(Acorn Press). Bonham-Carter, Victor.

A POSY OF WILD FLOWERS GATHERED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.

London and Dulverton, England: The Acorn Press and The Exmoor Predd, (1983). 12mo. cloth, paper front cover label. 126, (2) pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies, signed by the author on colophon. Reprint of 1946 edition. Illustrated with wood engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Table of contents, introductory essay by the author. Descriptions of numerous flowes found in English literary works with excerpts of poems that mention them. "Sentimental vocabulary" of the flowers follows text. Acknowledgments..... READ MORE about A POSY OF WILD FLOWERS GATHERED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

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(Acorn Press).

ONE LINE SPECIMEN BOOK.

Forest Park, IL: Acorn Press, (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front wrapper gilt-stamped. (vi), 29, (3) pages. Limited to 350 copies. Type faces available at the Acorn Press. Foreword and explanation. Indexed. Wrappers faded. READ MORE about ONE LINE SPECIMEN BOOK

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(Adagio Press).

A TYPOGRAPHIC PASTICCIO.

Contents: "An Introduction to the Adagio Press;" "A Tribute to Anton Bohm and his work and the Sans Souci Press;" "The Spirit of Liberty," by Judge Learned Hand; "Tribute, as if from a dead author," by Donald Weeks; "The Spring of the Year," by Samuel Johnson; "Interpretations and Insinuations, or, the image of the Adagio Press as seen graphically by its friends."
Harper Woods, Michigan: Adagio Press, (1963, 1964, 1964, n.d., 1965, 1965). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers; loose leaf; envelope. 12; 7+(1) pages; remainder unpaginated. Contents: "An Introduction to the Adagio Press;" "A Tribute to Anton Bohm and his work and the Sans Souci Press;" "The Spirit of Liberty," by Judge Learned Hand; "Tribute, as if from a dead author," by Donald Weeks; "The Spring of the Year," by Samuel Johnson; "Interpretations and Insinuations, or, the image..... READ MORE about A TYPOGRAPHIC PASTICCIO

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(Adagio Press). Johnson, Samuel.

THE SPRING OF THE YEAR.

N.P: (The Adagio Press, 1965). large 12mo. paper wrappers. (16) pages. Privately printed and limited to 240 copies. An essay from "The Rambler" from 1750. READ MORE about THE SPRING OF THE YEAR

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(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).

PRINTING IN PRIVACY: A REVIEW OF RECENT ACTIVITY AMONG AMERICAN PRIVATE PRESSES.

Grosse Pointe Park: Adagio Press, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Limited to 550 copies. Tanner and Alstrom 4. Surveys by Levenson and Lieberman, notes on the colophons of various private presses, an article by Steve Watts on 19th century typefaces, and a discussion of work in progress. Handprinted. READ MORE about PRINTING IN PRIVACY: A REVIEW OF RECENT ACTIVITY AMONG AMERICAN PRIVATE PRESSES

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 8177

(Adagio Press).

TYPOGRAPHIA I.

Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1976. 8vo. paper wrappers, mailing envelope. 27 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 325 numbered and signed copies. Tanner and Alstrom 34. This is a commonplace book of typographic exercises interspersed with notes on printing, typography and the private press. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIA I

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(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

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(Alcuin Press).

Prospectus for SEVEN PSALMS OF PRAISE.

Portland, OR: The Alcuin Press, n.d. broadside (12 1/4 by 8 inches). Prospectus announcing publication of Seven Psalms of Praise. A collection of seven selections from the Psalter. Italics by Charles Lehman. Folded. READ MORE about Prospectus for SEVEN PSALMS OF PRAISE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 132629

(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  other currencies  Order nr. 60842

(Aliquando Press).

VICTOR HUGO'S ALPHABET CHARACTER & SYMBOL.

Toronto, ON, Canada: The Aliquando Press, 1972. square 32mo. leaves loosely inserted in paper envelope. (62) pages. Limited to 100 copies. An extract from Hugo's Voyages de 1839, translated by Jean Wilson, designed and printed by William Rueter, with wood types. READ MORE about VICTOR HUGO'S ALPHABET CHARACTER & SYMBOL

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 124246

(Allen Press). Dickens, Charlea.

PICTURES FROM ITALY.

Greenbrae, CA: The Allen Press, 1982. small 4to. decorated cloth, top edge cut, other edges uncut, paper spine label. 121+(1) pages. Limited to 140 copies. Introductory note. Decorations from C. Contardus, Comentarii, Rome (1573). The travels of Dickens through Genoa, Venice, Naples, Rome, and Florence. Running headings on each page in two colors, varying with the area of Italy considered. Prospectus laid in. READ MORE about PICTURES FROM ITALY

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129072

(Allen Press). Aeschylus.

THE ORESTIAN TRILOGY.

(Greenbrae, CA): The Allen Press, 1982. small 4to. cloth, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. NOTE: This is for Volume One only. Limited to 140 copies. Volume One, Drama One, Agamemnon. The first drama of The Orestian Trilogy, the author's masterpiece. The first of a two volume set, the second published in 1983. A comprehensive introduction by Mark Livingston. Prospectus laid in. READ MORE about THE ORESTIAN TRILOGY

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 129071