James Sydney Johnson (19 results)

Condition: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardback. No dustjacket, as issued. Fine press. One of 700 copies printed. Very Good condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with only minor darkening to spine.

Condition: Good. San Francisco 1929 Windsor Press. One of 700 copies. 8vo., original mounted wood engraving by Howard Simon, 14pp., 1/2 vellum and boards with mounted decoraration on front. Good, thin crack along front outer hinge, edges worn, light soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed on Worthy laid paper in mauve and black by the Brothers Johnson. Tipped-in wood-engraving "Chistus" by Howard Simon. Black decorative paper-covered boards with printed label, vellum back. A very good copy with a printed presentation sheet loosely inserted.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 14 pp. Vellum Spine on Decorative Boards. Letterpress on deckled watermarked laid. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : `Everue and Other Poems'. 32 pages offering eighteen poems. Three of these, for flavour, are : `Storm Sea', `Rain on the Heath', and `April is Dead'. READ more about : adieu, skull, thunderer, charger, drift reeds, dusty knoll, cypress, Beauty, and ecstasy. UNillustrated. Short (1941) gift inscription by author to a friend - D.P. - on ffep. Cond : Boards are black with a pastedown title badge on front. White end-papers. D.J. is very light grey with Windsor collophon as art work. Tight in binding. Light general soiling. Minimal wear. No marks or creases. D.J. hastop edge wear and slightly more soiling. VERY collectible ! ! QUote (p. 18) : " Following far, worshipping the queen He follows - Holmendis follows, Staring and lean. Through marshes phosphorescent with gliding snakes ._._._. . ". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good plus. Octavo. 8.5 x 6.5". 14pp. Edition limited to 750 copies, signed by the author. Printed by Lawton Kennedy. This copy inscribed by Johnson on front fly leaf. There is an original wood engraving, "Christus" opposite page one, by Howard Simon. Black paper covered boards with paper vellum spine and paper label on front. Vellum spine is browned , boards have light general wear and rubbing to corners. Interior nice.

Condition: Very Good. These are the first ever volumes in the Everyman Library series being numbers 1 and 2 first issued in 1906. Uniform hard back binding in publisher's original grey Bancroft cloth covered boards, flat back blocked and lettered in gilt, coloured tops (faded), olive illustrated art nouveau end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [xx], 638; [vi], 625 pp. Ink name to each front free end paper dated 1914, light spotting to the page edges, spines not faded and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

1929 Edition. Near fine copy in the original two-tone and patterned boards. With printed-label to front panel. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 14 pages; Signed by the author. Description: 2 p. L. , 14 p. , 1 l. 1 mounted illus. 22 cm. Subjects: Johnson, James Sydney 1897-. 3 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.72 inches. This item is printed on demand.

1929 Edition. Near fine copy in the original two-tone and patterned boards. With printed-label to front panel. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 14 pages; Signed by the author. Description: 2 p. L. , 14 p. , 1 l. 1 mounted illus. 22 cm. Subjects: Johnson, James Sydney 1897-. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. One of 700 copies by the Brothers Johnson, with presswork by Lawton Kennedy and binding by Ralph Liddy. Presentation inscription, signed by James Sydney Johnson (of the Windsor Press) to Sam Farquhar (UC Press). Thin octavo. [4], 14, [2]pp. Original wood-engraving, "Christus," by Howard Simon. Title vignette (printer's device) and initial in lavender. Handset type. Black boards decorated in lavender, parchment back, paper label on front cover. Spine slightly darkened,small spot to front cover, and with a short (3/8 inch) split to top of front hinge (hardly noticeable). A fine copy. [Barr, Presses of Northern California: p.206]. Book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 60. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1927 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 60.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIVE ISSUES. Five volumes, octavos (20 x 14cm). Publisher's card wraps lettered to uppers. Undated but circa 1951-52. Some toning to covers. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [6], 14, [4] pages. Illustration. This is in the original two-tone and patterned boards. With printed-label to front panel. Cover shows wear and edges rubbed through cloth in some places. Also laid in is a one page "Dear Member of the Institute" sheet presenting this special item to the member. This is the thirty-seventh item in the series of keepsakes of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. The Brothers Johnson not only printed the book, but James Sydney Johnson wrote it. It is a fine specimen of bookmaking. Printed in an edition of seven hundred copies by the Brothers Johnson, with presswork by Lawton Kennedy and the binding by Ralph Liddy. The original wood-engraving, "Christus", is the work of Howard Simon, an Institute exhibitor. Also appreciation is extended to Worthy Paper Company Association. sustaining member of the Institute, in furnishing Aurelian paper for this book. Howard Simon (1902-1979) was a notable American illustrator, painter, and printmaker who is known for his woodcuts. Simon provided illustrations for several dozen books, and his work is displayed in numerous museums. Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), created over 150 works of art, from exquisitely carved cameos to heroic-size public monuments. Works such as the "Standing Lincoln" monument and the Shaw Memorial, continue to inspire people today and his design for the 1907 Twenty Dollar Gold Piece, is considered America's most beautiful coin. Over 100 works of the sculptor are exhibited in the galleries and on the grounds at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. In 1911, Frederic Goudy, Alfred Stieglitz, and W. A. Dwiggins came together to discuss the creation of an organization that was committed to individuals passionate about communication design. In 1913, president of the National Arts Club, John G. Agar, announced the formation of The American Institute of Graphic Arts during the eighth annual exhibition of "The Books of the Year." The National Arts Club was instrumental in the formation of AIGA in that they helped to form the committee to plan to organize the organization. The committee formed included Charles DeKay and William B. Howland and officially formed the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1914. Howland, publisher and editor of The Outlook, was elected president. The goal of the group was to promote excellence in the graphic design profession through its network of local chapters throughout the country. In 1920, AIGA began awarding medals to "individuals who have set standards of excellence over a lifetime of work or have made individual contributions to innovation within the practice of design." Winners have been recognized for design, teaching, writing or leadership of the profession and may honor individuals posthumously.

Clothbound. Condition: Fine. Cecil and James Sydney Johnson (illustrator). FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 200. San Francisco, The Windsor Press, 1934. 8.75" x 6.25" (16x22cm). Title printed red with vignette in three colors, each of the nine chapters has the title printed in red, Illustrated with 9 head-piece vignettes printed in 8 different colors. Original black cloth with decorative paper cover label. Scarce copy and in FINE condition Constructivist influenced and beautifully produced. In contrast with the view put forward by Samuel Butler in 'Erewhon', the Johnsons contend that 'reality imposes on us an obligation to nurture and defend the machine from all assaults against its development and ultimate triumph' (limitation leaf). The Windsor Press was established in San Francisco in 1926 by the Australian brothers, Cecil and James Sydney Johnson (b. Sydney, Australia in 1897). The brothers often prepared the illustrations for their own publications. "The credo of the Johnson brothers in establishing the Windsor Press rings true and the books bear witness to a faithful endeavor "to print the beautiful book, to create the symphony in type, to handle the tools of his calling with that divine grace reserved only for the lover of his craft; and to find inspiration and guidance and an abiding reverence in these monuments of the old masters. A new love, a new life--this is the soul of the new Renaissance." It is a high note, one that will require time as well as aspiration to reach full volume and clarity, yet there is every indication that time is the only missing ingredient. There is fundamental soundness in their books, and painstaking attention to those infinite details that are apparent more in the elusive, intangible atmosphere of a volume than in their own entities.' from: Will Ransom "Private Presses and Their Books".

Pp. [iv]+14+[2](colophon, blank), original mounted wood-engraving by Howard Simon, plus printer's device on title page and large decorative initial p. l, both printed in purple; qr. vellum paper, decorative papered boards, printed label; uncut; Windsor Press, San Francisco, 1929. One of 700 copies, on Aurelian paper. *The 37th item in a series of keepsakes printed for The American Institute of Graphic Arts. This a presentation copy, inscribed and signed on upper free endpaper by [the printer/publisher, one of the Johnson brothers], James Sydney Johnson, and with the small ownership label of the recipient, Theodore M. Lilienthal, on upper pastedown. Signed.

First edition. First edition. Original paper-covered boards with decorated cover insert, and vignettes in the book, by Lawton Kennedy. Original wood engraving, "Christus," by Howard Simon. Limited to 700 copies. Very attractive book. Near fine.