Alexander Nesbitt Editor (14 results)

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. Later prt. 4to, 222 pp., Dover Pictorial Archives Series. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. New.

Paper Back. Condition: Good. Moderate to heavy rubbing to the edges and corners of the glossy printed wraps. Binding is fine. First page has a pen mark; looks like was someone was testing if a pen worked, otherwise all other pages are clean and bright with no markings.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. unpaginated, light shelf wear, 123 plates, orange cloth-covered boards, no title on spine, tight binding, clean. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4 in - 12 in Tall. Year: 1976.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Original red wraps, lightly soiled. Mild wear to edges w/ small crease to bottom corner of front cover. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.

paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. First edition. Text and 203 plates showing examples of decorative title-pages. Spine faded.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Paperback, numerous (full page) illustrations in b/w, unpaged, 4to.

Condition: Good. Some foxing on cuts. 1964 edition with red cover.

paper wrappers. 4to. paper wrappers. unpaginated. First edition. Filled with illustrations of title pages. Near fine.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 2nd edition. Decorative Alphabets and Initials, Alexander Nesbitt, Editor. Published by Dover Publications Inc, New York, NY, 1987. 2nd Copyright Date. Paperback. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Fine. Spine not broken, content like new. 192 Pgs. ISBN 0486205444. There are 123 full-page plates including 91 complete alphabets in widely differing styles. In all, there are 3,924 initial letters. These alphabets were obtained from rare, out-of-print books, generally available only in libraries or in the rare-book market. They were reproduced directly from the pages of a large and extensive collection that was made specifically for the production of this volume. Since they are direct reproductions, they will all reproduce again excellently. The work is divided into 3 parts. Part 1 deals entirely with manuscript initials as they were used from the 8th to the15th centuries. It includes Celtic initials, rare designs from the Bible of Charles the Bald, and incised letters from the monument of Richard II in Westminster Abbey. Part 2 contains initials from printed books, starting with the 15th century and running through the 18th. Initials illustrated with children, cherubs, birds, beasts, flowers, legends, and grotesque heads. The work of the later engravers, writing masters, and baroque and rococo designers follows in order. Part 3 attempts to arrange Victorian letters and types and concludes with 20th-century alphabets such as the distinctive wood engraving of Edward Wadsworth. Each section has a historical intro, and each plate has a descriptive caption. Description text copyright 2017 BooksForComfort. Item ID 32036. book.…

Oversize Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear and a bit of curl to cover. Peeling laminate on cover. 8 3/8"w x 11 1/4"h. 222 pages. Keywords: Title pages, Dover Publishers, Decorative, Graphic Art, Motifs, Woodcut, Etchings, Engravings, Alexander Nesbitt, Daniel Hopfer, Gregorius, Hans Holbein the Younger, Urs Graf, Lucas Cranach, Durer, Beardsley, William Morris.…

Condition: Very Good. our photos, binding is solid, light shelf rub on covers, text is free of markings, no previous owner name, we ship quickly with tracking.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 123 plates, 91 omplete alphabets, 3924 initials.Stiff orange wrappers, titled in white. Ownership signature of James Mosley. A very good copy. I. Manuscript initials, 8th century to the 15th II. Initials in printers books, 15th century through the 18th III. Initials and decorative alphabets, 19th century to the present.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.