New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, [1981]. Reprint of the original 1938 edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in; 8vo, pp. [10], 205, [7]; frontispiece, 8 plates; spine of dust jacket very slightly discolored, else fine. More
Birmingham: Birmingham Public Libraries Committee, 1931. Thick 4to, pp. vii, [1], 913; original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, original blue printed wrappers bound in; early owner's name on front free endpaper dated 1932, light wear to extremities; very good and sound. More
Chicago: privately printed, 1942. 8vo, pp. [6] plus 12 pages of facsimile; near fine in original pink wrappers. More
Davenport, Iowa: The Catfish Press, St. Ambrose College, [1968]. First edition, 4to, pp. xi, [1], 310, [1]; typographical illustration through, some printed in red and green; very handsome book; fine copy in a torn and compromised jacket, t.e.g. From the library of Kim Merker. "A new approach to the history..... More
Davenport, IA: Catfish Press, St. Ambrose College, [1968]. First edition, 4to, pp. x, [2], 310, [2]; typographgical illustrations throughout, some printed in red and green; very handsome book; fine copy in a fine dust jacket, t.e.g. "A new approach to the history, lineage, and development of our alphabet" (jacket blurb)..... More
London: Faber and Faber, [1971]. First edition, small 4to, pp. 376; 72 illustrations on plates and 83 illustrations in the text; fine copy in the dust jacket. A standard and comprehensive reference. More
Chicago: Celmer & Twente Associates, 1961-3. Volume I, no. 1 to Vol. 3 no. 48, each number 4pp.; an unbropken run in 109 issues; 4to; fine. The publication ceased with Vol. V. no. 48 in 1965. More
Paris: Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1983. 4to, pp. xxi, [1], 100, [2]; text printed from typescript; original pale grey printed wrappers, fine. Prospectus laid in. At head of title page: "Centre Régional de Publication de Paris." More
New York: Random House, [1977]. First edition, 8vo, ix & 306, profusely illustrated throughout; very good in the dustjacket. More
Sŏul: Pŏmusa, 1993. First edition, 8vo, pp. 187, [9]; tables and facsimiles throughout; fine copy in original pictorial yellow wrappers. Text in Korean. History of printing with metal type in Korea. More
New York: Privately printed, 1908. First edition limited to 550 copies printed at the De Vinne Press, this one of 500 on Old Stratford paper; 8vo, pp. xiv, 131; frontispiece portrait in sepia, title-page printed in red and black, and a few full-page facsimiles in the text; original gray paper-covered..... More
New York: Privately printed, 1914. First edition limited to 550 copies printed at the De Vinne Press, this one of 50 on Van Gelder paper; 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 136; frontispiece portrait in sepia, title-page printed in red and black, and a few full-page facsimiles in the text; a fine..... More
[New York]: Thames & Hudson, [1988]. 8vo, pp. 88; 15 full-page color plates of different marbling techniques, accompanied by color text illustrations showing the process; decorated paper wrappers, fine. More
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1976. First trade edition, 8vo, pp. 126; illustrated throughout with facsimiles, wood engravings, ornaments, etc; original cloth, blue-stamped title on cover and spine; bookplate, fine, in a fine dust jacket. More
London: Galahad Press, [1967]. Edition limited to 200 copies, 8vo, pp. 64, [3]; printed in red and black; illustrated; perfect copy in the jacket and (?) publisher's box. Extracts from the Chambers' Memoires, first published in 1872 by the famous publishing house which these two brothers created. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1953. First edition, 12mo, pp. viii, 62, [1]; very good in original dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine and a chipped and creased glassine jacket. More
Paris: La librairie "Les neuf muses" 1982. 4to, pp. lvi, 880, [62]; title page printed in red and black; illustrations and facsimiles throughout; original red cloth, gilt stamped spine; very good. Reprint of the 1887 Librairie Charavay frères edition. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1987]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 354, [2]; 19 illustrations in the text; fine copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. From the library of Kim Merker. This copy with Merker's ownership signature on the front free endpaper: "K. Merker 20.1.88." More
[Muscatine, Iowa]: [privately printed], Christmas [at the Prairie Press], 1936. Edition limited to 100 copies (this, oddly, no. 105); 8vo, pp. [12]; title page printed in red and black; fine in original peach wrappers printed in black. From the library of Kim Merker. This copy inscribed by Cheever: "To Aunt..... More
[Edinburgh: printed by R. & R. Clark, for private distribution only, July, 1886]. Edition limited to 250 copies, 8vo, pp. [8], 39, [1]; title and half-title page within decorative borders and printed in red and black, 3 steel-engraved plates (tissue guards browned), 4 illustrations in the text, printer's mark on..... More
London: published for the Society by G. Bell & Sons, 1925. 8vo, pp. [24]; 20 illustrations and drawings in the text; original blue printed wrappers; wrappers a little wrinkled; very good. This copy inscribed to "Mr. Frank Barnard with Cedric Chivers compliments." This issue of the Journal contains Chivers' article..... More
[Seoul: Bureau of Cultural Property, 1973]. 8vo, 2 vols, pp. 63, [1], 36; [76]; the first volume a facsimile of the Jikji, the second an explanatory text in English, French, German, Japanese, and Korean. Vol. 1 stab stiched in green brocade wrappers, vol. 2 in stiff paper wrappers; fine in..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1920]. First edition in English (originally published in German, Leipzig, 1852); imperial 8vo, pp. xxvii, [1], 435; frontispiece portrait, facsimile of 1852 title-page, profusely illustrated with plates and figures in text throughout; shelf slant, some pencil notes in the margins, pages a bit darkened; very..... More
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1984. 8vo, pp. xvi, 492; original blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; small label remnant to spine head, else fine. More
New York: Christie's, 2001. 2 vols, 4to, pp. 259; 307; profusely illustrated in color; fine in original black cloth, dust-jackets. More
