B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good only condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book has been rebound by a previous owner with brown cloth tape. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing, bumping, and wear to the spine ends, corners and all three edges. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are a couple of worm tracks (biopredation) to the first several pages at the bottom edge. There is a tipped on book plate dated 1853 (Ward - with logo of Esse Quam Videri) on the front pastedown page. "Charles Dexter Allen was a prominent bookplate collector who was known for his writi... View More...
This book is in Very Good- to Near Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and fraying, along with several small edge nicks and rubbed spots. The spine and edges of the book covers have some toning. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate (Johnson Brigham) on the front pastedown page. The front inner hinge has a crack to the bottom edge (approx. 1"). "A. C. McClurg was a Chicago, Illinois based publisher m... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong booklet with heavy illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition. The booklet and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. There is some ground-in dirt to the covers, especially the spine. The text pages are clean and bright. This is Monograph No. 3 of the McKibbin Monograph Series. "Merle Armitage, one of America's leading advocates of modern culture, collected with the same zest he demonstrated in other aspects of his remarkable life. An avant-garde book designe... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners. There is some beginning toning to the rear cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. "William Blake (28 November 1757 ? 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. What he called his prophetic works were said by 20th-centur... View More...
Woodcuts; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is noticeable bumping with some paper loss to the corners of the book covers. The top front spine joint of the book cover has a splotch of ground-in dirt, and the spine, with it's cloth cover, has some light, but noticeable finger and ground-in dirt. The inside front spine hinge has cracking. The text pages are clean and bright. The woodcut illustrations are by J. J. Lankes. "Lankes worked primarily in the woodcut medium and ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has some light edge wear. There is some generalized light toning to the dust jacket as well. "Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt (1799 ? 30 May 1869) was an English architectural wood-engraver. " "Before the introduction of photographic processes, wood engraving was the standard method of book illustration. Jewitt's illustrations were widely used between 1820 and 1870. Many of his engravi... View More...
Review copy with a laid-in review sheet. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has generalized toning to the spine and rear panel. The spine ends of the dust jacket have nicking and smallish chips. "Robert William Chapman (5 October 1881 in Eskbank, Scotland ? 20 April 1960 in Oxford) , usually known in print as R. W. Chapman, was a British scholar, book... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a group of four sheets of paper, side stapled and folded in thirds. The pages give samples of types available through this type foundry. All pages are printed on rectos only and are clean and bright. The first page includes a stapled price sheet dated June 1, 1976. "The Bell Type and Rule Company has been family owned and operated since 1932. The monotype on the left is still in operation today making hand set, type fonts daily. The company's found a home in Long Beach, CA in the basement of a building where the Bell's rented an apartment. During that time the only m... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The gilt lettering on the cover and spine have rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front inside cover. (from the library of James A. Vincent) . This book contains chapters on a number of important authors, both American and English, including: MaCaulay, Sir Walter Scott, Carlyle, De Quincey, Charles Lamb, Charles Dickens, ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of extremely light bumping and rubbing. Green illustrated paper covered boards have black cloth corner tips and spine with gilt lettering to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. Endpapers are a solid cream color. A previous owner's inked name is on the front pastedown page and then scribbled over with black marker pen (you can still see the name & 1942 date however). Bottom and fore edges are un trimmed. Top edge is trimmed and has darkened over time. This book contains three long essays on the subject of ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper, along with a different previous owner's address label. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears, along with some toning and foxing. The rear dust jacket panel has noticeable toning /darkening. "He w... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Everything has a beginning - be it bibliographies or battleships. The keel-plate of the present work was laid down some years ago when I set out to make a simple, straight-forward catalogue of my own collection of my brother's books, of books or journals containg reference to his work and of some volumes of press cuttings. ". Gill established a succession of craft communities, each with a chapel at it... View More...
This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright, though with a bit of beginning toning , especially to the endpapers. "Phil Townsend Hanna (1896-1957). Journalist in Los Angeles (LA Tribune, LA Times, LA Bureau of Associate Press) , Touring Topics (Westways) magazine editor and author of a number of books about California including The Dictionary of California Land Names, Libros California... View More...
B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The endpapers have noticeable toning and there is some light toning and foxing to the foredge of the text pages. "Caroline Maria Hewins (October 10, 1846 ? November 4, 1926) was an American librarian. American Libraries includes Caroline Hewins as one of the 100 Most Important Leaders we had in the 20th Century for her work as a librarian, where she is noted for her contributions to children's library serv... View More...
B&W and Color Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing, nicking and noticeable creasing. There are a couple of small edge nicks and chips missing. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. This is a wonderfully illustrated (in both black and white and color) advertising catalogue of books on offer at Hewitt's Books of Long Beach California for the Christmas season of 1928. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The tan cloth covers have toning (especially to the spine and edges) and some ground-in dirt and tidemarking. The top spine end has a chip missing from the top layer of cloth. The text pages are clean and bright. "In a few words, here is our thought: - We suggest that a part of the first printing of any book of obvious literary merit or the work of a popular author be made in a special edition which might be termed an Author's Edition." (from... View More...
Full Title: A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And Company. This book is in Good + condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally solid condition. The tan paper covered boards have noticeable spots of foxing, toning and generalized rubbing. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing, nicking and some fraying. The lettering on the spine of the book has faded. The text pages are generally clean, but have spots of foxing throughout and there is tidemarking to the bottom edges of the fi... View More...
B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the author on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The spine of the book has noticeable toning and a couple of spots of discoloration. There's also a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (also Anthony, DeWolf and Jr; Bristol, Rhode Island ? December 6, 1960 in Cambridge, Massachus... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and nicking to the spine ends and joints of the book cover. The book cover have several spots of ground-in dirt as well. The text pages are clean and bright. "Physics is the science that tells us about natural laws and processes. It discusses matter and energy and their properties. Actually, under many circumstances, it's a highly refined form of common sense. Physics is no... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "The time: 1750. The place: Halifax, Nova Scotia. When a man can read and write, he has the magic key. He can become anything he wants - says old-country schoolmaster Jonas Wakefield to illiterate, twelve-year-old, Jeremy Gates." (from Wikipedia) View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with french wrap cardstock covers and a string bound spine. Limited to 2000 copies, this is #1783. The booklet is in Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet lists all the available titles from this small press in the year 2005. Laid in is an advertisement for an additional book, Notes on the History of the Elston Press. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Morning that was blithe and red in the month of June, 1576, in the reign of our gracious lady, Elizabeth, Regina, came slanting across the City of London." View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Plantin was a prolific printer and prosperous entrepreneur, publishing more than 40 editions of emblem books. His most important work is considered to be the Biblia Regia (King's Bible) , also known as the Plantin Polyglot. Facing increasing pressure and turmoil in the Netherlands, Plantin needed to find a patron that would not fall victim to claims of ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a thin trade sized booklet. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The edges of the booklet has some light edge wear and rubbing. There is a tear to the bottom spine end. The front cover of the booklet has an ink stamped date on it. The text pages are clean and bright. "KODAK EKTAGRAPHIC HC Slide Film is a negative-working, orthochromatic film that is designed for making reverse-text black-and-white title slides (e. G. , if your originals have black letters on a white background, they will reproduce as white letters on a black backgr... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a one page advertising flier folded in half (making four pages) advertising a new Grabhorn book for 1959 - Nineteenth Century Type - which David Magee was featuring in his shop. The flier is in Very Good condition. There is some light wear to the spine ends and corners, and some light horizontal creasing to the item. There are a couple of spots of finger dirt to the covers. "In 1923 David Bickersteth Magee opened a bookshop in San Francisco, California. A successful book and manuscripts dealer, he served as president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Amer... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a thin, trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. Undated, but 1954. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This essay by Jacques Maritain discusses his visit to St. Ann's Chapel in San Jose, CA and includes eight original serigraphs by Andre Girard, hand printed by Pied Piper Press. The pamphlet has some beginning creasing and bumping to the bottom corners of the covers and text pages. The text pages have some beginning toning to the edges. View More...
B&W Illustrations; One of 400 copies printed in Linotype Granjon on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Quarter parchment with marbled paper-covered boards." This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fair glassine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The glassine dust jacket has large edge chips and edge tears. "Sigmund Feyerabend (1528? 22 April 1590) was a bookseller and publisher at Frankfort. To him are attributed the woodcuts from the designs of Virgil So... View More...
B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though a bit generally toned. The endpapers have noticeable toning and a couple of spots of foxing. The dust jacket ahs some edge wear, nicking and small edge tears, along with rubbing to the spine joints. "Nobody in this country knows more about book production than Sir Francis Meynell. He is a... View More...
