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[Milford, NY]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989.. Folio (38 x 28.5 cm). Full limp bleached vellum, with diecut window exposing a pictorial vignette. Illustrated. Fine, accompanied by a separate suite in cloth folder, the whole enclosed in publisher's folding clamshell box (bookplate shadow on box pastedown, small label mark in corner of upper panel, tiny mark on spine label). Prospectus laid in. First edition. Foreword by Brian Davies. Illustrated with eleven etchings and four wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. From a total edition of 79 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies bound thus, accompanied by a separate suite of the etchings and engravings, each lettered and signed by the artist, as well as an original ink and watercolor drawing, executed on a sheet of fine vellum, and signed by the artist. A magnificent undertaking, partaking of the manner and spirit of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, printing Carol's narrative of the birthing of Harp Seal pups on the Magdalen Islands in company…
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by Thomas, Lewis, and Joseph Godyne [ illustrator]
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QUARTET ESSAYS BY ... ETCHINGS BY JOSEPH GOLDYNE
by Thomas, Lewis, and Joseph Godyne [ illustrator]
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San Francisco & Berkeley: Pacific Editions and the Arif Press, 1986. Quarto. Half morocco and decorated boards by Klaus-Ulrich S. Rötzcher. Illustrated with four original etchings, printed in colors. Bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise fine in folding cloth clamshell box. First edition in this format. Introduction by Dr. Carl Djerassi. One of 165 numbered copies designed, handset in Bembo and Centaur types and printed on handmade paper by Wesley Tanner. The paper was commissioned for the edition from Twinrocker Papermill. The etchings incorporate a variety of graphic techniques, including aquatint, spitbite, drypoint, and hard and soft ground methods. They were printed by Robert Townsend Inc., and each etching is signed in the margin by the artist. Accompanied by a separate impression of a fifth etching, also signed by the artist and enclosed in a matching folder, as well as by a catalogue for an exhibition devoted to the production of this book mounted under the auspices of the New York Academy of Sciences. The four essays here printed were selected from Thomas's books, including THE LIVES OF A CELL and THE MEDUSA AND THE SNAIL. The first publication under the Pacific Editions imprint, and a splendid collaborative exploration of humanistic themes by two physicians.
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Ultimi cori per la terra promessa
by RICHTER - UNGARETTI Giuseppe,
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Milano: M'Arte, Immagini e testi, 1971. Rilegato tela, custodia (cloth, slip-case). Ottimo (Fine). Con 2 litografie a colori originali, numerate e firmate, di Hans Richter (cm 38x28). Versione tedesca di Paul Celan. Note bio-bibliografiche. A poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti, accompanied by two numbered and signed lithographs by Hans Richter (cm 38x28). Translation by Paul Celan. Cm 38x28. pp. 56. Ottimo (Fine). Edizione originale di 149 es. numerati.
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HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS
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Portland, OR: Triangular Press, 2005.. Small quarto. Cloth and natural boards, printed labels. Color photographs, plates and illustrations. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Schnieder's text is printed in English and German. A well-illustrated catalogue raisonné (1978-2005) and chronology. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Portland Public Library, December 2005.
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FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY
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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press at West Chester University, 1994.. Narrow quarto (29 x 17 cm). Linen and decorated boards, printed spine label. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 210 copies printed on Johannot in Spectrum types, bound by Larry Yerkes. Contributors include Barth, Disch, Hadas, Leithauser, Seth and a number of other poets.
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Speaking in Faces: A Type Specimen Book
by [Virginia Center for the Book].
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Charlottesville:: Virginia Center for the Book,, 2017.. Edition of 25. 8.9 x 11"; 112 pages. Printed letterpress on Crane's Lettra paper (300 gsm). Body text in Garamond. Labels in Gill Sans. Boards covered in marbled paper crafted by Lindsey Mears with cloth spine. Numbered. Designer and printer -Lucas Czarnecki. Editor and printer - Kevin McFadden. Master printer - Garrett Queen. Consulting compositors - Bonnie Berstein, Richard Cappuccio, and Aurora Nichols. Virginia Center for the Book, Project Background: "The first pages of this volume were printed more than a decade ago in a daunting attempt to produce a complete reference to the entire collection of the movable type available to VABC printers. "Speaking in Faces, a project begun at VABC in 2004 by Johanna Drucker with VABC artists, is a unique specimen book, a creative resource for exploring letterpress printing, typography, and the treasures of our large and unique moveable type collection. VABC holds cases of…
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[Milford, NY]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989.. Folio (38 x 28.5 cm). Full limp bleached vellum, with diecut window exposing a pictorial vignette. Illustrated. Fine, accompanied by a separate suite in cloth folder, the whole enclosed in publisher's folding clamshell box (bookplate shadow on box pastedown, small label mark in corner of upper panel, tiny mark on spine label). Prospectus laid in. First edition. Foreword by Brian Davies. Illustrated with eleven etchings and four wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. From a total edition of 79 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies bound thus, accompanied by a separate suite of the etchings and engravings, each lettered and signed by the artist, as well as an original ink and watercolor drawing, executed on a sheet of fine vellum, and signed by the artist. A magnificent undertaking, partaking of the manner and spirit of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, printing Carol's narrative of the birthing of Harp Seal pups on the Magdalen Islands in company…
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Aux depens des Amis du Callibristis Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. large 4to. No date (1949). Loose sheets in black paper cover in velvet paper covered cardboard box. Contains 15 original colored lithographs outside the text and 1 black & white lithograph (frontispice). These lithographs have been improved by hand by the artist. 24 lithographs in black and 11 illustrations in darkgold in the text. This is copy no. 102 of a total edition of 243 copies printed on Velin de Rives pur Chiffon. Text printed in dark gold and black. Contents, including lithographs, are fine. The paper cover and the cardboard box are professionally restored. Very heavy book, may require extra postage. Additional photographs on request..
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Portland, OR: Triangular Press, 2005.. Small quarto. Cloth and natural boards, printed labels. Color photographs, plates and illustrations. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Schnieder's text is printed in English and German. A well-illustrated catalogue raisonné (1978-2005) and chronology. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Portland Public Library, December 2005.
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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press at West Chester University, 1994.. Narrow quarto (29 x 17 cm). Linen and decorated boards, printed spine label. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 210 copies printed on Johannot in Spectrum types, bound by Larry Yerkes. Contributors include Barth, Disch, Hadas, Leithauser, Seth and a number of other poets.
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THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS
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Mt. Horeb: The Perishable Press, 1973.. Quarto. Buckram over boards with blindstamped vignette. Illustrated. Faint trace of sunning at extremities, otherwise fine. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen drawings by the author. One of 175 copies printed on Japanese handmade Hosho paper and signed by the author/artist. HAMADY 57.
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by Lange, Gerald
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by Cave, Roderick
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New York: Watson - Guptill, 1971. cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 376 pages. First U.S. edition. Jacket lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Traces the development of the private press over the last 500 years. 83 figures in the text and 72 plates. Better printed than the second edition and containing some material not present in the first edition and thus still desirable.
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The Eye of Heaven: a Narrative Poem
by Efird, Susan
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Abattoir Editions, 1982. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of 150 numbered copies printed by Harry Duncan; this being #84. 9.25 X 12 inches. 40pp., bound in tan wraps with mounted cream printed paper label wrapping around the spine and front cover. Letterpress printed on Japanese Etching paper, from Poliphilus, Blado, and Fournier Ornate types; with 2 woodblock prints by Michael McCurdy. Faint dampstaining to the text margins of the fore-edge, else Very Good.
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by Minegishi, Shinsuke
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Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, 2006. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. [4]pp. Black & white frontispiece by Shinuske Minegishi, reproduced from the original engraving. One of 75 copies (from an edition of 100, signed and numbered by Minegishi). Designed by Rollin Milroy and printed by David Clifford at his Black Stone Press. Sewn into a Canson paper wraps. A Fine copy. // A previously unpublished essay by the artist, paying homage to a group of six Japanese wood engravers 'who were responsible for reviving the art form in that country'. Published to accompany the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States, at Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, November 2006.
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The First Ten: A Penmaen Press Bibliography
by Peich, Michael; Michael McCurdy
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Lincoln: Penmaen Press, 1978. First Edition, one of 500 copies printed. This copy SIGNED by McCurdy twice, at Title and Afterword. Woodcuts by McCurdy. Bibliographically describes all Penmaen Press books, broadsides and ephemera 1968-1978, with additional items. Includes 16 pp. of photographs of contributors: Peich, McCurdy, Lynd Ward, Allen Ginsberg and others. A demonstrable work of love. 9½ x 6½.. Near Fine original blue cloth-covered boards blind stamped with gilt lettering to spine in like dust jacket.
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by Emile Zola
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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.
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by [SCHEMM, Peter A.]
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Philadelphia: [privately printed] Beck Engraving Company, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Small quarto, unpaginated. Hundreds of black and white halftone plates, depicting the various paintings. On the opposite leaves, printed in red ink, are the painting titles and artists. A front blank contains a tipped-in photograph of Schemm, surrounded by his bounty of paintings. A crisp, clean copy in the publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt. Very minor dust-soiling to the cloth, and an owner's name on the front free endpaper, else a rather crisp, sharp example; near fine. A very nice production.
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Remembering Harold Percy Ullman 1899-1976; October 17, 1976, UCLA Faculty Center
by (Ullman, Harold Percy); Zeitlin, Jake and Several Others
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Pasadena, Ca: Grant Dahlstrom, 1977. One of 300 unnumbered copies printed for the occasion. Fine, pages uncut. Uncommon. . Limited Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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by Hall, James Norman
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Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1939. One of 380 copies printed ( 325 for sale ). Fine in the SCARCE original and fragile glassine dust wrapper, Near Fine, 3 small closed tears. Cheever 27. . Limited First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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by Pitzer, Robert Claiborne
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Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1938. Fine in the SCARCE original glassine dust wrapper, Very Good Plus, several small edge tears. One of 550 copies printed. Cheever 20. . Limited First Edition. Buckram. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by William E. L. Bunn . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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