Bigelow, Charles, Paul Hayden, and Linnea Gentry (Editors).

FINE PRINT ON TYPE. THE BEST OF FINE PRINT MAGAZINE ON TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY.

San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. cloth, dust-jacket. (viii), 148 pages. First edition. An anthology of the most interesting and informative articles published in Fine Print under the title "On Type." Covers a wide range of topics from the sixteenth century to the present day. Review copy with material inserted. READ MORE about FINE PRINT ON TYPE. THE BEST OF FINE PRINT MAGAZINE ON TYPE AND TYPOGRAPHY

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 23196

Dorn, Edward.

HELLO, LA JOLLA.

Berkeley: Wingbow Press, 1978. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, original glassine wrapper. 92, (4) pages. Limited to 100 copies numbered and signed by the author. Minimal shelf wear. READ MORE about HELLO, LA JOLLA

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97899

Franklin, Colin.

EXPLORING JAPANESE BOOKS AND SCROLLS.

(San Francisco): Book Club of California, (1999). large 4to. half cloth with pictorial paper-covered boards, paper label on spine, slipcase. xi, (i), 156+(2) pages. Limited edition of 450 copies were printed for members of the Book Club of California, San Francisco. Elegantly designed by Jonathan Clark at The Artichoke Press. Antiquarian Colin Franklin explores the rich history of calligraphy, printing, and bookmaking in Japan; supplemented by examples from his extensive collection of Japenese books and..... READ MORE about EXPLORING JAPANESE BOOKS AND SCROLLS

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 73778

Hoffman, Richard J.

FLORILEGIUM TYPOGRAPHIA, A CULLING OF MATRIX FONTS FOR LINE-CASTING MACHINE SETTING: A PRINTER'S BOUQUET OF TYPES FROM THE PRINTING OFFICE OF RICHARD HOFFMAN.

Van Nuys, CA: Richard Hoffman, 1985. 8vo. cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards. 154, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Table of contents and explanatory text. In five sections: Matrix fonts in alphabetic order, fonts arranged by width of alphabet, one line showings in all available sizes, fonts arranged according to type sizes, and one-letter display matrices. Includes "some notes on the initial letters." With occasional use of color. READ MORE about FLORILEGIUM TYPOGRAPHIA, A CULLING OF MATRIX FONTS FOR LINE-CASTING MACHINE SETTING: A PRINTER'S...

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 20868

Richardson, Ernest Cushing.

SOME OLD EGYPTIAN LIBRARIANS.

Berkeley: Peacock Press, 1964. 12mo. paper wrappers. (x), 94 pages. Reissue of the 1911 first edition. The author sites various sources in Egyptian writings to describe the library as it existed in ancient Egypt. READ MORE about SOME OLD EGYPTIAN LIBRARIANS

Price: $14.00  other currencies  Order nr. 10264

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  other currencies  Order nr. 60949

Zeitlin, Jake.

MORE WHISPERS & CHANTS.

Pasadena, CA: Ampersand Press, 1952. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. (vi), 19, (3) pages. Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press, Pasadena. Poems written by the author "twenty years ago, when I had more of the urge to sing. I send them out as a friend sends a letter to another." Half-title page lacking. READ MORE about MORE WHISPERS & CHANTS

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63232

(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

(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). Pushkin, Alexander.

FOUR STORIES.

Greenbrae, CA: The Allen Press, 1987. 4to. decorated cloth, top edge cut, other edges uncut, clamshell box. 98 pages. Limited to 145 copies. Includes "The Squire's Daughter," "The Queen of Spades," "The Blizzard," and "The Shot." Wood engravings by John DePol. Binding cloth an 18th century design printed by the silk-screen process in Switzerland. Prospectus laid in. Introductory biographical sketch of Pushkin. READ MORE about FOUR STORIES

Price: $500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134450

(Archetype Press). Bentley, Wilder (Editor).

N'EN PARLONS PLUS!, EXCERPTS FROM DIVERS PAPERS & CHRONICLES OF THE ARTS CLUB, 1937-1938.

Berkeley, CA: Archetype Press, 1939. folio. cloth with printed design on front cover. 19+(1) pages. Limited to 105 copies, set up and printed on a handpress by Wilder Bentley ("and his faithful spouse, Ellen") on dampened Strathmore Wayside Text for at The Archetype Press in Euclid Court, Berkeley, Ca and issued for private distribution among members of The Arts Club & their friends. Printed in "a bastard version" of Caslon Oldface italic and Goudy Modern..... READ MORE about N'EN PARLONS PLUS!, EXCERPTS FROM DIVERS PAPERS & CHRONICLES OF THE ARTS CLUB, 1937-1938

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62298

(Arif Press). Cobden-Sanderson, Thomas James.

CREDO.

Berkeley, CA: The Arif Press, 1975. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, top edge cut, other edges uncut, paper front cover label. (12) pages. Limited to 125 copies. Presentation by printer Wesley Tanner on front free endpaper. READ MORE about CREDO

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128729