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1990ref. 9923Olympia WA: The Archetype Press 1990. First edition number 19 of 40 copies. Portfolio 15x11" various typefaces printed on 12 leaves of cream and blue Magnani Incisioni Paper and with 3 linocuts by Rogers each signed. Leaves laid in gray paper folder with printed cover label. Some bumping to corners folder with toning and wear. Beautiful and rare example of Northwest fine printing and design. The portfolio features quotes from Swedenborg Theodora Ward Wallace Stevens Rainer Maria Rilke Fra Giovanni and Dante on the relationship between humans and angels. The text is presented in various typefaces and sizes alongside stark and beautifully executed linocuts by Rogers an artist and printmaker in Olympia who operated the Sammerb Press. Rogers is featured in the 1995 letterpress anthology The Ladies Printing Bee: An Anthology of Thirty-Nine Letterpress Printers Addressing the Subject of Women's Work which was printed in Sedro-Woolley WA. The design of Angelos is by Bernardo PeBenito who was active in Seattle sharing a studio with Art Chantry. We find no mention of this portfolio in OCLC nor elsewhere. The Archetype Press unknown
1960ref. 64757Portland OR: Portland Linotyping Company 512 NW 17th Ave. ca. 1960. Oblong folio. 14.25 x 10.25 in. iv 2 206 i.e. 250 pp added supplement pages in assorted sections. printed throughout w/ peach-coloured border at lower fore-edge type specimens included throughout with each section divided by thick cardstock divider and thumb tab. Original publisher’s blue buckram 16-ring binder gilt lettering stamped on front cover & spine slight shelfwear NF copy from the library of David Kohl 1946-2025 former art teacher at the Hong Kong International School musician artist and historian. First edition of this exceedingly scarce and massive type font specimen book issued by the Portland Linotyping Company who specialized in commercial trade typesetting for many local Pacific Northwest regional newspapers magazines and job printers. This particular type specimen catalogue was intended to be expanded as per the additional 34 supplement pages and note on colophon specifying “New type faces are being constantly added to our library and when they become available new insert sheets will be printed and distributed to the holders of our specimen books.” Their Linotype Composition faces encompassed Baskerville to Condensed Gothic Garamond to Oldstyle Antique as well as Spartan Book and Times Roman; Monotype Composition included Bodoni Copperplate Gothic Garamond Modern Rockwell Antique and 20th-Century Medium; while the Handset Display typefaces ranged from Aurora Condensed to Bulmer Italic Craw Modern to a series of Gothics as well as Optima Italic P.T. Barnum and more. Through the 1960’s under Ray Sneddon 1926-2017 the company would evolve into Phototypesetting and further into film and computer-based advertising typefaces for PNW designers and ad agencies. Sneddon was recruited out of Canada and in 1958 he became printer owner/operator of Portland Linotyping Company where he remained overseeing the operation until his retirement in 1989. No copies in Worldcat. Portland Linotyping Company, 512 NW 17th Ave., hardcover
1927ref. 004758Detroit: Fisher Body Corporation Fleetwood Body Corporation General Motors 1927. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. An extraordinarily beautiful sales catalogue organized around vivid colors as the title suggests. Folio 33 by 25 cm. xxx 30 2 pp. plus wraps. The colors are "Bird of Paradise" "Midnight Blue" "Angel Fish" "Morpho Menelans" emerald curite "Forest Green" "Th Grand Canyon" "Rose Coral" "Italian Waters" "Orchid" "Autumn" and the cars are all Cadillacs. All the cars have in fact two colors both of which are suggested by the color designation and each color and car receives a luxuriant two-page spread with three color illustrations: one for the inspiration for the particular color one of the car interior and one for the outer body. Accompanying the illustrations are fluid intoxicating descriptions that conjure up the imagery the sensate experience the fantasy with only passing mentions of some of the design specifics. The cars include Cabriolets a Roadster a Phaeton Imperials a Brougham a Town Sedan and a Convertible Coupe. One can see designs that both reach back to the fine coaches of a quickly receding era and the more comfortable sleeker cars to come. The brochure was released in conjunction with a road show showcase of the vehicles staged at fine hotels in New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco the Commodore the Drake the Biltmore and the Palace respectively. Wear to the edges of the dust jacket the decorative paper covering the bound card-stock wrap0 with a few scratch lines on front soiling on rear and a few minor closed tears along edges. A hole to the white front fold-in of this jacket. Other than some light pencilled lettering a child's hand clean and bright within. Fisher Body Corporation, Fleetwood Body Corporation, General Motors unknown
1927ref. 004758Detroit: Fisher Body Corporation Fleetwood Body Corporation General Motors 1927. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. An extraordinarily beautiful sales catalogue organized around vivid colors as the title suggests. Folio 33 by 25 cm. xxx 30 2 pp. plus wraps. The colors are "Bird of Paradise" "Midnight Blue" "Angel Fish" "Morpho Menelans" emerald curite "Forest Green" "Th Grand Canyon" "Rose Coral" "Italian Waters" "Orchid" "Autumn" and the cars are all Cadillacs. All the cars have in fact two colors both of which are suggested by the color designation and each color and car receives a luxuriant two-page spread with three color illustrations: one for the inspiration for the particular color one of the car interior and one for the outer body. Accompanying the illustrations are fluid intoxicating descriptions that conjure up the imagery the sensate experience the fantasy with only passing mentions of some of the design specifics. The cars include Cabriolets a Roadster a Phaeton Imperials a Brougham a Town Sedan and a Convertible Coupe. One can see designs that both reach back to the fine coaches of a quickly receding era and the more comfortable sleeker cars to come. The brochure was released in conjunction with a road show showcase of the vehicles staged at fine hotels in New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco the Commodore the Drake the Biltmore and the Palace respectively. Wear to the edges of the dust jacket the decorative paper covering the bound card-stock wrap0 with a few scratch lines on front soiling on rear and a few minor closed tears along edges. A hole to the white front fold-in of this jacket. Other than some light pencilled lettering a child's hand clean and bright within. Fisher Body Corporation, Fleetwood Body Corporation, General Motors unknown books
ref. 9434Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira 2004 2005 2006 2011 2018. First edition Vol. 1 is second printing. A fine new set. Turtles of the World Vol. 1: Africa Europe and Western Asia Turtles of the World Vol. 2: North America Turtles of the World Vol. 3: Central and South America Turtles of the World Vol. 4: East and South Asia Turtles of the World Vol. 5: Australia and Oceania. Pp. 152 590 color photos and color distribution maps pp. 127 500 color photos and color distribution maps pp. 128 500 color photos and color distribution maps pp. 160 600 color photos and color distribution maps pp. 144 400 color photos and color distribution maps. Color pictorial yellow cloth lettered in black on the spine and in black and red on the front cover color map endpapers in each volume 4to. This is the complete set of Holger Vetters well-illustrated monograph on the Turtles of the World. Illustrated with over 2600 color photos and color distribution maps this work will stand as a significant herpetological contribution for decades to come. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2004, 2005 2006, 2011, 2018. First edition (Vol. 1 is second printing). hardcover
ref. 003154London: printed for W. Owen at Homer's Head in Fleet-Street 1754. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. iv xxxii 33-240 xxviii 14 iipp. With a final advertisement leaf. Page 233 misnumbered 133. Modern quarter calf over marbled boards. New endpapers. ESTC T136704; Rothschild 1302; Teerinck-Scouten 1623. A political and religious satire in a series of allegorical essays the allusions purportedly explained in a 14 page 'Advertisement by the bookseller' following the index. Pages 82-89 contain the first appearance in print of Jonathan Swift's poem 'The answer' Teerink. 0 London: printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-Street, 1754. hardcover
2004ref. gb372Kickshaws Feuilles sous couverture et emboîtage 2004 TRES RARE. In-8 (21,5 x 22 cm), exemplaire en feuilles sous couverture à rabats et étui cartonné toilé, non paginé, 1 de 50 exemplaires numérotés (ici le n°14), brillant exercice typographique signé John Crombie qui reprends ici les titres typographiques et mise en page des livres édités par la presse privée Kickshaws pendant 25 ans. Ce volume a été imprimé en France à la Charité-sur-Loire sur la presse Deberny & Peignot ; très bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1761ref. 87531761 Paris , Guillaume Desprez, 1761; fort volume in-8°, plein veau fauve de l'époque, dos à nerfs , compartiments de filet doré ornés de petits fers dorés, titre doré sur étiquette de maroquin vieux-rouge, tranches rouges; viii, 733, (3)pp. 1 illustration à pleine page, 38 planches numérotées hors texte ( sur 39) et 2 planches hors texte sans numéro : "Ecritures" et "Tableau des vingt et un corps de caractères qui servent à l' Imprimerie". Reliure frottée, manques aux coiffes , petite fente aux charnières en tête et pied ( restaurées anciennement), auréoles de mouillure dans la marge supérieure des 35 derniers feuillets, manque de papier en marge d'un feuillet sans atteinte au texte. Il manque la planche n° XII ( cadran horizontal). Ex-libris manuscrit ancien au titre "Delaunay", qui a annoté l'exemplaire à plusieurs reprises.
1784ref. 62304CBBerlin, Verlag Joachim Pauli, 1784. 8°. 20 cm x 13 cm. (2) Blatt, VI, 255 Seiten, Frontispiz, 34 Tafeln. Halblederband der Zeit mit floraler Rückenvergoldung, rotem Rückenschild mit goldgeprägtem Titel und Rotschnitt. [5 Warenabbildungen]
ref. 19078Leipzig, B.G. Teubner 1840, 292x225mm, 15 ff 406Seiten, Halbperkalin. Etiquette de titre manuscrite au dos, un coin du plat supérieur plié.
1852EXTREMELY RARE TYPE SAMPLE, PRINTED AS A LARGE BROADSIDE, BY LAURENT AUBANEL IN AVIGNON. 55.1 x 45 cm. With the alphabet (25 letters--the "W" was not yet considered part of the French alphabet) in three columns: majuscule, minuscule, and Italic minuscule. With two lines of additional type at the bottom, perhaps an early example of a chart for checking eyesight! Beautifully printed, with deep indentations of the very large type, on very fine wove paper. Tiny traces of wear to edges of sheet, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A pristine copy of a very rare type sample.
Third edition of this classic work on calendars and time-keeping among the ancients. [8], 384 pp. Greek, Hebrew, Indic, Samaritan, Syriac, and Ethiopic types used throughout. 8vo. Attractively bound in contemporary paneled calf, spine with gilt fleurons in six compartments, covers decorated in blind. Moderate wear to binding, front joint split but holding. Internally FINE AND BRIGHT. A scarce and important book.
One of the rarest and most beautifully produced of the fine press bibliographies. 74 items described in great detail. Numerous tipped-in samples of the press' work, including a few printed on exotic papers. Beautifully printed on fine wove paper. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies. 4to. Bound by Claire Bolton in quarter cloth and marbled boards. The slightest traces of wear to extremities, else fine and bright.
ref. 11840- Lyon, Imprimerie de Louis Perrin 1862 - Grand In Folio, reliure demi-cuir contemporaine , non paginé - 66 feuilles , XLI exemplaire intégralement assemblé sur onglet et légendé recto verso- Index, Table. Excellent exemplaire, frottements d'usage - l'ensemble de la pagination exempt de rousseurs.
1987ref. ABE-6809166700Mysterious Press Arrow Books London 1987 Huge sprawling signature preceded by 'To Fan- Your night death fright think kill blood spill.' All this written in black ink on the endpaper almost the entire page written over by Ellroy at his quirky best. MUCH scarcer than the US first this might be the only copy of the UK first on the internet. No marks of ownership no damage not anywhere near a library copy no remainder marks. A brilliant collectable indeed. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mysterious Press Arrow Books London hardcover
1959ref. ABE-1282616045Andre Deutsch London 1959 This is the first UK printing of the first hardcover edition of the author's very great breakthrough novel filmed with Richard Dreyfuss in the title role. Near Fine publisher's red cloth with no damaged corners and obviously nicely stored inside its jacket because the spine is not the usual faded thing we mostly see with this book. It is such a brilliant novel and it is a wonder there were not more prizes for Richler. Jacket is price clipped and there are some negligible little chips but it is now safe inside a sleeve. Highly collectible and one of the best novels of its time. Andre Deutsch committed the sin of using cheap paper and as with all copies there is some tanning. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Andre Deutsch London hardcover
ref. 235581909. Certificate one page 23 x 20cm part printed part manuscript good condition made out to Robert Lynd in his Irish name at "9 Greytown Gayton Road Hampstead London" No. 1876 £1 with terms signed by the Directors including John O’Mahony and the Secretary Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh. WITH: Receipt part printed 17 Upper Fownes Street Dublin no date 21 x 13cm good condition issued by the Sinn Fein Printing & Publishing Co. Limited to Robert Lynd Irish form of name for £2 for two debentures in the Company. Signed by Secretary D. MacCarthy Irish form. No other copy traced. ([1909]). unknown
1878ref. 13937On board the U.S.S. Trenton European Station. ca.1878-1881. Pamphlets Printed Aboard American Naval Vessels A curious pair of imprints printed on a U.S. Navy shipboard press sometime not long after the Civil War. The first the INSPECTION. pamphlet describes what an inspector should look for and contains the colophon "From the Press of U.S. Flagship Trenton European Station." The second pamphlet which describes the equipment to be carried on boats contains no colophon but is identical to the first in style and makeup and was found with the first pamphlet so it seems reasonable to assume that it is a product of the same press. Two pamphlets. 12; 16pp. 12mo. Fastened with bronze tack. Slight staining else good. unknown
1878ref. 13937On board the U.S.S. Trenton European Station. ca.1878-1881. Pamphlets Printed Aboard American Naval Vessels A curious pair of imprints printed on a U.S. Navy shipboard press sometime not long after the Civil War. The first the INSPECTION. pamphlet describes what an inspector should look for and contains the colophon "From the Press of U.S. Flagship Trenton European Station." The second pamphlet which describes the equipment to be carried on boats contains no colophon but is identical to the first in style and makeup and was found with the first pamphlet so it seems reasonable to assume that it is a product of the same press. Two pamphlets. 12; 16pp. 12mo. Fastened with bronze tack. Slight staining else good. unknown books
1927ref. 64100Chicago IL: American Photo-Engravers Association 1927. Tall thick 4to. 9.5 x 12.5 x 3 in. 488 pp. With 100’s of colour plates colour printing samples sample pages sample papers black & white photogravures and more. Victorian revival publisher’s embossed simulated padded leather oilcloth binding with bald eagle in red & white on front cover t.e.g. slight rubbing very slight edgewear to head of spine still a remarkably tight NF copy of this large oversize catalogue from the library of Ursel Colin Narver 1903-1993 presented to him by West Coast Engraving Co. Portland Oregon as manager at the time and later manager of the Oregon Grange Bulletin as well as co-publisher of Better Fruit Magazine until his retirement in 1986. First edition of what many consider to be one of the best printing sample books of the Jazz Age containing hundreds of inserted samples from the best printers across the United States Canada England France and Germany. The editor begins with a lovely colour plate on tissue of the Santa Barbara Mission for John Henry Nash in San Francisco and then includes samples of printing and colour plates by Coles Phillips Thomas Webb for the fashion house Hickey-Freeman Co. a line-etching on zinc of Abraham Lincoln a stunning Stark Davis illustration of a Lincoln Motor Car Limousine a splendid ad for Miss Tokio Hosiery step-by-step illustrations of how illustrations are etched photographed blocked printed a stunning R.F. Heinrich illustration in five colors embossed colour printing for Brigdens Limited Linoleum Rugs a superb colour plate by James Daugherty for the frontispiece in Drake’s Quest and so many others. Also included are articles by James Montgomery Flagg Gilbert Grosvenor Frederick Corley Adolph Zuckor and many other luminaries of the 1920s. American Photo-Engravers Association, hardcover
1826ref. 43695Hafniæ, 1826. 4to. Orig. hollanderet blåt papbd. Ryg lidt slidt, forperm lidt løs. Slid ved kapitæler.. XVIII,(2),442 pp. Gl. ejernavn øverst på det kobberstukne titelblad. Indvendig helt ren.
1826ref. 43695Hafniæ 1826. 4to. Orig. hollanderet blåt papbd. Ryg lidt slidt forperm lidt løs. Slid ved kapitæler. XVIII2442 pp. Gl. ejernavn øverst på det kobberstukne titelblad. Indvendig helt ren. Fiske I:356. Første trykte udgave af Laxdælasagaen med oldnordisk tekst og latinsk oversættelse. unknown
First Edition, 12mo, 156pp., some light foxing, orig. half calf, rubbed, upper cover detached, uncut. Bigmore & Wyman I, p.431. Lemoine was a translator and compiler for various London publishers. For some time he was also a bookseller in Bishopsgate Churchyard, in the city of London.
Folio, [viii],379,[3]pp., 66 plates, 54 illustrs., in the text, cont. blue morocco-backed marbled boards, slightly rubbed. The rare first edition in which Sorbelli provides a history of Bolognese printing from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries. From the library of Bernard H. Breslauer.
1974ref. 2140898Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House 1974. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen im Text und auf Tafeln sowie einer großen Faltkarte Israels. 4° (34,5 x 22,5 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Leinenbände mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
