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The Turn of the Screw (The Miniature Classics Library)
Miniature book: 2"w x2 5/8"h. 604 pages.
Bookshop Pistil Books Online · Seattle, US41,72 €
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20p. Title page printed in red and black. Large red ornate initial. Unopened. Inked inscription. 16mo. Original cloth backed pattern linoleum blocked boards. Original spine paper label. Limited gift edition made for Harper & Brothers by the Haddon Craftsmen, Camden, NJ. Very nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
4 leaves. Ruled and underlined in silver. 16mo. Original plain wraps, paper label decorated in silver. Very nice copy. Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1?
np. Numerous handsome woodcuts by Rockwell Kent. Title page and text printed in black and red. Lacks first fly leaf. 12mo. Original full decorative paper binding, extremities worn. Original dust jacket, worn with some loss. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
13 leaves. Title page printed in silver with snowflake device embossed in blind. First initial printed in gray with a delicate snowflake embossed in blind. Printed in the French Fold style, each leaf with text on one side only. Unopened. Wide margins throughout. Text printed on heavy, soft rice paper. Tall 8vo. Original full padded cream paper binding decorated with snowflake designs. Original blue cloth lined solander case. This book was conceived by Kurt H. Volk, Typographer, and executed in collaboration with Meyer Wagman. Beautiful and delicate copy. Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
pp. xv, 504. XLib. 8vo. Disbound. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
Vie et oeuvre d'Antoine Peyrol, menuisier et noëliste avignonnais (1709-1779), par l'historien et imprimeur Philippe PREVOT (1872-1959), ancien administrateur du Musée Calvet (Avignon); citations de Noëls; actes notariés, supplément à la bio-bibliographie et extraits de presse in fine (4è partie inexistante dans le tirage à 250 exemplaires, de 118 pages seulement); notes et références. Mention d' "édition princeps" de ce volume augmenté de la 1ère série des "Artisans d'autrefois", tirée à 60 exemplaires dont 30 hors commerce: exemplaire justifié n°50. Français
unp., illus. Illus. by the author. Hardcover Good condition; DJ & right edge of front board dampstained in worn d.j.
93p. illus. Hardcover Very good spine faded
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 270 pages, including writing by Matt Briggs, Rebecca Brown, Grant Cogswell, Monica Drake, Rachel Eggers, Bret Fetzer, Renee French, Diana George, Brian Goedde, Keri Healey, Darren Higgins, Marjorie Hogan, Jamie Hook, Rich Jensen Nomy Lamm, Stacey Levine, Nikki McClure, Slim Moon, Sierra Nelson, Greta Nintzel, Melanie Noel, Joshua Plague, Trisha Ready, Steven Shaviro, Jean Smith, Matthew Stadler, Nathan Thronburgh, et al.
"A celebration of Christmas - Green Gables style! Inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved classic 'Anne of Green Gables' .a fascinating selection of Christmas lore, crafts, cooking and decorating ideas, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and charmingly illustrated with step-by-. step drawings and glorious colour photographs." 194p. illus. Book
pp. ix, 309 + Plus frontis and full page illustrations with tissue guards by Gibson; Wiles; Wenzell; Carleton. Uncut. Top edge gold gilt. Some foxing and damp staining. Inked presentation from Galveston, TX only three months after the horrible Galveston Flood where over 8,000 people died. 8vo. Original green cloth binding decorated with gold and white vines. Gilt lettered. Signed binding by Margaret Armstrong. Margaret Neilson Armstrong (18671944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. Lower rear board has some discoloration. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
61p. + Frontis with tissue guard. Chapter head drawing. Title page printed in red and black. Wide margins. Printed on heavy paper. Uncut. Top edge gold. Marbled endpapers. XLib. Bookplates of W. Emmert Swigart and Juniata College library (withdrawn). Square 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards, gold lettered. Binding soiled and worn. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 950 copies. PRESS/W33
61p. + Plus woodcut engraved frontis and full page plates. Text ruled throughout in black. Brown endpapers sprinkled with gold stars. Label "Presented by G. Milton Bair and Sons Edward W. and Ray W. to the Harold H. Bair Post No. 14 American Legion, March 1930". Early inked ownership "Ray Welsh Bair, from his Brother, Christmas, 1892". First few signatures finger smudged. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Spine and rear cover spotted. Issued at the pinnacle of the enthusiasm for Palmer Cox's Brownies, this is a appealing Christmas story of a woman who enlists a group of Brownies to help her children celebrate the holiday. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W69
Miniature book: 2"w x2 5/8"h. 604 pages.
28p. + Plus frontis. Full page black line drawings printed on lime green blocks. Title page with border printed in black on a lime green block. Light pink endpapers. Strathmore Paper Company label detailing stock used. 8vo. Original full red paper binding with covers silver flaked. Front cover decorated with a white rose and a blue edging. Limited number of this Christmas edition was printed for the friends of Aldus Printers. Nice copy. Very scarce. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
pp. xi, 41. Ruled throughout in black. Title page printed in red and black. Decorative head and tail pieces. Uncut and unopened. 24mo. Original stiff wraps, decorated in gold. Original printed glassine wraps. Original slip case, small loss at bottom edge. Nice copy. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W39
Book is missing exterior spine and part of paper cover has been torn off. Tape mark inside front cover and blacked out previous owner's name. Loose front hinge. Pages are sewn and text block binding is tight. Brightly colored illustrations by Esther Friend printed on heavy, creamy paper. 9"w x 11 1/4"h. 28 pages.
In-8, 113p. Six nouvelles illustrées de dessins en noir de Marcel North. Exemplaire enrichi d'un envoi autographe signé de North.
42p. Embellished with color hand-drawn initials in the fashion of the Fifteenth Century by Kurt H. Volk. Title page decorated and printed in red and black. Type set in Janson and printed in four colors by offset on white, heavyweight Fabriano from Fabriano, Italy. Uncut. Wide margins. Top edge gold. Folio. Original leather spine over cloth boards, some soiling. Gilt lettered spine. Limited Edition. Number 707 of only 1000 copies. Signed by Kurt H. Volk. Nice copy. Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
357 Pages. Two fold-out maps. Gilt ruled decoration to covers. Foxing on prelims and title page and maps. Inscriptions on pre-title pages. Wear to cover surfaces and extremities, cracked down joints of spine.
unp., Illus. by the author Hardcover Very good condition good
Paris, Barbou, 1780. Un volume de format in 12 de 622 pp. Reliure de l'époque en pleine basane tabac, fortes épidermures, petits manques de cuir. Dos frotté sans pièce de titre. Tranche bleue, mouchetée. Exemplaire de travail, solidement relié, frais intérieurement, mais avec les défauts précités.
24p. With colored wood engravings by Bernard Brussell-Smith. Designed and printed by Kurt H. Volk. Wide margins. Uncut. Holiday Greetings insert from Kurt H. Volk. Pastedowns beginning to brown. Tall thin 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in silver with fir tree vignette on front cover. Original slip case with paper label. Limited Edition, but no statement of number of copies. Very nice example. The illustrator, Bernard Brussel-Smith (1914-1989) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the New School for Social Research, New York. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum, Cooper Union, City College, and the National Academy. His work was widely exhibited and is in many major art collections. The printer publisher Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67.
pp. xiv, 256 + Plus handsome engraved frontis and full page plates with tissue guards. Engraved half title. All edges gold. Bookseller's label. Some age stain. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Front cover embossed in blind and decorated with gold designs and flowers. Spine gold lettered and decorated. Extremities bumped and very slightly worn. Very nice copy of Christmas stories and poems written by Victorian women authors, including: Mary Howitt; Mrs. Hall; Mrs. Barbauld; Mrs. Ardy; Agnes Strickland, and others. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70.
np. Color woodcuts by Ilse Bischoff. Color decorated title page. Large print. Design by Helen Gentry. Printing by William E. Rudge's Sons for Holiday House. Inner hinge cracked. 12mo. Unusual split hinge binding, without spine label. Original thick paper boards. Paper boards decorated in color with Christmas stockings. Very nice little copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
