Results for: Fine Press Books

(Alembic Press).

A TALE OF TWO BENCHES.

Marcham: Alembic Press, 2000. 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 19, (3) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 120 numbered copies. A reprint of a chapter from Robert Gibbings' book "Till I End my Song," along with his original wood engraving. Included is an introduction describing how Gibbings came to be in Marcham, a history of the Pointer family and Simon Brett's engraving of one of Bill Pointer's benches, who to this day still..... READ MORE about A TALE OF TWO BENCHES

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 60842

Andrews, Michael.

THE CRETAN GOATHERDER.

Retaud, France: Pre Nian Editions, 2014. oblong 8vo. self paper wrappers, slipcase. unpaginated. Limited edition of 60 numbered copies with 15 being numbered and signed by the author. Poem by Michael Andrews. Translation in Greek by Ilias N. Pontikos. Translation in French by Julian Norcross. Hand-set in Vendome pt 16 and printed letterpress by Pre Nian Editions in Atelier de Retaud. Silkscreens by Pindaros Michaeledes and Bertrand Bracaval. Slipcase by Jeanne Frere with contribution by..... READ MORE about THE CRETAN GOATHERDER

Price: $500.00 Order nr. 122837

(APHA).

VERSE INTO TYPE: THE APHA POETRY PORTFOLIO.

New York: American Printing History Association, 2006. 8vo. contributions loosely inserted in cloth clamshell box, paper spine label. Limited to 225 copies.Various typographic arrangements of seventeen poems, both contemporary and classic, using a variety of typefaces, colors, formats, and papers, all printed letterpress. The poems were selected by the printers. Contributors include Mindy Beloff, Robin Price, Sandy Connors, Barbara Henry, Ed Colker, Ron Gordon, David Pankow, Jerry Kelly, Kay Michael Kramer, Michael Peich, Gaylord Schanilec..... READ MORE about VERSE INTO TYPE: THE APHA POETRY PORTFOLIO

Price: $200.00 Order nr. 97456

Auchincloss, Kenneth.

FINE PRINTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KENNETH AUCHINCLOSS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2005. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 32 pages. This catalogue contains some of the most beautiful books of the twentieth century from the collection of Kenneth Auchincloss. It includes a three page biographical sketch of Ken, by his wife Lee Auchincloss, as well as ten facsimiles. Gaylord Shanilec contributed the wood engraving, Bradley Hutchinson printed the cover, and Jerry Kelly contributed the design. The exhibition was held on May 19..... READ MORE about FINE PRINTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KENNETH AUCHINCLOSS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106661

Berger, Sidney E.

PRINTING & THE MIND OF MERKER: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1997. 8 x 11 inches. paperback. 142 pages. Published to coincide with the opening of the Grolier Club exhibition "K.K. Merker: Serving the Muse. Stone Wall Press &Windhover Press 1956-1996" March 4-May 3, 1997. This bibliographical study of K.K. Merker and the subtle beauty of the books produced at his Windhover and Stone Wall presses covers books, pamphlets, occasional pamphlets, and ephemera. Contributors include Harry Duncan, Dana Gioia, and K.K...... READ MORE about PRINTING & THE MIND OF MERKER: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 106621

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 4, NO.1, JAN., 1999. IN THIS ISSUE: K. Ramsland on A. Camus, B. Roismann-Cooper on the private press printer Gloria Stuart (who learned printing from Ward Ritchie and is at the moment better known for her role in a recent movie), S. Stipe on "the book that ruined Kate Chopin's career," B. Hicks on Powell's Books in Portland, N. Basbanes on the London..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 53955

(Bird & Bull Press). Atkyns, Richards and William Caslon.

A PAIR ON PRINTING.

Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 141 pages. Introductions by Carey S. Bliss. One of 500 copies (Heaney A33). This is the first reprinting in facsimile of two important first books on printing in English. The first is Atkyns' The Original and Growth of Printing(1664) which is the first book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first type specimen book, also the first English..... READ MORE about A PAIR ON PRINTING

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 1353

(Bird & Bull Press). Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor).

AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.

With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol.
New Castle, DE: Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books, 1991. 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages. With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Berger B40). Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This work is based on an original article written by Barbara Benson about the..... READ MORE about AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING

Price: $195.00 Order nr. 33045

(Bird & Bull Press).

PROSPECTUS TO PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING OF THE VAT PAPERMAKERS IN 1853.

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, n.d. Single sheet. READ MORE about PROSPECTUS TO PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING OF THE VAT PAPERMAKERS IN 1853

Price: $6.50 Order nr. 466

THE BOOKS OF PIERRE LECUIRE: FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1994. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 86 pages. This catalogue describes the career of poet and publisher Pierre Lecuire. As one of France's most important contemporary publishers, Lecuire published nearly all of his own work. Deriving from elaborate philosophical and poetical reflections, his work often focused on the relationship between the book and the poem. Books of Pierre Lecuire examines Lecuire's work and contains a frontispiece and thirteen illustrations. Produced..... READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF PIERRE LECUIRE: FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 106604

(Boss Dog Press). Collin, Ernst & Peter Verheyen (translation).

THE BONE FOLDER.

Plains, PA: Boss Dog Press, 2017. 9" x 12" quarter leather with paste-paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, slipcase. 68, (3) pages. Limited to 96 copies, of which this is one of 26 lettered and signed copies bound thus. The Bone Folder is the fifth, and most ambitious, publication of the Boss Dog Press. A letterpress edition of Ernst Collin's Der Pressbengel, translated from the original German by Peter D. Verheyen, the text is..... READ MORE about THE BONE FOLDER

Price: $600.00 Order nr. 132336

(Boss Dog Press). Collin, Ernst & Peter Verheyen (translation).

THE BONE FOLDER.

Plains, PA: Boss Dog Press, 2017. 9" x 12" paste-paper covered boards, paper label on cover and spine, slipcase. 68, (3) pages. Limited to 96 copies, of which this is one of 50 numbered and signed copies. The Bone Folder is the fifth, and most ambitious, publication of the Boss Dog Press. A letterpress edition of Ernst Collins Der Pressbengel, translated from the original German by Peter D. Verheyen, the text is a dialog between..... READ MORE about THE BONE FOLDER

Price: $450.00 Order nr. 132337

(Boss Dog Press). Eberhardt, Fritz.

THREE LECTURES.

Plains, PA: Boss Dog Press, 2014. 8vo. paper-covered boards, labels on spine and front cover, top edge cut, other edges uncut. iv, 39+(1) pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies, 70 numbered and signed by Don Rash, writer of the introduction and designer of this work. Moku hanga woodblock print color frontispiece after a photograph by A. Pierce Bounds. Three lectures on bookbinding by a noted artist, bookbinder, and calligrapher. READ MORE about THREE LECTURES

Price: $225.00 Order nr. 122981

(Bradley, Will H.). Bambace, Tony.

WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE.

Accompanied by an original copy of BRADLEY HIS BOOK.
New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. quarter leather with paste paper over boards, leather spine label. Booklet is stiff paper wrappers held in porfolio. Both inserted in a cloth-covered clamshell box. xxiii, 216 pages. Accompanied by an original copy of BRADLEY HIS BOOK. First edition. One of 44 special signed and numbered copies. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) is widely regarded as one of the..... READ MORE about WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE

Price: $450.00 save 50% $225.00 Order nr. 41679

Bringhurst, Robert.

WHY THERE ARE PAGES AND WHY THEY MUST TURN.

Number one of the CODE(X) Monograph Series
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2008. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 16 pages. Number one of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number one of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Adapted from The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada, published in fall 2008 by CCSP Press at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. Robert Bringhurst's essay talks about book design and typography, as well as the future of the book. This book was designed and printed in..... READ MORE about WHY THERE ARE PAGES AND WHY THEY MUST TURN

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102896

Buff, Jerome H. (curator).

JAMES L. WEIL: MASTER OF FINE PRINTING AND POETRY.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2009. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 32 pages. This book contains a catalogue of the work of James L. Weil, master of fine printing and poetry. His collection of poetry contained short and thought provoking poems, while his publishing work represented his harmonious personality, artistic sensibility, and poetic taste. This checklist also provides brief biographical profiles of Jim Weil and other poets of the Elizabeth Press. Four black-and-white illustrations are..... READ MORE about JAMES L. WEIL: MASTER OF FINE PRINTING AND POETRY

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 107548

(Calligraphy). Kelly, Jerry and Donald Jackson (Introduction).

ALICE: A SURVEY OF THE CALLIGRAPHY OF ALICE.

New York, NY: Kelly-Winterton Press, 2016. 4to. cloth, gilt on cover and spine. (iv), 141 pages. First edition. A first-ever compilation devoted to Alice Koeth's calligraphy and drawing. New Yorkers or any of the city's millions of visitors who walked along Madison Avenue in the 60s, 70s and 80s know her masterful posters for the Morgan Library. Scribes in the U.S. and abroad know her through her celebrated workshops. She is Alice Koeth, known professionally..... READ MORE about ALICE: A SURVEY OF THE CALLIGRAPHY OF ALICE

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 132231

Carter, Sebastian.

THE RAMPANT LIONS PRESS: A NARRATIVE CATALOGUE.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2013. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 208 pages. Founded by Will Carter in 1924, the Rampant Lions Press in Cambridge, England, established itself as one of the leading letterpress workshops in the decades after the Second World War. Will was joined by his son Sebastian in the 1960s, and the business became known worldwide for its craftsmanship and design skills. It was not strictly a private press..... READ MORE about THE RAMPANT LIONS PRESS: A NARRATIVE CATALOGUE

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 114713

(Center for Book Arts).

7 NIGHTS, 28 POETS: A CENTER FOR THE BOOK ARTS 40TH CENTURY ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION.

New York: Center for Book Arts, 2015. 6.5 x 9 inches. paperback, paper dust jacket. unpaginated. Limited to only 40 numbered copies. In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Center for Book Arts, the past curators of the annual Broadside Reading Series, now in its 15th year, were invited to write a collaborative poem. Sharon Dolin, who co-founded the Broadside Reading Series with former Center for Book Arts Executive Director Rory Golden, served as..... READ MORE about 7 NIGHTS, 28 POETS: A CENTER FOR THE BOOK ARTS 40TH CENTURY ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION

Price: $400.00 Order nr. 127060

(Center for Book Arts). Addonizio, Kim.

ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH.

New York: Center for Book Arts, 2009. 20.25 x 13.5 inches. masa paper, waxed ururyu cover, vellum wrapper. 2 large sheets. Designed and printed by Delphi Basilicato as the judge's book from the 2009 chapbook competition. The edition is 100 signed and numbered copies. It is printed on masa paper with a waxed Ururyu cover a vellum wrapper, set in Franklin Book and Centaur. A series of four poems, "Storm Catechism," "Half-Blind Elegy," "November 11..... READ MORE about ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 105207

(Center for Book Arts).

ARTIST AS PUBLISHER.

(New York: Center for Book Arts, 2008). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Organized by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator, and held in New York from July 9 to September 13, 2008, this exhibition examines art publications produced by artists and collaboratives. The publications selected for the exhibitions each embody a spirit of collaboration and experimentation and a DIY ethos. Independent publication allows artists to bypass the gallery system, and to make art cheaply and..... READ MORE about ARTIST AS PUBLISHER

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 103172

(Center for Book Arts). Blocker, Mare.

ISTORIATO.

(New York: Center for Book Arts, 2001). 11" x 11" Round shaped, case bound concertina, with printed navy Iris cloth on both the book covers and lidded clamshell box. n.p. Limited to an edition of 50 signed and numbered copies. Istoriato is an Italian narrative style of pottery decoration which uses the pottery body solely as support for a purely pictorial effect. Originating about 1500 in Faenza, Italy, paintings comparable in seriousness to Italian Renaissance..... READ MORE about ISTORIATO

Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 103051

(Center for Book Arts).

BOOKWORKS BY TOM PHILLIPS, AN EXHIBITION AT THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS.

New York: Center for Book Arts, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (52) pages. An exhibition, curated by Richard Minsky, was held in New York from April 3 to May 16, 1986. This show of Phillips original manuscripts and small editions helped bridge the boundary between book art and artists' books. It included 37 works by the London artist from 1970-1986. Filled with illustrations including many in color. READ MORE about BOOKWORKS BY TOM PHILLIPS, AN EXHIBITION AT THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 103173

(Center for Book Arts). Bringhurst, Robert.

NEW WORLD SUITE NUMBER THREE.

(New York: Center for Book Arts, 2005). 17" x 17", four 8.5 x 11 books. black cloth with paper label. three 28 pages, one at 20 pages. Edition limited to 75 signed and numbered copies, including five artist proofs, with only 25 copies for sale. This innovative interdisciplinary work intersects at the pinnacle of creative writing, graphic design, book art, and performance. This is a poem for three voices, meant to be read by three..... READ MORE about NEW WORLD SUITE NUMBER THREE

Price: $3,500.00 Order nr. 103052

(Center for Book Arts). Campbell, Bonnie Jo.

LOVE LETTERS TO SONS OF BITCHES.

New York: Center for Book Arts, 2010. 7.5 x 10 inches. paperback. 28 pages. 22 poems.The manuscript for this book won the 2009 Poetry Chapbook Competition at The Center for Book Arts. Set in French Round Face with titling in Flash by Ed Rayher at Swamp Press. Designed and printed on a Vandercook Proof Press by Barbara Henry. The edition is 100 signed and numbered copies. READ MORE about LOVE LETTERS TO SONS OF BITCHES

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 105208

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