Three sample cards of Rustic French Alphabet.
Boston, ca. 1880s. 4 1/2 x 3. Letters "J," "O," and "Y." Text on reverse promotes the stationer. Designed by "CA." Very good condition. More
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STANDARD LAY OF THE CASE.
New Rochelle: Myriade Press, 1978. Broadside. Printed portion measures 18 x 14 inches (sheet size 24 1/2 x 19 1/2). Designed by Hermann Zapf with his calligraphic title in red and quotation from Frederic Goudy in blue, above and below a California type case (black & golden brown) showing the... More
Randeinfassungen, initialen und zierleisten für den buchdruck , entworfen und geschnitten in der Reichsdruckerei.
Berlin, 1884. 11 x 17. 64 leaves mounted on hinges: title, introduction, 62 plates in black, red & black, or mullti-colored. Publisher's pebble grained calf gilt, gilded endpapers, all edges gilt. Tips worn, light wear,; closed tear in lower margin of last plate, else contents fine. Specimens from the height... More
A series of 5 stamps for "Eagle AWriting" papers with realistic, detailed depictions of the process of papermaking, entitled "The Rag Room," The Beater Room," "Fourdrinier Paper Making Machine," "The Loft," and "Finishing and Sorting."
Np, nd. 3 x 2 1/4. Mostly soft greens, browns, and grey.These have gummed backs, but were never used. Fine. Poster Stamps are in essence miniature posters -- usually issued in gummed perforated sheets similar to those for postal stamps. They are also known as Cinderella stamps. They were produced... More
HEY DIDDLE, DIDDLE.
1982. Broadside. 11 x 20 1/2. Etching in blue on Arches paper; text in black in Lydian types. Two tiny specks upper left corner,, else fine. No. 77 of 100 signed by the artist/printer. More
Three signed broadsides with color wood engravings:.
1990, 1991, 1996. Walt Whitman portrait from "Wrenching Times" (1 of 100). "Community" (1 of 750). "Stockholm Art Fair" (1 of 120) measures 19 x 12. It was hand printed at Midnight Paper Sales on heavy Van Gelder paper. All three are fine. More
Three broadsides with color wood engravings:. two for Oak Knoll Fests, one for North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies.
NP, 1994 & 1995. Approx. 15 x 10. "A Book Arts Day," printed in 4 colors, bears a large engraving of Saint John for an edition of "The Four Gospels" never published. Sharon Butala's "Saskatchewan" is one of 150 signed copies. It has a small faint coffee stain in one... More
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT.
Broadside. 11 x 13 1/2 inches, on Japanese mulberry paper (15 x 20). La Fontaine's fable is engraved white on black surround by a pictorial border headed by the grasshopper. Fine. One of 100 numbered and signed impressions. A well-known children's book illustrator, Sarah Chamberlain was a student of Barry Moser. Will be ship rolled. More
Two Citizens of Amsterdam.
(Brookline, MA): David Godine, 1973. Tall narrow broadside. 5 3/4 x 19 3/4. Printed in red and black with a specimen alphabet of Van Dijck's roman and italic type, in ruled border, and etched portrait of Rembrandt by Hidy, also in ruled border. An attractive and scarce piece. More
A Broadside Showing Types Designed by Frederic W. Goudy, in use by the Marchbanks Press, New York.
Marchbanks Press, NY, September 1921. 21 1/2 x 13. Printed letterpress in black & red. Fine. WITH 3 other broadsides. Engraved portrait of Goudy by Alexander Stern (1938). "Frederic W. Goudy: A Memorial" (1947) by Albert Schiller. "Let Us Pray" a keepsake for the Goudy Society (1969). More
TYPE FACES FOR ADVERTISING: The Specimen Book of Advertising Agencies' Service Company, Creative Typographers.
NY, (1920s). 13 x 15. (ii), 397 pages + 12 subscripted pages. Indexed. Bolted between heavy leather-like boards measuring 14 x 17. Covers unevenly faded; page edges toned. Very good. The specimen has four parts: Standard Types; The New Types; Miscellaneous Types & Initials; Borders, Ornaments, & Rules. Each type... More
THE POEMS OF OSSIAN. With Engravings on wood, by Alexander Anderson.
New-York: Printed [by D. & G. Bruce] for Ezra Sargeant, 1810. Two vols. 4 x 7. 346; 348 pages. Bound in full green leather, spines faded to brown. A "composite" binding with central embossed plaque framed by a wide gilt border; spines richly gilt, board edges gilt at corners, marbled... More
A VISION OF THOREAU. With his 1849 essay Civil Disobedience.
(South Norwalk, 1965). 5 x 7 1/2. Title page with woodcut, 15 double column text pages, 11 full page woodcut portraits of Thoreau, printed from the blocks , all on French-fold Japanese paper. Boards covered in an additional woodcut by Frasconi. The usual light glue seepage in gutters of endpapers... More
Real Things People Said and I Don't Know What to Say.
Bird Press, 1997. Oblong 7 x 5 1/4. An accordion book of nine copper plate etchings printed on Richard DeBas handmade paper, with quotation on facing leaf. Bound in full tan morocco by Peter Verheyen with one of the original 9 copper plates mounted on the upper cover. Fine. No... More
HUMMING BIRD. A poem.
Rochester: Leopard Studio Editions, 2010. 3 1/2 x 7, accordion-fold, unfolding to 76 inches. Pochoir & letterpress in silver & copper inks and gouache on Nishinouchi Natural Naka Ban, hand- dyed with walnut ink. Affixed at each end onto boards covered in Velma Bolyard's paper from plants grown on her... More
THE SHIP.
(Cape Town, 2000). 10 x 9. (44) pages incorporating gold leaf, gold Cameo cigarette papers, tissue paper collages, stamps, cut-outs, fold-overs, strips of printed text paper, & etchings. Bound by the artist with open spine with cotton thread & cotton tapes, black Indian petal paper boards with inset copper plate... More
GREAT BRITAIN ILLUSTRATED. a series of original views from drawings by William Westall, A.R.A.engraved by...Edward fFnden.
London: Charles Tilt, 1830. 8 1/2 x 10 3/4. Extra engraved title, vi, 118 pages + 59 plates showing 118 views. Fine contemporary embossed plaque binding of red morocco. The central emblem of Aurora in her chariot is surrounded by elaborate, dense floriate designs and a border; spine also embossed... More
Six prospectuses.
"Alphabetum Romanum," "The Overcoat," "The Alphabet of Francesco Torniello," "A Letter in Praise of Verona" (2 different ones), "Sayings of the Seven Sages of Greece," MacDiarmid "The Kind of Poetry I Want." Very good condition. More
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE.
(Rampant Lions Press. Cambridge, 1939). 4 1/4 X 5 1/2. (44) pages. Cloth spine & Cockerell marbled boards. Bookplate of M. S. Howard tipped to flyleaf. Near fine copy with a prospectus for Sonnets and for Ecclesiastes. Printed in Jan van Krimpen's delicate Romulus italic type. This is the first... More
Old St. Nicholas.
New Haven: Prickly Pair Editions, 1993. Miniature 2 x 3. 20 pages with pochoir illustrations throughout. Bound in scarlet Moriki paper over boards, with stenciled decoration and paper label. Fine with prospectus. No. 13 of 70 copies. The poem was printed by Asa Peavy in 7-point Caslon on Arches text... More
The Gigantic Cockroach.
(Tuscaloosa, 1993). 4 x 6. Six pages accordion-fold opening to 24 inches, tipped into boards. Illustrated with linocuts of the creature. Printed on paper handmade by Cori, and printed by Asa Peavy. Fine with prospectus and related ephemera. The first Prickly Pair book from this collaboration between Coriander Reisbord (Skeptical... More
Lobe den Herrn meine Seele. Der hundertvierte Psalm mit Holzschnitten von Hans Orlowski.
Evangelische Haupt - Bibelgesellschaft zu Berlin, (1951). 6 x 8. (10) pages with 7 engravings. Wraps. Very good. More
Birth announcement for Benjamin Toby, Simon Lawrence's son.
1992. 6 1/2 x 5. Mounted inside a mat. Very good. More
1983 Calendar of the Westchester Chappel.
6 x 9. Thirteen broadsides (title & 12 months). Each printed at a different press, in various styles on various papers--one printed on plastic. Very good. A chappel is a printers' guild. The edition was probably quite small. More
Morgen der Schoepfung.
(Frankfurt, 1936). 6 x 9. (11) pages. Wraps with paper label. Fine. Handsomely printed, in Black Letter. More