Book Arts, Signed (83 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 18 crafts projects for children with complete instructions. Includes how to make your own book! Clean and unopened pages. Signed by one of the authors. Slight wear at edges. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author on title page.Oversize hardcover, 192. pp. w/ 325 color figures/photos. After an introduction to the European origins and enigration to Pennsylvania by the Mennonites, the author surveys cabinet makers, turned wood artisans; clock makers, blacksmiths, redware potters; fraktur artists, and textile makers. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; small spot on last blank page. Dust Jacket Condition :Very good; crease to bottom of front interior flap; shelf wear along top edge. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. This is a fine hardcover first edition, first printing copy in a fine mylar protected DJ brown spine. Inscribed by the author to Ruth Clark (and with her bookplate). MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY, extra for airmail or international shipping. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. As new, signed, hardcover, first editionClean, bright, tight, no defects. Large eight volume, signed by the author with long inscription on title page. With 508 pages and many illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This copy has no creasing of the spine or covers. Some light rubbing and edge wear. Interior text is clean and tight in binding. Black and white illustrations throughout. Signed by the Curator. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Stiff grey wrappers printed in grey and ochre, slender 8vo., 45, (1) pages. ANS from Farrell laid in. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. Signed by Alan James Robinson on custom bookplate on inside cover. #8, July 1993. Cover creased. Page corners curling. Shelf cocked. Shelf worn. Foxed on page edges. (magazine, art, quarterly).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Later Printing. A crisp, clean tight copy with a trace of edge and corner wear. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR! ; 0.5 x 9.25 x 6.25 Inches; 173 pages; Signed by Author.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minneapolis, 1999; signed and inscribed by author; brown cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; illustrated glossy jacket with mild wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 210 pages. Signed by Author.

Signed by the author and dedicated to the previous recipient, otherwise a near-new copy.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First printing. Author signed on the contents page. Pictorial wraps. 4to, 160pp. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. Signed by Alan James Robinson on custom bookplate on rear cover. Some smudges on the cover. Minor rubbing on cover. (history, muesum, exhibit, books).

Metcalf, Harlan G., Castle Books, 1977, c1974, reprint edition, boards (hard cover), inscription on ffep o/w vg+ with price-clipped dj (a few tiny tears), 190 pp with bibliography & index, B&W photographic & other illus., small 4to, "Here is history, conservation, technique, and numerous ideas for turning primitive man's handicrafts and implements to modern application and fun".

Condition: Fine. - Over 110 words typed on 11 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide creamy white "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" stationery with the center's logo and title printed in teal & green at the top. Responding to his friend, City Center producer Jean Dalrymple's letter, Stevens apologizes for the delay in replying "In cleaning up my desk after having neglected it for awhile due to some travelling and putting together several plays, I came across your letter of August 9th." Stevens continues "I am not really very knowledgeable about music so probably would not have had any worthwhile thoughts for the book you are compiling." Signed "Roger". Folded for mailing, else fine. Roger L. Stevens [1910-1998] was an American theatrical producer, arts administrator and real estate executive. He was the founding chairman of both the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts [1961] and the National Endowment for the Arts [1965]. He produced more than a hundred plays and musicals over his career, including "West Side Story", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Bus Stop". He became known for introducing plays by such adventurous writers as Harold Pinter, Arthur Kopit and Tom Stoppard.Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostelanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Photo Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by the author on title page; for sale at publisher's price; illustrated in color; 192pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. Minor shelf-wear to wraps. Areas of wrap originally white have darkened with soil, as per usual. Profusely illustrated. Firm binding and clean internals.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 12mo. 6 pages, unpaginated. Staple bound pamphlet which has been placed in a mylar sleeve with cardboard backing. White paper with title in black on front cover. This is a REPRINT from the June, 1956 issue of Productionwise. SIGNED by author on front cover: "Richard and Mary at Archer from SR Shapiro". Pamphlet has been folded in half and shows the crease down the middle. Pages are toned but text is sound. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Soft cover, quarto, 190pp. Inscribed to front free endpaper, "To Emery George from Dale Roylance". Emery George was a professor of German at the University of Michigan. Condition: About Near Fine with some shelfwear showing at the edges of the covers. Signed by author. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo.pp.64. ISBN:0500550026. Signed presentation from the designer. Loosely inserted good signed hand-written letter from Pauline Baines. The second of the Annual Walter Neurath Lectures; b/w photograph & drawings illustrate the text. The book was designed by typographer & designer Pauline Baines (1917-1920.) The Guardian Obituary, 8 Dec 2020, by Rebecca Redhouse: "My cousin Pauline Baines, who has died aged 103, was an independent and multi-talented woman. Contrary to the path envisaged by her family she built a successful career, working for nearly 25 years as a book designer and art director at Thames & Hudson, her steady salary allowing her husband to pursue the more volatile path of an artist." Walter Neurath (1903- 1967) was a British publisher, the co-founder in 1949, with his wife, Eva, of Thames & Hudson Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket. Signedes.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. With Good obi. Signed by Robinson on bookplate affixed to front free endpage. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (illustrated books, France, history, exhibition catalogs).

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed by Robinson on his bookplate on front endpage. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (art, illustrations, books, exhibitions).

Hardcover. Condition: g. First edition. Quarto. [8], 128, [2]pp (text), [40]pp (plates). Original printed dust-jacket over black and grey cloth with gold letteing on spine and black lettering on cover. Free front endpaper inscribed and signed by Merle Armitage, one of the 15 authors of this book. Collection of 15 essays on book design, profusely illustrated with 40 pages of b/w photographic plates. Dust-jacket, sunned, rubbed, and slightly chipped along edges. Minor offsetting on endpapers. DJ in overall fair, binding and interior in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Signed Limited Edition Hardback. Large 8vo. Issued without d/w. Limited and numbered edition: only 500 printed. An attractive collection of illustrated children's stories & verse on the theme of birthdays. Issued to commemorate Charles's 60th birthday. Illustrators include John Lawrence, Nicola Bayley, Michael Foreman, Posy Simmonds, Chris Wormell, David Gentleman, Quentin Blake & many others. The anthology is edited by Michael Morpurgo & Quentin Blake, who both SIGN THE BOOK on the half title page above the limitation statement, this number 31 of 500. Foreword by the then HRH The Prince of Wales. Hardback book, p.326, illustrations mainly in coloru, no dust jacket (as issued), blue boards with paste on Quentin Blake illustration on front cover. Fine. True first edition with full number line 13579108642 Fine. Issued without d/w. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ. Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. 128 Pp + Photographs Of Design Work By Each Of The Authors. This Example Inscribed By Armitage To His Friend And Illustrator Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife, "For Emmy And Jonnie Christmas 1949 From Merle". Photographs Of Armitage's Book On Napolitano, Including The Cover, Title Page, And Portrait By Brett Weston, Are Illustrated In This Book. Fine In A Very Good + Dj With Slight Rubbing And A 1/8" Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Edge. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. First edition. The second collection of short stories and poems from the pages of Yellow Silk: Journal of Erotic Arts (1981-1996), whose guiding editorial policy was "all persuasions, no brutality." Includes pieces by Mamet, Erdrich, Angela Carter, Sharon Olds, Galway Kinnell, Ntozake Shange, Marge Piercy, et al, SIGNED BY POND & RUSSO. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed.

Condition: Good. Folio. Broadside. Good with minor damp-staining & creasing. Signed by Terry Belanger. Scarce.

Inscribed & signed by editor H. H. Tombs, super octavo, pale yellow buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 186pp, illus, VG (sl creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light surface loss & soiling to spine & boards, light foxing & tanning to eps & terminals).

FOTO, EIGENHÄNDIG SIGNIERT.

First Edition. First edition. The second collection of short stories and poems from the pages of Yellow Silk: Journal of Erotic Arts (1981-1996), whose guiding editorial policy was "all persuasions, no brutality." Includes pieces by Mamet, Erdrich, Angela Carter, Sharon Olds, Galway Kinnell, Ntozake Shange, Marge Piercy, et al, INSCRIBED BY POND & RUSSO to collector Allen K. Mears, "Alan, You've always been one bright star on the edge of/ the horizon of the mountain. Lily 3.13.95" and "Alan- Share it with someone you love. Richard Russo." Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Signed poster with an engraving the Denny Chimes at the University of Alabama announcing a 1989 exhibit honoring John DePol (1913-2004) at the Institute for Book Arts. In fine condition. Signed by Author(s).