Hubbard, Elbert
THE BOOK OF THE ROYCROFTERS
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, n.d.

n.d. (1900). Octavo. 29 pp; 16 b/w photographic plates with tissue guards. Limp suede covers with gilt titles, yapp edges, top edge gilt. "Compliments of the Philistine" card laid in. Good- to Very good- Water stain to lower edge of covers, also affecting pages 5 through 8, the endpapers (lightly), and the lower margin of the tail piece, but no other water stains and no stains to the plates. Tissue guards lightly toned, front pastedown silk lining has become free from the cover though still attached like an ffep. This is the first Roycrofters catalog, published in 1900. It includes photographs of life at Roycrofters and some of the people who worked there. There are also ads for Roycroft books and auction prices for early 1900 in the rear of the book. A great reference.
Inventory number #012521

Bacheller, Irving
THE STORY OF A PASSION
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1901

Octavo. 14 pp; hand illuminated in two colors and gold by Emma Straight. Red suede covers with yapp edges and silk doublures. Very good-, small dark stain on spine, edges a little worn mostly around spine ends. Copyright page reads 1899, colophon reads 1901. Signed by Emma Straight on colophon with hand-drawn Roycrofters device.
Inventory number #012519

Shakespeare, William
THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR
East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Shop, 1904

Quarto. 147 pp. Brown suede spine with light brown paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine label, title stamped in white on cover, top edge gilt, silk bookmarker (now detached). VG, head of spine lightly chipped & light rubbing at tail, corner tips bumped and rubbed through, boards lightly soiled; pages clean & bright with no foxing, a few finger smudges on first few pages.
Inventory number #012514

COLLECTIF
Les Arts et les Techniques Graphiques
Paris: Editions Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1937

Quarto. 88 pp; 24 tipped in plates and samples, 2 samples of textured cardstock and numerous color and b/w illustrations and plates throughout. Text in French. Illustrated paperback. Very good to near fine. Covers lightly soiled with toning to spine; contents clean bright and appear to be complete. Many examples of the printing arts, card stock, maps, fonts and typography, color lithography, samples of book title pages, sheet music, newsprint, articles on decorative bindings, decorators and illustrators and more.
Inventory number #012499

Basile, Adrien
NOTIONS ELEMENTAIRES DE MATHEMATIQUES APPLIQUEES A LA TYPOGRAPHIE
Paris: Bureaux de l'Imprimerie, n.d.

(ca 1904). Octavo. 70 pp; b/w illustrations, figures, and ads. Text in French. Staple bound wraps printed with ads. Very good-. The covers are the same paper as the contents and as such have become a little brittle from age and are starting to split along the spine, small chip to top edge of cover page. Mathematical drawings and illustrated period ads for printing equipment. Rare
Inventory number #012484

Bloomingdale's
BLOOMINGDALE'S YEAR BOOK AND CATALOG FOR 1915
NY: Bloomingdale Brothers, 1915

Octavo. 320 pp; b/w illustrations; 55 theater seating charts. Decorated cloth. Very good, some minimal aging/wear to the covers, pages lightly toned on edges. Information, history, products, prices and helpful tips. Scarce.
Inventory number #012477

Bussinger, John F.
GILDING & THE MAKING OF GOLD LEAF
N.P.: Richard H. Barnes, 1962

Octavo. 37 pp; b/w illustrations; sample of gold leaf under tissue and clear overlay tipped in. Cloth-covered boards with gilt titles, all edges gilt. Very good to near fine with some light wear to covers, light wrinkling to clear overlay. 1/500 copies printed.
Inventory number #012473

Segal, William C., publisher
GENTRY. Number Eighteen, Spring 1956
Philadelphia, PA: Reporter Publications, 1956

Quarto. 111 pp; illustrated throughout in color and b/w, some inserts and folding plates. Paperback. Very good, spine lightly rubbed. Complete.
Inventory number #012470

PUBLICITE ET ARTS GRAPHIQUES Emballage et Etalage Numero Special / Special Issue Packaging and Window Display
Geneve: Maurice Collet, 1947

Quarto. 150 pp; illustrated b/w throughout with some color ads, printed ad on aluminum and clear wrap sample in rear. Text in French and English. Paperback. Very good-, Front cover was mostly detached and has been rehinged with japan paper and a mylarcover for protection. Light edgewear, and corner bumps, spine toned, clear wrap sample has broken free and its backing page has a fair amount of creasing. Corners on aluminum ad a little bent.
Inventory number #012461

Mercer, Frank A.
MODERN PUBLICITY 1956-57 Volume 26
London: Studio Publications, 1956

Quarto. vii, 180 pp; 120 color & 730 b/w illustrations; indices. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has a few edge chips, spine ends chipped with old tape repairs on back, small hole near top of spine as well as several tears. This 26th annual issue illustrates the best advertising art from thirty countries in these categories: posters, press advertising, direct mail, letter-heads, show cards, packaging, wine labels, trademarks, and record covers.
Inventory number #012458

Rogers, Bruce
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MAKING OF THE OXFORD LECTERN BIBLE
Philadelphia, PA: Lanston Monotype Machine Company, n.d.

n.d., [1936]. Quarto. 16 pp. Stapled wraps with titles. Very good, light fading to edges of covers. Bruce Rogers explains the process of designing the typography and layout of the Oxford Lectern Bible.
Inventory number #012452

Griffith, C.H.
THE LINOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE
NP: Printed for The Annual of Bookmaking, 1938

Octavo. (16) pp. Bound wraps with paper label. Very good. Some edgewear to covers with a couple small closed tears. "This signature was composed and printed for The Annual of Bookmaking in April 1938. The typography by W.A. Dwiggins and Paul Bennett. The decorative material, designed for Linotype by Mr. Dwiggins, is shown here for the first time." [colophon]
Inventory number #012450

Jovanovich, William
ON MOVING
NY: Harcourt Brace & World, 1963

Octavo. 22 pp. Stapled wraps. Very good, covers toned. This essay was written for friends and staff members of the company on the occasion of their move to new headquarters.
Inventory number #012438

Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
LINOTYPE LUBRICATION a Complete Manual for Efficient Maintenance
Brooklyn, NY: Mergenthaler Linotype Co, n.d.

Octavo. 16 pp; b/w illustrations. Paperback. Very good, light sunning to edges of cover. Photographic reference for the lubrication points on Linotype machines as well as notes about approved oils and frequency.
Inventory number #012435

Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
THE BIG SCHEME OF SIMPLE OPERATION: A Primer on Linotype Mechanism and Operation
Brooklyn, NY: Mergenthaler Linotype Co., 1940

Octavo. 39 pp; illustrated in b/w. Paperback with illustrated covers. Very good.
Inventory number #012428

Heidelberg U.S.A.; Mohawk Paper
IMPOSITION
Cohoes, NY: Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc, n.d.

Octavo. unpaginated; b/w illustrations and diagrams. Printed paper covers. VG. "This book is to assist you in the layout and imposition of printing mechanicals when your printed piece has specific folding requirements." Specific to Heidelberg / stahl buckle and combination machines.
Inventory number #012425

Eckman, James
WEEK ENDS WITH TOM CLELAND
NY: The Typophiles, 1971

Small octavo. 12 pp; b/w frontispiece. Stiff paperback with illustration pasted on cover. Near Fine. Limited edition of 350 copies. Typophile Monograph No. 125
Inventory number #012422

Dwiggins, W. A. & William Rose Benet
A BAKER'S DOZEN OF EMBLEMS collected from various numbers of The Saturday review of literature issued in 1927 and 1928
Brooklyn, NY: Mergenthaler Linotype Co., 1935

Small octavo. Unpaginated [40] pp; monochrome illustrations by W.A. Dwiggins. Paperback with illustrated covers. Very good. Slight sunning to spine and edges, more pronounced on back cover. "Drawings by W.A. Dwiggins ; and verses by William Rose Benet; collected from various numbers of the Saturday review of literature issued in 1927 and 1928; and Electra, a new linotype face from the hand of the said W.A.D."
Inventory number #012417

Cleland, T.M.
PAPER IS PART OF THE PICTURE
West Springfield, MA: Strathmore Paper Company, n.d.

n.d. (1922). Single sided sheet of "Old Stratford Parchment Cover" gatefolded 6 impression stencil print by T.M. Cleland with guide to the colors used in each impression on the back. Strathmore line card laid in. Housed in original mailer. Near fine in soiled and stained mailer.
Inventory number #012416

Bauer Type Foundry, Inc.
BERNHARD TYPES
NY: The Bauer Type Foundry, Inc., n.d.

n.d. (c1936) Octavo. 24 pp; illustrations in monochrome. Paperback. Very good, light rubbing to edges, 16 pages of Bernhard type specimens followed by 6 pages of ads created with the type family.
Inventory number #012410