(Adagio Press). Bahr, Leonard F.

MISCELLANEA TYPOGRAPHICA, NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING, NUMBER THREE.

(Grosse Pointe, MI: The Private Press of Leonard F. Bahr), 1957. large 12mo. stapled booklet in envelope. 15+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 475 copies by Leonard F. Bahr at his Adagio Press, for distribution among members of the National Amateur Press Association (Tanner, no. 1). With the essay Some Trends in Recent Trade Book Design. Printed in Weiss roman and italic on white Eagle A Text paper. READ MORE about MISCELLANEA TYPOGRAPHICA, NOTES ON BOOKS AND PRINTING, NUMBER THREE

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63781

(Adagio Press). Weeks, Donald.

AN INTRUSION UPON ETERNITY.

Grosse Point, Michigan: Adagio: The Private Press of Leonard Bahr, n.d.(but 1961). 12mo. stiff paper wrapper, paper cover label. unpaginated. Limited to an edition of 175 (Tanner and Alstrom 6). A story of Christmas, signed by the author. Set in Weiss (roman and italic) and Legend, on white Strathmore Alexandra Japan, in three colors. Printed for Weeks. READ MORE about AN INTRUSION UPON ETERNITY

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94054

(Calligraphy).

CALLIGRAPHICS - HANDS & FORMS, RENDERED BY TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN SCRIBES FOR THE TYPOPHILES.

New York: The Typophiles, 1955. oblong 12mo. cloth, slipcase. xv, 119, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 800 copies. Chapbook 28. Foreword by Paul Bennett followed by 25 short sayings on calligraphy and writing written in calligraphic form by 25 American calligraphers. With biographical information on each in the back. Includes Dwiggins, Beilenson, Armitage, Arnold Bank, etc. Rubbing along edges of slipcase, else fine. READ MORE about CALLIGRAPHICS - HANDS & FORMS, RENDERED BY TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN SCRIBES FOR THE TYPOPHILES

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 17183

(Color). All Purpose Roll Leaf.

COLOR CHART.

Paramus, NJ: All Purpose Roll Leaf Corporation, n.d. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. 10 pages. Introduction, Specimens of colors for foils. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about COLOR CHART

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133970

(Gehenna Press). Browne, Thomas.

OF GARLANDS AND CORONARY OR GARLAND PLANTS, THOMAS BROWNE TO JOHN EVEL YN ESQ, F.R.S.

Northampton: Printed for the Smith College Museum of Art at the Gehenna Press, 1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 leaves. Limited to 500 copies. (Baskin no.30). With title and colophon printed in black and red and surrounded by a wreath printed in green. Keepsake No.5 printed by the press. READ MORE about OF GARLANDS AND CORONARY OR GARLAND PLANTS, THOMAS BROWNE TO JOHN EVEL YN ESQ, F.R.S

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 40473

(Gravesend Press). Boccaccio, Giovanni.

THREE ADMIRABLE ACCIDENTS OF ANDREA DE PIERO.

Lexington, Kentucky: Gravesend Press, 1954. 12mo. quarter paper-covered boards with decorated paper-covered covers. (vi), 48, (2) pages. First edition of 200 hand-numbered copies. With woodcut illustrations by Fritz Kredel. This copy also includes an extra illustration loosely inserted into the text. This woodcut was the first block cut produced for the tale. The artist later became dissatisfied with the image and replaced it with the woodcut that now appears on page four. A "story of..... READ MORE about THREE ADMIRABLE ACCIDENTS OF ANDREA DE PIERO

Price: $165.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71083

(Green Leaf Press). Stowell, Robert F.

OUTLINES OF POVERTY.

Cabot, VT: The Green Leaf Press, 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. The first in a series by this press "to include representative countries of the world" beset by poverty. Introduction, bibliography, endnotes. Tipped-in illustrations. READ MORE about OUTLINES OF POVERTY

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133770

(Marble Hill Press). Fish, Williston.

THE LOUNSBURY WILL.

New York: Marble Hill Press, 1962. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 12, (4) pages. This keepsake from George Sas is a reprint of the original version first published in "Harper's Weekly" for September 3, 1998. Printed on cream Strathmore Roma paper, deckle edge, from handset Solemnis and American Uncial types. Tied into a dark blue paper cover, title in pale blue, using blue silk cord. READ MORE about THE LOUNSBURY WILL

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47135

(Marble Hill Press). Holmes, Oliver Wendell.

FOUR POEMS FROM THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. Drawing by Mary Stickney.

New York: Marble Hill Press, 1963. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers deckled edge, paper cover label, cord-tied. (20) pages. Limited to 100 copies printed by George Sas at his private press. Beautifully printed with use of red and green ink in addition to the black text. READ MORE about FOUR POEMS FROM THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. Drawing by Mary...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 18121

(Marble Hill Press). Irving, Washington.

THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE. A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY AS RECORDED IN THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT.

New York: Marble Hill Press, l964. 4to. paper wrappers, cord-tied. Unpaginated. Limited to 140 presentation copies. A reprint of the famous conversation between Washington Irving's fictional diarist and books in the library at Westminster Abbey. Printed in brown on cream stock, uncut edges, sewn into a dark brown cover using brown cord. READ MORE about THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE. A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY AS RECORDED IN THE SKETCH BOOK OF...

Price: $12.50  other currencies  Order nr. 47120

(Marble Hill Press). Tennyson, Alfred.

THE REVENGE.

New York: Marble Hill Press, 1966. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. Unpaginated. Limited to about 125 copies. Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem about a British naval vessel's brave stand against the Spanish fleet was first published in 1878. It has been reprinted here on Strathmore Artlaid Natural by George Sas at The Marble Hill Press from Verona types. The display type is American Uncial and a Goudy Text initial. The sheets are sewn into a Curtis..... READ MORE about THE REVENGE

Price: $27.50  other currencies  Order nr. 47119

(Meridian Press). Badenhop, Alvin.

OUARZAZATE THE KASBAH IN THE DESERT.

Hauula, HI: The Meridian Press, 1959. 8vo. cloth, paper spine and cover labels, dust jacket. 31, (7) pages. Meridian Press Monograph no. 1, printed in an edition limited to 240 numbered copies. Linoleum cut illustrations made from photographs taken by the author at the kasbah in Morocco. Original dust jacket present. Minor foxing to pastedowns and free endpapers, else fine. READ MORE about OUARZAZATE THE KASBAH IN THE DESERT

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 49098

(Paper Specimens). Diamond International Corporation.

FAIRMOUNT COLORS.

Canton, MA: Diamond International Corporation, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A selection of pastel colors, with table of sizes and weights. READ MORE about FAIRMOUNT COLORS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133962