(Los Angeles): ACBA, 1996. small 4to. self paper wrappers. 38pages. Periodical published by the Alliance for Contemporary Book Arts. Being Number 10 (Spring 1996). Special 10th anniversary issue. READ MORE about ABRACADABRA
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N.P. Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1995. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 66-82. Offprint from the Yearbook. Nineteen illustrations in the text. READ MORE about VENETIAN XYLOGRAPHIC AT THE JOHN RYLANDS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
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New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1974). 8vo. pebbled cloth, dust jacket. 87 pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip, folded publisher's sheet, and uncorrected proof of a review scheduled for Library Journal, July, 1974 laid in. Poet Dave Smith's copy with his ownership signature on the front pastedown. Blurb by Joel Oppenheimer. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. READ MORE about THE POST-AMERICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS
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2 volumes.
Boston: Harry C. Bentley, 1934, 1935. 8vo. cloth. xxi,197; x,408 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. The first volume covers the period 1796 to 1900 and the second volume covers the early 20th century. With complete index. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON ACCOUNTING BY AMERICAN AUTHORS
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2 volumes bound in 1.
Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2005. tall 8vo. cloth. xxi,197; x,408 pages. 2 volumes bound in 1. Reprint of the first edition of 1934, 1935 originally published by Harry C. Bentley in Boston (Besterman 121). The first volume covers the period 1796 to 1900 and the second volume covers the 20th century to 1934. Over 1500 works described with full title, author, place of publication, date, pagination and frequently an annotation. With complete index. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON ACCOUNTING BY AMERICAN AUTHORS
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Paris, France: Editions Self, 1949. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 287, (11) pages. Text in French and English. Ethnographical, publisher's foreword, bibliographical note. Table of contents follows text. Black and white illustrations in text, color plates. Covers tanned, chipped at edges. READ MORE about UN ART FONDAMENTAL LE TAPIS/A FUNDAMENTAL ART THE RUG
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Heidelberg: Wunderhorn-Verlag, (1949). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 280 pages. Fourth edition. On the art of reading; divided into sections according to genre, with examples. Some wear and discoloration of jacket. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DIE KUNST DES LESENS
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Amsterdam, Netherlands: Exlibriskring der W.B-Vereniging, 1956. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. Table of contents, introduction by Joh. J. Hanrath. A collection of nineteen wood engravings by Acket and Bulder, loosely inserted in portfolio. READ MORE about DRIE SUITES IN HOUTGRAVURES
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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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Washington: March, Milligan & Company, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 14, (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 400 numbered copies. Designed and reprinted by Jean and John Michael at the Acorn Press. Originally printed and sold at the Printing Office in New London in 1767. A rather matter-of-fact first-hand account of Isaac Hollister's captivity by Native Americans beginning in 1763. Surprisingly devoid of details about the people who captured him or the..... READ MORE about A BRIEF NARRATION OF THE CAPTIVITY OF ISAAC HOLLISTER, WHO WAS TAKEN BY THE INDIANS, ANNO DOMINI,...
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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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N.P. (Acorn Press, 1983). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 16, (2) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Eulogy for Kotz, descendant of a pioneer Texas family, by her son Nick. Trump medieval type with Trajanus initials. Foil-stamped on front wrapper. READ MORE about TK: TIBE KALLISON KOTZ NOVEMBER 12, 1903-JULY 26, 1982
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New York: American Branch of Cambridge University Press, 1969. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (vi) pages followed by 27 page facsimile of handwritten report. Limited to 1000 copies. Issued on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the American branch. Acton's report contained the design for the now famous Cambridge series on history. READ MORE about LONGITUDE 30 WEST A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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(Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1968). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Brochure describing the installation of a new printing press by the press, a C&P Craftsman Platen. READ MORE about ADAGIO PRESS BROCHURE
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(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
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AN EPILOGUE TO THE PUBLICATION OF C-S: THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN.
Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1971. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. AN EPILOGUE TO THE PUBLICATION OF C-S: THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN. First edition, limited to 432 numbered copies. Tanner and Alstrom 24. Concerns a letter from Cobden- Sanderson's daughter and additional information by John Dreyfus. Hand-printed by Leonard Bahr at his private press. READ MORE about A LETTER FROM STELLA
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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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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
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Harper Woods, MI: Adagio: the Private Press of Leonard F. Bahr, 1962. 8vo. quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. xix, 23-43, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 365 copies. (Tanner and Alstrom 7.) Second production of this private press. The text of John Ruskin's letter to "My Dear Tinie." Sharp satire on British industrialization. READ MORE about THE TEXT OF JOHN RUSKIN'S LETTER TO 'MY DEAR TINIE ' WRITTEN FROM THE BRIDGE OF ALLAN ON 31...
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(Harper Woods, MI: Adagio Press), 1983. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Comments on the travails of the Adagio Press. Prospectus for William Blake Proverbs of Hell, laid in. Also laid in is a quote from Horace Walpole. READ MORE about STATUS REPORT 1983
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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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Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1979. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, mailing envelope. pp.29-60. Printed in an edition limited to 325 numbered copies. Tanner and Alstrom 37. A continuation of the work presented as Typographia 1. This copy is signed by the private press owner, Leonard Bahr. This is a commonplace book of typographic exercises interspersed with notes on printing, typography and the private press. Signed by Bahr next to limitation statement. READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHIA TWO
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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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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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The text of the Sermonette delivered by The Reverend Allan A. Zaun at the wedding of Ann and Leonard Bahr Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church
Detroit: n.p., 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. unpaginated. The text of the Sermonette delivered by The Reverend Allan A. Zaun at the wedding of Ann and Leonard Bahr Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church. Limited to an edition of 210. Not in Tanner and Alstrom, but printed by Ann and Leonard Bahr of Adagio Press for presentation to their friends. A very attractive printing of the text read at the Bahr's wedding. READ MORE about BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE
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