San Francisco and NYC : Butterfield and Swann Auctioneers, 1985. The auction catalogs for Americana (Feb 14, 1985 in San Francisco), Rare Books ( April 25 in NYC), The Reference Library (Sept 19 in NYC) and The Remainder including books and other Properties (August 1 in NYC). All together an important reference. A very nice copy of each with no edgewear. Prices realized included for 3 or the 4 auctions (lacking for rare books, but obtainable from Swann). A few marks only in the "Remaining Inventory" catalog; the larger 3 are entirely clean. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Illus. by Photo and Map Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Boston: American Tract Society. Published circa 1857 in England, I estimate this to be an 1890 American reprint. The subtitle is "A Sequel to The Giant-Killer, or the Battle Which All Must Fight". Pages 195. A fine example of an American, Victorian embossed cloth binding, with elaborate gilt title and decoration on the spine. Clean and tight inside, with a prior owner signature. . Illus. by Woodcut Frontispiece. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (more information)

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Washington, DC: Gov Printing Office, 1962. A manual for apprentices at the GPO, or other beginning binders. Quite useful if that is the need, with study questions at the end of each chapter. Pages viii, 244. No edgewear, and no prior owner marks. Clean and tight inside. . 2nd Edition. Pictorial Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Washington: Folger Library/ Harry N Abrams, 1992. A selection of 15th Century to the present of rare books from the esteemed collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Pages 271. As new copy, in heavy cloth boards, with a fine dustjacket. Inside is pristine, with no prior owner marks. Although not very old, this is quite a scarce book. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profuse And Splendid Photos of Bindings. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. (more information)

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Paris: Edouard Rouveyre, 1884. Text in French. Subtitle is "Description Bibliographique et Anecdotique de deux cent vingt ouvrages rares, cuieux or singuliers". A fine binding in 3/4 red morocoo with marbled boards and marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A bit of edgewear at the corners and hinges. Raised bands on the spine and bright gilt title. Inside, clean and tight with no foxing or browning. A very pretty binding on the esteemed French art of fine book binding. . Illus. by 46 Plates of Book Bindings. 8 Vo. (more information)

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NY Knopf 1965.. Illustrated by frontsp & 16 pp photos. Cockerell was librarian to William Morris, and secretary to the famous Kelmscott Press. He was a friend of the literati and famous of his day, including George Bernard Shaw, Ruskin, William Morris, T.E. Lawrence. More important he as a book man - an expert on medieval manuscripts and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge. Pages 385 with index. A fine copy. . Stated First U.S Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York & Edinburgh: Tudor Publishing Co, 1937. An excellent reference on engravers, mezzotints, aquatints, stipples and other types of early illustrations. Pages xii,281, index. Dark blue cloth, with a bit of edgewear. Inside it is tight, with a few finger marks, overall a very good copy. . Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 79 Full Page Illustrations . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: D. Appleton, 1916. The first edition was 1901 on this excellent discussion of bookbinding and books by the famed Douglas Cockerell. Pages 342 with glossary and index, and several photo plates at the end of antique bindings. A bid of wear at the edges and the red cloth spine is faded. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. A sales slip at the end from Carnegie Book Shop in NYC selling this in March 1939 for $1.60 with a discount to Mr. Paxton. . Later Printing. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Drawings By Noel Rooke. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Urbana, Illinois: Univ of Illinois, 1968. A beautiful copy, with a fine dustjacket. No prior owner marks, no stains or foxing and exceedingly clean inside. The author is a noted Danish book expert. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Profuse Illustrations of Book Designs and Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Hacker Art Books, 1979. First published in 1946, and still a fine reference as well as assistant on technique to the bookbinder. The decorative covers are antique illustrations of bookbinders at work. . Decorative Cloth. As New. Illus. by Nice Tool Sketches and Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York: Abrams, 1989. A fabulous book about the finest French bindings of this period. A fine copy, with no edgewear, and bright title on an unfaded spine, and an art deco design of gilt lines and dots on the front cover. Almost square in format, 11 1/2 inches tall, 10 1/2 inches witde in a fine dustjacket with no edgewear. Pages 200 with biographys of the fine binders. . First Edition. Illus. by Profuse Color Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Worcester, Mass: American Antiquarian Society, 1986. As new copy protected in a mylar dustjacket. This is a fine reference work on early American bindings. Pages xxiv, 230, index, 5 appendices.. First Edition. Cloth. As New. Illus. by 95 Illustrations. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1961. Near fine, green cloth with bright gilt design and title on the front, and on the spine. Only the slightest edgewear. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. First published by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1950, this is the improved, revised edition. Nice black & white binding illustrations. As new, inside with no stains, or foxing, or prior owner marks. . 2nd, Revised Edition. Illus. by 72 Binding Illustrations, 7 on Technique. 8 Vo. (more information)

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London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co, 1894. Subtitled, "An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings", the earliest of which was apparently produced in Syria. Pages xvi, 224 with index. With a seven page preface. From a series by Alfred Pollard on Books About Books. Very clean and tight inside with no foxing or stains or prior owner marks. The maroon cloth binding is some faded, with the gilt title on the front cover bright, but quite dull on the spine. Minimal edgewear, and protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 12 Plates with Tissue Guards . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1989. This is an exhibition catalogue, and beautiful Danish leather bindings, some modern and Scandinavian in feel. Pages 46 with bibliographical notes. Quite scarce. . 2nd Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by 52 Photo Illustrations, One Third Color of the Bindings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: Paul Elek. Subtitled "from Early Manuscripts to the Present Time". With introduction by Philip James. Based on the collection in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Nice copy in dustjacket, which has small chunk gone at base of spine, but protected in mylar dj. . First in English. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Profuse, Some in Color. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. (more information)

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Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000. A superb copy, as issued without dustjacket, but protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. No edgewear, no prior owner marks, no defects at all. As new. Middleton sold his superb collection of books on bookbinding to R.I.T. and a fine conference was held in 2000 to celebrate. This book continues the dedication to one of England's finest binding talents.. First Edition. Illus. by Full Page Binding Illustrations, Mostly in Color. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Baltimore: The Walter Gallery, 1957. Limited to 3000 copies, this is the best survey of binding styles with 184 bindings on 106 photo plates. Binding descriptions are largely by Howard Nixon. Pages xi (1) 275 plus CVI pages of plates. This copy in its original slipcase in fine condition. An important book. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Illus. by Photo Illustrations of Fine Leather Bindings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Boston Little, Brown 1925.. very good, top edge gilt/ no dj. Illustrated by 78 pp illustrations. Binding is 4th.. (more information)

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New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1972. A fine collection of early American bindings, from an exhibit at the Morgan Library. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by 61 Illustrations. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1972. A fine collection of early American bindings, from an exhibit at the Morgan Library. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by 61 Illustrations. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London B.T. Batsford 1987.. fine/ dustjacket is fine. Forty excellent photo illustrations of superb bindings. Pages xiv, 155. A thorough reference of hand binders in the late 18th, early 19th Centuries. second edition.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Washington: The Guild of Book Workers, 1986. A splendid collection of design book bindings and graphic arts, by members of the Guild of Book Workers. Pages 183. A fine copy , dark blue front and white spine, original wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Illus. by 71 Full Page Plates, Some Color. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll, 1997. Subtitled, "An International Tribute to Bermard C. Middleton's Recollections". This is a finely bound copy in dark blue calf, with a teal book onlay imposed across the spine and on to both the front and back boards, and diagonal gilt flowers on the boards outside the teal book. Marbled endpapers with French style leather hinges, and handsewn endbands in teal and dark blue. Photo available. A fine binding to commemorate superb bindings. Enclosed in a dark blue cloth, clamshell box to protect the book. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. Illus. by Frontispiece of B. Middleton & 25 Color Photos of Fine Bindings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Lumembourg Les Amis de la Reliure d'Art 1994.. Fine copy, softback. Illustrated by 65 pages of black/white photos of fine , designer book bindings. Six essays on fine binding, four in French, and one each in English and German. fisrt edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Austin: W. Thomas Taylor , 1985. Subtitled," With Remarks on the Bindings by Michael Wilcox and on the books by Elaine Smyth nd W. Thomas Taylor". An unnumbered copy 1 of 225, bound in red silk. Wilcox is an exile from the Bayntum bindery in Bath, now a famous binder in Canada. These are superb examples of his work. . First Edition. Fine. Illus. by Tipped on Color Plate of Each Binding. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. (more information)

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NYC Bell 1966.. mint, new moss green 3/4 calf, blue calf boards, fresh gilt. With two prefaces. A classic and favorite volume on book collecting. Illustrated by about a dozen book examples. 3rd revised edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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