[Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff’s Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1913]. First edition. Oblong pamphlet (5.38 x 7.75 inches), original printed wrappers, [32] pages. Illus. A promotional pamphlet from the important Leiden printing and publishing house, “Ter Herinnering aan de Internationale Grafische Tentoonstelling in het Paleis voor Volksvlijt te Amsterdam, gehouden van 22 Juli —15..... More

[N. p.]: Bird & Bull Press, Iris Nevins, 1991. First edition. 8vo (9.13 inches), original blue quarter cloth, marbled sides, leather spine label printed in gilt, 79, [3] pages. 12 mounted specimens of marbled paper. Vignette illustrations. Number 25 of 250 numbered copies, printed on Johannot mould-made paper. With the..... More

London: Office of “The British Printer,” 1 Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus, 1891. First edition of this number. Large 8vo (11.75 x 9,13 inches), contemporary deep wine half morocco, pebbled cloth sides, gilt lettering, [8] pages plus 303 specimen leaves of printing (generally rectos only; several specimens folding). Numerous instances of..... More

[N. p.]: (The Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing, 1998). Original printed wrappers (8.5 x 5.5 inches), [6], [2] pages, wire stitched. An anecdote of a WWII intelligence officer checking on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to discover whether an inadvertently-printed pi-line in an issue of the paper was an..... More

Bruxelles [Brussels]: Publiées sous les auspices du Cercle d’Etudes Typographiques de Bruxelles, 1903. First edition. 12 numbers of the second volume (January, 1903 to December, 1903), bound in early pebbled half cloth, marbled sides, 9.88 x 7.63 inches, original wrappers bound in. With inserts, examples of color printing, inserted folding..... More

North Hills, Pa. Bird & Bull Press, 1976. First edition. 8vo (9.25 inches), original black quarter morocco, marbled sides, 68, [4] pages. 11 mounted samples of marbled papers, illustrations in the text. Sumner’s account of marbling paper had first been published in 1854; it is here republished with notes and..... More

Augsburg: Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg A. G., [1928]. Oblong pamphlet (8.75 x 12.25 inches), white coated wrappers printed in black and gilt, 43, [1] pages, bound with cord. Illus. An attractive promotional catalog for this German rotogravure press, built to work on a large scale. Contemporary violet ink stamp for a...... More

Geisenheim am Rhein: Maschinenfabrik Johannisberg, [ca. 1930s]. Oblong pamphlet (11 x 8.25 inches), original pictorial self-wrappers, [20] pages, wire stitched. Illustrated throughout. An uncommon promotional booklet for a sheet-fed rotary printer from the German press manufacturers (or as the motto on the title page has it, “Für Tiefdruck nur Johannisberg.”)..... More

Paris: Administration du «Bulletin de l’Imprimerie,», 1878. 8vo (9.75 x 7.25 inches), slightly later pebbled maroon calf spine and tips, marbled boards, [4], 434, [4] pages. Numerous illustrations, many full page. An extensive and practical guide to contemporary presses and their operation. More

Plainfield, New Jersey: Walter Scott & Company, [ca. 1936]. Oblong pamphlet (9.25 x 12.38 inches), wrappers stamped in silver and red, [24] pages, wire stitched. Illustrated throughout. “The Basic Idea behind the Scott Unit (originated in 1916 and perfected throughout 20 years of development) is a Unit 5 feet long..... More

Kansas City: The Inland Supply Company, [1935]. Oblong pamphlet (8.75 x 11 inches), original printed wrappers, 32 pages plus forms and promotional material laid in. Illus. An attractive Linotype and Intertype machine supply trade catalog, the products all tending toward the promise of cleaner mats, lighter trays, and an elimination..... More

Leipzig: J. G. Schelter & Giesecke, [1899]. First edition. Original cloth spine (11.13 x 8.88 inches), pictorial upper board, 48 pages plus twelve inserted plates (plates include the title page). Illus. Inserted samples and offprints. An early trade catalog, intended for the French market, promoting the Schelter & Giesecke Phoenix..... More

Manchester [etc.]: Taylor, Garnett, Evans & Co., Guardian Printing Works, [ca. 1912]. First edition. 8vo (9.75 x 6.5 inches), original decorated brown glazed parchment over beveled boards, 70 pages. Mounted plates included in the pagination. A lovely and elaborate promotional work and specimen for the industrial printing firm, views of..... More