From Abstract to Zeitgeist, ABCing spurs alternative approaches to seeing and understanding letterforms, and the world. Ellis has dismantled the Latin alphabet, shifting the focus from the letter to the surrounding space.Mark Batty Publ., 2010; 60 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; board bookboard book € 23,90
Presents the story of the iron hand press in North America from its first appearance to the last days of its manufacture, accompanied by respected wood engraver John DePol's illustrations.Oak Knoll Press, 1992; 108 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 18,00 Voor/Our Price € 7,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 58 %
This new edition incorporates enhanced illustrations of all the original 700 watermark photographs, and adds more than 320 new watermarks found by Mr. Gravell during the past twenty years.Oak Knoll Press, 2002; 363 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 85,00 Voor/Our Price € 34,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
Many children of the '30s, '40s, and '50s learned to love reading because of the 26 animal fantasies with Freddy the Pig and his Bean Farm friends. This 75-anniversary volume includes 200 illustrations and text fragments.Overlook, 2002; 192 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 40,00 Voor/Our Price € 14,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
This monograph looks at Arthur Rackham's life and work and uses diaries, letters and personal belongings in order to provide a picture of the artist. Here are his most famous watercolours of fairies and goblins as well as his portraits.Arcade Pub; 200 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 50,00 Voor/Our Price € 22,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
There is an art to displaying books effectively and creatively -whether in a large library or in a corner of the living room. At Home with Books takes us into the houses of 40 booklovers to view their very personal libraries and reading spaces.Thames and Hudson, 2008; 248 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; pbpb € 23,50
This volume consists of all 63 maps of The Netherlands and Belgium, and the original commentaries from Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior of 1665. The greatest and finest atlas ever published. Tekst in Nederlands, Frans en Engels.Librero, 2010; 207 pp.; NL / FR / EN; ills. col; pbpb € 14,95
Ieder kaartblad in deze atlas beslaat slchts 7x10km. U ziet dan ook in detail het Zuid-Holland van rond 1900. Op de kaarten zijn alle steden, dorpen, gehuchten en bebouwing aangegeven, evenals wegen, spoorwegen, polders, dijken etc.Uitg. Twaalf Provincien; 174 pp.; NL; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 39,00 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 68 %
Thomas Bewick was one of the finest wood engravers, his work may be compared to that of the most skilful miniaturists. Drawn from a wealth of correspondence, his own memoir, the rich archive of his own workshop, this book celebrates his life and work.Oak Knoll, 2004; 160 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 45,00 Voor/Our Price € 16,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
John Everett Millais is admired as one of the most celebrated of Pre-Raphaelite painters. Less known is the major contribution he made to book illustration between 1852 and 1883. This book brings together over 300 examples of illustrations.Oak Knoll, 2004; 337 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 65,00 Voor/Our Price € 26,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture SeriesDuring the second half of the 17th-century two generations of the extraordinary Klesch family produced hundreds of literary works. This volume provides a bibliography to the writings of this family.Camden House; 224 pp.; EN; hbVan/List Price € 70,00 Voor/Our Price € 16,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 76 %
Although email has overtaken written communication in business, letterhead design is just as vital as ever. Today's designers are challenged to create a letterhead that will make a first impression for the business, be appropriate for its personality.Collins, 2007; 384 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 49,95 Voor/Our Price € 22,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 54 %
Amazing and gut-bustingly funny, Bizarre Books is the wonderfully twisted product of more than 2 decades of searching in forgotten corners of libraries. From astonishingly specialized subjects to weird books on horticulture, science, medical matters a.o.Harper Perennial, 2007; 224 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 17,95 Voor/Our Price € 6,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 61 %
Dirda, a distinguished critic, continues his campaign to educate readers. This well-read, well-intentioned generalist presents a commonplace collection of excerpts from admired works gathered under topical headings.Henry Holt, 2006; 170 pp.; EN; hbVan/List Price € 19,00 Voor/Our Price € 6,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
These essays survey bibliographical and textual studies in some thirty fields, and include discussions of major issues and developments.Oak Knoll Press, 1998; 315 pp.; EN; index; pbVan/List Price € 33,60 Voor/Our Price € 12,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
The influence on the Victorian Age by the Pre-Raphaelite artists was incalculable. In this unique work, Pre-Raphaelite collector Suriano has expanded this second edition with 75 rare, additional engravings.Oak Knoll, 2005; 352 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbhb € 34,95
Bruce Rogers was one of the most regarded American typographers, known mostly for his use of typography in book design. He designed the typeface Centaur. This biography by his friend Blumenthal contains extracts from Roger's own writings.Oak Knoll; 215 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 50,00 Voor/Our Price € 22,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Cheap Thrills is Ron Goulart's classic history of the pulps. An astonishing tome about the great pulps and pulp writers, filled with pulp cover art that inspired readers, artists, and everyone who ever read the pulps.Hermes Press, 2007; 208 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 50,00 Voor/Our Price € 21,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 56 %
The digital era has entirely transformed the world of typography. This elegant and easy-to-use book provides a comprehensively illustrated record of the developments of the last 20 years, clearly setting them in their historical context.Thames and Hudson, 2005; 399 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 39,00 Voor/Our Price € 16,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 57 %
With an Autobiographical Note and BibliographyOne of Britain's most accomplished and least celebrated wood engravers, Diana Bloomfield's engravings graced the early Penguin volumes. All engravings are reproduced in their original size.Oak Knoll Press, 1998; 41 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 8,95 Voor/Our Price € 3,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Their Locations, Periods, and a Guide to Artistic Lithographic PrintersPublished over two hundred years after Senefelder's discovery of the lithographic process in 1798, this is the first detailed investigation of the development of lithographic printing in Scotland.Oak Knoll Press, 1999; 124 pp.; EN; pbVan/List Price € 39,95 Voor/Our Price € 13,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 65 %
The Publisher, Text, and Publication of America's First Britanica, 1789-1803This is the first full-scale study of the life and career of Thomas Dobson, the most prominent bookseller between 1785 and 1822. He was best known as the publisher of the 21-volume Americanized edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.Univ. of Pennsylvania; 295 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 40,00 Voor/Our Price € 12,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 68 %
Each of these essays was written for a different occasion. All of them do, I'm sure, share certain preoccupations and prejudices of mine; but whether taken together they develop a unifying theme is another matter - Harry Duncan.Wind River Press; 99 pp.; EN; pbVan/List Price € 19,90 Voor/Our Price € 8,75Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 56 %
Michael Papantonio was the co-founder of the Seven Gables Bookshop in New York and one of the most knowledgeable booksellers in the field of English literature. He had an unrivalled collection of American bookbindings.Oak Knoll; 120 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
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