‘A finely printed book is the frame, not the picture, the author is the primary artist; the maker of the book follows after him, and is chiefly concerned in giving a good setting to a piece of literature which he respects and wishes to see properly preserved.’ [Bruce Rogers, American typographer].
Engravings by Gwenda Morgan. Pp. 62(last colophon), frontispiece, 4 full page illustrations, cockerel device at colophon; f'cap. 4to; dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the upper board a trifle flecked; t.e.g.; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and faintly foxed, edges and backstrip slightly rubbed and browned; book label of..... More
Illustrations de Brunelleschi. [Text in French]. Pp. [viii]+196+[2](colophon, blank), coloured frontispiece, title page vignette, and 15 plates, plus black & white text illustrations and decorations, the title, heading and two small decorative initials printed in pink; small demy 4to; stiff paper wrappers with flap folds, lettered and decorated in pink..... More
With an Introduction by A. A. Milne & illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 246(last colophon), 16 mounted coloured plates (including frontispiece), title page vignette printed in green, the title and chapter numbers printed in gilt; impl. 8vo; qr. cream linen, spine lettered in gilt, batik papered boards, the spine cloth..... More
With a translation by J. P. Collier. Illustrated with sixteen engravings in outline by Henry Moses, from the designs of Retsch. [Text in German and English]. Pp. 32(last colophon)+16 engraved plates with blank interleaves; med. 4to; nineteenth century dark green morocco, the boards featuring a hand-painted coloured floral border incorporating..... More
Pp. [32], hand-coloured illustrations throughout, each accompanied by a brief proverb; f'cap. 8vo; red suede over thick bevelled boards, with inlaid coloured pictorial label on upper board, fastened at fore-edge with small metal clasp; uncut; Springtide Press, [Tacoma], 2002. Edition limited to 40 numbered copies, signed by the printer/binder, Jessica..... More
Pp. 44(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece, pictorial headpiece, text decorations and tailpiece by Eric Ravilious; med. 8vo; silver cloth, spine lettered in navy, the cloth slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; fore-edges uncut; bookseller's small ink stamp at head of upper pastedown, scattered foxing (heavier on outer leaves); The Golden Cockerel..... More
Edited by R. Ellis Roberts; decorated with Engravings on Wood by Robert Gibbings. Pp. viii+68+[2](colophon, blank), mostly printed double column, cockerel device at centre of title page, plus 12 text illustrations, the title printed in red; tall cr. 4to; qr. parchment, spine lettered in gilt, marbled papered boards, fore-corners a...... More
Commentary and Notes by Randolph Hughes. Engravings by Reynolds Stone. Pp. 192(last blank)+[4](typographical note, 2 example pages, and colophon), wood-engraved title page vignette and 7 headpieces (including a repeat of the first headpiece following the typographical note, which shows the font originally intended for use in this book), notes, appendix;..... More
Illustrated and decorated by T. M. Cleland, and with a Preface by J. Donald Adams. Coloured illustrated double title page, 8 coloured plates; small f'cap. 4to; two-tone beige "clover leaf" patterned Schumacher damask, gilt-lettered black leather skiver label on spine; black papered portfolio, printed title label on spine; within brown..... More
Nella traduzione di Niccolo Machiavelli con venticinque illustrazioni di Albrecht Durer. Pp.116+[2](blank, colophon), title page vignette, text illustrations; super roy, 4to; qr. vellum, spine lettered in gilt, yellow Fabriano Roma papered boards, the upper board decorated in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; t.e.g., others uncut; within green..... More
enerator Riched20 6.3.9600}{*mmathPrmdispDef1mwrapIndent1440 }viewkind4uc1 dbfs24 The Bible: THE BOOK OF RUTH. Translated out of the original tongues; & with the former translations diligently compared and rived by His Majesty's special command. Pp. [18], title and text within elaborate decorative borders printed in red; tall demy 8vo; stiff paper or card..... More
[With a postscript on the woodcuts by Giovanni Mardersteig]. Pp. 370+[2](last colophon), title page wood engraving by Reynolds Stone, plus 114 woodcut text illustrations after illustrations by Bartolomeo di Giovanni (1495); narrow med. 4to; full red morocco, lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board very faintly marked, spine slightly..... More
With five pictures by Jacquier and an Introduction by John Beresford. Pp. xxii+198+[2](colophon, blank), pochoir title page decoration and 5 plates within pagination, black & white title and headpiece decorations; tall cr. 4to; marbled cloth boards with gilt lettered beige leather skiver label on spine, short split at head of..... More
Translated from the Latin by Paul Turner. Line-engravings by Mark Severin. Pp. 68, frontispiece plus 3 plates, 1 full page illustration, title page vignette; narrow cr. 4to; qr. orange/tan morocco, spine lettered in gilt, maroon canvas boards with gilt vignette at centre of upper board; t.e.g., others uncut; original glassine..... More
Pp. [46], printed on rectos only, illustrated; demy 4to; full natural burlap, with printed paper title labels on spine and upper board; uncut; Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco, 1970. Edition limited to 300 copies. More
Pp. 70+[2](colophon, blank), title page vignette and 5 full page wood-engravings by Lettice Sandford; narrow f'cap. 4to; qr. red/brown morocco, spine lettered in gilt, the leather slightly marked, spine faintly faded, beige canvas boards, a trifle foxed; t.e.g., others uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney, plus binder's stamp and..... More
By Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts. Note by Thomas Lowinsky. Pp. 60+[4](last colophon), publisher's large device on title page printed in red; roy. 8vo; white buckram, spine lettered in gilt, boards decorated in gilt with a striking Art Deco design by Ricketts, cloth faintly soiled, spine slightly darkened and..... More
