(Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin: The Perishable Press, 1984). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages and 32 illustrations. With a preface by Hamady. Foxed along edge of back cover. READ MORE about TWO DECADES OF HAMADY AND THE PERISHABLE PRESS LIMITED AN ANECDOTALLY ANNOTATED CHECK LIST FOR AN...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 75024
Madison: Florham-Madison Campus Library, 1982-1983. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 15+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 400 copies. (Pickering Press 70) An exhibition catalogue of the paintings by George Linen that was held The Florham-Madison Campus in 1982. Includes brief biography of Linen by Dale Johnson, and is illustrated with a color, tipped-in frontispiece which is a self portrait. The introduction was written by Emma Linen Dana. READ MORE about GEORGE LINEN 1802-1888, AN EXHIBITION OF PORTRAITS
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 57861
N.P. (The Pickering Press), 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 22 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 100 copies. In honor of Norman Gates's wife, Gertrude, on her eightieth birthday. Poems are dated from February 1958 through June 1983. Touching, intimately personal poems reveal a lifetime of love and experience. Title page printed in blue and black. READ MORE about GERTRUDE POEMS
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 79250
N.P. Pickering Press, 1983. various loose sheets, booklets, and brochures loosely inserted in a portfolio with a label pasted on front cover. Issued in an unknown but obviously small number. A portfolio of more than 50 examples of commercial letterpress work from John Anderson (1915-1997), who began the Pickering Press in 1946, operating it until 1995 from Philadelphia or his Maple Shade, NJ home, except for two years in California and Arizona. For years he..... READ MORE about A PICKERING POTPOURRI
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 72555
N.P.: The Pickering Press, n.d. small 8vo. (2) french fold leaves.
N.P.: The Pickering Press, n.d. small 8vo. (2) french fold leaves. A brief history of the printer/typographer accompanied by a wood engraving by John DePol. Printed by John Anderson at The Pickering Press for Lanston Monotype Company. READ MORE about A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM BULMER PRINTED FROM AN ENGRAVING BY JOHN DEPOL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48175
Philadelphia, PA: Pickering Press, 1956. oblong 16mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Reprint from Specimens, designed and printed by John Anderson. With listing of paper manufacturers. READ MORE about PRIVATELY PRINTED BOOKS AS GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS A SUGGESTION FOR 1956
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 125502
(Maple Shade, NJ: The Pickering Press, 1981). thin 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (10) pages. First edition. Two page introduction followed by a list of types. Printed in two colors. READ MORE about TYPES, MAGNIFICENT EMBELLSHERS OF THE PRINTED WORD
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Verona, Italy: Plain Wrapper Press, 1980. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 29, (3) pages. Printed in Italy at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona (Smyth, p.12). With a note on the Press by Kenneth I. Pettitt. The second checklist issued since its founding in 1966, containing twenty-nine items. With photo of the printers and facsimiles of bindings and title-pages. READ MORE about A CHECKLIST OF BOOKS PRINTED BY RICHARD-GABRIEL RUMMONDS & ALESSANDRO ZANELLA AT THE PLAIN...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63864
Colorado Springs, CO: The Press at Colorado College, (1980). 4to. stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut, three metal binding pins. unpaginated. Limited to 150 numbered copies, signed by author on colophon. Color illustrations. Hand printed and bound. A collection of poetic works. READ MORE about FIRE IN THE WAX MUSEUM
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 124099
Lewisburg, PA: (The Press of Appletree Alley), n.d., but 1992. 8vo. marbled stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Limited to 170 numbered copies. Commemorates the Press's 10th anniversary. Includes list of the press's publications. Black and white illustrations. Marbled cover by Dan Rash. A.L.s. by proprietor Barnard Taylor to collector Michael Peich laid in. READ MORE about THE PRESS OF APPLETREE ALLEY
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 124922
Stoughton, MA: Press of Nightowl, 1969. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. (vi), 19, (5) pages. Limited to 200 copies. Text of a speech by Nobel Laureate Wald, the topic being the disenchantment of the youth of the time, and a plea for nuclear disarmament. Printed and published by Dwight E Agner; handset in DeRoos Roman and Post Roman on white Curtis rag. ( Fine Printing in Georgia, page104, NB4). Four page prospectus for..... READ MORE about A GENERATION IN SEARCH OF THE FUTURE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 123385
New York, NY: The New York Public Library, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Introductory comments by Miriam Mandelbaum, Rare Book Librarian. Acknowledgments. Catalogue of an exhibition, March-June 1987. Bibliography, illustrations. READ MORE about THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF PRINTING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123830
London: Printed for Friends of the John Roberts Press ... 1972. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Limited to 100 copies. Extracts from numerous periodicals giving comments on printing. With reproductions of illustrations of a number of different printing presses. READ MORE about PRINTING IN 1871, TRADE NEWS EXTRACTED MAINLY FROM THE PRINTERS' REGISTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 4302
N.P. Alliance for Contemporary Book Arts, 1989. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. With a two page introductory essay by Gerald W. Lange. READ MORE about A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DECADE: AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY BOOKS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 94953
Sacramento, CA: Press of Arden Park, (1986). 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 294 pages. An alphabetical listing and international directory of private presses. Beautifully detailed red mark on cover attributed to Titian, from the print shop of Francesco Marcolini, Venice. READ MORE about FOURTH INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF PRIVATE PRESSES: LETTERPRESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 96745
Introduction by Will Ransom.
Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1935. 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. 95, (7) pages. Introduction by Will Ransom. First edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Largerly an update of Ransom's work on private presses listing new presses and books published after that 1929 work. With four page prospectus loosely inserted. Fine copy. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MODERN AMERICAN PRESSES
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 6683
various dates. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Includes the following years in the series: 1. 1960 (3); 2. 1961 (4); 3. 1962 (3); 4. 1963 (6), 5. 1964; 8. 1967 (8); 8. 1976 (6); 9. 1982 (6). The 9th volume was the last one done. A register of the private press names in use with date started. Price is per issue. READ MORE about THE CHECK-LOG OF PRIVATE PRESS NAMES
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 6798
Santa Cruz, CA: n.p., 1983. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (28) pages. With statements and photographs from the printers including Peter and Donna Thomas and George Kane. READ MORE about PRINTERS STATEMENTS, EXHIBITION 1983
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 94954
N.P. Putah Creek Press, 1977. 16mo. text loosely inserted in stiff paper wrappers, in paper envelope. unpaginated. Limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by author and artist on colophon. Acknowledgments, explanatory notes on the fraxiom form of poetry. Illustration by Herbert L. Kornfeld. Printed by the Doe Press for Putah Creek. READ MORE about 15 FRAXIOMS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 125084
New York: AMS Press, 1976. 8vo. cloth. 493 pages. Reprint of the 1929 first edition of this standard reference work on private presses. READ MORE about PRIVATE PRESSES AND THEIR BOOKS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 7432
(Cinncinati, OH): David Robert Books, (2010). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 105 pages. Presentation from the author on the title page. Acknowledgements, table of contents, notes, and a short biography. A collection of poems of various topics, with each having a distinct feminine tone to them. READ MORE about THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROOM IN THE WORLD
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 124345
N.P. Red Hydra Press, 1993. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. unpaginated. A poem by Richard Foerster, printed by Steve Miller, inviting friends to celebrate the New Year. Initialed by the author on back. READ MORE about NEW YEAR 1993
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 124521
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, (1984). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 59 pages. Presentation from author on title page. Acknowledgments, table of contents. A collection of poems by Len Roberts. READ MORE about FROM THE DARK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 124092
(Buena Park, CA: Gardner Lithograph, 1996). 12mo. paper-covered boards, photograph mounted on front cover. unpaginated. First edition. Presentation on front free endpaper. Photography by Allen T. Brown accompanied by essays, 19 black and white plates. Biographical sketches of the author and photographer follow text. READ MORE about DOMINION OF SHADOW
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125056
2 volumes, XII and XIII.
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1903. small 8vo. limp suede, leather spine and cover labels, top edges gilt, others uncut. Frontispiece; (x), 182, (4) pages. 2 volumes, XII and XIII. First edition. (McKenna no.91). Some of those discussed are Pericles, Mark Antony, Savonarola, and Martin Luther. Green covers faded to brown on spine and rubbed around edges. READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF EMINENT ORATORS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 123569
