OAK KNOLL BOOKS

33. (Bookbinding) BIBLIOTHÈQUE J. LE ROY,
PRÉCIEUSE COLLECTION COMPOSÉE DE
QUELQUE S LIVRE S ANCIENS... PREMIÈME
PARTIE (ALL PUBLISHED). Paris: Librairie L.
Carteret, 1931, small 4to., stiff paper wrappers. 128, (2)
pages. $ 55.00
Auction sale of J. Le Roy (Blogie III, 315). 360 lots accompanied by
24 plates. With a number of important bindings. Preface by Jacques
Patin. Covers worn. Unopened copy. [72503]
34. (Bookbinding) BIBLIOTHÈQUE LÉON
ABRAMI. Livres Illustrés du XVIIIe Siècle reliès en
maroquin la pluplart armories ou ornés de dentelles.
Paris: L. Carteret, 1926, 4to., stiff paper wrappers with
dust jacket. (iv), 86, (2). $ 65.00
As the sale did not take place, there were few catalogues issued. Not
in Blogie. Contains 61 black-and-white plates, many of which show
more than one book. There are 247 items listed. The catalogue is
worn at the edges and lightly soiled. Minor paper loss at tail of spine.
[87298]
35. (Bookbinding) BIBLIOTHÈQUE RAPHAËL
E SMERIAN. LIVRES ILLUSTRES MODERNES
(1874–1970). Paris: Georges Blaizot and Claude Guerin,
(1972–1974), 4to., cloth. 123, (3) pages. $ 75.00
S-K 1260. Only part five with Supplement of this six volume set.
Some fading of covers. [104140]
36. (Bookbinding) BIBLIOTHÈQUE RAPHAËL
E SMERIAN. LIVRES ILLUSTRES DU XIXe
SIECLE, . . . TRES BELLES RELIURES DOREES ET
MOSAIQUEES DE DOLL, DUPLANIL, THOU­
VENIN, OTTMANN, SIMIER, VOGEL, ETC. Paris:
Georges Blaizot and Claude Guerin, (1972–1974), 4to.,
cloth. 147, (3) pages. $ 75.00
S-K 1260. Only part four of this six volume set. Some fading of
covers. [104141]
37. (Bookbinding) BIBLIOTHÈQUE S PROVE­
NANT DE DEUX AMATEURS ET DE LA SUC­
CE SSION DE M.L.A***. Paris: Librairie L. Carteret,
1935, small 4to., later cloth, leather spine label. 115+(1)
pages and 16 plates. $ 65.00
Blogie II, 330. Expert was Étienne Ader. A total of 596 lots. The
first part of this sale was especially strong in “riches reliures dorée
ou Mosaïquées”. The text is accompanied by 16 separate plates of
bindings. With the Randeria bookplate. [71514]
38. Bogeng, G.A.E. UMRISS EINER FACH­
KUNDE FÜR BUCHERSAMMLER. Three volumes
in one. Nikolassee: Max Harrwitz, 1911, 8vo.,
cloth. (xii), 137, (9), 180, (2), 160, viii pages. $ 65.00
First edition. This book brings together three volumes of the journal
Jahrbuch für Bücher-Kunde und Liebhaberei volumes I (1909), II (1910)
and III (1911). Gustav Bogeng, a regular contributor to the journal,
provides an “outline” for booklovers in each volume as he and other
distinguished scholars discuss such topics as printing, bookbinding,
book collecting and library systems. Essays are provided by Dr. Ed.
Grisebach, Ch. Hottinger, J. Loubier and F. v. Zobeltitz, among
others. Three volumes are thoroughly described in a table of contents
[ 5 ]
at the front. An index is supplied as well. Illustrated. First page loose
from binding at top and bottom. [60301]
39. (Bookbinding) Bøggild­Andersen, H.O. Og Edward
C.J. Wolf. BOGBINDETS HISTORIE. Med
en Fortale af Rigsbibliotekar Svend Dahl. Køben havn:
Athenaeum, 1945, 8vo., half leather over marbled papercovered
boards with original stiff paper wrappers
bound­in. 157, (3) pages. $ 45.00
First edition. Contains 98 illustrations in the text, mostly of bindings.
[5677]
40. Bohatta, Hanns. EINFÜHRUNG IN DIE
BUCH KUNDE, EIN HANDBUCH FÜR BIB ­
LIOTHEKARE BUCHERLIEBHABER UND
ANTIQUARE. Wien: Gilhofer & Ranschburg, (1927),
8vo., cloth. vii, 328 pages followed by 16 plates and 24
pages of advertisements. $ 15.00
A guide to the source books covering the history of printing, binding
and book illustration. Wear at spine ends and along hinge. [18309]
41. (Bookbinding) BOKBINDERIFIRMAN F.
BECK & SON, 1845–1893. Stockholm: Iduns Tryckeri
Aktiebolag, 1893, 12mo., original stiff paper wrappers.
21 pages followed by the 28 plates. $ 55.00
S-K 7947. History of this Swedish bookbinding firm. Contains 28
plates showing bindings executed by Beck. Slight rubbing along
hinge. With the Randeria bookplate. [72517]
42. (Bookbinding) Bologna, Giulia. LEGATURA
D’ARTE NEL XX SECOLO. Milano: Biblioteca
Trivulziana, 1985, small 4to., stiff paper wrappers. 82,
(2) pages. $ 45.00
Not in S-K. Exhibition catalogue showing the works of 94 modern
binders. Plates in color. [38508]
43. (Bookbinding) BOOKBINDING IN AMERI­
CA, THREE E SSAYS. Portland, ME: The Southworth­Anthoensen
Press, 1941, 8vo., cloth­backed paste
paper­covered boards, slipcase. xix, 293 pages. $ 65.00
S-K 129. First edition. (Brenni 1217). Contains “Early American
Bookbinding by Hand” by Hannah French, “The Rise of American
Edition Binding” by Joseph W. Rogers and “On the Rebinding of Old
Books” by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt. An important reference book.
With prospectus loosely inserted. [32005]