Search Results: Authors starting with E from Palmer Books

Conn: Modern Books and Crafts, Inc., 1974. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. A handy collector's handbook to marks on pottery and porcelain including thousands of marks from America, England, Japan, China, Spain, Portugal, Persia and Russia. 240 pages, slight soil to top edge, otherwise clean with no markings. Dustwrapper in brodart.

Mansfield Centre: Martino Pub, 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Facsimile of the original 1941 edition of the catalog of books, maps, and manuscripts offered for sale by Edward Eberstadt & Sons of New York. Bound in the publisher's original greenish-grey cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. In addition to the catalog of 219 books, maps, and manuscripts , there are 24 b/w reproductions of title pages, views, and manuscripts. Purchased new for resale several years ago, just now removed the plastic to catalog. No date, but 1999. 6.25"x9". 127 pages.

Kansas City: Heart Of America Press, 1977. Comb_bound. Very Good. Shows both original prices and value at time of publication. Illustrated with b/w drawings. 120 pages, 11 by 9". Slight soil to covers, no tears or writing.

Saint Louis: The Laryngoscope Press, 1918. Limited ed. Library Binding. Very Good. Copy #89 of 300. Part One, Fagan's Collectors' Marks, by Louis Fagan of the British Museum, first appeared in 1883 and contains 671 "marks" for book owners, individuals or institutions. The marks are arranged by type: signatures, initials, monograms; stars, crosses; coats of arms, crests, intertwined forms and "other marks and devices," all reproduced in facsimile. The number assigned to the mark corresponds to the entry on it's owner, to the extent known, and gives information on the sale of the collection to which the mark pertains. Auctions or sales where the owner is unknown are left blank. The supplement by Einstein and Goldstein covers an additional 205 marks, but with less information for the reader. The index of names for the marks follows each section. This is an ex-library copy in a blue library cloth binding, with pencil markings on the limitation page and Preface page, a… Read More

Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Houseman, Laurence. Covers the career of Laurence Housman (1865-1959) , book designer, illustrator, and author; focuses on his book designs and illustrations. Illustrated with numerous black and white illustrations and 8 color plates from Goblin Market. Contains a biography, an annotated bibliography, and critical essays. Green cloth w/gilt lettering, dark green end papers. Slight indent to last 6 leaves in upper corner (not dog-eared), tiny gold paint spot on front cover. 10"x7"; iv,164 pages.

Taschen , 2004. Later printing. Stiff Wraps. Near Fine. Joan Miró. First published in 1988. The result of hours of interviewing Joan Miró (1893-1983) at his house in Mallorca by fellow painter Walter Erben. Contains a commentary on Miro's late works and notes on his paintings by Hajo Düchting. Illustrated with many color plates of Miro's work, and a few b/w photos. 8"x10"; 240 pages, a little rubbing to covers, but otherwise clean and bright.

Luzerne: Gilhofer & Ransch, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. As New. various. xxv, 319 pages; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; Green cloth, no jacket as issued. Introduction by Merry Wiesner-Hanks. A history of books illustrated by women, women in the book trade in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy and various indexes, as well as an annotated bibliography of women writers, books with music by women, books illustrated by women and women in the book business. Upper corner of front board slightly bumped. else as new.

Stoke-on-Trent: Royal Doulton Tableware Limited, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Folio size book with page after page of full color photos of the collectible Royal Doulton figures. 432 pages, 12.25 by 9", dust wrapper in brodart.