Search Results: Titles starting with O from Wykeham Books

E. Aubanel, Avignon, first edition, 1954. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 18 cm. 136, [1] pp, [1] plate., ills. Good.

Lafitte Reprints, Marseille, 1974 reprint of 1595 edition. Limited edition of 300 copies. Imitation leaather, 8vo,. pp. Very Good.

Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh, first edition, 1818. Contemporary boards, 8vo, 23 cm,. vi, 281, [2] pp. By Alexander Monro III. Monro provides a history of the disease, a summary of the state of its treatment at the time, and a discussion on the effectiveness of vaccination. Lacks the first of the 2 colour plates. Hinges torn and tender, no backstrip, boards worn and frayed, edges duststained. Name on title-page. Siidelining on several pages and some other marginal ink marks. Pages 163-170 detached and marked up for republication, pp 171-174 missing.

Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, first edition, 2012. Cloth, 8vo,. viii, 262 pp, ills (some colour). An autobiographical narrative of the career of British author, bookseller, and book collector Colin Franklin, discussing his life and experiences in the book world. From the blurb: "Reminiscences of the author, bookseller, and publisher, written at the age of eighty-eight, Colin Franklin's newest book is perhaps his most entertaining. It wanders freely through themes which have absorbed him - a lost world of publishing, adventures in bookselling, and the irreplaceable scholarly eccentrics who dominated that world a generation ago. During his numerous trips to Paris, Japan, South Africa, and many universities in the United States, Franklin kept diaries of his accounts which have helped him to put together this new publication. The chapters represent a type of memoir recalling his various book interests developed during his life of publishing and bookselling. .. Including serious essays on diverse… Read More

Ximenes: Rare Books, Inc., New York, bookseller's catalogue, n.d. but c.1991. Illustrated laminated wrappers, 8vo,. unpaginated, approximately 90 pp, ills. 300 items. From the introduction: "The books and manuscripts in this catalogue are all from the library of Parmenia Migel Ekstrom (1908-1989.. The items listed here reveal the breadth of Mrs. Ekstrom's interests, and fall roughly into the following areas: (1) The beginnings of ballet. Illustrated books, early histories, music, and rare librettos of the 16th and 17th centuries, along with scholarly works relating to this period. (2) The 18th century. The works of Noverre and his contemporaries, and the development of dance notation, starting with Feuillet. (3) The Romantic ballet. A broad selection of memoirs, treatises on technique, synopses and librettos, illustrated books, autograph letters, etc. (4) Modern dance, with an emphasis on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes; we have included a selection of inscribed books, presented to Mrs.… Read More

Ximenes: Rare Books, Inc., New York, bookseller's catalogue, n.d. but c.1991. Illustrated laminated wrappers, 8vo,. unpaginated, approximately 90 pp, ills. 300 items. From the introduction: "The books and manuscripts in this catalogue are all from the library of Parmenia Migel Ekstrom (1908-1989.. The items listed here reveal the breadth of Mrs. Ekstrom's interests, and fall roughly into the following areas: (1) The beginnings of ballet. Illustrated books, early histories, music, and rare librettos of the 16th and 17th centuries, along with scholarly works relating to this period. (2) The 18th century. The works of Noverre and his contemporaries, and the development of dance notation, starting with Feuillet. (3) The Romantic ballet. A broad selection of memoirs, treatises on technique, synopses and librettos, illustrated books, autograph letters, etc. (4) Modern dance, with an emphasis on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes; we have included a selection of inscribed books, presented to Mrs.… Read More

Bibliotheca Wittockiana, [Bruxelles], first edition, 1985. Laminated wrappers, large 8vo, 30 cm,. 171 pp, plates. The impressive catalogue of a major exhibition. From a flyer: "La Bibliotheca Wittockiana, fondation privée consacrée à l'art de "la reliure, participe elle aussi aux festivités d'Europalia, et ce avec une exposition consacrée à l'histoire de la reliure espagnole, aspect peu connu et cependant remarquable du livre en Espagne. A côté d'un rare spécimen de l'art roman sur un précieux manuscrit du Xlle siècle, d'un important groupe de reliures héraldiques à provenances royales datant des XVe et XVIe siècles, d'un exemple caractéristique de reliure du XVIe siècle de type islamique, d'un chatoyant ensemble de reliures dites "à l'éventail" exécutées aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, et sans oublier… Read More

Bibliotheca Wittockiana, [Bruxelles], first edition, 1985. Laminated wrappers, large 8vo, 30 cm,. 171 pp, plates. The impressive catalogue of a major exhibition. From a flyer: "La Bibliotheca Wittockiana, fondation privée consacrée à l'art de "la reliure, participe elle aussi aux festivités d'Europalia, et ce avec une exposition consacrée à l'histoire de la reliure espagnole, aspect peu connu et cependant remarquable du livre en Espagne. A côté d'un rare spécimen de l'art roman sur un précieux manuscrit du Xlle siècle, d'un important groupe de reliures héraldiques à provenances royales datant des XVe et XVIe siècles, d'un exemple caractéristique de reliure du XVIe siècle de type islamique, d'un chatoyant ensemble de reliures dites "à l'éventail" exécutées aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, et sans oublier… Read More

E. Tzaferis, S.A. Athens / Orthodox Centre of the Oecumenical Patriarchate, Genève, first edition, 1989. Cloth, gilt cover device, folio,. 374 pp, profusely illustrated in colour. From the blurb: "This authoritatively written and splendidly illustrated work is a special edition dedicated to the Oecumenical Patriarchate, 'the Great Church of Christ'. In 376 pages with a wealth of coloured photographs, plans and drawings, the book records the age-long history of the Oecumenical Patriarchate, from the beginning of the Byzantine era (A.D. 330) to the present time, and relates its struggles in accomplishing its holy mission through the centuries. The volume includes descriptions of the celebrated Byzantine monuments of Constantinople, where the Oecumenical Patriarchate has been seated since the time of its foundation. The remarkable illustrations of the magnificent ancient buildings, the exquisite mosaics and wall paintings, the fine icons, illuminated manuscripts and various objects… Read More

Bell, London, 1972 reissue of 1896 first edition, . Cloth, small 8vo, 21 cm,. 243 pp. From the blurb: "Originally published in 1896, this survey of book illustration is both a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field and important evidence of Victorian taste and the influences which shaped it. Walter Crane, as a leading designer and illustrator, was exceptionally well placed to survey the subject -indeed, some of the finest pieces among over 100 drawings reproduced here are those by Crane himself. Crane begins by describing the artist's role in producing manuscripts and early printed books up to the end of the sixteenth century, giving an account of Italian, French and (particularly) German work. He then moves to the beginning of 'modern illustration', which he dates from the work of Blake, and takes in most of the major Victorian exponents of the art, with examples from such men as Rossetti, Selwyn Image, Arthur Hughes, Laurence Houseman [sic], Howard Pyle and… Read More

Bracken Books, London, 1984 reprint of 1896 first edition. Cloth, small 8vo,. 243, [1] pp, ills. From the blurb: "Originally published in 1896, this survey of book illustration is both a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field and important evidence of Victorian taste and the influences which shaped it.Walter Crane, as a leading designer and illustrator, was exceptionally well placed to survey the subject - indeed, some of the finest pieces among over 100 drawings reproduced here are those by Crane himself. Crane begins by describing the artist's role in producing manuscripts and early printed books up to the end of the sixteenth Century, giving an account of Italian, French and (particularly) German work. He then moves to the beginning of 'modern illustration', which he dates from the work of Blake, and takes in most of the major Victorian exponents of the art, with examples from such men as Rossetti, Selwyn Image, Arthur Hughes, Laurence Housman, Howard Pyle… Read More

Bell, London, 1972 reissue of 1896 first edition, . Cloth, small 8vo, 21 cm,. 243 pp. From the blurb: "Originally published in 1896, this survey of book illustration is both a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field and important evidence of Victorian taste and the influences which shaped it. Walter Crane, as a leading designer and illustrator, was exceptionally well placed to survey the subject -indeed, some of the finest pieces among over 100 drawings reproduced here are those by Crane himself. Crane begins by describing the artist's role in producing manuscripts and early printed books up to the end of the sixteenth century, giving an account of Italian, French and (particularly) German work. He then moves to the beginning of 'modern illustration', which he dates from the work of Blake, and takes in most of the major Victorian exponents of the art, with examples from such men as Rossetti, Selwyn Image, Arthur Hughes, Laurence Houseman [sic], Howard Pyle and… Read More

British Library, London, first edition, 1978. Printed patterned wrappers, 4to, 25 cm,. 96 pp, ills (some colour). 98 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August-22 October 1978. "The Officina Bodoni, the distinguished private press founded and operated by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977), has over the last half century produced books of outstanding quality which are admired and collected by connoisseurs of fine book printing. In Montagnola and since 1927 in Verona, Mardersteig, following the tradition of the scholar-printers of the Renaissance, printed on the hand press close on two hundred books, most of which are discussed in this detailed study. Some were edited by Mardersteig himself; some illustrated by noted modern artists; all are remarkable for their impeccable presswork, carried out either by the printer himself or under his close supervision. The earlier books of the Officina Bodoni were, by special permission,… Read More

British Library, London, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. 96 pp, ills (some colour). 98 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August-22 October 1978. "The Officina Bodoni, the distinguished private press founded and operated by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977), has over the last half century produced books of outstanding quality which are admired and collected by connoisseurs of fine book printing. In Montagnola and since 1927 in Verona, Mardersteig, following the tradition of the scholar-printers of the Renaissance, printed on the hand press close on two hundred books, most of which are discussed in this detailed study. Some were edited by Mardersteig himself; some illustrated by noted modern artists; all are remarkable for their impeccable presswork, carried out either by the printer himself or under his close supervision. The earlier books of the Officina Bodoni were, by special permission, printed with types cast… Read More

British Library, London, first edition, 1978. Printed patterned wrappers, 4to, 25 cm,. 96 pp, ills (some colour). 98 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August-22 October 1978. "The Officina Bodoni, the distinguished private press founded and operated by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977), has over the last half century produced books of outstanding quality which are admired and collected by connoisseurs of fine book printing. In Montagnola and since 1927 in Verona, Mardersteig, following the tradition of the scholar-printers of the Renaissance, printed on the hand press close on two hundred books, most of which are discussed in this detailed study. Some were edited by Mardersteig himself; some illustrated by noted modern artists; all are remarkable for their impeccable presswork, carried out either by the printer himself or under his close supervision. The earlier books of the Officina Bodoni were, by special permission,… Read More

British Library, London, first edition, 1978. Printed patterned wrappers, 4to, 25 cm,. 96 pp, ills (some colour). 98 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August-22 October 1978. "The Officina Bodoni, the distinguished private press founded and operated by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977), has over the last half century produced books of outstanding quality which are admired and collected by connoisseurs of fine book printing. In Montagnola and since 1927 in Verona, Mardersteig, following the tradition of the scholar-printers of the Renaissance, printed on the hand press close on two hundred books, most of which are discussed in this detailed study. Some were edited by Mardersteig himself; some illustrated by noted modern artists; all are remarkable for their impeccable presswork, carried out either by the printer himself or under his close supervision. The earlier books of the Officina Bodoni were, by special permission,… Read More

British Library, London, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 4to, 25 cm,. 96 pp, ills (some colour). 98 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August-22 October 1978. "The Officina Bodoni, the distinguished private press founded and operated by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977), has over the last half century produced books of outstanding quality which are admired and collected by connoisseurs of fine book printing. In Montagnola and since 1927 in Verona, Mardersteig, following the tradition of the scholar-printers of the Renaissance, printed on the hand press close on two hundred books, most of which are discussed in this detailed study. Some were edited by Mardersteig himself; some illustrated by noted modern artists; all are remarkable for their impeccable presswork, carried out either by the printer himself or under his close supervision. The earlier books of the Officina Bodoni were, by special permission, printed with types cast… Read More

British Library, London, first edition, 1978. Printed patterned wrappers, 4to, 25 cm,. 96 pp, ills (some colour). 98 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August-22 October 1978. "The Officina Bodoni, the distinguished private press founded and operated by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977), has over the last half century produced books of outstanding quality which are admired and collected by connoisseurs of fine book printing. In Montagnola and since 1927 in Verona, Mardersteig, following the tradition of the scholar-printers of the Renaissance, printed on the hand press close on two hundred books, most of which are discussed in this detailed study. Some were edited by Mardersteig himself; some illustrated by noted modern artists; all are remarkable for their impeccable presswork, carried out either by the printer himself or under his close supervision. The earlier books of the Officina Bodoni were, by special permission,… Read More

Cork University Press, Cork, first edition, 2004. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 22 cm,. vii, 24 pp, ills, maps. From the Introduction - "As our earliest written source of the Irish language, the oldest documentation of Irish personal names, indeed the earliest tangible evidence of Irish scholarship and learning, the Ogam inscriptions hold a place of considerable importance in the history of Irish letters. If their importance has been understated from time to time by some Irish scholars, who regarded them at worst as meaningless, or as forgeries, or dismissed the Ogam script as a mere cipher of the Latin alphabet, recent research has led to a more favourable appreciation of the achievement of the Ogamists, even if many aspects of their creation remain the subject of speculation. We will probably never know exactly when, where or why this peculiar script and its unique alphabet were devised, nor what inspired them, but we do know that from the Old Irish period (seventh-ninth century) until the demise of… Read More

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, second edition, 1888. Two-tone cloth, 8vo, 21 cm,. xvi, 395, [1] pp, plus 17 facs. Spine worn at ends, rubbed and stained, boards rubbed and rear board scuffed, hinges of endpapes cracked, contents otherwise Good with minor fingersoiling and slight agetoning.