Search Results: Authors starting with M from Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press

New York: Oxford University Press, 1945. decorated paper wrappers. Typophiles. 12mo. decorated paper wrappers. vii, 34, (2) pages. Monograph number 16 issued by the Typophiles, one of 350 copies. Designed by John Begg, printed by the press of A. Colish and with calligraphy by Arnold Bank. A fine copy.

Evansville: Herbert W. Simpson, 1948. paper wrappers. Typophiles. 12mo. paper wrappers. (4) pages. Monograph 20.

N.P.: n.p., n.d.. self paper wrappers. Typophiles. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Monograph 33. Printed by the Spiral Press.

N.P.: n.p., 1956. self paper wrappers. Typophiles. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Monograph 47. Decorations by Willis W. Tompkins.

N.P.: The Maecenas Press, 1981. cloth, paper spine label. Maecenas Press. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. unpaginated. Limited to 150 numbered copies. Acknowledgments, table of contents. prelude. A collection of poetry and prose.

Brescia, Italy: Nicolò Bettoni, 1805. quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. 4to. quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. viii, 79+(1) pages. Text in Italian and Latin. Translated from Latin into Italian by Luigi Mabil. Dedication to Napoleon I Bonaparte. Two letters, attributed to Gaius Sallustus Crispus (Sallust) (86-35 B. C.) to Julius Caesar. Sallust was regarded as a partisan of Caesar against Caesar and others in the waning years of the Roman Republic. Biographical sketch of the publisher and copies of National Union Catalog entries laid in. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown.

Philadelphia, PA: Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, 1894. sewn paper wrappers. Childs, C. G.. 8vo. sewn paper wrappers. 18 pages. Extremely scarce piece of Americana featuring the the memorial address given by James Mac Alister at C. G. Childs' memorial service. C. G. Childs was a premier Newspaper Publisher in Philadelphia, PA (b.1829 - d.1894). James Mac Alister was the President of the Drexel Institute and the memorial was given in the auditorium of the Institute. Small numerical exlibris stamp on cover, else near fine with light chipping to edges. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1999. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. small folio. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 112 page. The story of making the book Cathedral: Story of its Construction (1973). A study of book design and production. Short glossary follows text. Black and white illustrations throughout.

Boston: D.C. Heath & Co, 1908. cloth. small 8vo. cloth. 92, (2) pages. Edited by Albert Perry Walker. First edition. Some soiling to cloth. Else very good.

New York: John B. Alden, Publisher, 1895. self paper wrappers. Johnson, Samuel. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 25 plus 37 pages of advertisements for books offered for sale. The Irving Library October Bulletin Vol. II No. 365, October 2, 1895. Bulletin sent monthly with "choice selections (complete in themselves) from the world's best literature, contemporary and classical" followed by an extensive catalogue of books that can be ordered from the publisher. This issue contains an essay about Johnson's life and works by Macaulay. Front wrapper torn at corners with some loss at bottom, rear wrapper creased at corners, both wrappers soiled.

London, England: Kegan Paul, Trench, Turner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, 1900. original stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 10, clxxvi, 519+(1); 10, (vi), 655+(1) pages. 2 volumes. Early English Text Society, Extra Series LXXI. Comments on and listing of the Society's works precede text in both volumes. Prefatory note by the editor, table of contents, addenda and corrigenda, endnotes in each volume. Commentary in first volume. Glossary and index of proper names at end of Volume II. John Gower (c. 1330-1408) was a contemporary of William Langland and Geoffrey Chaucer. Wrappers soiled and chipped at edges, soiled, and tearing along spine. Wrappers of first volume separating from text. Publishers information before title page in each volume.

[London]: Macmillan, 1970. cloth-backed boards, cellophane dust jacket. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, cellophane dust jacket. (vi), 73 pages. First edition, one of 100 signed copies. Accompanied by a laid in folder contai ning a signed original lithograph by Robin Lawrie (also one of 100 signed copies). Top edge spotted, corners lightly bumped, contents page spotted, rumpled, torn cellophane dust jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1968. stiff paper wrappers, separate dust jacket. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, separate dust jacket. (viii), 87 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof copy. Proof is fine. The dust jacket is larger than the book and is rubbed, creased, and frayed along the top edge. Printed wrappers in dust jacket of published book.

London: Macmillan, 1968. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 87 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof copy. Some creasing of covers.

London: Academy Editions/Macmillan, 1969. cloth-backed boards, clear plastic dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, clear plastic dust jacket. 79+(1) pages. First edition. One of 50 numbered and signed copies. Fine in torn plastic dust jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1968. cloth-backed boards, clear plastic dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, clear plastic dust jacket. (viii), 87 pages. First edition, one of 110 numbered, signed copies. Fine.

New York: Atheneum, 1969. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 101+(1) pages. First American edition. Lightly rubbed dust jacket with a few closed tears.

London, England: Lund Humphries, 1982. cloth, dust jacket. square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 229+(1) pages. First edition. Table of contents, preface, acknowledgments, lists of design books and exhibition catalogues, design collections. Index of designers, general index. 28 color plates, black and white illustrations throughout. Arranged chronologically.

Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1984. dark red leather stamped in gilt, all edges stained red, inserted in plastic box with red felt lining and printed protective paper strap. Miniature Books. miniature book (5 X 3.6 cm). dark red leather stamped in gilt, all edges stained red, inserted in plastic box with red felt lining and printed protective paper strap. Not paginated. Limited to 400 numbered copies signed by the author. Short history of this famous newspaper accompanied by plates showing famous people associated with the paper.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 77, (3) pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. With letter from publisher at Knopf meant to accompany this copy loosely inserted.