Books - "arts"
Showing 1841 to 1860 of 1921 results.
Alonso Victor de Paredes' Institution, and the Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors [Madrid: ca. 1680]
Imp. 8vo, pp. xvi + 449; black buckram bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; NF (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor tanning & soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).
PUBLISHER: The Legacy Press 2018
KEYWORDS: Alonso Victor de Paredes Pablo Alvarez 18th century printing publishing history methods techniques book arts design letterpress bibliography
The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces
Super 8vo, pp. 358; blue cl bds, spine lettered in silver gilt, bds lettered in blind; illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; bdg sl sloppy; peeled sticker to front board; light to moderate tanning throughout); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate fading, scuffing & soiling; mdoerate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping and loss; lg closed tear along fold at spine; sm open tear along fold at spine; moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1958
KEYWORDS: W Turner Berry A F Johnson w P Jaspert book arts design lettering letters words type faces typefaces printing publishing history bibliography foundry foundries alphabet typography
Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use: A Study in Survivals (2 vols)
Two volume set. Super 8vo, pp. xlvi + 292, xx + 326; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; foldout sheets, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping & loss; lg open tears to spine extrem at head; moderate tanning & foxing).
PUBLISHER: The Belknap Press 1962
KEYWORDS: Daniel Berkeley Updike printing publishing history type typefaces book arts design letter forms alphabet typography
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 Complete Tae Kwon Do Hyung
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: Hee Il Cho 1984
KEYWORDS: martial arts tae kwon do guides Master Hee Il Cho
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
Ron Goulart's Great History of Comic Books
Imp. 8vo, pp. vi + 314; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping; 5cm closed tear to front cover; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; light cracking to front & rear gutters).
PUBLISHER: Contemporary Books 1986
KEYWORDS: Ron Goulart comic books graphic novels novel history illustration arts cartoon comics
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