(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (1986). oblong 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 73, (21) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Designed by Tim and Elke Inkster. Woodcut illustrations from Cape Cod, the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, and Prince Edward County in Ontario. READ MORE about AT WATER'S EDGE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131061
Ottawa: n.p., 1993. 8vo. stiff paper wrapper. (vii), 180-186+(1) pages. Limited to an edition of 50. A facsimile of one clever tongue-in-cheek letter from POST BAG OF THE GREAT WESTERN by Samuel Slick (1840). Presented to Donn W. Sanford from Jenkins: "Donn, With sincere regards. Bill." READ MORE about GOLDEN NUGGETS
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 94052
2 volumes.
Willowdale: North York Public Library, 1978, 1981. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 109,(3); 79,(3) pages. 2 volumes. With a checklist of Ontario private presses by Marilyn Rueter and an introduction by Douglas Lochhead. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about READER, LOVER OF BOOKS, LOVER OF HEAVEN, A CATALOGUE BASED ON AN EXHIBITION OF THE BOOK ARTS IN...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33545
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 Order nr. 124246
(Hamilton, ON, Canada): West Meadow Press, 1990. 12mo. paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. (14) pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Wesley W. Bates on colophon. First of the Broadside Ballads. Transscription of an old English country ballad. Illustrated with original wood engravings by Bates. READ MORE about THE BRISK YOUNG BUTCHER
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 132683
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: $35.00 Order nr. 115294
Toronto, ON, Canada: The Typecrafters, 1980. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 100 copies. Printed by the Crabgrass Press. Quotations from noteworthies in the field Quotations from a number of prominent individual in the field of typography. Various items, including bookplates and endpaper specimens, tipped in. READ MORE about MARKS & REMARKS ABOUT ASPECTS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN BY NOTED AUTHORITIES PAST AND PRESENT
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 132094
N.P. Editions du Silence, n.d., but 2003. broadside (9 by 12 inches). Text in French. Limited to 125 copies. Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest, New Castle, Delaware, in 2003. Embossed designs in paper in addition to printed text. READ MORE about DÉCAGONAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 127078
Vancouver, B.C., Canada: Heavenly Monkey, 2018. 4to. paper covered boards. 63, (5) pages. First edition limited to 48 copies, of which this is one of 25 copies with a leaf from both Rollenhagen and Wither (different emblems). Cased in printed paper over boards, with a printed paper vellum spine, at the HM studio. George Withers A Collection of Emblemes Ancient & Moderne shares the milestone for first emblem book printed in England with his contemporary..... READ MORE about LABOUR VERTUE GLORIE. LEAVES FROM THE EMBLEM BOOKS OF GABRIEL ROLLENHAGEN & GEORGE WITHER
Price: $900.00 Order nr. 135357
London: The Curwen Press, 1938. 8vo. polished cloth, top edge gilt. (xxiv),119+(1) pages. Published in a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. Catalog of the extensive Morse Collection at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, which includes books,maps, drawings, paintings and manuscripts from the 18th century. Illustrated with 7 plates. Book label indicating that this is from the reference library of H.P. Kraus loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE WILLIAM INGLIS MORSE COLLECTION
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 76350
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (1994). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Introduction by William Rueter. Illustrations, including bookplates, by the author. Biographical sketch and portrait of Bates follows text. READ MORE about THE POINT OF THE GRAVER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132188
Erin, Canada: The Porcupine's Quill, (1981). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 13 pages followed by the plates of woodcuts executed by Brandis. Reprint of 1980 first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about WOOD, INK & PAPER
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 12204
Erin, Canada: The Porcupine's Quill, (1981). 8vo. self paper wrappers. 13 pages followed by the plates of woodcuts executed by Brandis. Reprint of 1980 self paper wrappers first edition. Fine. READ MORE about WOOD, INK & PAPER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130817
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2015). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 146, (2) pages. Introduction, acknowledgments, biographical sketches of the artist and author. Wood engravings by Gerard Brender à Brandis, including one foldout. READ MORE about THE GRAND RIVER: DUNDALK TO LAKE ERIE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131911
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2001). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 163+(1) pages. Introduction by the author. 74 woodcut illustrations including one foldout. Closing comments by author Alan Horne. READ MORE about AN ARTIST'S GARDEN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 131364
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2016). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 179, (3) pages. Introduction by George A. Walker, biographical sketch of the author. Woodcuts by the author. READ MORE about METAMORPHADOX
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131913
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2005). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Preface, acknowledgments, biographical sketch of the author. Illustrated. READ MORE about MOTHER GOOSE EGGS SUNNYSIDE UP
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131926
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2015). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 99, (5) pages. Table of contents, introduction, foreword, biographical sketch of the aurhor, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about ODDBALLS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132127
(Hamilton, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2008). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 61, (3) pages. Signed by the author on title. Introduction, biographical sketch of the author/artist. A collection of wood engravings, mainly of flowers. READ MORE about A WOOD ENGRAVER'S ALPHABET
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 130888
(Erin, ON, Canada): The Porcupine's Quill, (2007). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 164, (4) pages. Introduction by Walker, concluding essay by Daryl Sharp, biographical sketch of Walker. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout text. Winner of an Independent Publishers Book Award. READ MORE about IMAGES FROM THE NEOCEREBELLUM: THE WOOD ENGRAVINGS OF GEORGE A. WALKER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130897
N.P. (Shanty Bay Press), n.d. 4to. top edge cut, other edges uncut, in manila envelope. Brochure with excerpts of ancient Greek poem. With illustration. READ MORE about Brochure published by Shanty Bay Press
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 124831
N.P. Shanty Bay Press, n.d., but 2003. broadside (12 by 9 inches). Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. Color illustration. Printed by Walter Bachinski and Janis Butler at their Canadian private press. READ MORE about OAK KNOLL BOOK FEST CELEBRATES TEN YEARS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 127080
Edmonton: University of Alberta, (1989). square small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 39 pages. Curated by John Charles. Illustrated. READ MORE about THOUGHTPRINTS, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FORM AND CONTENT OF LANGUAGE ON THE PRINTED PAGE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 94757
(Vancouver, BC, Canada): Savuti Press, 2009. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label, marbled free endpapers, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (16) pages. Limited to 199 numbered copies. Etched, marbled, gilded, and bound by Waisiki Dought. Illustrations by Van Sandwyk. READ MORE about THE PHILOSOPHER'S CUPBOARD
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 131218
St. John's, Canada: Walking Bird Press, 2003. Broadside (12 by 6 3/4 inches). Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. With illustrative design. READ MORE about OAK KNOLL BOOK FEST TURNS 10
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 127113
