(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 Order nr. 129071
Kentfield, CA: The Allen Press, 1965-70. various sizes. Four A.L.s. from Lewis Allen to collector and librarian Richard Schimmelpfeng. The letters are dated September 13, 1965, March 24, 1968, July 8, 1969, and Octobe 27, 1970. They discuss the availability of Allen Press publications, fulfillment of orders, letters of regret concerning sold-out items, and comments on Schimmelpfeng's works. Also included is a historical sketch and a check list of works published by the Allen Press..... READ MORE about Four letters from Lewis Allen to Richard Schimmelpfeng
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 132834
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 Order nr. 129072
Greenbrae, CA: The Allen Press, 1989. 4to. decorated cloth, cloth slipcase, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 121 copies. Bound by Carboza-James Binding Co. Hand-produced by Lewis and Dorothy Allen. READ MORE about EGYPT
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 134449
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 Order nr. 134450
(Kentfield, CA: The Allen Press, 1971). 4to. decorated paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 140 copies. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. Introduction by Francis Carmody. Illustrations by Michèle Forgeois. Originally published in 1957 by Les Editions de Minuit, Paris. Designed, hand printed, and bound by Lewis and Dorothy Allen. Prospectus laid in. READ MORE about JEALOUSY
Price: $375.00 Order nr. 131194
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 about MODERN FINE PRINTING
Price: $10.00 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 about MODERN FINE PRINTING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108091
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 Order nr. 62298
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
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 Order nr. 128729
Berkeley, CA: 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 about FORMAL PENMANSHIP DEFINED BY THE THING
Price: $42.50 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 about Announcement of Limited Edition Books from the Arion Press
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 129648
San Francisco, CA: The Arion Press, 2008. 4to. cloth, inlaid illustrations on front and back covers, paper spine label, quarter cloth and paper-covered slipcase with paper spine label, top edge cut, other edges uncut. 95+(1) pages. Limited to 275 numbered copies. With an aquatint by Frank Lobdell, limited to 35 signed, numbered copies. Table of contents, introduction by Michael Palmer. Endnotes follow text. Prints by Frank Lobdell. Robert Duncan (1919-1988) described himself as a "derivative..... READ MORE about THE STRUCTURE OF RIME
Price: $900.00 Order nr. 133765
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
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: $50.00 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 about Prospectus for A TRAVEL BOOK
Price: $20.00 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 about Prospectus for CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE OF HANNAH DUSTON
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 129679
San Francisco, CA: D.P. Elder and Morgan Shepard, 1902. 12mo. suede, metal edges and hinges, floral design on front cover, suede endpapers. 16 pages. A collection of poetry, brief comments, and quotations concerning friendship. Title in red and black with title vignette, ornamental border, and quotation of Robert Louis Stevenson. From 1898 to 1903, David Paul Elder (1872-1948) and Morgan Shepard (1865-1948) formed a partnership which published 40 books, most of which were illustrated in..... READ MORE about FRIENDSHIP
Price: $7,500.00 Order nr. 133755
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 about THIRTY BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE ALBERT M. BENDER COLLECTION OF MILLS COLLEGE
Price: $8.00 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 about THE PRIVATE PRESS OF HAROLD BERLINER:BOOKS AND BROADSIDES: 1988
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 108750
Nevada City, CA: Harold Berliner, (1974). 8vo. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Prospectus announcing publication of Charles Dickens, A Full and Faithful Report of the Memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick, extracted from The Pickwick Papers. Two specimen pages included with specimen of an illustration by Wolfgang Lederer. Order form laid in. READ MORE about Prospectus for A FULL AND FAITHFUL REPORT OF THE MEMORABLE TRIAL OF BARDELL AGAINST PICKWICK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132729
(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
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 Order nr. 23196
San Francisco, CA: Bird in Hand Press, (1975). 8vo. foldout brochure. Brochure advertising publications of the Bird in Hand Press. Two illustrations. READ MORE about BIRD IN HAND PRESS LIMITED EDITION BOOKS, PRINTED EPHEMERS &C
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132756
