Los Angeles: The Press in the Gatehouse, 1973. Minature book (7 x 5.4cm or 2 3/4 x 2 1/16 inches); unpaginated (12pp comprising; 2 blanks, title page with etching of a laughing green frog, blank, 4pp text, 4 blanks) ; soft green wraps bound with white string. Near fine, the..... More
San Francisco: Juniper von Phitzer Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover miniature (6 x 7.2cm). pp. unpaginated [64]. Handset and printed using 72 point Wood and 18 point Pagoda Bold in red ink, 6 point Schoolbook in black ink, illustrations a combination of antique and new cuts in black or blue..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover miniature (6.1 x 4.8cm). pp. (xl), (62), [2, blank] + publisher's note loosely inserted. Headpiece decorations throughout, one wood engraving by Mary Kuper. Quarter grey paper spine with lettering in orange; orange paper covered boards with decoration on the front cover..... More
Valparaiso, I.N. Sandlin's Books & Bindery, Inc., 1992. First Edition. Miniature quarter-bound hardcover (6.7 x 6cm). pp. [72] unpaginated. Hand illustrated and decorated with numerous samples of book binding materials including fabric, thread and paper. Hand sewn and bound in navy morocco grain goat skin; headband silk in navy and..... More
Skokie, Illinois: Black Cat Press, 1983. Miniature Book (6.8 x 5.4cm or 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 inches); xii, 34pp, (2, colophon); engraved frontispiece, title page printed in blue and black with small vignette; tailpiece; decorated endpapers; gilt stamped blue leather (lettered on spine, device on top board. Forward, design..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2006. Signed, Collector's Edition. Leather bound. Hardcover (23.2 x 15cm); [8] 150pp; gilt stamped blue leather boards; four raised bands; lettering in ilt on spine; brown silk moire endpapers and silk bookmark; signed by Sparks on the special limitation page and with a note from the..... More
London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. First Edition. Leather bound. RECASED in leather. Octavo, 19 x 13cm; 312pp; top edge red; new red and green endpapers; red calf boards with single rule gilt border; lettering in gilt on spine. Top edge dye faded, edges of text block lightly marked; 5mm mark on..... More
Santa Cruz: The Good Book Press, 1986. Limited Edition. Miniature Book (7.5 x 6.7cm or 3 x 2 5/8 inches); Unpaginated [4, blank] [10pp] [2, blank]; two linoleum cuts by Donna Thomas; printed on paper made by Peter; Hand-made paper over boards; lettered in black on spine; black device on..... More
Middlesex, London: The Edison Swan Electric Co. Limited, 1926. Hardcover (23 x 14.7cm); collection of stapled catalogues gathered together in purpose built company folder; pp. pagination by section as follows: The Lamps Catalogue (30, 2), The Silk Shade Catalogue "Ediswan" (32),The Unit Lighting Catalogue (36, 1), The Heating and Cooking..... More
Middlesex, London: The Edison Swan Electric Co. Limited, n.d. [late 19th, early 20th century]. Assumed First Edition. Softcover (21.5 x 14cm); collection of catalogues gathererd together in a soft card purpose built company folder; pp. pagination by section as follows: [4], Lamps (52), Accessories 42, Instruments, Meters and Switchgear (48)..... More
London: Gee & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1913. First Edition. Hardcover 16mo (18.5 x 12.5cm); pp. [2, blank], 780 [2, blank]; red leather spine and contrasting pink leather covered boards; lettering on the spine and emblem on the front cover in gilt; marbled edges and endpapers. Head and tail of spine as..... More
London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1910. Thirty-Seventh Edition. Softcover (16.5 x 9.5cm); pp. 7 [advertising pages, endpapers included in pagination], 628, 34 [further advertising pages, endpapers again included in pagination]; green cloth covered stiff card; lettering on the front cover and spine in gilt; edge dyed (green); advertising pages..... More
Devonport: Self Published, 1987. First Edition. Large format (29.5 x 21cm); pp. xii, 348; black faux leather covered boards; lettering and illustration in embossed gilt; light grey textured endpapers; white, yellow and navy pictorial dust wrapper with lettering in navy and black. Head and tail of spine as well as corners..... More
Chicago: Quintessence Books, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (24.7 x 17.5); pp. 170, [2]; blue cloth covered boards; lettering on the spine and front cover in gilt; plain endpapers; richly illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations; white dust wrapper with lettering in black Head and tail of spine gently pushed;..... More
Ostfildren: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2007. First Translated Edition. Large format hardcover (31 x 22.5cm); pp. 128; black paper covered boards; lettering in white on the spine and front cover; black endpapers; pages with text are black with white lettering; richly illustrated with 62 black and white duotone photographs. Head, tail and..... More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, Washington in association with D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2005. First Edition. Large format hardcover (31 x 22cm); pp. (xvi), (520); black cloth covered boards; brown embossed lettering on the spine and black embossed lettering on the front cover; multi-coloured dye sections along foredge..... More
Boulder: Westview Press, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Hardback (25 x 19cm); pp. 320 including 48 pages of black and white plates; richly illustrated with 150 photographs and 66 line drawings; beige cloth covered boards; lettering in gilt on the spine; plain endpapers; pictorial dust wrapper with sky blue spine. Head and..... More
Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group Limited, 1989. Second Impression. Hardback (25.5 x 19.5cm); pp. 224, [2, blank]; black cloth covered boards; lettering in silver on the spine; plain endpapers; grey dustwrapper, illustrated front cover with white, black and red detailing. Silver lettering on spine is very faintly rubbed; head and tail very..... More
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1989. Stated Collector's Edition. Hardcover (22.5 x 14.5cm); pp. [8], 170, [6]; white cloth covered boards; lettering in black on the spine; beige textured endpapers; lilac grey dust wrapper with lettering in black, designed by Christopher McVinish using an illustration by Cynthia Breusch for..... More
Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press, 1967. First Thus. Two hardcover volumes with matching green and white dust wrappers lettered in red; blue cloth covered boards; red screen printed title panel with gilt lettering on spines; plain endpapers. Volume One: Introducing Schnappering; Early Moreton Bay; pp (8) 397 (1, blank); 27 illustrations. Volume Two..... More
Brisbane: H.J. Diddams & Co., 1913. First Edition. Small octavo (18.5 x 12.5cm); pp (8) 121 (1); one folding map and 11 photo illustrations [two of which are doubles: Harry Mikalsen (the first person to ascend Coonowrim) and Alex, Clark and Willy Fraser at the base of Crookneck]; plain endpapers;..... More
Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, April 1995. Limited Edition. Hardcover. (Almost) Square format (26 x 25cm) harcover in a matching slipcase; 320pp; illustrated in b&w and colour; Illustrated endpapers; black leather covered boards with design and lettering embossed in argent; slipcase in matching black leather and argent. Signed limitation page..... More
South Devon: David & Charles, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. Hardcover (20 x 13cm); 116pp, illustrated with line drawings by Ernest Petts; light blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine; red, white and black illustrated dust wrapper. Loosely inserted an unlined piece of paper with author's signature on..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1959. First Edition. Softcover (18.5 x 12cm); 199pp, (9pp, including Table, Publisher's advertisment, colophon); cream card covers printed in black and red. Very good, just a hint of toning to edges of covers, pages completely unopened. More
[Amsterdam] / Haarlem: [Ratelband and Bouwer] / Izaak and Joh Enschedé [and] Izaak Van Der Vinne, 1778 /1776. Het Nieuwe Testament offe alle Booken des Nieuwen Verbondts onses Heeren Jesu Christi door last van de H.M. Heeren Staten Generaal der Vereenigoe Nederlanden envolgens het bestuyt vande Sinode Nationaal, gehouden in..... More