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réf. 899Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1983. Limited edition of 325 copies. Pages 158 pp.Folio. 1/2 leather binding leather spine with cloth covered boards. Limited edition of 325 copies. Illustrated with samples of Wilson�s work. Extra leaf laid in a keepsake from the Associates of the Stanford University Libraries. In fine condition. Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1983. hardcover
réf. 9990367221.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 69061 . hardback. Fine. Speculum humanae salvationis 1324-1500. Illus. Folio. 1st ed. U of California 1984. A fine copy in dust wrapper. hardcover
1985réf. 130419-K10Ewing New Jersey U.S.A.: Univ of California Pr 1985. Very Good Hardcover Very Good Jacket shows facsimiles of original medieval illuminations. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Univ of California Pr Hardcover
1984réf. BLSMeWIL98Berkeley.: University of California Press 1984. 1984. folio. 229 1. profusely illus. some full-page some colour. biblio. index. cloth. dw. First Edition. F. Hardcover. Berkeley.: University of California Press, [1984]. Hardcover
1984réf. 0422W744477University of California Press. Fine. 1984. Hardcover. 0520051947 . Fine copy in fine dj.; 13.5 X 9.6 X 1.0 inches; 240 pages . University of California Press hardcover
1976réf. 2354232Amsterdam: Nico Israel 1976. 2nd Printing. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 13x9x1. 2nd printing. A few minor blemishes to rear jacket panel otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1976 Large Hardcover. 255 1 pp. A fascinating glimpse into the planning production and profitability of a printed work from the age of incunabula. The Nuremberg Chronicle is unique in that records of each of these exist and are available for scholarly study. Wilson offers a detailed study of the making of an early illustrated book taken from surviving page layouts original contracts for the illustrations contracts for printing etc. and also provides a history of the printer Anton Koberger and a list of known copies of the first Latin and German editions. Nico Israel hardcover
1978réf. 1395292Amsterdam Netherlands: NICO ISRAEL 1978. First Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Tall quarto 255 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is beige with black lettering. Dust jacket has mild soiling and staining along head of front cover an open chip along the front head joint small tears along tail edges and corners and a 1 in. closed tear along the rear head edge. Boards fully bound in charcoal cloth with mild shelving wear along spine head. Mild bending wear along tail fore corner of front free endpaper. Contains a letter from Adrian Wilson Author to William Gardiner signed in his hand bound with adhesive to the front free endpaper verso. Between the front endpapers are two letters of correspondence between Wilson and Gardiner: a carbon copy of Gardiner's letter to Wilson and Wilson's reply written entirely in his hand. Shelved in Rm. A. The Nuremberg Chronicle also known as the "Liber Chronicarum" "is after the Gutenberg Bible probably the most celebrated of early printed books. It is a compendium of history geography and the wonders of the world as viewed from medieval Nuremberg with some 1800 illustrations provided by the multiple use for different subjects of 645 beautiful woodblocks." n.b. quote from "The Nuremberg Chronicle Designs" by Adrian Wilson printed for The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles 1969. Wilson became renowned for his printing and book design work at his San Francisco printing operation The Press at Tuscany Valley throughout the 1960s and 70s. In 1967 he released influential title in the genre of Books on Books THE DESIGN OF BOOKS. Book making perforated the entirety of Wilson's life. With the help and interest of his wife Joyce Lancaster Wilson Wilson invested his attention in studying the entire production process of THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE the first known book to include a rudimentary map of Europe a plethora of woodcuts and a history of the world beginning at creation. The book that came out of it Wilson's THE MAKING OF THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE is an astute and thorough study on one of the earliest examples of exemplary book making. This particular copy includes correspondence between William Gardiner an English author and Adrian Wilson. 1395292. Special Collections. NICO ISRAEL hardcover
1983réf. 3941Austin TX: W. Thomas Taylor 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. A truly fine copy with the prospectus protected in a publisher-provided heavy plexiglass slipcase. This copy inscribed by Wilson to Carol Cunningham owner of Sunflower Press of Mill Valley CA. The plexiglass slipcase does an excellent job of protecting the book. The clear slipcase shows some scuffs inevitably. This is a key bibliography for twentieth century American fine-press printing. Wilson provides detailed commentary on almost all of the books he designed as well as many delightful stories about the world of fine printing in the 1950s-1970s. Very heavy ships USA only. W. Thomas Taylor hardcover
1983réf. 311393Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1983. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Folio. Illustrated. Quarter morocco and cloth. One of 325 numbered copies designed and printed by Adrian Wilson. W. Thomas Taylor hardcover
1983réf. 57324Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1983. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 158pp. Folio 41 cm 1/4 brown leather with tan cloth over boards. Tipped-in frontispiece of Wilson by Ansel Adams. The boards are lightly soiled. May require extra postage due to weight. Number 318 in an edition limited to 325 copies. Adrian Wilson designed and printed this attractive book with the assistance of Margery Cantor Zahid Sardar and Jim Wehlage at the Press in Tuscany Alley San Francisco. W. Thomas Taylor hardcover
1990réf. 15109Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This First Edition has a signed gift inscription from Editor Joyce Lancaster Wilson on half title page in pen. See pictures. No dust jacket. Book is in fantastic condition. W. Thomas Taylor hardcover
1975réf. 041946San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Slight sunning to spine. Number 57 of 300 signed copies. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0915918013. ISBN/EAN: 9780915918010. Inventory No: 041946. The Press in Tuscany Alley paperback books
1975réf. 041946San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1975. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Slight sunning to spine. Number 57 of 300 signed copies. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0915918013. ISBN/EAN: 9780915918010. Inventory No: 041946. The Press in Tuscany Alley paperback
réf. 53495San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1975. First edition. . Green wrappers pictorial paper label on front cover. Very faint edge wear and slight sunning of spine but a fine copy. Limited to 300 numbered copies signed by the author. Printed by Adrian Wilson. San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley, (1975). First edition. unknown
1968réf. 84621NY:: Funk & Wagnalls. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Book club edition. Very good in a good age darkened and foxed dust jacket. . Funk & Wagnalls, hardcover books
1973réf. 104526San Francisco: Tuscany Alley 1973. Limited. paperback. fine. A fable written and illuminated by Wilson. Slim 8vo pictorial wrappers.; uncut. San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1973. Fine. Limited Edition printed on Ingres moldmade paper from France with linoleum blocks cut by the author. Number 50 of 275 copies signed in full by the author/illustrator. Tuscany Alley unknown books
1973réf. CNBR061San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1973. Limited First Edition. Wraps. Fine/near fine. Wilson Joyce Lancaster. Number 142 0f 275 copies quarto size 24 unnumbered pp. signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson. An original story by Joyce Lancaster Wilson a children's book illustrator and longtime patron of the San Francisco Library and the book arts. She is especially known for her illustrations for "The Ark of Noah" and "A Child's Garden of Verses". In this story a human boy joins the ranks of the four animal kings of the forest by teaching them special skills. A charming story by Wilson who founded The Press in Tuscany Alley with her husband Adrian Wilson where they designed and published many fine limited editions. ___DESCRIPTION: Original pictorial green paper wrappers Japanese stab-stitched with green silk thread endpapers illustrated in orange and green with five-colour linoleum cuts throughout signatures French-fold; Centaur type Ingres paper quarto size just over 9.75" by 8 5/8" 24 unnumbered pp. signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson. With the original white handmade pape wrapper which itself is protected by an acetate wrapper. ___CONDITION: A fine copy with clean wrappers free of wear or rubbing the threads used for the binding strong and rich in colour the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; paper wrapper near fine clean with minimal wear to the head and tail and to the joints the acetate wrapper near fine with some closed tears; overall a fine copy and a lovely example of the work of The Press in Tuscany Alley. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Press in Tuscany Alley unknown books
1984réf. 013601Berkeley Los Angeles London: The University of California Press 1984. This book is the first study to trace the metamorphoses of hte "Speculum" its translations its iconography and its significance in early printing. Illustrations include miniatures from 27 manuscripts reproductions of the early Netherlandish blockbooks as well as all 116 woodcuts of the various "Speculum" editions. A pristine copy. 230pp. First Edition. Dark Green Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio. The University of California Press Hardcover books
1990réf. 49098Austin: W. Thomas Taylor 1990. 1st Printing. Limited to 910 cc. ASSOCIATION COPY. Green cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine. Issued without dust jacket. Slight lean. Rounce & Coffin Club 1991 Western Books bookplate. Catalogue entry & po annotation regarding the 1991 R&C auction to rear paste-down. Very Good Plus. x 2 198 2 pp. With the publication prospectus laid in 4 pp. Western Books Exhibition submission slip laid-in submitted by W. Thomas Taylor. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8" Submitted by Taylor to the Rounce & Coffin Club for the 1991 Western Books Exhibition. W. Thomas Taylor hardcover books
1984réf. WRCLIT65143Berkeley: University of California Press 1984. Small folio. Gilt green cloth. First edition of this study of the text's evolution including miniatures from twenty- seven manuscripts reproductions of the early Netherlandish blockbook editions as well as all 116 woodcuts of the "Speculum" editions. Designed by Adrian Wilson. Bookplate on front pastedown small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown else near fine in highly pictorial dust jacket. University of California Press hardcover books
1978réf. 20600Adrian Wilson and Joyce Lancaster Wilson: The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle A splendid book in its own right the Wilsons' book on the Nuremberg Chronicle is a masterpiece. Quoting from the front fold: This is the first work in English on the entire production of an early illustrated book. The survival of page by page layouts for a book of the incunabula period as well as the original contracts for its illustrationfor its printing and for the allotment of profits and unsold books is unique to the Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493.The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle. is a landmark in the study of incunabula. Lavishly illustrated in both color and black/white this scholarly and very readable book explores the entire process of making one of the most famous early woodblock-illustrated books in the world. The Nuremberg Chronicle appeared in 1493 first as a Latin edition and then in German translation. The late Adrian Wilson was an internationally prominent book designer working in San Francisco. This book is brand-new still in the publisher's original white paper protective wrap. Amsterdam: Nico Israel 1978. First edition second printing. New in publisher's original paper wrapper. Pictorial dust jacket. 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Folio. 8 9-255 1 pp. Nico Israel hardcover books
1984réf. 20855Berkeley: University of California Press 1984. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Deep green cloth gilt spine title. Pale green endpapers. 229pp. Illustrated throughout Index. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Comprehensive discussion of the Speculum the only medieval work that exists in manuscripts blockbooks and incunabula. University of California Press hardcover books
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