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Oak Knoll Books was founded in 1976 by Bob Fleck, a chemical engineer by training, who let his hobby get the best of him. Somehow making oil refineries more efficient using mathematics and computers paled in comparison to the joy of handling books. Oak Knoll Press, the second part of the business, was established in 1978 as a logical extension of Oak Knoll Books. Today, Oak Knoll Books is a thriving company that maintains an inventory of about 23,000 titles. Our main specialties continue to be books about bibliography, book collecting, book design, book illustration, book selling, bookbinding, bookplates, children’s books, Delaware books, fine press books, forgery, graphic arts, libraries, literary criticism, marbling, papermaking, printing history, publish- ing, typography & type specimens, and writing & calligraphy—plus books about the history of all of these fields. Oak Knoll Books is a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB—about 2,000 dealers in 20 coun- tries) and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA—about 450 dealers in the US). Their logos appear on all of our antiquarian catalogues and web pages. These logos mean that we guarantee accurate descriptions and customer satisfaction. Our founder, Bob Fleck, has long been a proponent of the ethical principles embodied by ILAB & the ABAA. He has taken a leadership role in both organizations and is a past president of both the ABAA and ILAB. We are located in the historic colonial town of New Castle (founded 1651), next to the Delaware River and have an open shop for visitors (see our virtual tour). The shop is situated in the Opera House, a building built by the Masons in 1879 with high ceilings and great views of the town and river. We are located close to Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and near many historic areas and at- tractive sights including Winterthur, the Delaware Art Museum, the Brandywine River Art Museum and Longwood Gardens. If you would like to plan a visit, please see our visiting page. Book selling is much more than balance sheets and income statements. We sell books because we really enjoy it and hope that fact comes through clearly when you deal with us.

2 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 Special Catalogue 14: Happy Holidays 1. (Beardsley, Aubrey) Nichols, H.S. FIFTY DRAWINGS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY SELECTED FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. H.S. NICHOLS. New York: H.S. Nichols, 1920, 4to., full black cloth with a graceful Beardsley floral design in gold on the front cover. Not paginated. $ 250.00

Printed in an edition limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Nichols. According to the text, this volume contains previously unpublished drawings. It has slight wear at corners, and light rubbing to gold at one spot. Bookplate. [48114]

§ a papermaking f i r s t § 2. (Bird & Bull Press) Heaney, Howell, Lotte Hellinga, and Richard Hills. THREE LIONS AND THE CROSS OF LORRAINE, BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS, JOHN OF TREVISA, JOHN TATE, WYNKYN DE WORDE, AND DE PROPRIETATIBUS RERUM. Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1992, tall 4to., quarter leather, paper over boards. 40, 22 pages. $ 2,000.00

Limited to 138 numbered copies, this work was printed at the Bird & Bull Press by Henry Morris using Van Dijck types by M&H Type on Frankfurt mouldmade paper. Three Lions and the Cross of Lorraine, Bartholomaeus Anglicus, John of Trevisa, John Tate, Wynkyn De Worde, and De Proprietatibus Rerum contains four essays written for this volume, 19 facsimiles of the woodcuts from DE PROPRIETATIBUS RERUM, and two leaves inserted in a mylar folder, taken from a defective copy of DE PRORIETATIBUS RERUM (circa 1495 and printed by Wynkyn de Worde). (This book was the first English book printed on paper made in England and the use of Tate’s paper is proudly cited in the epilogue of the actual book.) After Tate’s death in 1507, three failed attempts to make paper in England happened during the 15th century, but English papermaking was not established until John Spilman’s successful mill in 1585. Hills has also written about John Tate and his papermill. Such a leaf is rare, for it is highly unlikely another incomplete copy of Bartholomaeus will be on the market again. In his foreword, Henry Morris says, “I knew it would probably be the most important work I could ever hope to produce in the field of papermaking history.” Loosely inserted is a printed note from the publisher commenting on the small limitation. [36463]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 3 3. (Bird & Bull Press) Imberdis, J. PAPYRUS, OR, THE CRAFT OF PAPER. Translated by Eric Laughton. North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1961, 12mo., boards printed in blue ink and with cover drawing showing ancient papermaking. 38 pages. $ 1,250.00

One of 113 numbered copies (Taylor A2). This is the first book from the press to deal with some aspect of papermaking and the first book from the press to bear the Bird & Bull name. Printed on Bird & Bull watermarked handmade paper on Morris’s newly acquired press. This book is a reprint of the 1952 first English translation published by the Paper Publications Society in Holland, with a two page foreword by Morris. Presentation from Morris at the end of the foreword “For Cecil Swift Thayer—with all my best wishes, Henry Morris, 9/8/61.” Scarce book. [8293]

4. (Bird & Bull Press) Morris, Henry. OMNIBUS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMATEUR PAPERMAKERS WITH NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF PRIVATE PRESSES, BOOK PRINTING AND SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THESE ACTIVITIES. North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1967, large 8vo., bound in full red Oasis leath er with green leather spine label, inserted in cloth-covered flannel slipcase. 121 pages. $ 1,250.00

This book, limited to 500 numbered copies, was specially bound for Henry Morris by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Inscribed on colophon page, “One of two special bindings for my own use, Yes, Leo,—one of two gorgeous bindings. H.M. 6/29/90.” Chapters on The Mould, The Beater, Other Necessary Equipment and Beating Pulp, Some Observations on Private Presses, Making, Drying and Sizing Paper, and Notes on Printing and Binding. Includes six samples of paper used by Morris for his books. A beautiful copy of an excellent book. Loosely inserted are two variants of a printed paper specimen with text referring to page 120 of the book. One has a lengthy inscription by Henry Morris. [28341]

4 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 5. (Bird & Bull Press) Morris, Henry. THE PAPER MAKER, A SURVEY OF LESSER-KNOWN HAND PAPER MILLS IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA AND AN ACCOUNT OF A UNIQUE PUBLICATION, WITH A SELECTIVE INDEX. North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1974, small 4to., quarter natural goatskin, red paste paper over boards. (iv), 130 pages. $ 1,250.00

This work, limited to only 175 numbered copies and printed by hand on handmade paper manufactured by Morris, was bound by Fritz and Trudi Eberhardt (Taylor A15). The first part of this book consists of a survey made by Morris of the lesser-known hand papermakers in existence during that time. He has written short histories of eleven of these papermakers, including the Twinrocker of America, the Papeterie Saint-Gilles of Canada, and the rest from Europe. With 19 pages of illustrations and samples from each of the mills, the book includes a papyrus sample from Hassan Ragab at the Papyrus Institute in Cairo. The second part of the book consists of an index to The Paper Maker, the excellent periodical issued by Hercules. This very scarce and desirable Bird & Bull Press book has minor rubbing in places. [1565] 6. (Bird & Bull Press) Weimann, Christopher. MARBLED PAPERS, BEING A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-TWO CONTEMPORARY HAND-MARBLED PAPERS, SHOWING A VARIETY OF PATTERNS AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES. Los Angeles: Dawson’s Book Shop, 1978, 4to., leather spine, boards, leather tips. 63 pages. $ 750.00

This first edition work (Taylor B12) is limited to 200 numbered copies signed by the author and contains twenty tipped-in specimens. Designed and printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press, it contains a history of marbling, and chapters on technique and materials with descriptions of the samples, and a bibliography of the subject. [11994] 7. (Bookbinding) Uzanne, Octave. L’ ART DANS LA DÉCORATION EXTÉRIEURE DES LIVRES EN FRANCE ET A L’ÉTRANGER. Paris: L. Henry May, 1898, small 4to., half red morocco with green cloth-covered boards, five raised bands, top edge stained red. (vii),vi, 272, (3) pages. $ 650.00

Limited edition of 1061 numbered copies (S-K 5211). All illustrations by the author in the Art Nouveau style. With original Art Nouveau front wrapper by Louis Rhead bound- in. Printed for La Société Française d’Edition d’Art. Includes essays on contemporary bookbinding and illustrated covers, with many fine examples of both in black-and-white and color within the text. Léon Rudnicki has added decorative initials adorned with flowers and painter’s palettes, and chapter headings featuring books and tools used in book arts, intertwined with branches and flowers. Rubbed along hinges. [71309]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 5 § o n e o f 20 o n j a p o n p a p e r § 8. Bouchot, Henri. DE LA RELIURE, EXEMPLES À IMITER OU À REJETER. L’Art du Siècle - de l’habillement du livre, ses qualités et sa Décoration. Paris: Édouard Rouveyre, 1891, small 8vo., half marbled calf with marbled paper covered boards, red leather spine label, top edge gilt with original glassine outer wrappers and original paper wrappers bound-in. 92, (2), (8) pages. $ 450.00

S-K 5197; Mejer 682; not in Brenni. First edition, limited to 750 numbered copies of which this is one of 20 numbered copies printed on Japon paper. With numerous plates showing bindings throughout, including 15 fine halftone plates on coated paper each with original dustsheet. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company. Covers rubbed. [102072]

9. Bradley, Will. PETER POODLE, TOY MAKER TO THE KING. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1906, 8vo., cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards. x, 166 pages. $ 225.00

First edition (Bambace A68). The book is filled with Will Bradley illustrations in black and orange and contains a full color frontispiece and a highly decorated front cover by Bradley. Re-backed with original spine covering laid down. Bottom corner of title page has expert paper repair. [8427]

§ calligrapher ’s s a m p l e b o o k § 10. (Calligraphy) Calligraphic sample book of calling cards. N.P.: n.p., n.d. (circa 1880s), 12mo., heavy paper wrappers with fabric covered spine. Unpaginated. $ 325.00

Small notebook with “Sample Book” written on the cover, containing 30 calling cards written in a beautiful calligraphic hand by Lester Black. Loosely inserted in the back is his own calling card on which is written, “Lester Black / Penman.” With a penciled note on the last page reading “This book belongs to Lester Black / a man of great renown / He’ll write you(r) cards with skillful knack / and do the job up brown.” Four of the cards have a black background and are inscribed in white ink, while others have sculptured borders with gilt edges. Two have part of Victorian onlay in the shape of a hand pointing to the name. It is from the U.S., as two of the inscriptions use the cents sign. [105383]

6 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 11. (Calligraphy) Saintomer l’aîné, (Louis-Antoine). ÉCRITURE DÉMONTRÉE, PAR SAINTOMER L’AIMÉ, PROFESSEUR. GRAVÉE PAR JEAN DU MONTAINVILLE. Paris: Mondbarre et Jean, (1789), folio, contemporary paper wrappers, re-backed and with modern calligraphed label on front cover. 2 leaves; iv pages followed by 20 plates. $ 2,250.00

First edition (Bonacini 1599; Berlin Catalogue 5141). Engraved frontisportrait of the author by J. Bernard. Engraved title page within oval frame and calligraphic drawn eagles and angels. Four plates of engraved text are followed by twenty copper-engraved calligraphic plates of alphabets and specimens with decorative flourishes, borders, headpieces, etc. Saintomer (1752–1910) was a noted writing master who had an impact on the study of writing in France. Foxing on frontispiece, old edge stains on a few pages, and one darker spot near the bottom of the plates run through the last half of the book. [105386] 12. (Calligraphy) Senault, Louis. HEURES NOUVELLES DEDIEES A MADAME LA DAUPHINE. Paris: chez l’Autheur, n.d (1680s), 8vo., full nineteenth-century polished calf with gilt panels, red morocco label (a signed binding by de Haas with his label). (iv), 260 pages $ 2,250.00

A calligraphic book of hours “dedicated” to Marie Anne Christine Victoire de Bauirre [Bavaria] (d.1690), the daughter-in-law of Louis XIV, written and engraved by Louis Senault (fl. 1660s– 1680s) between 1680 and 1690. Senault produced different versions of books of hours dedicated to various members of French royalty. This copy does not correspond exactly to any reference which we have found. It has some similarity to Bonacini no. 1689 and OCLC 26677688, both of which are perhaps from an earlier version. The missing page number (p. 47 omitted), however, is noted only for a much later work (1740) using Senault’s plates, but bearing a different title. The book is printed from engraved plates, with each page written in a clear cursive (with headers and highlights sometimes in other styles) inside a simple border of double rules. The decorative scheme is more elaborate, generally combining floral elements and calligraphy with some geometric elements or landscape vignettes. The title page and eight subtitle pages have more ornate floral borders or subdivisions within the double rules, generally surrounding a calligraphic center panel. The groups of prayers usually begin with a floral or landscape headpiece, followed by some calligraphic flourishing, and an illuminated first initial consisting of a Roman capital over a square background of floral or geometric design, or a landscape vignette. Smaller initials, similarly constructed, also appear at the beginnings of individual prayers: no two initials are the same. Sections frequently conclude with flourishes and strings of calligraphic fleurons, each unique. Some headpieces and some backgrounds of initials incorporate landscape engravings which seem rather faint, as if made from worn plates. Other landscapes are clearly printed, as is all of the other matter. Joints repaired at head and foot, paper repaired to head of title-page, not affecting text. Worn at the joints. [52742] 13. Chatto, William A. THE HISTORY AND ART OF WOOD ENGRAVING WITH SPECIMENS OF THE ART, ANCIENT AND MODERN, SELECTED FROM “THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS.” London: Office of the Illustrated London News, 1848, folio, original cloth covers with modern cloth spine and tips and with a modern paper spine label. (iv), 28 pages. $ 450.00

First separate edition (Bridson & Wakeman C155 - “First published in the Illustrated London News between 20th April & 6th July, 1844”). Published in four parts. Contains 55 illustrations on 46 plates. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. Foxed and water-stained at edges; several marginal tears repaired. Scarce book. [98448] Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 7 § o n e o f 100 c o p i e s o n s p e c i a l p a p e r § 14. (Children’s Books) LES LIVRES DE L’ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXe SIECLE. Two volumes. Preface de Paul Gavault. Paris: Gumuchian & Cie., n.d. (1930), 4to., original stiff paper wrappers with paper cover labels, custom slipcase. xxiv, 466, (4); (ii),16 pages followed by plates containing 336 illustrations. $ 1,750.00

First edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is one of the 100 special sets to be printed on “Papier de Hollande.” The introduction by Paul Gavault is in English and French. A landmark bookseller’s catalogue devoted to children’s books (Bibliography: Its History and Development. No. 158 - Grolier Club). The collection, spanning the 15th - 19th centuries, is not limited to French books. Volume I consists of 6,251 annotated entries. Volume II contains 336 plates of numbered facsimiles of title pages, bindings, illustrations, and full pages with text. Light wear along hinges of the volumes. Well preserved set, in custom made cloth slipcase with leather spine label. [105382] 15. (Color Printing) Tilton, Theodore. THE TRUE CHURCH. New York: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1867, large 8vo., full leather, all edges gilt, roll pattern on edges of cover. Not paginated. $ 125.00

First printing, submitted to Library of Congress in 1866. Illustrated from designs by Granville Perkins. A landscape and scenery painter and book illustrator, Granville Perkins was born October 16, 1830 in Baltimore, Maryland. At age fifteen, he became a scene painter for elaborate theatre productions, working with the Ravel family on plays such as “Mazulua,” “The Green Monster” and “Jacko or the Brazilian Ape.” His first formal studies were in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art under American landscape painter and etcher, James Hamilton (1819–1898). Nine full color chromolithographs are included with several black-and-white engravings accompanying the poetry. Lovely piece of work. Light foxing to some interior pages, edges are lightly worn with moderate rubbing to the corners and ends of the spine. [93550]

16. (Columbus) Stevens, Benjamin Franklin. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, HIS OWN BOOK OF PRIVILEGES 1502. London: B.F. Stevens, 1893, folio, later quarter leather with original paper wrappers bound-in. (iv), xiii-lxvi, (iv) pages with 3 plates. $ 850.00

Limited to “Only Twenty Copies Printed, all being for Private Distribution. No. (blank)” (this copy is not numbered). This special version of just the introduction to this facsimile has a separate half- title on which is printed “Presented by the author to (blank)” at the top of the page. Historical introduction by Henry Harrisse. Compiled, edited, and with a preface by Benjamin Franklin Stevens, the son of Henry Stevens. With descriptions of the documents in the Paris Cartulary, two color illustrations of the coat of arms of Columbus and the hand-illuminated dedication page. Also includes a separate plate showing the “bag in which Columbus transmitted the Book of his Priviledges to the Genoese Ambassador, March, 1502.” Spine is slightly rubbed, with minor scratching to the cover. Well-preserved copy. [104107] 8 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 17. (D’Ambrosio, Joe) Gleason, Duncan. WINDJAMMERS. Fullerton, CA: Lorson’s Books and Prints, 1988, folio, book-in-a-box binding: black canvas rear board and spine, blue paper-covered front board, marbled paper box structure and front image. White cords. Not paginated. $ 3,500.00

This is copy number seven. Colophon signed by the designer, printer, and binder — D’Ambrosio. It was printed using 14pt Della Robbia type on Rives BFK paper. Ingres marbled paper used for the box structure and endpapers. The front board creates a frame shaped like billowing sail. Behind it is French marbled paper with intersecting white cords used to suggest rigging ropes. (A Memoir of Book Design 1969–2000, page 106–107). This book is made from the limited edition plates created in 1973. In 1922, Duncan Gleason (1881–1959) created a series of copper etchings for the etched book Windjammers. Although the publisher planned 325 copies, probably not more than 100 pulls were made from the plates. No other editions or states of these etchings other than the 1973 Edition printed at Triad Graphics in a limited edition of 25 numbered impressions. The are no signed or unnumbered impression other than 10 publishers proofs which are so marked. The edition including the publishers proofs was done on Murillo paper using brown ink. There are a total of 50 trial proofs of various etchings done in black or brown ink and are marked as such. Each etching is impressed with the blind stamp of the Gallery Easel. (From the Certificate of the 1973 edition). Card from Lorson’s Books & the certificate of the 1973 edition are laid-in. Case is somewhat faded on spine. [93854]

18. (EDIZIONI COLOPHON) Grasso, Sebastiano and Agostino Bonalumi. SOTTO LA CAMICIA DI PERLA. Bologna: Edizioni Colophon, 2007, 4to, paper wrappers. 52 pages, tipped in leather art piece. $ 3,120.00

Twenty unpublished poems by Sebastiano Grasso in a case decorated on both sides by Agostino Bonalumi for the copies carrying Roman numerals and for the first 45 copies bearing Arabic numerals; each copy of the entire edition is completed by a ford-out map. Text set in 14 point Garamond by Rodolfo Campi, Rozzano; printed by the Tipoteca Italiana Foundation, Cornuda on 200g pure cotton Amatruda paper. Case by Fabio Reolon and binding by Sandreo Francescon, Belluno. [105370] Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 9 19. (EDIZIONI COLOPHON) Shafik, Adonis-Medhat. ALFABETO. Bologna: Edizioni Colophon, 2008, 4to, paper wrappers, slipcase. $ 1,950.00

Twenty two poems by Adonis, who signed on colophon in Arabic and Italian language (translation by Fawzi Al Delmi) also includes an etching on the text and a dust cover on fold out map by Medhat Shafik numbered and signed by the artist. Copies on Roman numbers and first 50 copies on Arabic numbers with an original work by the same artist on paper sized 36x26 cm. Italian texts composed by Rodolfo Campi on Garamond c 14 and printed by T.I.F. on Amatruda pure cotton 200g. Binding by Sandro Francescon. [105368]

20. (EDIZIONI COLOPHON) Viallat, Claude & Marco Polo. LA ROUTE DE LA SOIE - LA VIA DELLA SETA. Bologna: Edizioni Colophon, 2010. 4to, stiff paper wrappers, separate carrying tote, unpaginated. $ 2,500.00

Homage-book to Marco Polo with the first page of Le devisament dou monde and Milione; five textes by coeval poets Frik (Armenia) ; Rûmî (Persia, Šota Rustveli (Georgia) ; Bilhana (India); Wang An Shih (China) in French and Italian language; the last page of Ledevisament dou monde and Milione; critical note by Marina Giaveri. This deluxe copy is one of 45 copies, printed on Roman paper with each accompanied by six parchments of Arabian silk (one large parchment as cover and five smaller examples throughout), all signed by the artist. Text set by Rodolfo Campi on Garamond c14 printed on Amatruda pure cotton 200 g by T.I.F. In travel bag by Lucia Moresco Lui. [105371]

10 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 21. (Flagg, J.M.) THE BOOKMAN. n.d. (circa 1900), 12 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches. $ 300.00

An attractive poster for the periodical The Bookman by J.M. Flagg. Shows a stack of issues of The Bookman on a counter and a different poster for the periodical hanging on the front of a display table. Flagg (1870–1960) is best known for his World War I and World War II recruiting posers featuring “Uncle Sam.” Excellent condition and archivally hinged into rag mat. [105387]

§ s p e c i a l e d i t i o n § 22. (Fleece Press) Lee, Brian North (editor). DEAREST JOANA, A SELECTION OF JOAN HASSALL’S LIFETIME LETTERS AND ART. Two volumes. Denby Dale, West Yorkshire: The Fleece Press, 2001, small 4to., quarter natural vellum with marble paper-covered boards, slipcase. 147+1; ii,4,154-300,3 pages. $ 1,350.00

Limited to 40 copies. The life of artist Joan Hassall is celebrated through the many letters she wrote to family and friends throughout her life. Her attitude toward life, her beliefs, her love of music and art, her frail health, and her devotion to cats all are laid out here in her own inimitable style. Beginning with her days at school and ending just days before her death, the diverse contours of her life and activities are revealed to all who wish to make the acquaintance of this remarkable artist. In addition to 60 wood engravings, a wide range of her other work, including dust jacket designs, line drawings, photographs, stamp designs, and a variety of ephemeral pieces are presented. Many are in full color. This edition contains an additional section with a group of engravings. [63885]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 11 23. Furst, Herbert. THE MODERN WOODCUT, A STUDY OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE CRAFT WITH A CHAPTER ON THE PRACTICE OF XYLOGRAPHY BY W. THOMAS SMITH. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1924, thick 4to., cloth, dust jacket. xxviii, 271 pages. $ 195.00

First edition. With over 200 illustrations in black and white and 16 plates in full color. Well produced book. Jacket rubbed with some chipping along top edge. Unusually well preserved. [52739]

24. Garrett, Edmund H. (editor). VICTORIAN SONGS. LYRICS OF THE AFFECTIONS AND NATURE. . Collected and illustrated by Edmund H. Garrett, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1895, tall 8vo., original full vellum stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. xlii, 228 pages. $ 225.00

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies printed on Japan Paper and bound thus. Beautifully produced Victorian book with 20 photogravure reproductions after romantic paintings, printed in grey, dark green, brown, or sepia, and several finely etched vignettes by Edmund Henry Garrett (1853–1929). Includes poems by William Allingham, Charles Kingsley, Walter Savage Landor, Christina G. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Alfred Tennyson, William Makepeace Thackeray, and many others. Well preserved copy. [105381]

25. Gill, Eric. AN ESSAY ON TYPOGRAPHY. London: Sheed & Ward, 1931, small 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. vi, 120, 2 pages. $ 750.00

First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies printed and signed by René Hague and Eric Gill (Gill no. 21). Discussion of composition, lettering, typography, punch-cutting, paper and ink, etc. A beautifully printed book, the first to be set in Gill’s Joanna Roman type face. Printed by Hague and Gill on specially watermarked Hague and Gill handmade paper. Nice association item, as it bears the following inscription on the free endpaper, “Ned Catich, St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa.” Catich wrote many books on writing, calligraphy, and letter forms. Jacket chipped at spine ends. [65172]

12 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 § s e t o f l i m i t e d e d . g o l d e n c o c k e r e l bibliographies § 26. (Golden Cockerel Press) Sandford, Christopher et al. CHANTICLEER, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS, APRIL 1921-. Four volumes. London: Golden Cockerel Press, (nos.1 & 2) / N.P.: Golden C. P, Middlesex: Private Libraries Assn., 1936, 1943, 1948, 1976, tall 8vo., half leather, cloth-covered boards, top edges gilt (others roughly trimmed). 48; 52; 112; 126 pages. $ 2,000.00

These four volumes are the limited edition version: 300 numbered copies each for Chanticleer and Cock-A-Hoop, 250 for Cockalorum, and 200 for Pertelote. All are signed by Christopher Sandford, who owned the press from 1933 to 1959; in addition, Pertelote is signed by Owen Rutter and Cock-A-Hoop by David Chambers, the main author. Together, the four volumes contain 214 entries for Golden Cockerel publications, listings of 96 general prospectuses, and 100 prospectuses for individual works. Entries contain standard bibliographic information followed by Sandford’s comments on the author, the work, the printing, the edition, and the illustrator. There are 200 illustrations of woodcuts and wood engravings by approximately 40 different illustrators: book illustrations, title page designs, borders, head- and tailpieces, vignettes, and more than enough variations on the Golden Cockerel device. In addition to bibliographic matter, Pertelote contains a foreword, Chanticleer contains a foreword and an introduction, Cock-A-Hoop has a foreword and introductory matter, and Cockalorum offers no less than a foreword and six articles and addresses by Sandford. All boards are covered in patterned cloth with a Golden Cockerel motif in different colors; leather binding colors (by volume) are red, green, brown, and blue respectively. Gilt spine lettering; Cockalorum and Cock-A-Hoop have two raised bands each. Slight rubbing. Minor fading of the spines of first two volumes. [50324]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 13 27. (Golden Cockerel Press) Scott, Walter Sidney (editor). HARRIET AND MARY. Being the relations between Percy Bysshe Shelley, Harriet Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Thomas Jefferson Hogg; as shown in letters between them, now published for the first time. (London): Golden Cockerel Press, 1944, large 8vo., red morocco, top edge gilt, gilt rules, 4 raised bands with two golden cockerels, white cloth slipcase. (iv), 84 pages. $ 950.00

Number 23. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies, nos. 1–50 specially bound and contain collotype reproductions from six of the letters. Printed on Arnold’s mould-made paper in Perpetua type. Bound by Leighton- Straker, with stamp mark on lower edge of rear interior cover, in gorgeous red Moroccan leather that is very soft to the touch. (Uniform with The Athenians.) Item number 161 in the Press’s third bibliography, Cockalorum. Second volume of Trilogy. an introduction and edit by Walter Sidney Scott. Lovely frontispiece portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Print is very crisp and striking. Spine has faded with slight wear, edges and covers lightly stained, lower corners slightly bumped. Edges of free endpapers have tanned. A few pages have light wear to the edges. Slipcase has lightly stained with minor wear to edges. [92023] 28. Gottschalk, Paul. THE EARLIEST DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS ON AMERICA, THE PAPAL BULLS OF 1493 AND THE TREATY OF TORDESILLAS REPRODUCED AND TRANSLATED. With historical introduction and explanatory notes by Paul Gottschalk. Berlin: Paul Gottschalk, 1927, folio, quarter vellum, cloth. 91 pages, 130 plates. $ 1,750.00

172 copies printed, of which 150 are for sale. This volume is an examination and translation of the Bulls of Pope Alexander VI issued in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. They are the earliest documents in the diplomatic history of America. With a preface, an historical introduction, an examination of the bulls, and a discussion of international and maritime law and colonization. Latin text with English translations. 130 black-and-white plates of documents with registers and maps dispersed throughout. Includes a bibliographical list and a selected list of maps. Soiling to vellum. Cloth curled away from vellum slightly on front cover. Corners bumped with minor wear to extremities. [104027] 14 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 29. (Illuminated Manuscripts) Alexander, Jonathan J. G. THE FARNESE LECTIONARY. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2008, folio, red velvet binding (silver ferrules, clasp strips and coat of arms), clamshell case. 64 pages, 6 plates. $ 17,940.00

One of 550 copies. The majestic liturgical book known as the Lezionario Farnese, produced in Rome shortly after the mid-sixteenth century for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, represents a high point for the art of illumination. Given its size, the work is of monumental proportions and the wealth of embellishments, we may consider the Lectionary a codex of exceptional merit. By commissioning this truly sumptuous work, Alessandro Farnese brought into being a codex which, for hundreds of years, served as one of the Missals used by the Popes and princes of the Church during the solemnities held at the Sistine Chapel. In its splendid, full-page illuminations, wonderful gilded frames adorned with putti, and masks and floral motifs, we note the influences of the grand art of the Renaissance and, in particular, the work of Michelangelo and Raphael, a widely acclaimed illuminator. With its impressive embellishments, the Lezionario Farnese represents one of the masterpieces of Giulio Clovio (1498–1578), the most widely acclaimed illuminator of the late sixteenth century. Clovio was praised by the Florentine historian, Giorgio Vasari, in the second edition of his Lives of the Artists, as the Michelangelo in little. Vasari cites the Farnese Book of Hours and the Lectionary as the most important of the works of Clovio, who, after leaving his native Croatia in 1516, achieved great renown as an illuminator. The original Neo-Gothic binding went missing with the arrival of Napoleons troops. The codex was then re-bound between 1809 and 1810 in a red velvet Neo-Gothic cover of considerable beauty and refinement (the work of the London binders, Benjamin II and James Smith). We may note the wrought and gilded silver ferrules and clasps and, on the front cover, the polychrome porcelain coats of arms of the Towneley family, the last owners of this work. Patronage The Lectionary was a commission from Alessandro Farnese (1520–1589), the grandson of Pope Paul III Farnese (who ordained Alessandro as cardinal at the age of fourteen). In the early 1540s, Clovio entered the service of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, considered by historians the most important patron and connoisseur of the arts of mid-sixteenth century Rome. Clovio served the cardinal for the rest of his life and bequeathed his fine collection of codices and artworks to his patron.

The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Jonathan J. Alexander, with writings by Jonathan J. Alexander, Nicholas Barker, Elena Calvillo, and Clive Wainwright. Facsimile with accompanying commentary with clamshell box. [105362]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 15 30. (Illuminated Manuscripts) De Marchi, Andrea. THE DURAZZO BOOK OF HOURS. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2008, 8vo, velvet binding with precious stones and gilded silver, clamshell case. 201 pages, 6 plates. $ 9,100.00

One of 980 copies. The Libro d’Ore Durazzo, which takes its name from its last owner, is a small masterpiece by the painter and illuminator, Francesco Marmitta. This remarkable work is in two ways quite different from all other devotional codices for private use. First is the use of purple parchment. Second is the chrysography, the writing in letters of gold. This is the work of the master calligrapher, Pietro Antonio Sallando, who taught at the University of Bologna.

The illumination work of a goldsmith and jeweller: the illumination work is by the painter from Parma, Francesco Marmitta (circa 1462/1466–1505), who is also a renowned jeweller and inlayer, and the creator of other splendid works, such as the stunning Missal of Domenico della Rovere, belonging to the museum of the municipality of Turin (Museo Civico di Torino). The leafs of these masterpieces reflect the artists sensitivity and delicacy, his marked interest in landscapes, and his taste for jewelry, medals and cameos, illustrated with extraordinary skill.

Embellishment of the highest order: Marmitta’s references to the revived classic tradition indicate a meditative approach. This aspect comes to the fore in his use of purple and of gold lettering, and is underscored by his use of motifs, such as trophies, medallions, cameos, and bucrania. However, as a painter, the approach adopted for the Calendar and Offices of the Virgin reveals his awareness of the latest tendencies reflected in the culture of the figurative arts in Bologna, and a special interest in the work of Amico Aspertini.

The refinement of the binding: The works lavishly elegant binding dates back to the time of the codex itself, and the love of embellishments is as evident here as in the illuminations. The binding features wrought and embossed silver, in part gilded, on crimson velvet. It also features a splendid profusion of classical motifs (acanthus and palmette motifs, ears of wheat, grapes, vases, masks, scarabs and bucrania). The silver clasps are adorned with two small rubies.

Patronage: A number of stylistic clues seem to indicate that the Libro d’Ore Durazzo was commissioned by a patron from Parma. We may also note Parmigianino’s well-known Portrait of a Collector (London, National Gallery), in which the collector holds in his hand precisely this codex. It is believed that the codex accompanied Marmitta’s second son, Jacopo, to Portugal. However, in the nineteenth century it was in Genoa. Firstly, it was in the hands of the merchant, Antonio Bacigalupo, who inherited it from his father, Francesco, and then in the hands of the Marquis Marcello Luigi Durazzo, a collector, who, having purchased it from Bacigalupo’s widow, then bequeathed it to the Biblioteca Berio.

The Commentary: The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Andrea De Marchi, with writings by Beatrice Bentivoglio-Ravasio, Andrea De Marchi, Davide Gasparotto, Laura Malfatto, Laura Nuvoloni, and Federica Toniolo.

Facsimile is present with the accompanying commentary and a clamshell case. [105363]

16 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 31. (Illuminated Manuscripts) Medica, Massimo. THE BOOK OF HOURS OF BONAPARTE GHISLIERI. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2008, 8vo, morocco binding adorned with silver and enamel work and semi-precious stones, clamshell case. 274 pages. $ 11,440.00

One of 980 copies. This extremely refined masterwork of the Italian Renaissance (1503) was commissioned by Bonaparte Ghislieri, who belonged to a leading family of Bologna. Also Bolognese was the calligrapher, Pietro Antonio Sallando (a grammarian at the city’s university and a renowned calligraphy master).

A treasury of masterpieces: Ghislieris intention was to produce a small anthology of the finest illuminations in central and northern Italy. To this end he called upon a number of the leading artists of this period, each of whom was to produce a full-page illumination. Thus, we find works by Amico Aspertini(Adoration of the Shepherds), Perugino (San Sebastiano), Lorenzo Costa (David with lyre), Francesco Francia (San Gerolamo), and, in all likelihood, Matteo da Milano (Annunciation).

Marvellous embellishments: Notable, too, are the embellishments framing the illustrations, produced with an abundance of floral motifs and references to the classic tradition. Indeed, a number of pages include fragile, fantastic, grotesque figures inspired by the decor of the Grotte (caves) of the Esquiline Hill in Rome (the site of the buried remains of Neros Domus Aurea, or Golden House, which, when uncovered in 1480, immediately attracted the attention of the artists of that period).

The elaborate binding: The morocco binding, with its finely executed floral motifs on polychrome silk satin, is quite remarkable. The covers are adorned with two bezels or settings for semi-precious stones and two centrally positioned roundels for the figures of theAnnunciation.

Patronage: The works original owner (as indicated by the coat of arms) was Bonaparte Ghislieri, who was elected a senator in Bologna following the assassination of his father, Virgilio, in 1523. When the codex was produced, Bonaparte Ghislieri was still rather young and it may be that this Libro d’Ore had been commissioned by Bonaparte’s father for his sons use. The codex passed from the house of Ghislieri into the hands of the Albani family of Urbino, where, according to record, it was to be found in the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, the work reached Britain, where it was purchased by Henry Yates Thompson in 1897. It has been at the British Library since 1941.

The Commentary: The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Massimo Medica, with writings by Giancarlo Benevolo, Peter Kidd, and Massimo Medica.

Facsimile is present with the accompanying commentary and a clamshell case. [105364]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 17 32. (Illuminated Manuscripts) Mulas, Pier Luigi. THE TORRIANI BOOK OF HOURS. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2009, Large Miniature, Bound by hand (gilded silver binding covers and spine), clamshell case. 30 pages, 333 pages. $ 8,840.00

One of 980 copies. With its extraordinary binding and highly elaborate illumination work, while very small, this precious Book of Hours must be considered an absolute masterpiece.

The splendid binding: The Torriani Book of Hours is just one of a small handful of manuscripts of this period which still have their original bindings. It is, therefore, an exceedingly rare item. The two binding covers, with their gilded silver filigree work, are adorned with cameos representing Saint Catherine and Saint Lucy. Inside the binding covers, we also find 14 enamel inserts representing the “Kiss of Judas,” the “Way to Calvary,” and twelve busts of saints. The wealth, luxury, and refinement of the times is clearly illustrated by the Torriani Book of Hours, alongside other devotional works of this kind produced by the jewellers workshops of Milan under the House of Sforza.

The refinement of the embellishments: Thirty illuminations adorn this small devotional codex for private use. Twelve are Calendar illustrations. For the eighteen Offices of the Virgin we find six full-page illuminations and twelve pages with illuminated initials featuring architectural and floral motifs, putti, birds, and rabbits.

A masters workshop The illustrations for the Torriani Hours may be ascribed to the Milanese bottega (workshop) of the master, Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis. This leading workshop operated in full awareness of the latest developments in the field of painting in Lombardy at the close of the fifteenth century, and, in particular, of the art of Leonardo da Vinci (with whom de Predis worked in 1483, on the Virgin of the Rocks). The embellishments of the borders, with their markedly naturalistic representations of animals, jewels and floral sprays, are the work of the young Matteo da Milano one of the leading illuminators of Milan who received commissions from the most important Houses of Renaissance Italy.

Patronage: The codex was commissioned by the Milanese Della Torre or Torriani house, an illustrious family of Lombardy which, for some time, ruled over Milan. Further confirmation of the Milanese origin of the work is to be found in the inclusion of certain features such as local saints, in the Calendar, and the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Milans old cathedral, surmounted by a statue of Saint Ambrose (the Patron Saint of Milan). However, the identity of the lady for whom the codex was made, perhaps a lady of the court of Ludovico Sforza, is unknown.

The Commentary: The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Pier Luigi Mulas, with writings by Marco Collareta, Jean-Baptiste Lebigue and Monica Visioli.

Facsimile is present with the accompanying commentary and a clamshell case. [105361]

18 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 § t h e c l a i r e v a n v l i e t k i n g l e a r § 33. ( Janus Press) Shakespeare, William. THE TRAGEDIE OF KING LEAR. Bangor: Theodore Press, 1986, small folio, quarter leather with birch boards in a non- adhesive binding with exposed sewing, chemise and slipcase. 136, (2) pages. $ 2,000.00

Printed in an edition limited to 160 signed and numbered copies. Printed with hand-set type at the Theodore Press on light grey paper hand-made especially for this book by Kate MacGregor and Bernie Vinzani. Claire van Vliet printed her woodcuts at the Janus Press. She also individually decorated the stained birch boards. A superb edition of Lear, with engravings that eloquently convey the pain of the play, in a binding that suits the book perfectly. [48131]

34. (Koch Press) Brodsky, Joseph. WATERMARK. Berkeley: Peter Koch, Printer, 2008, folio, half leather with paper-covered boards, clamshell box. (iv), 58, (2) pages. $ 6,000.00

One of only 35 copies for sale (out of an edition of 50). This beautifully produced edition of Watermark was letterpress printed and designed by Peter Rutledge Koch. The paper is Twinrocker Da Vinci, hand-made especially for this edition, with its own watermark designed by Christopher Stinehour & Susan Filter. Robert Morgan’s photographs were digitally re-configured by Donald Farnsworth. The photogravure printing plates were made by Unai San Martin and were printed at Magnolia Editions under Donald Farnsworth’s supervision. Once printed, the sheets were shipped to Venice, Italy, where the text was printed at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia from Monotype Dante types cast at the Monotipia Olivieri in Milan. The press used was brought to Venice “on loan” from the Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione printing museum in Cornuda. Following the printing, the paper was shipped to the Berkeley studio where the book was bound in papers specially made for this edition by Cave Papers.

First published as Fondamenta Degli Ingurabili, Iosif Brodskij. Translated into the Italian by Ilberto Forty and published by Consortia Venezia Nova, Venezia 1989. Reprinted by arrangement with Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC. [101239]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 19 35. (Laguna Verde) Ritchie, Ward. LAGUNA VERDE 1975 - 1987. Laguna Beach, California: n.p., 1988, 4to., quarter leather, paper-covered boards, slipcase. (xiv), (52), (3) pages. $ 2,000.00

Limited to 50 copies. A bibliography which lists twenty-six items of ephemera, books, etc., produced by this private press. Each entry is illustrated with an original block, engraving, or facsimile of the title page. Several are printed in two or three colors. [23438]

36. (Leadenhalle Press) OLDE TAYLES, NEWLYE RELAYTED ENRYCHED WITH ALL YE ANCYENTE EMBELLYSHMENTES. (London): The Leadenhall Press, (1883), thick 4to., original green cloth stamped in darker green and orange. Variously paginated. $ 300.00

First edition . A collection of old tales, enriched with all of the ancient embellishments. A typical Leadenhalle Press book with printing in large type and profusely illustrated with woodcuts throughout the text. Includes in this order The Barkeshire Lady Garland, The Babes in the Wood, I Know What I Know, Jemmy & Nancy of Yarmouth, The Taming of a Shrew, Blew Cap for Mee, John & Joan, George Barnewel, Ye Louing Ballad of Lorde Bateman, The Long Pack, The Sword Dancers, John Cunningham, Andrew Robinson Stoney Bowes Esquire, and The Gloamin’ buchte, each with separate pagination. This is a variant not noted by Mathew Young in his bibliography of the Leadenhalle Press (1883.4). Minor cover rubbing. Very little foxing except for the front free endpaper. [58498]

20 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 37. (Leaf Book) Allen, Lewis M. THE ALLEN PRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY. Greenbrae: Allen Press, 1981, small folio, cloth, slipcase. $ 1,500.00

One of 140 copies hand-set and printed by Dorothy and Lewis Allen on hand-made paper made especially for this edition. (Allen no.46; Leaf Book - Chalmers 171). With an elaborate title page vine design by Malette Dean (probably) hand-colored by Dorothy Allen. The text of the book is scattered with many small vignettes, alphabetic, and decorative engravings used by the Allens in their books. Includes many sample pages from their works. The book has Fortuny hand-blocked cloth sides in the Richelieu pattern. The spine and the slipcase are covered in a greenish-gold cloth. In addition to describing the books, this volume also serves as an autobiography of the Allens and their life as book designers and printers. There is even space reserved to describe a few of the books they promise to print after this bibliography is made available! They have followed St. John Hornby’s example in producing a bibliography that in itself encapsulates the finest work of the press. Prospectus loosely inserted as is a Christmas card from the Allens, which is signed. Minor fraying along edges of slipcase. [44389]

38. (Leaf Book) Hornby, C.H. St J. A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS PRINTED AT THE ASHENDENE PRESS MDCCCXCV - MCMXXXV. Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1935, 4to., full leather with a stamped gilt design on the front cover and title in gilt on spine, five raised bands, top edge gilt, others uncut, original marbled paper-covered slipcase. (viii), 172 pages. $ 2,500.00

Limited to 390 numbered and signed copies (Bibliography XL; Leaf Book - Chalmers 65). The last book of the press. Printed on paper specially made by Joseph Batchelor & Sons and hand-printed by Hornby. Contains an historical introduction by Hornby followed by the detailed bibliographical descriptions of both the books and the ephemera printed at the press. Illustrated with collotype and photogravures (printed by Emery Walker), showing plates of bindings and several of the hand-painted vellum copies. Also includes examples of woodcuts, facsimile pages from important books, printer’s marks, samples of initial letters, watermarks, and a few actual specimens of press work (thus making this a leaf book). With some initial letters filled in by hand by Graily Hewitt. Hornby’s introduction is most informative about his goals in establishing the Press, and also reveals his personality and sense of humor—at one point he jokes about collectors’ frustrations at obtaining copies of a book with a very small limitation. Slipcase rubbed with abraded places at bottom and top. [18565]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 21 39. (Lincoln, Abraham) A SOUVENIR OF THE MEETING OF THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF NEW YORK. New York: The Frederick Hill Meserve Historical Collection, 1953, small 8vo., stiff paper folder. (4) pages. $ 350.00

Printed card folder containing a folded sheet with some text and three mounted contact prints that are “contact prints from the original glass negatives by Mathew B. Brady in the Meserve Collection.” One contact print shows Meserve and is signed by him beneath the print. The other two show Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln (1861). [105369]

§ o n e o f f o u r t e e n in t h e d e l u x e e d i t i o n § 40. (Lone Oak Press) Thoreau, Henry David. OF WOODLAND POOLS, SPRING-HOLES & DITCHES. Excerpts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau wherein he observes and reflects upon the nature of life and vernal pools. Petersham MA: The Lone Oak Press, 2005, oblong large 8vo., quarter leather with leather tipped foredge, marbled paper-covered boards; cloth portfolio with marbled paper backstrip containing suite of prints; similar cloth and marbled paper portfolio housing the original engraving block; all are contained in a cloth and marbled paper-covered clamshell box. (vi), 89, (3) pages. $ 3,000.00

Limited to an edition of 14, produced thus with an extra suite of engravings and an original engraving block by Abigail Rorer who is the proprietor of The Lone Oak Press. The Tree Frog engraving is the one included in the boxed set. The introduction is by Bradley P. Dean. There are further notes about New England vernal pools by Leo P. Kennedy and Matthew R. Burne, as well as by Ms. Rorer. The exquisitely detailed engravings, primarily in black-and-white with some finely tuned touches of color, illuminate Thoreau’s words. The extra suite of engravings repeat the illustrations, but are not bound. The engraving block is housed in the specially built box, inside its portfolio with velvet facing the engraving. The book is numbered and signed by the artist on the colophon. Taken together, it is an amazing production. [89338]

22 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 § a m a r b l i n g r a r i t y - t h e f i r s t illustrated e d i t i o n § 41. (Marbling) Halfer, Josef. DIE FORTSCHRITTE DER MARMORIERKUNST. Ein Praktisches Handbuch für Buchbinder und Buntpapierfabrikanten. Nach technisch-wissenschaftlichen grundlagen bearbeitet von Josef Halfer, Buchbinder in Budapest. II. Verbesserte und vermehrte auflage. Mit anhang verzierung der buchsnitte. Stuttgart: Wilhelm Leo, 1891, 8vo., later half red calf with marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands, top edge gilt (a signed binding by Zaehnsdorf ). 224 pages with 5 leaves of single mounted marbled paper specimens + 5 leaves each with 6 mounted marbled paper specimens. $ 3,500.00

Second edition—the first to be illustrated—of this seminal work on marbling by the Budapest based bookbinder and marbler, Josef Halfer; it was first published, without specimen papers, in 1885. “The Halfer system is so important that marbling history is broken at this point, and referred to as pre-Halferian and post-Halferian marbling. The advantages of the Halfer system were two-fold: freed of the laborious preparation of colors, and with standardized colors, marblers could produce more work; and secondly, the use of carragheen size allowed finer detail in marbling.” —(Easton, Marbling, a history, pp. 78-9). See also R. Wolfe, Marbled Paper, 1990, pp. 124-30. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company. Tipped-in is a two page A.L.s. from Richard Leo (see publisher) dated January 26, 1891 from Stuttgart addressed to Mr. Zaehnsdorf and commenting that he wants to visit him. Rubbed along hinges and soiling along edges. [79990]

42. (Marbling) Heyeck, Robin. MARBLING AT THE HEYECK PRESS. Woodside, Ca.: Heyeck Press, 1986, 4to., quarter morocco with marbled paper-covered sides, slipcase. 65, (3) pages. $ 850.00

Limited to 150 numbered copies signed by the author. A descriptive bibliography of marbling projects by the press with samples of each of the 15 items described. Also has five chapters on the many variables which determine success in Turkish marbling with some samples and a chapter on problems and cures with seven samples, six of which demonstrate a specific marbling flaw and text on how to correct the problem. Printed on dampened handmade paper and having a total of 28 samples. Presentation from Hyeck dated 1999 on verso of second blank page. Loosely inserted are two pieces of related ephemera. [17653]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 23 43. (Marbling) Sönmez, Nedim and Dr. Nuran Sönmez. MARBLED FLOWERS. Tübingen: Nedim Sönmez, 2005, 4to., leather. Not paginated. $ 585.00

Limited to an edition of 38 copies, signed and numbered by Nedim and Nuran Sönmez. It contains twelve unique pieces, all of which are tipped-in and numbered on the backing sheet. This is the first volume in a new series of three books. With twelve original samples. [86897]

44. (Marbling) Sönmez, Nedim. UNDER THE SURFACE; WITH TEN ORIGINAL SAMPLES OF MARBLED PICTURES OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD’S NATURE. Izmir: Nedim Sönmez, 2009, oblong folio, leather, gilt lettering on cover & spine. 15 pages, 10 marbled paper samplings. $ 595.00

This book has been produced in a limited edition of 19 copies, containing 10 original tipped-in samples of marbled pictures of the underwater world’s nature, marbled on “de geerts” paper: made in old paper tradition of Holland, mould made, four deckle-edges, watermarked with crown and “1625”.

Octopus - Dolphin - Whale - Seahorse - Tropical fish - Shark - Moray eel - Swordfish - Squid & Jellyfish - Sea turtle

Text by Nedim Sönmez in English. Format 27 x 42 cm. 15 sheets with 10 original samples of marbled pictures 23 x 35 cm. All pictures signed by hand. [102276]

24 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 45. (Midnight Paper Sales) Schanilec, Gaylord. EMERSON G. WULLING, PRINTER FOR PLEASURE.

N.P.: Midnight Paper Sales, (2000), large 4to., quarter leather with cloth-covered boards, cloth and paper portfolio with extra specimens of Wulling’s printing, cloth- covered clamshell case with leather spine label. 71, (4) pages. $ 2,250.00

Printed in an edition limited to 166 numbered and signed copies, of which this is one of only 26 lettered copies of the special edition. The special edition comes in a quarter leather binding and includes an extra portfolio of specimens demonstrating the range of Wulling’s printing.

A history and bibliography of Emerson Wulling’s Sumac Press. The text for the history was transcribed from the tapes from two interviews with Wulling in 1995 and 1996, conducted by Schanilec, along with a visit with the Wullings by Rob Rulon-Miller in 1999. Wulling was a professor by day and printer by night, and owned a library which included fine and interesting printing from all periods and continents. The bibliography of the Sumac Press describes well over 200 publications. Finely printed by Gaylord Schanilec and illustrated with tipped-in specimens of Wulling’s printing, 25 color wood engravings by Schanilec, as well as other color illustrations throughout. Introduction by Robert Rulon- Miller. The definitive work on Wulling and his Sumac Press. [60595]

46. MONOGRAM ALBUM. (Crefeld, Rheinland: Maas & Jungvogel), n.d., 4to., original cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. (54) leaves. $ 650.00

An album of engraved monograms by this German engraving company. Highly decorative title page followed by leaves showing combinations of different letters of the alphabet. For instance the first two leaves show combinations of the letter “A” with the other 26 letters of the alphabet. This is followed by two leaves showing the letter “B,” etc. Each leaf is printed on heavy paper and is hinged to a tab. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Minor wear along edges. [102457]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 25 § o n e o f 15 s p e c i a l c o p i e s § 47. (Old Stile Press) Harrop, Dorothy. THE OLD STILE PRESS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1979-1999. (Monmouthshire): Old Stile Press, (2000), small 4to., decorated paper-covered boards, clamshell case. 135+(1) pages. $ 1,500.00

Printed in an edition limited to 15 numbered copies. A bibliography of The Old Stile Press that covers all material produced by this press from its beginning in 1979 to 1999. Each entry is accompanied with woodcut illustrations from the books. There are introductory essays by Dorothy Harrop, Frances McDowall, Nicolas McDowall, and Peter Wakelin. Indexed. This special “Archive Edition” is bound in a clamshell case that also includes a portfolio of Old Stile Press ephemera. [76268]

48. (Papermaking) Hunter, Dard. THE LIFE WORK OF DARD HUNTER, A PROGRESSIVE ILLUSTRATED ASSEMBLAGE OF HIS WORKS AS ARTIST, CRAFTSMAN, AUTHOR, PAPERMAKER, AND PRINTER. Two volumes. Chillicothe: Mountain House Press, 1981, 1983, folio, full native dyed red Niger sewed on cords, cloth box, leather spine label, both volumes inserted in cloth-covered clamshell cases with leather spine labels. (viii), 198; (viii), 130 pages. $ 12,500.00

Limited to 150 numbered and signed copies; this is one of the 50 special copies to be bound in full leather and containing extra specimens bound in. Printed on dark cream handmade paper produced by Hodgkinson Mill in Wookey Hole on Dard Hunter’s personally watermarked laid moulds. The first volume covers Hunter’s early days as a book designer and designer of stain glass windows, pottery, furniture, and his work for the Roycrofters. This volume contains 194 colored and 65 black and white tipped-in illustrations, many of which have been printed to resemble the original. Reproduced in this volume are many of the designs that Hunter produced for the bindings of the Roycroft books and catalogues and also the cover designs for other advertising publications. Volume II describes Hunter’s activities as a papermaker and paper historian and contains a bibliography of Hunter’s writing. Accompanied by tipped-in specimens of paper, tipped-in facsimiles of title pages and other work. Dard Hunter Jr. has written a two- page note regarding the production of this book, a massive job requiring 12 years. The book was printed by hand on dampened paper with hundreds of tipped-in illustrations printed on Washington hand presses. The paper specimens were made using Dard Hunter’s original beater which had to be reconstructed for this project. This surely is one of the landmark books produced in the book-arts field in the 20th century both from a textual and production standpoint. This copy also includes the original prospectus and a letter from Dard Hunter II. This copy was bought by Oak Knoll for its reference library and it contains seven letters from Dard Hunter II concerning delayed shipping, lost checks, and general comments that range over the long time period between the initial order (1982) and the final completion of receipt of the second volume (1987). Also present are various handprinted mailing labels and the prospectus to the second volume. [34639]

26 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 49. (Papermaking) Lenz, Hans. MEXICAN INDIAN PAPER. ITS HISTORY AND SURVIVAL. TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH BY H. MURRAY CAMPBELL. Mexico: Rafael Loera y Chavez, 1961, 4to., quarter blue leather with decorated cloth covered boards. 280, (2) pages. $ 725.00

First edition in English. An important work on the history of papermaking in Mexico. There are over 300 illustrations in color and black and white, including photographs of papermaking processes and reproductions of Pre-Columbian manuscripts. There are also eleven tipped-in paper samples. Minor rubbing along edges. [102580]

50. (Philosopher Press) Browning, Robert. SAUL. With an Introductory Essay. Robert Browning; a Poet of Religion by Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Wausau, WI: The Philosopher Press, 1903, 4to., full lambskin stamped in gilt. Not paginated. $ 450.00

Limited to 300 numbered copies with the limitation number and recipient printed in type on the colophon page. With frontispiece and decorative border by Robert Anning Bell “made into this book by Helen Bruneau Van Vechten for Van Vechten & Ellis at The Philosopher Press...” Covers chipped at spine ends and rubbed along edges. Very ornate binding. [105378]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 27 51. (Plough Press) Wakeman, Geoffrey. NINETEENTH CENTURY TRADE BINDING. Two volumes. Oxford: Plough Press, 1983, small 4to., cloth, top edge gilt, paper spine labels, slipcase. 46, (2) pages in first volume; second is a cloth folder containing one sheet with seven specimens of different types of leather pasted on, another sheet with nine specimens of cloth pasted on, a four page section with 71 reproductions of cloth rubbings being the Winterbottom designs and a specimen of brass type that would be used by a bookbinder. $ 550.00

Limited to 152 numbered copies and out of print before publication. Another fine Plough Press book on a subject area which has become increasingly important. Wakeman discusses the materials and machinery used in trade binding in both cloth and leather and has 27 illustrations from contemporary sources to aid the text. The book is hand- printed in two colors on mould-made paper. [5983]

52. (Pré Nian Editions) White, Kenneth. METHODOS. Nantes: Pré Nian Press, (1988), folio (15 1/8 x 11 inches), loose signatures gathered in a paper wrapper, grey linen clamshell box. (28) pages. $ 2,000.00

Printed in an edition limited to 60 copies, on Johannot paper, each copy signed by the poet and the artist. A sequence of five haiku by the Scottish poet Kenneth White who lives in France and has written verses in English and in French. Each page has the English verse, followed by the French verse set in italic; the recto of each page is Bertrand Bracaval’s silkscreen. Inspired by the ancient monuments of Greece, the Acropolis, Delphi, etc. The haiku catch the starkness of the Greek landscape, as do the stone-like triangles in square silkscreens of Bracaval. The French artist has also set the type. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum. [61609]

28 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 53. (Pré Nian Press) Malenfant, Paul Chanel. ABSTRACTIONS FAITES. (Rétaud): Pré Nian Press, (1991), folio, paper wrappers, loose sheets housed in lined-faced box, cardboard packing box. Not paginated. $ 1,600.00

Limited to 60 copies. Poems illustrated with six silkscreens by Bertrand Bracaval. Signed by the poet and the illustrator. Title page and title on upper board of box in blind. Malenfant is a professor of literature at the University of Quebec at Rimouski. He won the Governor General’s Prize in 2001 and the Alain-Grandbois in 1998 for his poetry. In 2005 he was awarded the Alcide-C Distinction—honor for his contributions in teaching and writing. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum. [93039]

§ o n e o f t h e e a r l i e s t e x a m p l e s o f p r i v a t e p r e s s printing in a m e r i c a § 54. (Press of Bizarre) Secundus, Joannes Nicolaius. THE EPITHALAMIUM; OR, NUPTIAL SONG. Translated by Dr. John Nott. Philadelphia: The Press of Bizarre, 1856, large 4to. (13.25 x 10 inches), original publisher’s paper boards with later cloth spine, large paper cover label containing title and back cover label containing limitation statement. 64 pages. $ 2,000.00

Printed in an edition limited to only 20 copies; this copy being one of an even smaller number of large-paper copies (three of 20 copies are attributed to being large-paper). One of the earliest examples of private press printing in America. (listed in OCLC and NUC, although not as large paper, but not listed in the NYPL Catalogue of Special and Private Presses). The only book published by this press, which briefly published a magazine called the Bizarre (1851-52 and 1852-55). Preface and sketch of the life of Secundus by Hipponax Rosat. The translation of the poem is attributed to Dr. John Nott (1751-1826); however, according to a February 14, 1866 article in Philadelphia’s Evening Bulletin, since Nott’s translation as published by another press is completely different, this translation may be by Rosat. The article also claims that “Hipponax Rosat” is an anagram for the name of “a gentleman well- known in bibliographical circles.” The NUC identifies this as Joseph Ruppert Paxton, author and member of the Philadelphia Bar. Library bookplate on which is noted in pencil information on the limitation of this book. Also present is a newspaper article pasted onto front paste-down (Evening Bulletin, Wednesday, February 14, 1866) which gives a history of the private press movement and discusses this title. Covers rubbed and spotted. An exceptional book. [48759]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 29 55. Ratta, Cesare. ARTE DEL LIBRO E DELLA RIVISTA NEI PAESID D’EUROPA E D’AMERICA. Two volumes. Bologne: Cesare Ratta, 1927, thick tall 4to., paper-covered boards decorated in color. (ii),424; xxxvi pages followed by 487 plates with illustrations, xvi pages. $ 900.00

First edition. A description of book illustration and design over the period 1890s to 1927. The plates contain over 1,000 reproductions, with many in color, of title pages and covers of books from all countries. There are an additional 590 illustrations in the text. The section on America shows the work of Dwiggins, Louis Rhead, the Plimpton Press, Alfred Bartlett, the Riverside Press, Bruce Rogers, Will Bradley, Ralph Fletcher Seymour, Anthoensen, and many others. An excellent overview of this period of innovative illustration and design. Covers soiled and rubbed with lower corner slightly bumped. Scarce and important set. [40460]

§ c o m p l e t e w i t h m a n u s c r i p t p a g e s § 56. (Roycrofters) Hubbard, Elbert. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF ELBERT HUBBARD. AUTHOR’S EDITION. 20 Volumes. East Aurora: The Roycroft Shop, (1909), tall 8vo., original half leather stamped in blind and gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. 381+(1) pages. $ 4,000.00

Limited to 1000 numbered and signed sets; this set has been “married” by taking volumes numbered 896 (first 4 volumes) and 677 (last 16 volumes). With two pages of original manuscript mounted on heavy paper and bound into the middle of volume one. Letterpress printed throughout in reddish-brown and black on hand-made, Roycroft-watermarked paper. Title page design and stunning three color initial letters designed by Dard Hunter. Illustrated throughout with etched portraits, duo-tones, etc. The leather on the bindings is in varying shades of dark green and tan as issued. Volume four has a piece chipped away at the head of the spine. Volume 8 has a discolored area along the front hinge at the bottom. Light foxing in places. A magnificent example of American book production. [105385]

30 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 57. (Shanty Bay Press) Virgil. GEORGICS. Translated by Robert Wells, Illustrated by Walter Bachinski. (Shanty Bay, Ontario): Shanty Bay Press, (2007), folio, quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, cloth slipcase. $ 2,750.00

Limited to 67 copies of which 60 are for sale. Numbered and signed on the colophon by Walter Bachinski and Janis Butler, the designers, illustrators, and printers of the book. This is the fourth publication of the press. The type is Bembo, printed on Arches Covers. The woodcuts were printed on Kuotani 5. The woodcuts and pochoir illustrations are by Walter Bachinski who also did the stenciling and printing of the illustrations. Janis Butlers did the hand composition, text and color printing. Each section of the book has its own pochoir-illustrated title page and initial letters in pochoir. Each of these sections are paginated separately. There are many full-page woodcuts throughout which enliven the text as well. A beautiful new book. [100262]

§ a c o m p l e t e r u n § 58. SIGNATURE, A QUADRIMESTRIAL OF TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC ARTS. Edited by Oliver Simon. Complete in 15 volumes. With SIGNATURE, NEW SERIES. complete in 18 volumes. London: Signature, 1935 - 1954, small 4to., stiff paper wrappers, enclosed in 11 cloth portfolios. $ 2,250.00

An incredible periodical filled with contributions by such authorities as Wardrop, Lamb, Lehmann-Haupt, Simon, Dreyfus, Reiner, Piper, Ardizzone, Howe, Johnson, Balston, Gray, Carter, McLean, and others. Many illustrations. Very unusual to find the complete set still preserved in the 11 publisher’s cloth-backed decorated paper-covered portfolios (cord-tied). [45928]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 31 59. (Type Specimens) Hansen. BOOK OF TYPES, BORDERS, ORNAMENTS, BRASS RULE, PRINTING MATERIALS AND THE LIKE FOR PRINTERDOM. Boston: H.C. Hansen Type Foundry, 1909, 4to., cloth. 384 pages. $ 550.00

Annenberg p.164. “rated one of the best that has ever been produced, comparable to the American Type Founders Co. and Barnhart Brothers & Spindler.” Contains a four page history of the firm. This copy has a bookplate which states that it was sent to the Country Sales Manager, American Type Founders Co., Chicago. and is number 8635 dated Nov. 9th, 1911. Covers rubbed with wear through along hinge and along edges. Well preserved. [25347]

60. (Type Specimens) Schelter & Giesecke. ALLERLEI ZIERAT. zur Ausstattung von Drucksachen jeden Charakters. Leipzig: J.G. Schelter & Giesecke, n.d. (circa 1902), small 4to., cloth. 384 pages followed by 9 additional leaves. $ 1,750.00

This encyclopedic specimen book of the Leipzig, Germany type foundry and printing supply house J.G. Schelter & Giesecke features, as the title indicates, all kinds of decoration for supplying printing of every type. On the title page, the firm boasts winning grand prize in 1900 in Paris (presumably at the Exposition Universelle). It is hard to do justice in a short description to the variety of styles (traditional, Jugenstil, etc.) and categories (certificates, letterheads, borders, ornaments, exotic motifs, flowers, animals, silhouettes, menus, greeting cards, vignettes humorous and otherwise, images of bicyclists, occupational symbols, portraits, Classical figures, religious art, heraldry, ships, trains, athletes, etc., etc.) offered in this volume. Some of the examples are printed in color, most are in black-and-white. The Jugenstil cover of this copy shows minor wear and soiling. The plate of “Gust. Carlsson & Co., Stockholm” is attached to the front pastedown. A small fraction of pages show minor soiling, a pencil notation or a short closed tear. Two of the fold-outs at the back have a little more damage—one is missing a 1x2 inch piece along the margin, the other has a 3-inch closed tear and an edge which is crumpled. [90581]

32 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 61. (Type Specimens) Van Loey-Nouri. SPÉCIMEN DE LA FONDERIE TYPOGRAPHIQUE VAN LOEY-NOURI. Bruxelles: Van Loey-Nouri, n.d. (circa 1930), 4to., original quarter leather over cloth. (x), 36, 307 pages. $ 1,250.00

Well produced specimen catalogue including some two-color work. Specimens include Caracteres de Texte, de Fantasie, Machine a Ecrire, Filets, and other ornaments. Covers rubbed and soiled with cracks along hinges. Some pages were stuck together at the bottom at one point and some of the pages show damage when the pages were separated. [36850]

§ o n e o f 40 c o p i e s § 62. (Whittington Press) Butcher, David. BRITISH PRIVATE PRESS PROSPECTUSES, 1891-2001. Risbury, Herefordshire: Whittington Press, 2001, folio, full leather, quarter cloth with paper-covered board portfolio, both in a stepped-cloth solander box with full leather spine label. xii, 147, (3) pages with 16 additional leaves of illustrations. $ 1,450.00

Limited edition of 40 numbered copies. The development of the private press in Britain during the twentieth century is traced through this collection of prospectuses that come from both famous and not so famous publishers. As the books they represent become rarer and more expensive, the prospectuses, which can offer fascinating clues to the development of the titles they promote, are becoming collectible items themselves. This edition contains a portfolio of rare original prospectuses that the Press has been collecting over the last 15 years. Frontispiece is a wood-engraving by Eric Ravilious for the cover of the Golden Cockerel Press’ Autumn List 1931. Includes 16 colored plates and three facsimile prospectuses in the back board. [62804]

Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 33 63. (Whittington Press) MATRIX, A REVIEW FOR PRINTERS AND BIBLIOPHILES. Issues 1–28, the complete set published to date. Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1981–2009, small 4to., stiff paper wrappers with printed and decorated dust jackets for volumes 1–5 and decorated paper-covered boards with printed and decorated dust jackets for volumes 6–22. $ 6,000.00

With limitations varying from 450 for the first volume to limitations in the 900s for later volumes. The first and second volumes are present in the reprint edition, which are limited to 450 and 475 copies respectively. The first volume contains a three-page historical note by John Randle not present in the first printing. The tenth volume contains an index to the first ten issues. Filled with important articles on all aspects of private printing, historical printing history, book illustration history, and all other subjects of interest to the bookarts person. Illustrated with color, tipped-in illustrations, foldouts, broadsides, samples, etc. Becoming very difficult to find a complete set of this very interesting periodical. [73416]

34 Oak Knoll Special Catalogue No. 14 § s i g n e d b y t h e s e v e n participants § 64. (Wise, Thomas J.) SOUVENIR OF A SMALL GATHERING AT 2 HORATIO STREET, NEW YORK CITY, ON FEBRUARY 8, 1935 IN HONOR OF THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR WRITTEN UNDERSTATEMENT MR. JOHN CARTER OF LONDON. (New York): n.p., 1935, 12mo., printed wrappers. 8 pages. $ 1,200.00

Signed by a “who’s who” of notable bookmen: Carroll A. Wilson, John Carter, Philip C. Blackburn, George T. Goodspeed, David A. Randall, John T. Winterich, and Michael Sadleir. As related by the last survivor of the memorable occasion, George Goodspeed in The Bookseller’s Apprentice page 10 (the keepsake’s covers pictured at page 9): “In 1935 … Carter and Pollard’s Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets had just been purchased. Carter and Michael Sadleir visited New York, where John was to address the Grolier Club. In honor of this visit, Wilson organized one of his famous “small gatherings.” This was held in his Horation Street penthouse, and the gathered included, besides himself and the two transatlantic visitors, John Winterich, David Randall, Philip Blackburn and myself. Wilson had prepared a handsomely printed keepsake of the occasion for which he had culled an appropriate sentence from the bibliographical writings of each of the participants.” Each of the quotes by the illustrious group being a remark made relating to the Wise exposé. Accompanied by a printed invitation to hear Carter talk at a monthly meeting of the Grolier Club (Feb. 21, 1935) about his findings and an invitation to a joint meeting of the Roxburghe Club and The Folio Club at which the conclusions of the Carter-Pollard book would be discussed (Feb. 4, 1935). [94007]

65. (Zaehnsdorf) SPECIMEN ILLUMINATED PAGES N.P. (but London): n.p. (but Zaehnsdorf Company), n.d., folio, cloth with lettering on spine. 3 mounted illuminated leaves. $ 950.00

Example book put together by the Zaehnsdorf Company to demonstrated their ability to produce hand illuminated calligraphic documents for the use of awards and citations. Composed of three pages mounted behind heavy board borders which are mounted on hinges bound into the book. The first leaf shows an example of a document prepared for the Parishioners of Richmond thanking their minister for his eleven years of service. The second and third leaves demonstrate a document thanking the recipient for his services as Secretary of the National Fire Brigade. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. [102324]

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