RARITIES OF NUMISMATA TYPOGRAPHICA: FOUR EXAMPLES OF EARLY DUTCH PRINTERS , BOOKBINDERS AND BOOKSELLERS GUILD MEDALS. CAST IN STERLING SILVER FROM ORIGINAL SPECIMENS
Morris, Henry [publisher]
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Descriptions by William Blades; introduction by Henry Morris. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1996. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt; accompanying tan card covered folder with medal reproductions; housed together in brown cloth slipcase. 32, (4) pages; title printed in russet and black; 4 gold-tinted medal illustrations; 17th-century trade card reproduced in red ink; other illustrations; four cast reproductions of 17th- and 18th-century printing trade medals as housed in folder, as issued. Slipcase a little frayed, else fine. Only 120 sets produced of this remarkable and beautifully printed work, rarely offered on the numismatic market. Henry Morris is one of the last of the great letterpress printers and is known to numismatists for several works including John Adams s work on George III Indian Peace Medals and the deluxe edition of his Comitia Americana book. The present work reprints parts of Blades s Numismata Typographica (1883) and presents new introductory material by Morris himself. The volume was composed in Dante types on mouldmade paper and bound by Campbell Logan bindery; the medals were made by Ronnie DaVinci Company. Seller Inventory # 5600
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RARITIES OF NUMISMATA TYPOGRAPHICA, FOUR EXAMPLES OF EARLY DUTCH PRINTER'S BOOKBINDERS' & BOOKSELLERS' GUILD MEDALS, CAST IN STERLING SILVER FROM ORIGINAL SPECIMENS
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
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cloth, cloth spine label. Bird & Bull Press (illustrator). 8vo. cloth, cloth spine label. Accompanied by a separate folder with die-cut holes in which is loosely inserted the four facsimile medals in silver. All enclosed in a slipcase. Descriptions by William Blades. Introduction by Henry Morris. Limited to only 120 numbered copies (Berger A58). Printed from Dante types composed by Dan Carr and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. During the 17th and 18th century the Dutch printing guilds, which included booksellers, bookbinders, publishers and artists, issued medals to their journeyman members, with the name or number of the member engraved thereon. The medal identified the holder as a qualified guild member, a sort of "union card." All "one-of-a-kind," they are highly prized and extremely difficult to find today. Few Americans have ever seen one. Henry Morris was able to identify the formerly anonymous "No.17" on one of the medals, thus adding considerable interest to what is already a fascinating subject. Due to the high cost of silver and casting, only 120 copies of this book with the medals were issued. Becoming one of the scarcest of the Bird & Bull books. Small private booklabel in corner of front pastedown of book and on inside cover of folder containing medals. Seller Inventory # 44313
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Rarities of numismata typographica. Four examples of early Dutch printers' bookbinders' & booksellers' guild medals cast in sterling silver from original specimens. Introduction by Henry Morris
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Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, 1996
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Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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Edition limited to 120 copies, 8vo, pp. 32, [4]; with a separate paper-covered portfolio containing 4 actual silver specimens; original brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine; publisher's brown cloth slipcase; fine. The bookbinder Greg Campbell's copy, Campbell-Logan Bindery, and out-of-series. Forty-Four A58. Seller Inventory # 50389
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RARITIES OF NUMISMATA TYPOGRAPHICA, FOUR EXAMPLES OF EARLY DUTCH PRINTER'S BOOKBINDERS' & BOOKSELLERS' GUILD MEDALS, CAST IN STERLING SILVER FROM ORIGINAL SPECIMENS
Published by
Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, PA, 1996
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
cloth, cloth spine label. Bird & Bull Press (illustrator). 8vo. cloth, cloth spine label. medals portfolio, slipcase. Descriptions by William Blades. Introduction by Henry Morris. Limited to only 120 numbered copies (Berger A58). Printed from Dante types composed by Dan Carr and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch printing guilds, which included booksellers, bookbinders, publishers and artists, issued medals to their journeyman members, with the name or number of the member engraved thereon. The medal identified the holder as a qualified guild member, a sort of "union card." All "one-of-a-kind," they are highly prized and extremely difficult to find today. Few Americans have ever seen one. Henry Morris was able to identify the formerly anonymous "No.17" on one of the medals, thus adding considerable interest to what is already a fascinating subject. Due to the high cost of silver and casting, only 120 copies of this book with the medals were issued, becoming one of the scarcest of the Bird & Bull books. Accompanied by a separate folder with die-cut holes in which is loosely inserted the four facsimile medals in silver. All enclosed in a slipcase. Seller Inventory # 131084
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