The great painter Henri Matisse was also a great book illustrator. A pioneering member of the Fauves, a supreme colorist, a remarkable draftsman, and a creative genius: this is the Matisse known and admired by everyone with even a passing interest in modern art. But few know Matisse as an artist who designed and illustrated his own books. From 1912 until his death in 1954, he engaged in nearly fifty illustration projects, many of which rank among the greatest artists’ books of the twentieth century. A master printmaker, equally adept in various media, he ensured that his prints would appear to best advantage in conjunction with the printed page. He directly participated in page layout, typography, lettering, ornament, cover design, and even the choice of text. More than any others of his rank and stature, he knew the principles of visual communication and perceived the potential of letterpress printing.
Graphic Passion recounts the publication history of nearly fifty books illustrated by Matisse, including masterworks such as Lettres portugaises, Mallarmé’s Poésies, and his own Jazz. It is the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of his book-production ventures and the first systematic survey of this topic in English. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and business documents, it contains new information about his illustration methods, typographic precepts, literary sensibilities, and staunch opinions about the role of the artist in the publication process.

Graphic Passion: Matisse and the Book Arts (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)

Arts & Photography

Bidwell, John

History & Criticism

Penn State University Press

The Declaration in Script and Print: A Visual History of America’s Founding Document (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)

History

Americas

Echoes of the Past (The Far Western Frontier)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Ayer Co. Pub

Fascinating accounts of the first three wagon trains west, by three famous historians. John Bidwell tells the exciting story of the first wagon train to California in 1841; Hubert Howe Bancroft, the first to Oregon in 1842; James Longmire, the first to Washington in 1853. 
Reprint of Binford &amp; Mort's Far Western Classics edition. Many historic pictures by the famous Frederic Remington and others. Large type. 120 pages.

First Three Wagon Trains

BANCROFT, HUBERT HOWE

Longmire, James

Binford & Mort Pub

Unprecedented in size and scope, this directory describes more than 500 paper mills on the basis of census records, archival sources, local histories, and watermark evidence. It traces economic developments and technological changes in the American paper trade from the colonial period to the industrial era, with special reference to its close connections with the printing business, which depended on local sources of supply for newsprint, book paper, and plate paper for engraved illustrations. Newly discovered and reattributed watermarks make it possible to identify these products and provide a more reliable means of dating and localizing works on paper. This fully documented survey of paper mills also contains biographical information about members of the trade and a succinct history of papermaking in America with essays on manufacturing methods, mechanization, business practices, and distribution networks. Among the illustrations in this volume are hitherto unrecorded woodcut and engraved views of manufactories, used in the packaging art of that period.

American Paper Mills, 1690–1832: A Directory of the Paper Trade with Notes on Products, Watermarks, Distribution Methods, and Manufacturing Techniques

Dartmouth College Press

Sporting clay shooters are constantly striving for consistency. Move, Mount, Shoot describes the maintained lead method, an easily learned technique which will help both novice and expert alike achieve spectacular results. The book also examines the importance of mental preparation,. and includes advice on choosing a gun and equipment. Move, Mount, Shoot is the only comprehensive manual of this winning technique.

Move, Mount, Shoot

Sports & Outdoors

Scott, Robin

Hunting & Fishing

The Crowood Press

PAPER AND TYPE Bibliographical Essays.

Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia

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