(Greenbrae, CA): The Allen Press, 1982. small 4to. cloth, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. 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
Price: $300.00 other currencies Order nr. 129071
Kentfield, Ca: n.p. 1966. 7 by 10 1/2 inches. single sheet in envelope. Letter from Allen of the Allen Press to Mr. John Michael of the Acorn Press, April 18, 1966. Expresses thanks for receipt of "One Line Specimen Book." Describes current publishing project of Allen Press. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115665
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. READ MORE
Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 108
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
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 108091
Berkeley: 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 roman... READ MORE
Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 62298
San Francisco: George Fields, 1938. 8vo. decorated cloth. (xiv), 80, (4) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 450 copies by Wilder and Ellen Bentley at the Archetype Press (see Haas, page 24 for more detail about the press), of Berkeley, California. Includes eight illustrations by "Hans" (believed to be Hans Loyd Hoff), and additional illustrations stamped on the front and back covers. Each copy signed by William Saroyan. In addition, this copy is inscribed... READ MORE
Price: $300.00 other currencies Order nr. 45006
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
Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 123982
Berkeley, CA: The Arif Press, 1981. small 8vo. boards. 29, (5) pages. Limited to 150 copies printed by Wesley Tanner at his private press. With design work and illustrations in color throughout. READ MORE
Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 29848
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
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 128729
Berkeley: Arif Press, 1980. oblong 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. (18) pages. Limited to 125 copies printed by Wesley B. Tanner at the Arif Press on dampened T. Edmonds paper. The 25th book of the press. Reprints part of Johnston's text from FORMAL PENMANSHIP AND OTHER PAPERS. With calligraphy by Barbara Wiley Bash. READ MORE
Price: $42.50 other currencies Order nr. 11919
San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, 1989. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. An announcement of three new limited edition publications from the Arion Press. French fold. With order form. READ MORE
Price: $12.00 other currencies Order nr. 129648
San Francisco, (CA): The Arion Press, 1975. oblong 4to. cloth, paper spine and cover label. (60) pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies each signed by Andrew Hoyem. The hardbound version of this work. Published on the occasion of the 1975 exhibition of Andrew Hoyem's work held by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Includes an introduction by the artist/printer and a detailed catalogue of Hoyem's work. Well illustrated. Includes prospectus. Slightly bowed covers... READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 123259
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
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 129352
(San Francisco, CA: Arion Press), n.d., but 1980. photograph (5 by 8 inches). A black and white photograph of fine printer Andrew Hoyem of the Arion Press, San Francisco, announcing the fine press edition of Edwin Abbott's Flatland. The photograph shows Hoyem with an "unfurled"copy of the book. READ MORE
Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 129642
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
Price: $50.00 other currencies Order nr. 124757
San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1976. square 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Prospectus for Fred Martin, A Travel Book. the mapping of J. Carlos Jones' journey. Specimens of illustrations, color and black and white. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 129661
San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, n.d. folio. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus for Captivity Narrative of Hannah Duston, edited by Cotton Mather, John Greenleaf Whittier, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. With 35 woodblock prints by Richard Bosman. With two specimens of the prints. Folded. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 129679
San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 1977. folio. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Prospectus for The Psalms of David and Others, translated into English by Arthur Golding and edited by Richard G. Barnes. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 129667
(Stanford, CA): Stanford University Libraries, 1971. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, bottom edge uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 1000 copies, printed at the Stanbrook Abbey Press, Worcester, England. Published to commemorate an exhibition of the Irving W. Robbins, Jr., Ashendene Press collection. Preface by Oswalda M. Deva. Three engravings by Gwen Raverat. READ MORE
Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 131278
With a Foreword by Elizabeth Gray Potter.
N.P. The Bibliophile Society, Mills College, 1937. 8vo. boards covered with gilt paper with black paper wrap-around label. Not paginated. With a Foreword by Elizabeth Gray Potter. Limited to 250 numbered copies printed by The Eucalyptus Press. Wear to covers with a small piece of spine chipped away. READ MORE
Price: $8.00 save 20% $6.40 other currencies Order nr. 20657
Nevada City, CA: The Private Press of Harold Berliner, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Catalogue of the press's publications available in 1988. Includes brief article "News of the Press." Sample illustrations with hand-colored woodcut illustrations. Order form laid in. Inscribed on inside front wrapper by noted woodcut artist John DePol, who is mentioned in the news article. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 108750
Los Angeles: Bieler Press, 1992. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (22) pages. Limited to 200 copies. Signed on colophon by author and engraver. Twelve poems: "Fixing The Press," "Heeding Cockerell's Advice," "The Old Hot-Metal Man Doesn't Let The Type Go--And For The Very Reason I Wouldn't Either," "Workmanship," "Imagine You Are A Craftsman," "Stopping," "Moving The Press," "Wrong Font," "Advertisement For A First Book of Poems," "The Evils Of Print," "Stet.," "The Truth About Margins."... READ MORE
Price: $175.00 other currencies Order nr. 50070
(Los Angeles, CA): Bieler Press, (1990). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. A short list of fine press works available at Bieler Press. READ MORE
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 124500
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
Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 23196
The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography.
San Francisco: Fine Print, 1989. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 148 pages. The Best of Fine Print Magazine on Type and Typography. 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. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 24490
