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Illustrated Victorian survey of Australasia

New listing
Morris, Edward Ellis
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia, With Original Illustrations
$150

Red Butte Press

New listing
Strand, Mark
A POET'S ALPHABET OF INFLUENCES, Drawings by Bonnie Sucec.
$1,400

Arion Press

New listing
Todd, Glenn (editor)
SHAPED POETRY, A Suite of Typographic Prints Chronicling This Literary Form from 300 BC to the Present.
$1,500

Richard Wagener's Lovely New Book

New listing
[Wagener, Richard, illustrator and designer], Keene, Mark Peter.
A Bonsai-Shaped Mind and Postures of the Heart., Designed and co-published by David Pascoe of Nawakum Press and Richard Wagener of Mixolydian Editions.
$2,200

Limited to 500 copies

Ronald Searle
Le Theatre a Paris (1954-1962)
$65 $100 or less

Black Americana childrens books

Elvira Garner, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey,
Ezekiel & Lil’ Hannibal
SOLD

Great art with just a few lines.

Eric Gill
25 Nudes Engraved by Eric Gill, with an Introduction, reprint of 1950 in very good dust Jacket
$99 $100 or less

And another book illustrated by Edward Gorey

Doris Orgel - Drawings by Edward Gorey
Merry, Rose, And Christmas- Tree June (Hardcover, 1969)
$99 $100 or less

1836 illustrated coast views in gilt-stamped

Stanfield, Clarkson
1836 Maritime Fine Art: Clarkson Stanfield’s Coast Scenery (British Channel Steel Engravings in Full Gilt Leather), A Series of Views in the British Channel, from Original Drawings Taken Expressly for the Work
$350

Leaf Book - With Two Original Chaucer Leaves

Muscatine, Charles (1920-2010)
THE BOOK OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER, AN ACCOUNT OF THE PUBLICATION OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER'S WORKS FROM THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY TO MODERN TIMES
SOLD

Center for Book Arts

Salamun, Tomaz
FLOWER
$75 $100 or less

Robert McGinnis

Scott, Art & Wallace Maynard (compilers)
THE PAPERBACK COVERS OF ROBERT MCGINNIS, A Complete Listing of the 1,068 Titles and 1,432 Editions of the Paperback Cover Illustrations of Robert McGinnis
$100 $100 or less
Weingart, Wolfgang
THE TEN SECTIONS: MY WAY TO TYPOGRAPHY
$100 $100 or less

Deluxe Edition - Press of The Nightowl

Lawson, Alexander
THE COMPOSITOR AS ARTIST, CRAFTSMAN, AND TRADESMAN
$100 $100 or less

Hermann Zapf

Rosarivo, Raul M.
DIVINA PROPORTIO TYPOGRAPHICA
$100 $100 or less
Spencer, Herbert
THE VISIBLE WORD
$100 $100 or less

Bookbinding

Szirmai, J.A.
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL BOOKBINDING
$100 $100 or less
Hansard, Thomas C.
TYPOGRAPHIA: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE ART OF PRINTING, WITH PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR CONDUCTING EVERY DEPARTMENT IN AN OFFICE: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF STEREOTYPE AND LITHOGRAPHY. Illustrated by Engravings, Biographical Notices, and Portraits.
$100 $100 or less
Young, Doyald
LOGOTYPES & LETTERFORMS, HANDLETTERED LOGOTYPES AND TYPOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS
$100 $100 or less
Ringwalt, Luther (editor)
AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PRINTING
$100 $100 or less
Tschichold, Jan
SCHATZKAMMER DER SCHREIBKUNST, MEISTERWERKE DER KALLIGRAPHIE AUS VIER JAHRUNDERTEN AUF ZWEIHUNDERT TAFELIN
$100 $100 or less

Type Specimens

Enschedé
SPECIMEN OF DUTCH BLACK-LETTERS AND GOTHIC INITIALS OF THE XVTH CENTURY
$100 $100 or less
Ehlert, Wilhelm
DIE FARBEN UND IHRE TÖNE, Technische Anleitung zum Anlegen, Mischen und Drucken von Tonfarben.
$1,250

Bookbinding

Craig, Maurice
IRISH BOOKBINDINGS, 1600-1800
$125
Cornog, D.Y. [with] F.C. Rose
LEGIBILITY OF ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS AND OTHER SYMBOLS, II. A REFERENCE HANDBOOK.
$150
Carpocino, Jerome
THE VATICAN
$250

Mixolydian Editions

Bringhurst, Robert
IN THE BEGINNING, Poem by Robert Bringhurst. Wood Engravings by Richard Wagener.
$600

Uncommon Paul Elder and Morgan Shepard book

George Eli Hall
A Balloon Ascension at Midnight, Silhouttes by Gordon Ross
$350

First Edition

Jules Verne
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON,, 1874, Scribner, 1st US ed., illustrated
$1,100

HISTORIC DAMASCUS — IN MAPS & PHOTOGRAPHS

Jamil, Rouhi
Damascus: Gate of a World [Illustrated Guide to Damascus with Folding Color Street Map], ILLUSTRATED MID-TWENTIETH-CENTURY GUIDE TO DAMASCUS, WITH TEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES AND A DETAILED FOLDING STREET MAP.
$65 $100 or less

Folded Paper, Unfolding Ideas

Indiana University Graphic Design Program
Indiana University Graphic Design Press Archive 2001–2010 Letterpress Artist Books Collection [9 Keepsakes], A cohesive archive of experimental letterpress books [9] from Indiana University, 2001–2010, issued as keepsakes for the Fine Arts Library Benefit Dinner.
$600

11 Midwest Photographs by Sinsabaugh - Limited Ed

Art Sinsabaugh & Sherwood Anderson
Mid-American Chants & Midwest Photographs, Using a 12x20-inch 'banquet' camera, Sinsabaugh captured the American Midwest in a panoramic format that necessitated this massive, oblong publication.
$450

PRA-KO-KU — German Confectionery Art — 1926

Weber, J. M. Erich (Dresden)
PRAKTISCHE KONDITOREI-KUNST: 'PRA-KO-KU' — Practical Pastry Arts: The World's Great Pastry and Confectionery Handbook., Engineered for the international 'Grand Hotel' circuit, featuring parallel text in four languages; This 'Pra-Ko-Ku' system volume was the standard Art Deco Dresden Confectionery
$275
1764 Astronomy Explained Isaac Newton James Ferguson Third Ed. Book w/ Plates
$600

Spectacular chromolithographs of Hawaiian flowers

Isabella SINCLAIR (Mrs. Francis Sinclair, Jr.)
Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands: Forty-Four Plates Painted in Water-Colours and Described by Mrs. Francis Sinclair, Jr. (1885), "one of the most prized of Hawaiian books among collectors" (Forbes) and the first book dedicated to Hawaiian flora to be illustrated in color.
$4,450

Signed by the Authors

Bosch, Gulnar, John Carswell, Guy Petherbridge
ISLAMIC BINDINGS & BOOKMAKING
$175

Calligraphy

Bickham, George
THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN, Foreword: The Importance of The Universal Penman in Relation to Modern Calligraphy by Philip Hofer.
$150

Caliban Press

Berrigan, Daniel
LOST & FOUND, Hand-colored illustrations by Timothy Ely.
$250
Baker, William and Kenneth Womack (editors)
NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 184., From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series.
$125
Auer, Alois
POLYGRAPHISCHE APPARAT OBER DIE VERSCHIENDENEN KUNSTFÄCHER DER K.K. HOF- UND STAATSDRUCKEREI ZUM WIEN
$700
TYPORAMA
$100 $100 or less

Grabhorn Press

NINETEENTH CENTURY TYPE DISPLAYED IN 18 FONTS CAST BY UNITED STATES FOUNDERS, NOW IN THE CASES OF THE GRABHORN PRESS
$125

The Typography of US Fire Protection Maps

Curation & Design: Fabien Barral (Mr. Cup)
The Alphabet Cities Collection - from the Type Art Archives, Great Typography from US Fire Protection Maps, created back in the 1860s to assess buildings and homes.
$79 $100 or less

Maynard Dixon: Images of the Native American 1981

Maynard Dixon: Images of the Native American 1981 – w/ Slipcase & Exhibition Catalog
$100 $100 or less

Texts in Italian, English, French, and German.

Various Authors
Maso Finiguerra. (Journal of Engraved Prints and Illustrated Books) 2 vols: 1939, 1940, multi-lingual
$89 $100 or less

MAGIC

Magic Reference / Instructions Book Lot
$45 $100 or less

Art Deco masterwork of advertising with art.

Paul Iribe
Bleu Blanc Rouge - Rose et Noir - Blanc et Rouge. (1930-1932) All three famous Iribe works for Établissements Nicolas complete., Établissements Nicolas and Draeger Freres, at the border between the artist’s book, luxury advertising album and the Art Deco graphic manifesto. See more Nicolas publications on my website.
$375
Frank O'Hara; Bill Berkson (editor)
In Memory Of My Feelings - (1967), A selection of Poems by Frank O'Hara, paired with artwork from 30 different artists.
$395

over 100 1855-1856 DORÉ illustr. + many others

[G. DORÉ] C. PHILIPPON + others
Le Musée français-anglais. Journal d'illustrations mensuelles. Années 1855-1856., monthly Journal of Illustrations. The first two years of this important art magazine, a symbol of the significance of the illustrated press during the Second Empire.
SOLD

Alaskan Aviation History 1878-1930

Robert W Stevens
Alaskan Aviation History - 2 Volume Set 1990, Volume One 1878-1928, Volume Two 1929-1930
$125

Asian Artists in Crystal on Steuben Glass1956

Asian Artists in Crystal - Designs by Contemporary Asian Artists Engraved on Steuben Crystal 1956
$50 $100 or less

Fascinating European Archtecture in the Caribbean

M. D. Ozinga
De monumenten van Curaçao in woord en beeld (The monuments of Curacao in text and photos, 1959), Standard work on Dutch colonial architecture on Curaçao; richly illustrated with drawings and photographs;
$85 $100 or less

A fine copy, free of foxing.

François RABELAIS, Gustave DORÉ (illustr.)
Oeuvres de François Rabelais. Contenant la vie de Gargantua et celle de Pantagruel. - Illus. Gustave DORÉ (1854), Doré’s first major work as an illustrator of literary masterpieces. comprising: a frontispiece, 14 separate plates, 89 vignettes
$525
Gustave DORÉ
La Ménagerie Parisienne (n.d. but 1854), scarce first edition of this superb satirical album created by Gustave Doré, then twenty-two years old. One of the artist’s earliest published works, whose plates were subsequently sold individually.
$895

16 full page color lithographs by M. LAURENCIN.

Katherine Mansfield, Marie Laurencin (illustrations)
The Garden Party and Other Stories (Ltd. The Verona Press Edition 1939), - designed by Hans Mardersteig and printed at his Officina Bodoni in Verona in 1939
$325

Early 20th Century Alphabet Advertising Piece

Goodrich, B.F., Co.
Ye Primer. A Rhyme Book on Ye Letters of Ye Alphabet
$650

Globe-Trotting Alphabet from Linoleum Blocks

Rudge, William Edwin, printer.
Letters of Many Lands., Designed and cut on linoleum blocks by the Lettering Class of Teacher’s College, Columbia University.
$750

Evcavations at Mareen Duvall's Middle Plantation

Willliam P. Doepkens
Mareen Duvall's Middle Plantation of South River Hundred
$200

ca500 engraved plates of early Britain (1807-1811)

James Storer; John Greig
Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet, Containing a Series of Elegant Views of the Most Interesting Objects of Curiosity in Great Britain., 10 Volume Set. Accompanied with Letter-press Descriptions.
$390