London, 1888. 9 x 11. 6-page intro & list of contributors + 367 leaves of specimens. Some of these are larger, foldout specimens. Two of the specimens are adhered to each other; one is loose. The specimens are printed on papers of every color and style, from thin tissue to... More
1948. Original wood engraving in black. Image size is 5 x 4 inches on a sheet approximately 11 x 11. Glazed, in an antiqued wood frame, non-archival cardboard backing. Appears fine, but not examined out of frame. Signed "Baskin, 1949." Edition size is unknown, but probably quite limited, as this... More
Upper Denby: Fleece Press, 2013. 13 x 13. 124 pages. Profusely illustrated with wood engravings, and reproductions of old photographs and drawings. This special edition has an additional 16 wood engravings printed from the original blocks. Chadwick's oil paintings are reproduced in color. Quarter orange cloth and decorated boards. Fine... More
Mission, 2000. 7 1/2 x 10 1/2. There are 11 text leaves with 8 small engravings on tan paper, and 44 wood engravings printed from the blocks on white paper. Tipped in erratum. Quarter burgundy cloth & patterned boards. Fine. One of 150 regular copies. Brandis--an engraver, papermaker, & bookbinder--... More
Boston: Printed and published for the author, 1854. 20 1/2 x 26 1/2. 16 pages + one-page index + 6 full size color plates. One chromolithograph is from a drawing by Allen; the other 5 are from drawings by Sharp. Recent boards with linen spine; facsimile of original title label... More
Greenbrae: Allen Press, 1983. Two volumes. 6 1/4 x 10. 67 leaves; 74 leaves. "Flame" cloth, slipcase. Fine set. One of 140 sets hand printed on dampened handmade paper, in Menhart Unciala and Solemnis types. Text printed in brown and “flame” (orange). Title pages in orange and 23 carat gold... More
Lower Marston Farm: Whittington Press, 2002. 10 x 15. 62 pages with 38 colorful ceremonial papers: mock money, prayer sheets, a paper bowl, some gilded, some with cut outs. Most specimens are tipped-in; one is in rear pocket; an elaborate ceremonial object is loose in paper folder. Both slipcased. Fine... More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press & Minneapolis: Daedalus Press, 1984. Two vols. 6 x 9 1/2. 109 pages, illustrated. Quarter morocco & morocco tips, "Dutch gilt" paper boards by E. G. Parrot. A separate portfolio contains 4 facsimile prospectuses--most rather large, and folded. Fine in slipcase. The loss facsimiles look... More
London, 1892. 9 x 11. (x) pages of Introduction & list of contributors + about 350 leaves of specimens (3 foldout). Publisher's full vellum over boards, titled in gold on spine and upper cover. Covers have old soil, spine darker, upper joint split one-third but held on tightly. Some protruding... More
New York, 1855. Oblong 10 x 6 3/4. Title plus 10 plates, all engraved.Original cloth, with large title label on cover. Spine and tips worn; a couple scattered small spots or stains. Generally very good with original tissue guards. McClees specialized in bank-note engraving, working for various companies including Durand... More
Manchester, NH, 1856. Printed invitation to a festival. 5 x 8. Four pages but printed only on the first page. 19th c. printer's oil stain, brief tear. Good condition. More
Rome, 1787. Revised edition. 5 x 7 1/2. xvi, 64 pages. LACKS the folding plate. Lower corners have a coffee-colored stain. Otherwise very good in contemporary (?) printed wraps. This is the second edition of the first book printed in Burmese. "These books were issued deliberately to advertise, or publish... More
Lexington: The Anvil Press, 1995. 6 x 9. 85 pages. Wraps. With an original woodcut print by Victor Hammer, initialed by him, mounted inside printed folder. Fine. One of 500 copies printed commercially for The Anvil Press. More
(Harper Woods), 1976. 6 x 9. (28) pages, many printed in 2 or 3 colors. Wraps. Fine in printed envelope. With the 4-page prospectuse and a small broadside. No. 76 of 325 copies, signed by Leonard Bahr. Quotes from well-known printers defining a private press. Printed in 14 different typefaces (each identified) and ornaments., this required over 50 press runs. More
Kentfield: The Allen Press, 1969. 8 x 12. (1), 75, (2) pages. Printed Irish linen over boards. Fine with the prospectus. One of 140 copies printed on handmade paper; each page printed in two to three colors on a Columbian handpress. Over subscibed on publication and one of the scarcest books of the press. More
London: Faber & Faber for the Aids Crisis Trust, (1991). 10 x 13. Vellum spine titled in gold, blue Fabriano boards. Fine in matching slipcase. Hockney's 26 colorful, whimsical letters were assigned to 26 writers for their response (a story, poem, thought). One of 300 copies signed by Hockney, Spender... More
Midnight Paper Sales, (2006). 5 x 7 1/2. Folding wood engraved frontis of "Old Swayback" (a barn) printed in soft tones of pale green, black, and taupe. 15 pages. Black & white wraps printed from a wood engraving to resemble barn siding, black spine with a crescent moon in white... More
(West Hatfield, 1976). 5 x 7. (80) pages. Quarter leather & marbled boards, top edge gilt. Fine copy inscribed by Barry Moser to the graphic designer Jack Golden. One of 300 copies. Eight engraved portraits accompany the obituaries of William Morris, Frederic Goudy, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, John Henry Nash, Emery... More
Paris: Éditions de la Pléiade, (1927). 7 x 9 1/2. 122 pages + 4 color aquatints. 19 wood engravings in the text--most in color--as chapter heads and tailpieces. Printed wraps, Small chips at spine base, light soil; slight separation between a few pages. Near very good, in custom chemise and... More
Paris: La Tour D'Ivoire, 1927. 7 1/2 x 10. xii, 101 pages + 16 surreal wood engravings by Alexander Alexeieff. Printed wraps, small stain on spine, some darkening at spine extremities. . Very good. No. 240 of 350 copies printed on velin de Rives. More
Paris: Maxmilien Vox, (1942). 9 x 13. 152 pages including 30 original etchings in black by Alexandre Alexeieff. Unbound signatures, as issued, in printed wraps and publisher's chemise & slipcase. Bit of foxing on last signature; case worn & faded. Very good. One of 995 copies for l'Union Bibliophile de... More
Maestricht & Brussels: A. A. M. Stols, 1930. 7 1/2 x 10. 94 pages + 6 etchings in black by Alexandre Alexeieff. Printed wraps with glassine jacket. Light soil & wear. Very good. in custom slipcase. One of 200 regular copies, this not numbered.Translated from the Russian by G. Wilkomirsky. More
Paris: Editions du Polygone, 1927. 9 x 11. 207 pages with 25 lithographs and decorative initials by Alexandre Alexeieff. Pictorial wraps, glassine dust wrapper, in custom board slipcase. Fine. No. 402 of 650 copies. "A novel embodying the spirit of French Canada at its most lyrical, was based by author... More
Oxford: Alembic Press, 1988. 7 1/2 x 10. 63 pages illustrated with type specimens (some on colored paper and tipped in). Quarter cloth. Fine. No. 15 of 145 copies printed letterpress. Text is based on the company's copious records. More
Various places, 1868-1884. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. This is a collection of 13 offprints from journals of articles written by Hart. It was bound for the Hart family by Pawson & Nicholson (stamp signed) in dark green morocco sides paneled with several borders & dentelle design, wide turn-ins richly... More
