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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
20080006706London: The Folio Society 2008. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. Folio brownish-red cloth extra gilt cover in fine publisher's slipcase <br/><br/>A handsome facsimile of the famed masterwork of The Kelmscott Press created by William Morris with illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones. Appended to this is an Afterword essay on the Kelmscott Chaucer by William S. Peterson the bibliographer of The Kelmscott Press. He states that of numerous facsimiles the 1975 edition by The Basilisk Press is "heads and shoulders above the rest . it is an astonishing recreation." This Folio Society edition used the personal copy of the proprietor of The Basilisk Press to create this reproduction. Even the thick paper - to imitate the original - was specially commissioned from the James Cropper Paper Mill. The Folio Society hardcover
19826631ABMaple Shade NJ, The Pickering Press, (1982). 8° (22 x 16 cm). [16] S. mit 5 Original-Holzschnitten von John DePol. Original-Karton mit Deckeltitel in Rot, gebunden mit 3 Leinenstreifen.
1970S937London, Studio vista ltd., 1970. Ganzleinen mit Schutzumschlag, großes 8°, 136 S. Mit zahlr. ganzs. Abbildungen, Inhalt Introduction - Illustrations (Far eastern, Africa and the Middle East, Hebrew, European, International concrete poetry movement) - Notes to illustrations
pp. (vi), 131 (1) + Great colored plates printed in offset lithography by Duenewald Printing. Designed by Richard Ellis; printed at Aldus Printers; set in Linotype Caslon Old Style; on Worthy Special Paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in quarter brown morocco leather over wood-grain boards. Wood-grain paper solander case, worn at extremities. Number 794 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. Handsomely produced edition. It would make a wonderful gift. W35
pp. vii, 95 + Frontis. Full page drawings by Fritz Eichenberg. Title page printed red and black. Red initials. All edges gold. Designed by Howard N. King. 4to. Original cloth backed paper binding. Gilt lettered spine. Original slip case. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 838 of only 1700. Very nice copy of a keepsake from the Maple Press. PRESS/W34
1166485935.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1120208289.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
243p. + Frontis. Illustrated with numerous full page plates. Uncut. Top edge gold. Bookplate of Charles P. Stahr, a prominent Lancaster County, PA physician in the 1920's. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding with gold decorated and lettered spine. Hardbound. Nice copy. Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was a famous American author and journalist. In 1890 he became managing editor of Harper's Weekly and began making trips in its behalf to various parts of the world. As a foreign correspondent he covered all the wars of his day and published several books recording his experiences. His war dispatches were colorful and dramatic. His other writings include some of the best tales to come out of the Edwardian era. This lovely copy would make a fine gift. W53
19318949New York: Bauer Type Foundry 1931. 3 volumes of specimens of Weiss types bound together. Illustrated with numerous specimens of Weiss types available through the Bauer Type Foundry. 4to. each part sewn in original printed paper wrappers string bound into blue cloth-backed grey paper covered boards printed title label to upper cover. A very good set of specimens of the German Weiss types. Bauer Type Foundry hardcover
pp. xxiv, 108. Illustrated with drawings by T. M. Cleland, printed by The Photogravure and Color Company, and hand-colored by Walter Fischer; designed by Mr. Cleland; set in monotype Janson on Curtis Ragston paper. Sm. 4to. 7 1/4 x 10 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full maroon cloth, with black leather gold letter spine label, sides embossed in blind design by Mr. Cleland. Original slip case. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist, M. T. Cleland. A Fine 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. W37
This is a very good softcover copy in a very good dust jacket just lightly chipped and toned. Very clean inside and out. Front endpaper corner creased. The jacket is illustrated with a work of Bayer's from the "Moving Mountains" series. This is the 2nd printing. Essay by Dorner. Foreword by John Dewey. 134 illustrations in black & white with some color. Biographical notes on Bayer. 10" high X 7.5" wide, 244 pages.
54p. Mosher's anchor device printed in red on title and limitation pages. Printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Uncut. Small 8vo. Original full paper binding decorated with blue hearts. Hardbound. Seventh edition. Limited Edition of only 750 copies. Nice copy. PRESS/W39
In-8°, pp. 17, copert. edit. Con una tavola (cm. 61x67) fuori testo più volte ripieg. raffigurante "The Oxford specimen of 1757/8 (Actual size). Presented to the Bibliographical Society by Charles Batey. Printer to the University of Oxford".
19379872ABNew York, 1937. 23 : 15,5 cm. With 6 booklets. Original cardboard portfolio. Portfolio with 6 prints by The Typophiles.
19379872AB1937. Portfolio with 6 prints by The Typophiles. New York 1937. 23 : 155 cm. With 6 booklets. Original cardboard portfolio. Portfolio of the Typophiles for the dinner party given for the british book-designer and author Beatrice Ward how wrote under the pseudonym of Paul Beaujon. There were published only very few portfolios of this type of this then young society of book-designers authors and book-lovers under the leadership of Pau. A. Bennett. They were all designed and produced by and for the members of the club. Contains: Paul A. Bennett Greetings - Paul Beujon Betrice Warde - The battle of the Century Beaujon verses Typophiles - Beatrice L. Warde Printing should be invisible - Stags and a few Dears A Souvenir - Alicis Paul Beaujon A portriat of him. - Very rare. unknown
1956145977London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1956. 1st edition. Contains many type examples. 304 pages. Gr.-8°, cloth.
1972201313Neudruck der Ausgabe von 1850. New York, Lenox Hill, 1972. Mit Abbildungen. 4 Bl., 267 S. Or.-Lwd.; etwas stockfleckig. (Burt Franklin Research & Source Work series, 34). [3 Warenabbildungen]
Second Edition, corrected and much enlarged, xviii,393,[1]pp., orig. cloth, re-backed. 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, 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."
1944780Edinburgh, James Thin South Bridge, 1944. 2 Bll., 44 S. mit 3 Vignetten. 8°. Orig.-Broschur.
198225267San Francisco CA: The Arion Press 1982. The announcement only for this publication; Folding 4 panel-pages; cover with silhouette illustration text in red and black giving the details of the book and its printing. Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" size; laid-in discount to book dealers card; light wear; clean and in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Arion Press paperback books
1967T416London, Studio Vista, 1967. Erste Ausgabe. Gutes und sauberes Exemplar.
60 p. Wood engraved color illustrations in text by Edward A. Wilson. Offsetting at the half-title from an old newspaper clipping about the book. 12mo. Top edge gold gilt. Blue vellum binding, lettered in gold on spine. Slipcase shows some wear. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Limited to 1000 copies, SIGNED by the illustrator - Edward A. Wilson (1886-1970). "Joseph Conrad considered (this) his best story .the book is designed with that ultimate refinement and good taste that distinguishes Rogers' work. Its charm is increased by delightful wood-engravings in color done by Edward A. Wilson, the one of the lateenlike rigged vessel on the title page being after a drawing by the incomparable B.R. himself" - From the inserted clipping. BR, Works #409 JUN3 SE1/2
xxii, 1362 + Plus Color Portrait Frontis by Mike Rodericks and wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Moire silk pastedowns and endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. All edges gold. Sm. 4to. Original full brown embossed leather binding, boards ornately decorated in gold. Spine lettered and decorated in gold with raised bands. Hardbound. Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books ever written. A Lovely copy, as new. These Leather Bound Easton Press Books Make Great Gifts! SHELF NW34
