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1924ref. 83850Manchester: The Co-operative Union Limited 1924. Second edition revised. Octavo; xxii456pp. Presentation binding of full deep brown levant over beveled boards with on-laid decorations in red and tan; gilt ornaments to both boards and spine full gilt turn-ins; all edges gilt. With binder's ticket at rear pastedown: "Bound by / Co-Operative Printing Society / New Mount St. Manchester." Also with a handsome hand-colored calligraphic presentation leaf bound in before text: "Presented by the Central Education Committee of the Co-Operative Union Limited to H. Marlow Esq. on the occasion of the Week End Meeting held at Croydon. Easter: 1929. Trivial rubbing to spine ends; still a tight Fine copy. An excellent craft binding from the workshop of the Co-Operative Printing Society of Manchester originally founded in 1869 as the "North of England Co-operative Printing Society" a shared workspace and clearing house for printers binders lithographers and others engaged in the craft of bookmaking. It operated under the umbrella of the Co-operative Union Ltd founded in 1883 and the principal body of trade and wholesale cooperatives in Great Britain through most of the 20th century. We've been unsuccessful at discovering a precise identity for the recipient of this copy one "H. Marlow" a common-enough name to defy our efforts. The Co-operative Union Limited unknown
1911ref. 54914Warsaw: Editeur M. Rawski & Co. 1911. Oblong folio. 15 x 10.5 in. 6 pp unpaginated. 21 relief embossed monogram printing samples with all examples raised each plate mounted within die-cut framed green boards all hinged at gutter margin w/ brown cloth hinges retaining the original printed tissue guard Monogram keys which overlay each plate further monogram sample embossed & mounted on verso of 2nd leaf. Original embossed & raised Art Nouveau cover art of allegorical female figures stretching their arms across the title expertly mounted on renewed black linen binding rounded corners nickel bosses on back cover and renewed endpapers some occasional creasing and very minor tears to a couple of the fragile tissue guards minor toning to first and last leaves still VG exemplar from the J.E. Caldwell & Co. jewelers in Philadelphia PA w/ 2 embossed monogram printing samples 7 original silver gelatin photographs showing monogram samples from the company and price list for monogramming ivory. First edition of this remarkable example of Edwardian Polish printing while Poland was still under the control of the Russian Empire including statement stamped in Russian that the publication was permitted by the Military Censors of Warsaw. The printer notes in the preface that this was the first such catalogue of its kind detailing in embossed relief 800 Russian and French monograms in Slavic and Gothic fonts and other emblems. The catalogue offers an excellent contemporary reference guide for Russian monograms before World War I. Editeur M. Rawski & Co., hardcover
1892ref. 63976London: Harrild & Sons n.d.; 1892. First Edition. Folio 32cm. Brown cloth stamped in black and gilt with large gilt view of the "Fleet" Works on rear board; pale floral patterned endpapers; iv 122pp; numerous wood engravings. Title page printed in four colors. Card of Representative H. C. Marquet Nottingham to front pastedown. A sound upright copy corners bumped a few minor stains to cloth rear free endpaper heavily browned but interior generally clean and bright: Very Good. Detailed and extensively illustrated catalogue from a printing supply company; a valuable resource for studying or teaching about late nineteenth-century printing technologies. Robert Harrild originally a printer developed composition ink rollers in the 1810s which were instrumental in the shift to cylindrical presses. He soon shifted from printing to manufacturing rollers and other printing supplies. By the 1890s Harrild & Sons was a prosperous printing supply company; they also sold printing presses manufactured by Bremner of Otley in Yorkshire. This catalogue advertises lithographic and relief printing presses; folding machines; guillotines; ink rollers; printing types and rules; composing room furniture including typecases composing frames imposing stones and form racks; chases and furniture; stitching machines and binding equipment; stereotype manufacturing equipment; and a wide variety of other miscellaneous supplies most illustrated in clear detail. 63976. Harrild & Sons unknown
1824ref. 53328London: Longman Hurst Reese Orme Brown & Green 1824. Two vols. Thick 8vo. 7 x 4.25 in. Engraved frontisp. each vol. extra-engraved title pages woodcut-engraved borders throughout numerous illusts. diagrams woodcuts. Contemporary diced olive-green calf raised bands on spine gilt decorated red & gilt morocco spine labels fore-edges of textblock speckled red very minor shlefwear slight rubbing & wear to couple corners lower front hinge vol. II a little tender still an excellent set. First edition of this famed set providing an excellent history of the origins of English Printing and typography to 1599 and including an extensive sections on various alphabets including Hebrew Aramaic Greek Russian Irish Old Irish Gothic German and many others. The sections on printing typography forging types typesetting and various presses are extensive and detailed. Johnson 1777-1848 worked for a private press at Lee Priory Kent which published limited editions of poetry prose and pamphlets but eventually failed. Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown & Green, hardcover
ref. 16-6149Paris: Alexis Eymery 1826. Oblong 8vo 19 x 11.7cm. Morocco-backed boards slightly rubbed. Additional engraved title and 23 plates by Martinet all hand-coloured contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper some light foxing and spotting.â‚ A rare and charming moral book aimed at children with finely coloured scenes of families amidst French landscapes and interiors. Only one previous appearance at auction at Sotheby's in 1968.Morgan Library Accession numberPML 87036;OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:14755252:xi 140 pages 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 14 x 20 cm Paris: Alexis Eymery, 1826 hardcover
1931ref. 95612Little Rock Arkansas; Dayton Ohio; et al. 1931 through 1932. 1931. 1931. - A collection of 12 letters penned by E. Harold Hugo addressed to Parker Breese Allen President of the Meriden Gravure Company chronicling Hugo's sales trips on behalf of the printing company. Hugo's letters are preceded by a March 27th 1931 Inter-Office letter from Parker Allen to E. Harold Hugo initialed by Allen. At the bottom of this one-page typed letter is a 25 word annotation penned by Allen about the "Manning-Bowman" job. Hugo's subsequent letters are penned or penciled on 34 pages the first 3 of which are on 9-1/4 inch high by 5-7/8 inch high hotel stationery including that of the Southwest Hotels in Little Rock and The Dayton-Biltmore in Ohio. The very last letter is penned on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide Lord Baltimore Hotel stationery. All of the other letters are written on The Meriden Gravure Co.'s 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "Inter-Office Correspondence" stationery. The letters are as follows: 1 April 20 1931. A 4 page Autograph Letter Signed from Hugo to "Parks" Parker Allen on Little Rock Hotel letterhead. Hugo has met with the State of Arkansas geologist George Casper Branner. "He was very much interested is sold on the process and plans to use us on some of his fossil publications." 2 April 21 1931. A 2 page Autograph Letter Signed from Hugo to Parker Allen on Dayton Ohio's "The Dayton-Biltmore" hotel letterhead. Hugo met with the Kentucky State geologist Willard Rouse Jillsen "rather a hard-boiled chap & his father is in the engraving business. However he had to admit the superiority of our work." 3 April 22 1931. A two page Autograph Letter Signed from Hugo to Parker Allen on "The Dayton-Biltmore" letterhead. Hugo met with the American geologist and paleontologist August F. Foerste who "gave me a couple of leads." "Foerste liked our work immensely." Subsequent letters are from Hugo's 1932 sales trip. The letters probably date from January but we have not been able to precisely pin down the exact sequence. All but the last one are written on "The Meriden Gravure Co. Inter-Office Correspondence" stationery. Deducing from the content they go at least through March. 4 A 4 page Autograph Letter Signed penned in Chicago addressed to Parker Allen. Hugo met with Albert C. McFarland who was the manager of the Manufacturing Department of the University of Chicago Press. He receives information on where the work is done for the press. "Mac Farland sic seemed like a nice fellow and says he'll remember us and I believe he will . as far as I can see Mac Farland is the Dictator." He also met with Carey Croneis the curator of paleontology at the Walker Museum. "Croneis likes our stuff very much and will recommend it." 5 A 2 page Autograph Letter Signed and a note written from Urbana Illinois to Parker Allen. He met with Dorothy Rose the editor of scientific publication for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "We are certain to get their next book on fossils." i.e. J. Marvin Weller's Doctoral Thesis. 6 A 4 page Autograph Letter Signed to Parker Allen from Nebraska. Hugo met with Dr. Erwin Barbour director of the Nebraska State Museum and "a classmate of your Dad's at Yale." He then met with Dr. George Condra director of the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska. "He promised us his next job of 1500 of about 50 plates." Condra arranged a meeting with Hugo of men in the Experimental Agronomy Dept mis-spelled "Agrenamy". ".excellent reception here . By golly our stuff just sells itself with a little persuasion." 7 A 3 page Autograph Letter Signed from Kansas to Parker Allen. Hugo met with Ray C. Moore of the University of Kansas. Moore initiated the massive "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology" the definitive encyclopedia of invertebrate fossils. Moore tells Hugo about a company in Canada ". Who are quoting ridiculous prices. I can't figure it out. He'll continue with us however." 8 A 2 page Autograph Letter Signed from Norman Oklahoma to Parker Allen. Hugo met with Charles Newton Gould who had organized the geology department at The University of Oklahoma. "I got an original from Gould to proof - a pencil sketch." "The trip is getting a little tiresome but interesting and I think will be very profitable." 9 A 4 page Autograph Letter Signed from Chicago to Parker Allen. Hugo meets again with Albert McFarland of the University of Chicago Press. "We will get Byzantine Testament & Papyrus Milbank as soon as they are ready." He refers to the color printer Max Jaffe. "Jaffee ea sic Vienna is doing a color job for them and they are in a mess over it." William Kittredge Director of Design and Typography for the Lakeside Press missed his appointment. Hugo gives a positive report on The Field Museum's gelatin plant. On the verso of this letter Hugo types the copy of a January 20 wire from Allen. 10 A 2 page Autograph Letter Signed written while en-route from Detroit. Hugo meets with the historian Eugene S. McCartney at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. From him he receives copy for a 15 page publication. From there he goes on to Detroit where he meets with someone from the advertising firm Campbell-Ewald. He calls the man "a bag of air that kept me waiting for an hour and a half." "Detroit was . a disappointment but Ann Arbor took the edge off a little." 11 A 2 page Autograph Letter Signed from Cleveland to Parker Allen. Hugo meets with Edd A. Ruggles the Cleveland Museum of Art's photographer from 1916-1941. Ruggles ". is enthusiastic about the process." He can get the OK for "an order for 30M postcards at approx 8.5M soon." 12 Later in the year on a different trip Hugo writes to Parker Allen from Baltimore in a 3 page Autograph Letter Signed penned on "Lord Baltimore Hotel" letterhead. In the letter dated October 4 1932 Hugo writes in detail of "8 good interviews at Princeton" . and several "jobs which will come our way eventually." He is told that "the only jobs in production are those started before we entered the Picture." Several of the letters are folded for mailing and all are in generally very good condition. In addition there are 9 typed transcriptions of the letters on poor yellowing copy paper several of which have short tears at the edges and holes from having once been stapled to other correspondence. E. Harold Hugo August 8 1910 - 1985 was only 20 and 21 years old at the time of these letters and sales trips. Hugo had begun working at Meriden in 1924 at the age of 14 while still in High School. According to his obituary published by the New York Times on October 5 1985: "Under Mr. Hugo's leadership the company won international renown for the quality of its art reproductions posters and illustrations for books and catalogues. . He began working part time at the Meriden Gravure Company when he was 14. During World War II he became general manager and in 1950 was named a director. He became president in 1969 and retired in 1975. In 1984 he received the W.A. Dwiggins Award from the Book Builders of Boston for distinction in graphic arts and printing." William J. Glick an associate of Hugo's at Meriden Gravure has documented Hugo's life and work in a personal and scholarly book: "In the Service of Scholarship: Harold Hugo & The Meriden Gravure Company." New Castle Delaware: Oak Knoll Press 2017. Little Rock, Arkansas; Dayton, Ohio; et al. 1931 through 1932. [1931]. unknown
1960ref. 726681960. A Pair of Printing Blocks Legal Printing. Reproductions of Two Sixteenth-Century Printing Blocks One of Them from a Law Book. c.1950-1960. 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" and 6" x 3-1/2." Mid-century metal electrotype mounted on inch-thick hardwood blocks. Some darkening mostly to background from ink. $750. The smaller block which has a well-rubbed but legible printing of the plate mounted to the verso is from a collection of Parisian coutumes: Le Stille de Chastellet pour Monstrer a ung Chacun Qlle Ordre est en Court Laye de Proceder en la Ville. This book appears to by from an edition printed in Paris by Guillaume Nyverd sometime around 1509-1519. It depicts a lawyer pleading before a judge while a scribe records his words. The image on larger block appears to be from a chivalric romance. A woman holding flowers is approaching a knight. Cupid hovering above the lady is shooting an arrow at him. A dog and a rabbit symbols of faith and fidelity stand by her feet. unknown
ref. 2111902160200387Mohei Suharaya Sahei Yamashiroya Kashichi Okadaya and others N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Mohei Suharaya Sahei Yamashiroya Kashichi Okadaya and others paperback
1980ref. 3836FBGraz, Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1980. [158] Blatt; 99 Seiten. Original-Seidenband und Original-Broschur in Original-Pappschuber. [6 Warenabbildungen] (= Codices selecti, Band 69).
1926ref. BUBV0008AMainz, Gutenberg-Gesellschaft 1926ff. 4°, die Bände sind in unterschiedlicher Farbe und Bindung (OLn., OHln., OHldr. u. OHpgt.), lagermäßig etwas angestaubt, insges. sehr guter Zustand. Die Jahrgänge 1940-1943 sind kriegsbedingt nicht erschienen. - Wichtiges Werk zur Buch- und Druckforschung mit zahlreichen Beiträgen zu Druck, Papier, Einband, Bibliographie und reichem, teils farbigem Bildmaterial.
ref. 20251Paris, Georges Ondet (achevé d’imprimer dans les ateliers de J. Longlois à Paris, le 5 décembre 1901. Aquarelles reproduites par procédé Reymond), 1902 ; in-quarto oblong, demi-chagrin à coins bleu marine, dos à nerfs soulignés à froid, fleurons au lys et titre gravés, page de titre montée sur carton et sur onglet de tissus (reliure de l’époque) ; [50] ff. y compris le premier blanc, le faux titre, le titre, la Table des Matières et l’achevé d’imprimer.
1838ref. 6530Paris, L. Curmer, 1838 ; fort in-8 ; demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs très décoré et doré, titre doré, toutes tranches dorées, plats de percaline rouge estampée à froid (reliure de l'époque) ; LVI, 458, (14) pp. ; 1 carte coloriée de l'Ile de France par Dufour, 1836, gravée par Dyonnet, imprimée sur Chine et collée ; 7 portraits gravés sur acier tirés sur Chine ; 29 planches hors-texte, gravées sur bois, tirées sur Chine, collées et accompagnées d'une serpente légèrement rose et légendée. Contient aussi : La Chaumière Indienne et la Flore de Paul et Virginie et de La Chaumière Indienne.
1812ref. 21623Genève, J.J. Paschoud et Paris, 1812-1813 ; 80 ; 104, 16 pp. (Catalogue des Livres Nouveaux).Relié à la suite : Bibliothèque Universelle de Genève Nouvelle série. Tome dix-neuvième ; Genève Glaser, Paris Anselin (Imprimerie Ferd. Ramboz), 1839 ; 215 pp., 1 pl. lithographiée eet aquarellée sur la Vaccine du Dr Lombard.Soit 3 tomes reliés en un volume in-8, demi-veau glacé, dos lisse à faux-nerfs décoratifs, titre doré (reliure de l’époque).
ref. 18291Paris, Baudry ; Hippolyte Souverain (Lyon, imprimerie typographique et lithographique de Louis Perrin), 1842 ; 2 tomes in-8, demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos à nerfs décoré et doré aux petits fers, titre doré, tête dorée, tranches juste ébarbées (Bruyère) ; [4], 415 pp., frontispice dessiné par Louis Perrin, lithographié en rouge, ocre, noir et argent ; [4], 494 pp., frontispice identique au tome Ier, mais tiré en vert, vieux rose, noir et argent, nombreux ornements typographiques (bandeaux, lettrines, culs-de-lampe).
1957ref. 002049New York: Random House 1957 1957 Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition First Impression. A great looking copy of this seminal book a favourite among adults and children. The boards are without bent corners; the endpapers have very slight foxing spots; the book is clean and tight without any markings; there are a few slight abrasions to the blue covers at the top of the spine and the edges. There has been no colouring in there are no owner signatures and no folded corners. This is the first edition of the book in a third state jacket. The price is printed as 195/195 and the back of the jacket advertises more in the series of Beginner Books. A really exceptional state for such a sought after book. Jacket has some very minor chippings none of which affects anything 'live'. It is protected in mylar. 0.0 0.0 0.0. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Random House, 1957 hardcover
1943ref. NL-01847A chronicle of one of the most infamous events in American history. This is a critical primary source in the history of the internment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War. Published by the Government Printing Office and written by General John L. DeWitt the commander in charge of the "evacuation" operation the report includes DeWitt's summary of the removal and internment of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast along with dozens of photographs statistical tables reproductions of government documents and maps including three large fold-out maps showing the exclusion areas 108 in all each with about 1000 people to be interned assembly centers and relocation centers. The internment of Japanese-Americans followed President Roosevelt's issuing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19 1942. Despite the fact that prewar military reports on people of Japanese descent in Hawaii and California found no significant disloyalty towards the United States and that no acts of sabotage had been committed by Japanese-Americans before or after the Pearl Harbor attack DeWitt and other members of the military and Roosevelt's administration were convinced that the presence of Japanese-descended people posed a grave threat to the American war effort. In his "Final Report" DeWitt continually refers to the extreme measures taken as a necessity even while acknowledging that the measures undertaken would be considered a violation of civil liberties under normal circumstances. In all some 110000 Japanese-Americans most of them U.S. citizens were sent to concentration camps stretching from California to Arkansas. Throughout the war DeWitt strenuously opposed any efforts to allow these detainees to return home after passing a "loyalty test" or to allow for the formation of Japanese-American units in the U.S. Army this latter development did occur resulting in the 442nd Infantry Regiment composed of second-generation Japanese-Americans which went on to become one of the most decorated units in U.S. military history. Japanese-Americans challenged their removal and internment in court winning some decisions in lower federal courts which were promptly ignored by DeWitt. Several cases reached the U.S. Supreme Court most notably Korematsu v. United States where the Court upheld that the internment was justifiable on grounds of military expediency one of its most notorious decisions ever. Many Japanese-Americans lost their prewar property and faced discrimination and harassment after returning from the camps. Official apologies reparations and the overturning of Korematsu and other court cases only came in the 1970s and 1980s. Cartographers: U.S. Government Printing Office 1861 – present is a federal agency that was established by a Congressional joint resolution in 1860 tasked with printing and distributing information for all three branches of the federal government. Condition Description Minor wear. 3 color fold-out maps all in good condition. United States Government Printing Office
1963Please note: This is a first edition copy from 1963. 224 pages. "... Covers the essentials of colour practice and includes an international dictionary of colours with British Standard equivalents. A universal ready-reference for all whose jobs or recreations involve colour, it now includes names of colours used by British paint manufacturers and colours traditionally associated with the printing ink industry, thus shedding light on the whole field of colour in art and science." - from dust jacket of a later edition (not included). Colour-finder card not included. Lightly used former corporate library copy with usual markings. A sound copy. Book
1978252 pages. Colour finder card in pocket inside back cover. "... Covers the essentials of colour practice and includes an international dictionary of colours with British Standard equivalents. A universal ready-reference for all whose jobs or recreations involve colour, it now includes names of colours used by British paint manufacturers and colours traditionally associated with the printing ink industry, thus shedding light on the whole field of colour in art and science." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Relatively few library markings. Front endpaper removed resulting in narrow opening along front hinge. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy. Book
1975ref. 2092902140600037All Japan Printing and Bookbinding Machinery Manufacturers Association 1975. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 301p Size: A4 All Japan Printing and Bookbinding Machinery Manufacturers Association paperback
1913ref. 21711Paris, Alphonse Lemerre (Chartres, imprimerie Ed. Garnier), 1913 ; in-12, maroquin grenat, dos à nerfs, titre et date en queue dorés, armes sur les plats, double filet doré sur les coupes, tête dorée, large dentelle d’intérieur, couverture jaune imprimée en rouge et noir conservée (Yseux sr de Simier Thierry) ; 14 pp., [1]f. imprimeur.
ref. 21789A Berlin, s.n. (Paris, Etienne-Vincent Robin), 1762 ; 162, [3] pp.Suivi de : Vallet (Pierre) : Méthode pour faire promptement des progrès dans les sciences et dans les arts. Grenoble, Veuve d’André Faure, 1767 ; [12], VI, 156, [4] pp.Suivi de : Billy, De : Nouveau traité de la Mémoire, ou l’on explique d’une manière nette et mécanique ses effets les plus surprenans. Paris, Vve de Jean Boudot et Jean Boudot fils, 1708 ; [44], 127, [1] pp. Reliés en un volume in-12, demi veau marbré, dos à nerfs, pièce de titre marron, tranches rouges (reliure ancienne).
1868ref. 5877Hrsg. von einer Commission der Hamb. Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Künste und nützlichen Gewerbe. Mit 12 (2 gefalt., 2 doppelblattgr. farbigen) lithogr. Tafeln, je 1 Tafel in Wasserdruck u. Aetz-Manier sowie einigen Abb. im Text. Hamburg, F. Schlotke, 1868. 8vo. (22,2 x 24,3 cm). Titel, IV S., 1 Bl. Inhalt, 286 S., 1 Bl. Berichtigungen. Bibl.-Halbleinwandband d. Zt. mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel.
1763ref. 20307Lyon, Benoit Duplain, 1763 (marque gravée au titre) ; in-8 (200 mm), veau marbré, dos à nerfs décoré et doré, pièce de titre grenat, tranches rouges (reliure de l’époque) ; XXIV, 496 pp.
1840ref. 92462Imprenta de I. Sacha/ Imprenta de Azcona 1840. hardcover. Bueno. Madrid 1840. Imprenta de I. Sacha/Imprenta de Azcona. Holandesa lomo piel con dorados. 160160183 pp. 16x11. 3 Tomos en 2 volúmenes. Contiene también las primeras 56 pp del tomo I de Un sultán y un papa Episodio de la Historia del Siglo XV Imprenta de El Panorama. Cantos algo rozados. Imprenta de I. Sacha/ Imprenta de Azcona hardcover
1666ref. 20195Lyon, Charles Mathevet, 1666 ; soit trois parties reliées en un volume in-12, veau marbré, dos à nerfs décoré et doré, pièce de titre havane, roulette sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure ancienne) ; [16], 454 pp., [1] f. bl., [1] f., [12], 215, [1 bl.] pp. ; Frontispice qui porte en titre “Le médecin libéral à son Malade, tourmenté des vives appréhensions de la Mort”.
