Thompson Elbert Lawrence (12 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1956; burgundy paper covered boards; wear and discoloration around edges; spine is chipped at crown; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 45 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 45pp. Subtitled: The Story of the Club Bindery."This is the second in a series of chapbooks published by Beta Phi Mu, National Library Science Honorary Fraternity, as a contribution to the art of book design and the literature of books and libraries." Edges very slightly worn, top of spine is separating from the binding 1/2" down.; 6" x 8 1/2".

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. - Octavo, brown boards stamped in blind. Bumped. Spine perished (lacking). 44 pp. plus 4 leaves of B&W plates. Color frontispiece on tissue. Ex-library with numerous markings & labels. Despite the spine lacking, the book is a good, tight working copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Beta Mu Phu Chapbook No. 2. LIMITED TO 1050 COPIES. Out of print.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. 1st Edition. Hardback, nicely rebound. 45pp. Plates to rear. 1st edition 1956. 'City of Inglewood Public Library' stamped to top and bottom exterior edge and reference number stamped to rear free end-paper, no other library markings present. A pleasing copy. (bs7).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Very Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth, with raised decoration to front panel. Corners split, binding opened wide and slightly separated following copyright page. Overall internal contents are Near Fine. A most interesting book! The Story of the Club Bindery."This is the second in a series of chapbooks published by Beta Phi Mu, National Library Science Honorary Fraternity, as a contribution to the art of book design and the literature of books and libraries.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Ralph G. Eckerstrom (illustrator). First Edition. Beta Mu Phu Chapbook No. 2. LIMITED TO 1050 COPIES. Out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn and torn dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. Urbana, Illinois: Beta Phi Mu, 1956. Near Fine condition in a worn and torn original dust jacket. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1956. First Edition. A group of New York bibliophiles, many associated with the Grolier Club, founded this important bindery in 1895. They wanted to obtain a domestic source of bookbindings comparable to the best European work. In time, masterful bindings were executed for Robert Hoe, J. P. Morgan, William Loring Andrews, Beverly Chew, and others. By 1909, the number of wealthy patrons declined to the extent that the bindery had to close. But to this day, the Club Bindery has influenced the practices of hand binders and the tastes of collectors in America. Bound in the original brown boards, stamped in black and embossded with an ornamental flourish. Complete with the publisher's glassine dust jacket, which is chipped at the edges and separated at the spine. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Worn and torn dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 45pp + 7 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

First Edition, frontis., 7 plates, upper hinge slightly split, orig. boards. This is the second in a series published by Beta Phi Mu, National Library Science Honorary Fraternity, as a contribution to the art of book design and the literature of books and libraries.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed in various colours and attractively illustrated. Terracotta paper-covered boards, titled in black and embossd. A fine copy. Beta Phi Mu chapbook number two.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Eckerstrom, Ralph E. (illustrator). Designed by Ralph E. Eckerstrom. Brown boards with embossed flower, section of black/white photos of exquisite bindings at Princeton (Rubaiyat), Library of Congress (John Gay's Fables), New York Public Library (Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter), and others, very tiny nick at top of front spine indentation. Fine +.