Harrisburg: Theo. F. Scheffer, 1853. Broadside measuring approximately 17" x 13". Theodore F. Scheffer (1813-1883) was a printed and bookseller in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He may have been an apprentice of the important color-printing experimenter, Gustav Sigismund Peters. Some old paper repairs on the back and light foxing along the margins.....
Romae: Sac. Congregationis de Propag. Fide. 1771. Hardcover. 15p. Modern stiff paper covered boards. The Congregation de Propaganda Fide was established in 1626 for propaganda among the Eastern people. Most of the types were taken to Paris is 1798 and much of it remains at the Imprimerie Nationale. Includes an.....
Romae: Sac. Congregationis de Propag. Fide. 1771. Hardcover. 37p, [1] Modern stiff paper covered boards. The Congregation de Propaganda Fide was established in 1626 for propaganda among the Eastern people. Most of the types were taken to Paris is 1798 and much of it remains at the Imprimerie Nationale. Includes.....
Prague: Sbornik Spolku, 1933. Cloth. Orange cloth. 88p. Some general light wear to the boards. A nicely printed and illustrated Czech annual devoted to graphic design as well as book arts. Also includes an original signed self-portait of the Czech artist Jan Konupek. A fresh clean copy internally. 4to -.....
Paris: Chambre Syndicale des Editeurs de Livres D'Art, 1927. Stiff Wrappers. The journal includes examples of works recently published in France, including title pages and illustrations whereof many in full color. Spine torn otherise Internally a fresh clean copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Venice: Printed at the Press of The Armenian College of S. Lazarus, 1843. Hardcover. 444p; 386p; 237p, [2]. Old library buckram with bookplates on the inside front board. Includes a short introduction in English suggesting that this pocket dictionary may be useful to travelers. According to Birrell & Garnett p9-10.....
New York: C.B. Cottrell & Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Frontispiece, 115p, (6). Publishers green cloth with a gilt decorated front. Includes a number of illustrations in the text. Front inner hinge cracked, but holding firm. Bookplate. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Haarlem: Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, 1926. Hardcover. 40p. Marbled paper covered boards with title label on the front board. Type specimen book with text in English, French, German and Dutch. Portions of lower spine missing and some light wear to the headband. Some toning to the edges of the boards.....
New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1947. Hardcover. 156p, [40]. Includes an inserted letter from the A.I.G.A. Publication board. Notes on the press and its work by Updike as well as various essays by Stanley Morison, Gregg Anderson, T.M. Cleland, M.A. De Wolfe Howe, George Parker Winship, Rudolph.....
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1944, 1944. Wrappers. Wrappers. Very Good. Oblong 12mo. 30p. Includes a letter from a Professor in Philology addressed to the publisher pointing out the incorrect spelling of 'Phalaris'. Oblong 12mo.
Philadelphia: L. Johnson & Co, 1851. Hardcover. x, 282p. Contemporary blind stamped cloth. Some light foxing throughout otherwise a clean copy with some minor rubbing to the boards. Old rubber stamp of J. B Fergison on the inside front blank. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1961, 1961. Hardcover. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 52p. Includes a brief overview of the Didot family. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. Hardcover. xvi, 304p. Includes a bibliography of items printed by the Newark Post and the Press of Kells. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
London: Birrell & Garnett, Ltd., 1972. Hardcover. viii, 108p. Publishers cloth with the original dust jacket. A reprint of the 1928 edition with 252 items listed and described. Introduction by Graham Pollard. Limited to 500 numbered copies whereof this is umber 479. Internally a fresh clean copy with a one.....
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Eagle. Hardcover. 144p. Red cloth over boards. Undated. Spine attached with one out of two screws. Edges worn and frayed. A rather comprehensive listing of about 118 different type faces printed on glossy paper and set within a decorative green border. Rather worn binding, but internally clean. 4to.....
London: London: The Dropmore Press, 1946, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. vi, 84p, 2, Publisher's half vellum and cloth with device on the front board. No #14 of 25 copies signed by the author and specially bound from a total edition of 550 copies.....
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959. Hardcover. xix, 68p. Publishers cloth with the original dust jacket. Includes an introduction by Stanley Morison. Small hole in the dust jacket otherwise a clean copy. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1995. Hardcover. 192p. Cloth with dust jacket. Second edition. First printed in 1987. A small mark at the bottom edge of the book, otherwise a fresh clean copy. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1925. Hardcover. xviii, 282p. Publishers cloth. A thorough academic study with plates whereof some folding. Corners a little bumped, otherwise internally a fresh clean copy. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
De Roos, 1961. Hardcover. 55p. Limited to 175 numbered copies whereof this is #130. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Boston: Boston: The Merrymount Press, 1922, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED BY BIXBY. Papercovered boards. A clean fresh copy of a facsimle of two letters written by Lamb. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969, 1969. Cloth. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 228p. A useful reference work pertaining to important dates in the history of printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
New York: Oswald Publishing Co, 1921. Hardcover. x, 476p. First printed in 1901. A fresh clean copy with nominal wear. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: Targ Editions, 1983. Hardcover. 39p, colophon. Publishers linen spine over brown cloth boards. With its original protective slipcase. Untrimmed edges. With woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi. Limited to 250 copies whereof this is #146 signed by Frasconi and Miss Miller. Some light brown spots on the spine. Presumably offsetting.....
Francetown, New Hampshire: Francetown, New Hampshire: Typographeum, 1988, 1988. Limited to 150 Copies. Hardcover. Hard Cover. As New. Limited to 150 Copies. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 56p. A fresh copy signed by Dean H. Keller. Preface by Alister Kershaw. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.