacking dust jacket and slipcase. A... Read More
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TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY IN 78 BOOK AND TITLE PAGES
by Zapf, Hermann
New York: Museum Books, 1964. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. not paginated. Limited to 500 numbered copies for the American market signed by Zapf. Set in 16 languages with the types of D. Stempel "taken from the foundry's archives" and printed by Heinrich Egenolf. A magnificent display of typography and type specimens printed in black with some part printed in an alternative color. Jacket has a faint stain along... Read More
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TYPOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY HERMANN ZAPF ON THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY IN 78 BOOK AND TITLE PAGES
by Zapf, Hermann
New York, NY: Museum Books, 1964. quarter parchment over paper covered boards, parchment tips, paper dust jacket. 4to. quarter parchment over paper covered boards, parchment tips, paper dust jacket. Not paginated. With Prefaces written by Paul Standard, New York, G. K. Schauer, Frankfurt, and Charles Peignot, Paris, together with commentary notes and specifications. Limited to 500 numbered copies produced by this American publisher, and signed by Zapf on the colophon page. Jacket chipped with tears along top edge, else... Read More
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GEDANKEN UND PROBLEME BEIM ENTWURF VON WERKSCHRIFTEN
by Zapf, Hermann
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel, 1958. paper wrappers. Stempel. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. A short study of the different type faces offered by this foundry. A near fine copy.
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MANUALE TYPOGRAPHICUM
by Zapf, Hermann
Cambridge: The M.I.T. Press, 1970. cloth, dust jacket. oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 123, (3) pages. Reprint of the expensive first edition of 1954. Dust jacket shows very minor rubbing, else fine. "Contains 100 typographic pages with quotations from the past and present on types and printing in 16 different languages and designed by Hermann Zapf.
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TYPOGRAPHISCHE VARIATIONEN, 78 BUCHTITEL UND TEXTSEITEN ALS GESTALTUNGSMOGLICHKEITEN DER TYPOGRAPHIE UND BUCHGRAPHIK ENTWORFEN VON HERMANN ZAPF
by Zapf, Hermann
Frankfurt am Main: Georg Kurt Schauer, 1963. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. 4to. parchment-backed boards with vellum tips, dust jacket. Not paginated. Limited to 500 copies of which this is one of 100 numbered copies signed by Hermann Zapf of the edition printed for the author. This copy is a presentation copy for Franz C. Hess. Lacking the slipcase, else fine in fine jacket. The theme of the book design was set and printed... Read More
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MANUALE TYPOGRAPHICUM, 100 TYPOGRAPHICAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT TYPES, TYPOGRAPHY AND THE ART OF PRINTING SELECTED FROM PAST AND PRESENT, PRINTED IN EIGHTEEN LANGUAGES
by Zapf, Hermann
New York: Z-Presse Frankfurt, 1968. parchment-backed cloth, later dust jacket. 4to. parchment-backed cloth, later dust jacket. (vi) pages followed by 117 leaves, each with an embossed page number. English translation, limited to 975 numbered and signed copies. Lacking the publisher's dust jacket, light uneven fading to covers, else a near fine copy. Contains material developed after the 1954 version. A landmark in the study of type and design. Printed in black and red.
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OUR LADY OF MERCY: A SHORT STORY
by Zara, Louis
Chicago, IL: Privately printed by The Norman Press, 1949. paper wrappers. Norman Press. 12mo. paper wrappers. unpaginated. First edition printed in an undisclosed limitation for friends and family during the Holiday Season of 1949 of the Norman Press. Near fine. Color titlepage.
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AUTHOR'S PROOF
by Zara, Louis
Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1979. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. Miniature Books. miniature book (4.3 x 5.8 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. 33, (3) pages. Limited to 249 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 55). Publisher's note by Norman Forque. Printed French-fold. With the miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on the front pastedown.
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AUTHOR'S PROOF
by Zara, Louis
Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1979. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. Miniature Books. miniature book (4.3 x 5.8 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. 33, (3) pages. Limited to 249 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 55). Publisher's note by Norman Forque. Printed French-fold.
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FIRE LYRIC, POEMS
by Zarin, Cynthia
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 71, (3) pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. Fine.
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POE PAPERS
by Zaroulis, N.L.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. Detective Fiction. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. 252 pages. First edition. A literary treasure, the romantic letters between Edgar Allan Poe and Mrs. Nancy Richmond, are still in the possession of Richmond's daughter. A young scholar who is obsessed with Poe plots to steal the letters. Exlibrary copy with markings, else fine in near fine dust jacket.
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GOLDEN MIRROR.|THE
by Zaturenska, Marya
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1944. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 73 pages. First edition. Blurbs by M. D. Zabel, Babette Deutsch, Conrad Aiken, Louis Untermeyer. Spine of jacket is faded.
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LISTENING LANDSCAPE.|THE
by Zaturenska, Marya
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, (ii), 87 pages. First edition. Extremities lightly rubbed, chipped dust missing pieces and faded.
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BIBLIOGRAPHISCHES HANDBUCH DER SPRACHWORTERBUCHER BÜCHER
by Zaunmuller, Wolfram
Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1958. cloth, dust jacket. Dictionaries. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi pages; 495 columns. First edition. Bibliography of over 5600 language dictionaries published during the period 1460 to 1958. Jacket chipped, spine lightly faded, else a near fine copy.
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