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
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
Linen backed promotional poster, featuring 20 coloured examples of binding styles; 42.7 cm x 26 cm., with 4 folding panels; lightly foxed on panels, more so on linen backing sheet; Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, London, n.d.[c.1877]. 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
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
With an introduction by Edgar Mansfield. Pp. 68(last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, the title page printed in red & black; impl. 8vo; cream stiff paper wrappers, lettered in red & black, a trifle foxed and browned, small piece chipped from bottom fore-corner of lower wrapper;..... More
A sixty-year odyssey of art and craft. Foreword by Bernard Middleton. Pp. xii+156, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; demy 4to; dark brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Oak Knoll Press..... 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; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt, two tiny bumps to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper; Bibliographical Society/The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, London, 2004. First..... 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
Essays in honour of Anthony Hobson. Edited by Dennis ER. Rhodes. Foreword by Frederick B. Adams. Pp. 366(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, numerous text illustrations (many full page), bibliography of A. R. A. Hobson; med. 8vo; patterned brown cloth, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split;..... More
Pp. 36, coloured illustrations; 32.8 cm. x 20 cm.; double fold stiff textured cream paper wrappers, printed in purple, blind embossed design on upper wrapper, string tie, lightly browned and marked; some light foxing; Canberra Craft Bookbinders' Guild Inc., Canberra, 1992. One of 500 numbered copies. 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
Publishers' Cloth Bindings and the Material Culture of the Book, 1840-1914. Translated by Alan Crozier. Pp. 336, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, the title page printed in red & black, appendices, diagrams, tables, sources, index; cr. 4to; red papered boards, spine lettered in black & white; dust..... More
Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; narrow med. 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial onlay at centre of upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; book label of David Levine, Sydney, and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown..... 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