Santa Barbara, CA: Cadmus Editions, 1980. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, acetate dust jacket. 87, (9) pages. First edition, one of the 100 numbered hardbound copies, signed by the author on colophon. Appendix includes a "copious collection of germane documents assembled by the author. Prospectus for the Jataka Tales laid in. READ MORE about THE GREAT NAROPA POETRY WARS
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 127186
(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 Order nr. 73778
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 Order nr. 20868
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 Order nr. 10264
With a Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.
Clifton: Bookman Publications, Inc., (1992). 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (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 Order nr. 40361
Chula Vista, CA: Denrich Press, (1910). large 12mo. paper-covered boards. 94 pages. First edition thus. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper to May Wise, with her bookplate on front pastedown, signed by Florence England Nosworthy. A book of aphorisms on spiritual themes and daily life. Some stains on covers, worn at extremities. X-Lib, with a few markings on edges. READ MORE about PERSPECTIVES OF THE SPIRIT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 62600
Pasadena, CA: Ampersand Press, 1952. small 8vo. folded sheet. (4) pages. Advance sample, printed February, 1952, by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. Folded sheet with title page and a poem. READ MORE about MORE WHISPERS & CHANTS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 63863
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
(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
(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), n.d. 4to. quarter embroidered cloth, illustrated paper-covered boards, slipcase, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 140 copies. 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: $450.00 Order nr. 131215
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
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: 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: 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: $6,000.00 Order nr. 133755
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
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
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, acetate dust jacket. xiv. 15-341, (5) pages. First edition, one of the 150 hardbound numbered copies, signed by Creeley. Table of contents, introduction by George Butterick, endnotes, index of names in the text, index of works of Olson and Creeley cited in the text. Black and white illustrations. Biographical sketch of the editor and Butterick follows colophon. READ MORE about CHARLES OLSON & ROBERT CREELEY: THE COMPLETE CORRESPONDENCE VOLUME 9
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 127309
