18 parts (all published), illustrated throughout, with papers by Julien Maigret, André Warnod, Raymond Escholier, André Blum, Robert Brun, et al., coverage of book sales and new publications. 4to. Original covers with wood-engraved illustrations by Clément Serveau. Paris 1945-1947. Limited edition. More
Year 35, No. 1 (January 1923) through Year 35, No. 12 (December 1923), 12 issues bound in 1, 228 pp. serial devoted to numerous aspects of the Hungarian printing industry, including advertising posters, book cover design, print ads, etc., heavily illustrated throughout, many images in excellent color, some tipped-in. 4to..... More
478 pp. compendium of 28 papers (in English, French, and German) by numerous noted scholars and edited by S. van der Woude, most on various aspects of 16th-century bibliography, culture, letters, and science, with some on 15th- and 17th-century topics, extensive notes, num. text illus., 72 fine plates. Sm. 4to..... More
The first of a set of four volumes (68 pp., pp. 26-67 printed and numbered to rectos only) of the Catalan albums produced as source books for Trochut typefaces, displaying advancements in modern typography and typographical design, comprised of brief introductory text in Spanish and French, followed by examples of..... More
Harbin: N. P. Kobtsev; tip. "Zaria", 1934. Quarto (26 × 18.5 cm). Staple-stitched pamphlet with paper spine strip; 23 pp. Rust to staples; last page discolored; else very good, printed on better paper. A short, but highly informative Russian-language description of the history and present makeup of the State Public..... More
272, XXXVIII pp. facsimile of the text originally printed in 1497 by Johann Grüninger in Strasbourg, with commentary by Gustav Klein discussing the printing methods, 16 plates showing titles pages and illustrations from works by Hieronymus Brunschwig and others. Small 4to. Wrpps., covers faded, original title-wrapper shredding. Munich (Carl Kuhn)..... More
12 vols., altogether over 7000 pp. catalogue, by J. van den Gheyn, Fréderic Lyna, Emile Wagemans, et al., of the collection of over 8500 illuminated and otherwise rare or unusual mss. in the Royal library, each item described, many with extensive annotations and cross-references. 4to. Orig. wrpps., some vols. sl..... More
Unpaginated (circa 9 pp.) introduction to a presentation of 15 title pages and opening pages of Virgil's works published between 1469 and 1789 (some plates in color). Folio. Plates loose as issued in cloth portfolio, cover rubbed, small note in pencil and stamp inside front cover. Berlin (Reichsdruckerei) 1930... More
2 vols. in 1, XVI, 196, 144 pp. catalogue of the library of Albert Bélinac, focused on both old and modern books, with notes, and 1228-item catalogue. 4to. New cloth, orig. wrpps. bound in. Paris (A. Durel) 1909. More
15 pp. text on the works of Gutenberg and the Schoffers, 8 facsimiles of pages from the Holy Bible, the Mainzer Catholicon,the Psalter of 1457, the Missal of 1458, Durandus, the Latin Bible of 1462 and the Special Missal. Folio. Wrpps. portfolio. Berlin (the author) 1918. More
Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1899. Octavo (21.7 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 48 pp. Edges red. Wrappers lightly dust-soiled; still about very good. Scarce catalog of the firm of Karl W. Hiersemann, seller of new and antiquarian books in Leipzig, which presents the library of privy councillor Dmitrii Petrovich..... More
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Moscow-Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1927. Octavo (23.5 × 16 cm). Original printed wrappers; 163 pp. Light wear to wrappers; about very good. Uncommon volume reflecting the shift of bibliography from the sphere of personal collecting to a matter of key importance for the young Soviet state and its libraries, trade union..... More
Moscow: Imperatorskii Rossiiskii Istoricheskii Muzei imeni Imperatora Aleksandra III; Tipo-Lit. Torgovogo doma Korkin, Veideman i Ko, 1911-1912. Quartos (26.8 × 18 cm). Original printed wrappers; [4], 1-190, 191-382, 383-597, [1], and [1], 1-77, [2] pp. Three photogravure plates, two with protective tissue guards. Occasional light wear to spine extremities; bookstore..... More
251 pp. history of book illustration and printing in Zurich from the time of Sigmund Rot and Hans Ruegger at the turn of the 16th century through the first half of the 19th century, notes, bibliography, indices, 230 nice illustrations. 4to. Dec. boards. Zurich (Schweizerische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft) 1952. Limited edition... More
357 pp. catalogue from the venerable firm, fully describing over two hundred items for sale, including illuminated manuscripts, incunabula, letters from notable people (John Boswell, Robert and Elizabeth Browning among others), and manuscripts, illustrated on plates throughout. Lg. 4to. Wrpps., covers slightly discolored, ex-library copy with bookplate inside front cover..... More
41 pp. catalogue of an auction of 125 fine and rare titles from the collection, most dating from the 18th and early 19th centuries, full annotation and documentation, index, 27 fine plates (3 in color). Large 4to. 1/2 leather and cloth, orig. wrpps. bound in. Milan 1930. More
Moscow: Izdatel'stvo MGSPS “Trud i Kniga”, 1925. Octavo (22 × 15.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; 125, [3] pp. Light wear and soil to wrappers; a few nicks to spine; still good or better. The aim of this handbook is to convey the importance of reading within the Soviet education system..... More
3 vols.: I. A-D. II. E-M. III. N-Z. 230, 276, 176 pp. critical and descriptive catalogue of nearly 2,000 items, incl. embroidered bindings, illustrated books, a substantial fragment of a Gutenberg bible, etc., ca. 100 plates throughout showing leaves, bindings, etc. Sm 4to. Cloth, d.j. New York (Parke-Bernet) 1941. Three..... More
24 pp. foreword and catalogue of works, 100 plates displaying samples of Danish printers' works, including typefaces, initial letters, illustrations, title pages, colophons and other distinctive creations, some in red ink. Folio. Half vellum and boards, small stains on boards. Copenhagen (Nordisk Forlag) 1934. A finely printed work on Danish..... More
Petrograd: Knigoizdatel’stvo kooperativnoi literatury Mysl’, 1918. Octavo (21 × 14 cm). Original printed wrappers; 64 pp. Wrappers lightly stained; still a very good copy. Scarce guide on establishing and maintaining smaller libraries as part of local co-operative societies, which were popular through the Soviet Union in the 1910s and 1920s..... More
3 vols.: I. Livres anciens, Editions originales et Livres illustrés des XVe, XVIe et XVIIe Siècles, Très beaux Livres à figures du XVIIIe siècle. II. Livres de la Période Romantique, ...Très Riches Reliures Mosaiquées... III. Editions Originales... Très Beaux Livres Illustrés Modernes... 98, 203, 247 pp. descriptive auction catalogue of..... More
3 vols: I. Precieux Manuscrits a Miniatures, Livres à figures des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles, Riches Reliures Anciennes Armoriées. II-III. Livres des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe, et XVIII Siècles, Riches Reliures Anciennes Armoriées. 120, 136, 166 pp. critical and descriptive auction catalogue of nearly 1,000 items, 124 nice plates showing..... More
2 vols. in 1, 365 pp. commentary on ten works from late 15th century France, including translations of some, bibliographies, index, text illustrations; 309 pp. facsimiles of the ten works, including Molinet, Temple de Mars, Pfettisheim, Guerres de Bourgogne, Traité d'Arras and De La Marche, Le Chevalier Délibéré, illustrations from..... More
XV, 250 pp. list, arranged by location, of many hundreds of bookbinders active during the first part of the 19th century, references, introd. text, 16 nice plates. Sm. 4to. Cloth. London (The Author) 1954. One of 500 copies. More
Erevan: Editions de l’Academie des Sciences de la R.S.S. de l'Arménie, 1969. Large octavo. Original brown cloth with title to spine and front cover; 468, [4] pp. Hinges lightly shaken; else about very good. Extensive bibliographical reference of publications on Armenia in languages other than Armenian and Russian, including English..... More