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réf. 168192Amsterdam Nico Israel. 1993. Original publisher's gray cloth hardback white lettering spine white illustration frontcover pictorial dustjacket folio: illustrated red-brown endpapers 256pp. ij introductory essay with illustrations & bibliography in English very richly illustrated captions general bibliography in English English colophon Japanese colophon. Very fine copy - as new. In firm slipcase. Amsterdam, Nico Israel. 1993 hardcover
2023réf. x-0226828905University of Chicago Press 2023. Hardcover. New. 415 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. University of Chicago Press hardcover
2000réf. mon0003374783University of Chicago Press 10/3/2023 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 1.2205 9.3307 6.2992. University of Chicago Press hardcover
2000réf. mon0003380320University of Chicago Press 10/3/2023 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 1.2205 9.3307 6.2992. No dust jacket. Clean unmarked copy. University of Chicago Press hardcover
2000réf. mon0003443231University of Chicago Press 10/3/2023 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Like New. 1.2205 9.3307 6.2992. University of Chicago Press hardcover
2023réf. x-0226828921Univ of Chicago Pr 2023. Paperback. New. 415 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Univ of Chicago Pr paperback
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
1978réf. 61681Amsterdam: Nico Israel 1978. Second printing small folio pp. 255 1; map endpapers 3 bifolium inserts printed in color illustrations throughout; a fine copy in original charcoal cloth stamped in white on upper cover and spine; the dust jacket with a few short tears and nicks. From the library of Kim Merker. This copy inscribed by Adrian Wilson on the half-title: "For Kim Merker / best of friends / and best of printers / Adrian Wilson October 14 1983." Mr. Wilson reconstructs "the making of the Nuremberg Chronicle; the compilation of manuscript sources by its author; the artists' first concepts for the illustrations; the patrons' agreements for financing the publication; the layouts; the printing; the advertising; the distribution and the final settlement" p.11. Nico Israel unknown
2003réf. 014015Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 2003. Hardcover. New. This signed Collector's Edition is published by Easton Press with permission from Random House. An Easton Press Certificate of Authenticity is signed by Sandra Day O'Connor and dated 2/25/06 and witnessed on the same date and signed by Peter Sydney Publisher of Easton Press. On the second page of the book this leather-bound Collector's edition of The Majesty of the Law is personally signed by Sandra Day O'Connor in sharp blue pen. A one page note about the Majesty of the Law and the author by Easton Press is also included. This book was purchased directly from Easton Press by the bookseller removed from the box and the book placed in a clear archival quality cover and has been sitting on the book shelf for its entire life. There is a satin ribbon page marker with gilded page edges. The work is printed on long lasting high quality acid neutral paper and has smyth-sewn pages for strength and durability. I have been told that these Easton Press Collector's editions have been manufactured to last up to 300 years. Available for immediate shipment carefully packed in a sturdy box! Easton Press hardcover
2024réf. __0807769894John Wiley & Sons 2024. Hardcover. New. 166 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. John Wiley & Sons hardcover
1966réf. 47832Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc 1966. Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Inscribed first printing of this story of a US teacher who convinces a Welsh boy who may or may not be part witch that school is worthwhile. Trina Schart Hyman the NEW YORK TIMES notes "illustrated an entire shelf of children's books and inspired many others who worked in the genre." Hyman illustrated over 150 books over her busy career for which she earned a Caldecott Medal and three Caldecott Honors. In addition to her work for children's books she served as an art director and staff artist for beloved children's magazine CRICKET from 1972-1979. 8.25'' x 6.25''. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped $3.95 color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 176 pages. Inscribed by Varney to front flyleaf "To Margaret Coit / With all my Love." Jacket with some edgewear; spine a bit toned with short chip to spine head slightly affecting author name. Binding with scattered soil light bumping to spine ends. Interior clean and bright. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc unknown books
1972réf. 202731USA: Ginn & Co 1972. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Gregorio Prestopino. Very good. Ginn & Co unknown books
réf. 034034833X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1996réf. Q-1564028674Candlewick 1996-07-05. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Candlewick hardcover
1995réf. Q-1564024466Candlewick 1995-05-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Candlewick hardcover
1958réf. mon0000006489The London Missionary Society 1958T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Pages lightly tanned. Secondhand. Prize inscription inside. Good book published in 1958. The London Missionary Society hardcover
réf. 0672503743.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1984réf. 52376Northridge: Lord John Press 1984. First Limited Edition. One of an undetermined number marked "Presentation Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Slim octavo 23.5cm; letterpress-printed sheets sewn into original unprinted white card wrappers; folded patterned paper dustjacket with title label mounted to front cover; 20pp. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Slim volume collecting six poems four of which first appeared in the pages of Bennington Review Georgia Review Poetry and Southern Review. The entire run consisted of 125 copies in wrappers with 26 lettered copies bound in boards. Lord John Press unknown books
1984réf. 52376Northridge: Lord John Press 1984. First Limited Edition. One of an undetermined number marked "Presentation Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Slim octavo 23.5cm; letterpress-printed sheets sewn into original unprinted white card wrappers; folded patterned paper dustjacket with title label mounted to front cover; 20pp. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Slim volume collecting six poems four of which first appeared in the pages of Bennington Review Georgia Review Poetry and Southern Review. The entire run consisted of 125 copies in wrappers with 26 lettered copies bound in boards. Lord John Press unknown
réf. 0231147600.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2001réf. Q-0970868502Lower East Side Pr 2001-06-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Lower East Side Pr paperback
2009réf. Q-0231147619Columbia University Press 2009-09-24. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Columbia University Press paperback
