Cary Melbert (115 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light edgewear and tanning. DJ spine sunned.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 79 pages; 2nd edition; 1936. Ex-library with typical marks, soiling and wear to the covers and page edges; taped spine. Only a reading/reference copy. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Reference; Inventory No: 196372.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

48pp, (7 x 8.5 inches), b&w illustrations. VG in light blue stiff wrappers (soft cover). Tiny chip at tail of spine, corners a little soft, edges of covers sunned (browned). Contents crisp and tight. Brief essays by Thomas Perry Stricker, Monroe Wheeler, William A. Kittredge, William A. Jackson. International examples.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Approx. 5 3/4" wide by 8 3/4". ; 32 pages.

paper wrappers. Cary Jr., Melbert B. (illustrator). thin 8vo. paper wrappers. 15+(1) pages. A brief description of the important holdings of the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection in the graphic arts complex of the Rochester Institute of Technology. A fine copy. In addition to works of historical interest, many important private presses are represented, including the Press of the Woolly Whale, which Mr. Cary founded.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Pages are loosely attached by binding thread only. Spine and rear upper edge are slightly faded. ; Contents include A Note on the Stephen Daye Press by Melbert B. Cary, Jr.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 210p. A total of 232 items listed and described. A fresh clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Blue cloth with spine lettering gilt. Fine in dust jacket. First published in 1939 by The Press of the Woolly Whale, and expertly reprinted here by Oak Knoll from an original held at Yale University Library.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraps, octavo, pp. [48]. Illustrated throughout. Errata slip laid in. Catalogue of reproductions of cards from the collection of Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Published in connection with the first public exhibition of the Cary Collection, which opened at Yale University Jan. 17, 1973. CARY was also author of the Bibliography of the Village Press, 1903-1938.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Cloth, DW, 8vo., (v), 220 pages. Including an Account of the Genesis of the Press by Frederic W. Goudy and a Portion of the 1903 Diary of Will Ransom, Co-Founder. Laid in is a scarce 12mo., 16 page pamphlet "Goudy The Type Master" published by the Underwood typewriter company in 1941. A fine copy in a fine DW, in archival mylar.

Condition: Fine. One folded sheet. 23 x 16 cm. Printed self - wrappers. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve.

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust jacket is fine. Illustrated with photographs. This bibliography documents the career of The Village Press with meticulous detail and insight. In a short memoir at the beginning of the book, Frederic W. Goudy gives an account of the vicissitudes of a printer's life that is certain to ring familiar with anyone who has experienced the "fun and fury" of a private press. The brief section from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, gives some idea of the magnitude of the initial problems that were encountered. despite these difficulties, they were still able to produce books that were an able tribute to William Morris in many ways Goudy's chief inspiration in book design. The prss was no mere imitation of the Kelmscott Press, however. In the years of its operation it forged a style that was distinctly Goudy's Frederic W. Goudy was perhaps the most influential type designer, English or American, of the twentieth century. His influence on advertising art and book design was considerable, and he became an artbiter of typographic taste for an entire generation between the wars. Part of the reason for his success lay with his practical knowledge of the problems of designer and printer. Much of this expertise was gained through his Village Press. Tight, clean, very good, almost fine but for three small stains on the bottom edge of the text block. Blue cloth 8vo. 205 pp. including index followed by 7 pp. Errata, Conclusion and Addenda Originally published in 1938. This is the 1981 reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Very Good+ hardcover; a solid copy ; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 3.5 x 6".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Decorations by Warren Chappell (illustrator). First Edition. One of a few copies only. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint Edition. Leather spine has splitting and cracking. Covers have two two small, light stains on the front and marginal light browning. Private owner's name lable on the front endpaper. ; Limited to 250 copies. Produced as a Christmas book in 1931.

Condition: New. SUPER FAST SHIPPING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo (23.5 cm), [10], 20, [7] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly stained and sunned). Reprint of the 1938 edition. This bibliography meticulously documents the career of The Village Press. It begins with a short memoir by Frederic W. Goudy, offering a candid account of the challenges faced by a printer. A brief excerpt from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, provides insight into the significant initial difficulties they encountered. Despite these challenges, The Village Press produced books that paid homage to William Morris, who greatly inspired Goudy's approach to book design.

(VILLAGE PRESS) CARY, Melbert B., Jr. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE VILLAGE PRESS. New Castle: Oak Knoll, (1981). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Reprint of 1938 edition. Including an account of the genesis of the press by Frederic W. Goudy and a portion of the 1903 diary of Will Ransom, co-founder. Spine of dust jacket sunned, else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 79pp.; HB beige w/dk.bluegreen; slight rub w/some waterdamage,bttm.spine; clean,tight pgs. DJ redw,white,&blk.; rubbed w/spine&edges sunned; chip,bttm.spine. "50 complete alphabets of the most modern type faces.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition. 79pp.; HB beige w/dk.bluegreen; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ red,white,&blk.; rubbed w/spine&edges sunned; 3"tear,bttm.spine; 2"tear,bk.flap; chips&tears. "50 complete alphabets of the most modern type faces.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo (23.5 cm), [10], 20, [7] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). Reprint of the 1938 edition. This bibliography meticulously documents the career of The Village Press. It begins with a short memoir by Frederic W. Goudy, offering a candid account of the challenges faced by a printer. A brief excerpt from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, provides insight into the significant initial difficulties they encountered. Despite these challenges, The Village Press produced books that paid homage to William Morris, who greatly inspired Goudy's approach to book design.