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Book Arts Exhibition Catalogues

A selection from our stock. (Last updated 22 April 2014)
If you require further information or images of any title listed below, then please contact us at mailto@barrymckay.plus.com  and we will do what we can to oblige.
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539 ART ANCIEN. NEUES SEHEN UM 1900; Buchschmuck und Druckkunst. Zürich: L'Art Ancien, 1971. Sm.4to, (240x199mm), [6],118p. 292 items with lengthy descriptions and notes, 75 illustrations. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. A bookseller's major catalogue of books and serials from the Art Nouveau period. £5.00 

 

5917 BAER, Bernhard, Introduction. GANYMED PRINTING, PUBLISHING, DESIGN. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980- 1981. Sm.4to, (244x177), [6],44p. 1 colour & 15 monochrome full-page illustrations. Original stiff wrappers, slightly soiled. £3.00 

 

21057 BARBER, Giles; David ROGERS & Paul MORGAN. FINE BINDINGS 1500-1700 FROM OXFORD LIBRARIES. Catalogue of an exhibition. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1968. 8vo, (212x148mm), x,144p. colour frontispiece & 52 monochrome plates. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered, covers slightly soiled. £30.00 

  

799 BARR, John. THE OFFICINA BODONI, MONTAGNOLA, VERONA. Books printed by Giovanni Mardersteig on the hand press 1823-1977. Catalogue of an exhibition. London: British Library, 1978. Sm.4to, (247x190mm), 96p, 30 illustrations (several in two colours). A very good copy in original stiff wrappers. £5.00 

 

13379 BARR, John. THE OFFICINA BODONI, MONTAGNOLA, VERONA. Books printed by Giovanni Mardersteig on the hand press 1823-1977. Catalogue of an exhibition. London: British Library, 1978. Sm.4to, (247x190mm), 96p, 30 illustrations (several in two colours). An ex-library copy in original stiff wrappers. £2.00 

 

19304 BARR, John. THE OFFICINA BODONI, MONTAGNOLA, VERONA. Books printed by Giovanni Mardersteig on the hand press 1823-1977. Catalogue of an exhibition. London: British Library, 1978. Sm.4to, (247x190mm), 96p, 30 illustrations (several in two colours). An ex-library copy in original cloth, pin-hole library stamp in the title. £5.00 

 

2501 BARR, John. STANLEY MORISON A PORTRAIT. London: British Museum, 1971. 4to, (248x187mm), 64p. 19 plates & 10 text illustrations. A good copy in original repeat pattern decorated wrappers using the SM monogram designed by Reynolds Stone which is also used as a single block on the title. (Appleton The writings of Stanley Morison 376) £8.00 

 

4636 BAUDIN, Fernand. STANLEY MORISON ET LA TRADITION TYPOGRAPHIQUE. Exposition. Bruxelles: Bibliotheque Albert, 1966. Sm.4to, (255x190mm), 90p. 78 plates printed on a sepia ground. Original stiff wrappers, very slightly soiled. (Appleton Writings of Stanley Morison 351) Designed by Ferdnand Baudin and described by Appleton as 'The most comprehensive catalogue of Morison's work.' This catalogue shews (also issued in a Dutch edition) and shewing a contemporaneous first use of Monotype Albertina typeface. £20.00 

 

17555 BAUDIN, Fernand. STANLEY MORISON EN DE TYPOGRAFISCHE TRADITIE. Exposition. 's-Gravenhage: Museum van het Boek, 1966. Sm.4to, (255x190mm), 90p. 78 plates printed on a sepia ground. Original stiff wrappers, very slightly soiled. (Appleton Writings of Stanley Morison 351) Designed by Ferdnand Baudin and described by Appleton as 'The most comprehensive catalogue of Morison's work.' This catalogue shews (also issued in a French language edition) and shewing a contemporaneous first use of Monotype Albertina typeface. Appleton further notes that he had not seen a copy of this Dutch language edition. £20.00 

 

19948 BAUGHAM, Roland (Editor). QUALITY IN BOOK-PRODUCTION. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of fine books of all periods selected from the Columbia University Libraries with special emphasis on the typographic collection. New York: Low Memorial Library, 1952. 8vo, (220x144mm), 64p. 4 plates. A good copy in original wrappers £3.00 

 

19019 BAUGHMAN, Roland & Robert O. Schad. GREAT BOOKS IN GREAT EDITIONS. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. San Marino: Huntington Library, 1954 Roy.8vo, (248x177mm), 65p. full-page illustrations. Original wrappers. Designed by Joseph Simon and printed by Anderson, Ritchie and Simon in Los Angeles. £5.00 

 

13680 [BECK, Marcel]. SWISS BOOKS THROUGH FIVE CENTURIES. Catalogue of the historical section of the Books of Switzerland exhibition, London: Suffolk Galleries, April – May, 1946. 8vo, (198x125mm), 48p. 8 illustrations. Original wrappers. £5.00 

 

11968 BERNARD, Georges. TENDANCES ACTUELLES DE LA RELIURE D'ART DANS LE BENELUX. Catalogue descriptif. Introductions par Elly Cockx-Indestege, Jan Storm van Leeuwne, Émile van der Vekene. Bruxelles: Bibliotheca Wittockiana, 1988. 4to, (297x210mm), 144p. 12 colour and 51 monochrome illustrations. A fine copy in original stiff wrappers. Modern designer bindings from Belgian, Dutch and Luxemburg bookbinders, with introductions and descriptions in French and Dutch. £15.00 

 

16681 [BERTHOU, Jean]. LES VOYAGES DE GULLIVER. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Brest: Bibliotheque Municipale, 1981. 4to, (292x208mm), [31]leaves reproduced from typescript and printed recto only, 4 illustrations. Original illustrated wrappers, author's gift inscription on the acknowledgments leaf. The catalogue of an exhibition of French illustrated editions. £15.00 

 

16682 BERTHOU, Jean. YAN' DARGENT ESSAI DE BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHIE. [Catalogue of an] Exposition... illustrateur de livres. [Together with] Gravures de Yan' Dargent. 2 volumes, Brest: Bibliotheque Municipale, 1976. 4to, (297x210mm), 20 leaves reproduced from typescript and printed recto only, a good copy in original wrappers together with a folder containing 17 loose (as issued) lithograph reproductions, printed on thin card of various colours, of reproductions from some of Dargent's illustrated books, the paper wrapper to these rather worn. Author's gift inscription in the catalogue volume. £25.00 

 

19933 BIBLIOTHECA CORVINANA. BIBLIOTHECA CORVINANA 1490–1990. International Corvina exhibition on the 500th anniversary of the death of King Matthias. Budapest: National Széchényi Library, April–October, 1990. Folio, (335x240mm), 164p. 117 full-page colour illustrations of manuscript leaves. Original stiff wrappers, head of the backstrip slightly bumped. The catalogue of a magnificent exhibition which, for the first time since the dispersal of the library, brought together the largest number of codices from the collection. Edited by Ferenc Földesi with an introductory essay by Csaba Csapodi and Klára Csapodi-Gárdonyi, the catalogue was designed by Tibor Szántó and printed in an edition of 4,000 copies at the University Press, Budapest. £20.00 

 

13218 BIBLIOTHEQUE ROYALE ALBERT. LE LIVRE ILLUSTRÉ EN OCCIDENT du haut moyean age a nos jours. Catalogue. Bruxelles: Biliothèque Royale Albert, 1977. Sm.4to, (265x185mm),xii,240p. +132 plates, some coloured. Original paperback, slightly worn. £15.00 

 

17791 BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE TRESORS DES BIBLIOTHEQUES D'ITALIE IVe-XVIe Siecles. Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1950. Sm.4to, (207x156mm), [184]p. 18 plates. Original stiff wrappers, covers slightly dust-soiled. £12.00 

 

18767 BILLOW, Anders. FOUR SWEDES ON BOOK DESIGN. An exhibition by Akke Kumlien, Bertil Bull Hedlund, C.G. Rosenberg and Anders Billow. With a commentary by Ulf Hard af Segerstad. Stockholm: [printed by] P.A. Norstedt & Söner, 1948. Cr.8vo, (171x113mm), 42p. illustrations. Original wrappers, backstrip slightly discoloured. £5.00 

 

15847 BISHOP, Hal. TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH WOOD ENGRAVING. A celebration... and a dissenting voice [by Rigby Graham]. Exeter: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 1997. Sm.4to, (200x210mm), 102p. 11 plates, gift inscription on the title. Original stiff wrappers. £10.00 

 

3799 BLUMENTHAL, Joseph. THE SPIRAL PRESS THROUGH FOUR DECADES. An exhibition of books and ephemera, with a commentary. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1966. 1,500 copies, 4to, (272x187mm), 66p. +32p. of illustrations, type specimens, &c. A very good copy in original stiff wrappers. Formerly Ruari Mclean's copy, with his on the front free endleaf. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. £12.00 

 

15730 BLUMENTHAL, Joseph. THE SPIRAL PRESS THROUGH FOUR DECADES. An exhibition of books and ephemera, with a commentary. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1966. 1,500 copies, 4to, (272x187mm), 66p. +32p. of illustrations, type specimens, &c. A very good copy in original stiff wrappers. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. £15.00 

 

13621 [BLUM, Hans & others] 500 JAHRE BUCH UND ZEITUNG ON KOLN. Ausstellung, vor allem aus den Bestanden der Universitats- und Stadtbibliothek. Koln: Universitats- und Stadtbibliothek, 1965. 8vo, (240x165mm), 159p. 32 plates & 25 text illustrations. An ex-library copy in original hardback boards. £5.00 

 

19527 BOWEN, Sian. MOSHA - THE ART OF COPY. [Catalogue of an travelling exhibition]. Barnard Castle: Bowes Museum [and elsewhere], 1991. Square sm.4to, (200x210mm), 20p. 9 colour & 4 monochrome illustrations. A very good copy in original wrappers, invitation card loosely inserted and with the artist's signature on the title page. An exhibition of copies of treasures of Japanese art. £10.00 

 

15372 BRIDGWATER, Patrick. RIGBY GRAHAM. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. [Wymonham printed: Brewhouse Press] Shrewsbury: Griffen Garnett Galleries, December, 1969. 4to, (267x185mm), [10]p. 2 line-drawn illustrations by Graham. Original grey wrappers, printed in black with a two-image cover design by Graham. (Battye Brewhouse Press 20 where it is titled 'Rigby Graham at Shrewsbury'). £25.00 

 

20127 BRIEM, Gunnlauger (Editor). LIVING LETTERS. [Catalogue of an] International exhibition of calligraphy. Reykjavík: Icelandic College of Art and Crafts; London: Second Hand Press, 1982. 4to, (297x210mm), 55p. 70 illustrations. Original jacketed wrappers, slightly dust-soiled. £15.00 

 

9994 [BRIGGS, R.C.H.] THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ADVENTURE OF WILLIAM MORRIS. [Catalogue of] An exhibition. London: William Morris Society, 1957. 1,250 copies, oblong sm.4to (210x280mm.), 56p. 10 illustrations. An ex-library copy in full tan pigskin, gilt lettered with a small square blue morocco onlay on the front cover, joints and edges rubbed, spine lettered in white ink. £25.00 

 

18320 BRITISH BOOK PRODUCTION. A BROKEN RUN OF THIRTY-ONE VOLUMES OF THE ANNUAL BRITISH BOOK PRODUCTION EXHIBITION CATALOGUE. (as detailed below), London: National Book League, 1945-93. Various formats (but usually 8vo) & paginations, numerous illustrations. Original printed wrappers, several volumes are ex-library and a couple of covers are a little dust-soiled. Comprising:1945,1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962,1963, 1964,1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, & 1993. The 1965 volume was designed by Will Carter, 1957 by Hans Schmoller, and 1989 by David Gentleman and Brian Keeble. £250.00 

 

18285 BROUWER, G.J. & Remco CAMPERT (Compilers) GEDRUKT IN NEDERLAND. Vijf eeuwen letter, beeld & band. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Amsterdam: Tentoonstelling... Rijksmuseum, 1960. 8vo, (240x162mm), 136p. 30 plates. A good copy in original wrappers. £10.00 

 

15392 BUTLIN, Martin. WILLIAM BLAKE. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. London: Tate Gallery, 1978. 4to, (270x210mm), 164p. numerous colour monochrome illustrations. Original paperback. £10.00 

 

18971 BUXTON, John [Compiler]. ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. Guide to an exhibition. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1957. 8vo, (214x139mm), 168p. frontispiece. A good copy in original printed wrappers. £3.00 

 

18428 BYRNE, M. St Clare. A HISTORY OF SHAKESPEAREAN PRODUCTION. [Catalogue of an exhibition.] Third edition, London: Arts Council, 1948. 8vo, (217x141mm), 36p. Original illustrated wrappers, slightly soiled. £12.00 

 

11414 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF CAMBRIDGE BOOKS AND PRINTING Held in the Old Court House, Marylebone Lane (Messrs J. & E. Bumpus Ltd) Cambridge: At the University Press, September – October, 1931. 8vo, (220x145mm), 51p. Original paper-covered boards, slightly soiled. £8.00 

 

19092 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. VIVAT REGINA. A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES exhibited in the University Library Cambridge... to celebrate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cambridge: printed for the University Library, 1953. 8vo, (247x155mm), 35p. A good copy in original wrappers, printed in two colours. Printed at Cambridge University Press. £12.00 

 

15391 CAPE, Stephen H. CHANGING IMAGES: NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION. [Catalogue of an] exhibition. Bloomington: Lilly Library, 1991. 4to, (297x215mm), [4],62p. 32 illustrations, very small tear in the tail margin of the first few leaves. Original stiff wrappers. £10.00 

 

939 CARTER, John & Michael SADLEIR. VICTORIAN FICTION. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of original editions ... Cambridge University Press for the National Book League, 1947. 8vo (214x132mm), xiv,50p. 16 plates (not present in the paperback issue) Original cloth, slightly soiled.. £10.00 

 

8518 CARTER, John & Michael SADLEIR. VICTORIAN FICTION. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of original editions. Cambridge University Press for the National Book League, 1947. 8vo, (210x128mm), xiv,50p. Original stiff wrappers, slightly soiled. £12.00 

 

10409 [CARTER, Sebastian (Editor)] THE RAMPANT LIONS PRESS. A printing workshop through five decades. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press. 1982 Sm.4to, (248x185mm), 95p. 42 illustrations, several in two colours. Slightly creased in original wrappers, covers faded and the spine and edges. Bookplate of Paul Morgan cut by Leo Wyatt and printed at the Rampant Lions Press. The organisation for this splendid celebration of a discerning printer was done by Will abd his son Sebastian Carter, while the latter edited, mostly wrote, and designed this catalogue. £20.00 

 

19302 [CLARKE, Marian G.M.] ONE HUNDRED GIFTS TO THE WATKINSON LIBRARY. 1952-1977. A representative selection celebrating its first twentyfive years at Trinity College. Hartford: Trinity College Library, 1977. Imp.8vo, (278x190mm), 38p +99 plates. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. £5.00 

 

20820 CODOGNATO, Mario, Ester COEN & Agnes KOHLMEYER (Editors). E COSI VIA AND SO ON. 99 Artists from the Marzona Collection. Arte Povera, Minimal Art, Concept Art, Land Art. Berlin: Berlin Press, 2001. Sm.4to, (206x206mm), [600]p. numerous illustrations in colour and monochrome. Original illustrated hardback boards. Designed by Manuel Orio. £25.00 

 

16186 COLLECTIEVE PROPAGANDA VAN HET NEDERLANDSE BOEK. DE DESTVERZORGDE VIJFTIG BOEKEN VAN HET JAAR 1954. 's-Gravenhage?: Vereeniging ter bevordering van de belangen des Boekhandels, 1954. Oblong cr.8vo, (130x163mm), [128]p. illustrations. Original printed wrappers, rubber-stamp on the title verso. Designed by Otto Treumann. £15.00 

 

15167 COLVIN, Clare. JOHN NASH BOOK DESIGNS. [Catalogue of a touring exhibition]. Colchester: Minories, 1986. Sm.4to, (252x222mm), 104p. numerous illustrations. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. £20.00 

 

4688 COOK, Jayne. WILLIAM CAXTON. Catalogue of an exhibition ... in celebration of the quincentenary of printing into England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Library, 1976. Sm.4to, (240x180mm), [64]p. 9 illustrations. A very good copy in original stiff wrappers. £3.00 

 

18569 CRADDOCK, David Editor. ERIC GILL STONE CARVER, WOOD ENGRAVER, TYPOGRAPHER, WRITER. 3 essays to accompany an exhibition of his life and work. Totnes: Dartington Cider Press, 1979. 8vo, (208x142mm), [24]p. illustrations. Original wrappers. £12.00 

 

4915 CRUTCHLEY, Brooke, Editor.SIBERCH CELEBRATIONS 1521-1971. Cambridge: University Printing House, 1971. Roy.8vo, (247x188mm), xii,133p. 22 illustrations. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. Essays by J C T Oates, Brooke Crutchley & H S Bennett with the catalogue of the University Library exhibition: From Caxton to Siberch and Rastell’s Interlude of The Four Elements. £12.00 

 

18408 DAVIES, J. Conway. A CORONATION EXHIBITION in Durham Cathedral Library, Durham: Cathedral Library, 1953. 8vo, (247x155mm), 16p. Original printed wrappers, edges lightly dust-soiled. An exhibition of documents, manuscripts, books, and other objects illustrated the connexions of royalty with Durham. £5.00 

 

19838 De La MARE, A.C. & Stanley GILLAM. DUKE HUMFREY'S LIBRARY & THE DIVINTY SCHOOL 1488-1988. [Catalogue of] An exhibition ... Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1988. Roy.8vo, (235x186mm) x,155p. illustrations. A very good copy in original printed wrappers. £8.00 

 

15399 DIGHTON, Basil. THE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF FRENCH LINE ENGRAVING OF THE LATE XVIII CENTURY. London: Basil Dighton, 3 Savile Row, [1913.] Sm.4to, (254x190mm), 44,[1]p. 20 illustrations. Original boards, added title laid down in the central panel of the front cover, backstrip slightly worn. Etched invitation to the private view of the exhibition loosely inserted. Printed in Letchworth by the Arden Press. £15.00 

 

14646 DOUGAN, R.O. A LOAN CATALOGUE OF WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS from the library of Sir Chester Beatty. Dublin: Trinity College Library, 1955. 8vo, (215x140mm), [40]p. 6 plates. Original wrappers, slightly soiled. £5.00 

 

15384 DURHAM UNIVERSITY LIBRARY THE PRACTICAL ART OF MEDICINE. Early books from the Kellett Collection. Catalogue of an exhibition. Durham: Durham University Library, April-June, 1989. 4to, (297x210mm), 50p. 28 illustrations. Original quarter cloth, paper sides. £3.00 

 

15848 FITZPATRICK, Olivia & Debby SHORLEY. ILLUSTRATED BY HUGH THOMPSON 1860-1920. A catalogue of an exhibition at the faculty of Art and Design. Belfast: University of Ulster, 1989. 8vo, (210x148mm), 24p. 6 illustrations. A good copy in original wrappers. £5.00 

 

18977 FLOWER, Desmond (Foreword). EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY BOOK DESIGN IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. London: National Book League, 1961. 8vo, (212x136mm), 16p, including original wrappers, slightly soiled. £5.00 

 

17788 FLOWER, Desmond (Curator). A THOUSAND YEARS OF FRENCH BOOKS. Catalogue of an exhibition of manuscripts, first editions and bindings arranged... for the National Book league. Cambridge: University Press, 1948. 8vo, (214x139mm), 131p. A good copy in original printed stiff wrappers. £12.00 

 

18844 FRENCH, Hannah Dustin (Introduction) EARLY AMERICAN BOOKBINDINGS from the collection of Michael Papantonio. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1972. Sm.4to, (265x192mm), xii,91p. 61 full-page monochrome plates. Original wrappers, slightly soiled, previous owner's signature on the front free endleaf Printed at the Stinehour Press. £15.00 

 

20102 FU, Shen C.U. TRACES OF THE BOOK. Studies in Chinese calligraphy. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1977. 4to, (296x222mm), xii,314p. numerous illustrations. Original cloth, backstrip very slightly faded. The major catalogue of an exhibition held at Yale University Art Gallery and University Art Museum, Berkeley in summer and autumn 1977. £25.00 

 

5377 [GILSON, Julius P.] GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITED MANUSCRIPTS. I. Autographs & documents illustrative chiefly of English history and literature. II. Manuscripts (palaeographical and biblical series and chronicles) charters and seals. III. Illuminated manuscripts and bindings of manuscripts exhibited in the Grenville Library. 3 Vols in 1. London: British Museum, 1912. 8vo, (216x140mm), 97, 106, 49p. 60 plates. Later binders' buckram, backstrip faded. £12.00 

 

12179 GROHMANN, Will. PAUL KLEE. Catalogue of an exhibition. London: Marlborough Fine Arts, [1966?] Sm.4to (228x210mm), 71p. numerous colour and monochrome plates. £5.00 

 

16441 GUILD OF BOOKWORKERS. TENTH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER. Lexington: Museum of our National Heritage... 1992. 1.200 copies, sm.4to, (230x178mm), [26]p. 37 illustrations. A good copy in original wrappers. Includes work by Carol Blinn, Barbara Blumenthal, Mark Esser, &c. £8.00 

 

18803 GUPPY, Henry. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF PRINTED BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. With an introduction. Manchester: Manchester University Press and The John Rylands Library, 1933. Roy.8vo, (268x168mm), x,90p. 16 plates. Original quarter cloth, untrimmed and partly unopened. £10.00 

 

16665 HACKMANN, W.D. APPLES TO ATOMS. Portraits of scientists from Newton to Rutherford [Catalogue of an exhibition]. London: National Portrait Gallery, 1986-7 Sm.4to, (246x188mm), 88p. numerous illustrations, several coloured. Original stiff wrappers. £3.00 

 

6547 HALBEY, Hans A. MODERN GERMAN BOOK DESIGN. [Catalogue of a travelling exhibition in the USA]. Offenbach am Main: Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels & Klingspor-Museum, 1959. Sm.4to, (260x200mm), 36p. 14 illustrations. Original wrappers, slightly discoloured at the edges. £5.00 

 

4601 HAYWARD, John ENGLISH POETRY. An illustrated catalogue of first and early editions of works of the English poets from Chaucer to the present day. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the National Book League, 1947. Sm.4to (245x184mm), x,140p. Original printed wrappers, slightly worn. The first edition of an important catalogue. £12.00 

 

4572 [HERBERT, J.A.] BRITISH MUSEUM GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITED MANUSCRIPTS PART III. Illuminated Manuscripts and Bindings of Manuscripts Exhibited in the Grenville Library. London: [British Museum] By Order of the Trustees, 1923. 8vo, (218x136mm), 49pp.+ 20 plates. Original printed boards, backstrip faded and a little worn. £5.00 

 

18409 HODGSON, John. MATTER OF CURIOUS INQUIRY: GILBERT WHITE AND THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBOURNE. Manchester: John Rylands Library, 1992. 8vo, (206x145mm), 24p. 10 illustrations, previous owner's blind-stamp on the title.. Original wrappers. An essay published in connection with an exhibition held at the Rylands Library. £5.00 

 

10920 [HOFER, Philip.] THE ARTIST & THE BOOK 1860-1960 in Western Europe and the United States. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1961. 4to, (285x220mm), 232p. profusely illustrated with several in two or more colours. A good copy in original canvas, dustjacket a little frayed at the edges. The catalogue of a remarkable exhibition of livre de peintre. £55.00 

 

15846 HOGARTH, Paul. ARTHUR BOYD HOUGHTON. [Catalogue of an exhibition] Introduction and check-list of the artist's work. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975. 8vo, (210x148mm), 48p. 50 plates. A very good copy in original stiff wrappers. £10.00 

 

19437 HOLLAND, Stephen. DAVID JONES: POET AND ARTIST. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Canterbury: Kent University Library, October – November, 1980. 8vo, (209x146mm), 20p. 8 plates & illustrations. A very good copy in original wrappers. £12.00 

 

13006 HUNTINGTON LIBRARY. ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION circa 1800. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery, January, 1979. 8vo, (212x137mm), 39p. illustrated. Original stiff wrappers. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. £5.00 

 

9228 HUTCHINS, Michael. PRINTING AT GREGYNOG. Aspects of a great private press. [Cardiff?:] Welsh Arts Council, 1976. Sq.sm.4to, (210x210mm), 38p. 31 illustrations (2 in two colours). A good copy in original stiff illustrated wrappers. £8.00 

 

15836 INGRAMS, Richard. JOHN O'CONNOR. Blewbury: Rocket Contemporary Art, 1992. 700 copies, sm.4to, (210x225mm), [12]p. 4 tipped-in plates. Original printed stiff wrappers, an additional illustration laid down on the front wrapper. Hand printed by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket press. £15.00 

 

14671 INKSTER, Tim. AN HONEST TRADE. An exhibition of Canadian small press books 1974-1983. Erin: The Porcupine's Quill, [1983]. 8vo, (222x142mm), [34]p. illustrations. A fine copy in original printed wrappers. £10.00 

 

1027 JAMES, Philip. ENGLISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION SINCE 1800. London: C.E.M.A., 1943. 8vo, (211x139mm), 28p. Original wrappers with a device by Edward Bawden on the front wrapper. Printed at the Curwen Press. A handbook and catalogue to a travelling exhibition organized by the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts. £10.00 

 

17088 JAMES, Philip (Introduction). MASTERPIECES OF VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHY 1840-1900 from the Gernsheim collection. London: Arts Council, 1951. Sm.4to, (228x177mm), 36p. tipped-in frontispiece and 16 plates, some slight spotting. Original colour-printed decorative wrapper designed by Edward Ardizonne. £10.00 

 

18495 JAMMES, Andre. LES LIVRES QU'ILS AIMAIENT. Un choix ... de livres ayant appartenu s d'illustres amateurs. Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1989. 1000 copies, 8vo, (210x102mm); [32]p. illustrations of signatures. A good copy in original wrappers with an invitation to the private view loosely inserted. Designed by Philippe Gebtil and reserved for distribution to friends of the compiler. £15.00 

 

17095 KAPR, Albert. STATIONEN DER BUCHKUNST. Ruckblick und Umblick von der Internationalen Buchkunst0Ausstellung Leipzig 1982. Leipzig: VEB Fachbuchverlag, 1985. 4to, (300x215mm), 200 illustrations in colour & monochrome, text summaries in English, Russian, and French. A very good copy in original cloth, dustjacket. A splendid assembly of international book design that highlights the problems designer faced in producing books on a production-line basis and the expanding use of electronic technology. The editor notes that while fiction books have lost quality as a result of these changes, school textbooks and childrens books, and particularly books for first readers, have gained. £10.00 

 

14673 [KNAPP, John & others] PAPERMAKING ART AND CRAFT. An account derived from the exhibition presented at the Library of Congress. Washington: Library of Congress, 1969. Landscape sm.4to, (215x250mm), 96p. 85 illustrations. Original stiff wrappers, title blind embossed on the front cover, covers very slightly soiled. £20.00 

 

19493 KOCH, Jeanett, Editor. BOUND FOR SUCCESS. Catalogue for Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2009. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2009. 4to, (264x196mm), 316p. colour ilustrations. Original hardback. (NEW BOOK) Published to celebrate the winning entries in the prestigious 2009 Designer Bookbinders international competition held at the Bodleian Library, this catalogue illustrates some of the most skilful and creative examples of contemporary bookbinding. £30.00 

 

5830 KRISHNAMURTI, G. (Compiler). THE EIGHTEEN-NINETIES. A Literary Exhibition. The National Book League and the Francis Thompson Society. London: National Book League, September, 1973. 8vo, 204p. 8 plates. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. £2.50 

 

18455 LAWRENCE, George H.M. ANDREY AVINOFF BOTANICAL PAINTINGS. [Catalogue of] An exhibition. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library, 1965. 8vo, (229x152mm), 15p. frontispiece portrait. A good copy in original illustrated wrappers. £5.00 

 

7695 LEE, Brian North. A BRIEF HISTORY OF BOOKPLATES IN BRITAIN with reference to examples in the Victorian & Albert Museum. [Handbook to accompany an exhibition]. London: H.M.S.O., 1979. Oblong 8vo, (189x245mm), [6],24p. 44 illustrations. A very good copy in original wrappers. £5.00 

 

3013 LIEBAERS, Herman (Introduction). EXPOSITION ... CALLIGRAPHIE ET TYPOGRAPHIE DE HERMANN ZAPF. Bruxelles: Bibliothèque Albert I, 1962. Sm.4to, (242x168mm), [22]p. 40 plates, several in two- or three-colours. A fine copy in original limp cloth. £8.00 

 

20173 LIEBAERS, Herman (Editor?) S.L. HARTZ DANS LE MONDE GRAPHIQUE. Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition de son œuvre dans la Chapelle de Nassau. Bruxelles: Bibliothèque Royale Albert 1er, 1969. 8vo, (230x150mm), 77p. 23 illustrations ans several ornamental endpieces printed in dark red. A fine copy in original wrappers. Printed by Enschedé in Van Krimpen's Lutetia typeface, this collection of essays honouring a great designed includes pieces in English by Walter Tracy (The Juliana type design) and Ruari McLean (Our Sem). £15.00 

 

18958 LINDBERG, Sten G. THE ART OF THE BOOK IN SWEDEN. [Exhibition catalogue], Stockholm: Svenska Institutet, 1983. Oblong 8vo, (145x210mm), 32p. 46 illustrations. Original self wrappers. £5.00 

 

17794 LISTER, Raymond. ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS BY ALBERT COUSINS. An exhibition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the artist. Cambridge: Fitzwilliam Museum, 1979. 250 copies, 8vo, (215x140mm), [4],5p. 2 colour plates. Original printed wrappers, very slightly soiled. £10.00 

 

12819 MALKOWSKI, Luigi. FIFTEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN WOODCUTS from the Biblioteca Classense in Ravenna. [Handbook & catalogue to a travelling exhibition] Ravenna: Longo, 1989. 4to, (290x246mm), [2],15p. + 46 full-page colour plates. Original stiff wrappers, edges lightly discoloured. £15.00 

 

20170 MAN, Felix H. (Compiler). HOMAGE TO SENEFELDER, Artists' lithographs from the Felix H. Man collection. [Catalogue of a loan exhibition]. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1971. Sm.4to, (245x185mm), 34,[1]p +54 plates. Original illustrated wrappers, edges very lightly browned, invitation card to the private view loosely inserted. £5.00 

 

14993 [MARSHALL, Julian?] CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WOODCUTS OF THE GERMAN SCHOOL. Executed in the XVth and XVIth centuries. Preface signed J.M. [?Julian Marshall]. London: Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1882. 4to, (277x220mm), vi,20p. Original printed wrappers, backstrip worn, an ex-library copy marred only by a faint rubber-stamp on the title verso. £35.00 

 

18214 McLEAN, Ruari. THE ART OF THE LETTER. Catalogue of an Exhibition. Edinburgh: Scottish National Gallery, 1970. Roy.8vo, (247x187mm), 36p. 27 illustrations. Original calligraphic wrappers by Stuart Barrie. £8.00 

 

1126 McLEAN Ruari Introduction.CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITIONS OF BRITISH COLOURED BOOKS 1738-1898. Including a selection from the Royal Library at Windsor. Birmingham: IPEX, 1980. 8vo, (255x165mm), 139p. 16 colour plates. Original wrappers, slightly soiled. £3.00 

 

18611 McNEAR, Everett. THE CALLIGRAPHIC STATEMENT. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of Western and Eastern Calligraphy and Painting from the 8th to the 20th century. Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1970. Sm.4to, (255x205mm), [32]p. illustrated. A good copy in original wrappers. £10.00 

  

18407 MITCHELL, William S. ONE HUNDRED MEDICAL WORKS Exhibited in the Library of King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne during the meeting of the British Medical Association. Newcastle upon Tyne: King's College Library, 1957. 8vo, (242x159mm), 26p. frontispiece. Original printed wrappers, spine faded. £8.00 

 

13052 MORGAN, Paul (Editor). THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY AND ITS FRIENDS. Catalogue of an exhibition. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1969. 8vo, (215x140mm), 88p. illustrations, A good copy in original wrappers. £5.00 

 

18788 MORISON, Stanley (Preface). OFFICINA BODONI VERONA. Catalogue of books printed on the hand press mcmxxiii – mcmliv, London: British Museum, 1954. 500 copies, 8vo, (248x169mm), x,43p. 3 leaves (1 illustrated) displaying 'new typefaces.' A good copy in original printed wrappers, covers lightly faded at the spine and fore-edge. Printed at the Stamperia Valdonega, Stanley Morison contributed the preface (Appleton The writings of Stanley Morison192). £15.00 

 

12148 MORREN Ch. & others. MAÎTRES ÉCOLE LIÉGEOISE DE BIOLOGIE. Expoosition, Liège: Université de Liège, Novembre, 1967. 8vo (248x167mm), 60p11 illustrations. An underscored ex-library copy in original limated boards. £5.00 

 

20061 MORTIMER, Ian (Compiler). CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND PRINTED EPHEMERA FROM TWENTY-EIGHT CONTEMPORARY PRIVATE PRESSES. London: Swiss Cottage Library, 1977. Sm.folio, (298x197mm), [24]p, several illustrations - mainly of press-marks. Original printed wrappers, rear cover partly soiled. £5.00 

 

19093 MOSLEY, James & James MORAN. FIVE CENTURIES OF PRINTING HISTORY. [Catalogue of] A selection of rare books, documents & illustrations in the St Bride Printing Library. London: Royal Society of Arts, 1961. 8vo, (202x127mm), [4],36p. 7 illustrations. Original stiff wrappers, spine very slightly faded. £10.00 

 

8031 MUSEE DE LA POSTE. L'ART ET LE TIMBRE. Les artistes contemporains 1961-1986. Paris: Musée de la Poste, 1987. Sm.4to, (220x220mm)., [57]p. 26 colour illustrations. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. £8.00 

 

5439 MYERS , Robin, IntroductionCAXTONIANA OR THE PROGRESS OF CAXTON STUDIES FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 1976. An exhibition at the St Bride Printing Library, London: St Bride Printing Library, 1976. Sm.4to, (247x187mm), 16p. 2 illustrations. A very good copy in original stiff wrappers with a cover portrait engraved by Peter Paul Piech. £4.00 

 

8067 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND. BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION. [Catalogue of] A loan exhibition. Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, 1964. 8vo (244x152mm), 40p. with 12 plates (1 coloured). Original decorated wrappers. £3.00 

 

12265 O'NEAL, William B. (Editor). A FINE ARTS LIBRARY. Jefferson's selections for the University of Virgina together with his architectural books and Monticello. [Catalogue of] An exhibition sponsored by the Alderman Library. Charlottesville: University of Virgina, 1976. Sm.4to, (254x177mm), [14],20p. +86 plates. Original printed wrappers, very slightly soiled. £5.00 

  

19961 PACHT, Otto. ITALIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM 1400 TO 1550. Catalogue of an exhibition... Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1948. 8vo, (216x140mm), 32p 20 plates. A good copy in original illustrated wrappers. £8.00 

 

7598 PEIGNOT, Charles (Introduction). SCHRIFT IN UNSERER ZIET. Eine ausstellung der Internationalen Typographischen Tereinigung. Mainz: [ATypeI], 1966. 8vo, (238x156mm), [38]p. 12 full-page illustrations. Original printed wrappers, spine lightly faded. Handbook to an exhibition of work by selected designed at the ATypeI conference, with the introduction in English, French & German. £8.00 

 

12177 PIGGOTT, Stuart, Introduction. EARLY CELTIC ART. Catalogue of an exhibition. [Edinburgh printing] London: Edinburgh University Pres for the Arts Council, 1970. 4to (247x185mm), 41p. illustrations. Original paperback. £5.00 

 

19658 PRINTER'S DEVIL. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ITEMS AT THE PRINTER'S DEVIL 98 Fetter Lane, London. Illustrating the history of printing. With essays by A. Lloyd-Taylor and John Lewis, and a glossary of terms. London: Whitbread, [1956?] 8vo, (216x140mm), 98p. 14 plates & 26 illustrations. Original stiff wrappers, slightly soiled. A collection of printing memorabilia and examples that once graced the walls of a London pub and eventually ended up in a builder's skip. £10.00 

 

2878 PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN. CATALOGUE OF A DISPLAY OF PRINTING MECHANISMS AND PRINTED MATERIALS Arranged to illustrate the history of western civilization and the means of the multiplication of literary texts since the XV century. London: F.W. Bridges, July, 1963. 8vo, (235x158mm), 125,62p. 48 plates. Original stiff wrappers. Both parts (in one) of the catalogue of the immensely influential exhibition held at Earls Court as part of IPEX 1963. £5.00 

 

12998 (QOTBI) PEINTURES ECRITES DE MEHDI QOTBI. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Brive: Chapelle St Liberal, Avril-Mai, 1985. Sm.4to, (250x210mm), 16p. colour illustrations. Original stiff wrappers. £5.00 

 

12999 (QOTBI) PEINTURES ECRITES DE MEHDI QOTBI. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Angoulême: Hôtel de Ville, Juin 1985. Sm.4to, (250x210mm), [12]p. colour illustrations. Original stiff wrappers. £5.00 

 

18943 [REEVES, W.C.] COMMEMORATIVE CENTENARY EXHIBITION OF BAXTER PRINTS IN OIL COLOUR. Leicester: Leicester Museums. [1967.] 8vo, (235x130mm), [12]p. Original illustrated wrappers. £10.00 

 

20043 ROBINSON, Ivor & Bernard MIDDLETON Editors.MODERN BRITISH BOOKBINDINGS. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of modern British bookbindings by members of Designer Bookbinders. [Together with] Supplementary catalogue... London: Designer Bookbinders, 1971. 4to, (238x242mm), 63; 18p. 31 plates. Original stiff wrappers, front cover a little browned at the edges, bookplate. An invitation to the private view at the Victoria & Albert Museum loosely inserted. A travelling exhibition in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London October 1971 to July 1972. Catalogue designed by Philip Smith. £25.00 

 

6937 ROGERSON, Ian. ALBERT RUTHERSTON. A catalogue of the illustrated books, periodicals, pamphlets, Christmas cards, pantomimes, diaries and almanacks, pattern papers, ornaments and autograph letters in the collection ... Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library, 1988. 4to, (300x210mm.), x,21p. A good copy in original colour-printed illustrated wrappers. £6.00 

 

20060 ROGERSON, Ian. BOOKS FROM THE FLEECE PRESS DISPLAYED at six Hereford & Worcester Libraries. Denby Dale, Fleece Press, 1995. 600 copies, tall 8vo, (273x160mm), [11]p. A fine copy in original printed stiff wrappers carrying a wood-engraving by Joan Hassall on the front cover. £15.00 

 

18610 ROSS, Braxton (Curator). THE LATIN MANUSCRIPT BOOK. [Catalogue of] An exhibition held on the occasion of the seminar in Latin Palaeography... Second edition, Chicago: Joseph Regenstein Library, 1978. Sm.4to, (254x204mm), [55]p. illustrations. A good copy in original wrappers. £12.00 

 

18974 ROSSELL, Glenora (Foreword). A SAMPLER FROM THE LIBRARY OF WALTER AND MARTHA LEUBA on exhibit in the Special Collections Department of the Hillman Library the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Hillman Library, 1977. 700 copies, 8vo, (216x140mm), [35]p. Original wrappers, spine slightly faded. £5.00 

 

16944 RYE, Reginald Arthur & Muriel Sinton QUINN. HISTORICAL AND ARMORIAL BOOKBINDINGS EXHIBITED IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. Descriptive catalogue. London: University of London, 1937. Sm.4to, (228x177mm), x,49p. 11 plates. Original wrappers, slightly faded. Formerly Desmond Flower's copy with his signature on the half-title. Printed at the Chiswick Press. £30.00 

 

19784 RYLANDS LIBRARY. CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED COPIES OF THE SCRIPTURES, ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE. Tercentenary of the Authorised Version of the English Bible. Manchester: at the University Press, 1911, 8vo, (235x152mm), xiv,128p. 10 plates. Original printed wrappers, edges of the covers slightly frayed. An exhibition held at the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester from March 50 December 1911. £10.00 

 

16895 SELBOURNE, Joanna & Timothy ELPHICK. THE ILLUSTRATORS TO THE ST DOMINICS PRESS. Catalogue [a travelling exhibition] of private press books & wood engravings made by Eric Gill, Desmond Chute, David Jones, Philip Hagreen & other artists for the St Dominic's Press between 1916 & 1937. London, Wolseley Fine Arts, 1995. 500 copies, 8vo, (240x173mm), 48p. 15 illustrations. A good copy in original stiff wrappers. £15.00 

 

14534 SHANNON, Faith (Introduction). DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS 1987. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of recent bookbindings at Leighton House. London: Designer Bookbinders, 1987. 4to, (266x207mm), 53p. + adverts, 16 colour plates. A very good copy in original colour printed stiff wrappers. £15.00 

 

3391 SHERCLIFF, W.H. FROM MORALITY TO ADVENTURE; Manchester Polytechnic's Collection of Children's Books 1840-1939 Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library, 1988. 4to, (300x215mm), [6],203p. 21 colour illustrations on 4 plates & 38 monochrome text illustrations. An excellent copy in original boards, dustjacket. 2649 items catalogued under broad subject areas with an excellent index, contains bibliographical details throughout and occasional notes on selected items. £2.50 

 

11967 SOCIETY OF BOOKBINDERS. CONTEMPORARY BOOKBINDINGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF BOOKBINDERS. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Bruxelles: Biblotheca Wittockiana, 1998. 4to, (297x208mm), 24p. 80 colour illustrations of the bindings with detailed descriptive captions. A fine copy in original stiff wrappers. Introduction by John Mitchell in English, French and Walloon. £15.00 

 

14777 SPICER Brothers. REPORT ON PAPER 1851. Being an extract from the Reports of the Juries on the subjects in the… classes into which The Great Exhibition of 1851 was divided. Reprinted, London: Spicer Brothers, 1952. 4to, (254x202mm), 20p. double-page illustrations. Original wrappers, edges lightly dust-soiled. £15.00 

 

7771 SPIRES, Gillian (Editor). PAPERMAKERS. [Catalogue of an Exhibition]. Bovey Tracy: Devon Guild of Craftsmen, 1987. 8vo, [24]p. A good copy in original card wrappers. £8.00 

 

7783 STEINHEIMER, Ulrich (Editor). FACT AND FICTION FROM GERMANY. [Catalogue of] An exhibition of German books. Frankfurt: Publishers' and Booksellers' Association of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1992. 8vo, 363p. A very good copy in original paperback. A travelling exhibition held in London, Manchester and Glasgow with essays by Anne Buhrfiend on the German Book Trade, and others by Martin Ludke and Hans J. Jansen. £3.00 

 

18768 STROUSE, Norman H. THE LENGTHENED SHADOW. An address at an opening of an exhibition of modern fine printing at the Grolier Club April 19, 1960. New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1960. 1,250 copies. 8vo (246x160mm), 44p. Original boards overprinted with the pressmarks of several presses and printers, tail of the spine lightly rubbed, dustjacket frayed at the head and slightly discoloured at the edges. Printed by Peter Beilenson at Mount Vernon with 550 of the copies reserved for members of the Grolier Club.. £10.00 

 

18419 TAYLOR, Michael (Editor). U.K. FINE PRESS BOOK FAIR CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITORS. Royston: PBFA & Fine Press Book Association, 1999. Sm.4to, (238x170mm), 48p. 37 illustrations. A good copy in original wrappers. Useful as a fairly full and detailed list of all the private and fine presses operating in the United Kingdom at the time. £8.00 

 

15849 THOMAS, D.B. 'FROM TODAY PAINTING IS DEAD' THE BEGINNINGS OF PHOTOGRAPHY. [Catalogue of an exhibition], London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1972. Sm.4to, (267x200mm), 60p. 50 plates and everal text illustrations, small piece cut from the head of the half-title. Original stiff wrappers, spotted. Also contains short essays by Tristram Powell Fixing the face and Asa Briggs Photography as social documentation. £20.00 

 

19894 TIDCOMBE, Marianne Editor. TWENTY-FIVE GOLD-TOOLED BOOKBINDINGS. An international tribute to Bernard Middleton's Recollections. New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1997. 4to, (255x190mm), 74p. 50 illustrations in colour & monochrome. A good copy in original colour-illustrated paperback. £28.00 

 

9064 TUCKER, Alan. AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY RIGBY GRAHAM. Leicester: Gadsby Gallery, June, [1976]. 4to, (262x182 mm), [17]p. including the rear cover recto, 9 illustrations, 1 printed in colours. Original colour-printed wrappers, tail corner slightly dog-eared. £12.00 

 

16349 VALERIO, Vladimiro (Editor). VEDUTE, RITRATTI, SCENE POPOLARI GLI ESCORDIA DELLA LITHIGROFIA A NAPOLI. Napoli: Electa Napoli, 1999. 4to, (278x250mm), 128p. 67 colour & 128 monochrome illustrations. An excellent copy in original stiff wrappers. The catalogue of an exhibition with essays on various aspects of Neopolitan imagery by lithography; with essays by the editor, Mauro Giancaspro, Gennaro Alifuoco, Marcello Andria, Rossana Spadaccini, Achille De Salle, Maria Gabriella Mansi, Piero Russo, and Paolo Zito, and with a short biographical dictionary on the lithographers whose work is included. £40.00 

 

19540 VERGO, Peter. VIENNA 1900. Vienna, Scotland and the European Avant-Garde. [Catalogue of an exhibition]. Edinburgh: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 1983. Sm.sq.8vo, (200x210mm), 80p. colour & monochrome illustrations. Original colour-illustrated stiff wrappers, exhibition flyer and admission ticket loosely inserted. £5.00 

 

12635 VOET. L. THE PLANTIN-MORETUS MUSEUM. Antwerp: Museum Plantin-Moretus, 1965. 8vo, (223x149mm), 46p, 20 illustrations. Original wrappers, slightly soiled. £5.00 

 

20160 VOET. L. THE PLANTIN-MORETUS MUSEUM. Antwerp: Museum Plantin-Moretus, 1976. 8vo, (223x149mm), 46p, 20 illustrations, addenda leaf loosely inserted and some ink marginal annotation. Original wrappers, slightly soiled. £5.00 

 

19003 WALPOLE, Michael. NATURAL HISTORY ILLUSTRATION 1485-1968. Catalogue of an exhibition of books from the collection of Michael Walpole. Loughborough: Loughborough Technical College, March, 1969. 8vo, 215x140mm), 16p. 4 plates. Original wrappers, spine faded. £5.00 

 

19957 WESTRUP, J.A. & others (Compilers). ENGLISH MUSIC. Guide to an exhibition. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1955. 8vo, (215x142mm), 40p. 8 plates. Original illustrated wrappers. £5.00 

 

5296 WHALLEY, Joyce Irene, (Introduction). PETER RABBIT AND OTHER TALES. Art from the world of Beatrix Potter. New York: Grey Art Gallery, 1977. Cr.8vo, 170x113mm), [6],34p. 22 illustrations. Original stiff wrappers, very slightly soiled. A handbook to a travelling exhibition. £4.00 

 

16476 WHALLEY Joyce Irene & Vera C. KEDEN. THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN. A survey of western calligraphy from the Roman period to 1980. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: H.M.S.O., 1980. Oblong sm.4to, (206x295mm), x,152p. 222 illustrations. An excellent copy in original paperback. A fine catalogue of an important and influential exhibition. £15.00 

 

6992 WHITTINGTON PRESS. AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS PRINTED AT THE WHITTINGTON PRESS FROM 1971 TO 1981. and of engravings, lithographs & drawings by four artists who have worked with the Press: Richard Kennedy, Miriam MacGregor, Hellmuth Weissenborn, Judy Ling Wong at King Street galleries ... London... Andoversford: Whittington Press, 1981. 1500 copies, 8vo, (197x144mm), [16]p. 4 illustrations, slight paper fault throughout. Otherwise a good copy in original printed wrappers. (Butcher Whittington Press bibliography 1971-81 58) £10.00 

 

13612 WHITWORTH INSTITUTE. CATALOGUE OF A LOAN EXHIBITION OF MEZZOTINTS by XVII and XVIII century engravers. Manchester: printed and published for the Governors [of the Manchester Whitworth Institute], 1910. 4to, (275x220mm), 54p. 24 plates; text leaves corners slightly dog-eared. Original printed wrappers, lightly faded at the extremities. £15.00 

 

16495 WILLEMS, Eldert. IN 26 LETTERS. Het boek in uw leven, uw leven in het boek. [Amstedam?] Vereeniging ter bevordering van de belangen des Boekhandels, 1960. 4to, (240x199mm), 128p. profusely illustrated. Original wrappers, soiled. £10.00 

 

15742 WILLERS, Uno (Editor?) SVENSK BOKKONST 1965. 25 utvalda böcker 25 utvalda förlagsband. Uppsala: Bibliotekets Utställningskatalog, 1966. 8vo, (210x138mm), 56p. illustrations. A fine copy in original stiff wrappers. Designed by Jerk-Olof Werkmäster. £5.00

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