(South Norwalk, 1994). 11 x 15 accordion-fold. Fourteen leaves attached at fore-edges open to 174 inches long. Ten woodcuts and other reliefs & embossings. Each leaf of Arches paper is painted or printed deep blue or purple or black, sometimes black-on-black. The text is white. Tiny holes, through which light..... More
Tideline Press, 2010. 6 1/2 x 10. 53 pages with 18 original bookplates tipped in, created for Fairleigh Dickinson University, tipped in. Citron cloth with red leather cover label; vellum spine with exposed sewing over green leather, titled in gold. Fine. No. 8 of 21 signed copies, printed letterpress by..... More
Fairleigh Dickinson Library, 1983. 6 1/2 x 12 1/2. 17 pages followed by 9 leaves with 13 mounted specimen of "Fairview" paste paper made in the 1930s by Delight Rushmore Lewis. There are also 5 smaller mounted specimens in the text. Quarter linen and boards. One of 70 copies signed..... More
(Joppe): Frits Knuf, (1993). 4 x 10 1/2. A 14-page English introduction & history is followed by 26 accordion-fold pages with 90 mounted specimens of Aschaffenburg papers. The book opens to several feet, and is fitted with a flap to hold the book so all specimens are visible at the..... More
Shakespeare Head Press, (Oxford, 1927). 8 volumes. 7 x 9 1/2. 1486 pages. Decorated with 6 hand colored maps, heraldic headpieces & tail pieces, and over 600 hand colored coats-of-arms of English, Scottish, and Irish princes and knights drawn by Paul Woodroffe. Text includes lengthy indices of persons and places..... More
Bad Goisen: Neugebauer Press, 1974. 5 1/2 x 9. 8 pages accordion-fold, opening to about 40 inches. Calligraphy by Neugebauer is printed in white on black paper. Textured paper over boards, printed label. Previous owner's note on final blank states this was given to him by Neugebauer. Very slight wear..... More
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1987. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2. 130 pages. Dos-a-Dos binding by Silvia Rennie (signed in front hinge) of full green morocco tooled in gilt with 5 onlays of binders' brown morocco "scraps" on both covers. Part I has one darker morocco piece, while part II as..... More
(Northampton), 1965. 5 x 6 1/4. 16 leaves printed rectos only. Marbled paper (by Peter Franck) over boards, title label on upper cover. Fine. With the rare 4-page prospectus. No. 41 of 100 signed copies. Printed in a variety of colors on pre-WW II Amalfi (from Bruce Rogers) using Van..... More
Lurey, Devon, 1982. 6 1/2 x 9. Title, (52) pages with 26 line-cut illustrations from drawings by Baskin, errata page, hand colored wood engraved press mark (owl & pomegranate). Cream vellumized boards titled in gilt. Fine copy, in marbled slipcase. A special, association copy, "Printer's copy" signed and inscribed by..... More
1951-1992. Catalogues are : "A Listing of Books to be had ...and several new works," (circa 1963; wraps toned), "Four New Gehenna Press Books 1971," and an 8-page partially illustrated catalogue of 20 books still in print from 1968 to 1992. Prospectuses are for "The Wood Engravings of Leonard Baskin"..... More
(Northampton, 1974). 7 1/4 x 11 1/4. Portrait by Leonard Baskin, 96 pages. Full vellum with double gilt rules, yapp fore edges, by Gray Parrot. Book plates of Harold & Nancy Hugo. A fine copy. Copy I of five special copies, signed by Kunitz, bound in full vellum, with an..... More
(Northampton, 1970). 5 x 7. 22 leaves. Frontis bust of Tennyson SIGNED by Baskin. Title engraved by John Howard Benson and printed from the block in red. Four other etchings (two on blue paper, one in three colors) EACH SIGNED BY BASKIN. Bound by Arno Werner in full vellum, quarter..... More
Hamburg & Munich, ca. 1913. A collection of approx. 75 promotional samples/specimens tipped (the 4-page specimens) or mounted (the single page specimens) onto 34 leaves of good quality black stock. Bound into flexible cloth boards with string ties, printed cover label. A little extremity wear, contents mostly fine. These specimens..... More
Rheinbach, 2007. 11 x 14. 16 leaves, pulp paper paintings by Gerard meander through the text. Green cloth covered in a pulp paper design, with pulp paper endpapers. Fine in green cloth tray case. Laid in is a typed translation of this poem "The Art of Society." "Grünbein’s poetry is..... More
Vienna, 1909. 7 1/4 x 6 1/4. 14 leaves of heavy stock, with tissue guards: dedication to the Ladies, tribute to Haydn, and 12 color lithographs, hinged into binding. Bound by Wilhelm Melzer in white kidskin, upper cover richly stamped in gold, black & red; elaborate endpapers; all edges gilt..... More
Ex Ophidia Press, 1986. 8 x 13. 23, (1) pages, tissue guards. Laid in note about the binding. Morocco spine & delicately marbled boards. Fine in glassine & tray case (case has 2 small water spots). "An Italy of the mind," with 3 "rich, meditative" etchings which are the perfect..... More
Stamford, 1975. 7 x 11. 83 pages. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt. Prospectus laid in. Fine copy inscribed by Jones to "Faber [C. Birren] with admiration and affection." One of a few copies specially bound in cloth from an edition of 100. There are 254 impressions, with commentary, printed..... More
(Vashon Island: Foolsgold Studio), 2007. 9 x 15. Most of the book’s painted, stiffened fabric pages have original collages of painted cloth, wood veneer, brass, cork, linen thread and acrylic paint - all materials used in boat building. Quarter leather with painted cloth over sculpted boards with inlays. Fine in..... More
Chicago, 1903. 12 x 9 1/2. 10 pages of calendar designs in various styles, some color. Printed wraps, chipped. Previously folded in thirds for mailing. Two fliers laid in. More
Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1924. 8 1/2 x 12. 75, (4) pages. Full dark red vellum with gilt title on spine, press device on cover. Spine is very faded, deckles a bit dusty, light extremity wear. Very good. One of 224 copies on handmade Fabriano. Printed in Bodoni's 20 point Cancelleresco..... More
Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1923. 8 x 12. 13, (2) pages. Putois marbled paper wraps with title label on upper cover. Original slipcase with press device on cover. A little wear to wraps, and offsetting from wraps to endpapers. Very good. One of 151 copies on handmade Van Gelder paper. Printed..... More
Verona, 1975. 8 x 11 1/2. 119 pages including 6 full page etchings by Petro Annigoni. Quarter vellum, top edge gilt. Fine in buckram slipcase, with prospectus. No. 4 of 160 copies signed by the artist. Original Russian text is printed in the Pushkin Cyrillic type cut for the OB..... More
(Waltham St. Lawrence), 1926. 7 1/2 x 10. 15 pages with 12 wood engravings by David Jones. Four engravings are full page; others head the text or form 3/4 borders around a double spread. Original white buckram, title gilt on spine. The printed dust wrapper is present but in two..... More
Pinner: PLA, nd. 8vo. 126 pages. Quarter blue morocco and printed cloth, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Spine very slightly sunned, very slight crease in bottom margin of some pages. Bookplate of Arthur Rippey. Near fine. One of 300 copies, signed by David Chambers and Christopher Sanford. More
London. 6 1/2 x 10. 112 pages illustrated with wood engravings. Quarter morocco & patterned cloth, top edge gilt.Deckle edges toned. Very good. One of 250 specially bound copies on all rag paper, signed by Christopher Sanford. More
