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Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey. Fine+. 2016. Limited Edition; First Printing. The Deluxe Edition (7.5 x 10 inches, approx. 65 pages including prints) is 26 lettered copies. There are eight numbered hors de commerce copies for contributors. There are six two-page color reproductions of Jane Maru’s batik paintings, printed on semi-transparent vellum, that are interleaved among the text pages. Each copy also includes an original frontispiece watercolor painting by Jane. The Deluxe copies are signed by Harold Budd, Jane Maru & David Sylvian. There is an additional signature from Harold Budd on the colophon page. Volume is handbound in clear Plexiglass boards with a slipcase. While not marked as such, this particular copy, lettered "X", was one of Harold Budd's personal copies; Harold started writing the 59 poems that form Aurora Teardrops during his first collaboration with artist Jane Maru: a collection of her short films and his accompanying scores, entitled Jane 1-11. It… Read More

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. [1981]. Reprint. Cloth. An attractive Oak Knoll Reprint in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket ; This bibliography documents the career of the Village Press with meticulous detail and insight. In a short memoir at the beginning of this book, Frederic W. Goudy gives an account of a printer's life that is certain to be familiar to anyone who has experienced the "fun and fury" of a private press. The section from the diary of Will Ransom, co-founder of the press, gives some idea of the magnitude of the initial problems that were encountered. Despite these difficulties, the press still produced books that were an able tribute to William Morris, in many ways Goudy's chief inspiration in book design. However, the press was no mere imitation of the Kelmscott Press - in the years of its operation it forged a style that was distinctly Goudy's. Frederic W. Goudy was one of the most influential type designers of the… Read More

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Near Fine. 1934. Limited Edition. Cloth. Number 133 of 250 copies. Near fine with some rubbing to the corners and boards. Darkening to endpapers but text block clean and fine. Printed at the Windsor Press on lovely mould-made paper with watermarks. Navy cloth binding with paper label on spine and front panel. Illustrations and facsimiles. Introduction by Carey McWilliams ; In the 1890s, Herman Scheffauer wrote a poem, “The Sea of Serenity” in the style of Edgar Allan Poe. Ambrose Bierce, a notorious prankster, convinced Scheffauer to publish it in the guise of a long-lost Poe poem; Small 4to .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Limited Edition. 1/4 Cloth. One of 500 copies. Fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket scuffed with a few small tears. Book is in pristine, unread condition. Full white cloth binding with paper spine label. Bountifully illustrated by Robinson Jeffers. Introduction by Dave Oliphant. Book design by Ward Richie. Bound by Bella Blau; This book of Gaelic airs for Una's melodeon is a collection of beautiful melodies that will add a touch of enchantment to your gatherings. Each song is easy to follow and can be played with just a few chords, making them perfect for beginners. Whether you're looking to add a little Irish magic to your festivities or want to learn some new tunes for your next concert, this book is perfect for you.; Oblong 4to .

Rockport, ME: Two Ponds Press. Fine. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Fine Binding. Copy #49 of 50 copies for sale, signed by the author and artist, from a total edition of 60, designed by W. A. Dwiggins with typography by Russell Maret and presswork by Art Larson at Horton Tank Graphics; Text by Larry Sullivan. Librarian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Portraits etched in color by Bob Wakefield of the Chevington Press. The typography was designed by Russell Maret and printed letterpress by Arthur Larson. Box and chemise by Claudia Cohen ; 450 x 330mm; [22] pages; Signed by Author .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Near Fine. 1983. Limited Edition. Cloth. One of four hundred copies produced by W. Thomas Taylor using Adobe Minion type on Mohawk Superfine Paper. Burgundy cloth with paper spine label. Nearly invisible mark on cover, else fine. ; Editor Richard Allan Davison presents a collection of letters between novelists Charles and Kathleen Norris during their year-long engagement. During this time they lived on opposite sides of the country and wrote daily letters to ease the pain of separation. The Norrises became one of the most celebrated literary couples of the era and these letters, beginning in the Spring of 1908, exemplify the charm, wit, and affection for which they were acclaimed; 11 1/4" x 8 1/4"; 167 pages .

Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press. Very Good. 1937. Limited Edition. Cloth. Number 41 of 300 copies. Some chipping and wear to the spine but batik cloth boards bright and fine. Interior bright and fine. Lovely map endpapers from a contemporary Mercator Atlas. Printed by Christopher and Anthony Sanford and Owen Rutter in Perpetua type on handmade paper ; Text published for the first time from the Bordeaux manuscript of 1681, translated by Stephanie and Denis Clark. Introduction and notes by Ashley Gibson. Contemporary engravings reproduced from Schultzen's Ost-indische Reyse, Amsterdam 1676. Includes a facsimile of Lancombe's manuscript. Lancombe details his travels to Ceylon, Java, Sumatra, Ternat, Nambonne, Gounong Apy, Siam, Moluccas, and China, providing interesting observations and insights to modern day readers; Small Folio .

Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1928. Limited Edition. 1/2 Cloth. An exceptionally beautiful copy. Number 3 of 600. The dust jacket, housed in mylar, shows very slight sunning to the spine. The book itself is unblemished and beautiful. It was printed and illustrated by Robert Gibbings on mould-made paper. ; Coppard was a British short story writer, popular particularly in the United States. Much of his writing contains elements of fantasy or the supernatural. In this story, the character Count Stefan lives in an Austrian hotel where he mysteriously refuses to speak ; 8vo; 57 pages .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Limited Edition. 1/4 Cloth. One of 650 copies. Fine in very good dust jacket. Plain paper dust jacket has small scuff mark and light sunning to front. Quarter brown cloth with decorated paper boards and gilt stamped spine. Illustrated ; Foreword by Oscar Lewis. Dan De Quille was once a widely-read Western writer. Among other projects, he and Mark Twain together wrote for the publication "Territorial Enterprise" in Virginia City. This collection of De Quille's writings was discovered fortuitously by a librarian of the California Historical Society after they had been long misplaced in an unmarked box; 4to .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine. 2002. Limited Edition. 1/4 Cloth. One of 350. Fine, as issued book slipcase. Quarter cloth over tan paper boards with matching tan paper spine label. Housed in green slipcase. Illustrated. Tipped in facsimile letter. Photolithography by Susan Schaefer and Watermark Graphics. Binding by Cardoza-James Bookbinding Company ; These letters document the literary apprenticeship of poet George Sterling to Ambrose Bierce, with whom he consulted on all his published poetry. The letters also discuss Sterling's literary friends, including Jack London ; 4to .

London: Enitharmon Press. Fine+. 2002. Limited Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1900564041 . A most handsome Limited edition in Very Fine condition. This book is number 152 of 175 signed copies in the Regular and deluxe editions (plus 45 hors commerce copies). This copy is SIGNED by author Harold Pinter and artist Tony Bevan. Printed on fine Arches Vélin paper and specially bound in attractive rust colored cloth; This selection of The Disappeared and 28 other poems was made by Harold Pinter and Stephen Stuart-Smith from Pinter's previously published works. The accompanying color plates are reproductions of paintings by Tony Bevan made between 1986 and 2002. Poems include God, It is Here, Joseph Brearley 1909-1977, I Know the Place, Daylight, The Second Visit, Book of Mirrors and others; Color Illustrations; 4to; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

London: Enitharmon Press. Fine+. 2002. Limited Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 190056498x . A most handsome Limited deluxe edition in Very Fine condition in Very Fine Slipcase. This copy is number 48 of 75 signed deluxe edition copies (plus 20 hors commerce copies). SIGNED by author Harold Pinter and artist Tony Bevan . Printed on fine Arches Vélin paper and specially bound in attractive rust colored cloth in alike slipcase. Includes a signed and numbered original etching by Tony Bevan; This selection of The Disappeared and 28 other poems was made by Harold Pinter and Stephen Stuart-Smith from Pinter's previously published works. The accompanying color plates are reproductions of paintings by Tony Bevan made between 1986 and 2002. Poems include God, It is Here, Joseph Brearley 1909-1977, I Know the Place, Daylight, The Second Visit, Book of Mirrors and others; Color Illustrations; 4to; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

New York: Targ Editions. Fine+. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An attractive first edition/first printing, limited to 350 copies, in unread Very Fine condition, in glassine, lacking the plain wrapper. SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the limitation page; Updike's review of Walt Whitman, often called the greatest American poet for his Leaves of Grass (1855.) Originally given as a talk at the Morgan Library in New York City on October 4, 1977. Eventually reprinted as Whitman's Egotheism; 8vo; 28 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Targ Editions. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An attractive first edition/first printing, limited to 350 copies. Decorative boards with gilt-stamped olive cloth. In unread Very Fine condition in alike publisher's plain paper dust-jacket. SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the limitation page; Updike's review of Walt Whitman, often called the greatest American poet for his Leaves of Grass (1855.) Originally given as a talk at the Morgan Library in New York City on October 4, 1977. Eventually reprinted as Whitman's Egotheism; 8vo; 28 pages; Signed by Author .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Limited Edition. Cloth. One of 450 copies. Lovely gray cloth boards with gilt stamped spine. Very fine condition in near fine plain paper dust jacket. Illustrated, including hand-colored cartoon on the title page. Endpapers are facsimiles of The Argonaut. Designed and printed by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. Bound by the Cardoza-James Binding Company; A profile of Frank Morrison Pixley who edited and founded The Argonaut, one of the most important Californian publications in its day; 8vo .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 500 copies printed by Will Henry Powers and Wesley B. Tanner ; The letters were compiled and annotated by Jesse S. Crisler. Foreword written by James D. Hart. This volume contains 124 letters by Frank Norris, many previously unpublished. Illustrated. ; 4to .

San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Limited Edition. 1/4 Cloth. One of 450 copies. A very fine copy of a beautiful book. Housed in near fine plain paper dust jacket. Prospectus included. Lovely dual colored Japanese rayon-silk fabric boards and linen spine, bound by BookLab. Eight illustrations and one facsimile. Printed by W. Thomas Taylor using Monotype Perpetua type on Mohawk Superfine paper. Illustrations were printed offset by David Holman ; This book documents the love affair and collaboration of two leading figures in modern dance and theater; tall 8vo .

Mount Vernon, NY: A. Colish, Inc.. Near Fine. 1984. Limited Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Leather. A very handsome Special Limited edition/first printing, prepared in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Zenger trial and presented as an annual Thanksgiving keepsake for friends of the printer. In Near Fine, lightly sunned/spotted condition, dust-jacket not issued. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number; The story of John Peter Zenger and freedom of the press is a powerful one. Zenger was charged with libel for publishing a false story about the governor of New York. The case went all the way to the US Supreme Court, and Zenger was ultimately successful in proving his innocence. This book tells the story of Zenger and his fight for freedom of the press, and it is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the United States.; B&W and Color… Read More

Heavenly Monkey. Fine+. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A first printing of the first edition in fine plus condition, printed issue; Pollard’s essay was written for the catalogue of William Andrews Clark Jr. ’s collection, published in 1921 by John Henry Nash. Rather than a straight historical account of the two presses, Pollard offers a meditation on their influences and influence, particularly in matters of design and typography. It is embellished here with calligraphy by Martin Jackson, and accompanied by a leaf from both of the presses: the Kelmscott's Golden Legend and the Doves' English Bible; 10X15 inches; 25 pages; .

Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press. Very Good. 1947. Limited Edition. 1/2 Cloth. One of 100 specially bound copies, of which this is number 65. Signed by author. Original light blue slipcase is a bit soiled. Blue morocco binding is bright and clean. The half crimson cloth appears a bit tired in comparison. Pages are very clean. Some yellowing on endpapers with former owner's name written on ffep. Gilt on the spine and boards is quite bright. Garamond type on mould-made paper. Illustrated abundantly. A pleasing copy; The brief biography of Marie-Louise O’Murphy, the model of the celebrated artist, François Boucher, and minor mistress of King Louis XV. Her exciting life began as the impoverished daughter of Irish immigrants, included her time as Boucher’s muse, her rise and fall at Versailles, three marriages, and her travails during the Reign of Terror; 8vo; 36 pages; Signed by Author .