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