Bookbinding, Signed (61 results)

Paper Covers. Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS (INITIALED). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Spiral Bound. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED. Stiff white illus. wraps, lettered in red and black, black comb binding. [iv],76 pp., illus. Covers mildly foxed and soiled, contents fine. Signed by author on front flyleaf, inscribed as "First Edition," dated 21 May 1973. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Christmas 1933, Limited Edition #36 of 200 copies, Near Fine/no dj, octavo, thin 12pp., decorated green and red (Christmas-y) boards string-tied hardcover, binding tight, text unmarked, Signed in full on second page of introduction by publisher "Edward Hertzberg," and Signed in full on limitation page/front flyleaf by author "James O'Donnell Bennett.". Signed by Author(s).

Paper Covers. Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS (INITIALED). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Clara Buffum (illustrator). Softcover wrapper style binding in brown print heavy paper with title on spine and cover in dark lettering. The cover is starting to split at lower hinge on front only. The textblock is 9.5"x 6" with 72 pp. and free, clean endpapers, front and back, tightly sewn and unmarked. There are many line drawings, by the author, and there were 500 copies of this special edition, of which this is #13, signed by the author. A basic approach to classical bookbinding using terms and materials/equipment available and taught in the 1930's.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback, gilt title to spine, marbled paper covered boards. With removable clear protective wrapper. 24.5cm x 18cm. 63pp. Frontis. Illus. Signed by Marianna Fletcher Titcombe to front free end-paper. Small annotation by a previous owner also to ffep. Extremities a little rubbed. Signed by Author.

Cloth and Paper. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Three essays: "Early American Bookbinding By Hand," by French; "The Rise of American Edition Binding," by Rogers; and "On the Rebinding of Old Books," by Lehmann-Haupt. Edited by Lehmann-Haupt. SIGNED by Hannah Dustin French on the half-title page. No slipcase. No dust jacket, but protected in an archival plastic cover. 293 indexed pages with some black and white illustrations and photographs. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Rottner, Andrew (illustrator). Limited Edition. No. 15 of 100 copies. Original publisher's beige paper-covered boards backed with green cloth. 4 1/4" x 4 1/4." Unpaginated, twenty-five pages, complete. Ten black-and-white illustrations by Andrew Rottner, complete. Pages and covers are pristine and intact. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. Signed in black ink by Andrew Rottner on a back flyleaf facing the colophon: "#15 of 100, Andrew Rottner [?], 2015." A whimsical book about bookbinding. In ten words and ten illustrations, Rottner concisely summarizes the process of bookbinding with the help of an anthropomorphic gorilla as bookbinder. The last page of the story concludes with a note about the important of animal conservation: "In truth, large apes could likely not operate professional bookbinding machinery without human assistance. The same, quite unfairly, is true of their continued survival. Support conservation." Back colophon: "Knuckles on the Ground: Fundamentals of Bookbinding; San Francisco Center for the Book; 'Small Plates' Edition Series, 2015. Written, illustrated, designed and bound by Andrew Rottner. Printed on Classic Crest 100T Natural White with the invaluable assistance of Chad Johnson and Rhiannon Alpers. Special thanks to Erin Fong, John DeMerritt and the SFCB team of volunteers. Ramayana quote translation by R. K. Narayan, 1972.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. F. C. Avis January 1957 1st/1st small hardback. pp159. Green boards with gilt titles. A little rubbed/marked to extremities. Owner's name to front blank. Binding solid. Tanning to blank ep's otherwise clean and bright. Signed by Author on title page. Un-clipped jacket shows tanning and chips to extremities. Good in fair jacket. Signed by Author(s).

softcover. Bookbinding (illustrator). 7 x 10 inches. softcover. 536 pages. This is a softcover reprint of Volume 1 in the Suave Mechanicals: Essays on the History of Bookbinding series, which was originally published in hardcover in 2013 and which has been out-of-print for some time. The series has been acclaimed internationally for its thought-provoking content related to bookbinding as practiced globally over millennia. This volume is dedicated to "all of our teachers who have shown us how to study, how to interpret, and how to describe the book." Table of Contents: Julia Miller, "Editor's Preface"; Evyn Kropf, "Historical Repair, Recycling, and Recovering Phenomena in the Islamic Bindings of the University of Michigan Library: Exploring the Codicological Evidence"; Sylvie L. Merian, "Protection against the Evil Eye? Votive Offerings on Armenian Manuscript Bindings"; Consuela G. Metzger, "Colonial Blankbooks in the Winterthur Library"; Robert J. Milevski, "A Primer on Signed Bindings"; Julia Miller, "Not Just Another Beautiful Book: A Typology of American Scaleboard Bindings"; "Jeffrey S. Peachey, "Beating, Rolling, and Pressing: The Compression of Signatures in Bookbinding Prior to Sewing"; Martha E. Romero, "European Influence in the Binding of Mexican Printed Books of the Sixteenth Century"; Jennifer W. Rosner, "Papier-Mâché Bindings: 'Shining in Black and Gorgeous with Pearl and Gold'"; John Townsend, "The 1715 Mohawk Prayer Book: A Study of Six Copies in Colonial American Scaleboard Bindings"; bibliographies and index.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author at title page. 10 x 7.75 in. 158 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Black cloth lettered in gilt at spine. Pictorial jacket. Minor edge-wear. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, now in protective mylar cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed "Bernard" on front free end-paper. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 176 Pp. Black Cloth Spine,Gilt, Red-Brown Boards. First Editionj. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed From Stuart Bennett To Frank "From His Colleague, Friend, And Fellow-Traveler / The Author / Sdtuart Bennett February 2005", And With The Sale Receipt From Stuart Bennett To Krown & Spellman At The Sf Book Fair In 2005. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. 68 pp; This is a paper back. Author Signed, in the colophon at the end of the book. Limited to 500 copies, this being #151. Pages unmarking and lightly age toned, over-cut paper covers are chipped and with small tears back to the text block, top 1/2 inch of the spine is missing, spine has been re-inforced with tape. ; Signed by Author.

Condition: Good. Photocopy of Typed letter signed on Bela Blau letterhead, 8.5" x 11", Single Leaf, Very Good.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Signed by Robinson on his bookplate on front endpage. Slightly dampstained. 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. (books, bookbinding, book art).

Condition: As New. 23pp. #70/120. handsewn binding. signed / inscribed by Bruce Schnabel at the back. also signed by Dikko Faust. clean and unmarked. binding sound. an attractive copy. Limited/Numbered. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in tall. Year: 1979. Signed.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm. Notes; SIGNED by the author. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Ch. 1. Bookbinders and booksellers -- Ch. 2. bookbinders' price lists -- Ch. 3. Publishers' bindings -- Ch. 4. Common trade bindings : a sampler -- Ch. 5. Deluxe bindings. Subjects; Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Bookbinding History. Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 17th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 18th century. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Ch. 1. Bookbinders and booksellers -- Ch. 2. bookbinders' price lists -- Ch. 3. Publishers' bindings -- Ch. 4. Common trade bindings : a sampler -- Ch. 5. Deluxe bindings. Subjects; 17th-18th centuries. Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Bookbinding. Uitgeversbanden. Boekbinders. Reliure Grande-Bretagne Histoire 17e siècle. Reliure Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle. Bookbinding History. Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 17th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 18th century. Bookbinding - [17th Century - United Kingdom - History]. Bookbinding - [18th Century - United Kingdom - History]. Great Britain. Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated. Printed books - 21st century - United States - Delaware - New Castle - Specimens. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Limited Edition of 225 copies; hand stitched binding slightly loose; signed by author in pencil on colophon page at rear; printed, bound, and marbled by Thrift; samples of hand marbled paper through out the text; 12mo; with 38 pages; included with this volume all contained in a near fine bespoke slip case is the following: as new 16mo book by Sheldon Wesson, The Lucky Dog Printer Tim Thrift, 1959, The River Hill Press, Shippenville, Pennsylvania, designed and printed by Robert J. Jaskovski in Limited Edition of 120 copies with this copy #87; also included is a good franked (stamped and dated) envelope with printed return address The River Hill Press, Robert J. Jaskovski, Printer, the envelope includes a franked 1947 postcard announcing Tim Thrift's death, a dated 1959 typed letter on The River Hill Press letter head and signed byJaskovski to Paul A. Bennett, Typographic Promation Manager of Mergenthaler Linotype Company inquiring for information, Bennett's reply as a 1959 dated carbon copy included, two 16mo pamphlets The Type Speaks by Frederic W. Goudy and The Riverhill Printer No.11 May 1959, entitled My Collection of Private Press Books by Robert J. Jaskovski. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm. Notes; SIGNED by the author. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Ch. 1. Bookbinders and booksellers -- Ch. 2. bookbinders' price lists -- Ch. 3. Publishers' bindings -- Ch. 4. Common trade bindings : a sampler -- Ch. 5. Deluxe bindings. Subjects; Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Bookbinding History. Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 17th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 18th century. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Ch. 1. Bookbinders and booksellers -- Ch. 2. bookbinders' price lists -- Ch. 3. Publishers' bindings -- Ch. 4. Common trade bindings : a sampler -- Ch. 5. Deluxe bindings. Subjects; 17th-18th centuries. Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Bookbinding. Uitgeversbanden. Boekbinders. Reliure Grande-Bretagne Histoire 17e siècle. Reliure Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle. Bookbinding History. Bookbinding Great Britain History 17th century. Bookbinding Great Britain History 18th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 17th century. Publishers' bindings Great Britain History 18th century. Bookbinding - [17th Century - United Kingdom - History]. Bookbinding - [18th Century - United Kingdom - History]. Great Britain. Genres; Bibliography. History. Illustrated. Printed books - 21st century - United States - Delaware - New Castle - Specimens. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second, Supplemented Edition; 8Vo, Pp. Xv, [1], 326, [14]; 97 Illustrations And Diagrams In The Text Plus 11 Photographic Illustrations At End; Top Edge Stained Brown. Cloth, Lettered In Gilt On Brown. ; Brown Endpapers. Small Chip On Back Panel Of Publisher's Clear Glassine Dust Jacket Which Also Shows Some Yellow Discoloration. Inscribed By Middleton To A California Psychiatrist (Who Was A Good Client For Many Years) "Signed For ------ With Thanks & Best Wishes Bernard C. Middleton". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. Limited. Decorated paper covered boards, Bay Path Cover, brown ripple finish, overprinted with Garamnt ornaments. Deckled edges. 68 pp., index, rear colphon. No. 248 of an edition limited to 500 copies, signed by author. Printed by Akerman-Standard Co., Providence. Paper separated at several points within joints, evidence of repair at lower spine, chipped with minor loss (approx. 1/8") at heel of spine. Clean, bright interior. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Colour and black-and-white reproductions, figures in text. A fine copy. Loosely inserrted slip, "Chris, With Compliments, Jenny Sheppard.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939. First edition, 1939, with a personalized inscription signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with diagrams. Golden tan cloth printed in red and black, with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has a slightly age-darkened spine, no chips. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

xv + 326pp. with frontispiece in colour & 97 illustrations in text & 11 bl/w plates out of text, signed on title page by the author, 24cm., publisher's full cloth binding, 2nd supplemented edition 1978, good condition, added: small printed card with compliments from author with handwritten words "Many thanks", V96221.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this guide to bookbinding, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Author's presentation copy, signed with an inscription to the front endpaper that reads: "To Hamish with very best wishes." Hamish Riley-Smith is a UK based dealer, retailer and trader in rare books and manuscripts from the fifteenth to twentieth century. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour photographs and figures. A detailed guide to the history, tradition, and craft of bookbinding. With chapters on materials and tools, single-section bindings. multi-section bindings, containers, and more. Written by Kathy Abbott, a British bookbinder. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent with minor sunning only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.

Bookbinding (illustrator). 8vo. marbled paper over cloth-backed boards. xix, 15, 23, (7) pages, one folded plate. Limited to 250 signed copies, 200 for sale. Text is a facsimile of original Dutch text with translation on facing page. Gives information on gilding of leather, paper, and silk, velvet and fore edge, marbling on edges of calf and sheepskin, and dyeing of calf and sheepskin. Four tipped in specimens of gilt stamping and four tipped in specimens of marbling help visualize some of the processes explained in the book. The gilded samples were struck at the Harcourt Bindery from 19th-century hand engraved brass stamps of American manufacture. Marbled paper samples and cover paper were made by Mr. Wolfe, who also executed the binding. marbled paper over cloth-backed boards.

FIRST EDITION limited to 50 numbered & signed copies (+ 20 specials), folio, pp.(8); printed in Italian Old Style type on white Bugra paper with blue titling; sewn into blue & gold pastepaper wrappers, printed paper label; five tipped-in half-page colour illustrations and centre fold-out smoke proof sheet of 123 ornaments and three handle letter alphabets. Designed, printed & bound by Don Rash into whose care the collection had been placed by Dr James Fraser. 'A small bit of book arts history designed to provide a resource for collectors and scholars of Loyd Haberly's bindings.' Private Press Seven Acres BOOKBINDING.