OAK KNOLL BOOKS

297. (Bookbinding) VERY CHOICE BOOKS, IN­
CLUDING AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SE­
RIE S OF HISTORICAL BINDINGS TOGETH­
ER WITH ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, AUTO ­
GRAPH LET TERS, ETC. PART I and II. Two
volumes bound in one. London: J. Pearson & Co., n.d.
(circa 1905), square 8vo., later cloth, leather spine label.
(iv),103+(1); (iv), 105–218 pages. $ 95.00
Mejer no. 504; Brenni no. 302. With 74 plates, some foldout, of which
most are plates of bindings. Magnificent catalogue showing books
from the libraries of Charles I, DeThou, Grolier, etc. With original
front wrappers of the two volumes loosely inserted in the back. Wellpreserved
set. [12031]
298. VIJF EEUWEN BOEK IN NEDERLAND.
Haarlem: Uitgeverij “De Librije”, 1940, large 8vo.,
cloth. 322 pages. $ 60.00
First edition. A collection of essays which discusses five centuries
of bookmaking in the Netherlands. Among the six essays, Dr. J.D.
Bierens de Haan provides an essay on “the book” while F.L. Van der
Bom discusses bookbindings and C. Pels outlines papermaking.
Illustrated in color and black-and-white, with numerous images of
book illustration and book bindings. Spine faded with some irregular
fading to front board. Front cover rubbed. [60270]
299. Weale, W.H. James. BOOKBINDINGS AND
RUBBINGS OF BINDINGS IN THE NATION­
AL ART LIBRARY SOUTH KENSINGTON MU­
SEUM. Volume two only. London: Her Majesty’s Stationary
Office, 1894, 8vo., original stiff paper wrappers.
(iv), 329 pages. $ 65.00
First edition. (Mejer 1563; Appleton p.85). The catalogue of
rubbings was issued four years before the introduction. Hundreds
of reproductions of binding marks, bindings, and tooling. Still very
useful as a reference book. Includes only the second volume which
is the catalogue. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf
Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted.
Wrappers worn with stitching broken. [75054]
300. Weiss, Harry B. &
Ralph H. Carruthers. IN­
SECT ENEMIE S OF
BOOKS. New York: The New
York Public Library, 1937, tall
8vo., stiff paper wrappers.
Frontispiece; 63 pages. $ 65.00
Reprinted from the Bulletin.
Illustrated. Includes a bibliography
of 493 books and pamphlets on the
subject. Covers yellowed by age.
[44490]
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301. (Bookbinding) WERKSTAT T FÜR HAND­
BINDEKUNST. Leipzig: Leipziger Buchbinderei­Actien­Gesellschaft,
1911, 8vo., limp boards, dust jacket. 11
leaves. $ 65.00
An overview of the work of the Werkstatt für Handbindekunst, a
division of the Leipziger Buchbinderei-Actien-Gesellschaft devoted
to hand binding. 14 tipped-in illustrations of the workshop’s fine
bindings, with an introduction by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Jacket slightly
rubbed. Two bookplates including the Randeria bookplate. [49387]
302. (Bookbinding) Wheat ley, Henry B. THE PRIN­
CIPLE S OF DE SIGN AS APPLIED TO BOOK­
BINDING. 1888, tall 8vo.,
contemporary half red calf
with pastepaper covered
boards. pp. 359–376. $ 65.00
An article removed from Journal of
the Society of Arts, Volume XXXVI,
No. 1, 839, February 24, 1888 (S-K
712). From the reference library of
the Zaehnsdorf Company with a
commemorative booklabel loosely
inserted. With the bookplate of the
Zaehnsdorf Company (in back).
Minor cover wear. [102410]
303. (Bookbinding) Wiese, Fritz. SONDERAR BEI­
TEN DE S BUCHBIN DERS, EINE AR BEIT S ­
KUNDE MIT WERK ZEICHNUNGEN. Stuttgart:
Buchbinder­Verlag, 1948, tall 8vo., signatures loosely
inserted in wrapper. 176 pages. $ 65.00
Second edition, corrected. (Brenni
no. 92 for 3rd and 4th editions ). Wellillustrated
practical manual for the
bookbinder. Outer wrapper chipped
with tears. [5989]