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190322837Boston Mass.: The Church Supply Co. 1903. A circular advertising the printed products of this Boston company with 8 or more typefaces as part of the promotional; giving rates and details of the products offered and offering to send samples; printed one side; approx. 5 1/2" x 9 1/4" size; addressed to Mr. Ralph V. Morrison of the No. Cong. Church in Bangor Maine; with the original postmarked mailing envelope having the company imprint; envelope with some wear; broadside advertisement circular in very good condition; a nice example of job printing typographical design and niche market business printing history in the early part of the 20th century. Broadside. Broadside. Very Good. The Church Supply Co. books
194123611Boston Mass.: Union Published 1941. The meeting to be held June 26 1941 at the Italian-American Association Hall in Cambridge; listing the companies now organized or petitioning for such in the Boston area and those which were currently union shops in the printing trades; evidently urging the Riverside Press employees to "Join the Parade of Progress"; printed one side with several typefaces on thin stock; approx. 9" x 11 1/2" size; light wear couple of short closed edge-tears; in very good condition and interesting mid- 20th century American printing and allied trades union ephemera. Broadside. Broadside. Very Good. Union Published books
198025332San Francisco CA: Scenic Road Press 1980. Small broadside keepsake printed at the Scenic Road Press for members of the Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their Joint Meeting in 1980; one of 200 printed. A letter of February 24 1887 from William Morris to 'My dear Smith' noticing his indignation that he'd been sent by Smith to visit a woman he'd thought to be a potential client who actually wanted him instead to look at her designs. Approx. 4 1/2" x 7" size; printed black in a Kelmscott-style type on quality paper stock; with the original plain paper envelope; slight wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Broadside. Very Good. Scenic Road Press books
198825327San Francisco California: Scenic Road Press 1988. Folding keepsake printed at the Scenic Road Press for members of the Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their Joint Meeting in San Francisco in September 1988; one of 150 printed. A letter of November 3 1879 from William Morris to Ruskin noticing the indignation in England at the proposed restoration of St. Marks in Venice. Approx. 6" x 9 3/4" size; printed black and white on quality paper stock; slight wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Scenic Road Press paperback books
194523994Bridgehampton New York: The Bridgehampton National Bank 1945. Two ink blotters printed for the bank; in color with an idyllic farm scene & the bank's contact information; with a handy ruled section at top; approx. 3 1/2" x 6" size; not dated circa 1945; printed by the Thomas D. Murphy Co. with their trademark; one blotter with a chipped corner; some edge tips wear a little soiling spotting; in good condition blotter backs do not appear used; interesting job printing for this Long Island bank circa mid-twentieth century. . Ink Blotters . Not Bound. Good. The Bridgehampton National Bank Paperback books
194416395N.p.: The Typophiles N.d. ca 1944. First Limited Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound illustrated card wrappers; glassine unprinted dustjacket; unpaged 8 leaves; illus. Fine unworn copy in original glassine. One of 350 copies "struck off for Ye Typophiles." With printer's device on colophon of a filligreed crown inside a black background.Printed on yellow paper. Includes two cartoon illustrations in text; the illustration appearing on p7 is reproduced on the cover. Satirical jab at the Axis powers in WWII anonymously written in the form of mutual letters begging aid between Tojo and Hitler. The Tojo portion is printed in Japanese Kanji characters with English translation. Text makes mention of the loss of Mussolini suggesting that the pamphlet was produced some time after the Italian premier's ouster and arrest in July 1943. A charming and scarce Typophiles keepsake apparently not in their regular "Monograph" series. The Typophiles unknown books
1937221004San Fransisco: Book Club of California 1937. Limited. hardcover. very good. Slim folio cloth-backed patterned boards somewhat soiled; paper spine label partially lacking. San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1937. Limited Edition -- one of 300 copies. Very good.<br/><br/> Laid in is a leaf from the Old Testament the end of Chapter XXII & the beginning of Chapter XXIII with one initial letter. The leaf is lightly stained in the margins; the book is very good with rust marks from a paper clip on two blank pages and very lightly on the title page. The boards are lightly rubbed on the front with stains on the back cover and bumped corners. One of 300 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Gsabhorn Bibliography 275.<br/><br/> Book Club of California unknown books
194101333NY 1941. 1st ed. Paper wrapped boards. Gd spine panel detached. x 4 362 pp including Index. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1935151321New York: International Printing Ink Corp 1935. hardcover. near fine. 3 volumes. Number One: Color Chemistry. Number two: Color as Light. Number three: Color in Use. Thin 4to cloth glassine wrappers. New York: International Printing Ink Corp. 1935. Fine in a chipped board slipcase.<br/><br/> International Printing Ink Corp unknown books
1976110213Long Island City NY: American Printing Equipment & Supply Co 1976. stiff paper wrappers. Printing Equipment. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 332 pages. The "Bicentennial Edition" of the company's catalogue. Organized by type of equipment including type specimens. Index of products available. "Prices Void" stamped on front wrapper. Wrappers slightly bent at edges. Back wrapper and spine soiled. American Printing Equipment & Supply Co unknown books
19147749SF: John J. Newbegin 1914. 1st edition. #26/500 cc. Blue paper wrapped boards with spine & front board paper labels. VG some fading to boards. 25 pp 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed by Taylor Nash & Taylor. John J. Newbegin hardcover books
19059017902Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office 1905. Hardcover. very good. Bound in the publisher's original red morocco spine stamped in gilt. Previous owners name and ink notation "1st Edition" and date on ffep. Profusely photographically illustrated throughout. Some wear to extremities otherwise fine. <br/><br/> Government Printing Office hardcover books
198125274San Francisco CA: The Arion Press 1981. Andrew Hoyem's letter-announcement only for his new discount policy for the Arion Press. With detailed information on currently available and forthcoming projects for the press. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" letter size printed one side only. Old fold lines; light shallow creasing at one top tip; clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Arion Press paperback books
197036974Wymondham: Brewhouse Press 1970. First edition one of 250 copies printed. Illustrated with three tipped-in specimens. 64 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Morocco-backed boards by Trevor Hickman. Near fine. First edition one of 250 copies printed. Illustrated with three tipped-in specimens. 64 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Finely printed history of the first commercially viable means of making facsimile reproductions of the printed page. Brewhouse Press unknown books
196159417Other: NY: Privately Printed. Very Good. 1961. Hardcover. NY: Privately Printed hardcover books
197426582Zurich Switzerland: L'Art Ancien S.A. 1974. Two sheets announcements of this Swiss booksellers' sales of the Ricketts collection of books and that of the Pissarro collection; with black and white graphic illustrations. Approx. 6" x 8" size printed on quality heavy paper stock; clean and in very good condition. Booksellers Catalog. Single Sheets. Very Good. L'Art Ancien S.A. paperback books
197035681n. p.: Harrison Elliot 1970. 1st printing. A blue bookmark with a short verse typed to one side. Curretly housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy in a Nr Fine envelope. Oblong format. 1-1/2" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/>These bookmarks were given has a surprise gift to Bruce Rogers by a collection of his friends and peers. The front of the envelope is pasted with a "Confession" by the makers of this gift. It states "The paper was made from B. R.'s shirts and underwear smuggled out of his Conneticut home without his knowledge or consent." There was enough material to ".include one in each book bought by the first perceptive souls." Harrison Elliot unknown books
19341302Le Caire. Cairo. : Imprimerie P. Barbet. 1934 -1935. Quarter blue leather over blue cloth raised bands gilt spine title. . Good plus corners lightly bumped light toning to pages library label on spine. 25.8x18.5 cm. . French text. Bound periodicals detailing research on Egyptian insects. Bookplate of The American University in Cairo on the pastedown. Heavy Book may require extra shipping. 27 full-page illustrations some in color. Imprimerie P. Barbet. hardcover books
196522350Long Island New York: Not Published 1965. Including: Original pencil still-life outdoors artwork taped to a transparency in preparation for creation of the printing plate tape with some soil & spotting art very good; with the zinc "Revere Triplemetal Plus' printing plate; an impression of the completed plate; an impression of a partially-complete version of the art; artwork approx. 4" x 6" size the sheets with several inches of margins around; with a folding color brochure of an exhibition of Seidler's works numbered titled and with ownership details one color illustration on cover and with a biography of the artist on back light wear couple of small pieces of tape from mounting unobtrusive; not dated circa 1960s; everything in very good condition and illustrative of the process of original art to printed work by this professional. . Art. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
198742558San Francisco: Book Club of California 1987. 1st printings. Printed paper wrappers. Age-toning to spines & extremities. Book label of Abe Lerner. VG. 33 7; 34 6; 55 3 pp. Illustrated. 4to. <br/><br/> Book Club of California unknown books
196524913New York N.Y.: No Publisher Noted 1965. 12 pages illustrated in color & black and white. With 24 numbered examples of illustrated artwork using various printing methods: silk screen linoleum and woodcuts combined woodcut & screen processes. Printed on glossy paper stock. Approx. 8" x 10 1/2" size oblong format simply side-stapled; the cover with the logo and text title; no other date text or explanatory material within; research indicates that this was the exhibition catalog for a gallery show of graphics at Peridot Gallery NY circa 1965. Cover paper darkened little wear; contents clean and in very good condition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. No Publisher Noted paperback books
1927004758Detroit: Fisher Body Corporation Fleetwood Body Corporation General Motors 1927. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. An extraordinarily beautiful sales catalogue organized around vivid colors as the title suggests. Folio 33 by 25 cm. xxx 30 2 pp. plus wraps. The colors are "Bird of Paradise" "Midnight Blue" "Angel Fish" "Morpho Menelans" emerald curite "Forest Green" "Th Grand Canyon" "Rose Coral" "Italian Waters" "Orchid" "Autumn" and the cars are all Cadillacs. All the cars have in fact two colors both of which are suggested by the color designation and each color and car receives a luxuriant two-page spread with three color illustrations: one for the inspiration for the particular color one of the car interior and one for the outer body. Accompanying the illustrations are fluid intoxicating descriptions that conjure up the imagery the sensate experience the fantasy with only passing mentions of some of the design specifics. The cars include Cabriolets a Roadster a Phaeton Imperials a Brougham a Town Sedan and a Convertible Coupe. One can see designs that both reach back to the fine coaches of a quickly receding era and the more comfortable sleeker cars to come. The brochure was released in conjunction with a road show showcase of the vehicles staged at fine hotels in New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco the Commodore the Drake the Biltmore and the Palace respectively. Wear to the edges of the dust jacket the decorative paper covering the bound card-stock wrap0 with a few scratch lines on front soiling on rear and a few minor closed tears along edges. A hole to the white front fold-in of this jacket. Other than some light pencilled lettering a child's hand clean and bright within. <br /><br /> Fisher Body Corporation, Fleetwood Body Corporation, General Motors paperback books
1926BRE918-002San Francisco CA:: Pacific Coast Society of Printing House Craftsmen's Clubs 1926. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. CONFERENCE ISSUE published in conjunction with the Second Conference of the Pacific District International Association of Printing House Craftsmen held in San Francisco July 1926. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches. xii 20 20 16 15 1 blank pp. Portion of the text printed within typographic borders with colored decorative initials the first segment of the text includes report of the Annual Meeting in San Fransisco July 1926 and includes report from officers Haywood Hunt President Frank Rodell Secretary and International Representative of the Pacific District photographic portraits of the Officers of the Pacific Coast Society of Printing House Craftsmen's Clubs mounted on page iv follows are the 4 contributions of the San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Seattle Clubs including mounted 1 full-page color illustration of San Francisco signed in the plate by the artist full-page color reproduction of an illustration by Charles Marion Russell "American First Printer" 1926 full-page photograph of the Portland Club at a dinner local advertising from each city; text unmarked occasional light foxing. Printed orange wrappers printed paper top cover label; binding square and tight light fading to extremities and spine yapp edges a bit bruised with some minor tears. SCARCE. Very Good. The preliminaries include minutes and notes on the conference the report of the district representative of the International Association Frank H. Rodell and comments by the president of the Pacific Coast Society Hawyood H. Hunt 1888-1974 followed by four individual issues that provide information on the activities of the local branches of the Society lists of officers and members and advertisements for regional companies in the printing and allied trades. The Los Angeles issue contains remarks by A. B. Bruce McAllister often referred to as "Los Angeles' first fine printer" with his partner Harold Young and the San Francisco issue contains interesting biographic remarks about John Henry Nash and Ed and Robert Grabhorn that I have not seen in any other sources. The piece about the Grabhorns by Carroll T. Harris note the Grabhorn's desire to print a "masterpiece" 4 years before their 1930s Leaves of Grass. Also includes Haywood Hunt's small article on "The Renaissance by the Golden State. Pacific Coast Society of Printing House Craftsmen's Clubs paperback books
196450967Long Island City: American Printing Equipment and Supply Co 1964. stapled paper wrappers. Printing Equipment. 4to. stapled paper wrappers. 28 pages. Catalogue of composing room equipment cabinets tables racks cases etc. Much of the equipment offered was for schools. Illustrated priced. Covers foxed. American Printing Equipment and Supply Co unknown books
1917230473San Francisco: John Henry Nash 1917. Limited. hardcover. good. 40pp. Slim 4to cloth-backed boards with paper spine label; uncut edges. San Francisco: John Henry Nash 1917. Spine quite worn and frayed but internally clean and near fine.<br/><br/> Limited edition -- number 44 of only 100 numbered copies.<br/><br/> John Henry Nash unknown books
