(London, 2001). 8 x 10. Twenty-four leaves: 6 original color etchings face 6 evocative vignettes of Indian life; each is preceded by a half-title and interleaved with textured Japanese tissue.;leaves without text or illustration are ruled in various colors. Bound by Allix in golden morocco having geometric onlays in red..... More
Paris: Sans Pareil, 1926. 9 x 11. 147 pages + 18 plates. Bound by Donald Glaister in 1986 in dark teal morocco with large onlay of blue morocco across both covers & spine, smaller green onlay across spine partially obscures the blind-tooled name "Croniamantal" (the hero's name in this surrealist..... More
The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, 2012. 4 x 7. Twenty-one gatherings by as many book artists. Bound by Todd Pattison in deep citron morocco inset with shapes in marbled & gilt papers. Fine. Inspired by Paul Theroux's three essays on orange, green, and purple, the..... More
Gehenna Press, 1974. 14 1/2 x 11 /12. Six gatherings of title, colophon, and 66 wood engravings, woodcuts, and linoleum cuts by Leonard Baskin printed one to a leaf on Troya, and interleaved with backing sheets. Signed by Baskin in the colophon. An unbound binder's copy with 64 of the..... More
Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1997. 11 x 16 1/2. (11) pages of text followed by 26 plates of etchings (most in color). Each copper engraving is numbered & signed by Baskin. Full stained green vellum by Daniel Gehnrich, gilt title & lizard on upper cover. In quarter green vellum & cloth..... More
1989. 5 x 8 1/2. 129 pages copiously illustrated with mounted color photos. Bound in hinged binding of leather, marbled boards, and copper overlay. Few tiny scratches, but fine in cloth & marbled paper dustwrapper. No. 41 of 75 signed copies. Printed letterpress with Della Robbia type on Johannot paper..... More
(Sherman Oaks), 1982. 6 x 9. Twenty leaves. Daisy petals are cut out of the edges of the endpapers and the first few leaves, including the double title page. Every page is decorated with flora. Four serigraphs hand printed from stencils are titled, numbered, & signed by D'Ambrosio. Bound in..... More
Portage, Indiana & Chicago, 1976. 8 x 10. xxxxvii pages printed rectos only. Of these, 14 are full-page colored serigraphs, each numbered 21/50 and signed by D'Ambrosio (author, artist, & binder) and by Elmore Mundell (printer). Numerous gold & red serigraph initials in the text. Bound in natural canvas over..... More
(Boston, 2008). A handmade deck of 54 cards including 2 Jokers. 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in a mahogany box, with the signed colophon inside the lid. Clubs are 3-leaf clovers; Diamonds are birds; Hearts are trees; Spades are flowers. All the Jacks, Queens, & Kings have aluminium or gold..... More
Bird Press, 2003. 6 x 9. 41 leaves: sixteen multi-color lithographs overlaid with sixteen "diagram poems." Citron morocco, uncovered spine reveals yellow cords, grey cloth traycase with leather spine label, by Barry Spence. One of 24 copies. These diagram poems are inspired by the human condition. "In the tradition of..... More
(Syracuse): Bird Press, 1997. 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. The..... More
San Jose, 2004. Original calligraphic manuscript. 6 x 8 (closed). Accordion-fold of 10 pages, mostly double spreads. The text is lettered on acrylic paste painted Arches, in gouache, pastel, and metallic ink. Each page shimmers. Bound in earthern-toned paste paper over boards tied with beaded suede thongs. Enclosed in a...... More
(South Norwalk, 1969). 9 1/2 x 13. Nineteen double leaves with 19 color woodcuts tipped onto each page. Each woodcut is signed. Loose as issued in turquoise cloth tray case by Moroquain Bindery (George Wieck). The case is covered with paper marbled by Frasconi. Fine. Walt Whitman was a favorite..... More
(South Norwalk, 1969 & 2001). 9 x 12 1/4. There are 15 color woodcuts signed "Frasconi 1969." The first is mounted on the portfolio cover. Fourteen are printed on thin board with a blind-embossed numeral in lower margin. The prints are in paper wrapper listing their titles; this is printed..... More
(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
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
(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
Cleveland, 2002. 12 x 14. (28) pages on 14 leaves of aluminum on paper hinges. Quarter morocco binding with aluminum sides; aluminum felt-lined tray case with aluminum label. As new, with the 4-page prospectus, Notice on interleaving, and the rare waxing kit. "A book of paintings, material studies and poetry..... More
Vashon Island: Foolsgold Studio, 2009. 8 x 8. 10 leaves, most opening to double spreads of text and illustration. "The book is a progression of sanded polyester encapsulations which envelop paintings, drawings, and type on paper and transparent film, layered to produce an effect of depth and space within each..... More
Northampton: Double Elephant Press, 2001. 8 x 15. Ten poems by Hecht and 25 intaglios by Kuch appear in a series of 12 fold-out triptychs. In a black silk tri-fold binding which supports the fold-out sheets. A red window in the upper cover reveals the half-title. Fine in slipcase. Hecht's..... More
Northampton: Double Elephant Press, 2001. 8 x 15. Ten poems by Hecht and 25 intaglios by Kuch appear in a series of 12 fold-out triptychs.Two etchings (black aquatints or color copper-plate etchings) flank each poem. Hand printed in 16 point Spectrum on handmade Velke-Losiny paper. In a black silk tri-fold..... More
Portland, 2001. 13 1/2 x 9 1/2. Title leaf, 12 etchings of pomegranates (measuring 2 1/2 x 2 1/2) with tissue guards, colophon leaf. Laid into a pomegranate-colored cloth case. Fine, with artist's statement laid in. "I am intrigued by organic objects, their structures and life cycles. The pomegranate I...... More
(San Francisco), 2010. 9 x 12. A unique lettered and painted manuscript heightened with gold. Eleven leaves: there are 9 double spreads & a colophon. Covers are also lettered and painted, blacks & blues for the upper cover, reds, yellows for lower. Signed by the calligrapher/artist. Fine in its plexiglass..... More
(Portland, OR, 2013). A paper hat woven and sculpted from letterpress printed strips of pale green paper. The hat measures 19 inches in diameter and is 7 inches high. Slang and derogatory words that exploit women comprise the handset text -- in a great variety of typefaces. "Zook," Nockstress," "Overnight..... More
Newark: Janus Press, 2006. 10 x 11 1/2. 38, (3) pages. Centerpiece pop-up of "the journey of the soul." Printed letterpress in black & blue on light green Barcham Green paper, with ornaments in grey. The Gospels are set in uncial types, surrounded by commentary in Monotype Plantin. Large opening..... More
