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1934251203002Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co. 1934. First Edition Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Kent Rockwell. 8vo heavy light brown buckram over boards with front and spine blind stamps. Decorative gilt stamp to front and spine outlining illustrated paste on labels illustrated endpapers. The text block of the book has sagged so there is slight wear to the bottom edge. Out of an abundance of modesty I am grading this book merely VG. Jacket presents well with slight chipping and wear to the spine ends and flap fold edges. There is also minor soiling to the jacket which overall if VG.This gorgeous deluxe reprint edition of the Covici Friede Canterbury Tales is both beautifully bound and illustrated. Don't let the copyright page confuse things - this is published by Garden City. Although not the true first after reviewing online photos of the original I greatly prefer the binding choices for this Garden City edition. This is a really beautiful book and it's hard to convey its aesthetic impact with words and pictures. Garden City Publishing Co. hardcover
19830005866New York: Purgatory Pie Press 1983. First Limited edition. Wrappers. Fine. Octavo bright yellow wrappers <br/><br/>Copy no. 107 of only 180 copies signed with colored pencils by the author its designer and printers Esther K. Smith and Dikko Faust. Printed on their handpress with 22 impressions for all of the colors used in its making. Im-pressive and provocative. Scarce Purgatory Pie Press unknown
19765591London: Officyna Stanislaw Gliwa 1976. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. Oblong 8vo 29 pages brown cloth deckle-edged. Rare. <br/><br/>Copy no. 100 of 275 only being publication no. 37 by the Gliwa Press. Handset by Maria Gliwa with presswork and linocuts by Stanislaw Gliwa. Printed on mould-made Italian paper 'Della Robbia' . Stankiewicz was a prominent political philosopher having lectured on politics history economics history and jurisprudence at over 40 universities. Both he and Stanislaw fought with the Polish forces in exile during WWII. This is an aphoristic dictionary e.g. " ELITISM: A now-derogatory terms revealing democracy's essentially anti-intellectual mood and its fear of 'meritocracy'. " Officyna Stanislaw Gliwa hardcover
1929287631929. Dijon Imprimerie DarantiÂre 1934. Un vol. au format in-8 222 x 167 mm de 192 pp. brochÂŽ sous couverture ˆ rabats rempliÂŽs. Edition originale. Tirage unique ˆ 800 exemplaires numÂŽrotÂŽs. Le rÂŽcit proposÂŽ conna”t ici au fil de chacune des pages une reproduction dans des caractÂres typographiques diffÂŽrents. Rares rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
1952biblio918<p>120 pages plus 12 color plates. Bookplate on front pastedown</p> Amilcare Pizzi S. A. hardcover
1957mon0003977603Little Brown & Co. 1957T. hardcover. Good. 3.2300 9.7600 7.5600. Little Brown & Co. hardcover
1957mon0003913246Little Brown & Co. 1957T. hardcover. Good. 3.2300 9.7600 7.5600. 2-volume set lacking slipcase. ex-library copies with usual markings. shows minor wear bumped corners lightly tanned pages. Little Brown & Co. hardcover
1982Q-0385175426Doubleday & Co. Inc. NY 1982-08-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Doubleday & Co., Inc., NY hardcover
1988DEMO016035ILos Angeles: Arundel Press 1988. First Limited edition. Hardcover. fine/issued without. Quarto 33 1 pages cloth paper labels issued w/o dj <br/><br/>No. 56 of 250 numbered copies. Romantic previously unpublished poems dating from circa. 1912 or earlier. Printed by Patrick Reagh. Arundel Press hardcover
1999183122Books Nippan 1999. 302 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Books Nippan
193656351Kansas City MO: Western Typesetting Co. 1936. Two vols. 1st. - 4to. 220 pp. Title and section titles printed in colour on thick cover stock typefaces throughout. Black pictorial cloth Western motif cowboy riding typeface on front cover silver Art Deco lettering slight shelfwear; 2nd - 8vo. 81 1 pp. Typeface alphabets throughout self-printed black & silver softcovers minor shelfwear inserted into front pocket of Specimen book NF set. First editions of both these excellent volumes on American type faces produced by the noted company during the 1930s. Western offered Linotype Monotype Ludlow and Hand-set types reproduction proofs long wearing unconditionally guaranteed types and other advantages towards their clients. The type specimens included hear encompass Scripts Gothics Spartans Bodoni Moderns extensive special figures and more. The Type Identifier lists over 400 different faces from ATF Baltimore Bauer Continental Intertype Monotype Ludlow and other sources. Western Typesetting Co., paperback
1962D7995Draeger Freres a Montrouge 1962. Paperback. Very Good. Full-color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. 32 2 with 7 double-page watercolors by Buffet. Covers a bit scuffed along the edges otherwise fine. With glassine jacket and laid-in ads. <br/><br/> Draeger Freres a Montrouge paperback
1979DEMO015265ILondon: New English Library 1979 . First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. photos. Oblong 4to 141 pages cloth white dj. Out-of-print and uncommon. Extra shipping due to weight of this volume. <br/><br/>Pages & pictures of folding revolving dissolving mechanical scenic panoramic dimensional changing Pop-up & novelty books. Illustrated from photographs. Illustrated lavishly from the collection of David and Briar Philips. An invaluable reference tool. New English Library hardcover
19783115264Los Angeles: Gemini G. E. L. Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition. Fine in white printed wrappers. un-paginated 7 1/4" X 7 1/4' Prospectus for a limited edition of lithographs created by the artist at publisher's workshop. Uncommon ephemeral item. ; 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" . Gemini G. E. L. paperback
1957A170-032426-LLU-101X3Little Brown & Co 1957. hardcover. SHIPS DAILY WITH FREE TRACKING!. 6x5x0. Little Brown & Co hardcover
19505641Middletown CT: Wesleyan University Arts Laboratory 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to clothbacked boards rear joint separated at the staples. RARE. <br/><br/>It has been claimed by an expert that no more than 25 copies of this work were produced: the colophon says there were to be thirty copies. Wesleyan University Arts Laboratory hardcover
1998022844Glenn Horowitz Bookseller 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by The Photographer. 1st Edition. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Limited to two hundred copies only this is #40 signed and numbered by the photographer in red ink on the rear colophon. Glenn Horowitz Bookseller Hardcover
1965001932S. l. New Britain Conn.: The Sign of the Jaded Jester 1965. Softcover. Miniature first edition limited to 250 copies this copy #150; 2 in x 4.5 ft; vegetable parchment scroll rolled on a wooden spool with plastic stick-pins on either end; sparkly red wrap and a decorative silk ribbon attached to the beginning of the scroll; housed in a transparent pill bottle with a ruled paper label; thin vertical crack to bottle not affecting its integrity; light age-toning to label; ribbon slightly frayed at the free end; parchment fine; overall in very good to near fine condition. With a rather unique three-color printing Edison Julian I. Miniature Book News # 3: 1966 March. St. Louis Missouri. UNT Digital Library. http://digital.library.unt.edu. Web. January 12 2016 the miniature is a beautiful typographical and artistic example containing amusing and insightful book-related apothegms and epigrams including a personal favorite to wit: "On the subject of repetition.as to whether a speaker should have said 'that' or 'which' he replied: "I consider that that 'that' that that man used is correct." The compiler Walter Blumenthal 1883 - 1969 was a renowned Jewish-American scholar writer and editor. Robert Massmann was a former Director of Library Services at Central Connecticut State University who published numerous miniature books usually in very small editions for more than 4 decades. The Sign of the Jaded Jester paperback
1982s241228e<p><strong>87 issues of U&lc Upper and lower Case Magazine</strong> <strong>1982 through 2000</strong>. New York: International Typeface Corporation. 11"x17" staple-bound newsprint averaging 36-100 pages per issue.</p><p>Published quarterly between 1973 and 2000 <strong>U&lc</strong> magazine was a defining voice in graphic design. Initially created to showcase the ITC typeface library the magazine became a showpiece for creative typography unique graphic design and a wide variety of technical historical and cultural surveys and insights. Contributors included prominent writers artists and designers such as Herb Lubalin; Steven Heller and Seymour Chwast. Approximately 120 issues were published before it ceased publication in 1999. Though these 87 issues are not a complete run many of the annual volumes have all four issues present. Five of the later issues were printed in reduced size at 8-1/2x11"</p><p><strong>CONDITION: Mostly Very Good; none less than Good. </strong>A few issues have edgewear and minor tears or creases; some with yellowing pages at margins. Some have original mailing labels present. Exemplar photos are at:</p> International Typeface Corporation paperback
1949002551Paris: Nicolas. Societe Anonyme au capital de 1 milliard 50 millions. Printed by Draeger Freres a Montrouge 1949. First Edition. Wraps with spiral. Fine/Very Good. A catalog that is itself a work of art with this issue drawing inspiration from Japanese woodblock imagery. Harada the artist captures the simplicity elegance and understatement of the Japanese aesthetic in his panoramas and images of birds insects flowers etc. 8vo. 33 1 pp. Nicolas a leading French wine distributor that is still very much in business excelled at producing beautiful books and other printed material over the decades. This copy but for light edge toing on the cover made of a heavy card is close to pristine and the original glassine is preserved although it has moderate wear an one inch or so closed tear and a few other trivial closed tears. Also included is a price list insert. Nicolas. Societe Anonyme au capital de 1 milliard 50 millions. Printed by Draeger Freres a Montrouge unknown
1928192408Roma : Tipografia del Senato del Dott. G. Bardi 1928. First Edition. Paperback. Fair paperback copy. Lacks back cover. Some wear to spine with binding intact. Front edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. POS to front cover. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 1074 pages; Description: 1074p. Illus. portas tables some fold. diags. some fold. maps charts ; 18cm. Subjects: Military art and science - Italy. Italy - Armed Forces. Italy - History Military - Periodicals - Annuals. Frequency: Annual. Ads on cyan paper bound in at end. Language: Italian. Roma : Tipografia del Senato, del Dott. G. Bardi paperback
1949009039Santiago De Chile Chile: Editorial Del Pacifico S. A. 1949. Book. Very Good Plus. Printed French Wrappers. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very Good Plus original tan wrappers lightly soiled small bookseller's plate front end page. 44 pages printed in blue and black end pages uncut one of 2760 unnumbered copies on Pluma paper there were also 240 numbered copies printed on Ingres paper. An extract from Neruda's canto "Los Libertadores" part of his Canto General which was published in full in Mexico in 1950. Editorial Del Pacifico S. A. Paperback
196075786V.p.: V.p. 1960-1968. VAN KRIMPEN Jan. On Designing and Devising Type. New York: The Typophiles 1967. First edition. One of 350 copies with the Typophile imprint. Small ocatvo.107 3 colophon and slug pp. Illustrated. Publisher's red cloth with gilt spine lettering original typographic dust jacket. Excellent copy of Typophile Chapbook XXXII.ZAPF Hermann. About Alphabets; Some Marginal Notes on Type Design. New York: The Typophiles 1960. First edition and one of 400 copies with the Typophile Imprint. Small octavo. Frontispiece photographic portrait 117 1 colophon pp. Numerous alphabet examples. Publisher's blue cloth with brown morocco gilt spine label. As issued. Excellent copy of Typophile Chapbook XXXVII.MORISON Stanley. Letter Forms Typographic And Scriptorial Two Essays On Their Classification History And Bibliography. London; Nattali & Maurice 1968. First edition. This is Typhophile Capbool but does not beiar their name. Small octavo. 2 161 1 pp. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt spine lettering just jacket to match. An excellent copy of Typopphile Chapook 37. V.p. hardcover
19770008484Boston: David R. Godine 1977. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio 406 pages half red morocco cloth raised bands of spine scuffed in matching publisher's slipcase in near-fine condition. <br/><br/>Copy no. 378 of only 400 in the Collector's Edition each with an original lithograph by Lansdowne signed commissioned only for this issue. Printed by Martino Mardersteig on Magnani of Pescia for this edition. Colophon signed by Ripley and Lansdowne. David R. Godine hardcover
19912589Austin: W. Thomas Taylor Inc. 1991-1995. Fine. 1991. Softcover. 4to; decorative wrappers; every issue with reproductions; b&w photos; ads. . W. Thomas Taylor Inc. 1991-1995 paperback
