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(Allen Press). Aeschylus.

THE ORESTEIAN TRILOGY.

Two volumes.
Greenbrae, CA: Allen Press, The, 1982, 1983. large 8vo. cloth with a cloth-covered slipcase. unpaginated. Two volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 140 copies each of what is considered the scarest publication(s) from The Allen Press. Designed, hand-printed and bound by Lewis & Dorothy Allen. This is a complete Greek tragic trilogy in which Aeschylus won his thirteenth first prize at the annual Dramatic Contest at Athens, 458 B.C. It is considered on of..... READ MORE about THE ORESTEIAN TRILOGY

Price: $1,000.00 Order nr. 57751

(Allen Press).

THE BOOK OF GENESIS.

(Kentfield, CA): The Allen Press, 1970. 4to. Original decorative green and gold hand-blocked cloth, paper spine label, decorated endpapers, top edge cut, other edges uncut, cloth slipcase. unpaginated. Limited to 140 copies. Spine a bit sunned, some offsetting to pastedowns, some dampstaining to slipcase. Still, a near fine copy. Prospectus loosely inserted. List of engravings precedes text. Illustrated with twenty-four wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton. The King James translation of the Book of Genesis. Designed..... READ MORE about THE BOOK OF GENESIS

Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 131216

(Allen Press). Dryden, John.

ALL FOR LOVE, ANTONY, CLEOPATRA.

Kentfield: The Allen Press, 1976. 4to. cloth with a cloth slipcase, with a cloth spine label. unpaginated. Printed in an edition limited to 140 copies. (Allen 42) A fine copy in fine slipcase. Prospectus loosely inserted. The historical drama of the romance of Antony and Cleopatra. The full page portrait of Cleopatra on the frontispiece was hand-painted in seven colors and gold on papyrus. For this project, several of Cairo's finest artist-craftsmen were employed to..... READ MORE about ALL FOR LOVE, ANTONY, CLEOPATRA

Price: $1,100.00 Order nr. 57729

(Allen Press). Robbe-Grillet, Alain.

JEALOUSY.

(Kentfield, CA: The Allen Press, 1971). 4to. Original gray paper boards, upper board illustrated with elements from the book's illustrations, backstrip lettered in black, yellow endpapers, fore- and tail-edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 140 copies. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. Introduction by Francis Carmody. The thirty-sixth limited edition from The Allen Press, and the first of those illustrated by Michele Forgeois. Originally published in 1957 by Les Editions de Minuit, Paris. Designed, hand..... READ MORE about JEALOUSY

Price: $375.00 Order nr. 131194

(Allen Press). Terence.

THE BROTHERS.

(Kentfield, CA: The Allen Press), n.d. 4to. quarter embroidered cloth, illustrated paper-covered boards, slipcase, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 140 copies. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. Translation from the Latin based on the translation by Laurence Echard in 1698. Illustrations by Albrecht Dürer. A Roman play first produced circa 160 B.C. Prospectus laid in. READ MORE about THE BROTHERS

Price: $575.00 Order nr. 131215

Archer, H. Richard and Ward Ritchie.

MODERN FINE PRINTING.

Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1968. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 44 pages. Contains "The Private Press: Its Essence and Recrudescence" by Archer and "Tradition and the Printers of Southern California" by Ritche. Covers faded. READ MORE about MODERN FINE PRINTING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108091

(Arif Press). Arouet de Voltaire, J.F.M.

MEMNON OR HUMAN WISDOM.

Berkeley, CA: The Arif Press, 1981. 12mo. cloth, label on spine. 16, (2) pages. Limited to 150 copies. Translated from the French by P.H. Hanson. Frontispiece, facsimile of 1784 engraving. READ MORE about MEMNON OR HUMAN WISDOM

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 123982

Order Nr. 101002 THE IDEAL BOOK OF BOOK BEAUTIFUL: A TRACT ON CALLIGRAPHY, PRINTING, AND...

(Arif Press). Cobden-Sanderson, T.J.

THE IDEAL BOOK OF BOOK BEAUTIFUL: A TRACT ON CALLIGRAPHY, PRINTING, AND ILLUSTRATION AND ON THE BOOK BEAUTIFUL AS A WHOLE.

Berkeley, CA: The Arif Press, 1972. small 8vo. cord-tied paper wrappers. (16) pages. Limited to 500 copies printed by Wesley Tanner at his private press; this is one of 350 copies bound thus. Faint fading to spine, else a fine copy. Printed on handmade paper. READ MORE about THE IDEAL BOOK OF BOOK BEAUTIFUL: A TRACT ON CALLIGRAPHY, PRINTING, AND ILLUSTRATION AND ON THE...

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 101002

(Arion Press). Martin, Fred.

Prospectus for A TRAVEL BOOK.

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1976. oblong 4to. paper wrapper. two sheets folded. Prospectus only. Limited to 200 copies signed by the author. Colored illustrations that are reminiscent of the Nuremburg Chronicle executed by the author with linoleum blocks and in many different colors. Offsetting of engraving. READ MORE about Prospectus for A TRAVEL BOOK

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 129352

Order Nr. 124757 PROSPECTUS FOR A LECTURN EDITION OF THE HOLY BIBLE IN THE NEW REVISED STANDARD...

(Arion Press).

PROSPECTUS FOR A LECTURN EDITION OF THE HOLY BIBLE IN THE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION.

San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, n.d., but circa 1997. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Prospectus for printing a lecturn edition of the Bible beginning spring 1998. In addition to technical details, this prospectus includes the preface to the New Revised Standard Version prepared by Bruce Metzger. Specimen of text laid in. READ MORE about PROSPECTUS FOR A LECTURN EDITION OF THE HOLY BIBLE IN THE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 124757

Order Nr. 21049 A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AUERHAHN PRESS & ITS SUCCESSOR DAVE HASELWOOD PRESS....

(Auerhahn Press). Haselwood, Dave.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AUERHAHN PRESS & ITS SUCCESSOR DAVE HASELWOOD PRESS. COMPILED BY A PRINTER.

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

(Bieler Press). Lange, Gerald.

PRINTING DIGITAL TYPE ON THE HAND-OPERATED FLATBED CYLINDER PRESS.

Marina del Rey, California: Bieler Press, 1998. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, sewn. 37 pages, A technical guide written and designed by Gerald Lange. Digitally set in Stone Print and laser-printed on recycled acid-free Crescent Crest Writing paper. READ MORE about PRINTING DIGITAL TYPE ON THE HAND-OPERATED FLATBED CYLINDER PRESS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 55330

(Bieler Press). Lange, Gerald.

THE BIELER PRESS CATALOGUE.

(Los Angeles, CA): Bieler Press, (1990). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A short list of fine press works available at Bieler Press. READ MORE about THE BIELER PRESS CATALOGUE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 124500

Bigelow, Charles, Paul Hayden, and Linnea Gentry (editors)16151.

FINE PRINT ON TYPE.

San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 148 pages. First edition. The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography. 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. Fine condition. READ MORE about FINE PRINT ON TYPE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 24490

(Black Sparrow Press). Boutilier, Nancy.

ON THE EIGHTH DAY ADAM SLEPT ALONE: NEW POEMS.

Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 261, (3) pages. First edition this being one of 200 hardbound copies. Table of contents. Biographical sketch of author, with photograph, follows colophon. A collection of poetry. READ MORE about ON THE EIGHTH DAY ADAM SLEPT ALONE: NEW POEMS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 127149

(Black Sparrow Press). Bowles, Paul (translator).

HADIDAN AHARAM BY MOHAMMED MRABET. SPARROW 37.

(Los Angeles, CA): Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. First printing. October 1975. Monthly periodical of the Black Sparrow Press. Covers printed in red and black indicating first printing. READ MORE about HADIDAN AHARAM BY MOHAMMED MRABET. SPARROW 37

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 127679