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A purchase price is listed for each item along with a separate additional fee for pack and post. The book(s) will be shipped after a check given in full payment clears my bank, about one week after the check arrives. International sales require advance arrangement for payment because of banking restrictions. To place an order or to ask questions about any of the books, scribe@hevanet.com.
British Museum. English Book Illustration 966-1846. The Trustees of the British Museum, 1965. Softbound, printed cover, approximately 11" X 15", four full color plates, 23 pages of text and four pages of b/w plates. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $15.
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. The Arts & Crafts of India & Ceylon. T.N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh, 1913. FIRST EDITION. Two hundred and twenty five illustrations. Hard cover binding wtih tan cloth, gilt lettering on the front and spine, gilt top edge, 256 pages. No dj (however, what was apparently the front cover of the dj is mounted on the endpaper inside of the book's front cover. It contains a separate full color plate of Krishna dancing mounted on the printed dj front cover - the same color plate as that which appears as a frontis inside the book. Both plates - on the dj and frontis - are bright and clean.)The inked signature of a former owner appears neatly on the first flyleaf along with three small pencil notations (a date, a price, and the letters T-Y). Condition: very good +++. The textured buckram cloth of the binding is tight and clean with four small black marks on the back cover cloth. Front cover stamped illustration and lettering and spine lettering are clean and bright. Buyer pays $4. pack and post. Price: $75.
L. Demaison. La Cathedrale De Reims. Encyclopedie Alpina, Paris 1938. Portfolio, 4 pages of text followed by 40 pages of b/w plates, approximately 9 3/4" X 13 3/4". Photographs by JEAN ROUBIER. Condition: the text and plates are in very good-fine condition. The printed cover is good-very good with light edge chipping, sections of spine separation. Overall it is clean and intact. Buyer pays $3.pack and post. Price: $30. Pierre De Dubois. La Cathedrale D'Amiens. Encyclopedie Alpina, Paris, 1937. Portfolio, 4 pages of text followed by 40 pages of b/w plates, approximately 9 3/4" X 13 3/4". Photographs by JEAN ROUBIER. Condition: the text and plates are in very good-fine condition. The printed cover is good-very good with light edge chipping, sections of spine separation. Overall it is clean and intact. Buyer pays $3.pack and post. Price: $30. Louis Dimier. Dessins Francais, Du XVI eme Siecle.Encyclopedie Alpina, Paris, 1941. Portfolio, 4 pages of text followed by 40 pages of b/w plates, approximately 9 3/4" X 13 3/4". Condition: the text and plates are in very good-fine condition. The printed cover is good-very good with light edge chipping, sections of spine separation. Overall it is clean and intact. Buyer pays $3.pack and post. Price: $30. Y. Delaporte. La Cathedrale De Chartres. Encyclopedie Alpina, Paris, 1942. Portfolio, 4 pages of text followed by 40 pages of b/w plates, approximately 9 3/4" X 13 3/4". Condition: the text and plates are in very good-fine condition. The printed cover is good-very good with light edge chipping, sections of spine separation. Overall it is clean and intact. Buyer pays $3.pack and post. Price: $30. Theodore Low DeVinne. A Treatise on Title-Pages. The Century Co., NY, 1902. 485 pages, numerous black/white ilustrations. FIRST EDITION, October, 1902.Printed by The DeVinne Press. Rebound nicely as hardcover in green cloth/boards with decorative stripe patterns in white/orange. Ex libris stamps and spine numbers. Condition: tight and clean but library marked; short tear of one page (22) repaired with transparent tape, page intact. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price:$70.
H. H. A. Halbey. Scriptura '75. Wilhelm Kumm Verlag, Offenbach a.M, 1974. A calendar featuring the designs and calligraphy of Chinese, Turkish, Cuban,German, Swiss, Danish, American and Israeli calligraphers.Wire spiral binding, approx. 12" X 16 1/2", full color cover panel protected by clear mylar panel bound with other pages.White unprinted paper cover folded around but not attached to the calendar. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $40.
Donald Jackson.The Story of Writing.Taplinger Publishing Company/The Parker Pen Company, NY. Hardbound dark red cloth, gold stamped spine. White dj full color print. 176 pages, 1981.Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $12.
Martin Luther King Jr. Stride Toward Freedom. Harper & Row, Publishers: NY, 1958. Later printing of the author's first book. Hardbound with two piece cloth binding: black spine, blue cover with silver stamp on spine and cover, 230 pages, dj.Condition: very good book; very good dj with sun faded title.Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $100. Martin Luther King Jr. Stride Toward Freedom. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, NY, 1958. Early printing of the author's first book, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Hardbound with two piece cloth binding: black spine, dark blue cover with silver stamp on spine and front cover, 230 pages, dj. Condition: the book is near fine with no marks or damage. The dj is in good condition with edge chip at top front and top back, both are about 1/4", light soiling, sun faded spine title.Buyer pays $4. pack & post. Price: $5000.
Douglas C. McMurtrie. Oregon Imprints1847-1870.University of Oregon Press, Eugene, Oregon, 1950. Hardbound in dark green cloth with gold foil spine stamp, 206 pages, original dj. Condition: clean bright copy of book with solid binding, faint corner wear. Dj is corner chipped with 2" piece trimmed off lower front corner. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $40. Douglas C. McMurtrie. The Golden Book. Covici -Friede, NY, 1934 (third edition). 410 pages, hardbound black cloth, redish title print, numerous b/w illustrations. Condition: tight and clean copy, edgewear at tope of spine. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $20. Douglas C. McMurtrie. A collection to be sold as one lot: Eleven pamphlets: CITY PRINTERS AND COUNTRY COMPETITION, UPPER AND LOWER CASE PAYS, TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN IN FRANCE, TO PRINT A NEWSPAPER ATTRACTIVE TO THE EYE, A TYPOGRAPHER'S VIEW OF THE PHOTO-ENGRAVING INDUSTRY, A FEATURE CONTRIBUTING PUNCH TO LAYOUT, THE CONTRIBUTION OF EFFECTIVE TYPOGRAPHY AND PRINTING TO SUCCESSFUL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING, THE LAYOUT OF ILLUSTRATIONS, STRUCTURE IN THE NEW TYPOGRAPHY, SOME FACTS CONCERNING THE INVENTION OF PRINTING (TWO COPIES) Condition: all pamphlets are clean and intact with no damage. PLUS Two separate books: THE PACIFIC TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH OF 1849 (HARDBOUND BOOK: FIRST EDITION, 1928, 20 pages, condition: label has edgewear but is intact);WINGS FOR WORDS (HARDBOUND BOOK: THIRD PRINTING, 1941, no dj, condition: tight clean copy with one small mark on the front cover)Buyer pays $6. for pack and post of the entire set of thirteen items. Price for the entire set of thirteen items: $150. Douglas C. McMurtrie. Early Printing in Tennessee, With a Bibliography of the Issues of the Tennessee Press. Chicago Club of Printing House Craftsmen, Chicago, 1933. FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 900 COPIES, 141 pages, hardbound in original red cloth. Condition: Fine. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $150. Douglas C. McMurtrie. Book Decoration. Bridgman Publishers, Pelham, NY, 1928. Hardbound with paper covered boards, printer cover/spine, 63 pages.Condition: clean, tight, elegant - no damage. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $50.
Issotei Nishikawa. Floral Art Of Japan. Board of Tourist Industry. Japanese Government Railways. 1936. 105 pages, softbound with full color printed coverTourist Library item no. 11. Full color frontis, numerous b/w photos. Sewn sigs, blind stamped back cover. No glassine. Condition: near fine- very clean with no damage or markings. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $30.
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Ronald Russell. A New West to Explore, The Story of the Portland (Oregon) Junior Symphony Orchestra and Jacques Gershkovitch Pioneers of a Great Artistic and Cultural Future for America.Marshall Jones Compnay, Boston, MA, 1938.71 pages, numerous b/w photos, designed by William Dana Orcutt and produced under his personal supervision; two piece binding with cloth spine with label and gilt stamped cover. Threee other programs laid in. Condition: very good-fine. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $15.
Bobby Seale. SEIZE THE TIME. FIRST EDITION, published by Random House, NY, 429 pages plus publisher's note, brown cloth with bright red foil stamped front cover, red and gold foil stamped spine, illustrated dj with photos of Seale, Black Panthers, and Huey P. Newton on back cover. "Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party, defendant in the Chicago conspiracy case, and one of the New Haven Panther 14, writes from jail about himself, his party, and its leadership--the black men who have changed themselves, have changed America, and in the course of it, have caused an enormous controversy about our liberties and institutions." (dj flap). Condition: both the book and dj are very good - near fine with very light soiling of dj. There are no chips, tears, writings, or other damage of any kind. A BEAUTIFUL COPY. Buyer pays $5. pack and post. Price: $50. Mary Baskerville Sheets. A West African Journal. self-pub, Gualala, CA, 1980. Large softcover, illustrated end paper and flyleaves. Drawings by Millar Sheets. Inscribed by the artist. Limited edition. Condition: very good-fine. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $25. Millard Sheets. Your Drawing Is A Measure Of Your Mind. self-pub, Gualala, CA, 1983. Large softcover inscribed by the artist. Limited edition. Condition: very good. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price $25. Millard Sheets, One Man Renaissance. Authors: Janice Lovoos and Edmund E. Penney. Northland Press, Flagstaff AZ, 1984. 155 pages plust colophon. Inscribed and signed by Millard Sheets. Maroon clothbound with silver gilt cover and spine. Finely printed full color illustrtations. dj. Condition: very good to fine. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $50. Isobel Spencer. Walter Crane. Macmillan Publishing Company, NY, 1975. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Hardbound in tan cloth with gold stamped spine, illustrated endpapers/flyleaves, color printed dustjacket, 208 pages. Condition: both the book and dustjacket are very good - near fine with two tiny prices marked in pencil on the first fly and tiny corner tears on the dj. Buyer pays $4. pack and post. Price:$60.
George Brazillier, New York 1977. 120 pages. Condition: very good. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price: $15 Henri Waquet. Calvaires Bretons, Encyclopedie
Alpina, Paris,1942, softcover portfolio. Approximately 9
1/4" X 13 1/4", 4 pages of text followed by 40 pages of b/w
plates. Depictions of Calvary on Breton churches. Condition:
the text and plates are in very good-fine condition. The
printed cover is good-very good with light edge chipping. It
is clean and intact. Buyer pays $3. pack and post. Price:
$30.
Illustrated exhibition catalogue, Peabody Institute Library. Introduction by PW Filby. Paperb. 88 pp. Italimuse, Caledonia, New York 1963. $20 Calligraphy, the Golden Age & its Modern Revival. 120 pp. Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon 1958. $30 |
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