New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1992 (BUT 1995). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 108, (2) pages. Paperback edition. Second printing. For 350 years from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century, the methods and equipment of printing changed remarkably little. Decade after decade, the essential techniques of punch, matrix, type mould and handset type remained unaltered. The printing press continued with perhaps only one improvement of consequence. Then the nineteenth century..... READ MORE about AMERICAN IRON HAND PRESSES

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With a wood engraving by Peter Reddick
Iowa City: Windhover Press, The, 1978. 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards. not paginated. With a wood engraving by Peter Reddick. (Berger p. 67). Limited to 450 copies, this being one of the 225 printed by The Windhover Press. A collection of poems by British author Peter Scupham. Typed on Windhover paper using Romanée type and bound by Rebecca Henderson using green cloth and Japanese paper. Fine condition. READ MORE about NATURA

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Stamford: Overbrook Press, 1956. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1000 copies by Frank Altschul at the Overbrook Press (Cahoon, p.77). Handset in Caslon Old Face type and printed on Bethany paper. Reprinted from Foreign Affairs. The author was President Emeritus of Yale University. READ MORE about WOODROW WILSON IN PERSPECTIVE

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(Iowa City, IA): Windhover Press, The, 1971. small folio. quarter cloth, decorated paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edge uncut, cloth slipcase, paper spine label. unpaginated. Limited to 350 numbered copies. Introduction by editor Jerald E. Bringle, note on the text, Romané type, Italian Umbria paper. READ MORE about PASSION PLAY

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(Droogenbosch-lez-Bruxelles: Papeteries Catala, 1946). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 374, (10) pages. First published as 23 Etudes sur la Typographie Moderne in 1937. Smal greatly expanded his practical manual on modern type, from 23 to 71 chapters, in this edition. With a preface by M. Paul Lacoste. Includes chapters on the essential qualities of modern typography, the role of machines in its development, and the symbolism of type. Appendix lists paper weights by the ream..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIE MODERNE, 71 ETUDES SUR LA REALISATION DES IMPRIMES

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press and Kotinos Publications, 2004. 6.5" x 9.5" Half faux leather/printed paper-covered boards, 710 pages. Text in Greek. Some portions of text in English. Printed letterpress in an edition limited to 1000 copies. In May of 2001, an International Congress on the History of Greek Printing was held in Delphi, Greece where leading scholars presented over 40 papers pertaining to dissemination of the Greek language via manuscripts, books and documents..... READ MORE about THE PRINTED GREEK BOOK 15TH - 19TH CENTURY

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 2005. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 180 copies. Bembo type on Zerkall paper. A collection of poetry, some of which appeared in a number of publications. READ MORE about STARR FARM BEACH

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 2005. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label, top edge cut, other edges uncut, cord-tied. unpaginated (16) pages. Limited to 100 copies. Spectrum type on Frankfurt paper. A collection of poetry, some previously published in various works. READ MORE about EXTRAVAGANT CAPTIVITIES

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Santa Cruz, CA: Thomas, Peter & Donna, 2011. 4to. loose sheets, folder, clamshell box. 14 pages. One of 50 copies of which 35 are for sale. This copy is in fine condition. In April through October of 2010 Peter and Donna Thomas traveled around the country in their homebuilt gypsy wagon visiting libraries, book arts centers and other book artists. This book is the collection of the broadsides made on that trip. Twelve broadsides were..... READ MORE about THE. WANDERING BOOK ARTISTS' COLLABORATIVE BROADSIDES

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages. First edition. This highly-researched work is the most authoritative account of the first and most famous private press of the 20th century - the Doves Press. Starting its operation in the wake of William Morris, the Doves Press became a major influence in the development of modern book design. Marianne Tidcombe reveals the intriguing story of the cutting of the famous..... READ MORE about THE DOVES PRESS

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 2001. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 125 copies. Signed by author on colophon. Corrigendum. Romanée type on dampened Johannot paper. A collection of poetry. READ MORE about ANNUNCIATIONS

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Hopewell, NJ: Pied Oxen Printers, 2017. folio. cloth covered boards, silk tie and cloth cover, cloth-over-boards clamshell box. 15 leaves, ff. [3], pp. 9 verse printed recto only, ff. [3]. The text seemed to emanate from a vibrating larynx and dance in the air...The image and insistent repetition of "ink"...came from a dream that inflected the power of ink as a kind of lifeblood for poetry. Anne Waldman One of sixty numbered copies, signed by..... READ MORE about EXTINCTION ARIA

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N.P. Associates of the Stanford University Libraries, 1991. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 4, (2) pages. Limited to an edition of 1,000. This keepsake was issued on the occasion of a program honoring David C. Weber, Director of the University Libraries, April 20, 1991. It contains text originally published in the 1987 book On Reading-In the Year of the Reader. Printed in Joanna type on Mohawk Superfine paper by Patrick Reagh. READ MORE about THE VALUE OF LIFELONG READING

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