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  (Allen, Lewis) Letter from Lewis Allen to John Michael
Kentfield, Ca n.p. 1966 7 by 10 1/2 inches single sheet in envelope
Letter from Allen of the Allen Press to Mr. John Michael of the Acorn Press, April 18, 1966. Expresses thanks for receipt of "One Line Specimen Book." Describes current publishing project of Allen Press.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115665

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See More... (Allen Press) Allen, Lewis M. THE ALLEN PRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Greenbrae Allen Press 1981 small folio cloth, slipcase. 91, (7) pages.
One of 140 copies hand-set and printed by Dorothy and Lewis Allen on hand-made paper made especially for this edition. (Allen no.46; Leaf Book - Chalmers 171). With an elaborate title page vine design by Malette Dean (probably) hand-colored by Dorothy Allen. The text of the book is scattered with many small vignettes, alphabetic, and decorative engravings used by the Allens in their books. Includes many sample pages from their works. The book has Fortuny hand-blocked cloth sides in the Richelieu pattern. The spine and the slipcase are covered in a greenish-gold cloth. In addition to describing the books, this volume also serves as an autobiography of the Allens and their life as book designers and printers. There is even space reserved to describe a few of the books they promise to print after this bibliography is made available! They have followed St. John Hornby's example in producing a bibliography that in itself encapsulates the finest work of the press. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 1,850.00 other currencies Order nr. 44389

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See More... (Allen Press) Conrad, Joseph YOUTH.
Kentfield, CA The Allen Press (1959) folio decorated paper-covered boards; top edge cut, other edges uncut unpaginated
Limited to 140 copies (Allen Press Bibliography 23 ). Hand made paper, watermarked for the Allen Press, by the medieval Richard de Bas mill in France. Hand-printed on an 1833 Acorn-Smith press by Lewis and Dorothy Allen. Youth is an autobiographical short story by Conrad, written in 1898. Eight engraved illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton printed in nine colors.
Price: $ 750.00 other currencies Order nr. 114828

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See More... (Allen Press) Wharton, Edith QUARTET. FOUR STORIES.
Kentfield, CA Allen Press 1975 4to. quarter cloth with patterned cloth-covered boards 126 pages
Printed in an edition limited to 140 signed copies by Lewis and Dorothy Allen at the Allen Press (Allen Press no.41). The Allens were responsible for design, illustration, printing and binding and as they say in their bibliography, "there is considerable satisfaction to be derived when all elements of book production - can be performed entirely by hand by the partners of one shop." Printed in a variety of colors. Bookplate of John Jean Michael on front pastedown.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 76670

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See More... (Anchor Acorn Press) A GOUDY SAMPLER.
Petaluma, CA Anchor Acorn Press 2000 broadside (22 x 7 inches)
Broadside printed for the Twelfth Biennial Conference of the American Typecasting Fellowing and the Twenty-fifth Biennial Joint Meeting of the Zamorano Club and the Roxburghe Club. Demonstration of 31 Goudy type printed in black and red.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 105848

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See More... (Angelo, Valenti) Angelo, Valenti VALENTI ANGELO, AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR PRINTER
San Francisco Book Club of California 1976 folio half cloth over boards, plain paper dust jacket. 97, (3) pages.
First edition, limited to 400 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem. Design of title page and decorations throughout book by Angelo who has also added colors and gold by hand. Signed by Angelo. Chapters by Oscar Lewis, Robert Grabhorn, Sherwood Anderson, Annis Duff and an autobiography by Angelo. Followed by a bibliography of his illustrated work. Contains 43 specimen pages, in color, of Valenti Angelo's work. With prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 76274

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See More... Archer, H. Richard and Ward Ritchie MODERN FINE PRINTING
Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 1968 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 44 pages.
Contains "The Private Press: Its Essence and Recrudescence" by Archer and "Tradition and the Printers of Southern California" by Ritche.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108

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See More... Archer, H. Richard and Ward Ritchie MODERN FINE PRINTING
Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 1968 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 44 pages.
Contains "The Private Press: Its Essence and Recrudescence" by Archer and "Tradition and the Printers of Southern California" by Ritche. Covers faded.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 108091

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See More... (Archetype Press) Bentley, Wilder (Editor). N'EN PARLONS PLUS!, EXCERPTS FROM DIVERS PAPERS & CHRONICLES OF THE ARTS CLUB, 1937-1938.
Berkeley Archetype Press 1939 folio cloth with printed design on front cover 19+(1) pages
Limited to 105 copies, set up and printed on a handpress by Wilder Bentley ("and his faithful spouse, Ellen") on dampened Strathmore Wayside Text for at The Archetype Press in Euclid Court, Berkeley, Ca and issued for private distribution among members of The Arts Club & their friends. Printed in "a bastard version" of Caslon Oldface italic and Goudy Modern roman. Wood-engraved abstraction of the initial i for the Prolegomena, vignette on the title-page, and design for the front cover by John C. Haley. Excerpts from chronicles of The Arts Club's past season. "It is not primarily designed to explain to the world in general what we are, what we do, how well we reason, or how badly we sing. Rather it is a souvenir, intended to revive some of our very happy memories." Finely printed.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 62298

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SIGNED AND INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION BY WILLIAM SAROYAN

(Archetype Press) Saroyan, William. A NATIVE AMERICAN.
San Francisco George Fields 1938 8vo. decorated cloth. (xiv), 80, (4) pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 450 copies by Wilder and Ellen Bentley at the Archetype Press (see Haas, page 24 for more detail about the press), of Berkeley, California. Includes eight illustrations by "Hans" (believed to be Hans Loyd Hoff), and additional illustrations stamped on the front and back covers. Each copy signed by William Saroyan. In addition, this copy is inscribed on a blank page, "For Mrs. L.A. Bassana, with the sincere hope that these little American fables will be pleasing to her. William Saroyan. S.F. Feb. 1939." Ahearn Collected Books, p.495.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 45006

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See More... (Arion Press) THE ARION PRESS. CATALOGUE 1991.
San Francisco The Arion Press 1990 8vo. paper wrappers, original mailing envelope. (24) pages.
This catalogue gives a brief history of the Arion Press, and describes its facilities. It outlines its publishing program and features four books that were planned for 1991 and two from 1990. It also gives a lists of all publications of the Press from 1975 to 1990.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 57819

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See More... (Arion Press) Mamet, David AMERICAN BUFFALO, A PLAY.
San Francisco Arion Press 1992 4to. cloth, title label and buffalo nickel inlaid on front board, cardboard mailing case. 117, (3) pages
Printed on Byron Weston all-cotton Ledger paper in a limited edition of 400 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies each signed by the author and artist, Michael McCurdy. This is one of the 26 lettered copies being copy "H." Five full page wood engravings by the artist are included. The first dramatic work produced by the Arion Press. The introduction by the author was written expressly for this edition.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 114451

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  (Bender, Albert M.) THIRTY BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE ALBERT M. BENDER COLLECTION OF MILLS COLLEGE.
With a Foreword by Elizabeth Gray Potter. N.P. The Bibliophile Society, Mills College 1937 8vo. boards covered with gilt paper with black paper wrap-around label. Not paginated.
Limited to 250 numbered copies printed by The Eucalyptus Press. Wear to covers with a small piece of spine chipped away.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 20657

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See More... (Berliner, Harold) THE PRIVATE PRESS OF HAROLD BERLINER:BOOKS AND BROADSIDES: 1988.
Nevada City, CA The Private Press of Harold Berliner 1988 4to stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Catalogue of the press's publications available in 1988. Includes brief article "News of the Press." Sample illustrations with hand-colored woodcut illustrations. Order form laid in. Inscribed on inside front wrapper by noted woodcut artist John DePol, who is mentioned in the news article.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 108750

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See More... Bigelow, Charles, Paul Hayden, and Linnea Gentry (editors) FINE PRINT ON TYPE.
The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography. San Francisco Fine Print 1989 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 148 pages.
First edition. An anthology of the most interesting and informative articles published in Fine Print under the title "On Type." Covers a wide range of topics from the sixteenth century to the present day. Private book-label tipped-in.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 104958

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See More... Bigus, Richard ECHO FROM WATER, ETCHINGS OF SKY
(Santa Cruz, California) (Cowell Press) (1974) 4to. self paper wrappers not paginated
Edition limited to 78 copies. "This book is handset in Bembo Roman & Italic Type and printed on Strathmore Artlaid. Designed and printed by the poet with M. Carey on the Cowell Press, University of California at Santa Cruz, Spring of 1974. Much appreciation to our professors, Jack Werner Stauffacher and William Everson, whose efforts preserve a home of beauty for the word." This copy shows minor wear at the edges, and the lower fore-edge corner of the back wrapper is bent slightly. The center fore-edge of each leaf is also creased a bit. The upper fore-edge corners of the two pages containing the poem "Wolf Village" are lightly soiled. Inside the back wrapper are security tags indicating that this was formerly part of a university library collection.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 90520

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Broughton, James PACKING UP FOR PARADISE
Slected Poems 1946-1996 Santa Rosa Black Sparrow Press 1997 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label 331, (5) pages
Limited to 100 copies numbered and signed by the author. The autograph is on the first blank following the title page, instead of on the colophon as usual. James Broughton is accomplished as a playwright and in filmmaking, as well as a poet. Printed by Graham Mackintosh & Edwards Brothers Inc. and designed by Barbara Martin. A pamphlet advertising the Worthington Inn of Ohio is loosely laid-in. In excellent condition.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 97893

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Cooney, Seamus A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED PUBLICATIONS OF THE BLACK SPARROW PRESS.
With 30 Passing Remarks by Robert Kelly. Los Angeles Black Sparrow Press 1971 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 39, (3) pages.
First edition, one of 800 copies in paper. Covers faded.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 21008

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Eshleman, Clayton THE GULL WALL.
Los Angeles Black Sparrow Press 1975 8vo. quarter cloth with illustrated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 111, (5) pages.
First edition of which this is one of 200 copies numbered and signed by the author (Morrow and Cooney, 215). Typography by Graham Mackintosh. Designed by Barbara Martin. Poetry and short essays by the former publisher of Caterpillar magazine.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 70592

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Oates, Joyce Carol TRIUMPH OF THE SPIDER MONKEY
Santa Barbara Black Sparrow Press 1976 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, slipcase 89, (5) pages
Limited to 350 copies for sale, this being one of the 50 signed copies hand-bound in black-and-white patterned cloth by Earle Gray and with a black paper slipcase. (Morrow and Cooney 239). A captivating story about a maniac by Joyce Carol Oates. Designed by Barbara Martin. In fine condition.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 97757

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Posner, David THE DIALOGUES.
Los Angeles Black Sparrow Press 1969 tall 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, paper spine label 58, (6) pages
Limited to 150 copies numbered and signed by the poet. (Morrow and Cooney 69). A collection of poetry based on potential dialogues in various situations. Designed by Barbara Martin and printed by Noel Young. Hand-bound by Earle Gray. In excellent condition.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 97766

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Schuyler, James WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
Santa Barbara Black Sparrow Press 1978 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards 197, (5) pages
Limited to 226 copies numbered and signed by the author. (Morrow and Cooney 285). Hand-bound in half orange cloth with cream boards by Earle Gray. An entertaining novel by James Schuyler. Designed by Barbara Martin and printed by Mackintosh and Young & Edwards Brothers Inc. Slight shelf wear.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 97765

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Wakoski, Diane CAP OF DARKNESS
Including Looking for the King of Spain & Pachelbel's Canon Santa Barbara Black Sparrow Press 1980 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, paper spine label 117, (5) pages
Limited to 750 bound trade copies. (In Our Time, Catalogue 140, item no. 274). Designed by Barbara Martin and printed by Mackintosh and Young & Edwards Brothers Inc. A collection of "deep image" poetry associated with the Beats by Diane Wakoski. Minimal shelf wear.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 97762

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Wakoski, Diane GREED. PARTS 5-7.
Parts 5-7 Los Angeles Black Sparrow Press 1971 8vo. half bound in striped cloth with pink boards printed in red and black on front cover, false headband (vi), 23+(1) pages
Limited to an edition of 200 bound thus and signed by the author. Published 15 February 1971 at $15. (Morrow & Cooney, 101b)
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 91237

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See More... (Black Sparrow Press) Wakoski, Diane GREED. PARTS 8, 9, 11
Parts 8,9,11 Los Angeles Black Sparrow Press 1973 8vo. half bound in blue cloth with light blue boards printed in red, grayish blue, and purple on the front cover. (vi), 23+(1) pages
Limited to an edition of 250 bound thus and signed by the author. Designed by Barbara Martin. Published 14 May 1973 at $15. (Morrow & Cooney, 245b)
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 91238

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