Books And Book Collecting from Ariadne Books

Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 1988. Paperback. [1 - vi], vii - ix, [x - xii], 13 - 160pp. No jacket (as issued). A concise and readable handbook on how to care for any book of value. For collectors, librarians and curators, it represents an elegant summation of their responsibilities and techniques. Included in The care of Fine Books… Read more about this item

Pinnere: Private Libraries Association., 1986. 2,250 copies produced of which 1,000 were for sale and 100 copies bound by Zaehnsdorf. Hardback. 109pp. Publisher's original red cloth binding. Black title panel printed to spine with gilt titles. Lacking original glassine sleeve. A fascinating book for anyone interested in one of great Craft Bookbinding families. Illustrated. Book in near fine… Read more about this item

Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 2021. Hardcover. 120pp. Publisher's original green cloth binding. Gilt to spine. Lots of illustrations. Book in near fine condition and very clean internally. A small number of very small marks to boards.

London : Allen Lane, 2016. First edition, 4th impression. Hardback. 632pp. Publisher's original ivory cloth covered boards with gilt to spine. Dust jacket in a removable protective sleeve. This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript is like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a… Read more about this item

London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1996. Two card covered volumes. Part I: 236pp; Part II: 288pp. Full description for each entry, many of which have photographs (some in colour). An interesting read and good reference sources. Both volumes in near fine condition. Light creasing to spines. very clean and unmarked internally. The two volumes are quite heavy but… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson in association with The British Library, 2018. Hartdback. 256pp. Decorated boards. No jacket (as issued). Decorated papers have been in use for centuries - as wrappers and endpapers for books, as the backing for playing cards, and even as the lining for chests and cases. Drawing on the Olga Hirsch collection at the British Library,… Read more about this item

Washington: Library of Congress, 1982. Hardback. 295mm x 235mm approx. [i - iv], v, [vi], vii - x, [1 - 2], 3 - 296pp. Section of 13 colour plates between p134 and p135. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. No dust jacket (as issued). A vital and fascinating book for anyone interested in books, their… Read more about this item

Published for the Wormsley Library by Maggs Bros. Ltd London in co-operatiuon with The Pierpont Morgan Library New York., 1999. Soft cover. xii, 278pp. No jacket (as issued). The catalogue lists and describes 106 items selected by Sir Paul Getty from his fabulous collection. Each one is presented with bibliographical details and photographs. The catalogue proceeds chronologically, mixing varieties… Read more about this item

Indiana University, Bloomington: The Lilly Library, 1976. Soft cover. 67pp. Illustrated with colour photographs. The bindings in this catalogue were specially commissioned from the various binders and executed by them during the two years prior to publication. The purpose of the catalogue was to demonstrate the impressive range of activity in British bookbinding at the time. Book… Read more about this item

Designer Bookbinders Publications Ltd, 2000. Orange card covers. 59pp. Illustrated with colour photographs. Introduction by Philip Smith. Book in very good condition.

Indiana University, Bloomington: The Lilly Library, 1976. Soft cover. 67pp. Illustrated with colour photographs. The bindings in this catalogue were specially commissioned from the various binders and executed by them during the two years prior to publication. The purpose of the catalogue was to demonstrate the impressive range of activity in British bookbinding at the time. Contains a loosely… Read more about this item

London: The British Library, 1986. Card wrappers. 64pp. No jacket (as issued). This book illustrates some of the finest (and some of the most unusual) examples from the British Library's collections. Mirjam Foot is an acknowledged expert on historical bookbindings and has written extensively on the subject. Book in good condition. Light creasing to first couple of… Read more about this item

London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1914. Eighth Edition. dated 1914. Hardback. 8vo. xix, 190pp. Olive green cloth with black lettering and design to upper board, spine with gilt lettering and black design. No jacket. Eight plates (including frontispiece) plus line drawings and diagrams. A very useful summary of the techniques of bookbinding from one of the legends of… Read more about this item

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Tubner & Co., Ltd., 1896. First edition, 1896. Hardback. 8vo. xvi, 256pp. Red cloth binding with gilt to upper board and spine. No jacket. Over fifty illustrations including frontispiece. Book in good condition. Cloth to boards faded around edges and to spine. A little rubbing and wear to corners. Ex libris plate to… Read more about this item

London: David & Charles, 1984. First edition, 1984. Hardback. 151pp. Grey cloth binding with gilt to spine. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. In the second half of the twentieth century, fine bookbinding has undergone an exciting renaissance. This book looks at the twentieth century's leading binders, their work and their varied approaches to it. Lavishly illustrated with… Read more about this item

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1925. Hardback. Approx. 260mm x 195mm. 19pp. plus 29 numbered full page plates (frontispiece in colour, others black & white). Decorated paper covered boards with printed label to upper board. No jacket (presumably as issued). "The extra binding department at The lakeside Press was formed in 1921 with the idea that there… Read more about this item

New York & London: The Pierpont Morgan Library and Oxford University Press, 1979. Hardback. Approx. 310mm x 230mm. xxvii, 338pp. Publisher's original red cloth binding with contrasting black panel to spine printed gilt. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. This book traces the history of bookbinding, form its beginnings to the end of the sixteenth century, through detailed consideration… Read more about this item

Belgium: Credit Cummunal, 1996. Hardback. 127pp. Publisher's original blue cloth binding with gilt titles to upper board and spine. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The Wittockiana Library in Brussels is based on the personal collection of the former entrepreneur and bibliophile, Michael Wittock. This collection reflects Michael Wittock's personal interest in the art of the book and in… Read more about this item

New York: Christie, Manson $ Woods International, Inc., 1988. Beautifully produced auction catalogue for this important collection of printed books and manuscripts. Large hardback. 345, [8]pp. Approx. 305mm x 210mm. Red cloth binding with gilt to boards and spine. Many of the lots are illustrated, some in colour. This sale covered lots numbered 1011 to 1672 and provides, as… Read more about this item

Farnborough: Gregg International Publishers Ltd, 1973. Hardback. Unpaginated. Publisher's original blue cloth binding with gilt to spine. No jacket. Introduction in English, facsimile in French. The articles presented in this facsimile have been reproduced to show the Encyclopedie's coverage of the production and trade in printed books, a field of particular interest to the philosophe movement which was to… Read more about this item