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Published by Paris: Geofroy Tory; New York: Grolier Club (Oakland: Octavo) 1529; 1927; 2003, 1529
ISBN 10: 1891788868ISBN 13: 9781891788864
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
No Binding. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1529 first edition of this classic of esotericism and design, as well as the celebrated 1927 English translation designed by Bruce Rogers and published by the Grolier Club. Geofroy Tory's Champ fleury belongs to that select class of works that continue to enlighten nearly five centuries after publication. Ostensibly a formal treatise on letters and letterforms, Tory's beautifully illustrated book contains, like the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, tantalizing hints of a larger and more comprehensive meaning and purpose to its enigmatic text and illustrations. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images of magnificent copies of the two editions from the Library of Congress (may be magnified at up to 200% of original size) as well as a new introduction by typography expert Kay Amert and detailed bibliographical information.
Published by Dover Publications, New York, New York, 1967
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover lamination is beginning to peel on bottom of front cover and bottom corner of rear cover, otherwise covers in very good condition. Small price sticker on front cover at top corner. Some foxing and rubbing to inside covers. Binding tight and text clean.
Paperback. Condition: Good.
Published by GROLIER CLUB, 1927
Seller: Penn and Ink Used and Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. oversize Dover paperback, NOT a hardcover, published in the 1960's - fading on front cover, worn cover edges.
Published by The Grolier Club, New York, 1927
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
Quarter Vellum. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. An important resource in printing history. Geofroy Tory (1480-1533) was a French engraver and one of the first to delineate, in print, his rationale and style of type design during the Renaissance -- Tory was also the one to add the accent to French letters. This volume was designed by legendary American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957). Produced in an edition of 397 copies, this is one of the 390 copies on antique wove rag paper. Published at the Printing House of William Edwin Rudge for The Grolier Club. Missing original slipcase. xxiii, [i], 208, [1] pp. Folio. Quarter vellum binding with gold embossed titling to the spine, printed paper covered boards with a repeating fleur-de-lis design. Slight wear to covers, bumping to corners, light soiling along the vellum spine. Interior clean and crisp with the original prospectus for this volume laid in.
Published by The Grolier Club, New York, 1967
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover; folio (22.5 x 32 cm); 208 pages. Reprint of 1927 edition. Two tone grey cloth hardcovers with gilt on spine. Deckled edges. Rubbed edges of spine and corners. Crisp, bright, and clean pages. Some pages bumped at bottom corner. Many excellent figures. VG/--.
Published by Grolier Club, NEW YORK, 1927
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. Orig. vellum spine and boards decorated in fleur de lys pattern. Top edge gilt. Fine in very good+ dust wrapper (no chips or tears) in original very good+ slipcase (no splits). 208 pages. 31 x 21 cm. Voluminously illustrated. Limited edition, one of 390 copies on Bruce Rogers antique wove rag paper. One of ten books printed in the original foundary Centaur type by Bruce Rogers. The book was designed, and seen through the press of William Edwin Rudge by Bruce Rogers. Prospectus with some creasing and discoloration laid-in. Very nice book.