Category: Books About Ephemera

Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (1994)

By: Brown, Michelle P.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Malibu, Caliofornia, The J. Paul Getty Museum with The British Library : 1994

Seller ID: 3543

ISBN-13: 9780892362172

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

In a sea of beautiful books of hours and other art books about illuminated manuscripts, this book take a totally different look. It's a reference book and also a good read for those who love the beautiful works of the medieval and Renaissance eras. By the time you close the 128th page you will be incredibly well educated on the subject. The text is organized alphabetically and have some small photographs in both black and white and full color. Inside the front cover is a signed leaflet from the J. Paul Getty Museum. Book measures 6-1/4" x 9-1/4" and has 128 pages printed on glossy, quality pap...
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Matchsafes: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; Smithsonian Institution)

By: Deborah Sampson Shinn

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Scala Publishers : 2001

Seller ID: 4757

ISBN-13: 9781857592375

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

This book is as gorgeous as the beautiful matchsafes on he pages. My husband has been collecting them for years and never fails to find a treasure. Matchsafes are made from many materials and designs, including figurals. They also bring along a bit of whimsey. I am showing the clusters of specimens in the color photos and yet there is still room for an informational text. The book measures 9"x 8-3/4" and has 112 pages. The book is risp and clean inside ad out.
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Scripophily: Collecting Bonds and Stock Certificates (1983)

By: Hollender, Keith

Price: $16.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Facts on File : 1983

Seller ID: 3610

ISBN-13: 9780871966254

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very good

ITEM # 3610 Collectors of bonds and stock certificates will enjoy the beauty of these documents, some of which are in color. My goal right now is to put together a library of collector reference books on anything made of paper. I think I have three titles right now, but I'll keep after it. This book covers the development of scripophily, bonds and shares, printing, engraving, history and art. It also shines a light on themes such as countries, railways, cities, automobiles, signatures, mining, banks, shipping and more. The last section discusses how to create a collection, care for it, and ...
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The Miniature Book Society Catalog of the 1996 Miniature Book Exhibition

By: Louis Bondy

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Waltham, Mass., The Miniature Book Society : 1996

Seller ID: 4081

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

Sometimes you find something in the most unlikely place. That's what happned here. I found a lot of material from the Miniature Book Society including five catalogs, two bigger catalogs showing the little books from Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles and many leaflets, also from Dawson's. But for right now here's the 1996 catalog which masures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". Members get one during the annual three day Conclave, always in a new city. The booklet shows the winnin items and also a list includes others who brought a book they made or collected. the winners are pictureed in black and white photogr...
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Matisse Paper Cut-Outs (1979)

By: Matisse, Henri

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. : 1979

Seller ID: 3630

ISBN-13: 9780810913011

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very good Book; Good Jacket

This book is especially compelling if you are an artist who works with paper.There are many examples including 25 color plates and 280 in black and white. Especially charming are the photos of Matisse at work. Check out the photo of him with a pair of scissors the size of a garden trimmer. Most of his life he worked as a painter of fine art, but during the last four years of his life he worked on the cut-outs. The book is clean and tightly bound with no creases and no names or writing. The jacket is without tears or chips. The only fault is sunning down the length of the spine, Book is very h...
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Postmarked Yesteryear: Art of the Holiday Postcard

By: Pamela E. apkarian-Russell

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Portland, Oregon, Collectors Press : 2001

Seller ID: 4241

ISBN-13: 9781888054545

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

I love holiday postcards, so of course I had to have this book. It's gorgeous with bright color and vintage charm. The book measures 9" tall and 10-1/2" wide 29th 162 pages.The contents include dates in the history of postcards, postcard artists and publishers, symbolism and how it is depicted in Art; New Year's Eve and Day; Valeintines Day; Easter; Walpurgisnacht, patrioitic, Halloween, Mxcian Day of the Dead. Guy Fawkes Day, Thanksgiving, Krampus, and Christmas.
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The World In Your Pocket: Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books (2002)

By: Shapero, Bernard J.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: London (England), Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books : 2002

Seller ID: 3833

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

This bookseller is noted for his gorgeous catalogs which are a melange of rare and beautiful items, well described and depicted with photographs. It's for the reader who appreciates the subject. Yes, this is a catalog, but you can read it like a book too. It measures 6" x 8-1/2" and has 228 pages showcasing 200 items. The maps are from all over the world and there are also silk maps, playing card maps and cartographic games. Book is clean and nice with no writing and no names. There's also no spine crease.
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The Care of Pictures (Art) 1959

By: Stout, George L.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York City, Columbia University Press : 1959

Seller ID: 3628

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very Good

This book was originally published in 1948 and was reprinted here in 1959. The author offers information on how to care for oil paintings, water colors, illuminated manuscripts, etchings and other forms of art. The book itself is clean and nice with no names or writing and no defects of note. The dust jacket is good, but does show a small chip to lower front corner and a tiny one at the top front edge. The spine has also sunned as per photo. Topics include the construction of pictures, surface blemishes, defects in paint or drawing, weakness and damage of ground, flaws in the support, and hous...
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Collecting Modern Japanese Prints Then & Now (Foreword by James Michener, 1994)

By: Tolman, Mary and Norman

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Rutland, Vermont, Charles E. Tuttle Co. : First printing stated

Seller ID: 3585

ISBN-13: 9780804819367

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very good condition

Crisp, beautiful book, attractive inside and out. Book itself is very clean with two small creases to upper corners which lie flat and still retain sharp points. Dustjacket is likewise clean and nice, though it does have a bit of wrinkling to bottom edge of back of jacket and some and some wear top top front edge, but looks very handsome in brand new mylar cover. Lavish illustration on high quality glossy paper -- one full page per image, most in color. Book is divided into two sections, the first of which explains how the authors, with little money, managed to piece together the Tolman Collec...
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Category: Books About Ephemera