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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Printing with the Handpress: Herewith a Definitive Manual...to Encourage Fine Printing through Hand-craftsmanship Heading(Allen Press)AuthorAllen, Lewis M.HeadlineAllen Press, Printing with the Handpress 1 of 140PublisherAllen PressDate Published1969 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #20 The Allen Press Bibliography: A Facsimile with Original Leaves and Additions to Date Including a Checklist of Ephemera. Heading(Allen Press)Author**HeadlineThe Allen Press Bibliography - One of 750 copiesPublisher[The Book Club of California]Date Published[1985] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #22 An Essay...on A Bibliography of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906 by Robert E. Cowan. With an Original Leaf from the Club's 1914 First Edition Heading(Anchor & Acorn Press)AuthorKurutz, GaryHeadlineCowan California Bibiliography Leaf BookPublisherThe Book Club of CaliforniaDate Published1993 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #33 Con Amore Valenti Angelo: A Bibliography 1971-1982. With Reminiscences by his Friends Heading(Angelo, Valenti)AuthorLinden, James, editorHeadlineCon Amore Valenti Angelo A BibliographyPublisherLinden EditionsDate Published[1992] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #34 Valenti Angelo: Author, Illustrator, Printer Heading(Angelo, Valenti)Author**HeadlineValenti Angelo: Author, Illustrator, PrinterPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1976 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #52 Studies in Bibliography Heading(Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia)AuthorBowers, Fredson, ed.HeadlineStudies in Bibliography ed by Fred Bowers 14volsPublisherBibliographical Society of the University of VirginiaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #54 The Hundredth Book: A Bibliography of the Publications of the Book Club of California & A History of the Club Heading(Book Club of California)AuthorMagee, DavidHeadlineThe Hundredth Book: A Bibliography of the BCCPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1958 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #55 The Two Hundredth Book: A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California 1958-1993 Heading(Book Club of California)AuthorHarlan, Robert D.Headline200th Book - Bibliography of the Book Club of CAPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1993 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #58 Thirteen titles about book collecting Heading(Book Collecting)Author**Headline13 bks about book collectingDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #59 Cast iron French nipping press mounted on antique oak and walnut stand with a single drawer Heading(Book Press)Author**HeadlineCast iron French nipping press on wooden standDate Publishedc.1880 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #60 Cast iron nipping or copy press Heading(Book Press)Author**HeadlineCast iron nipping or copy pressDate Publishedc.19th century View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #61 Wooden nipping press from the 18th century Heading(Book Press)Author**HeadlineWooden nipping press from the 18th centuryDate Published18th century View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #62 Eleven volumes - books about books Heading(Books About Books)Author**Headline11 books about books, modernDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #64 Nine Grabhorn Press books in unbound sheets, some sewn, suitable for fine binding Heading(Books in Sheets)Author**HeadlineGrabhorn Press books in unbound sheetsDate Published1930's-1950's View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #66 Fifteen volumes on bookbinding and the repair of books Heading(Bookbinding & Repair)Author**HeadlineLot of 15 volumes on bookbindingDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #67 The London Bookshop: Being ... a Pictorial Record of the Antiquarian Book Trade: Portraits & Premises Heading(Bookshops)AuthorBrown, Richard & Stanley BrettHeadlineLondon bookshops in photographsPublisherPrivate Libraries Assoc.Date Published1971-77 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #75 Printing and the Mind of Man: A Descriptive Catalogue Illustrating the Impact of Print on the Evolution of Western Civilization During Five Centuries AuthorCarter, John & Percy H. Muir, eds.HeadlinePrinting and the Mind of Man - 1st EditionPublisher[Cassell]Date Published[1967] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #78 Five works by or about T.J. Cobden-Sanderson Heading(Cobden-Sanderson, T.J.)Author**HeadlineFive works by or about T.J. Cobden-SandersonDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #80 Complete run of The Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly Heading(Colophon)Author**HeadlineThe Colophon: A Book Collectors' QuarterlyPublisherThe ColophonDate Published1930-1950 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #87 A Memoir of Book Design, 1969-2000 AuthorD'Ambrosio, JoeHeadlineMemoir of bk design by Joe D'ambrosioPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published2003 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #99 Lot of four volumes from the Derrydale Press Heading(Derrydale Press)Author**HeadlineLot of four volumes from the Derrydale PressPublisherDerrydale PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #109 On Printing AuthorEverson, WilliamHeadlineWilliam Everson On PrintingPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1992 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #114 The Fleuron: A Journal of Typography. Numbers 1 through 7 (all published) Heading(Fleuron)Author**HeadlineThe Fleuron: A Journal of TypographyPublisherThe FleuronDate Published1923-30 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #117 A Typographical Masterpiece. An account...of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931 Heading(Gill, Eric)AuthorDreyfus, JohnHeadlineA Typographical Masterpiece Eric Gill 4 GospelsPublisherThe Book Club of CaliforniaDate Published1990 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #119 Nine books by, about, or illustrated by Eric Gill Heading(Gill, Eric)Author**HeadlineNine books by, about, or illustrated by Eric GillDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #120 Typologia: Studies in Type Designs & Type Making with Comments on the Invention of Typography, the First Types, Legibility and Fine Printing. AuthorGoudy, Frederic WHeadlineFrederic W. Goudy - Typologia InscribedPublisherUniversity of California PressDate Published1940 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #121 Seven volumes by or about Frederic W. Goudy Heading(Goudy, Frederic W.)Author**HeadlineSeven volumes by or about Frederic W. GoudyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #140 Early Printing in California: From Its Beginning in the Mexican Territory to Statehood, September 9, 1850 Heading(Grabhorn Press)AuthorFahey, HerbertHeadlineFahey Early Printing in California GrabhornPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1956 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$175StatusSold Lot #169 A Monograph on the Italian Choir Book...with an original illuminated initial from an Italian Gradual of the Sixteenth Century Heading(Grabhorn Press - Leaf Book)AuthorSchulz, H.C.HeadlineA Monograph on the Italian Choir Book Leaf BookPublisherDavid MageeDate Published1941 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$812.50StatusSold Lot #172 Bibliography of The Grabhorn Press: 1915-1940 Heading(Grabhorn Press Bibliography)AuthorHeller, Elinor Raas & Magee, DavidHeadlineBibliography of The Grabhorn Press: 1915-1940Publisher[Grabhorn Press]Date Published1940 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #173 Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press, 1940-1956 [With a Check-List 1916-1940] Heading(Grabhorn Press Bibliography)AuthorMagee, David and DorothyHeadlineBibliography of the Grabhorn Press, 1940-1956Publisher[Grabhorn Press]Date Published1957 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #174 Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1957-1966 & Grabhorn-Hoyem 1966-1973 Heading(Grabhorn Press Bibliography)AuthorHarlan, Robert D., editorHeadlineGrabhorn Press Bibliography 1957-73PublisherJohn Howell BooksDate Published1977 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #176 Four volumes about the Grabhorn Press Heading(Grabhorn Press)Author**Headline4 books about Grabhorn PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #185 Seven volumes on the arts of bookbinding or typography Heading(Grabhorn Press)Author**Headline7 bks on bkbinding/typography Grabhorn PressPublisherGrabhorn PressDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #196 Two volumes on printing presses by Ralph Green AuthorGreen, RalphHeadlineTwo volumes on printing presses by Ralph GreenDate Published1948 & 1953 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #198 Two titles from the Greenwood Press of bibliographic nature Heading(Greenwood Press)Author**HeadlineGreenwood Press of bibliographic naturePublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1999 & 2007 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #208 Catalogue of the Fifty Manuscripts & Printed Books Bequeathed to the British Museum by Alfred H. Huth Headingzzf(Huth, Alfred H.)Author**HeadlineCatalogue of the Huth BequestPublisherFor the TrusteesDate Published1912 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #210 Typographia, or the Printers' Instructor: Including an Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the Printers of England, from Caxton to the Close of the Sixteenth Century: A Series of Ancient and Modern Alphabets, and Domesday Characters: Together with an Elucidation of every Subject connected with the Art AuthorJohnson, J[ohn]HeadlineJohnson's Typographia 1824PublisherLongman, Hurst, et al.Date Published1824 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #214 Jedediah Smith and His Maps of the American West Heading(Kennedy, Lawton and Alfred)AuthorMorgan, Dale & Carl I. WheatHeadlineJedediah Smith and His Maps of the American WestPublisherCalifornia Historical SocietyDate Published1954 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #254 Quarto-Millenary: The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years, 1929-1954, of the Limited Editions Club Heading(Limited Editions Club)Author**HeadlineQuarto-Millenary Limited Editions ClubPublisherLimited Editions ClubDate Published1959 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #256 The Hawaiian Bible and Other Early Printing in the Islands Heading(Lloyd, Mildred and Lester)Author[Judd, Berenice, et al.]HeadlineHawaiian Bible 1949 1/100PublisherHonolulu Club of Printing House CraftsmenDate Published1949 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #258 Matrix: A Review For Printers and Bibliophiles. Volumes 1-27 Heading(Matrix)AuthorRandle, John & Rosalind, editorsHeadlineMatrix: A Review For Printers and BibliophilesPublisherWhittington PressDate Published1983-2004 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #266 The Typographic Book, 1450-1935: A Study of Fine Typography Through Five Centuries AuthorMorison, Stanley and Kenneth DayHeadlineThe Typographic Book, 1450-1935PublisherUniversity of Chicago PressDate Published[1963] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #278 Three volumes about John Henry Nash and his books Heading(Nash, John Henry)Author**HeadlineThree volumes about John Henry Nash and his booksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #279 Photograph of A. Edward Newton with Ernest Dawson Heading(Newton, A. Edward)Author**HeadlinePhotograph of A Edward Newton with Ernest DawsonDate Published1930s View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #281 Six titles by A. Edward Newton AuthorNewton, A. EdwardHeadlineSix titles by A. Edward NewtonPublisherLittle, BrownDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #282 A Facsimile Reproduction of a Unique Catalogue of Laurence Sterne's Library Heading(Newton, A. Edward)Author**HeadlineInscribed by A. Edward Newton to Flodden HeronPublisherJames Tregaskis & SonDate Published1930 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #283 Original watercolor sketch of A. Edward Newton, used as the frontispiece for "End Papers", painted in San Francisco by California artist H.J. Brothers Heading(Newton, A. Edward)AuthorBrothers, H.J.HeadlineOriginal watercolor sketch of A. Edward NewtonDate Published1931 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$437.50StatusSold Lot #285 Invitation to a dinner for A. Edward Newton hosted by John and Mary Nash Heading(Newton, A. Edward)Author**HeadlineAn Evening with the Newtons 1931PublisherJohn Henry NashDate Published1931 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #286 Collection of A. Edward Newton Keepsakes, Ephemera and related material Heading(Newton, A. Edward)Author**HeadlineA. Edward Newton EphemeraDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #287 Eleven volumes by, about, or with contributions by, A. Edward Newton Heading(Newton, A. Edward)Author**Headline11 A. Edward Netwon VolumesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #288 Rare Books, Original Drawings, Autograph Letters and Manuscripts Colelcted by the Late A. Edward Newton Heading(Newton, A. Edward)AuthorParke-Bernet GalleriesHeadlineA. Edward Newton Collection Auction CataloguesPublisherParke-Bernet GalleriesDate Published1941 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #292 Two volumes designed by Arlen Philpott Heading(Philpott, Arlen)Author**Headline2 bks designed by Arlen PhilpottDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #293 The Sting of the Wasp: Political & Satirical Cartoons from the Truculent Early San Francisco Weekly Heading(Plantin Press)AuthorJohnson, Kenneth M., ed.HeadlineThe Sting of the WaspPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1967 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #298 Ten volumes on printing Heading(Printing)Author**Headline10 books about printingDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #299 Twenty-one volumes about printing and the book arts Heading(Printing and Book Arts)Author**Headline21 books about printing and the book artsDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$562.50StatusSold Lot #300 Sixteen volumes of oral histories from the Books and Printing in the San Francisco Bay Area series Heading(Printing History)Author**HeadlineBancroft Oral History San Francisco Printers &cPublisherRegents of the University of CaliforniaDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #301 Seventeen journals on printing Heading(Printing Journals)Author**Headline17 printing journals - us and foreignDate Published1903-1946 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #302 Il Risorgimento Grafico - twelve issues Heading(Printing Journals)Author**Headline12 issues of Il Risorgimento Grafico from 1918-21Date Published1918-1921 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #303 Fourteen volumes of printing and publishing history Heading(Printing and Publishing)Author**Headline14 volumes of printing and publishing historyDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #304 Five volumes published by the Private Libraries Association Heading(Private Libraries Association)Author**Headline5 bks from Private Libraries AssociationPublisherPrivate Libraries AssociationDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #305 Eight volumes on various Private Presses Heading(Private Presses)Author**HeadlineEight volumes on various Private PressesDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #315 Eleven books and booklets by or about Bruce Rogers and his books Heading(Rogers, Bruce)Author**Headline11 books & booklets by or about Bruce RogersDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #327 Specimens: A Stevens-Nelson Paper Catalogue AuthorStevens-Nelson Paper CompanyHeadlineSpecimens: A Stevens-Nelson Paper CataloguePublisher[Stevens-Nelson Paper Company]Date Published[1953] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #332 Fifteen volumes on typography, type design, etc. Heading(Type Design)Author**Headline15 volumes on typography, type design, etc.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #333 American Specimen Book of Type Styles. Complete Catalogue of Printing Machinery and Printing Supplies Heading(Type Specimen Book)AuthorAmerican Type FoundersHeadlineAmerican Type Founders Specimen Book 1912PublisherAmerican Type Founders CompanyDate Published1912 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #334 American Line Type Book. Borders, Ornaments. Price List, Printing Material and Machinery Heading(Type Specimen Books)Author**HeadlineAmerican Line Type Book American Type FoundersPublisherAmerican Type Founders Co.Date Published1906 View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #335 Book of Type Specimens. Comprising a Large Variety of Superior Copper-Mixed Types, Borders, Rules, Galleys, Printing Presses, Electric-Welded Chases, Paper and Card Cutters, Wood Goods, Bookbinding Machinery, Etc., Together with Information Valuable to the Printing Craft. Heading(Type Specimen Books)Author**HeadlineBarnhart Bros Book of Type Specimens c.1907PublisherBarnhart Bros. & SpindlerDate Published[c.1907] View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Lot #336 Approximately 17 type specimen books, booklets, samplers, etc. Heading(Type Specimen Books)Author**Headline17 type specimen books, booklets, samplers, etc.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$250 - $400Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #337 Approximately forty volumes on Printing, Typography & the Book Arts. Heading(Typography, Printing & Book Design)Author**HeadlineLot of approx. 40 volumes on Printing,Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #340 Five Western Americana reference works Heading(Western Americana Reference)Author**HeadlineLot of five Western Americana reference worksDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #341 Etching of Johannes Gutenberg AuthorWilke, William HancockHeadlineEtching of Johannes Gutenberg by Will WilkeDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #344 The Albion Press AuthorWilson, AdrianHeadlineAdrian Wilson the Albion Press broadsideDate Published1963 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #346 The Work & Play of Adrian Wilson: A Bibliography with Commentary Heading(Wilson, Adrian)AuthorWilson, Joyce Lancaster, editorHeadlineThe Work & Play of Adrian Wilson: A BibliographyPublisherW. Thomas TaylorDate Published1983 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #350 The Yellow Barn Press: A History and Bibliography Heading(Yellow Barn Press)AuthorWalsdorf, Jack, compilerHeadlineThe Yellow Barn Press: A History and BibliographyPublisherYellow Barn PressDate Published2001 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #353 Controversial James: An essay on the life and work of George Wharton James Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorLarson, Roger KeithHeadlineControversial James Yolla Bolly PressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1991 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #354 Another Book That Never Was Heading(Yolla Bolly Press)AuthorStansky, PeterHeadlineAnother Book That Never Was Yolla Bolly PressPublisherBook Club of CaliforniaDate Published1998 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #355 Six volumes published by the Zamorano Club Heading(Zamorano Club)Author**HeadlineSix volumes published by the Zamorano ClubPublisherZamorano ClubDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next