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In 8, pp. 527-738. Br. ed.
Bologna, 1959, 8vo (cm. 25 x 17) legatura in mezza tela con tassello e titoli dorati al dorso, brossura originale conservata all’interno, pp. XVI-474. Parzialmente intonso. Molto buono.
2 28x20 cm., legatura in mezza pelle con titolo impresso in oro al dorso, segnalibro, in astuccio, pagg. 166; V, (3), 358, numerose figure e riproduzioni di caratteri, simboli, segni tipografici, illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori, tavole ripiegate, allegato in tasca al secondo volume opuscolo di 42 pagine, in lingua ungherese, prima edizione a tiratura limitata, nostro esmplare n. 523, buone condizioni.
In 8o, pp. 35, br. in carta marmorizzata marron, ritratto in antip. Biografia sul famoso stampatore veneziano (1805-1884), amico di Bartolomeo Gamba, in uno spaccato della poco studiata storia della tipografia a Venezia nel XIX secolo. Rarissimo. Edizione in 200 esemplari fuori commercio (553/ VENEZIA - BIBLIOGRAFIA - TIPOGRAFIA)
A Paris, 1933, in-4, legatura coeva in mezza tela, conservate le copertine del cartoncino editoriale illustrato in xilografia (Jules Douy), pp. 84. Con illustrazioni n.t.
In-8 (cm. 24.60), 3 volumi, brossura illustrata, con alette, pp. 622, (8), numerazione continua, con alcune illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo e fuori testo. I tre volumi, con contributi in italiano, inglese, francese e tedesco, sono così suddivisi: 1. Rotocalco. 2. offset. 3. Tipografia. Text in English. Deutscher text. Texte en français. Lievi fioriture alle prime/ultime carte, peraltro, testi in buono stato (text in good condition).
25 Broschüren zu jeweils 4 Blatt in Original-Pappschachtel mit Seiten- und Deckeltitel. Schachtel teils verblichen und etwas fleckig, die Proben in sehr gutem Zustand. Enhält: Aldus-Buchschrift, Baskerville, Bodoni, Candida, Cornelia, Excelsior, Futura-Buchschrift, Garamond (Linotype), Garamond (Monotype 156), Gill, Magere Gill, Gloucester, Moderne Antiqua, Moderne Extended, Moderne Condensed, Old Style, Plantin, Poliphilus, Pressa, Rockwell, Leichte Rockwell, Rundgotisch, Trajanus, Wallau und Weiss-Antiqua.
cm. 18 x 25, 416 pp. con numerose ill. n.t. Rilegato. 1324 gr. 416 p.
ill., ril. Questo volume esaustivo offre al lettore una panoramica completa del design tipografico, a partire dal 1628 fino alla prima metà del Ventesimo secolo. Tratta da un'importante collezione olandese, quest'ampia edizione ripercorre l'evoluzione dell'uso delle lettere in cataloghi dal design raffinato che presentano esemplari di caratteri in romano, corsivo, grassetto, semi-grassetto, stretti e larghi. Sono compresi anche margini, ornamenti, iniziali e decorazioni insieme ad alcuni esempi di litografie e lettere di calligrafi, pittori di insegne e iscrizioni di scalpellini. La prima sezione del libro raccoglie caratteri anteriori al Ventesimo secolo, corredati dal commento del curatore Cees de Jong e del collezionista Jan Tholenaar. La seconda parte invece esplora il periodo tra l'inizio del 1900 e la metà del Ventesimo secolo, con un excursus storico a cura di Alston W. Purvis. Tra gli autori di font presentati figurano William Caslon, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke, Peter Behrens, Rudolf Koch, Eric Gill, Jan van Krimpen, Paul Renner, Jan Tschichold, A.M. Cassandre, Aldo Novarese e Adrian Frutiger.
Bologna, Tipi della Scuola d'Arte Tipografica del Comune, 1920, 4to brossura, pp. 16 con ill. e un ritratto.
pp. xv, 406. Illustrated by Henry C. Pitz with monochrome line drawings and with wash drawings hand-colored at the Walter Fischer Studio; designed and printed by A. Colish; set in monotype Bell; Mohawk vellum-finish paper. 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full cotton fabric stamped with an early American design. Original slip case. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 769 and it is signed by the illustrator, Henry C. Pitz (1895-1976), a well-known Philadelphia artist, book illustrator, writer, and educator. Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W89
191p. Portrait photograph on title page by Opie, Redruth. Title page ruled in brown. Uncut and unopened. Pen sketch drawing. Brick Row Book Shop label. Extra spine label tipped in on rear paste down. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, stained. Original paper spine label. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 937 of only 1000 copies. Nice example. William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43
Designed by Robert I. Dothard; printed by E. L. Hildreth Company; set in Linotype Baskerville; on Worthy Special Paper. Tall 8vo. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in full maroon sheepskin, handsomely decorated in gold. Binding slightly rubbed. No slipcase. Old generic bookplates. Number 448 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. The leather binding on this edition is especially interesting. W35
pp. xv, 176. Illustrated with casein paintings by Robert Shore, printed by Holyoke Lithograph Company; designed by Eugene Ettenberg; printed by A. Colish; set in monotype Bell; white Mohawk antique paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 7 1/1 x 10 7/8 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full white sailcloth with spine hubs, stamped in black leaf. Original slip case, white sailcloth and green paper sides and spine title label. Bottom edge slightly soiled. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 420 and it is signed by the illustrator, Robert Shore (b. 1924). Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W89
VOLUME 3 ONLY of an early 20th century textbook for type setters. Includes many b&w and color plates of type faces and examples of text decorations. 280x220mm. 156 pages. Maroon cloth Hardcover. Yellow embossed lettering on front cover. Cover and spine yellowing/faded, stained and slightly worn. Cover corners bumped. Pages yellowing and somewhat age-stained. This extremely rare, beautifully illustrated old typesetting manual is otherwise in good condition.
Two Volumes. Illustrated with color drawings by Charles Stewart; designed by John Lewis; set in monotype Ehrhardt on Basingwerk Parchment paper. Sm. 4to. 6 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches. Bound by The Russell-Rutter Company in full yellow fabric blind-stamped with a design by Mr. Stewart, gold letter spine label. Original dark yellow slip case houses both volumes, very slightly rubbed. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator, Charles W. Stewart. Excellent copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W91
Three Volumes. Portrait frontis. Foxed. Uncut. Top edges gold. 8vo. Original full cloth bindings, lettered and decorated in gold. Hardbound. Worn set. Francis Thompson (1859-1907) was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, became addicted to opium, and was a street vagrant for years. A married couple read his poetry and rescued him, publishing his first book Poems in 1893. Thompson lived as an unbalanced invalid in Wales and at Storrington, but wrote three books of poetry, with other works and essays, before dying of tuberculosis in 1907. SET/W50
RARE second revised and enlarged edition of a bibliography of Hebrew literature after Mendelssohn (~1780) until 1890 in alphabetical order. 219x153mm. IV+548 pages. Marbled board quarter-cloth Hardcover with black cloth corners. Cover scratched and mildly worn. Cover edges worn. Cover corners bumped and worn. Spine stained. Spine edges bumped. Text block edges browning and slightly stained. Few light pencil marks and one large blue pencil mark on title page. Two stamps on title page, one stamp on title page verso. Title page top corner torn and repaired with scotch tape (no paper missing!). Pages slightly yellowing, few pages have light pencil marks near text. [SUMMARY]: This comprehensive bibliography of Jewish books is in good condition.
Royal 8vo, 32pp., title vignette, some light browning, orig. paper wrappers.
3 Vols., in one, illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth, d.w. Since its original publication in 1880 this famous work has established itself as the greatest work in its chosen field. Many thousands of books and monographs are fully described, many with detailed collations.
3 Parts, price list to each part loosely inserted, coloured illustrs., throughout, orig. decorated stiff wrappers, 1639 lots. The auction catalogue of the magnificent bibliographical library of Bernard H. Breslauer. For almost six years he employed Michael Laird to assist him in cataloguing the collection, Christie's have used these scholarly notes in the compilation of this catalogue.
First edition, 8vo (225 x 145mm), xvi, 219, [1]pp., upper blank corner of dedication leaf torn away, bookplate removed, front endpaper loose, cont. half morocco, marbled paper boards. Bigmore & Wyman, I. p.145. "This is a standard work of reference, and has always enjoyed great authority. The names of the towns are arranged in alphabetical order, and the circumstances attending the introduction into them of the art of printing, the earliest products of their presses, and biographical references to early printers, are given in a succinct manner."
First Edition, 4to, x,149,[1]pp., frontis., orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut. A scholarly monograph describing the relationship between government and the newspaper press.
8vo, xlii, 308pp., frontis., numerous coloured illustrs., orig. buckram, printed paper label on spine and upper cover, uncut. Jemmy Catnach, the printer, son of John Catnach, printer in Northumberland, and who founded the press, justly earned the distinction of being one of the great pioneers in the cause of promoting cheap literature.
Small 4to (210 x 165 mm), 12pp., disbound. "The following fragment was found in the cover of an old book in the possession of a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Bath, and was lent to the editor by the Rev. J. Hunter of Torrington Square. The whole poem was printed by Cawood, in the 16th century, but this contains some few variations. 50 copies of this impression have been taken. T. P. / M. H. / Oct. 1838."?Preface. Fenwick 124.1; Holzenberg 126.
