master makers book (50 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Spine edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Stated first edition. Moderate wear and rubbing to spine. Binding is strong. Text block is clean and tight. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Good+. Stated First Edition. Pages clean except for a bookplate and owner's name on the front fixed endpaper, as well as mild age toning throughout; sewn binding is secure, green cloth cover is darkened along the spine, the gilt titles quite dimmed, and shows mild surface wear at corners and spine ends, otherwise well-kept. 271pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First stated Book in Fine shape embossed image on front of printers and press.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition stated book in Vg to Fine shape.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. 271 pp.+ Illus Plt at Frontis (with Tissue Guard), Grn Hardback with Blindstamped Printing Press Illus on F Cover (Neat), Gilt title, Fine in worn DJ with big edge tearout (in Protective Plastic Cover) 1st ed (Stated).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,STATED FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Portrait frontispiece; green cloth, spine gilt, chipped at head of spine. A good copy. Reissue, with cancel titlepage, of the edition published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City,

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First, dust jacket. Being a Consecutive Story of the Book From A Century Before the Invention of Printing Through the Era of the Doves Press. DJ moderate to heavy soil, few edge chips. Book covers h2o staining, does not affect body of book. Internally all pages very light edge browning. FAIR/ GOOD.

Condición: New. In.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. Hardback, original cloth. 20.5 x 14cm. 271pp, [1]. Frontis. nd. circa 1929. Ex-library with usual library marks. On the front pastedown the bookplate of Charles Thomas Jacobi, partner in the Chiswick Press. Slight wear only. Contents clean.

Hardcover. Condición: good. . light fading to green boards, no duatjacket, clean tight copy, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Condición: New. In.

Quarter-leather. Condición: Very Good. no date, 271pp, frontispiece, amateur (but good) quarter red morocco binding, red cloth covered boards, grey endpapers, title blind stamped on spine, in red slipcase, ex lib (small circular stamp on title), 18.5x26cm.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. Book has rubbed spine lettering, toned endpaper thus very good. Dj has chips and soiling. Author's signature is laid in. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Three books by William Dana Orcutt, all first editions: (1) Robert Cavelier. The Romance of the Sieur de La Salle and His Discovery of the Mississippi River. Six full-page tonal illustrations, including frontispiece, by Charlotte Weber. Chapter-head decorations by Frederick Garrison Hall. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1904. 8vo. xiii + 313pp. Very good minus, first edition, no dust jacket Maroon ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt-stamped illustration on front board panel, gilt graphics and lettering on spine. Edges at head and tail of board spine are split and chipped. Fore-edge corners are softened, tips are rubbed through. All external board edges are scuffed. Spine is sunned and board panels have several scuffs. External page edges and text pages are age-toned. Verso to xiii and half-title page are unopened. Gutter is cracked at pp. 6-7. Internally clean. (2) The Flower of Destiny, An Episode. Six illustrations/plates on tissue by Charlotte Weber. All page decorations and margins are by Mabel Harlow. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1905. 8vo. [10] 11-277. Very good first edition, no dust jacket. Dark green, fine-ribbed cloth covered boards. Gilt-stamped floral design and lettering on front panel and spine. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped, with tiny chips and slight fraying on the corners. Board panels are lightly scuffed and with faint indication of damp exposure when tilted in the right light, no internal indications of dampness. Ornate end-papers in very and pale green. All text pages outlined in pale pink, chapter heads have small pale pink designs. Gutter is minimally cracked at pp. 112-113. Text pages are clean and text block is snug. (3) Master Makers of the Book. Being a consecutive Story of the Book from a Century before the Invention of Printing through the Era of the Doves Press. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1929. Sm8vo. 7 7/8" by 5 3/8". [10] 11-271pp. Very good minus book in good dust jacket. First edition. Dark green cloth covered boards. Blind-stamped illustration of a printing press and gilt stamped lettering and graphics on the front panel. Gilt lettering and graphics on spine. Upper external page edges are dark-green tinted. Boards and spine are sunned. Edges at head and tail of board spine are rubbed and with start of fraying. External side and lower page edges are age-darkened. Small bookseller's label on front paste down. Shadow-transfers on end-papers. Inside gutter is cracked at list of Books by WDO and verso to frontispiece. The lower half of frontispiece with tissue is separated. Pages 265-271 are unopened. Text pages are age-toned. Text block is sound. Dust jacket is sunned overall. Losses from chips across upper and lower edges and corners. All folds are heavily creased. Several old tape repairs/reinforcements on reverse side along spine folds and upper and lower edges. Not price clipped. Photos are intended as part of the descriptions. Please use close-up options for best inspection. Additional photos available at your request.

Hardcover. Condición: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering and impressed design of ancient printing press on front cover. Dust wrapper price clipped and slighly soiled on back panel, but a stunning copy, fine copy. Illustrated. Former owner's bookplate front pastedown. 271 pages, plus colophon.

Condición: Good. 8vo. Black and white plates. Hard cover. 271 pp. Very Good. Includes handwritten dedication by Esther Finlay Harvey dated Oct. 1930.Provenance: From the collection of the late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

Condición: Good. 8vo. 271 pp. Very Good. Dust Jacket Good, with some losses on top of spine. Reverse of DJ missing. In protective wraps. Deckled pages. Describes Aldus and his forerunners, Robert Etienne, Geoffroi Tory, Plantin, Elzevir, Baskerville, Didot, Bodoni, Ibarra, William Morris, Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker, and their work.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex rebound library copy with usual stamps & stickers.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Master Makers of the Book' is a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of the printed word, chronicling the lives and legacies of the visionary craftsmen who transformed the book from a mere vessel of information into an art form. Written by William Dana Orcutt, a noted bibliophile and historian of the graphic arts, this work traces the history of typography and bookmaking from the inception of movable type through the golden ages of printing.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This fascinating document provides a rare glimpse into the world of 18th-century chair-making in London. The book includes detailed pricing information for a wide range of chair-making and carving tasks, as well as specifications for the materials and tools required. It also offers an insight into the complex social and economic relationships between master manufacturers and journeymen. This is a must-read for anyone interested in traditional craftsmanship and the history of design.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Frontispiece Ilustrador. First Edition. pencil writing neatly done in margins, binding tight. S1 1.

Stated first edition. Hardcover book complete in its original printed dust jacket (unclipped). 20 cm. 171 pages. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author directly on the front loose end page. The book is in near fine condition. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight. Minimal loss to the gilt stamping on spine. Interior pages age toned at their extremities. Moderate edge wear/tear, rubbing, soiling to the dust jacket (now protected under a removable mylar sleeve).