Petko Edward (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ as Issued. Limited Edition. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover copy in near fine condition; faint age toning to edges of pages. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 50 copies printed to celebrate Richard J. Hoffman's birthday on all rag handmade paper. Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ as Issued. Limited Edition. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover copy in near fine condition; faint age toning to edges of pages. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 100 copies printed to celebrate Richard J. Hoffman's birthday. Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Oblong 4to. 26cm by 30cm. pp 35, [1] pages of plates. Original publisher's cream flecked cloth, lettered black on front cover and spine labels. One hundred copies printed to celebrate the seventieth birthday of Richard J. Hoffman. Designed and printed by Ethan B. Lipton. Light, postage very reasonable. Fine.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. 1992-1996. Two broadside and four four-page keepsakes, approx. 16 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches each, printed upon the occasions of his fathers birthday. Two are reprints from John Henry Nash, three feature color facsimiles, and one is printed with gold. Titles are "How Old Am I?" (Nash); "The Lord's Prayer" (Nash); "The Pillar of the Cloud" (Cardinal Newman); "Glory & Thanks Be to God" (14th Century Manuscript); Facsimile page of the 42-line Gutenberg Bible; and "Books". Occasional mild soft corner creases, else near fine copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. With tipped in photographic frontispiece. Illustrated from photographs and facsimiles. The introductory matter is printed with surrounding typographic borders printed in black, blue or red. Quarto red cloth with gilt design stamped on front cover and spine. Scarce in the trade, there being no additional copies available currently. Big, tall hardcover format, gilt lettering and design on front cover, lettering to spine. Burgundy cloth over boards. Bowed rear boards. Published in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Zamorano Club in Los Angeles, having taken from 1989-2002 to be completed. Foreword by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., biographical memoir, "To the Gentle Reader" -- an Introduction, then a full catalogue of Hoffman Imprints 1927-1989, bibliographic sources, photos of R.J. Hoffman and Dr. John Urabec, Illustrations, Note on the Ornamented Borders, and an Index to Authors, Compilers, Editors. Printed on 80 pound Mohawk Superfine paper in Garamond type, bound by Bruce and Mel Kavin at their Kater-Crafts Book Bindery. Printed in a limited edition of 250 copies. All in, a very good exemplar of an uber-scarce work.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hoffman, Richard J. (illustrator). oblong 8vo. linen, paper spine and cover label. (ii), 35, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 100 copies. Issued to celebrate the seventieth birthday of Richard J. Hoffman, printer, and author of "A Gathering of Types" and its sequel "A Decorative Divertissement." Designed and printed by Ethan B. Lipton with typesetting by Jack M. Conway. Illustrated with photographs of Hoffman at work in his shop. Half of spine label is missing. linen, paper spine and cover label.