A MAJOR NEW WORK ON THE SUBJECT TWYMAN, MICHAEL. A History of Chromolithography, Printed Colour for all. London: British Library; New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Books, 2013 publication price: $130.00 A major and massive new work on the subject, this book traces the evolution of this hand-drawn color printing method from its beginnings in nineteenth century Germany to its spread from Europe to the United States and beyond. In addition to describing the printing process, Twyman gives particular attention to the movement of artists, printers, equipment, materials, products and ideas across national boundaries and contextualizes all this with respect to the development of the lithographic trade and its organization. With 850 color illustrations and an extensive index. Lg 4to, cloth in d.j., 9 x 12 inches. 728 pp with 850 color illus. [ 2 ] CHARLES WOOD RARE BOOKS R A R E B O O K S PA RT I : PRINTING, THE GRAPHIC ARTS AND BOOK HISTORY PA RT I I : ARTS, CRAFTS & TRADES Catalogue 160 CHARLES B. WOOD III, INC. Antiquarian Booksellers Post Office Box 382369 Cambridge, MA 02238 USA Tel [617] 868-1711 Fax [617] 868-2960 [email protected] CHARLES WOOD RARE BOOKS [ 3 ] T E R M S 30 days, postage and insurance billed at cost. Libraries, museums, and institutions billed; deferred billing on request. Due to delays in surface mail, overseas orders will be sent by Air Book Post, registered, unless we are instructed otherwise. Payments from outside the U.S. should be by check on an American bank; otherwise we must reserve the right to bill the purchaser for charges incurred in collection. Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Cover design by Jerry Kelly Typeset by Laura Nunn, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Printed by The Covington Group January 2014 [ 4 ] CHARLES WOOD RARE BOOKS PART I: Printing, The Graphic Arts and Book History 1. ALKEN, HENRY. The art and practice of etching; with These books are rare in the marketplace but mention should directions for other methods of light and entertaining engraving. be made of an extraordinary collection of 500 of them offered London: S. & J. Fuller, 1849 $275.00 by William Reese Co., in their Cat. 300 (2012) item 23. First edition. A good copy of this fragile book. The plates Oblong 8vo (6 ½ x 10"), sewn in brown paper wraps. 38 leaves. Some of comprise 3 etchings, 2 soft-ground etchings and 4 aqua-tints the leaves have pencil notations on them by the printer; rather than detract, with full descriptions of these processes. The first plate these add interest and value. illustrates the tools and utensils of the etcher. Alken was best known as a sporting artist. Levis, p. 103. Bridson/Wakeman B17. IMPROVED STANOPE PRINTING PRESS 8vo, orig. cloth. 58+(6) pp. with 9 plates. 4. BEILBY & KNOTTS. Hope’s Improved Stanhope Print- ing Press, having a threefold increase of power over the ordinary INK POWDER Stanhope; remarkable for its power, quickness and truth, and will work without patching with a single blanket. Birmingham: 2. AMERICAN INK COMPANY. The Best Ink in the Beilby & Knotts, “the sole vendors”, and London, [1827] World! A cheap product discovered. A substitute for costly galls, $350.00 and a writing fluid produced that challenges competition! A rare trade catalogue. “One man sought to out-Stanhope Manchester, N.H., Thomas W. Lane, Clerk for the Com- Stanhope in the use of power multiplying levers. He was pany, [1865] $275.00 William Hope, an iron-founder of Jedburgh in the county of “An accident revealed to a machinist in Manchester, N. H., Roxburgh. He took out a patent in 1823 for additions and a certain result which, by the aid of chemistry, has been used alterations to the press commonly known by the name of the till the most beautiful Writing Fluid, - better than anything ‘Stanhope printing press.’...The fate of Hope’s super-Stanhope Printing Presses imported or home-made, flowing freer, writing easier, hand- press is not known.” - J. Moran, (1973), p. 56. somer, as lasting as time, not injuring the pen a whit, has been To judge from the present flyer, which includes 28 testimo- produced. It is put up in the form of a small powder, stands nials from many prominent printers, it was a resounding all climates, good for years, and can be converted into elegant success. Not in OCLC. Not in COPAC; not in St. Bride’s black Writing Fluid in THREE MINUTES!” Broadside Catalogue. which includes 13 testimonials. Not in OCLC. 8vo, 4 pp. Small broadside or large handbill (12 x 6 inches). Excellent condition. RARE MANUAL ON COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING PROGRESSIVE PROOFS 5. BERTHIAU & BOITARD. Nouveau manuel complet de l’Imprimeur en taille douce, ouvrage ornée de planches. Enrichi 3. AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC CO. [Chromolitho- de notes et d’une appendice renfermant tous les nouveau procédés, graphic progressive proof book for cigar box labels]. New York, ca. les découvertes, methods et inventions nouvelles appliquées ou 1900 $400.00 applicable a cet art, par plusieurs imprimeurs de la capitale. A unique book of 38 leaves showing progressive stages for color printed labels for ‘Wisalia’ cigars, most of the plates Paris: Roret, N.d. [ca. 1827-37] $750.00 signed by the American Lithographic Co. Progressive proofs First (?) edition. As stated in the ‘Avertissement’ this work is are ‘proofs made in color printing as a guide to shade and ‘entierement neuf.’ I believe it is the first new manual on the registration. Each color is shown separately and imposed on subject since the publication in 1645 of the manual by the preceding one.’ As was the custom, this proof book is Abraham Bosse (and it is a much rarer book). Includes bound in plain paper wrappers and stamped with a letter and chapters on presses, oil and its preparation, inks and inking, number code for the job number (K7038). The initial plate papers, tirage (the pulling of prints), treatment of plates, and shows the finished label, in this case with a number of pencil finally a long alphabetical list of terms and definitions. The markings by the printer (reduce, change, out, etc - which four folding plates illustrate presses and accessories and all the indicates that it is not in fact finished). Some of the plates are other requisites of the engraver’s atelier. The first names of rubber stamped “corrected stone”; others are stamped “see the authors are elusive, as is the date of the first edition. new impression.” A good history of the American Litho- Bigmore & Wyman state 1837 but I think it is earlier. OCLC graphic Co. is given by Jay Last in The Color Explosion, pp 32- locates only two copies of this edition (which they give as 33. The present item will be most useful in teaching and undated which is correct) both in the V&A (London); no showing the concept of chromolithography to students. copies in American libraries. This is the first copy I have had CHARLES WOOD RARE BOOKS [ 5 ] in 47 years. “PARTICULARLY WELL DONE...” R. Wolfe 24mo, recent cloth, morocco lettering piece.(iv)+320 pp with 4 fdg engr WITH FIVE MOUNTED SAMPLES OF MARBLED plates. The plates only have light old water stains but a good copy of a rare PAPERS book. 8. BLANCHON, H. L. ALPH. L’art et la pratique en reliure. Paris: Bibliotheque des Professions, J. Hetzel editeur, ILLUSTRATED WITH 42 MOUNTED HELIOTYPES N.d. [ca. 1898] $550.00 Presumed first edition. A rare book, there is no copy located 6. BICKELL, DR. L. Bookbindings from the Hessian His- in OCLC. But it was known to Richard Wolfe (Marbled torical Exhibition illustrating the art of binding from the XVth paper) who wrote: “The Blanchon manual, which exists in to the XVIIIth centuries. Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1893 two editions, is particularly well done from the standpoint of $1400.00 imparting practical information on how to marble. The A fine folio work, illustrated with mounted heliotypes of instructions provided are ample and detailed, and there are bindings from photos taken by the author and limited to 100 mounted samples to illustrate what can be achieved.” - p. copies. This book grew out of the Jubilee Exhibition of the 118. Wolfe has more to say on this book in a long footnote Hessian Historical Society at Marburg in the summer of on page 220. He discusses the differences between the first 1890. To make his selections, the author, who was conserva- and second editions and how to tell them apart. The present tor of antiquities at Cassel, visited the libraries at Marburg, copy has five mounted samples of marbled papers on two Cassel, Fulda, and Giessen. He opens with brief histories of sheets, signed as follows: “Modèles de la maison A. Scherf, the libraries in question. This book fits into a long list of 19, rue Saint-Severin, Paris.” They are identified as Modele similar works, compiled in the late 19th century, illustrating no. 1, no. 2, no. 3, no. 4 (escargot) and no. 5 (peigne). In his selected binding treasures in various major libraries: British footnote on his page 220 Wolfe describes the samples in the Museum, Dresden [Library], Bibliotheque Nationale, ‘Nouvelle’ edition; they were made by a different marbler. Bodleian Library, Royal Library Windsor Castle, Vienna Imperial Court Library, etc. They are all listed in B. Breslauer’s The uses of bookbinding literature (1986), p. 23. This is copy no. 71 of 100 with English and German title pages and text in both languages. Mejer 211. Large folio (19 x 14"), orig. heavy cloth, re-hinged with orig.