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Auction archive: Lot number 108

BIRD & BULL PRESS] – A collection of Bird & Bull Press book...

Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$438
Auction archive: Lot number 108

BIRD & BULL PRESS] – A collection of Bird & Bull Press book...

Estimate
US$1,000 - US$1,500
Price realised:
US$438
Beschreibung:

BIRD & BULL PRESS]. – A collection of Bird & Bull Press books, including: HEANEY, Howell, Dr. Lotte HELLINGA, Dr. Richard HILLS. Three Lions and the Cross of Lorraine: Bartholomaeus Anglicus, John of Trevisa, John Tate, Wynkyn de Worde and De Proprietatibus Rerum . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1992. 4to. Original leaf from De Proprietatibus rerum (ca.1495) inserted in a mylar folder. Original morocco-backed paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 27 of 138 copies. – HALL, Edwin. Sweynheym & Pannartz and the Origins of Printing in Italy. German Technology and Italian Humanism in Renaissance Rome . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press for Phillip J. Pirages, 1991. 8vo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Housed in a blue cloth folding case with a Sweynheym and Pannartz leaf. Limited edition, number 79 of 275 copies. – AYMÉ, Marcel. Five Short Stories by Marcel Aymé . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1994. 4to. Original cloth. Housed in a red cloth folding case with a paper portfolio of color woodcut illustrations by Gaylord Schanilec. Limited edition, number 134 of 150 copies. – WOLFE, Richard J. On Improvements in Marbling the edges of Books and Paper. A Nineteenth Century Marbling Account Explained and Illustrated with fourteen Original Marbled Samples by Richard J. Wolfe . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1983. Oblong 12mo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Limited edition, number 202 of 350 copies. – MORRIS, Henry. The Private Press-Man’s Tale . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. 4to. Illustrated by Lili Wronker. Original morocco-backed decorated paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 94 of 230 copies. – And 10 others. Together 15 works in generally fine condition.
BIRD & BULL PRESS]. – A collection of Bird & Bull Press books, including: HEANEY, Howell, Dr. Lotte HELLINGA, Dr. Richard HILLS. Three Lions and the Cross of Lorraine: Bartholomaeus Anglicus, John of Trevisa, John Tate, Wynkyn de Worde and De Proprietatibus Rerum . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1992. 4to. Original leaf from De Proprietatibus rerum (ca.1495) inserted in a mylar folder. Original morocco-backed paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 27 of 138 copies. – HALL, Edwin. Sweynheym & Pannartz and the Origins of Printing in Italy. German Technology and Italian Humanism in Renaissance Rome . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press for Phillip J. Pirages, 1991. 8vo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Housed in a blue cloth folding case with a Sweynheym and Pannartz leaf. Limited edition, number 79 of 275 copies. – AYMÉ, Marcel. Five Short Stories by Marcel Aymé . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1994. 4to. Original cloth. Housed in a red cloth folding case with a paper portfolio of color woodcut illustrations by Gaylord Schanilec. Limited edition, number 134 of 150 copies. – WOLFE, Richard J. On Improvements in Marbling the edges of Books and Paper. A Nineteenth Century Marbling Account Explained and Illustrated with fourteen Original Marbled Samples by Richard J. Wolfe . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1983. Oblong 12mo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Limited edition, number 202 of 350 copies. – MORRIS, Henry. The Private Press-Man’s Tale . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. 4to. Illustrated by Lili Wronker. Original morocco-backed decorated paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 94 of 230 copies. – And 10 others. Together 15 works in generally fine condition.

Auction archive: Lot number 108
Auction:
Datum:
14 Dec 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
New York
Beschreibung:

BIRD & BULL PRESS]. – A collection of Bird & Bull Press books, including: HEANEY, Howell, Dr. Lotte HELLINGA, Dr. Richard HILLS. Three Lions and the Cross of Lorraine: Bartholomaeus Anglicus, John of Trevisa, John Tate, Wynkyn de Worde and De Proprietatibus Rerum . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1992. 4to. Original leaf from De Proprietatibus rerum (ca.1495) inserted in a mylar folder. Original morocco-backed paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 27 of 138 copies. – HALL, Edwin. Sweynheym & Pannartz and the Origins of Printing in Italy. German Technology and Italian Humanism in Renaissance Rome . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press for Phillip J. Pirages, 1991. 8vo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Housed in a blue cloth folding case with a Sweynheym and Pannartz leaf. Limited edition, number 79 of 275 copies. – AYMÉ, Marcel. Five Short Stories by Marcel Aymé . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1994. 4to. Original cloth. Housed in a red cloth folding case with a paper portfolio of color woodcut illustrations by Gaylord Schanilec. Limited edition, number 134 of 150 copies. – WOLFE, Richard J. On Improvements in Marbling the edges of Books and Paper. A Nineteenth Century Marbling Account Explained and Illustrated with fourteen Original Marbled Samples by Richard J. Wolfe . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1983. Oblong 12mo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Limited edition, number 202 of 350 copies. – MORRIS, Henry. The Private Press-Man’s Tale . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. 4to. Illustrated by Lili Wronker. Original morocco-backed decorated paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 94 of 230 copies. – And 10 others. Together 15 works in generally fine condition.
BIRD & BULL PRESS]. – A collection of Bird & Bull Press books, including: HEANEY, Howell, Dr. Lotte HELLINGA, Dr. Richard HILLS. Three Lions and the Cross of Lorraine: Bartholomaeus Anglicus, John of Trevisa, John Tate, Wynkyn de Worde and De Proprietatibus Rerum . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1992. 4to. Original leaf from De Proprietatibus rerum (ca.1495) inserted in a mylar folder. Original morocco-backed paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 27 of 138 copies. – HALL, Edwin. Sweynheym & Pannartz and the Origins of Printing in Italy. German Technology and Italian Humanism in Renaissance Rome . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press for Phillip J. Pirages, 1991. 8vo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Housed in a blue cloth folding case with a Sweynheym and Pannartz leaf. Limited edition, number 79 of 275 copies. – AYMÉ, Marcel. Five Short Stories by Marcel Aymé . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1994. 4to. Original cloth. Housed in a red cloth folding case with a paper portfolio of color woodcut illustrations by Gaylord Schanilec. Limited edition, number 134 of 150 copies. – WOLFE, Richard J. On Improvements in Marbling the edges of Books and Paper. A Nineteenth Century Marbling Account Explained and Illustrated with fourteen Original Marbled Samples by Richard J. Wolfe . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1983. Oblong 12mo. Original morocco-backed marbled boards. Limited edition, number 202 of 350 copies. – MORRIS, Henry. The Private Press-Man’s Tale . Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. 4to. Illustrated by Lili Wronker. Original morocco-backed decorated paper-covered boards. Limited edition, number 94 of 230 copies. – And 10 others. Together 15 works in generally fine condition.

Auction archive: Lot number 108
Auction:
Datum:
14 Dec 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
New York
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