Illustrated Books from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1970 4to (26 cm), XI, [1], 240 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities, paper somewhat toned). "With the advent of serialized monthly parts the illustrators suddenly assumed a dramatic role in the novelist's life. Author and artist combined their talents with extraordinary effect, and our memory of many of these novels is… Read more about this item

The Society of Wood Engravers, 2012 Square 8vo (21 x 21 cm), 71, [1] pp. Laminated wrappers. Included a foreword by Harry Brockway, a survey "The revival of British wood-engraved book illustration" by Ian Rogerson, "Wood engraving since 1990" by Anne Desmet, the catalogue of the exhibition 130 entries.

Folkestone & London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973 8vo (25 cm), VII, [1], 424 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities, small tear front top, top edge dusted). "The books illustrated by coloured plates and published in England between the years 1790 and 1860 are some of the most beautiful of their kind that the world… Read more about this item

Lwów: Towarzystwo Naukowe, 1929 4to (28 cm), [2], 112 pp. Untrimmed and uncut in original printed wrappers (wrappers frayed at extremities, part of wrapper missing, blind collector's stamp bottom of title). In Polish. Offprint from Prace Sekcji Historii Sztuki i Kultury Towarzystwa Naukowego we Lwowie, t. 1, z. 7, 1929. Classical study of Polish book illustration in 15th and 16… Read more about this item

Florence: Leo S. Olschki, 1998 8vo (25 cm), front., 340 pp, 60 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Acts of an International Conference, Venice and Florence, 14-17 June 1994. Preface by Walter Kaiser, Introduction by David S. Zeidberg. The fifteen essays about Aldus Manutius represent the best of Aldine scholarship. Included papers by P. Scapecchi, M. Lowry (The Manutius Publicity… Read more about this item

Thames & Hudson, 2003 8vo (23.5 cm), XX, 476 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket, silk bookmark (bookplate and collector's blind stamp bottom of the title). 500 years anniversary edition of the famous and mysterious book printed in 1499 by the great Venetian publishing house of Aldus Manutius. Francesco Colonna's weird, erotic, allegorical antiquarian tale was translated into English and… Read more about this item

Harvey Miller, 2000 4to (27.5 cm), 144 pp, 24 figures on 12 plates. Laminated boards. "In this new series of fascicles, all images contained in English Late Gothic manuscripts from libraries throughout the world will be catalogued according to a carefully prescribed template, described, classified, indexed and often illustrated. The series will provide a 'pictorial index' to the wide-ranging subject… Read more about this item

Kodansha International, 1977 4to (28.5 cm), 264 pp. Publisher's tan and blue cloth, silver-lettered spine (binding slightly dusted, half-title and title page somewhat stained). This insightful book explores the historical development of printing techniques and book illustration in Japan, unveiling the artistic, cultural, and technological factors that have shaped this vibrant tradition. Chibbett sheds light on key milestones such as… Read more about this item

London: Eugrammia Press, 1963 4to (31.5 cm), facsimile of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili bound by Zaehnsdorf in full morocco, a woodcut from the book stamped in gilt on the upper cover, spine gilt; accompanied by a 24-page essay in printed wrappers, all housed in a black cloth slipcase. This edition is limited to 315 copies, printed on paper specially made by… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1967 8vo (23.5 cm), front., XIV, 256 pp, 31 plates. Publisher's cloth (without dj, binding slightly toned, blind collector's stamp on front free endpaper). A thorough examination of emblem literature in England, spanning from the early Tudor era to the mid-seventeenth century, is presented in this comprehensive book. It delves into the origins, evolution, and… Read more about this item

Alec Tiranti, 1969 8vo (24.5 cm), VI, 115 pp, 283 illustrations on unpaginated plates. Publisher's wrappers. "Rococo taste in France is nowhere better seen than in the elegance of luxury editions of the tales of Boccaccio and La Fontaine, or related ancient and contemporary classics of hedonism such as these. In this book the attempt is made not only to… Read more about this item

Harvard University Press, 1970 4to (29 cm), VI, 43 pp, 149 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (one page slightly stained, bookplate). Philip Hofer's definitive work presents a short, lucid and richly illustrated survey of one of the most fertile and highly developed periods in the history of book illustration. He provides an overview of Baroque book illustration and the… Read more about this item

Scolar Press, 1978 4to (25.5 cm), 237 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Francis Barlow (1626-1704) was the first artist to make a living as a book illustrator in England. His illustrations for books on natural history, fables, and popular tales were highly sought after in the 17th century, and his work had a profound impact on English book illustration… Read more about this item

Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2008 4to (28.5 cm), 279 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear, bookplate). "Making knowledge visible" is how one 16th-century naturalist described the work of the illustrator of botanical treatises. Presenting images found throughout Europe in works on natural history, medicine, botany, horticulture, and garden design, and studies of insects, birds, and animals, the… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Gerard Th. van Heusden, 1966 4to (28.5 cm), [4], X, 93, VIII plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly frayed at extremities and stained, blind collector's stamp on the front free endpaper). In 1947, the esteemed antiquarian bookseller Ernst Philip Goldschmidt was invited to America to lecture on "The Spread of Renaissance by Means of the Book." The… Read more about this item

The British Library, 1992 4to (29.5 cm), VIII, 208 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities, spine faded). "In this superbly illustrated survey, Brian Ford unravels many strands in the development of scientific knowledge over the centuries, showing how the study of illustration provides a retrospective view of the conduct of research. The accuracy of illustrations… Read more about this item

Brussels: La Société des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique, 2017 2 volumes 8vo (22.5 cm), 219 pp; 191 pp. Printed wrappers. Two issues, Artist's books and bibliophile editions in Belgium 1950-2015, Actes du colloque, vol. 1-2. Contents include Pierre-Jean Foulon "Le collection de livres d'artiste du Musée royal de Mariemont"; Jan Baetens "Livres d'artiste, livres pauvres"; Kristien Van der Brande… Read more about this item

Edizioni della Laguna, 2003 4o (30 cm), 328 pp. Laminated wrappers with flaps (minor shelf-wear, inscribed top of the front free endpaper). Illustrated catalogue of the exhibition held in the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice 13 June - 7 September 2003. Early illustrated books from the Fondazione Giorgio Cini.

Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, 1984 4to (28.5 cm), 48 pp. Printed wrappers with flaps (wrappers slightly sunned). Text in German, Dutch and English. A survey of ten years of the Raamin Press from Hamburg doubles as an exploration of the work of the esteemed graphic artist Roswitha Quadflieg.

Los Angeles: UCLA Library, 1982 8vo (25 cm), 48 pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers sunned). Catalogue of an exhibition at the UCLA Library 26 April-16 July 1982.