Koschembahr Daniel (5 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Limited. Quarter blue cloth over blue & white patterned paper boards, japanese style binding with white embossed paper wrapper. (2 1/8" x 2 1/4"). 32 pages; Author's foreword, glossary of nautical terms, errata and colophon. Limited to 200 numbered copies. The book was designed, illustrated and handset by Carol Charles von Koschembahr. The author assisted with the printing and binding. An exceptionally clean, tight copy Size: 64mo.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Limited. Quarter blue cloth over paper boards, japanese style binding with white embossed paper wrapper. (2 1/8" x 2 1/4"). Unpaginated. The book was designed and produced by the author. An exceptionally clean, tight copy Size: 64mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 32, [1] pages in garamond type. Designed, illustrated, and handset by Carol Charles von Koschembahr. 63 mm. The publication is quite scarce, with only 200 copies produced. The book is noted for its high-quality, fine binding— a quarter blue cloth over paper boards—and features traditional Japanese-style binding. Text and illustrations printed in blue ink on double leaves. "This first endeavor was printed in Garamond type on a George P. Gordon letterpress. The book was designed, illustrated and handset by Carol Charles von Koschembahr. The author assisted in the printing and binding. May 1981. Limited edition of 200."-Colophon. Includes a glossary of nautical terms. Issued with white wraparound sleeve. The book contains the author's foreword, a glossary of nautical terms, an errata, and a colophon. It focuses on themes related to sailing and square-riggers. Koschembahr, Daniel. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. 28 unnumbered leaves. Title page printed in red and black. Handset text in italic Garamond. 7 cm. Original cream paper covered boards and black cloth. Complete with printed cream card sleeve. OCLC, 263444536. WorldCat records nine copies worldwide. The fact that this copy is uniquely numbered '42' and that, in pop culture, particularly to fans of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is famous as the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", owning the 42nd copy makes the item a meta-reference to the book itself. The book is a product of the Square-Rigger Press in Lexington, Kentucky, and features 26 calligraphic, lower-case letters drawn by the author, Daniel von Koschembahr. The publication is quite scarce, with only 200 copies produced. The book is noted for its high-quality, fine binding— a quarter blue cloth over paper boards—and features traditional Japanese-style binding. It is not merely a typeface specimen but a showcasing of handcrafted, calligraphic italic script. The work represents a blend of 20th-century private press tradition with the delicate artistry of calligraphy. …

First Edition, number 96 of 200 copies. Nice miniature production from the von Koschembahrs, the first book from the Square-Rigger Press imprint. A unique and attractive binding. Miniature book, 6x5.5cm, 32 [1]pp. Printed in blue with illustrations of sailboats by Carol Charles von Koschembahr throughout. Stitched Japanese style in blue cloth backed patterned paper boards and cream paper slip cover. Some toning to fore edge of boards, slip cover smudged. Very good+.…