Results for: Fine Press Books

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dickinson, Sally S.

ARTISTS' BOOKS IN THE WATKINSON LIBRARY: A CHECKLIST.

Hartford: Watkinson Library, Trinity College, 2014. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 64 pages. This checklist of contemporary artists' books at the Watkinson Library comprises a collection of roughly 300 titles spanning from the 1970s to the present. Entries are arranged by artist within categories relating to production methods, and include a short bibliographic description. With 12 color illustrations. Limited edition of 250 copies designed by Michael Russem at Kat Ran Press. READ MORE about ARTISTS' BOOKS IN THE WATKINSON LIBRARY: A CHECKLIST

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 122544

Homer (as translated by Alexander Pope)134215.

THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY OF HOMER AS TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER POPE, IN GREEK AND ENGLISH. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STEVEN SHANKMAN AND 52 ORIGINAL COLOR DRAWINGS BY AVERY LAWRENCE.

2 volumes.
Chestertown: Chester River Press, 2009. 12.5 x 14.5 inches. cloth, dust jackets, slipcase. 550; 434 pages. 2 volumes. Acclaimed by Samuel Johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad and Odyssey stands as one of the glories of English Literature. The Chester River Press edition of the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer has been designed and printed to reflect the epic proportions of this..... READ MORE about THE ILIAD AND ODYSSEY OF HOMER AS TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER POPE, IN GREEK AND ENGLISH. WITH AN...

Price: $350.00 Order nr. 104249

Hutner, Martin and Jerry Kelly.

A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1999. 9 x 12 inches. paperback. 144 pages. This catalogue contains 100 of the most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the twentieth century. To choose just 100 out of an immense number of books, the selection was limited to books printed in England and America containing the Roman alphabet. Books as objects and more sculptural books are not included in the publication. The introduction is divided into two parts..... READ MORE about A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 106628

Johnston, Alastair M.

DREAMING ON THE EDGE: POETS AND BOOK ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. 10.5 x 8 inches. Cloth, dust jacket. 232 pages. "Alastair Johnston's engaging and all-embracing survey of California printing takes us from its early beginnings in the 1870s (San Francisco's first type foundry opened in 1874), and covers all the printers we encountered in California, including himself, and a great many others besides." - John Randle, Matrix "Through the lens of Johnson¡¦s expertise, we again see how fine art..... READ MORE about DREAMING ON THE EDGE: POETS AND BOOK ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 128359

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102898

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 61089

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 102903

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

Maret, Russell.

VISIONARIES & FANATICS: TYPE DESIGN & THE PRIVATE PRESS.

Number five of the CODE(X) Monograph Series.
Berkeley, California: CODEX Foundation, 2010. 5.5 x 7.75 inches. paperback pamphlet. 24 pages. Number five of the CODE(X) Monograph Series. Number five of the CODE(X)+1 Monograph Series. Russell Maret explores the future of the private press and the division between the private press and the fine press. The fine printer, often a commercial outfit, leaves proportion, legibility, and craftsmanship as secondary principles, where as the private press printer is possessed with an irrepressible need to..... READ MORE about VISIONARIES & FANATICS: TYPE DESIGN & THE PRIVATE PRESS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 107488

Morris, William.

A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS.

Edited by Willam S. Peterson.
New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. 78 pages. Edited by Willam S. Peterson. To celebrate the Morris centenary year, the Grolier Club and the William Morris Society in the United States published this enlarged and corrected version of the very last book published by the Kelmscott Press. This autobiographical history of Morris and his Kelmscott Press includes passages related to Morris's approaches to paper, type design, ink, page design and..... READ MORE about A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 106615

Oppen, Monica and Peter Lyssiotis (editors).

THE SILENT SCREAM: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL COMMENT IN BOOKS BY ARTISTS.

Petersham: Ant Press, 2011. 8 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 190 pages. The Silent Scream: Political and Social Comment in Books by Artists presents not only a companion catalogue to an exhibition held at the Monash University Rare Books Library, but also a journey through some of humanity's most inhumane and hypocritical moments. The catalogue provides insights into 77 influential books and works presented in book form in the past 90 years. Monica Oppen and Peter..... READ MORE about THE SILENT SCREAM: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL COMMENT IN BOOKS BY ARTISTS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 108927

Patkus, Ronald.

THE PRIVATELY PRINTED BIBLE: PRIVATE AND FINE PRESS PRINTINGS OF BIBLICAL TEXTS, 1892-2000.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, cloth spine over paper-covered boards. 264 pages. "Several checklists appear, one at the end of each chapter, listing all the books discussed and arranged chronologically... to help a reader understand the content of what was printed. Though the text is an enjoyable read from start to finish, the addition of these checklists, as well as the comprehensive bibliography and footnotes, allow readers to..... READ MORE about THE PRIVATELY PRINTED BIBLE: PRIVATE AND FINE PRESS PRINTINGS OF BIBLICAL TEXTS, 1892-2000

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 129283

Ritchie, Ward.

YEARS TOUCHED WITH MEMORIES.

With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.
Clifton: Bookman Publications, Inc., (1992). 6 x 9.5 inches. hardcover. (viii), 171 pages. With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. First edition. The autobiography of this legendary California bookman. He recalls his private press work, his friends Lawrence Clark Powell, Jake Zeitlin, Paul Landacre, Robinson Jeffers, W.A. Dwiggins and many others. Illustrated. READ MORE about YEARS TOUCHED WITH MEMORIES

Price: $38.00 Order nr. 60949

Romney, J. P. and Rebecca Romney.

PRINTER'S ERROR: IRREVERENT STORIES FROM BOOK HISTORY.

New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2017. 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. 384 pages. A funny and entertaining history of printed books as told through absurd moments in the lives of authors and printers, collected by television's favorite rare-book expert from HISTORY's hit series Pawn Stars. Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't..... READ MORE about PRINTER'S ERROR: IRREVERENT STORIES FROM BOOK HISTORY

Price: $26.99 Order nr. 129749

Rossen, Susan F. (editor).

INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-1945.

Chicago: The Caxton Club, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, smythsewn: drawn-on, hinge-scored cover; trimmed flush. 40 pages. Full color catalogue written for the Caxton Club exhibition Inland Printers: The Fine-Press Movement in Chicago, 1920-45, held at Columbia College in Chicago, January 15, 2003. Features writings of 12 Caxtonians including: John P. Chalmers, Robert A. Cotner, Kim Coventry, Celia Hilliard, Thomas J. Joyce, Arthur H. Miller, Frank J. Piehl, Susan F. Rossen, Michael Thompson, and..... READ MORE about INLAND PRINTERS: THE FINE-PRESS MOVEMENT IN CHICAGO, 1920-1945

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72548

Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel.

FANTASIES & HARD KNOCKS: MY LIFE AS A PRINTER.

Port Townsend, WA: Ex Ophidia Press, 2015. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 795+(1) pages. Signed by the author on half title. Table of contents, preface, afterword, two appendices, acknowledgments, credits and permissions, recipes index, general index. Biographical sketch of the author on dust jacket. A memoir by one of the most noted handpress printers of the 20th century. Chronicles the author's work with his Plain Wrappers Press and the Ex Ophidia imprint. The work also..... READ MORE about FANTASIES & HARD KNOCKS: MY LIFE AS A PRINTER

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 125475

Wessells, Henry.

THE PRIVATE LIFE OF BOOKS.

Upper Montclair, NJ: Temporary Culture, 2014. 7 x 11 inches. Hand sewn in heavy card covers, pictorial dust jacket. [24] pages. Limited edition of 226 copies, of which this is one of 200 unnumbered copies.Six poems by Henry Wessells on reading, memory, books, and the second law of thermodynamics. With eight duotone photographs by Paul Schütze tipped in (each 5 x 8-1/4 inches). Text printed on Mohawk Via Vellum Jute. Set in original foundry Centaur..... READ MORE about THE PRIVATE LIFE OF BOOKS

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 131940

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