Idiot's Delight by Kevin Kennedy - 1979: Selected Daydreams of the Subliminal Sportsman

London: Joiner and Steele, 1931. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited edition for private circulation, signed by the author, printed at the Chiswick Press, limited to only 350 copies. The present copy is number 57. 43 p. The story of Angus, the God of love. Bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, slight fading to board edges. A very nice copy.

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2001.. Edition of 10. 9.625 x 9.5 x .75"; 4 leaves. Silkscreen printed accordion onto which are tipped handcut inkjet-printed butterflies. Clothbound portfolio case closed with an elastic band. Linda J. Docherty, Catalog of the Exhibition: Threatened and Endangered: Artists' Books Created by Rebecca Goodale, 2004: "Four Maine Butterflies illuminates the fragile beauty of the natural world. It invites contemplations of differences among insects that appear, at first glance, similar. Goodale shows the intricate silhouettes and subtle markings that distinguish Edwards' hairstrea, Clayton's copper, hessel's hairstreak, and Katahdin Arctic. The butterfly forms are cut out and placed on decorative backgrounds inspired by their individual host plants. In the history of art, the butterfly symbolizes resurrection, and Goodale captures this hopeful quality. The insects pop up and hover over the pages, vibrating with life despite their endangered status.

Freeville, New York:: Carol Schwartzott,, 2021.. Edition of 12. 7 x 7"; 6 sections, 54 pages. Printed Mohawk #100 Superfine Vellum text, with inserts of Mohawk translucent paper. Printed with a Canon Prisma Ink printer. All illustrations were first printed black, coated with Hannemuhle Permanent Archival fixative and then handpainted with water colors/gouache. Fine detail added with Caran D'Ache watercolor pencils. Eight large and eighteen smaller graphite drawings Text is Cochin with drop caps and headings of Cinzal Decorative. Endpapers are Thai Lokta, box linings are Italion, British Museum and Indian printed papers. Bound with a spacer of Japanese paper between each section. Cloth boards with illustrated paper title on cover. In the edition there are four of each color - celadon, twilight, and eggplant/navy. Laid in drop-lid case. Signed and numbered by the artist.. Carol Schwartzott: "Gardens have always been my passion….I created and submitted ( for a grant) the original… Read More

John Murray. London. 1977. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY STONE, and with 8 ephemeral items of his of printed work. 4to. Fully illustrated with 151 pages of designs, most with several images to each page. Signed by Stone in black ink on the title page. Also there are 8 pieces of his printed work, one inscribed by Stone on the back, loosely inserted; Prospectus for The Old rectory suite of engravings, Bookplate for David Potter, vignette view with 'keepsake from Reynolds Stone' motif below, Waterfall view on single sheet, Bookplate for Iain Bain, Prospectus for Boxwood suite of engravings, Artist in the woods illustration on single sheet, and A child in the woods illustration printed onto card and inscribed by Stone on the rear 'Dear Norah. My spelling gets worse, please forgive dropt H which I realised the moment I posted jacket. Yours Reynolds' and an ink date stamp, 3 Mar 1975. A little minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards but still a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which has a crease… Read More

Santa Lucia ai Monti, Verona:: Alessandro Zanella,, 2010.. Edition of 30. 7.25 x 11" Composed in Californian typeface. Printed letterpress on Hahnemuhle paper. Printing by Alessandro Zanella. Images by Peiera Luisolo. Text in Italian. Illustrated with linoleum prints by Piera Luisolo. In light weight black paper slipcase. Numbered. Signed by Luisolo. Notes from Favole in Versi: "Giacomo Leopardi was born in Recanati on 29 June 1798, the eldest of 10 children of Count Mondaldo and Adelaide of the Antici marquises. In 1908 he wrote his first poem - the sonnet: 'La morte di ettore' - and other compositions in prose and verse. Between 1809 and 1812 he wrote what are defined as childhood poems or puerile critti. The childish writings are practically the preparation for his creative production, the one to which Giacomo Leopardi owes his fame. Among them are, among other things, some fables, which were widely published after his death. The fairy tale was a typically eighteenth-century… Read More

Chicago: Caxton Club, 1901. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. 102pp. With 18 plates including 10 in color and in gilt. 5 illustrations of identification marks or seals are printed on tissue and inserted into the text. Partially uncut pages. Re-backed preserving the original spine. Paper spine label rubbed. Boards re-papered after original fashion.

Tallahassee, Florida:: AB Gorham,, 2015.. Edition of 25 . 3.625 x 6.125"; 18 pages, four of which are fold outs. One sheet colophon laid in. Handset in metal type (Tower). Letterpress printed on Somerset text paper. Printed pastedowns and free end pages. Paper-covered boards (paper by Cave Paper). Housed in a two-flap enclosure with paper wraparound closure. Bound at Small Craft Advisory Press in Tallahassee, Florida. Text printed at Penland School of Crafts in summer of 2014. Completed at Small Craft Advisory Press using a Vandercook 15-21, Vandercook Universal 1, and Epilog Laser Engraver. Signed and numbered by the artist. AB Gorham, 2016 CBAA Juried Members' Exhibition, catalog: "The text for this book was printed at Penland School of Crafts in summer 2014 while assisting Steve Miller's letterpress class. The book was an investigation into associative printing, in which each new image was created from some element (or combined elements) of the previous images. A final design… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: William Dailey Rare Books Ltd, 2000. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 100 copies signed by Morris and Levin, the present copy is number 13. 127pp. beautifully illustrating various publishers' fine decorative bindings. An exhibition of the Grolier Club held May 17-July 29, 2000. Bound in 1/4 beige cloth over pictorial paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. A fine, as new copy. In clear mylar cover and publisher's slipcase (the publisher reports only about 35-40 were actually signed and limited and that there were only about 40 slipcases ordered. A spectacular work in pristine condition.

125 Pages. Inscribed and signed by both authors on the first page.This is a very interesting book on lettering, artwork, and the genesis of how letters are formed. The exterior of the book has lightly worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine, and light wearing on all four corners. The lettering on the spine is darkened and some of it has worn off. The interior book, however, other than the inscription and signatures has no further visible extraneous markings throughout, has all printing and illustrations in very well-preserved and enjoyable condition, has good and tight bindings, and only has slight browning of the inside front and rear cover pages.This book will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and boxed and then sent right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes to you with our genuine gratitude for your interest and for your order.

Small octavo (11x16mm) hand bound collection of bookplate facsimiles. The spine is cloth with a small paper title and the boards are sturdy fiberboard. The 30+ unpaginated pages are secure in the binding. Each page has a design attached, some have been glued down. Most of these bookplates are black and white. Great reference material. Many of the facsimile plates have text on their backside leading me to suppose they were taken from a periodical featuring Ex Libris plates.