Fahey Herbert (30 results)

Stiff Board Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. A firm straight clean book. Gaston Vanzet (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited to 400 copies. Covers slightly warped. No box or dust jacket.

tall 4to. two-toned cloth, leather spine label. ix, 142 pages. First edition, limited to 400 copies and printed at the Grabhorn Press. Lacking the slipcase, else a fine copy. Discusses printing in California pre-Zamorano Press and afterward to 1850. Spans the twenty-five years from the crude wood-block printing of the Mexican province to the activities of the Gold Rush days. Brief biography of Agustin V. Zamorano. two-toned cloth, leather spine label. Grabhorn Press (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. Oversized black and green cloth, spine label. Limited to 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Heel bumped, lacks the slipcase. Prosectus laid in. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 142 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 9.5 x 6.25 in. 82, [4] pp. b/w illustrations of bookbinding techniques with several photographic reproductions of Fahey bindings following the text . Red cloth lettered in bronze at spine. No internal markings, Light shelf-wear to spine-ends, else near fine. Lacking publisher's slipcase.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Slipcase. 1st Edition. Ix, 142 Pp. , Black Cloth Spine With Morocco Spine Lab El, Gilt, Over Green Cloth, In Green Cloth Slipcase. Also With The Prospectus (Single Sheet Folded To Make 3 Pp), One Of 400 Copies, + "The California Spanish Press", Single Sheet Folded, 3 Pp., One Of 100 Copies Only. All Are Fine; Spine Label Unworn, Gilt Brilliant. Book Has 1" Square Leather Bookplate Of H. L. Doolittle, Pasadena, With Offset Onto Facing Front Free Endpaper. Slipcase With Slight Rubbing At Edges. Frontispiece Portrait; 16 Facsimile Plates (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good with prospectus laid in; black cloth with green cloth sides; gilt-stamped red leather spine label; some rubbing and chipping to spine label else fine; internally pristine; binding tight. Lacks plain white dust jacket. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Like new; excellent condition. Dark wine/purple color cloth cover on this fine hardback. Gilt titling and emblem on cover and spine. (BR) Box 350.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Cloth, 35 cm, ix + 141 pages + xvi plates. Very good copy, leather label on cloth spine is somewhat chipped.

Hard Cover. Limited Edition. One of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. A FINE, CLEAN, TIGHT COPY INSIDE AND OUT WITH THE MOST MINOR WEAR AT SPINE ENDS. BOOKPLATE.

ix, 142 pp. Illustrated. Folio, publisher's cloth. First edition. Bumped at the lower corners; otherwise near fine.

Condition: Good. Grabhorn Press, 1956. Limited, one of 400 copies; includes prospectus; original cover with green cloth boards and black backstrip with title in gilt lettering on red leather label; cover lightly rubbed, corners and spine ends lightly rubbed/bumped; edges lightly soiled; endpapers and pages lightly age- toned; prospectus lightly age-toned with some foxing; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted. Due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges will apply on International or Expedited orders. hardcover. Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. near fine. First Edition. First printing, miniature book, 66 pp. A short essay on early California printing by San Francisco bookbinder and typographer, Herbert Fahey. This work was the genesis for his later important book published by The Book Club of Califronia, "Early Printing in California", in 1956. Dedicated to the Thiriteth Annual Convention of The International Association of Printing House Craftsmen, Inc., with the title page designed by Haywood Hunt. Herbert (1894-1959) and Edna Peter (1897-1974) Fahey opened their workshop (out of their home) in San Francisco, in 1935, upon their return from a European tour. During the four years of travel they studied with master binder Ignaz Wiemeler in Germany for six months; in France, with several binders for two years including Mlle. M. Morin-Pons; and in London with Douglas Cockerell and Thomas Harrison. After only a year they realized that bookbinding was not bringing in sufficient income; Herbert took a position as foreman of the composing room with Patterson & Hall, but he and his wife, Peter (Edna Peter) continued to both bind books and teach for the rest of their lives. They were involved in the book clubs of the Bay Area, including The Book Club of California and the Roxburghe Club (SF) and had a strong influence on later generations of binders. (Note that the above info mostly taken from an article written about Edna Peter Fahey the year of her death, by Duncan H. Olmstead, published in the "Guild of Book Workers Journal", Volume XIII, Number 1, dated Fall 1974.) This item seemingly scarce in the marketplace, as of this writing there are no other copies online. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full red cloth over (cardboard) boards, black lettering stamped onto the spine, title page vignette of a printing press, frontis a reproduction of the title page of the "most important book printed in Spanish California" ("Manifesto a la Republica Mejicana"); larger miniature (3 3/4" by 2 5/8"), pagination: [1-4] 5-63 [1, colophon]. In a wrapper of clear acetate; likely as issued, but we were unable to confirm this. ___CONDITION: Fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a bit of offsetting to the endpapers, else fine. The acetate wrapper near fine, free of edgewear or tears, with a modicum of light marks. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 104. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1951 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 104.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a fine condition hard cover, issued without dust jacket. The book is housed in a custom slipcase. SIGNED by Peter Fahey: "To the Guild of Bookworkers in hommage to Herbert Fahey." SHIPS from Eugene, Oregon, USA. INTERNATIONAL orders may require additional postage and surcharges, please inquire. X-ref Lunas. Location: FV. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. First edition. 16 plates, including the frontispiece. First edition, limited to 400 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. An account not only of the Zamorano Press but also of the other early printing establishments in California. Prospectus laid in. Original green-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with a gilt-stamped red leather spine label. A near fine copy in the original plain paper dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 8vo (23.5 cm), XVIII, [2], 82, [4] pp, plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered front board and spine. A reprint in facsimile of 1951 edition with a new introduction by Alan Isaac and foreword by Maureen Duke.

Hardcover. First edition. Important reference work. Limited edition of 400 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 142 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. ix, [1], 141, [1] p.: frontispiece and 15 plates with captions in red; 35 cm. Original black cloth spine with green cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped spine title on leather spine label. One of a limited edition of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. With prospectus. In Near Fine Condition: covers very lightly rubbed; otherwise a crisp and clean copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. This is a fine condition copy of this title in a fine condition slipcase. Inscribed: "To the Guild of Book{unclear] in hommage to Herbert Fahey, Peter Fahey." SHIPS from Eugene, Oregon, USA. INTERNATIONAL orders may require additional postage and surcharges, please inquire. :pcation: case. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 82 pp; Beautifully bound half leather with marbled covers. Title and leather transition edges in gilt. Prev owner bookplate inside front cover. Pages clean, deckled edge, binding tight. Heavily illustrated with photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. Four hundred copies printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Book Club Publication Number 94. ix, 142 pages; front portrait, illustrations; bibliography, index; bound in green cloth with black spine and red leather title label. History of the presses, publications and printers during the first twenty-five years of California printing history. Useful bibliography of 194 imprints covering the years 1833 to 1850. A handsome book (9 1/2 x 14 inch) with no markings of any kind. Very tiny chip from one corner of the leather spine label.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Bound in green leather.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Limited to 400 copies printed by The Grabhorn Press. Folio. ix, 142pp. 16 plates of samples; frontis portrait. Green and black two-tone cloth, red morocco spine label. A very fine copy. An important and scholarly study on printing in California from the Mexican period (1821) to statehood, September 9, 1850. Includes a bibliography of imprints, list of newspapers, list of presses, and bibliographic sources. The classic reference.Original prospectus laid in. [BCC: 94; Grabhorn: 582]. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: fine. 16 photographic plates. (x) + 142 pages, tall 4to, green and black cloth. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1956. Fine. One of 400 copies. Inscribed by the author.

First edition. One of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Folio. ix, [1], 141, [1] pp. Numerous full page facsimiles of title pages for pioneer publications in California. Publisher's quarter black cloth over green cloth, red morocco gilt spine label. Minor sunning to label, else a near fine copy.…

First edition. Folio, pp. [x], [142], and 16 full page photo plates. Limited to 400 copies and printed at the Grabhorn Press. Fine printing combined with very interesting history of this circumscribed, early period of California printing. Fine copy, with prospective laid in, and original plain heavy paper jacket.…

Condition: Black and green cloth. Fine. One of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. pp. [x], [142], and 16 full-page photo plates. x, 142 pp. pp. [x], [142], and 16 full-page photo plates. x, 142 pp One of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press.

San Francisco, Selbstverlag 1951. 24 : 16 cm. 82,(8) S. mit Abb. Handeinband (Stemmle, Zürich). Schönes Ex. Sprache: en.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1951. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 104, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 104 104.…