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Johnston, Paul (editor).

THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S PACKET.

(Meriden, CT: for The Crow's Nest), 1932-1933, 1938-1939, 1945-1946. 4to. issues loosely inserted in quarter leather, cloth clamshell box. variously paginated. A monthly review of fine books, bibliography, and typography published monthly. This set includes all 41 issues from March 1932 to June 1946, Volumes 1 through 3. Includes March-September, November-December 1932; February-June/July 1933; April-July 1938; September 1938-December 1939. Volume 4 includes issues 1-10. Some issues tanned at edges. READ MORE about THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S PACKET

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Jury, David (editor).

BOOK ART OBJECT.

with a foreword by Peter Koch
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 448 pages. with a foreword by Peter Koch. Book art object is a record of the first biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," Berkeley, California, 2007. The event showcased contemporary artist books and fine press and fine art editions produced by some of the worlds most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans. The book includes transcripts of... READ MORE about BOOK ART OBJECT

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Kaston, Carren O.

THE COMMUNITY OF THE BOOK.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 123+(1) pages. A directory of selected organizations and programs that promote books and reading, administer literacy projects, and encourage the study of books. Edited with an introduction by John Y. Cole. READ MORE about THE COMMUNITY OF THE BOOK

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Kemble, John.

SPECIMEN OF AN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN MITCHELL KEMBLE.

St. Paul: Rulon-Miller Books, 1990. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, slipcase. 61 pages. Limited to 100 copies. Kemble was the foremost philologist of his day, and this text is taken from the recently discovered eight-page manuscript which was dated 1830, three years before his edition of Beowulf. No trace of the actual dictionary itself is known, but this specimen is a fitting tribute to Kemble's work in etymology. Printed by hand under the direction of... READ MORE about SPECIMEN OF AN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN MITCHELL KEMBLE

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Kenfield, Warren Goeffrey.

THE PROGRAMME FOR TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY.

(Iowa City, IA: The Prairie Press, 1970). 8vo. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, dust jacket, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 31, (5) pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies, signed by Frank E. Egler. A manuscript by Kenfield written early 1888 in Kenfield, Paris. With a history of the manuscript by Egler. Cloth portion of boards stained near front top. READ MORE about THE PROGRAMME FOR TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY

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Kenfield, Warren Goeffrey.

THE PROGRAMME FOR TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY.

(Iowa City, IA: The Prairie Press, 1970). 8vo. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 31, (5) pages. Limited to 300 copies, unsigned and not numbered. A manuscript by Kenfield written early 1888 in Kenfield, Paris. With a history of the manuscript by Egler. Cloth portion of boards stained near front top. READ MORE about THE PROGRAMME FOR TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY

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King, Larry L.

THE TERRIBLE NIGHT SANTA GOT LOST IN THE WOODS.

N.P. The Encino Press, (1981). oblong 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. (vi), 29, (5) pages. Revised slightly from appearance in The Washington Post. Signed by the author and illustrator Patrick Oliphant on front free endpaper. Biographical sketches of author and illustrator follow text. Spine lightly sunned. READ MORE about THE TERRIBLE NIGHT SANTA GOT LOST IN THE WOODS

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Kipling, Rudyard.

KIPLING'S AMERICAN CATCHES, EPIC STORY OF HEROIC SIZE ABOUT EXPLOITS IN SALMON FISHING.

(Berkeley, CA): Poole Press, 1980. miniature book (6.7 x 5.7 cm.). quarte green cloth with marlbed paper covered boards. (vi), 37+(1) pages. Limited to 150 numbered copies signed by the printer/publisher Marline Poole Adams and J.R. Adams. This is one of the 100 copies bound in cloth (Bradbury, Poole Press 2). Printed letterpress and bound by Adams. Foreword by J.R. Adams. With a mounted photograph of Kipling as frontispiece and another photograph of a salmon fishing scene. READ MORE about KIPLING'S AMERICAN CATCHES, EPIC STORY OF HEROIC SIZE ABOUT EXPLOITS IN SALMON FISHING

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Kirshenbaum, Sandra.

PRINTED RESPONSES TO THE WRITTEN WORD.

N.P. The Cooper Union, (1992). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 10, (2) pages. Limited to 1,000 copies. Inscribed calling card from Ed Colker of The Cooper Union loosely inserted. List of presses, acknowledgements, colophon. A thought-provoking essay by Sandra regarding print, type, paper, and other topics related to the written word. READ MORE about PRINTED RESPONSES TO THE WRITTEN WORD

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Kneidl, Pravoslav.

Z HISTORIE EVROPSKÉ KNIHY.

Po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven.
Praha: Svoboda, 1989. small 4to. stamped cloth, dust jacket. 143+(1) pages. Po stopách knih, knihtisku a knihoven. First edition. A history of the production and distribution of books, from ancient heirogylphics and stone tablets to contemporary fine printing and private presses. Published in Czech with many illustrations, some in color. READ MORE about Z HISTORIE EVROPSKÉ KNIHY

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Koch, Peter Rutledge.

ART: DEFINITION FIVE (AND OTHER WRITINGS).

Number two of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number two of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number two of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Includes several essays and notebook entries by Peter Koch related to the craft of making books. This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch assisted by Jonathan Gerken for the CODEX Foundation. The cover was printed... READ MORE about ART: DEFINITION FIVE (AND OTHER WRITINGS

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Kotin, David B.

READER, LOVER OF BOOKS, LOVER OF HEAVEN, A CATALOGUE BASED ON AN EXHIBITION OF THE BOOK ARTS IN ONTARIO.

2 volumes.
Willowdale: North York Public Library, 1978, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 109,(3); 79,(3) pages. 2 volumes. With a checklist of Ontario private presses by Marilyn Rueter and an introduction by Douglas Lochhead. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about READER, LOVER OF BOOKS, LOVER OF HEAVEN, A CATALOGUE BASED ON AN EXHIBITION OF THE BOOK ARTS IN...

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Larsen, Poul Steen.

CONTEMPORARY DANISH BOOK ART. HELGE ERNST - ILLUSTRATOR; POUL KRISTENSEN - PRINTER; OLE OLSEN - BOOKBINDER.

Los Angeles: University of California, (1986). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 44 pages. Many illustrations in color. READ MORE about CONTEMPORARY DANISH BOOK ART. HELGE ERNST - ILLUSTRATOR; POUL KRISTENSEN - PRINTER; OLE OLSEN -...

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Lear, Edward.

THE JUMBLIES.

(Shaker Heights, OH): Wind & Harlot, 1991. miniature book (7.5 x 5.7 cm). paper-covered boards, label on spine, marbled endpapers, fore-edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 74 numbered copies (Bradbury, Wind & Harlot Press 10). Hand-colored illustrations by Bonnie Baris. A whimsical work of poetry. READ MORE about THE JUMBLIES

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Lee, Heather.

A CALENDAR.

(London, Englanc): Sowula, (1983). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16, (4) pages. 2nd edition. Two tipped-in black and white illustrations. List of other publications follows text. READ MORE about A CALENDAR

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Lemant, Albert.

BEBETES.

N.P. (Albert Lemant, 1991). 4to. stiff paper portfolio with sheets loosely inserted, wooden slipcase with color image mounted on front. 8 leaves. Limited to 50 numbered copies signed by Lemant. Title page and colophon page hand-lettered. Portfolio containing six engravings, each numbered 24/50 signed by Lemant in pencil. Engraved and printed at the Atelier á Bulan in the Pyreneées. Lemant (1953- ) is noted for his graphic work for children and visual art work. READ MORE about BEBETES

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Lerner, Abe.

DESIGNING A BOOK.

New York: The Typophiles, 1993. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 800 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. Typophile Monograph, New Series, No. 10. Abe Lerner discuss the making of the Typophile Chap Books Bibliography. 1. READ MORE about DESIGNING A BOOK

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Lerner, Abe.

DESIGNING A BOOK.

New York: The Typophiles, 1993. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 800 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. Typophile Monograph, New Series, No. 10. Abe Lerner discuss the making of the Typophile Chap Books Bibliography. Distributed for the Typophiles by Oak Knoll Press. READ MORE about DESIGNING A BOOK

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Lewis, Roy.

THE DEATH OF GOD, A CURIOUS NARRATIVE DREAM DREAMED BY ROY LEWIS IN THE YEAR MCMXLIII WHEN HE WAS LIVING IN DIBRUGARH IN ASSAM.

Ravenscourt Square, Hammersmith: at his Private Press, 1959. small 4to. cloth. (16) pages. "Printed by him (Lewis) to amuse his Friends on his private press...in a reverent type with initials cut in lino by his daughter Elizabeth..." With large initial letters in red ink. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE DEATH OF GOD, A CURIOUS NARRATIVE DREAM DREAMED BY ROY LEWIS IN THE YEAR MCMXLIII WHEN HE WAS...

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Lieberman, Ben.

SO LONG AS THE PRIVATE PRESS WEARS LIBERTY AS HER CROWN THE PEOPLE ARE FREE.

N.P. n.p., n.d. broadside (11 3/4 by 10 inches). Broadside with a notable quotationi by Ben LIeberman. Lightly tanned at edges. READ MORE about SO LONG AS THE PRIVATE PRESS WEARS LIBERTY AS HER CROWN THE PEOPLE ARE FREE

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Lincoln, Abraham.

"THE DEATH OF YOUR KIND AND BRAVE FATHER" PRESIDENT LINCOLN WRITES TO MISS FANNY MCCULLOUGH.

(Valparaiso, IN: Sandlin's Books and Bindery, 1994). oblong miniature book (5.3 x 5.8 cm). leather, spine and front cover gilt-stamped. (viii), 41, (3) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Bradbury, Sandlin's Books and Bindery 3). Frontispiece. A letter from President Lincoln to a bereaved young friend. Foldout facsimile of letter. Introduction and notes by Robert Geoffrey Newman. READ MORE about "THE DEATH OF YOUR KIND AND BRAVE FATHER" PRESIDENT LINCOLN WRITES TO MISS FANNY...

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Loney, Alan.

EACH NEW BOOK.

Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number three of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number three of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Loney's essay discusses his thoughts on both the physical value as well as the textual value of books and libraries. This book was designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies on a Heidelberg cylinder press by Peter Koch assisted by Jonathan Gerken and Shanna Mahan for... READ MORE about EACH NEW BOOK

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Loney, Alan (ed.).

VERSO NEW SERIES: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART (COMPLETE RUN).

Malvern East, Australia: Verso Magazine, 2017-2018. 8.25 x 11.75 inches. self cover, saddle stitched. 28, 24, 28 pages. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene. Verso New Series was the successor to the first five issues of Verso, based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand... READ MORE about VERSO NEW SERIES: A MAGAZINE FOR THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART (COMPLETE RUN

Price: $78.00 Order nr. 133353

Lowman, Al (compiler and editor).

THIS BITTERLY BEAUTIFUL LAND.

N.P. Roger Beacham, (1972). small folio. cloth, paper spine label, edges uncut. 54, (2) pages. Limited to 275 copies, signed by the editor and designer William R. Holman on colophon. Illustrations by Barbara Whitehead. Table of contents, introduction by Carl Hertzog, bibliography. A collection of essays and poetry about Texas by Texans from 1535 to the time of publication. Illustrated. READ MORE about THIS BITTERLY BEAUTIFUL LAND

Price: $750.00 save 20% $600.00 Order nr. 129082

Machen, Arthur.

BRIDLES AND SPURS.

Cleveland: Rowfant Club, 1951. large 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, paper spine label, fore and bottom pages deckled, slipcase. frontispiece, xvi, 70, (2) pages. Printed at the Grabhorn Press in an edition limited to 178 copies. (Schubert pp.42-43, Magee no.510). Preface by Nathan van Patten. Special presentation label from the Rowfant Club to Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hyde. Title page and head pieces printed in red, black and gold. Titles with red rules... READ MORE about BRIDLES AND SPURS

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