Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1933. Translated by Samuel Croxall. Bibliographical note by Victor Scholderer. Woodcut on title page, numerous facsimiles of Florentine woodcuts throughout. Title in red, 211pp., small 4to, vellum-backed marbled boards, t.e.g.Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1933. Very good (+). Limited Edition, one of 1500 numbered copies arranged by Bruce Rogers and signed by him. More about Aesop's Fables
Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 411pp. Thick & wide 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983. Slightly worn near spine, still a very good copy. Catalog for a traveling exhibition at The Detroit Institute of Arts (October 3 - November 22, 1981), The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa (December 4, 1981 - January 31, 1982), and Kunstammlungen der Veste Coburg (July 18 - August 5, 1982). More about From a Mighty Fortress: Prints, Drawings, and Books in the Age of Luther, 1483-1546
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977. Illustrated with woodcuts by Raoul Dufy. 30 full-page woodcuts & other vignettes. Unpaginated. Thin folio, cream-colored linen, in board slipcase with pictorial paper label (some sunning to case). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977. A fine copy in a very good(+) slipcase. Reprint of the 1911 edition with new English translations and foreword. These woodcuts are considered among Dufy's best work. More about Le Bestiaire ou Cortege d'Orphee
New York: Associated, 1972. Illustrated profusely in b/w. 88pp, plus 6 pages of extra illustrations. Small thin 4to, paper wrappers (small sticker on top corner of front cover, back cover has some small stains). New York: Associated American Artists, 1972. Catalogue from the exhibition on March 20 - April 15, 1972. More about Lyonel Feininger: Etchings, Lithographs and Woodcuts from the Estate of the Artist
Munich: Maximilian, 1990. 23 woodcuts. Tall, thin 8vo, highly decorative pictorial wrappers. Munchen: Maximilian, 1990. A fine copy. More about Georg Baselitz: 23 Holzschnitte
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2005. Black & white wood engravings, one folding and in color. 74 pages, black silk cloth, red silk slipcase. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2005. Limited Edition. One of only 140 numbered copies. Fine. More about In Black & White: A Wood Engraver's Odyssey
Sussex: Dominic's Press, 1920. With an Introduction, Appendix and Illustrations by Eric Gill. 31 in-text woodcut figures. viii, 40pp. Short slim 8vo, 1/4 cloth over brown printed boards (a little edgeworn and dusty; front endpaper toned and with ghost of old inscription, otherwise quite clean). Ditchling, Sussex: S. Dominic's Press, 1920. A very good(+) copy of this scarce book. More about Wood Engraving
Konigstein im Taunus: Langewiesche, 1943. Illustrated with many plates, some in color. 80pp. Tall thin 8vo, printed wrappers; chipped at head of spine.. Konigstein im Taunus: Karl Robert Langewiesche, (1954). A very good copy. More about Albrecht Durer: Als Zeichner
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1986. Introduction by Robert Coles. Illustrated with full-page black & white wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. 262pp. Large 4to, brown morocco-backed natural cloth, board slipcase. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1986. A fine copy in a fine box. Limited edition. One of 1000 copies, signed by the artist. More about The Diary of a Country Priest
St. Charles: Privately Printed, 1951. 2 volumes, Slim 8vo, 1/2 brown and green leather, patterned boards and matching slipcase. St. Charles: Privately Printed, 1951. Limited to one of only 500 copies. Near Fine. Previous owners ex libris. More about 21 Engravings
Chicago: Cherryburn Press, 1943. Containing 24 loose impressions with individually titled mats, printed directly from the original wood blacks engraved by Thomas Bewick. The first vignette is neatly signed in pencil by R. Hunter Middleton who published the book. 12mo, portfolio, cloth backed patterned boards, black leather spine label, black slipcase. Chicago: Cherryburn Press, 1943. Near Fine. Previous owners ex-libris. More about Portfolio
Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 1993. More than 280 illustrations, 144 in full color. 249pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, (1993). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More about Chiaroscuro Woodcuts: Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) and his Time
Warsaw: Sztuka, 1956. Illustrated. 63pp., thin 8vo, pictorial wrappers; some repaired damage to foot of spine. Warsaw: Sztuka, 1956. A very good copy. More about Exhibition of Polish Graphic Art; Exposition De L'Art graphique Polonais
Paris: Grund, 1956. 47 plates of which 7 are in full color (lacks plate 21). Small 4to, original printed wrappers, pictorial paper label on front cover. Paris: Librairie Gund, 1956. First Edition. Limited numbered edition. Very Good (+). Cabinet d'estampes Edmund Rothschild. More about Les Primitifs de la Gravure sur Bois.; Etude Historique et Catalogue des Incunables...
Boston: Book and Art Shop, 1957. 187pp., many illustrations, about half in color. Folio, pictorialy stamped tan cloth, d.w. Boston Book and Art Shop, (1957). Very Good. More about Masterpieces of the Japanese Color Woodcut
London: Jonathan Cape, 1921. Illustrations cut on wood by Stephen Bone. 295pp., 8vo, green cloth, paper spine label. London: Jonathan Cape, 1921. A very good (+) copy. One of 750 copies signed by the author and illustrator. More about Mr. Paul
Bloomington: Indiana University Art Museum, 1979. Written in collaboration with James T. Kenny and Fumiko Togasaki. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 184pp. Wide 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Bloomington: Indiana University Art Museum, 1979. Slightly sunned, still a very good(+) copy. Published in conjunction with an exhibition coordinated by Pamela Buell at the Indiana University Art Museum from February 25 - March 25, 1979. More about Art of the Surimono
Essex: F. Lewis Publishers, 1946. With b/w illustrations. 44pp. Slim 8vo, linen cloth. Essex: F. Lewis Publishers, (1946). A near fine copy. One of 1025 copies of which only 1000 are for sale. More about The Commandments
Dresden: Reissner, 1927. 55 woodcut illustrations. 74 pages (browning, some loose), small slim 4to, pictorial boards, tan cloth spine (rubbed). Dresden: Carl Reissner, (1927). First Edition. Very good. Inscription and name on fly-leaf and half title. More about Die Entdeckung Ostpreussens
London: Golden Cockerel, 1949. 16 wood engravings. 350 pages. 8vo, half purple morocco over gilt-stamped red cloth; leather faded to orange and lightly scuffed at spine. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, (1949). Numbered copy 267 of 500 copies. A very good(+) copy. More about Jurgen; A Comedy of Justice
New York: Composing Room, 1940. Frontispiece wood engraving by Fritz Eichenberg. Slim 8vo, pink boards. New York: Composing Room, (1940). Near fine. One of 300 copies. Inscribed by the author on the fly-leaf. More about The Magic Type: A Christmas Parable
Frankfurt: Ars librorum, 1964. Text in German. Nine black & white woodcuts by Imre Reiner. 85pp. 8vo, pictorial boards. (Frankfurt: Ars Librorum, 1964). Stained boards, still a very good copy. More about Peter Schlemihls Wundersame Geschichte
Milan: Electa, 1974. 190 illustrations, many full page, some in color. 200pp., folio, decorative vellum-backed boards, d.w. Milano: Electa, (1974). A near fine coy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More about Stampe Popolari Russe
Milan: Electa, 1972. 201 illustrations, many in color. 217pp., folio, decorative boards, d.w.; minor wear at spine ends of dust wrapper. Milano: Electa, (1972). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Stampe Popolari Scandinave
New York: Pioneer Associates, 1935. Illustrated with 19 reproductions of wood engravings. Tall slim 8vo, blue cloth (spine darkened and a bit worn at head; internally clean). New York: Pioneer Associates, 1935. Limited first edition. A very good copy. Limited edition - number 742 of 750 numbered copies signed by both authors. More about Timothy Cole: Wood-Engraver
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