Search Results: Titles starting with K from Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press

(Rétaud): Pré Nian Editions, 1995. stiff paper wrappers, clear plastic slipcase. Pré Nian. small oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, clear plastic slipcase. unpaginated. Limited to 70 copies. Adapted by Andre Doms and Aniko Fazsy. Text in Hungarian and French. Signed on the colophon. Woodcuts and vignettes by Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.

(Stuttgart, Germany: Heinz Müller), 1993. cloth, paper cover label, dust jacket. Miniature Books. miniature book (6.3 x 5.5 cm). cloth, paper cover label, dust jacket. 61, (3) pages. Text in German. Limited to 200 signed, numbered copies. Reflections on intellectual life in the DDR, published after the unification of Germany. Dust jacket lightly soiled.

[Columbus, OH]: Ohio State University Press, 1971. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. First edition, wrappered. Author's first collection. Presentation by the author on the half-title "To Julie / in thanks / JP / 3/7/88." Quote from A. R. Ammons on the back wrapper. Very good in rubbed black wrappers.

N.P.: Diamond State Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc, 1986. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 102, (2) pages. Thirty four essays by Delaware authors on all aspects of life in Delaware including history, Indian life, art, biography, etc. Includes work by Helen Sloan and Nancy C. Sawin..

Hamburg: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 2002. cloth, paper spine and cover label. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover label. 117, (5) pages. Mit drei Originalradierungen des Verfassers. Written in German. Limited to 1100 copies. This copy is signed by the author. With an afterword. Contains three original etchings by the author. With a black fabric bookmark.

Hamburg, Germany: Maximilian-Gesellschaft, 2002. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels. 117, (5) pages. Text in German. Limited to 1100 copies, signed by author on colophon. Table of contents, epilogue. With three tissue-protected original etchings by the author: frontispiece and two in text.

Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1920. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, triple gilt band, stamped gilt title. Klee, Paul. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, triple gilt band, stamped gilt title. 89, (3) pages. Text in German. Translation of Voltaire's classic. With 26 pen and ink illustrations by Paul Klee. An important book in German expressionism (Artist and the Book 143). Boards sunned at spine and scuffed at corners.

Leipzig: Deutschen Buchhändler zu Leipzig, 1929. cloth, gold lettering on spine and front board. large 12mo. cloth, gold lettering on spine and front board. 155, (3) pages. Herausgegeben von Festausschuss des Börsenvereins der Deutschen Buchhändler zu Leipzig. Articles about bookselling in Germany and about the Börsenverein of the Leipzig booksellers. One on the topic of books and bookselling in Riga, Latvia, beginning in the fifteenth century. Illustrated with sketches of personalities involved with the Society. Articles by Ernst Rowohlt, Gerhard Menz, Friedrich Oldenbourg, and others. Spine faded.

Leipzig: Festausschuss des Börsenvereins der deutschen Buchhändler [Festival Committee of the Börsenverein (etc.)], 1929. cloth, top edge stained red. Leipzig Book Fair. large 12mo. cloth, top edge stained red. 3-155, (3) pages. "Kantate" was traditionally the close of the Leipzig Book Fair, the day on which many booksellers paid bills, settled accounts, and often placed orders. After this was finished, the remainder of the day was a holiday (for those still inclined to celebrate). By the end of the 19th century, Kantate was not so important in the business sense, but the Kantate holiday had become a formal festivity, with a dinner attended by book trade people and diverse dignitaries, and accompanied by entertainment. This anthology of 18 articles by booksellers, librarians, publishers and others contains personal reminiscences, and remarks on the history of bookselling and collecting, and on current (1920's) bookselling. With 6 drawings. Irregularly faded, lightly soiled.

Omaha, NE: Joslyn Art Museum & Univerity of Nebraska Press, 1984. cloth, dust jacket. Bodmer, Karl. square large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 376 pages. Introduction by William H. Goetzmann and is annotated by David C. Hunt and Marsha V. Gallagher. There are 257 color illustrations and 102 full page and half page black & white illustrations. Spine of Jacket faded and lightly chipped around edges, else very good condition. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

(Weimar): J.B.Metzler, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iii), 32 pages. Text in German. Item contains a short bibliography of Karl Löwith with a few sample essays and a subscription offer. Several black-and-white photographs throughout. Light wear to edges.

Szeged, Hungary: n.p., 1992. felt, paper cover label. Miniature Books. miniature book (8.2 x 6.5 cm). felt, paper cover label. unpaginated. Text in Hungarian, with biographical sketch in English, French, and German. Foreword by Lajos Tandi. Brief essay, "The Beautiful Book," by Kass. .Published on the Szeged Miniature Book Club's 20th anniversary. The work of illustrator János Kass (1927-2010). Black and white illustrations. This copy has been inscribed by Kass who has also "fleshed out" the frontispiece.

Szeged, Hungary: n.p., 1992. black felt, paper cover label. Kass, Janos. 64mo. (8.2 x 6.5 cm). black felt, paper cover label. unpaginated. Text in Hungarian, with biographical sketch in English, French, and German. Foreword by Lajos Tandi. Brief essay, "The Beautiful Book," by Kass Janos.Published on the Szeged Miniature Book Club's 20th anniversary. The work of illustrator János Kass (1927-2010). Black and white illustrations.

(Florence, Massachusetts): Kat Ran Press, 2002. stiff paper wrappers. Kat Ran Press. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (10) pages. Une Short Survey Des Second Three Titles, Avec Accounts des First Three Books. Limited to 1500 numbered copies. A publication announcement for three titles printed by Michael Russem at his Kat Ran Press. A fine copy. Composed in Dante types by Michael & Katherine Russem, printed at Oxbow Press. The covers are Fabriano. Illustrated.

Cambridge, MA: Kat Ran Press, 2012. stiff paper wrappers. Kat Ran Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. One of 350 copies, of which this is one of 300 copies. Kat Ran Press was founded in 1994 by Katherine and Michael Russem with the goal of combining classical typography and contemporary art with the old ideals of fine printing. The Press had a pretty good run over the next eighteen years, printing everything from modest pamphlets to portfolios which have fetched as much as $1 million at auction. With the closing of the letterpress plant in Florence earlier in 2012, the staff of the Cambridge Offices decided to put together a 60-page illustrated checklist of the over eighty limited editions designed, printed, and/or published at Kat Ran. Included is everything from the student books of the Russems to the last books they printed for The Lone Oak Press and Sherwin Beach Press. All books are described with just the right amount of detail for the casual reader, and most descriptions are followed… Read More

Berlin: Bruno Hessling, 1977. cloth. Architecture. 4to. cloth. 183 pages. This is the first and only Catalogue issued by the Kunstbibliothek Berlin in what was to be a series of specialized volumes Catalogueing the library's holdings. This first Catalogue, in English and German, contains the library's architecture and ornament books and prints. Marianne Fischer provides an introduction to the project and Catalogue. The Catalogue entries are often illustrated. Extensive bibliography at end. Indexed by author, artist, printer, publisher, booksellers' registers and subject. Covers bumped.

Copenhagen: B.M.F.'s Forlag [Publishing House of the Association of Book Trade Assistants], 1944. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 138, (6) pages. A catalogue of the Book Trade Assistants' Library in Copenhagen, i.e. partly a bibliography of the book trade, by S. Larsen, then librarian. The Library was begun in 1873 and became part of the Assn. of Book Trade Assistants (Boghandler-Medhjælper-Forening) in 1898. Describes over 1,000 entries. Inscribed in ink on title page. Covers yellowed around edges.

Leipzig: H. Haessel, 1925. paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 12mo. paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 36, (4) pages. Offers guidance to book-lovers on compiling a Catalogue. Spine covering partially missing with the rest detached.

Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, n.d.. contemporary half leather with original paper wrappers bound-in. Weber, Albrecht. 8vo. contemporary half leather with original paper wrappers bound-in. 117, (3) pages. Text in German. A catalogue of the library of the late Dr. Weber. Includes books (general studies, bibliographies, and regional works) and manuscripts. 3371 books and 55 manuscripts. Terms of sale and introduction. Table of contents. Typescript listing of the numbers of items missing from the Weber collection tipped in. Ex-library. Boards worn along spine, scuffed at edges. Front hinge cracked. Title page loose.

Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, 1998. cloth. Costume. thick 8vo. cloth. (xxiv),xvi,645; xii,840 pages. 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1896-1905 first edition (Besterman 1504; Coas 1880; Hiler p.547). Over 5000 titles are bibliographically described and annotated. Complete collations and illustrations. One of the most important bibliographies of the subject.