MAGNUM FOTOTYPES.
[Text in German and English]. Pp. 32(including wrappers), numerous typographic specimens; tall post 4to; printed paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; H. Berthold, AG, Berlin, 1984. More
Books about Books
REPORT ON THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pp. 36, illustrated; med. 8vo; printed stiff cream paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled, tiny hole near backstrip fold upper wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, offset, last page and inside lower wrapper lightly soiled; Municipal Council of Sydney, Sydney, 1923. More
LITERATURE English & American.
A bibliography of bibliographies. Pp. [xiv]+458(last blank); gilt lettered grey cloth; text block faintly browned; Rowman and Littlefield, Totowa, N.J., 1971. First edition thus. The Besterman World Bibliographies series. *The entries have been culled from the fourth edition (1965-6) of Besterman's A World Bibliography of Bibliographies. More
THE WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS OF THOMAS BEWICK AND HIS WORKSHOP APPRENTICES.
Introduced and with editorial notes by Iain Bain. In two volumes. Pp. 234+230, frontispiece to both volumes, plus numerous coloured and black & white text illustrations (some full page), appendices, further reading, index; oblong 4to; grey cloth, spines and upper boards lettered in gilt, the spines blocked in navy; contained..... More
THOMAS BEWICK. The Complete Illustrative Work.
In three volumes. Volume One: An account of the engraving workshop, its masters and apprentices. Pp. 392, coloured frontispiece portrait, black & white title page vignette, numerous text illustrations, notes & references, sources, indices; Volume Two: A descriptive catalogue of the primary & secondary works & the principal larger prints..... More
PAGES FROM THE PAST: ORIGINAL LEAVES FROM RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.
Collection No. 22, in Portfolio Set IIA, WESTERN LITERATURE; [and] Collection No. 20 in Portfolio Set III, BIBLES. Comprising: 28 original leaves from various notable publications (including 14 from Bibles), all mounted on stiff black paper with accompanying explanatory text mounted on the same sheet; wrapped in cloth and contained..... More
ACQUITTANCES.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penmanwas the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period when the script letter had been developed to..... More
AVARICE.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penman was the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period when the script letter had been developed..... More
BILLS OF ENTRY.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penmanwas the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period when the script letter had been developed to..... More
BILLS OF ENTRY.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penman was the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period when the script letter had been developed..... More
BILLS OF PARCELS.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penmanwas the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period when the script letter had been developed to..... More
SIR ANDREW GOLD AND CO.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penmanwas the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period when the script letter had been developed to..... More
SIR ANTHONY DEALMUCH.
Single leaf from The Universal Penman. Engraved by George Bickham, London 1739. Short closed tear from bottom edge into margin. *Originally published in instalments over 15 years, The Universal Penmanwas the largest compendium on penmanship, flourishes and calligraphic illustrations ever published. Bickham lived from 1684 to 1758 - a period..... More
SPECIAL-PURPOSE BOOKPLATES OF AUSTRALIAN LIBRARIES (I) Dixson Library of The University of New England.
Pp. x+54(last colophon), illustrated (several full page); small demy 8vo; blue glazed paper wrappers, stapled, upper wrapper lettered and decorated in black, a trifle soiled, edges slightly rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper; Book Collectors' Society of Australia, Sydney, 1995. Edition limited to 70..... More
SNOW-BABY: Merry Rhymes for Pleasant Times.
Pp. [18], with 7 full page chromolithographic illustrations, black & white pictorial title page and text illustrations; wide cr. 8vo; olive brown cloth backed pictorial glazed papered boards; hinges starting, early pencilled gift inscription on verso of upper free endpaper, a little faint browning; E. P. Dutton & Company, New..... More
THE USE AND ABUSE OF READING.
Pp. 32; printed card wrappers, stapled; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, the front panel slightly silverfished; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Cambridge University Press for the National Book League, London, 1951. First edition. National Book League Eighth Annual Lecture. *Sir Norman Birkett was the President of the National Book League. More
TYPEFOUNDERS' SPECIMENS.
Catalogue of: 1 Typefounders' specimens. II Books printed in founts of historical importance. III Works on typefounding, printing & bibliography. Offered for sale. Introduction by Graham Pollard. Pp. xii+108, text illustrations (mostly full page), index; demy 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip lightly rubbed and split..... More
ESSAYS ABOUT MEN, WOMEN, AND BOOKS.
Pp. [viii]+234(last blank), title page printed in red & black; f'cap. 8vo; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lightly rubbed, edges lightly worn; uncut; upper hinge starting, bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, with another bookseller's blind stamp on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset, a little light..... More
OBITER DICTA. Second series.
Pp. viii+266, the title page printed in red & black, floral patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly worn; uncut; upper hinge cracked, the lower hinge starting, bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, bookseller's blind stamp on upper free endpaper, outer leaves..... More
OBITER DICTA: SECOND SERIES.
Pp. xii+290+[2](advertisements), title page printed in red & black; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the cloth a trifle flecked and slightly rubbed; uncut; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the endpapers slightly offset, a few tiny edge splits, a little light foxing and..... More
NOTE 115. GOSSE, WISE AND SWINBURNE; and a book review.
Contained in The Book Collector, Volume 8, No. 3, Autumn 1959. Pp. 233-352(including advertisements), 10 plates, 2 full page illustrations; demy 8vo; printed stiff cream paper wrappers, a trifle foxed; The Book Collector, London, 1959. *In the Bibliographical Notes and Queries section, Note 115 [pp. 297-9], E. E. Bissell contributes..... More
A GYPSY BIBLIOGRAPHY.
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. viii+226; Martino Publishing,Mansfield Centre, CT, 2000. *Facsimile of the Gypsy Lore Society Monograph No. 1, published in 1915 by Bernard Quaritch. More
BOOKS IN CHAINS and other bibliographical papers.
Pp. xl+232, frontispiece, decorative head & tailpieces and small initials, the title page printed in red & black, floral patterned endpapers, index; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly soiled (heavier on spine, which is also slightly faded), edges a trifle rubbed; uncut; a...... More
THE PENTATEUCH OF PRINTING, with a chapter on Judges.
With a memoir of the author, and list of his works, by Talbot B. Reed. Pp. xxviii+118, frontispiece with tissue guard, engraved vignette title page and two folding plates, numerous text illustrations, index; post 4to; blue ribbed cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, black & blind, the boards a trifle..... More
A SHORT TITLE CATALOGUE OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. [vi]+502(last blank), printed in double columns; Martino Publishing,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[c. 1998]. Edition limited to 100 copies. *Originally published in 1979. More