Pp. 176, illustrated in colour throughout, notes, appendix, index; med. 4to; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, brown papered boards; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/The British Library, New Castle/London, 2004. First edition. More
Catalogue by B. H. Breslauer, Introduction (in French) by J. Toulet. Pp. 170(last blank), folding coloured frontispiece, coloured and black & white plates, index; narrow med. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, French folds; Bibliotheca Wittockiana, Brussels, 1986. *Exhibition catalogue of 75 bindings from the Breslauer collection. More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. 180 (with pp. 117-134 excised from this edition due to a rearrangement of a portion of the exhibits), text illustrations (several full page); printed papered boards, a trifle soiled, corners lightly rubbed, the spine faded; a little light foxing and offsetting;..... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. viii+164(last blank), frontispiece plus 15 plates, text illustrations (some full page); printed papered boards, corners slightly rubbed; a little light foxing and pencilling; The Trustees, British Museum, 1939. *From the library of Australian bibliophile Claude Prance, with his small book label..... More
A loan exhibition, 23 September-31 October 1965. Pp. xx+78, coloured frontispiece plus 139 black & white plates at end, index; light brown art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt; hinge tender at a couple of points, outer leaves and edges a trifle foxed; The Trustees, London, 1965. *From the library..... More
With an appendix showing samples of some of the finest bookcloths manufactured today. Pp. 82(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), 6 hand-tipped coloured plates, the title page printed in red & black, listing of book cloth sources; brown textured cloth with gilt lettered brown leather title label on spine; fore-edges uncut; accompanied..... More
An Outline History of Publisher's Binding in England 1820-1900. Pp. 48; small f'cap. 8vo; cream paper wrappers, lettered in red, stapled (staples rusted), slightly soiled and foxed, the upper wrapper and bottom edge of lower wrapper silverfished; a little light foxing; R. R. Bowker Co., New York, 1935. More
Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white, the title and headings printed in red, glossary of terms, bibliography; med. 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, with coloured pictorial onlay at centre of upper wrapper; Crafts Council of Australia, Sydney, 1984. *Exhibition catalogue. More
A study of his work l884-l893, based on his Time Book (British Library Add. MS. 49061), with a biographical introduction. Pp. xii+408(last blank), coloured frontispiece and 1 folding plate, illustrated throughout in black & white, including many examples of his bindings, appendix, bibliography, indices; demy 4to; gilt lettered brown cloth;..... More
Pp. [iv]+xlii+302(last colophon, blank), frontispiece, text illustrations, appendices, bibliography, addenda & corrigenda, indices; demy 4to; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; Oak Knoll Press/The Plough Press, New Castle, DE., 2002. First edition. *Lists hundreds of toolcutters and toolcutting firms, with brief biographies, from 1780 to 1965. More
Exposition organisee par la section Belge des amis de la reliure d'art. Catalogue redige par Marianne Delvaulx-Diercxsens et Pierre Mouriau de Meulenacker. Preface de Bruno Roy. Postface de Michel Wittock. Helice du relieur, text de Michel Butor. [Text in French]. Pp. 68(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black &..... More
Pp. xviii+254(last colophon, verso blank), 42 plates, title page illustration and text figures, appendices, indices; demy 4to; green cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in gilt; Bibliographical Society of America, New York, 1990. Edition limited to 750 copies. *Early Flemish bookbinders were not only..... More
A volume of essays dedicated to the memory of Dr. Phiroze Randeria. Pp. 328, illustrated in colour and black & white, index; roy. 8vo; two tiny bumps to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper; Bibliographical Society/The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, London, 2004. First edition. *With the minor production fault..... More
Studies in bookbinding history presented to Mirjam Foot. Pp. xiv+378, 16 coloured plates at end, black & white frontispiece portrait and text illustrations, bibliography of the writings of Mirjam Foot, index; demy 4to; qr. navy cloth, light blue papered boards, blocked in red and lettered in gilt; minor production fault..... More
Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Pp. 154, numerous text figures, list of materials and suppliers, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle sprung, bottom fore-corner of upper wrapper slightly creased; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper, the final blank slightly soiled..... More
Pp. 36(last blank)+[4](appendix, illustrated)+72 pages of plates, select bibliography, glossary; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & black, lightly flecked and with a couple of spots of fading, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; original glassine wrapper, the front panel torn; Victoria and Albert Museum/Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London..... More
An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings. Second edition, with an Editorial Note by A. W. Pollard. Pp. xxiv+232, frontispiece, plus 8 plates, title page decoration, index; brown cloth with printed paper title label on spine, the spine extremities lightly bruised; bottom edges uncut; free endpapers slightly offset, light..... More
A descriptive bibliography. Pp. xxvi+324, 32 coloured plates (within pagination), black & white text illustrations, indices; demy 4to; dark blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, with printed label on lower board; original glassine wrapper; The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, London/New Castle, 2003. First edition. More
Pp. 20, coloured frontispiece, plus 29 black & white plates with loose tissue guards, a few text illustrations (one full page); tall cr. 4to; floral patterned boards with printed paper title label on upper board, fore-corners a trifle worn, edges and spine slightly browned; uncut; a couple of the tissue..... More
Some Considerations of Binding with Reference to The Lakeside Press. Pp. 32, 16 plates with loose tissue guards, numerous text figures; tall cr. 4to; black & gilt patterned cloth, gilt lettered and ruled green leather title label on upper board, bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; fore-edges uncut; occasional..... More
A survey and a prospect. With a Foreword by Hugh R. Dent. Pp. 64(last colophon); f'cap. 12mo; half green leather, lettered in gilt, marbled papered boards, a trifle sprung, edges lightly rubbed; t.e.g.; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1935. First edition. *The..... More
With 33 colour and 82 monochrome illustrations. Pp. 152(last blank), 24 coloured plates within pagination, plus numerous black & white illustrations (several full page), glossary, selected bibliography, index; tall post 4to; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; David & Charles, Newton Abbot..... More
Pp. 112, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; narrow med. 4to; qr. navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial papered boards; printed clear dust wrapper with UK price sticker on front flap, small piece torn from foot of backstrip; Gordon Fraser, London, l983. First edition. *The standard..... More
A life in bookbinding. With a Foreword by Dr. Marianne Tidcombe. Pp. [ii]+xii+126, 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, bibliography; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press/The British Library, New Castle, DE., 2000. First edition thus [being a revised and expanded edition]. *'The autobiography of one of..... More
Foreword by Bernard C. Middleton. Pp. xiv+216, numerous coloured plates within pagination, plus black & white frontispiece and text figures, index; super roy. 4to; purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards decorated in blind, a trifle sprung; within matching cloth slipcase with pictorial glazed paper onlays; some light foxing; University..... More