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42 198. 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 1-4 books, 25% off 5-25 books, 40% off 26-49 books, 45% off 50+books, 50% off
impressionistic approach - her skill at conveying atmosphere and different qualities of light was unrivaled. She also had a strong sense of character, as is shown by her numerous illustrations to children's books. This book contains the first in-depth assessment of Gwen Raverat as a wood engraver, exploring her technique and her experiments with color prints. In addition it contains a full catalogue of all her engravings, and a descriptive bibliography of the books and ephemera which she illustrated. 1 color and 87 black-and-white illustrations. Sales rights: Available in North & South America from Oak Knoll Books. Available outside North & South America from The British Library. [Order No. 73333] 203. Moran, Bill, Robert Style, Dennis Ichiyama, and Richard Zauft. HAMILTON WOOD TYPE: A HISTORY IN HEADLINES. St Paul, MS: Blinc Publishing, 2004, 8.5 x 8.5, stiff paper wrappers. 65 pages. ISBN 0972392718. $20.00 $15.00 Hamilton began producing type in 1880 and within 20 years became the largest provider in the United States. The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. With 1.5 million pieces of wood type and more than 1,000 styles and sizes of patterns, Hamilton's collection is one of the premier wood type collections in the world. In honor of the Museum's fifth anniversary, Blinc Publishing was commissioned to produce a 65 page book outlining the history of the Hamilton Wood Type Company, the importance of wood type to the growth of printing world-wide, and the role the Museum plays in the education of today's design professionals. The book includes a foreword by Jim Sherraden and five chapters on the history of Hamilton as a company and a museum. Well illustrated in full color. Cover is letterpress printed. Distributed for the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum. [Order No. 99663] 204. Duff, E.G., W.W. Greg, R.B. McKerrow, H.R. Plomer, A.W. Pollard, R. Proctor. HAND-LISTS OF BOOKS PRINTED BY LONDON PRINTERS, 1501-1556. 4 parts in 1 volume. Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2009, large 8vo., paper covered boards. (vi), 214 pages. ISBN 9781578987171. $60.00 $45.00 Reprint of the 1913 first edition. Books described chronologically under each printer. Accompanied by reproductions of printer's marks and other illustrations. A useful bibliography of all known printers active in the London book trade from 1501-1556. Circa forty printers and hundreds of books described, including author, title, date and location. Martino Publishing has added a useful author index of printers. Printers include Tottel, Wyer, Wayland and Day. [Order No. 104103] 205. Alston, R.C. HANDLIST OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES AND LISTS OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS. London: The Bibliographical Society, 1991, 4to., paper wrappers. 92 pages. ISBN 9781584560449. $15.00 $11.25 Occasional Papers No.6. A handlist of this collection, with dates and a short description of the contents of each entry. Combined author/subject index. Distributed for the Bibliographical Society. [Order No. 60383] 206. Baker, William and John C. Ross. HAROLD PINTER: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2005, 6 x 9 inches, Hardcover. 368 pages. ISBN 9781584561569. $95.00 $71.25 Harold Pinter is one of the most prolific of living British authors, with a writing career so far of fifty-eight years. This bibliographical history provides a comprehensive account of the print-published writings and texts in other media, which he has wholly or partly authored, and will be a valuable resource for all who have a scholarly interest in modern British literature. Preeminently an oustanding playwright, a creator of texts in dramatic form for live theatre, radio, television or cinema, Pinter has also composed a significant body of poetry, some short stories, a novel, and a large number of non-fictional prose writings. Interviews, recorded in print and other media, interview-based articles and other texts are documented here, as are texts generated from Pinter's wide-ranging interest in literary projects, human rights and political causes, with forewords to books, short notes, jointly authored letters, signatures to petitions, declarations and other material. [Order No. 86929] 207. Greenfield, Jane and Jenny Hille. HEADBANDS, HOW TO WORK THEM. New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 2008, 6 x 9 inches, paperback. 96 pages. ISBN 9780938768514. $14.95 $22.21 43 orders@oakknoll.com www.oakknoll.com 800-996-2556
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