(Brooklyn, NY: The Angelica Press, 1975). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Introduction by Marilyn and Dennis Grastorf. Black and white illustrations. A bibliography of the press's publications. A fine copy. READ MORE about BOOKS AND EPHEMERA OF THE ANGELICA PRESS. 1975-1976
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 140068
With Reminiscences by his Friends. Introduction and illustrations by Valenti Angelo Plasmati. Edited by James Linden.
San Francisco: Linden Editions, 1992. oblong small 8vo. quarter red leather, with handmade Fabriano Roma endpapers, gilt on spine, slipcase with paper spine label. 131 pages. With Reminiscences by his Friends. Introduction and illustrations by Valenti Angelo Plasmati. Edited by James Linden. Limited to 100 copies of which 85 were for sale. This copy is one of XII roman numeral copies bound thus and contains two additional printing specimens by Angelo loosely inserted into their..... READ MORE about CON AMORE: VALENTI ANGELO. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1971-1982
Price: $2,000.00 Order nr. 141880
N.P. Sabin Farm Press, (1967). 8vo. folder. variously paginated. A folder of items printed by R. Archer at his Sabin Farm Press. Includes front cover of R. Archer's Type Specamen Book. and other items. Also includes copy of Twenty-sixth Western Books Exhibition 1967 catalogue with introductory comments by Carey S. Bliss and remarks on 47 exhibitors. Index and schedule of future events. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about SPECEMENS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 126759
Foreword by Kevin Starr. Introduction by Glenn Todd. Prologue by Peter Kraus. Preface by Andrew Hoyem.
San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, The, 2015. 4to. cloth, leather spine label, cloth slipcase with leather spine label. 307, (1) pages. Foreword by Kevin Starr. Introduction by Glenn Todd. Prologue by Peter Kraus. Preface by Andrew Hoyem. Limited to 550 numbered copies, of which this is one of 500 numbered copies. Of the original 550 copies, 100 copies also came with a portfolio of leaves, of which this copy is not. This bibliography was the..... READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ARION PRESS: THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED BOOKS
Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 142308
New York: The Grolier Club, 2005. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 22 pages followed by plates. Limited to 500 copies. With a three page biographical sketch of Ken by his wife, Lee. Gaylord Shanilec contributed the design and printing of wood engravings, Bradley Hutchinson printed the cover and Jerry Kelly contributed the design and typography. READ MORE about FINE PRINTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KENNETH AUCHINCLOSS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 94477
Berkeley: Poltroon Press, (1976). tall 8vo. decorated cloth, paper spine label. 87, (3) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Near fine. Essentially a study of modern literature as many authors such as Burroughs, McClure, Ginsburg and others were published by the press. Printed in mulitple colors.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AUERHAHN PRESS & ITS SUCCESSOR DAVE HASELWOOD PRESS. COMPILED BY A PRINTER
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 21049
Mission: Barbarian Press, 2004. 4to. quarter cloth with printed paper-covered boards, printed spine label with slipcase. 160 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 180 copies of which this is one of 150 standard copies. A fine copy in fine slipcase. This bibliography, which marks the silver anniversary of the Barbarian Press, lists all the books published by the Press, including those listed in the hard-to-find tenth anniversary edition. Robert Bringhurst provides an essay on..... READ MORE about HOI BARBAROI: A QUARTER-CENTURY AT BARBARIAN PRESS
Price: $1,700.00 Order nr. 78574
Two volumes.
London: Field & Tuer, Leadenhall Press, n.d. (circa 1881). small 4to. original vellum covered boards with cord sewing cords exposed along hinges, gilt stamped, top edges gilt, others uncut. (xi), 211, (9); (vii), 152, 10 pages. Two volumes. No limitation given, but obviously a limited edition printed by this noted English printer. Volume one crudely tape repaired, minor wear to edges. Boards of both volumes soiled. Else a fine set. A biographical and descriptive account..... READ MORE about BARTOLOZZI AND HIS WORKS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 57801
Bronxville: Nicholas T. Smith, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xi), 96, (3) pages. Reprint of the first edition, originally printed in 1927 and limited to 390 copies. The history of this press with bibliographical information on the first twenty books issued. With much on book production. Some fading of jacket spine. READ MORE about THE FIRST SCORE
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 555
Bronxville: Nicholas T. Smith, (1980). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xi), 96, (3) pages. Reprint of the first edition, originally printed in 1927 and limited to 390 copies. The history of this press with bibliographical information on the first twenty books issued. With much on book production. Dust jacket is faded. READ MORE about THE FIRST SCORE
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 96945
London: Beaumont Press, The, 1927. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xi), 96, (3) pages. First edition limited to 390 copies of which this is one of 280 numbered copies on handmade paper. Minor age darkening to spine. Tear, with minor loss, to the tail end of the spine of the dust jacket, else near fine. The history of this press with bibliographical information on the first twenty books issued. With much on book production. READ MORE about THE FIRST SCORE
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 136407
Minneapolis: The Campbell-Logan Bindery, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. Limited to 300 copies. Contains a checklist of 43 texts published by Bieler Press within a ten-year span. Some little creases and bumps at the extremities. READ MORE about THE BIELER PRESS: A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST TEN YEARS, 1975-1985
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 97308
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1993. small folio. quarter cloth with decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. xii, 62 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. Printed by Mastercraft Press and bound by Cardoza-James. This bibliography continues the earlier bibliography which listed the first 100 titles published by this club of book collectors. With plates showing reproductions of some of the earlier titles, often done in color. READ MORE about TWO HUNDREDTH BOOK, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA, 1958-1993
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 39636
With an Annotated Bibliography
San Francisco: Book Club of California, The, 1983. 8vo. cloth. 84, (4) pages. With an Annotated Bibliography. First edition, limited to 550 copies. Designed and printed by Harold Berliner. With a well-annotated 57-item bibliography of Doxey's publications. Illustrated. With errata slip. READ MORE about WILLIAM DOXEY'S SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHING VENTURE, AT THE SIGN OF THE LARK
Price: $32.00 Order nr. 24732
Iowa City: University of Iowa Libraries, 1964-1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Numbers 1- 48. Including the separate indexes. There was one issued in 1964 and two each year after that. Number 48 is the first of two for 1988. An unbroken run of the first 24 years. (It ceased publication in 1996.) Sent to Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries, the issues described collections and acquisitions on a wide range of subjects..... READ MORE about BOOKS AT IOWA
Price: $650.00 Order nr. 94509
Edmonton, Alberta: D.E. Cameron Library, University of Alberta, 1980. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 155+(1) pages. No. 18 of the library's news bulletins. Lists the library's holdings of Canadian private presses. This publication is Part II of that series, the presses of Ontario. Frontispiece, preface, explanation of entries, bibliography and key to references, list of abbreviations. Location index of Ontario presses. Full index. Includes additions and corrections to No. 17. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about NEWS FROM THE RARE BOOK ROOM
Price: $28.00 Order nr. 115294
New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 216 pages. First edition. Presentation from the author on the verso of the half-title. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) is widely regarded as one of the masters of design during the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts periods. His typographic and illustrative work pushed the boundaries of these fields into new directions. In addition, his re-introduction and..... READ MORE about WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE
Price: $68.00 Order nr. 115708
Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1983. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 18, (2) pages. Limited to 500 copies. Designed by John Anderson of the Pickering Press. Contains 5 full page illustrations and a bibliography of the work of Brussel-Smith. Covers lightly foxed, else a fine copy. This copy is inscribed by Renee Weber to Jeff Rigby on the front free endpaper. READ MORE about BERNARD BRUSSEL-SMITH AN EXHIBITION OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS. With Appreciations by John DePol, James...
Price: $24.00 Order nr. 944
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, (1979). 12mo. paper wrappers. (32) pages. 120 books described with notes on the publishers. A fine copy. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST, 1969-1979 CAPRA PRESS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 17632
An Exhibition of Limited Editions in the Laurence McKinley Gould Library at Carleton College on the Occasion of the Inaguration of Robert A. Oden Jr. as the Tenth President of Carleton College.
(Northfield, MN): Carleton College, (2002). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 40 pages. An Exhibition of Limited Editions in the Laurence McKinley Gould Library at Carleton College on the Occasion of the Inaguration of Robert A. Oden Jr. as the Tenth President of Carleton College. Exhibition catalogue of limited edition's on the collection of the college library. Essay by John Robert Paas. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about FINE PRINTING
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 108614
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1994. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 263+(1) pages. First edition. "Traces the international development of the modern illustrated book to the last decade of this century." This book was meant to accompany the exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art. accompanied by 224 illustrations with 76 in color. A wealth of information for the dealer and collector. READ MORE about A CENTURY OF ARTISTS BOOKS
Price: $48.00 Order nr. 41528
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111 pages followed by eight pages of plates each depicting numerous items. No.12 of the 1979/1980 season. Illustrations throughout text. Corner bumped. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 70288
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1961. large 12mo. cloth. vii, (i), 22, (2) pages. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press in an edition limited to 200 copies. Dr. Caughey was a history professor at UCLA and the author of many books on California and civil liberties. READ MORE about JOHN WALTON CAUGHEY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 70545
New Haven: Yale Center for British Art, 2002. 8vo. decorated fold-out limp boards. 179 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. A fine copy. Essay by Andrew Lambirth, Descriptions and commentary by Ron King. With over 350 colour images and 'four hand-made inserts' (including pop-up). A bibliography and history of this important private press covering over 35 years of work. Based on the collection donated to Yale. READ MORE about COOKING THE BOOKS. RON KING AND CIRCLE PRESS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 114499
San Francisco: printed by John Henry Nash, 1921. large 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper label on spine, slipcase. xxxviii, (ii), 123, (3). Limited to 150 numbered copies; printed on cream-colored Umbria Italia by John Henry Nash. Spine faded, slipcase partially cracked, else a near fine copy of this extremely scarce title. From 1914 through about 1930, the collector William Andrews Clark Jr. published twenty volumes of catalogues of selected items from his library. This..... READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK, JR., IN TWO PARTS - PART I: KELMSCOTT PRESS, PART II; THE...
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 52050
