Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1814. First American edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. [4], xlv, [3], 401, [1], [2] Dobson ads; [4], 394, [2] Dobson ads; contemporary full calf, red morocco labels and numbering pieces on spines; lightly scuffed; very good. First published in London in 1794. This set that of Selah..... More
Washington DC: 1880. One-page letter, in a secretary's hand but signed by Bancroft, dated December 4th with a note of receipt Dec 8th. Bancroft asks about the safest way to send chapters of his History to the press, and asks to delay the electrotyping as long as possible "that I...... More
Newport: James Franklin, 1729. First American edition of Barclay's seminal treatise, 8vo, pp. [12], 524 (i.e. 574), [32]; full contemporary and probably original paneled calf, spine with a number of hairline cracks, extremities rubbed and worn, corners showing, joints tender with gaps, title page slightly miscreased, but all in all..... More
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 2007. Edition limited to 75 copies signed by Baris and Blinn, this being the issue of 25 special copies in sheep vellum (50 were bound in pastepaper-covered boards); 8vo, pp. [34]; title page printed in green and black, 8 illustrations from drawings by Blinn (7 partially hand-colored);..... More
Cambridge: The University Press, 1935. First edition, 8vo, pp. 57, [1]; illustrated title page; original cloth-backed paper-covered boards, spine lettered in black; edges and spine toned, else fine. Author's compliment card laid in; the author has added a manuscript footnote to his Note on p. [5] to "Jake" (almost certainly..... More
New York: 1959. Edition limited to 1,000 copies designed and printed by Peter Beilenson, 8vo, pp. 44; a fine copy in original peach wrappers. Grolier 1884-1984, no. 125. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914]. Edition de luxe limited to 500 copies signed by Thomson (this, no. 117); large 4to, pp. 234, [1]; mounted color frontispiece and 19 plates, additional black & white text illustrations throughout; original full vellum, upper cover ruled in gilt and green with elaborate gilt-tooling within..... More
Minneapolis: The Ampersand Club, 2011. Edition limited to 120 copies, 64mo, pp. 25, [6]; frontispiece printed in gilt and silver, color illustrations; original blue printed wrappers in original clear plastic box, fine. Printed and designed by Phil Gallo for the 80th anniversary of the Ampersand Club, "and presented at the..... More
[London: Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1977.]. Edition limited to 250 copies; pp. [16]; printed blue wrappers; 1 double-page plate; fine. On the front cover is an engraved portrait of Baskerville by Joyce Francis; sewn in the center of the pamphlet is photograph of a page from Baskerville's Old Testament (1763)..... More
[Newtown]: Bird & Bull Press, 2000. Edition limited to 150 copies, 13 leaves plus enrgraved title sheet; fine, encased in a plain paper folder. Morris had originally intended for Gaylord Schenilac to provide the engravings for his book The foresters, but he ended up so pleased with Bates' work that..... More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2005. Edition limited to 140 copies, this the bookbinder Greg Campbell's copy, Campbell-Logan Bindery and out of series; 8vo, pp. 74, [4]; 1 color folding plate, black and red vignette title page, 31 text engravings; original full black cloth over boards, red morocco spine label..... More
St. Paul: Frederic C. Battell at the Battell Chappel, 1961. 8vo, pp. [2], 16; text in red and black, fine in orig. printed wrappers, with a brief A.L.s from Frank Leslie to Jim Eckman: "We gave Battell the paper for this about a year ago, so this dividend (the book)..... More
New York, London, Sydney: Interscience Publishers, [1964]. 8vo, pp. viii, [4], 340; illustrations, charts and graphs throughout; full blue cloth; owner's signature on upper pastedown, else fine in a toned and torn dust jacket. "Every known class of synthetic fiber for the papermaking industry has been covered here by experts..... More
Bloomington, Indiana: Corydon Press, 1944. Folio, pp. 3, printed on outside of double leaf uncut at top; woodcut signed by the illustrator; original yellow printed wrappers bound with white string. "One hundred and eighty copies designed by Joseph Low." A very good bright copy. More
Frankfurt am Main: Bauer Type Foundry, 1961. First edition, small 4to, pp. [16]; woodcuts of cats throughout by Gunther Stiller; original pictorial blue-gray wrappers, in publisher's black paper sleeve; fine. In a custom black cloth clamshell box lettered in gilt on spine. Essentially a type specimen, this includes texts by..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 1952. Edition limited to 750 copies, oblong 8vo, pp. [3], 40; plus 51pp. reproducing 24 lithographs, with descriptive comments; a tiny black smudge on fore-edge of front cover, else fine in orig. gray cloth gilt. Political caricatures, originally published from August 1832 to August 1834, by..... More
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1985. Edition limited to 1000 copies, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 100, [2]; title page printed in red and black, illustrated throughout with type specimens, photographs, and facsimiles; fine in a fine dust jacket. This copy with 4-p. prospectus laid in. The essays are by James M...... More
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1985. Edition limited to 1000 copies, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 100, [2]; title page printed in red and black, illustrated throughout with type specimens, photographs, and facsimiles; fine in a fine dust jacket. The essays are by James M. Wells, John Schappler, Greer Allen, Herbert Pinzke..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1985. Edition limited to 1000 copies, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 100, [2]; title page printed in red and black, illustrated throughout with type specimens, photographs, and facsimiles; fine, in black cloth-backed brown paper-covered boards, printed red labels on spine and upper cover; fine. The essays are by..... More
n.p. [Pennyroyal Press, 1975]. First edition ltd. to 200 copies, sq. 8vo, pp. [25]; wood-engraved portrait of Beekman by Barry Moser, signed by Moser; this copy marked "printer's copy" and also signed by Beekman; fine in orig. black cloth, gilt lettering on spine. More
n.p. [Pennyroyal Press, 1975]. First edition ltd. to 200 copies, sq. 8vo, pp. [25]; wood-engraved portrait of Beekman by Barry Moser, this is copy no. 94 and is signed by Moser and Beekman; fine in orig. black cloth, red morocco label lettered in gilt on spine. More
New York: The Typophiles, 1964. Edition limited to 700 copies, small 8vo, p. 86, [1]; 24pp. of drawings and facsimiles; fine in cloth-backed boards, glassine dust jacket. Seven essays on Beilenson and a checklist of books designed and printed by him under the Peter Pauper and Walpole imprints. Typophile Chapbook..... More
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Saint Paul, Minnesota: Creative Communications, ca. 1985. Tall 4to, unpaged; original grey spiral bound wrappers printed in red; fine. Lists hundreds of type samples. Not in OCLC. More
New York: Grolier, 1964. Edition limited to 2100 copies, 12mo, pp. ix-[xi], 114-[118], illus. after photographs and facsimiles on rectos and versos of 12 plates; fine in orig. gray cloth-backed black cloth boards. More
New York: Grolier, 1964. Edition limited to 2100 copies, 12mo, pp. ix-[xi], 114-[118], illus. after photographs and facsimiles on rectos and versos of 12 plates; original gray cloth-backed boards with some water staining on covers and spine. More
