Books and Typography designed by Merle Armitage.
New York: Weyhe, 1938. 130 pp. Contributions by typographic and design luminaries. Original wrappers. From the library of Millard Sheets. More
New York: Weyhe, 1938. 130 pp. Contributions by typographic and design luminaries. Original wrappers. From the library of Millard Sheets. More
London: Thames & Hudson, [1978]. 8vo. [224 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. First Edition. Laminated wrappers, 270 ills, 12 in color. Contents: Introduction; l. History of English bookbinding decoration; 2 Equipment; 3 Bookbinder's materials; 4 Introduction to a book; 5 Working procedures; 6 Binding styles; 7 Finishing; 8 Boxes; 9..... More
London : Macmillan, 1908. 8vo. 232 pp. Hard Cover. Good. Maroon cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Minor shelf wear, especially at head and tail of spine. Pages fine. Well worn to spine. 13 leaves of B&W plates. Deckled pages. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder..... More
London: Macmillan, [1908]. 8vo. [232 pp.]. First Edition, Very Good. Hard covers. Dust Jacket Very Good. In protective wraps. Deckled pages, uncut. Illustrated in color and black and white. Shows some facing and shelf wear from age, otherwise a fine, unread and rare 1st edition. More
Salem, NH: The Ayer Company Publishers, [1970s?]. 4to. 143 pp. Very Good+. Soft cover. Minor toning from age. B&W plates throughout. Addressed to Peter Selz with postage label on verso. Scarce. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz (1919-2019). More
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, [1972]. 8vo. [176 pp.]. 1st Edition. Very Good+. Hard covers. Blue cloth, white spine lettering. All pages fine. ISBN 10: 0810805448 ISBN 13: 9780810805446. More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. 8vo. 96 pp. First Edition. Very Good+. Soft Cover. Red printed wraps. More
New York: The Typophiles, [2000]. 8vo. [15 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Stitch binding. Pages fine. Includes typed letter on Grolier letterhead from Eric Holzenberg. Four pages of illustrations reproducing examples of Renaissance printing from Venice. Typophile Monograph, New Series, Number 16. Composed in English Monotype Poliphilus and Blado by..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. 4to. 1 portfolio (13 folders) : illustrations (some color, some mounted), facsimiles ; 26 cm. Very Good+. Color and B&W plates throughout. Scarce. Contents: Introduction -- I. The Book of Common Prayer of 1717 -- II. De officiis -- III. Odes, cantates..... More
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, [1980]. 8vo. [30 pp.]. Very Good. Beige paper covers. Stapled wraps. Pages fine. Some illustrations within, in B&W. Introduction by John Hersey. More
San Francisco Review of Books, 1977. A special supplement of the San Francisco Review of Books. 4to. 12 pp., illus. Very good in stapled paper wraps. More
Chicago: Argus Bookshop , [1935]. 4to. [27 pp.]. Very Good. Beige printed paper covers. Minor creasing to covers. Pages fine. More
Philadelphia : Free Library of Philidelphia, 1966. 12mo. 20 pp. Very Good+. Soft Cover. Illustrated paper wraps. Staple binding. Frontispiece; B&W illustrations throughout. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
London: The Holland Press, [1978]. 8vo. [326 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. No Dust Jacket. Bound in publisher's maroon woven cloth, blocked and lettered in brown and gilt to the spine. Pages clean. An up-to-date insight into the techniques of bookbinding in one whole book taking each binding technique as..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1908. 8vo. [ca 165 pp.]. Hard Cover. Very Good. Green cloth covered boards. Some wear to boards, especially front board. B&W plates. Minor toning from age. Pages fine. Extremely Scarce. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
New York: Typophiles, 1951 - 1967. 12mo. [2 pp]; [3 pp]; 16 pp; [20 pp]; 26 pp. Mostly stapled color pictorial wraps, some folded, double-sided sheets. Very good with marginal staining. Includes some black and white frontispieces. Some deckled covers, some folded. All limited editions. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1987. 8vo. 139 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on spine and front board. Very good. Color dustjacket with brodart cover. Black and white illustrations and photographs. First edition. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. More
Brussels: Bibliotheque Royale Albert, 1977. 238 pp., plus numerous illustrated pages. Wraps. More
Philadelphia: Moncure Biddle & Co, [1942]. 8vo. [62 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Pages fine. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Moncure Biddle, a Philadelphia book collector, published a series of Christmas Letters, small books on book topics: bookbinding, collecting, etc. More
Philadelphia: Moncure Biddle & Co, [1939]. 8vo. [62 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Pages fine. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Moncure Biddle, a Philadelphia book collector, published a series of Christmas Letters, small books on book topics: bookbinding, collecting, etc. More
Philadelphia: Moncure Biddle & Co, [1944]. 8vo. [56 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Minor soiling on covers. Pages fine. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Moncure Biddle, a Philadelphia book collector, published a series of Christmas Letters, small books on book topics: bookbinding, collecting, etc. More
Philadelphia: Moncure Biddle & Co, [1943]. 8vo. [61 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Pages fine. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Some facsimile plates. Moncure Biddle, a Philadelphia book collector, published a series of Christmas Letters, small books on book topics: bookbinding, collecting, etc. More
Philadelphia: Moncure Biddle & Co, [1945]. 8vo. [49 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Pages fine. Illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Moncure Biddle, a Philadelphia book collector, published a series of Christmas Letters, small books on book topics: bookbinding, collecting, etc. More
Philadelphia: Moncure Biddle & Co, [1941]. 8vo. [62 pp.]. Very Good. Soft covers. Pages fine. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Moncure Biddle, a Philadelphia book collector, published a series of Christmas Letters, small books on book topics: bookbinding, collecting, etc. More
Los Angeles: University of California Press, [1967]. 8vo. [100 pp.]. Very Good. Soft cover. Stapled wraps. Pages fine. Soiling to front and rear covers. More