The Bookman: January, 1924.
New York: George H. Doran, 1924. Paperback. G++ in blue wrappers/wrapper edgewear Periodicals. BOB811151. Good ++. More
New York: George H. Doran, 1924. Paperback. G++ in blue wrappers/wrapper edgewear Periodicals. BOB811151. Good ++. More
Belluno, Italia: Proposte d'Arte Colophon, 1999. Paperback. Near mint white thick-stock paper wrappers, tiny bit of smudging to rear wrapper, else bright and clean. Quarto. Interior is like new: crisp, tight and clean. Illustrated in b/w. In Italian. 45 pp. Books on Books. BOB/11183. Near Fine. More
Belluno, Italia: Proposte d'Arte Colophon, 2000. Paperback. Near mint white thick-stock paper wrappers, a few small smudge marks to front wrapper, else bright and clean. Quarto. Interior is like new: crisp, tight and clean. Illustrated in b/w. In Italian. 45 pp. Books on Books. BOB/11183. Near Fine. More
Belluno, Italia: Proposte d'Arte Colophon, 2000. Paperback. Near mint white thick-stock paper wrappers, tiny bit of smudging to rear wrapper, else bright and clean. Quarto. Interior is like new: crisp, tight and clean. Illustrated in b/w. In Italian. Publisher's ephemera laid-in. 45 pp. Books on Books. BOB/11183. Near Fine. More
London: The Society for Theatre Research, 1967. Softcover. First Edition. A comprehensive bibliography of Craig, the multi-talented theater designer, producer, actor, and writer. Included are books by and illustrated by Craig; texts of plays he produced, periodical contributions, and play programs. In stiff yellow paper wrappers with title to spine and cover. In very good condition. 117 pages. BOB/111516. Very Good. More
Edinburgh: Bibliographical Society, 1924. Hardcover. 8vo. White cloth backed blue paper covered boards with black titles to spines. Wear/bumping to corners. Gentle bump to spine ends. Browning to endpages of vol. I and stamp from previous bookdealer to front pastedown of vol. I. Interiors of both books are very clean with bright text. Pages of both vols. are unopened. Tight bindings. 324 pp., 313 pp. BOB/040605. Very Good Plus. More
London: For the Bibliographical Society by Humphrey Milford, 1940. Hardcover. Very good+ in maroon leatherette covered boards with gilt title to spine. Very faint ex-libris stamp to bottom of title page. Else is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Index, 446 pages. BOB/100114. Very Good+. More
Oak Knoll Press, Books of Kells, Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 2012. Hardcover. "Reminisces of an author, bookseller, and publisher, written at the age of eighty-eight, Colin Franklin's newest book is perhaps his most entertaining ... [It includes] serious essays on diverse characters who have fascinated him, the book discusses the Bowdlers and their 'Family Shakespeare'; William Flowler of Winterton, who neglected his humble calling and privately produced books of teh greatest magnificence on Roman Mosaic Floors; a little-known Oxford antiquary and print-maker Joseph Skelton; the once-so-popular Robert Surtees and John Leech, ... and on his lifelong hero William Morris ... [and more]" (jacket). Fine in orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean and bright. In black dust jacket with white title to spine and front panels. 262 pages. BOB/101923. Fine / Fine. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. Hardcover. One of 1000 copies of which 100 include an original numbered woodcut by Antonio Frasconi and are specially bound. This is number 40 of 100 with an original hand numbered woodcut tipped in. Printed to accompany an exhibition at the Grolier Club 21 May through 31 July 1996 by the Stinehour Press in Vermont. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Features a selection of 68 items with color photographs and brief descriptions, as well as an introduction, essay, and brief chronology. Antoni Frasconi (1919 - 2013) was a Uraguayan-American artist best known for his woodcuts. A quarto bound in tan cloth boards with dark brown title to spine and paper title label to front board. Clean and bright. Housed in a light brown paper covered slipcase with minor sunning to spine and edge of slipcase. Unpaginated. BOB/102623. Fine. More
Mendota: The Wayside Press, 1971. Paperback. Very good in off-white paper wraps with grey title to spine. Pristine interior with illustrations to the rear. 153 pages. Books on Books. Bibliography section. BOB112311. Very Good. More
Oxford and New York: 1998. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in black paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Pristine interior with many illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket with peach colored title to front panel and to maroon spine panel. 189 pages. Books about books. BOB/061113. Fine / Fine. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2000. Hardcover. Number 207 of 250 copies signed and numbered by the author. This is the catalog for an exhibition held at The Grolier Club of books from the collection of William Butler Yeats scholar, Marion W. Witt, that Gatch expanded and built to include printed works by Yeats's father, brother and sisters. The catalog provides descriptions of all oIf the works exhibited, and has eleven color plates. Bound in gray cloth with tan cloth spine with a white title label. Printed in Founder's Caslon Type on Mohawk Ticonderoga paper at The Stinehour Press. In near fine condition. Measures 6 x 8.5 inches. v-vii, 82 pages + unnumbered plates. BOB/122723. Near Fine. More
Rebound by Plymouth Public Library. 1883. Hardcover. Thin 12mo. Library bound in brown boards with brown cloth spine. White title label to front board. 18 pages. A copy of pgs. 295-313 of another tome. BOB1108301. Very Good. More
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. This is a collection of prospectuses for five of the books issued by the famed Golden Cockerel Press in 1937. There are six prospectuses, with two copies for one of the titles. They are held in a green folder with a stylized illustration of a cock in a cocked hat and frock coat in black and the title "The Golden Cockerel Private/ Press Books /Spring List 1937." The inside two pages of the folder are printed with an essay about the private press - what it is and isn't - and an announcement for the upcoming publication of Paradise Lost in May. The back of the folder has a notice to subscribers that most of their editions are oversubscribed upon announcement, and excerpts from positive reviews of some of their earlier publications. The prospectuses are as follows with information from the Cock-a-Hoop bibliography published by the Private Libraries Association in 1976: P118. The Book of Days by Llewlyn Powys. Four pages, printed on Batchelor laid hand-made paper, with a collotype reproduction of an etching by Elizabeth Corsellis and a specimen page. 13 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches. 4,000 copies. P120. Bligh's Voyage in the Resource. Two copies. One sheet, two pages, printed on white laid paper, with a wood engraving by Peter Barker-Mill. 12 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches. 5,000 copies. P121. A Croppe of Kisses by Ben Jonson. Four pages, printed on white laid paper with a Cockerel device on the front, with a specimen page and an appreciation. Inserted is the subscription form. 12 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches. 5,000 copies. P122. Ana the Runner by Patrick Miller. Four pages, printed on white wove paper. with a wood engraving by Clifford Webb on a specimen plate and a specimen page from chapter I. 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches. 7,000 copies. P123. The First Fleet with introduction and notes by Owen Rutter. Two pages, printed on white laid paper, with a wood-engraving by Peter Barker-Mill. 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. 5,500 copies. The prospectuses are all in near fine condition, the larger ones with horizontal fold lines from mailing. The green folder holding the items is faded lightly worn and creased around the edges. There is a horizontal fold line for mailing. The folder measures 9.5 x 13.5 inches. A very nice representative collection of ephemera from this renowned 20th century private press. Very good condition. PRI/041223. Very Good. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [1968]. Hardcover. First edition. Tan cloth boards with dark brown title to spine. Fine in lightly rubbed grey dust jacket with white title to spine and front cover. Minor wear and rubbing to edges of jacket. 80 pages. BOB/111716. Fine / Very Good. More
New York: The New York Public Library, 1947. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. Yellow side-stapled paper wrappers with black illustration and title to front panel. Interior is clean with bright text. Lower right corner is bumped. Tight binding. 39 pages. BOB/111104. Very Good. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1995. Softcover. One of 1000 copies. From the collection of book seller William S. Reese, with his compliments slip laid in. Reese formed an important Graves collection that included first editions, manuscripts, and letters. Green softcover in self wrappers with title label to front cover. Light signs of handling but near fine. Octavo. 35 pages. BOB/090721. Near Fine. More
New York: London House & Maxwel, 1963. Hardcover. First edition. Yellow cloth boards with dark blue title to spine. Fine in lightly rubbed black and white illustrated dust jacket with white title to spine and front panels. Minor wear to edges of jacket. 64 pages. Illustrated. BOB/111516. Fine / Very Good. More
Boston: Rockwell and Churchill City Printers, 1889. Hardcover. SCARCE. 4to. Very good in modern black cloth coverd boards with gilt title to spine. Minor yellowing to pages. Bottom corner of title page has chipped off. Text is clean and bright. 225 pages. Books on Books. BOB312131. Very Good. More
Chicago: The Black Cat Press, 1937. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt emblem to front board and gilt title to spine. Damp stain to top half of outside edge of front board and a few small spots of discoloration to front board as well. Light check marks written in pencil to margins throughout. Else is clean and bright. Index, 57 pages. Books about Books. BOB/012612. Very Good -. More
UK: Fine Press Book Association, 2001. Hardcover. Deluxe edition issued in hardcover with jacket. In original navy blue cloth covered slipcase with red and white printed paper covered side panels. With supplemental portfolio of printed pieces. The portfolio for this issue includes pieces from the following presses: Avenue Press, Rampant Lions Press, Chris Daunt, Tragara Press, Whittington Press, Joan Hassall, Old Stile Press, Tern Press, Libanus Press, with paper designed by Stan Lane. Clean and bright. 56 pages. BOB/102721. Near Fine. More
UK: Fine Press Book Association, 2003. Hardcover. Deluxe edition issued in hardcover with jacket. In original grey cloth covered slipcase with grey printed paper covered side panels. With supplemental portfolio of printed pieces. The portfolio for this issue includes pieces from the following presses: Edwin Smith (courtesy of the Rampant Lions Press), Old Stile Press, Libanus Press, Gwasg Gregynog, Simon King Press, Old Forge Press, Gordon Gumn, Piccolo Press. Clean and bright. 64 pages. BOB/102721. Near Fine. More
South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1973. Hardcover. A positive and informative biography of Elbert Hubbard, a figure of both admiration and criticism throughout his career. The author was a resident of East Aurora and a recognized authority on Hubbard and the Roycrofters. Bound in purple cloth that is lightly soiled in a soiled and rubbed pictorial dust jacket. Offsetting to endpapers from dust jacket flaps. Interior pages are clean and bright. With numerous photographs and illustrations throughout. Very good minus. 253 pages. BOB/040620. Very Good -. More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1994. Hardcover. This handsome book traces the history of the medium known as xylography, encompassing both wood engraving and woodcut techniques. During the 20th century xylography emerged as one of the most expressive forms of British art. The author James Hamilton places its leading practitioners within their artistic and social contexts, providing 185 illustrations in black and white and eight pages in color that demonstrate the continuing vitality of this medium. The dust jacket states that this is the first book in many years to trace the history of this art from the Arts and Crafts movement up to the present day. With notes, appendices, bibliography and list of articles on the medium. This is a very useful and engaging reference work. Bound in gray cloth with black titling to spine. In a cream paper dust jacket with the text of the preface on the cover and red titling to spine. Jacket is lightly creased and bumped. Cloth binding and text pages are about fine. Measures 7.5 x 9.75 inches. 224 pages. BOB/112023. Near Fine. More
Winter Park FL: Rollins College, [1939]. Softcover. Bacheller was a journalist, editor,and prolific fiction writer, now perhaps best known, if known at all, as the publisher who first discovered and published Stephen Crane. Bound in tan wrapper in very good condition with light smudge on rear cover. 48 pages. BOB/111716. Very Good. More