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(Plough Press) Wakeman, Geoffrey PRINTING RELIEF ILLUSTRATIONS, KIRKALL TO THE LINE BLOCK
Leicestershire The Plough Press 1977 small 4to. two-toned cloth, paper spine label. 29 pages and with plates.
Limited to only 100 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered. Contains six original pages of specimens that have been tipped in to demonstrate illustration techniques, with an additional five specimens tipped in that Bridson has added. Four illustrations in the text. Well printed by this English private press. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson who has added a note that this copy is "with extra illustrations."
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 97872

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(Plough Press) Wakeman, Geoffrey XIX CENTURY ILLUSTRATION, SOME METHODS USED IN ENGLISH BOOKS.
Loughborough, (England) The Plough Press 1970 folio quarter cloth portfolio with paper-covered boards, slipcase. (16) cord-tied portfolios.
Printed in an edition limited to only 75 numbered copies. (Bibliography of the Plough Press, p.8). Includes descriptions and actual period examples laid-in for 16 different printing processes utilized during the nineteenth century. Included are familiar processes such as wood engraving, copper and steel engraving, lithography, and aquatint as well as less familiar processes such as omnigraphy, and anastatic printing. An early book from this fine English press. Useful as teaching tool because of the examples of the different processes which are present. This copy has been supplemented by a number of additional samples of the various processes and there is a note in pencil stating that "This is an extra-illustrated copy." Slipcase rubbed and faded along edges.
Price: $ 1,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 42839

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(Plough Press) Woolnough, C.W. THE WHOLE ART OF MARBLING AS APPLIED TO PAPER, BOOK EDGES, ETC. Containing a Full Description of the Nature and Properties of the Materials Used, the Method of Preparing Them, and of Executing Every Kind of Marbling in Use at the Present Time, with Numerous Illustrations and Examples.
London George Bell and Sons 1881 (Oxford: Plough Press, 1985) 8vo. green cloth in facsimile of the original. 42 page introduction followed by the 82 page facsimile.
Limited to only 150 copies. A reprint with an historical introduction of the second and last edition of this first practical marbling manual. This facsimile contains actual tipped in specimens of marbled paper which replicate the samples appearing in the original edition. Prospectus of forthcoming Plough Press books loosely inserted. Bookplate on inside front pastedown.
Price: $ 600.00 other currencies Order nr. 6169

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(Poltroon Press) Butler, Frances and Alastair Johnston PSHAW! 1975 - 2005
30 years of Poltroonery N.P. (but Berkeley CA) Poltroon Press n.d.(but 2006) folio quarter cloth, paper-covered boards not paginated (but 44 pages)
100 copies letterpress on Hahnemühle paper. The paper is in three colors. Far more than a simple bibliography, there are eight pochoir plates by Frances Butler and 28 tipped-in facsimiles and recreations of Poltroon ephemera.
Price: $ 500.00 other currencies Order nr. 91656

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(Pré Nian) Csoori, Sandor K. É. VEGAKARATA
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press (1995) small oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, clear plastic slipcase not paginated
Limited to 70 copies. Adapted by Andre Doms and Aniko Fazsy. Text in Hungarian and French. Signed on the colophon. Woodcuts and vignettes by Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 430.00 other currencies Order nr. 93034

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(Pré Nian) Cyr, Gilles CORRELATS
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press (1991) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers holding smaller text pages not paginated
Limited to 70 copies. Poem illustrated with three silkscreens by Bracaval. Signed by the poet and illustrator. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 380.00 other currencies Order nr. 93037

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(Pré Nian Editions) White, Kenneth METHODOS.
Nantes Pré Nian Press (1988) folio (15 1/8 x 11 inches) loose signatures gathered in a paper wrapper, grey linen clamshell box. (28) pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 60 copies, on Johannot paper, each copy signed by the poet and the artist. A sequence of five haiku by the Scottish poet Kenneth White who lives in France and has written verses in English and in French. Each page has the English verse, followed by the French verse set in italic; the recto of each page is Bertrand Bracaval's silkscreen. Inspired by the ancient monuments of Greece, the Acropolis, Delphi, etc. The haiku catch the starkness of the Greek landscape, as do the stone-like triangles in Bracaval's square silkscreens. The French artist has also set the type. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 2,000.00 other currencies Order nr. 61609

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(Pré Nian) Ferlinghetti, Lawrence AT LA PUERTA ESCONDIDA
(Retaud) Pré Nian (2005) 14"x 15" loose sheets in stiff paper wrapper in hand-made box not paginated
Limited to an edition of 35 copies bound thus, signed by both Ferlinghetti and Bracaval. The poem appears in English and in French (translated by Ève Lerner) on separate pages. Each of the five full-page etchings are numbered and signed by Bertrand Bracaval. All are contained in a heavy paper wrapper inside a hand-made box by Jeanne Frère. Prospectus laid-in. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 1,750.00 other currencies Order nr. 89135

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(Pré Nian) Izoard, Jacques VOYAGE SOUS LA PEAU
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press (1983) large square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers not paginated
Limited to 60 copies. Poems illustrated with two colorful silkscreens by Bracaval. Signed by the poet and illustrator. The heavy handmade paper wrapper is untrimmed at the lower edge. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 660.00 other currencies Order nr. 93036

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(Pré Nian) Lambersy, Werner LES PAUPIERES DE LA PENSEÉ.
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press (1999) narrow 4to. stiff paper wrappers, blindstamped title and cover illlustration, signatures loosely laid in, clear protective cover over wrappers, box not paginated
Limited to an edition of 45 copies. Poem by Walter Lambersy, illustrated with five etchings by Bracaval. Signed by both on the colophon. Interesting presentation with heavy handmade paper wrapper containing the three signatures of rich, thick paper which is folded, but unsewn. The edges of both the wrapper and interior papers are untrimmed. Lambersy was born in 1941in Antwerp. He has lived in Paris since 1982. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 820.00 other currencies Order nr. 93019

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(Pré Nian) Paterson, Alistair TOUCHINGS
(Rétaud) Pré Nian (1998) 12mo. loose sheets contained in a folder not paginated
Limited to 80 copies. Signed by the author and illustrator. The text, in English, is illustrated with four silkscreens by Bertrand Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 93030

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(Pré Nian) Prémel, Gérard LES TROIS VENTS.
(Rétaud) Pré Nian (2003) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, loose leaves held in wraps not paginated
Limited to 75 copies. Signed by the poet and illustrator. The second book in the Print Cottage Collection, the poem is illustrated with three woodcuts by Bertrand Bracaval. Prémel, a Breton sociologist and writer, is also the director of the Breton literary review Hopala. His poetic works span more than five decades. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre Georges Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 93029

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(Pré Nian Press) Malenfant, Paul Chanel ABSTRACTIONS FAITES
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press (1991) folio paper wrappers, loose sheets housed in lined-faced box, cardboard packing box not paginated
Limited to 60 copies. Poems illustrated with six silkscreens by Bertrand Bracaval. Signed by the poet and the illustrator. Title page and title on upper board of box in blind. Malenfant is a professor of literature at the University of Quebec at Rimouski. He won the Governor General's Prize in 2001 and the Alain-Grandbois in 1998 for his poetry. In 2005 he was awarded the Alcide-C.-Horth Distinction for his contributions in teaching and writing. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 1,600.00 other currencies Order nr. 93039

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(Pré Nian Press) Rossi, Paul Louis MASQUES
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press 2011 4to. paper wrappers, black paper slipcase unpaginated
One of 35 numbered copies, with 4 black & white etchings by artist Bertrand Bracaval. Signed by the illustrator and author. Bertrand Bracaval has been privately printing since 1983 and has received numerous awards for his artistic achievements. His work is displayed around the world in museums and private libraries alike. A wonderfully illustrated book on Moulin de Larroque paper.
Price: $ 650.00 other currencies Order nr. 108792

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(Pré Nian) Siriez de Longeville, Jacques D'UNE FISSURE LE MOUVEMENT.
(Rétaud) Pré Nian (2000) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers not paginated
Limited to 80 copies. Signed by the poet and illustrator. This is the first book in the Print Cottage Collection. The poem is illustrated with three woodcuts by Bertrand Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 93028

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(Pré Nian) Siriez de Longeville, Jacques CE NUAGE EST UNE VOIX.
(Rétaud) Pré Nian Press (1987) small square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cardboard packing box not paginated
Limited to 60 copies. Poem illustrated with two silkscreens, one by Graham Cantieni and one by Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 440.00 other currencies Order nr. 93035

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(Pré Nian) Soucy, Pierre-Yves A VEERLE
(Rétaud) Pré Nian (1994) small oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers not paginated
Limited to 95 copies. Signed by the poet and illustrator. The poem is illustrated with five woodcuts by Bracaval. Bracaval has been awarded many prizes through nearly four decades beginning with the Prix Lafont in 1967 and most recently the Prix Robert Beltz in 2002. His works are continually exhibited and are held in such public collections as the Centre George Pompidou, British Library, and the Boston Athenaeum.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 93033

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(Press at Colorado College) Collison, Beth et. al. SEVEN CHARACTERS.
(Colorado Springs) The Press at Colorado College 1980 oblong 4to. stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Limited to 75 numbered copies. Designed, printed and bound by James Trissel. A collection of seven short stories by authors Beth Collison, Lane Hall, Katherine Walter, Walter H. Howerton, Jr., David Mason, Joan Stone and Alastair Reed.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 114208

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(Press at Colorado College) Kroll, Ernest (editor) MARIANNE MOORE AT THE DIAL COMMISSIONS AN ARTICLE ON THE MOVIES.
(Colorado Springs) The Press at Colorado College n.d. 8vo. quarter faux leather, marbled paper covered boards, paper spine label unpaginated, printed accordian style.
Limited to 100 numbered copies. Design based on the Japanese flutter-book. Six letters from Marianne Moore to Ralph Block concerning an article in The Dial (January 1927), concerning a forthcoming Dial article discounting motion pictures as an art form to which Moore sought a reply. Moore (1887-1972) was an American Modernist poet and writer who served as editor of The Dial, a literary and cultural journal, from 1925 to 1929. Block (1889-1974) was an American film producer and screenwriter, president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1934-5. Foreword by the editor. Text of the letters and the article included. Notes and colophon. With Addendum loosely inserted thanking the Moore estate for permission to reprint the unpublished letters. This copy is accompanied by a lengthy two page A.L.s. from the printer, Jim Trissel, to the editor, Ernest Kroll, thanking him for all his work and describing the dealing with the Marianne Moore estate over the rights. Also present is a separate envelope addressed to Kroll from Trissel with an A.N.s. from Trissel and with extra copies of the Addendum.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 110253

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(Press at Colorado College) Kroll, Ernest (editor) MARIANNE MOORE AT THE DIAL COMMISSIONS AN ARTICLE ON THE MOVIES.
(Colorado Springs) The Press at Colorado College n.d. 8vo. quarter faux leather, marbled paper covered boards, paper spine label unpaginated, printed accordian style.
Limited to 100 numbered copies. Design based on the Japanese flutter-book. Six letters from Marianne Moore to Ralph Block concerning an article in The Dial (January 1927), concerning a forthcoming Dial article discounting motion pictures as an art form to which Moore sought a reply. Moore (1887-1972) was an American Modernist poet and writer who served as editor of The Dial, a literary and cultural journal, from 1925 to 1929. Block (1889-1974) was an American film producer and screenwriter, president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1934-5. Foreword by the editor. Text of the letters and the article included. Notes and colophon. With Addendum loosely inserted thanking the Moore estate for permission to reprint the unpublished letters.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 110218

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(Press of Appletree Alley) Balakian, Peter and John Wheatcroft. DECLARING GENERATIONS.
Lewisburg, PA Press of Appletree Alley 1982. small 8vo. quarter leather with paper-covered boards. 53, (5) pages.
Published in a limited edition of 105 signed and numbered copies. This is one of 85 copies printed in Spectrum type on Mohawk Superfine text. Presentation copy signed in ink from publisher Barnard Taylor to printer John Anderson. Linoleum engravings by Barnard Taylor.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 76075

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(Press of Appletree Alley) Feldman, Irving ALL OF US HERE
(Lewisberg, PA) Bucknell University & The Press of Appletree Alley 1990 tall 8vo. quarter cloth with printed paper-covered boards. 57+(1) pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 145 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator. Finely illustrated with five full-page woodcut illustrations by George Zoretich. Issued as part of The Bucknell University Fine Editions: A Series in Contemporary Poetry. The series logo was engraved by John DePol and appears on the first printed page.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 79782

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(Press of Appletree Alley) Smith, Bruce DISTANCE.
Lewisburg, PA The Press of Appletree Alley 1996 8vo. decorated paper-covered boards 45+(1) pages
Limited to 125 numbered copies signed by the author. Part of the Bucknell University Fine Editions: A Series in Contemporary Poetry. Author (1908-2003) held the post of consultant in poetry at the Library of Congress, a title changed in 1986 to Poet Laureate. Designed by Bernard Taylor of The Press of Appletree Alley. Hand bound by Dan Rash. Includes an engraving by Michael McCurdy and illustrations by Taylor. Loosely inserted is a T.L.s. from Barney Taylor transferring three of the five copies of this book to Michael McCurdy in payment for his wood engraving.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 114459

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(Press of Appletree Alley) Weaver, Afaa Michael SANDY POINT
(Lewisburg, PA) The Press of Appletree Alley 2000. Small 8vo. hand painted paper-covered boards 69, (3) pages.
Published in limited edition of 125 numbered copies. Wood engravings by Rosalyn Richards. Signed by author and illustrator. Part of the Contemporary Poetry series from Bucknell University. Hand-bound by Don Rash.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 76076

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(Press of Robert LoMascolo) Bierce, Ambrose THE OCEAN WAVE.
N.P. Press of Robert LoMascolo 2011 4to. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards unpaginated
Limited edition of 60, signed by LoMascolo. Bierce (1842-1913) was an American journalist, short story writer and satirist. Hundreds of handset ornaments printed using gold thermography, and many hand-modified and carved ornaments and decorative capitals. Set in 16pt Lucretia Italic, and utilizes many swash characters available only in metal. Open caps are hand-carved Caslon, modified with a graver. Dolphins are a new cutting based loosely on an ornament designed by Bruce Rogers. Account of 19th century nautical adventures.
Price: $ 500.00 other currencies Order nr. 114258

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