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London, Sotheby's, 1998, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title on cover and spine, fine and clean, unmarked, with prices realized on loose sheets. . 4to [27 x 21 cm]; unpaginated, [over 300 pages], many illustrations, including colored, full-page, colored frontis, preface by Pierre Beres, indexes by provenance, author, illustrator. . Sale 7119. An impressive sale catalogue,… Read more about this item

London, Fitzhouse Books, [1990], reprint of the 1906 first edition. . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. . large 8vo [25 x 19 cm]; xxiv, 340 pp, frontis, 28 plates, index. . There are two detailed chapters on the origins of coloured printing and of the methods of book illustration from… Read more about this item

London, British Printing Machinery, 1980, . . original pictorial heavy paper wraps with title lettering, dust jacket with gilted decorations, slight crease in few margins, else near fine and clean. . 8vo [25 x 16.5 cm]; 139, [i], [i, ads] pp, colored plates from paintings, bibliog, index. . A description of hundreds of colored plate books, most descriptions including… Read more about this item

London, Sotheby's, 1993, First edition. . original pictorial boards (hardcover), title lettering on spine and cover, fine, clean, unmarked and unused, with the original loose sheet of the prices realized. . 4to [27 x 21 cm]; 117, [x] pp, many illustrations, almost all colored, including many full-page, bibliography, index. . A beautifully illustrated Sotheby's sale of important books, from… Read more about this item

New York, Skira/Rizzoli, [1984], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj, fine, clean, unused and unmarked, in the original publisher's slipcase (unworn). . folio [34 x 25 cm]; 269 pp, 350 illustrations, 110 colored illustrations including full-page, bibliog, index. . A beautifully illustrated, large format book describing the history of illustration from… Read more about this item

New York, Arco Publishing Company, [1978], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 200 pp, illustrations on plates, bibliog, index. . An well written work by this antiquarian bookdealer, with much on booksellers, literary detective, book thieves, auction selling, talismans & spells, trends,… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor, Arbor Libri Press, 1995, First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean, unused. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 146 pp. . The author's 'travels in search of antiquarian books, maps and other items have taken him around the world and he shares with us his insights on finding, buying, pricing and… Read more about this item

London, New Castle, The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, [2003], First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine in gilt border, gilt titling on cover, fine, clean, unmarked, as new in original clear glassine jacket. . 4to [28 x 22 cm]; xxiii, [iii], 324 pp, numerous illustrations including in color, bibliog, index. . Nicely illustrated… Read more about this item

San Francisco, The Book Club of California, 1978, First edition, limited edition of 500 copies. . original cloth backed marbled boards, gilt spine title lettering, very fine and clean, unmarked and unused, with the orig plain dj (short tear), with the extra loose plate in orig printed folder prospectus, with the orig receipt from publisher dated 1979. folio [37.5… Read more about this item

New York, Harry N. Abrams, [1989], First American edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, marbled endpapers, dj, fine and clean, unused. . 4to [30 x 23 cm]; 272 pp, frontis, 330 illus, 140 colored plates, reproductions of title pages, index. . Superbly illustrated work on the collections of the British Library, showing and describing books, manuscripts and… Read more about this item