Alembic press (67 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Number 46 of 110 (150) copies handset in Bembo and printed in red and black on Zerkall paper. Bound in card with marbled paper wrappers, printed label superimposed on the front. A near fine copy. First published in 1983.

[110 copies], oblong miniature, (75x105mm), [20]p. printed in blue paper, 1 laid down miniature envelope and 1 illustration. Original wrappers. Ms ink annotation: 'display copy' on the front wrapper. Set in 5 pt Modern Italic type.

[110 copies?], oblong miniature, (75x105mm), [18]p. printed in red paper, 1 laid down paper-lace and 1 paper cutout illustrations. A fine copy in original wrappers. The tenth volume in the series.

A prospectus and catalogue promoting current and five forthcoming titles as at 1992 together with a short list of six titles available from previous years. White wrappers printed in green, not sewn. Octavo, 215 x 150 mm, pp. [12] with several illustrations. A prospectus in Fine condition.

A prospectus and catalogue promoting current and new titles as at 1991 together with a short list of five titles available from previous years. Red printed wrappers, sewn with red thread. Octavo, 215 x 150 mm, pp. [8] with four illustrations in red and one example of Maziarczyk Paste Papers tipped-in. A prospectus in Very Good condition.…

One of an edition limited to 120 copies of a miniature chapbook set in 48pt Gill Light Italic, and illustrated with suitable quantities of ornaments, signs and dingbats. The book is sewn with red thread as a single section into paper wrappers. 72 x 50 mm, pp. [12]. A miniature book in Fine condition.…

A prospectus and catalogue promoting current and four forthcoming titles as at 1992 together with a short list of seven titles available from previous years. Light brown printed wrappers, sewn with matching thread. Octavo, 215 x 150 mm, pp. [8] with one illustration and one example of a Compton Marbling pattern tipped-in. An order form and Press postcard loosely laid in. A prospectus in Fine condition.…

Copy number '99' of an edition limited to 125 copies hand set in Kennerley and printed on 125 gsm Abbey Mills Text, on a Golding treadle platen. Manilla card covers with grey Ingres endpapers and grey/green Ingres wrapper, engraving on upper panel of the wrappers, gilt title page. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-42 [2, blank] with 16 illustrations from old engravings of printing equipment. A book in Fine condition. Alembic Press Bibliography: B21. …

Copy number '54' of an edition limited to 110 copies hand set in 5pt Modern Italic. Blue paper printed wrappers, sewn with blue thread. Oblong 32mo, 70 x 102 mm, pp. [20]. Page [6] has a tiny envelope affixed to it with 'Miracle Inside'. The ninth in the series of 'Tales'. A miniature book in Fine condition. 70 copies were sent to the British Printing Society Publishing Group (BPSPG).…

One of an edition limited to 95 copies with text set in 12pt and 10pt Bembo. 50 copies (of which this is one) were printed on Rivoli paper and 45 copies were printed on Five Seasons Recycled paper. Grey paper wrappers with title and decorative border printed in red to the upper panel, sewn with brown thread. Quarto, 280 x 200 mm, pp. 16.…

A prospectus promoting the publication of five new books. a four-page cream leaflet printed in black and red with sample illustrations of border specimens. A prospectus in Fine condition.

An 8-page, 150 x 105 mm, illustrated prospectus promoting the publication of 'A Spring Garden', 'A Little Alphabet', 'A Granjon Arabesque', 'Miniature Pastepapers', 'Te Deum Laudamus', 'Ally' and 'Six 6-Line Wood Type Alphabets'. A prospectus in Fine condition.

One of 110 copies hand set in Bodoni Ultra and printed on 90gsm, red Ingres paper sewn into a printed red card cover with red thread. Oblong miniature, 72 x 105 mm, pp. [20]. A miniature book in Fine condition. The tenth 'Tale' in the series. 70 copies were sent to the BPSPG.

Sewn wrappers. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Wrappers very lightly rubbed. A couple of tiny spots of foxing; [Together With] Catalogue of "Current & Forthcoming Books, 1991-1992", 8 pages sewn. Large poster in pock at rear; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 36 pages; Copy no. 5 from an edition of 100.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Generally in fine or near fine condition.

Wrappers. Title-page printed in gold One of 125 numbered copies Fine copy.

Revised edition. Copy number '111' of an edition limited to 150 copies, hand set in Bembo and printed on a Arab Foolscap Folio press. Cream card covers with marbled paper wrappers, printed title label to the upper wrapper panel, grey endpapers. Small Octavo, 175 x 125 mm, pp. [1-4] 5-70 [2 blank] with thirteen wood engravings. …

One of an edition limited to 60 copies of a miniature book machine set in 10pt Gloucester Bold Italic and printed in purple ink. Stiff marbled card wrappers backed with blue paper, frill lace decoration to the lower edge of the upper board, printed and decorated blue paper label, sewn onto yellow threads. 75 x 75 mm, pp. [16] with two full page hand coloured line drawings. A miniature book in Fine condition.…

One of an edition limited to 30 copies printed on Rivoli paper using a Vandercook SP15 cylinder proof press. The text was set in 10pt Modern Extended using a Monotype pneumatic key-board and cast with a Monotype Composition caster. A specimen of some 8300 figures (numerals and fractions) cast on a Monotype Super caster and then hand set. Sizes range from 5pt to 60pt, serial numbered figures from F9 to F2558 (though not the complete range) and figures for type series 1 to 696 (again, not the complete range). Printed composition card wrappers. Narrow Quarto, 295 x 155 mm., pp. 22. A boo in Fine condition.…

paperback. Zustand: Like New. Alembic Press, Oxford, 1989 . Fine. Limited and numbered edition of 100 copies, this being #93. Quarter cloth and marbled boards, 57 pp. Tipped in sample plates of the press's work.

One of the rarest and most beautifully produced of the fine press bibliographies. 74 items described in great detail. Numerous tipped-in samples of the press' work, including a few printed on exotic papers. Beautifully printed on fine wove paper. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies. 4to. Bound by Claire Bolton in quarter cloth and marbled boards. The slightest traces of wear to extremities, else fine and bright.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Handset in Bembo, with specimens of 26 type-faces. One of 100 numbered copies printed in black and various colours on white wove paper. Sewn into card covers, cut flush, with Swedish grey card covers prined in black. A fine copy. The first book from the Press.

Copy number '76' of an edition limited to 95 copies. Set in Egyptian Expanded and printed on brown Kraft paper. Oblong 48mo, 70 x 115 mm, 10 zig-zag folding pages with linocut by Tristan Bolton. The seventh book in a series. A miniature booklet in Very Good condition. 65 copies to the BPSPG. The Alembic Press Bibliography: B22.…

Hand sewn wrappers. One of 40 numbered copies. Printed in purple and green Oblong narrow 8vo Slight creasing to wrappers, but a very nice copy.

One of an edition limited to 40 copies set in 10pt Modern Extended and printed on a Vandercook No. 4 cylinder proof press. A type specimen of all the sign and symbol matrices held by the Press. Card folio within printed paper wrappers, containing six sets of folded sheets. Narrow Quarto, 300 x 150 mm., pp. 88. A book in Fine condition. Includes Addenda and Corrigenda 4pp (2009) and Addenda and Corrigenda II 6pp (2012).…

First Edition. Burgundy cloth over marbled paper covered boards, printed paper label to the spine, cream endpapers. Small Octavo, 180 x 130, pp. 80. A book in Fine condition.

Copy number '50' of a (second) edition limited to 100 copies printed on Conqueror Vellum Laid paper and hand set in 2 line small pica Caslon Ronde. Cream card wrappers, framed title lettering to the upper cover, sewn with white thread. Oblong miniature, 75 x 105 mm., pp. [20] with two linocuts of drawings by Rebecca Bolton and Melissa Hunter. A miniature book in Fine condition. The first edition of 'The Tale of Two Princesses' [B2] December 1978, consisted of 78 copies, 70 of which were sent to the British Printing Society Publishing Group (BPSPG). Alembic Bibliography: B6.…

One of an edition limited to 50 copies printed in red ink on a Vandercook 4 and 16 page imposition. Text set in 6pt Old Style, Plantin, Baskerville, Imprint, Gill, Greek, Grotesque, Modern, Spartan, Times, and Univers. Brown card covers sewn with brown thread, patterned paper wrappers. 72 x 50 mm, pp. 32. A miniature book in Fine condition. …

Copy number '90' of a (second) edition limited to 100 copies printed on Conqueror Vellum Laid paper and hand set in 2 line small pica Caslon Ronde. Cream card wrappers, framed title lettering to the upper cover, sewn with white thread. Oblong miniature, 75 x 105 mm., pp. [20] with two linocuts of drawings by Rebecca Bolton and Melissa Hunter. A miniature book in Fine condition. The first edition of 'The Tale of Two Princesses' [B2] December 1978, consisted of 78 copies, 70 of which were sent to the British Printing Society Publishing Group (BPSPG). Alembic Bibliography: B6.…

ONE OF 120 COPIES, 'printed for Maddie's third birthday', numbers and illustrations printed in red, pp. 10, 7 x 5cm, wrappers, title and printer in red on cover, sewn with red thread, fine. A playful counting book with illustrations including printers' favourites - cats, manicules, snowflakes - but also telephones and, in conclusion, a large bunch of bananas.…