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198. Staikos, Konstantinos Sp. GREEK BOOKS FROM THE TIME OF THE NEOHELLENIC
ENLIGHTENMENT. Athens: European Cultural Center of Delphi, 1998, small 4to., paper-covered
boards, decorated endpapers. xiv, x, 301, (3) pages. ISBN 9608594049. $35.00 $26.25
Limited to 2,000 copies. Catalogue of 146 items, books printed in Greek in Greece and elsewhere in Europe from
about 1750 up to the Greek War of Independence. Books for and against the Enlightenment, pro- and anti-clerical,
pro- and anti-Napoleonic, dictionaries, translations, scientific and educational texts, etc., along with periodicals.
Bilingual text in Greek and English. Entries deal mainly with publishing history and historical background,
significance of the text, and persons associated with the book. Various photographic facsimile illustrations. Index
and bibliography (the latter, however, mostly in Greek). [Order No. 55012]
199. Navari, Leonora. GREEK CIVILIZATION THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS AND
SCHOLARS. New Castle, DE; MS't Goy-Houten, Netherlands; Athens, Greece: Oak Knoll Press, HES
& DE GRAAF Publishers BV and Kotinos S.A. Editions, 2004, small 4to., Blind tooled full leatherette,
gold-stamped with paper cover label. LXIV, 526, (2) pages. ISBN 9781584561347. $165.00 $123.75
In one of the most elegant annotated bibliographies ever created, Leonora Navari, the compiler, in association with
Konstantinos Staikos, a leading authority on library history and bibliographies, have created an indispensable aid
to any scholar of Greek culture. This work documents the renowned collection of Dimitris Contominas, whose
library was built with the goal of collecting every book by scholars and visitors to Greece from the fifteenth to the
mid-twentieth century. Each book is described, with pagination, collations of signatures, description of
illustrations, and bindings. The notes are varied and include information on printing history, biographical details
of the authors, illustrators, the significance of the work, and its connection with the historical bias of its time as
well as a listing of selected holdings. The historical introduction is bilingual in English and Greek with all the
annotations in English. There are over 200 rare illustrations most in color and multiple indexes. [Order No. 75654]
200. Staikos, Konstantinos Sp. GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL EDITIONS IN THE FIRST CENTURY
OF PRINTING. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001, large 8vo., paper-covered boards. 224 pages.
ISBN 9608680522. $45.00 $33.75
This beautifully-printed and illustrated exhibition catalogue is a literary feast for the eye as well as for the mind.
The reader is treated to a majestic array of rare, early Greek editions illustrated by their title pages and often with
portraits of their authors. The exhibition was displayed at the International Conference on Greek Books held at the
European Cultural Center of Delphi, Greece in May, 2001. Mr. Staikos' extensive research into the books of the
Greek Diaspora, his passion for the subject and the many editions from his personal collection make up this unique
labor of love. The text is in English and Greek, printed in color. Distributed for Kotinos Editions. [Order No. 64075]
201. White, Colin. A GUIDE TO THE PRINTED WORK OF JESSIE M. KING. With the CD "Illustrations:
Supplement to the Book". New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Books and the British Library,
2007, 7 x 10 inches, cloth, dust jacket. 230 pages, 8 pages of plates. ISBN 9781584562047. $90.00 $67.50
Jessie M. King (1875-1949) was the foremost Scottish book designer and illustrator of the 20th century. During the
50 years of her career she designed and illustrated some 250 books, over 100 greeting cards, bookplates and
assorted items of ephemera. A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King attempts to bring order to this enormous
output. Every known item has been annotated, classified and catalogued, and a further section lists over 100
publications containing reproductions of other works by the artist. An appendix by Dr. A.D. Portno discusses her
work for the German publishers, Globus. A second appendix investigates her designs for Routledge's series of
children's classics. In order to do justice to Jessie M. King's talent, besides the selection of items illustrated in the
book, a substantial part of her work is illustrated in color on an accompanying CD-ROM. On the CD, every
significant item is present, with each illustration numbered according to the corresponding entry in the text.
Available worldwide from Oak Knoll Press. [Order No. 93073]
202. Selborne, Joanna and Lindsay Newman. GWEN RAVERAT, WOOD ENGRAVER. New Castle
DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2003, small 4to., cloth. 152 pages. ISBN 9781584561057. $55.00 $41.25
First trade edition. From the late nineteenth century, wood engraving became a medium for creative expression.
One of the most prolific engravers was Gwen Raverat (1885-1957). She trained as a painter, and developed an
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