Life in the Middle Ages. The calendar pictures in the Duc de Berry's Tres Riches Heures. Pp. [30], including the pastedowns, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, faintly scuffed, with publicity sticker on upper board; Prestel-Verlag, New York, 1997. Adventures in Art series. *Reproduces the twelve..... More

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

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

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

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

Pp. xx+286, frontispiece and numerous full page illustrations printed in dark brown on tinted paper, the title page printed in red & black, chronology, index; demy 4to; gilt lettered red cloth, boards a trifle sprung, small stain to upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and..... More

Its history and production. Pp. 514, 16 coloured and 120 black & white plates, general bibliography, indices; thick roy. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, corners slightly bruised; Faber and Faber, London, 1967. New edition, revised and augmented with the assistance of Dr. Reinbold Regensburger. More

Calligraphy by Christine Farmer, illustrated by Helena Lovell. Pp. [16], stiff textured light brown paper, text and decorations printed in brown; punched & tied by ribbon; some light soiling; Crystal Print,Hobart, 1979. *Includes poetry by Bernard O'Dowd, Judith Wright, Henry Kendall, David Campbell and James McAuley. More

Highlights from Matrix, the review for printers and bibliophiles. Introduction by John D. Berry. Pp. 376(last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, the title page and colophon printed in red & black, index; demy 4to; grey papered boards, decorated in red, the spine blocked in black and..... More

Calligraphy by Christine Farmer. Pp. [16], stiff textured cream paper, text and decorations printed in black and red; punched & tied by ribbon; some light soiling; Crystal Print,Hobart, 1978. More

British Museum. In four volumes. Pp. xl+360+viii+402+x+384+xii+125 plates, most text printed double column, indices; imperial 4to; navy buckram, boards slightly scuffed; a couple of short edge splits, a little light soiling; The Trustees/British Museum, London, 1921. *The compilers were successive Keepers of the Department of Manuscripts at the British Museum..... More