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1965rif. 001932S. l. New Britain Conn.: The Sign of the Jaded Jester 1965. Softcover. Miniature first edition limited to 250 copies this copy #150; 2 in x 4.5 ft; vegetable parchment scroll rolled on a wooden spool with plastic stick-pins on either end; sparkly red wrap and a decorative silk ribbon attached to the beginning of the scroll; housed in a transparent pill bottle with a ruled paper label; thin vertical crack to bottle not affecting its integrity; light age-toning to label; ribbon slightly frayed at the free end; parchment fine; overall in very good to near fine condition. With a rather unique three-color printing Edison Julian I. Miniature Book News # 3: 1966 March. St. Louis Missouri. UNT Digital Library. http://digital.library.unt.edu. Web. January 12 2016 the miniature is a beautiful typographical and artistic example containing amusing and insightful book-related apothegms and epigrams including a personal favorite to wit: "On the subject of repetition.as to whether a speaker should have said 'that' or 'which' he replied: "I consider that that 'that' that that man used is correct." The compiler Walter Blumenthal 1883 - 1969 was a renowned Jewish-American scholar writer and editor. Robert Massmann was a former Director of Library Services at Central Connecticut State University who published numerous miniature books usually in very small editions for more than 4 decades. The Sign of the Jaded Jester paperback
rif. 140941961New York: Granary Books 1992. Signed Limited First Edition. Fine. First edition. An artist's book containing drawn and painted images by Timothy C. Ely set against text written by Terence McKenna with typography by Philip Gallo. From a limited edition of only 75 copies signed by McKenna and Ely. Of those 75 there were 55 numbered copies and 20 hors commerce copies lettered G-Z and this is copy letter O. Pages printed letterpress on Rives BFK in pairs on single leaves wrapped around and pasted onto thick card stock and adorned with original watercolor paintings by Ely; sewn binding with brass rods securing textblock to black embossed paper-covered boards with decorative brass piece affixed to upper board housed in original black cloth chemise case with printed paper title label to spine. Fine. In 1991 McKenna visited an exhibition at Granary Books featuring Ely's work and this collaboration would result. A fantastic push and pull of Gallo's refined typography set against Ely's abstract watercolor offering a visual landscape for the eye to wander perfectly paired with McKenna's text on broad themes such as art language history and nature. Granary Books unknown
1931rif. 50817New York: Doubleday Doran and Co. 1931. limited edition. Hardcover. Very good /fair. 9 x 12 in. 415 pp. Edition of 750 copies this is numbered 703 on the limitation pg. Gray cloth boards. Numerous color and B&W plates. Comes with a letter about the book by Harry Peters dated 1936. In it he recounts an amusing story about the first print in the book. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean no wear at all to edges. The covers have a touch of bowing due I believe more to the size and weight of the book than from wear. Binding tight and text/plates spotless. The original gray DJ is FAIR ; torn with numerous tape repairs. The original slipcase is very good - some wear and scuffing to surface wear at edges but no loss or splits. The copy number is inked on the lower end. A very nice copy with a signed letter. Art. RGR. Doubleday, Doran and Co. hardcover
1988rif. biblio2901st American Edition Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
1853rif. 13061'A TRIUMPH OF PRINTING AS WELL AS OF ILLUSTRATION AND TYPOGRAPHY' IN AN APPROPRIATE SCOTTISH BINDING first edition thus 12mo. in sixes collates a-d6 B-Z6 AA-KK6 a-z6 AA6 that is 720 pages printed in Caslon type title page printed in red and black within a deep and striking woodcut border representing the Tree of Jesse full-page woodcut of Queen Elizabeth on verso of title page text inside varied and complex decorative and pictorial woodcut borders throughout by Mary Byfield decorative initial letters contemporary dark purple morocco over bevelled boards signed on verso of front free endpaper "Orrock Binder Edinb." sides blocked with 8 nesting borders of blind fillets and rolls some crossing at the corners to make small corner compartments with a leaf tool in blind in each spine with raised bands and blind tooling direct lettered gilt all edges gilt purple ribbon marker some very minor and scattered light foxing some light rubbing else a nice copy. Handsome copy of a most attractive book. GRIFFITHS Bibliography . Book of Common Prayer 1853 22 "The cuts harmonize perfectly with the type and this small tome is a triumph of printing as well as of illustration and typography" R. McLean Victorian Book Design 1972 p.12.For this book Mary Byfield 1795-1871 who spent most of her life working for the Chiswick Press cut over 100 wood blocks. These blocks many of great beauty were in the main based on early designs by Holbein Dürer Tory &c. copied from Queen Elizabeth's Book of Christian Prayers London 1581 and 1590 but they also included some based on contemporary designs by Charlotte Whittingham although to distinguish the old from the new is virtually impossible. This edition was afterwards reissued by other publishers. William Pickering [printed by C. Whittingham at the Chiswick Press] hardcover
1826rif. 0005340Chiswick: Charles Whittingham 1826. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 60 wood engravings by John Thompson from drawings by Stothard Corbould Harvey and others. 16mos full dark cherry calf raised bands extra glt spines inner dentelles a.e.g. bound by Zaehnsdorf Bindery for Lauriat's of Boston some rubbed spots at tips of some spines. Singer was a member of the Society of Antiquaries and a former bookseller when he and Charles Whittingham printed this handsome popular illustrated edition of the Bard of Avon. "Singer was responsible for a careful collation of the text and many useful notes. . He unostentatiously did much to advance the study of Elizabethan literature - DNB." John Thompson trained by Robert Branston and Thomas Bewick was considered unexcelled as a wood engraver in the two decades surrounding this set. 60 wood engravings by John Thompson from drawings by Stothard Corbould Harvey and others. This was the first edition to possess Singer's Notes - Jaggard SHAKESPEARE BIBLIOGRAPHY p. 517 . Charles Whittingham hardcover
1978rif. 0007014Boston & Lexington KY: D. R. Godine 1978. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. Quartos 57 213 pages quarter brown morocco brown cloth covered boards in matching cloth slipcase. These are copies XXXII of 50 deluxe copies of printings of 500 and 550 copies. The second title carries the imprint of The Anvil Press 1981. Both volumes were designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed at his Stamperia Valdonega Verona Italy. These two companion volumes were later joined by VICTOR HAMMER: AN ARTIST'S TESTAMENT. Sir John Rothenstein was the Director of London's Tate Gallery. His volume includes 19 color plates. Hammer''s volume includes bibliographies of Victor Hammer and his four presses. D. R. Godine hardcover
rif. 0006906London & New York: The Nonesuch Press / Random House. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo cloth 524 pages . Ex libris John Francis Putnam who was the art director of Mad Magazine for over two decades. "This is a book . where nearly all the gold of Shakespeare is collected in one small volume which can be known intimately because it contains only some 500 pages; a book which can be carried in the pocket be thrown into the last-minute suitcase; a week-end Shakespeare most definitely not a substitute for the Complete Works but a needed variation of them." The Nonesuch Press / Random House hardcover
rif. 050001960 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund Verlag Arthur Niggli. 21 x 21 cm - 167 pgs - original soft cover - very well illustrated in b/w - important catalogue on Swiss design - very good copy see Bolliger Katalog 7 nr 254 1960 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund, Verlag Arthur Niggli paperback
rif. 044911930 Santpoort C.A.Mees. coverdesign by Margaret Kropholler - 325 x 325 cm - 36 pgs - original cover bindingtype japanese held together with raffia - ills on work by Staal - Le Coultre 10-5/6 1929 - nice copy 1930 Santpoort C.A.Mees
rif. 050011962 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund Verlag Arthur Niggli. 21 21 cm - 158 pgs - original soft cover - very well illustrated in b/w - impotant catalogue for the Swiss design of the '60 - see Bolliger Katalog 7 nr 254 - good copy 1962 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund, Verlag Arthur Niggli paperback
rif. 044881929 Santpoort C.A.Mees. coverdesign by Hildo Krop - 325 x 325 cm - 18 pgs - original cover bindingtype japanese held together with raffia - illustrations: sculptures by Zadkine - Le Coultre 10-1 1929 - verry good copy 1929 Santpoort C.A.Mees
rif. 044901929 Santpoort C.A.Mees. coverdesign by Chris Lebeau - 325 x 325 cm - 18 pgs - original cover bindingtype japanese held together with raffia - illustration: works in glass by Lebeau - Le Coultre 10-2 1929 - nice copy 1929 Santpoort C.A.Mees
1991rif. 2589Austin: W. Thomas Taylor Inc. 1991-1995. Fine. 1991. Softcover. 4to; decorative wrappers; every issue with reproductions; b&w photos; ads. . W. Thomas Taylor Inc. 1991-1995 paperback
1969rif. 1635Boston: David R. Godine. Fine. 1969. Softcover. 10 pp.; 8" x 6"; marbled wrappers paper title label. Bookplate of J. G. Dreyfus tipped inside front cover; small ownership label of Albert Sperisen lower inside corner front cover. New Year's keepsake 350 copies printed and bound by hand . David R. Godine paperback
1990rif. 1571San Francisco: The Wodehouse Society. Fine. 1990. Softcover. Printed by Doug and Margaret Stow at The Paper Crane Press. 8 pp.; 12mo; stapled wrappers. With autograph presentation note on both sides of a printed card from printer Doug Stow to two colleagues laid in. . The Wodehouse Society paperback
1883rif. 028154Brooklyn NY: New England Congregational Church 1883. 12 printed sides; dozens of type-faces employed by A.C. Huene & Bro. Fine Printers of Brooklyn; the cover is an engraved scene; with other illustrations and ornamentation within. The lecture series listings are interspersed throughout with advertisements for diverse New York merchants and service providers. Lecturers include: Rev. J.P. Newman; Mr. James S. Burdett; Rev. Thos. Armitage D.D.; Rev. Howard Crosby D.D. and Mr. Marshall P. Wilder 'Humorous Dramatic and Dialect Recitals'. appearing with Mr. D.W. Robertson Tumbleronicon Soloist; musical selections during the lectures are also noted. Approx. 4 3/8" x 6 15/16" size cord-sewn binding; slight wear; in very good condition. . Program. Soft Cover. Very Good. New England Congregational Church paperback
rif. 050041969 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund Verlag Arthur Niggli. 21 x 21 cm - 84 pgs - original soft cover - nicely illustrated in b/w - important catalogue for Swiss design - see Bolliger Katalog 7 nr 254 for nr 34 - nice copy back discoloured by the sun see pictures 1969 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund, Verlag Arthur Niggli paperback
rif. 050021965 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund Verlag Arthur Niggli. 21 x 21 cm - 119 pgs - original soft cover - very well illustrated b/w - important catalogue for design of Switzerland - good copy - see Bolliger Katalog 7 1965 Zürich Schweizerischen Werkbund, Verlag Arthur Niggli paperback