Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald, 1932. First edition. ii-xvi, 831 pp. (page numbering includes endpapers), folding map; octavo, original blue cloth printed in black. A sort of annual gazetteer for the business traveler containing a wealth of information on China. More
Chicago: The Business Foundation Publishers, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. 271 pp., octavo, gold spine and brown boards printed in gold. Publisher's promotional pamphlet/order form for this title laid in. "Fourteen years in the making. This great work without any question is the most comrehensive exposition of the Theory and use..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. (80) pp., profusely illustrated with full-page reproductions of 53 bookplates; octavo, original crimson cloth, pictorial jacket. Edition of 1000 copies - 600 for the Book Club and 400 for England. More
Boston: Sherman, French & Co., 1912. Hardcover. [12]. 53 pp.; small octavo, parchment spine and gray boards, gilt title. A sort of creation fable in the style of Aesop. Foreword by Edward J. Wheeler (which is dated March 1, 1915) is largely a head-scratching attempt to categorize the tale. More
San Francisco: Porpoise Bookshop, 1961. Limited first edition. Hardcover. (32) pp., illustrated with 21 block prints of hopscotch patters; 12mo (6.75 x 5 inches), A brief history of the game followed by detailed instructions for varied forms of play. Edition of 150 copies printed by Henry Evans. More
NY: Viking Press, 1945. First illustrated edition. Hardcover. Original gray cloth with pictorial paper inset on front cover, octavo (7 x 9.5 inches), 131pp. Color illustrations by Wesley Dennis. A superb copy of this classic tale. More
Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. 76 pp., 14 illustrations, several full-page; octavo, original blue cloth, jacket. A study of Leonardo's methods and discoveries in anatomy. His drawings have been called the first scientific illustrations in the field. The second half of the book deals specifically in his..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 375 pp., octavo, black cloth and rose boards. More
Santa Rosa: Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, 1931. First edition. Paperback. 9 x 6 inches, color pictorial wrappers, 27 pp text and illustrations + several pages of advertisements. Scarce souvenir Program for the Ninth Annual Convention of California State Firemen's Association. Santa Rosa, August 5, 6, 7, 1931. More
London: The Mandrake Press, nd (1929?). Hardcover. 139 pp., 12mo, black cloth and gold snakeskin patterned boards, printed paper spine label, dustjacket. Contains the title story, "The Testament of Magdalen Bair," and "His Secret Sin." OCLC/Worldcat locates 70+ copies of this book with the publication date of 1929 and only..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. viii, 275 pp., 16 full-page plates from photographs, octavo, original blue cloth with gilt title. A well-writted illustrated history of parachuting. More
Cambridge: Printed for His Friends by the University Printer (Brooke Crutchley), Christmas 1961. First edition. 6 text pages followed by 9 full-page illustrations of the bridges - 6 with folding overlay (1 of the bridges has 2 overlays) showing the bridge in its earlier state before being rebuilt and facing..... More
n.p. Roxburgh-Zamorano Clubs, 1976. Limited edition. Paperback. unpaginated, [18] pp. + 2 plates from photographs; 10.75 x 8 inches, printed orange wrappers. Printed by Sherwood & Katherine Grover at the Grace Hoper Press in Aptos, California. Edition of 150 copies. More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 234 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half rose morocco and marbled boards. Together in a slipcase with the volume "from Croxley Moor to Bodmin Moor: Eight Copper-engraved Images by Brian Hanscomb." Bound..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 237 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half burgundy morocco and marbled boards. Together in a slipcase with the volume "Four Wood-engravings for Virgil's Georgics " engraved by Edward Craig for George W...... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. 234 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half brown morocco and marbled boards. Together in a slipcase with the volume "A Collection of 26 Samples of Chinese Ceremonial Papers" by Robert Cave. Bound..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. 222 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half blue morocco and marbled boards. Together in a slipcase with a decorative card folder housing 5 samples of Chinese ceremonial papers and a page from..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. 207 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half dark green morocco and marbled boards. Together in slipcase with a copy of John O'Connor's "Twins" a story with wood engraved illustrations bound in decorative..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 237 pp., many illustrations, including autolithographs, wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half red morocco and marbled boards. Together in slipcase with quarter cloth and boards folder housing 7 autolithographs (some signed), including a signed copy of..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 200 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half yellow morocco and marbled boards. Together in slipcase with a photographic reproduction of Robert Gibbings' 5-page "A Letter to Colette" in woodcuts, bound in quarter..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1985. Second edition. Hardcover. [3] (introduction to this reprint edition), 70 pp. + added [7]-page index to articles and illustrations/inserted materials in Matrix 1-5, many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half black and marbled boards. Wrapper for the..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 151 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half brick red morocco and marbled boards. Slipcase. Wrapper for the regular edition of Matrix 4 in pocket on rear board. Order forms for Matrix 5..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. 165 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half black morocco and marbled boards. Slipcase. Wrapper for the regular edition of Matrix 5 in pocket on rear board. Order form for Matrix 6 laid..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 182 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half dark green morocco and marbled boards. Slipcase. Wrapper for the regular edition of Matrix 6 in pocket on rear board. Order form for Matrix 7..... More
(Andoversford): The Whittington Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 167 pp., many illustrations, including wood engravings, line blocks, half-tone plates, typographic specimens, broadsheets, etc.; 4to, half dark blue morocco and marbled boards. Together in slipcase with decorative card folder housing a cassette tape recording titled "Stanley Morison on Eric Gill". Wrapper..... More