(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
(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
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
A Retrospective of a 20th century Renaissance Man
Morongo Valley, California: Sagebrush Press, 1981. 8vo. quarter cloth with printed paper boards. (iv), 60 plus 16 pages of illustrations. (4) pages. A Retrospective of a 20th century Renaissance Man. Of 475 numbered copies, of which this copy is signed by the author. Designed and printed by the Sagebrush Press. Typography is from 'Hot Medal,' 12 and 14 point Linotype Garamond with headings in Times-Roman, handset. Printing of the text is by letterpress. Illustrations are..... READ MORE about MERLE ARMITAGE WAS HERE!
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 88711
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
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
(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
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 261, (3) pages. First edition. 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: $5.00 Order nr. 127145
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
(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
(Santa Barbara, CA): Black Sparrow Press, 1976. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. First printing. March 1976. Monthly periodical of the Black Sparrow Press. Covers printed in red and black indicating first printing. READ MORE about CREDENCES OF WINTER. SPARROW 42
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 127684
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 227 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. Canadian author. Fine in gray printed wrappers. READ MORE about DESIRE. SELECTED POEMS 1963-1987
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 112464
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56, (4) pages. First edition, one of 750 paperbound copies (Morrow and Cooney 51a). Prefatory comments by Sherril Jaffe, table of contents. READ MORE about THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 127470
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 171, (5) pages. First edition. Table of contents, author's note, author's P.S. Biographical sketch of author, with photograph, follows colophon. A collection of short stories. READ MORE about MEN, WOMEN AND VEHICLES: PROSE WORKS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 127146
(Los Angeles, CA): Black Sparrow Press, 1974. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. First printing. October 1974. Monthly periodical of the Black Sparrow Press. Covers printed in red and black indicating first printing. READ MORE about OUT OF MY HANDS. SPARROW 25
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 127666
