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Blades, Wiliam.

AN EXTRACT FROM THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS.

Chicago: Prvately Printed, n.d. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 19, (3) pages. Christmas keepsake designed, composed, and printed by the Norman Press for Ralph G. Newman of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Includes seven illustrations by Paul Hazelrigg. Signed by Ralph G. Newman and Virginia Goldberg. Separating at upper hinge, some wear and fading of wrappers, two small stamps and a notation on inside upper wrapper and first leaf. READ MORE about AN EXTRACT FROM THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 95408

(Caxton, William). Roberts, Hugh and Herd, Gordon.

CAXTON, MAN OF THE WEALD.

Man of the Weald
N.P. (but Tenterden): The Tenterden Trust, n.d. narrow 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. 19+(1) pages. Man of the Weald. Short biography of William Caxton, the English printer, and a short history of printing focused on the newspapers of England. Published and printed by The Tenterden Trust, a historical and cultural club of Tenterden, a town with some claim to Caxton's birthplace. Designed by Richard Grasby. Printed in Baskerville on Bookcote paper. Wrappers Royal Cornwall Book White..... READ MORE about CAXTON, MAN OF THE WEALD

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94043

(Hill & Dale Press and Typefoundry). Hopkins, Richard L.

POST-MORTEM TRIBUTE: GEORGE L. HARDING.

Devoted Patron and Student of the History of the Printing Craft
Terra Alta, WV: Hill & Dale Press and Typefoundry, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Devoted Patron and Student of the History of the Printing Craft. Limited to an edition of 200. Narrative on the life of Harding printed for family and friends. Set in Caslon 337 type and printed on white Beckett Text paper bound in Strathmore Beau Brilliant Brighton Beige wrappers. Staples removed so leaves and wrappers loose, rust stains from staples at..... READ MORE about POST-MORTEM TRIBUTE: GEORGE L. HARDING

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 95369

(Illinois).

FINAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS SESQUICENTENNIAL 1818-1968.

N.P. Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission, 1968. 8vo. cloth. 123+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 1000 copies, this one being out of sequence. Set in Goudy Kennerly types with all production carried out in Illinois. The cloth is the blue of the state flag. Endpapers give the chronology of the state from 1673 with Marquette and Jolliet to 1967 and the beginning of the sesquicentennial. READ MORE about FINAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 95271

Jenkins, William D. (selector).

GOLDEN NUGGETS.

Ottawa: n.p., 1993. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. (vii), 180-186+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 50. A facsimile of one clever tongue-in-cheek letter from POST BAG OF THE GREAT WESTERN by Samuel Slick (1840). Presented to Donn W. Sanford from Jenkins: "Donn, With sincere regards. Bill." READ MORE about GOLDEN NUGGETS

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 94052

Jovanovich, William.

NOW, BARABBAS.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960. 12mo. cloth-backed patterned boards. 23 pages. Issued as a New Year's Greeting by the publisher. Consists of the first chapter of an autobiography by Harcourt, Brace's president, William Jovanovich. Signed by author and with greetings card pasted in. Frederic Melcher bookplate. READ MORE about NOW, BARABBAS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 1601

(Logan, Hershcel C.). Carlson, Avis.

SMALL WORLD ...LONG GONE.

A Family Record of an Era.
(Evanston, Illinois): The Shori Press, 1975. 8vo. cloth-covered boards, dust jacket. (vi), xii, 154+(1) pages. A Family Record of an Era. First edition, second printing. Beautifully illustrated with woodcuts, by Herschel C. Logan, and photos. Describes life on a Kansas farm at the turn of the twentieth century. Dust jacket slightly worn on top. READ MORE about SMALL WORLD ...LONG GONE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 93852

(Pentagram Press).

THE MORE WE DREAM THE MORE WE KNOW.

Minneapolis: Pentagram Press, 1987. large 8vo. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to an edition of 193. Printed on fold-out marbled paper. Inscribed "For Donn [Sanford] -M[ichael Tarachow] 12.15.99." Corners bumped, spine split at head and tail up to cords. READ MORE about THE MORE WE DREAM THE MORE WE KNOW

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 95417

Powell, Lawrence Clark.

EL MORRO.

(Santa Barbara): Capra Press, (1984). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. (6), 129+(1) pages. The hardbound variant. Designed by Ward Ritchie, calligraphy by Judy Dietrich, set in Palatino. Powell's novel of romance in the American Southwest. READ MORE about EL MORRO

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 94018

Powell, Lawrence Clark.

THE HOLLY AND THE FLEECE.

Santa Barbara, California: Capra Press, 1995. 8vo. red cloth-covered boards, dust jacket. (8), 125+(1) pages. First edition. Designed by Ward Ritchie. Dust jacket slightly rubbed. READ MORE about THE HOLLY AND THE FLEECE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 93853

Order Nr. 71008 PHILOSOPHER PICKETT, THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES EDWARD PICKETT, ESQ., OF...

Powell, Lawrence Clark.

PHILOSOPHER PICKETT, THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES EDWARD PICKETT, ESQ., OF VIRGINIA, WHO CAME OVERLAND TO THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1842-43, AND FOR FORTY YEARS WAGED WAR WITH PEN AND PAMPHLET.

Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1942. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 178 pages. First edition. Presentation on free endpaper "For Bill Wreden, good bookman, good friend, Larry Powell, UCLA, 1948." READ MORE about PHILOSOPHER PICKETT, THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CHARLES EDWARD PICKETT, ESQ., OF VIRGINIA, WHO CAME...

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 71008

Powell, Lawrence Clark.

THE RIVER BETWEEN.

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1979. 8vo. quarter red cloth, black paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (iv), 108+(1) pages. First edition, one of 100 that were numbered and signed by the author. Price-clipped. READ MORE about THE RIVER BETWEEN

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 93881

(Press of the Nightowl). Garrett, Charlotte.

PRESENCES.

Poems
Baton Rouge, LA: Press of the Nightowl, (1997). small 8vo. quarter leather, Swedish marbled paper-covered boards. 29, (3) pages. Poems. Limited to an edition of 20 copies bound thusly (Zachert NB9). Text contains a collection of nineteen poems by writer, poet, and artist Charlotte Garrett, who founded the Poetry Workshop at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts. Handset in Eric Gill's Joanna type and printed on Maidstone handmade paper. Small scuff at tail of..... READ MORE about PRESENCES

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 94696

(Press of the Nightowl). Zimmer, Paul.

THE AMERICAN ZIMMER.

Athens, GA: The Press of the Nightowl, (1984). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to an edition of 420. Collection of thirteen poems. Hand-printed and bound by Dwight Agner at the Nightowl Press. Printed in Monotype Joanna with Post Roman titles on Mohawk Letterpress paper. Minor wear. READ MORE about THE AMERICAN ZIMMER

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 95367

(Rampant Lions Press).

TWENTY TWO LIONS.

The eleven pressmarks used at The Rampant Lions Press since 1934
(Cambridge, England): Rampant Lions Press, (1999). large 12mo. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. The eleven pressmarks used at The Rampant Lions Press since 1934. Limited to an edition of 200. Contains the eleven pressmarks used by the Rampant Lions Press between 1934 and 1988. Minor wear. READ MORE about TWENTY TWO LIONS

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 95409

Order Nr. 23366 PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING, A SURVEY OF POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS AND PRESENT-DAY...

Raymond, Harold.

PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING, A SURVEY OF POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS AND PRESENT-DAY PROBLEMS.

London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1938. 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. 54 pages. First edition. Part of the Dent Memorial Lecture Series. Chip out of head of spine of jacket. READ MORE about PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING, A SURVEY OF POST-WAR DEVELOPMENTS AND PRESENT-DAY PROBLEMS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 23366

(Ritchie, Ward). MacIntyre, Carlyle.

THE BRIMMING CUP.

And Potsherds
Pasadena: Harry Ward Ritchie, 1930. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. (6), 32+(1) pages. And Potsherds. Limited to and edition of 200 copies. (Anderson, Ritchie & Simon pg 128.) Slim volume of poetry. Wrapper split, detached, and slightly torn and creased on edges. Residue of a paper sticker in top inner corner of bottom wrapper. Still an attractive and readable copy. READ MORE about THE BRIMMING CUP

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 93921

(Ritchie, Ward). Ritchie, Ward.

" MORE ADVENTURES WITH AUTHORS"

May 1979. 4to. self paper wrappers. 4 pages. This transcript of a speech delivered to the Rare Book Associates on September 29, 1978 appears in the May 1979 issue of The Booklover's Bounty, Newsletter of the Rare Book Associates. Some slight creases in the pages. READ MORE about " MORE ADVENTURES WITH AUTHORS"

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 95362

Schultz, Otto.

GENESIS OF A PRINTER.

N.P. n.p., n.d. (but circa 1992). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 180, (2) pages. An autobiography of this Texas native who worked in the printing business. Includes illustrations of the various printing equipment he used. Presentation on title page "As one printer to another, Ward Schori, I wish you well. Otto." Ink inscription of author at top of title page. One page T.L.s. from the author loosely inserted meant to accompany this presentation to Schori..... READ MORE about GENESIS OF A PRINTER

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 93784

(Scott Free Press). Scott, Duane C.

TWO MORE YEARS.

Overland Park, KS: The Scott Free Press, (1981). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 27+(1) pages. Printed in an edition of 110 numbered and signed copies. Includes one wood engraving by the author and one by Rachel Scott. Other illustrations printed from photopolymer plates. A typographic commonplace book done partially as a calendar. Printed in different faces and in different colors. READ MORE about TWO MORE YEARS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 42496

(Sumac Press). Pollak, Felix.

SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

La Crosse: Juniper Press, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 35+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 300 copies bound thusly. This book of twenty-one poems is number 8 in the William N. Judson Memorial Series of Contemporary American Poets. Printed by Emerson Wulling at the Sumac Press. Errata slip tipped-in on copyright page. Clipping from bookseller's catalogue entry for this book laid-in. Spine sunned. READ MORE about SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 95457

(Sumac Press).

PRESS PRETERITE SEVEN.

La Crosse: Sumac Press, 1989. 12mo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Limited to 125 copies. A continuation of Wulling's bibliography of his press. Three page note followed by bibliography. READ MORE about PRESS PRETERITE SEVEN

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 93733

(Sumac Press). Wulling, Emerson G.

A COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF SPELLING.

La Cross: Sumac Press, 1964. square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (18) pages. Limited to 180 copies. Schanilec 101. READ MORE about A COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF SPELLING

Price: $12.50 Order nr. 16666

(Sumac Press). Wulling, Emerson G.

A COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF TYPE.

La Crosse: Sumac Press, 1947. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (28) pages. Limited to 150 copies. Schanilec 48. Nicely designed commonplace book printed in black and brown. A variant paper binding which is partially detached and chipped. READ MORE about A COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF TYPE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 93818

(Sumac Press). Wulling, Emerson G.

A COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF WORDS.

Christmas Lake: Sumac Press, (1936). 12mo. loose leaves, folded. 15 pages. Limited to an edition of 100. Schanilec 29. Wulling's views on the importance and flexibility of a comp's style choices. READ MORE about A COMP'S-EYE VIEW OF WORDS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 94081

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