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(Bird & Bull Press) Abercrombie, Lascelles A TOWER IN ITALY A LEGEND, BEING A ROMANTIC PLAY IN ONE ACT.
Toronto Basilike 1976 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages.
First edition, one of 175 numbered copies. (Taylor B5). Designed and printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 467

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(Bird & Bull Press) Adelman, Seymour CHANGING PATTERNS IN THE FUNCTION OF TRAVEL AGENCIES.
Philadelphia Taylor & Hessey 1981 8vo. paper wrappers. 31 pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 400 numbered copies. Printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press. Text is based on a speech by the noted collector, Seymour Adelman, about an imaginary trip to London in 1817 when it would have been possible to meet William Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Shelley, Keats and Edgar Allan Poe. Mr. Morris has illustrated the book with his own typographical whimsey including a "to let" classified ad for Keat's apartment printed on type hammered dull by Mr. Morris to add to its realism.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 452

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(Bird & Bull Press) Adelman, Seymour CHANGING PATTERNS IN THE FUNCTION OF TRAVEL AGENCIES
Philadelphia Taylor & Hessey (1977) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23, (3) pages.
Limited to 400 numbered copies printed by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. A humorous trip to England where the author meets many of the famous authors of the 19th century. Presentation from the author on the first blank page.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 3564

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(Bird & Bull Press) Adelman, Seymour HELP FROM HEAVEN
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Books 1984 long scroll inserted in plastic container
Autobiographical sketches of some of the most interesting book collecting "miracles" experienced by this well known collector. Limited to 325 copies and printed by the Bird & Bull Press. Personally glued together in this long scroll form by the wife of the owner of Oak Knoll Books over a long, hot summer. This copy was mailed to Jake Chernofsky who was the editor of AB (Antiquarian Bookman) as a review copy. The mailing label is still attached to the plastic container.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 109951

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(Bird & Bull Press) Anw. IMPORTED HANDMADE PAPERS FROM ANDREWS - NELSON - WHITEHEAD, YESTERDAY' S CRAFT FOR TODAY'S CREATIONS.
N.P. Andrews - Nelson - Whitehead (1986) small 4to. stiff paper wrappers with marbled paper-covered spine, slipcase. Nine text pages and many samples of handmade paper.
Samples of handmade paper from Barcham Green in England, Richard de Bas Mill in France, Fabriano in Italy, Larroque in France, Moriki Paper Company of Japan and St. Armand of Canada. The three preliminary pages were printed on handmade paper by Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press and acknowledgement is given him for his help.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 24462

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(Bird & Bull Press) Atkyns, Richards and William Caslon A PAIR ON PRINTING.
Introductions by Carey S. Bliss. North Hills Bird & Bull Press 1982 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 141 pages.
One of 500 copies. This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type specimen book, also the first English type specimen book. Carey Bliss, the curator of rare books at the Huntington Library, has written introductions for both books.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 1353

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(Bird & Bull Press) Bachaus, Theodore THE BOOKSELLERS OF SAN SERRIFFE.
Port Clarendon San Serriffe Publishing Company 2001 8vo. quarter leather with green leather spine label, slipcase. 89, (10) pages with various leaves with tipped-in plates.
First edition, limited to 200 numbered copies. Those of you who were impressed by Dr. Bachaus's earlier book on the Private Presses of San Serriffe will be absolutely shattered by this in-depth survey of the booksellers of San Serriffe. The book has an historical introduction by Dr. Bachaus, which is followed by chapters on Hobart Flock of Hoki-Nol Books (hmm!), Ki-flongian Booksellers, Ltd., Grandiloquent Bookshop, Cloacina Books, St. Luke's Paper Mill and Bookshop, Contre Kook Mail Order Books, and Exterminator Books. Contains tipped-in photographs, a fold-out broadside, and three woodcuts by Wesley Bates (including one showing Robert and Mildred Flederbach in front of Hoki-Nol Press Books). The book is accompanied by a prospectus, and a letter from Dr. Bachaus to the purchaser of the book talking about the book, and enclosing four commemorative stamps from the Republic of San Serriffe inserted in an envelope with a canceled stamp.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 62199

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(Bird & Bull Press) Baronio, Giuseppe ON GRAFTING IN ANIMALS (DEGLI INNESTI ANIMALI).
Translated by Joan Bond Sax. Boston The Boston Medical Library 1985 tall 8vo. quarter green morocco with decorated paper-covered boards, leather spine label. 87, (5) pages.
Limited to 325 numbered copies, this work was printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press (Taylor B32) and features an historical introduction by Robert M. Goldwyn. The first edition of On Crafting Animals (Degli Innesti Animali) was printed in 1804 and was the first book on skin transplant.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 103778

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(Bird & Bull Press) Barrett, Timothy NAGASHIZUKI, THE JAPANESE CRAFT OF HAND MADE PAPERMAKING
North Hills Bird & Bull Press 1979 4to. half morocco with decorated paper over boards. 120 pages.
Taylor A22. One of 300 numbered copies. An excellent production by this fine private press. It builds on Dard Hunter's efforts by offering more details on how paper is made - the techniques involved in the process. The book is illustrated by Richard Flavin, who has a thorough knowledge of Japanese papermaking. Contains fourteen actual samples of Japanese paper. Bookplate. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 375.00 other currencies Order nr. 5331

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(Bird & Bull Press) Bates, Wesley W. IN BLACK & WHITE
A wood engraver's odyssey Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 2005 8vo. Japanese cloth, cloth-covered slipcase (iv),74, (4)
Limited to an edition on 140 copies, the book is printed on Zerkall moldmade paper. It records in words and art Bates' journey from neophyte to master wood engraver. In addition to wood, Bates' work includes the medium of scraperboards, which produces an image that can appear to be a wood engraving. The process is explained and a comparative example is included. Also included is a fold-out 4-color woodcut print which was made for a book Bird & Bull published in 2001.
The wood engravings of Wesley Bates have reached an international audience. His works are held in collections in his native Canada, the US, Great Britan, Ireland, Australia, Spain and Japan. In 1999, nine of his works were presented to China by the province of Ontario. Beyond his numerous solo and group exhibitions, his pieces have illustrated books for several major publishing houses and fine press publishers.
Price: $ 275.00 other currencies Order nr. 79830

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(Bird & Bull Press) Berger, Sid ANATOMY OF A LITERARY HOAX.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Books 1994 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 17, (3) pages.
First edition, limited to 300 numbered copies of which this is one of 250 bound in paper. Printed letterpress by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This strange but true tale started in 1979 when Henry Morris added an invented reference book to the lengthy list of cited reference books printed in the back of NAGASHIZUKI, a book authored by Timothy Barrett and printed by Henry Morris. It took five years for the author and Sid Berger to finally notice this bit of Morris humor. The conspiracy began! Morris was shown a photocopy of an actual title page (in reality done in type by Paul Duensing) that showed that the book actually existed. Morris was taken in hook, line and sinker. But the story continues: you must read it to see how! With tipped-in wine label, book covers, and photograph of a papermill that became part of the story. Extra wine label printed by Henry Morris loosely inserted in the back. And you thought the Fortsas Hoax was interesting!
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 41476

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(Bird & Bull Press) Berger, Sid ANATOMY OF A LITERARY HOAX.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Books 1994 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. 17, (3) pages.
First edition, limited to 300 copies of which this is one of 50 bound in cloth. Printed letterpress by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This strange but true tale started in 1979 when Henry Morris added an invented reference book to the lengthy list of cited reference books printed in the back of NAGASHIZUKI, a book authored by Timothy Barrett and printed by Henry Morris. It took five years for the author and Sid Berger to finally notice this bit of Morris humor. The conspiracy began! Morris was shown a photocopy of an actual title page (in reality done in type by Paul Duensing) that showed that the book actually existed. Morris was taken in hook, line and sinker. But the story continues: you must read it to see how! With tipped-in wine label, book covers, and photograph of a papermill that became part of the story. Extra wine label printed by Henry Morris loosely inserted in the back. And you thought the Fortsas Hoax was interesting; wait until you read about this one.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 41477

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(Bird & Bull Press) Bidwell, John (editor) EARLY AMERICAN PAPERMAKING: TWO TREATISES ON MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES REPRINTED FROM JAMES CUTBUSH'S AMERICAN ARTIST'S MANUAL (1814).
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Books 1990 8vo. cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 90, (2) pages.
This first edition work is limited to 180 copies. Editor John Bidwell has located the first known account of hand papermaking to define American practice in relation to its European heritage. This text first appeared in James Cutbush's The American Artist's Manual (Philadelphia: 1814) and has been reprinted, including an original sample of Gilpin machine-made paper. A lengthy and well-researched introduction by John Bidwell examines the early history of papermaking in America, the English and French sources used by Cutbush, and the specific American papermaking techniques. The introduction has been printed by Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press on Frankfurt paper. The facsimile reprint has been printed by lithography and the book has been bound by Campbell-Logan Bindery.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 31789

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(Bird & Bull Press) Bidwell, John (editor) EARLY AMERICAN PAPERMAKING: TWO TREATISES ON MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES REPRINTED FROM JAMES CUTBUSH'S AMERICAN ARTIST'S MANUAL (1814).
New Castle Oak Knoll Books 1990 8vo. cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label, in a larger slipcase with a separate portfolio containing a piece of Robeson handmade paper. 90, (2) pages.
First edition, limited to 180 copies of which this is one of the 35 special copies bound thus and containing a folded piece of original Robeson handmade paper with watermark referred to in the text as "exhibiting the typical characteristics of handmade stock produced in the middle or late 1830s, when many American mills had already adopted mass production methods." The watermark and countermark in this paper are also reproduced as illustrations. Editor John Bidwell has located the first known account of hand papermaking to define American practice in relation to its European heritage. This text first appeared in James Cutbush's The American Artist's Manual (Philadelphia: 1814) and has been reprinted, including an original sample of Gilpin machine-made paper. A lengthy and well-researched introduction by John Bidwell examines the early history of papermaking in America, the English and French sources used by Cutbush, and the specific American papermaking techniques. The introduction has been printed by Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press on Frankfurt paper. The facsimile reprint has been printed by lithography and the book has been bound by Campbell-Logan Bindery.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 31790

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(Bird & Bull Press) THE BIRD & BULL COMMONPLACE BOOK.
North Hills Bird & Bull Press 1971 4to. cloth spine, marbled paper over boards, slipcase. 65, (6) pages and with envelope on inside rear cover with brass token inserted.
Taylor A11. One of 255 numbered copies. Designed as a collection of "various short pieces which were almost all connected in some way to papermaking or printing, and generally written in a humorous or informal manner." It contains an article on Schaeffer's wasp nest paper, a leaf made from recycling junk mail, and a reprint of the first poem written on the subject of collecting books on papermaking. It is also the only Bird & Bull book to contain a brass token used for services in a house of ill repute. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 5504

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(Bird & Bull Press) BIRD & BULL PRESS, S.S.
Republic of San Serriffe 1977 9" x 10.5" Single sheet
A stock certificate printed by Henry Morris for 1000 shares in the Bird & Bull Press incorporated under the laws of his mythical kingdom, San Serriffe. Printed by hand at the press in two colors.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 36342

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(Bird & Bull Press) Block, Lawrence MR. RHODENBARR, BOOKSELLER ADVISES A YOUNG CUSTOMER ON SEEKING A VOCATION.
New Castle Oak Knoll Books 1980 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13 pages.
One of 250 copies. Being Oak Knoll's Christmas book for 1980. Containing an introduction by the firm and a chapter from Mr. Block's THE BURGLAR WHO LIKED TO QUOTE KIPLING about the nabbing of a book thief in an antiquarian bookshop.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 1342

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(Bird & Bull Press) Bregman, Alvan EMBLEMATA
The Emblem Books of Andrea Alciato. A Leaf Book with Eight New Emblems by Henricus de Nova Villa Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 2007 8vo. quarter morocco, Japanese cloth sides, cloth slipcase, leather spine label, paper label bearing emblem on top board (vi), 128, (14) pages plus leaf
One of 124 bound thus, of 140 copies, with an original leaf. The original leaves included are taken from the 1589 Paris edition of the Alciato emblem book. From the prospectus: "During the late Renaissance, the most famous professor of law in all of Europe was Andrea Alciato (1492-1550) of Milan. ...Almost accidentally, he was responsible for creating a whole new genre of publication consisting of text and image, known as the emblem book. Alciato's emblems were built upon the Latin epigrams he liked to write as a learned pastime. ...Surprisingly, however, there are few books in English devoted to Alciato or to his emblems. No separate overview of Alciato's life and writing is known. In addition to the history of the emblem books, the author provides much personal information that illuminates the character and personality of Alciato. Alvan Bergman has written an illustrated text on the subject usually directed to scholarly specialist, but he has done so in a way that is engaging and informative to the non-specialist reader. " The eight contemporary emblems are illustrated by Wesley Bates's wood engravings are included as an Appendix.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 94029

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(Bird & Bull Press) Campbell, Gregor R. SON OF THE BOOKBINDER, WITH AN APPENDIX SHOWING SAMPLES OF SOME OF THE FINEST BOOKCLOTHS MANUFACTURED TODAY
Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 2004 8vo. full cloth imported from Japan, leather spine label with the appendix volume containing the cloth samples bound in a different fine cloth, both enclosed in a cloth-covered slipcase 81,(3); pages; appendix volume has five heavy board leaves on which are mounted the samples.
Limited to only 170 numbered copies printed on Frankfurt Mouldmade paper in Bell types composed by Michael and Winifred Bixler, bound by the Campbell-Logan Bindery and printed by hand by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. The fascinating story of edition binding in America seen through the eyes of the son and eventual owner of Allan Campbell's bookbinding business. Greg describes how the library binding and edition binding business has changed over the last 50 years through the mechanization of a business that had changed very little since the times of Gutenberg. Also mentioned are aspects of exhibition binding and restoration. There are interesting peeks at some of the noted fine binders, private press owners and other edition binders practicing over the last 50 years including Henry Morris, Harry Duncan, Gerry Lange, George Baer, Bill Anthony and many others. The book ends with a description of the fancy cloth import business that regularly has supplied the cloth for private press printers in America. The appendix volume contains 60 actual samples of these cloths imported from Japan, Holland, Germany and Italy. Sample portfolios of such bookcloths are costly to produce and are usually restricted to binders or publishers. The appendix offers a rare look at a collection of some of the finest book cloths made today. This book is sure to be of interest to anyone who collects press books or is interested in the development of this form of bookbinding.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 75980

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(Bird & Bull Press) DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES, TENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER AT THE RODNEY SQUARE CLUB, MARCH 20, 1987. MR. HOWELL HEANEY WILL SPEAK ON "DICKENS AS A LETTER WRITER."
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 1987 tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (4) pages with printing on two pages only.
"Printed at the Bird & Bull Press in an edition so small as to not be worthy of mention." Beautifully printed menu with some Henry Morris humor concerning the "legendary wines of the Republic of San Serriffe." Held in conjunction with an exhibition of ephemera from members' collections. The menu has an actual first edition of Christopher Morley entitled "Even thinking about God is no excuse for keeping Other people Out of the Bathroom" printed by William Rudge in 1941 which is tipped-into each copy of this menu.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 31457

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(Bird & Bull Press) de Nova Villa, Henricus SO LONG, HOT-METAL MEN
The Comprehensive Bird & Bull Type Specimen Book Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 2007 small folio quarter morocco, slipcase (x), 117, (3) pages
Limited to an edition of 140 numbered copies. This book represents a full year of daily work creating a type specimen book that not only shows type faces ranging from the very rare to the common but also contains wonderful Henry Morris quotes composed in type. While there are serious entries, many, if not most, exhibit Morris's finely-tuned humor. How often does one get immense reading pleasure, to say nothing of a good laugh, from an exquisitely executed type specimen book? The alphabets shown range from the gargantuan 84-pt. to a miniscule 4-pt. There is ornamental material from the last days of the great German type founders, which is rarely seen in American private presses, much of which was designed by Hermann Zapf and others of equal ability. "I've seen many of the type specimen books of the twentieth century and I believe I have come up with a novel way of doing this. I predict the idea will be copied, but this is the original and no serious collection should be without it." (from the prospectus). Set in numerous types printed on Frankfurt paper.
Price: $ 550.00 other currencies Order nr. 93138

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(Bird & Bull Press) EXHIBITION OF BOOKS ON PAPERMAKING, A SELECTION OF BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEONARD B. SCHLOSSER.
Philadelphia The Free Library of Philadelphia 1968 large 8vo. double salmon colored paper wrappers. 24 pages.
Taylor B1. One of 300 copies. This was the first commissioned work done for another institution by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. The printed cover design is repeated on a second sheet of salmon colored paper as a watermark. The catalogue describes 75 landmark books on papermaking and is an excellent "high spot" bibliography of the field. Signed by Henry Morris and presentation from Leonard Schlosser to Ellen Shaffer, librarian of the Free Library.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 39894

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(Bird & Bull Press) Feather, John ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Newtown Bird & Bull Press and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press 1984 8vo. quarter morocco with tips, Dutch Gilt sides reproduced from an 18th century German decorated paper, plus 14 larger facsimiles in a separate accompanying portfolio. 109 pages.
Limited to 325 copies. The history of this important piece of publishing ephemera from its beginning in 1610 up through the 19th century and accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses from 2 to 10 pages in length. As the exact size was maintained, it was necessary to place 4 of the facsimiles in a separate portfolio. All but one of the prospectuses done in facsimile come from the Bodleian Library. This book is the kind of private press book that Oak Knoll likes to handle; an important new text presented in a superb format. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 165.00 other currencies Order nr. 2685

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(Bird & Bull Press) Fraser, Claud Lovat A BOOK OF SIMPLE TOYS, A FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SEYMOUR ADELMAN.
Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr College Library 1982 square 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. 15 pages followed by the reproduction of this book produced in 1917.
Limited to 1000 copies and designed and printed by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. Filled with full color illustrations of toys drawn by Fraser. Spine slightly faded.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 21153

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(Bird & Bull Press) Harlan, Robert D CHAPTER NINE THE VULGATE BIBLE & OTHER UNFINISHED PROJECTS OF JOHN HENRY NASH.
New York The Typophiles 1982 12mo. paper over boards. 79 pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 1000 copies, 500 for the Book Club of California and 500 for the Typophiles. This copy has the Typophiles on the title page. It concerns Nash's never-to-be completed Vulgate Bible that was going to be his magnus opus. This book was printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press. With a large, foldout sample of a Nash text page pasted to the inside rear cover.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 72754

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