Books - "arts"
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The Little ABC Book of Rudolf Koch
Obl super 8vo, unpaginated; yellow light card covers, covers lettered in black & red; illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl tanning & soiling to prelims & terminal; prev bookseller's sticker to ht).
PUBLISHER: David R. Godine 1979
KEYWORDS: Rudolf Koch calligraphy letter forms language book arts design
Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility
Super 8vo, pp. [6] + 311; illus. light card covers; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; sl soiling to pg edges; minor soiling to prelims & terminals; bookplate to ht).
PUBLISHER: Fordham University Press 2017
KEYWORDS: aesthetics aesthetic philosophy performing arts pentecostals symbolism
History of the Monotype Corporation
Super 8vo, pp. 432; blue cl bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; NF (sl scuffing to bds; minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: Printing Historical Society 2014
KEYWORDS: printing publishing history 19th 20th century Monotype type typography letter forms machine press book arts design bibliography
A History of Printing in New Zealand 1830-1940
No.297/600. Imp. 8vo, pp. [18] + 249 + [3 (index)]; half-bd in cl with textured heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; top edge stained blue, illus. eps, frontis., plates, elaborate initals, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate scuffing to joints with loss to colour; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & teminals; sticker, Fred B. Butler Collection, to front paastedown; moderate cracking to front gutters).
PUBLISHER: Richard Alexander McKay 1940
KEYWORDS: New Zealand printing publishing history 19th 20th century book arts design press type typography bibliography
A Book Printer's Display Material: As Used by William Clowes & Sons Ltd at the Caxton Works, Beccles
Imp. 8vo, pp. xvi + 246; illus. heavy card bds, red cl spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, type specimens; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; blue ink stains to tp verso).
PUBLISHER: William Clowes & Sons 1954
KEYWORDS: William Clowes & Sons type specimen book arts design type typography printing publishing history press
The History of the Illustrated Book: The Western Tradition
4to, pp. 288; brown cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device to front board in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; lg closed tear to back).,
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1981
KEYWORDS: printing publishing history book arts design illustrated history illustrations
A Life of Ts'ai Luing and Japanese Paper-Making
Sm 8vo, pp. [6] + 106; illus. light wrappers; frontis. tipped in, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: The Dainihon Press 1966
KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese craft paper making paper-making book arts desgin
The Judo Manual
Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul 1982
KEYWORDS: martial arts judo manuals guides hobbies
Bunraku: The Puppet Theater
Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Walker/Weatherhill 1970
KEYWORDS: history puppets puppetry marionettes Bunraku Japan Japanese performing arts
Doris Humphrey: An Artist First
Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Wesleyan University Press 1977
KEYWORDS: Doris Humphrey autobiography autobiographies memoir dance performing arts dancers
Secrets of the Ninja
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing N/D (modern printing)
KEYWORDS: ninja skills martial arts meditation guide fighting cqc combat
Functional Newspaper Design
Super 8vo, pp. xii + 340; black buckram bds, spine lettered in white; photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1956
KEYWORDS: printing publishing history newspaper periodical book arts design typography
The Manual of Karate
8vo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: W. Foulsham & Co. 1959
KEYWORDS: E J Harrison karate martial arts manual guide methods techniques
Chronicle of Cinema
4to, pp. 941; illus. heavy card bds; frontis., illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing, rubbing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley 1997
KEYWORDS: cinema history film movies motion picture arts art chronicle
A Measured Pace: Toward a Philosophical Understanding of the Arts of Dance
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, xviii + 580pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1995
KEYWORDS: dance philosophy history performing arts
Work: Journal of Handicrafts: The Illustrated Weekly, Vol XXXIX, Nos 1099 to 1124, from April 9 to October 1, 1910
THIS VOL ONLY, FOLDING DIAGRAM OF MOTORCAR AS FRONTISPIECE, quarto, green buckram boards, gilt & black lettering & decoration to spine, black lettering & decoration to front board, folding frontispiece, viii + 528pp, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps & sporadically throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, moderate tearing to page 137-138 with basic tape repairs, occasional minor closed tearing to page edges, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1910
KEYWORDS: arts crafts hobbies journals past issues Work journal
The Arts Centre of Christchurch: Then and Now
Oblong imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Clerestory Press 1994
KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts centre history historic buildings Christchurch
The Cult of the Needle
Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Girl's Own Paper & Woman's Magazine N/D (c.1915?)
KEYWORDS: lace making lacemaking embroidery hobbies crafts arts needlework
The Standard Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass (Revised 2nd Edition)
Quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Collector Books 1988
KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles carnival glass arts crafts glassware
Edge of the Sublime: Enamels by Jamie Bennett
Square imperial octavo, orange cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus prelims, 144pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to top of spine) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning)
PUBLISHER: Hudson Hills Press 2008
KEYWORDS: crafts arts enamel enamels enamelling Jamie Bennett decorations