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Paris: Black Sun Press, 1930. Number 235 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Orig. softcover in custom-made, diagonal folding chemise and quarter morocco-bound slipcase with gilding on the spine. very good/no dj as issued. In custom slipcase. Black Sun Press, 1930. 4to. Number 235 of an edition limited to 250 copies. Publisher's wraps (lightly spotted) printed in red and black. Glasine cover strengthened with tape at the bottom and top of spine. In custom-made, diagonal folding chemise and quarter morocco-bound slipcase with gilding on the spine. Page edges rough cut. -- Facsimile letters and portrait of Proust under tissue guards after title page. Parallel text in French and English.   Ships from Hawaii well packaged and with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. (Please inquire for international rates).

Newton, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2010. !st edition of only 115 copies. Hardcover in slipcase. like new/no dj as issued. Bird & Bull Press, Newton, PA, 2010. [4] pp., i.e., single 12 x 9 in. sheet folded to 6 x 9 in. With a description of the work and physical production. Printed on Arches paper. = = Like new, no. of an edition of only 115. hardcover in slipcase. Quarter Morocco and Japanese cloth, slipcase, 8vo, 33 pages, followed by 12 intaglio plates of tradesmens' cards with descriptions of each interleaved. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. = = Morris' first dos-a-dos binding. Engravings and etchings (intaglios) are printed on special presses which exert the far greater pressure needed for this kind of printing. After successful experimentation in printing small intaglio plates by letterpress, Morris produced this book, with twelve plates (some as large as 5 x 6.5") printed in the same manner. A foreword and texts on the Origin of Intaglio, The Process, and background… Read More

Grabels, France: Barral Creations, 2021. 1st edition. Hardcover. NEW/no dj as issued. The Alphabet Cities, Barral Creations, 2021 introduction in English, otherwise no text. 112 pages, 7.8" x 10". NEW in publisher' shrink wrap. Ships from Hawaii ===. Celebrating spectacular typography creations with a visual book produced by independent makers. == Sanborn Fire Protection Maps were originally created back in the 1860s to assess buildings and homes before insurance companies issued fire protection policies. If they are frequently used by historians for the important information they gave on cities, what always fascinated me about these maps is the typographic work done on each city name. I spend hours documenting all this legacy and order them alphabetically. Passionate by print, I want to give these a new life with letterpress prints and a book. (Fabien Barral ).

Santa Cruz: Peter and Donna Thomas, 1990. No 2 of an edition limited to 50. Loose Leaf. Very Good. Santa Cruz 1990. Loose Leaf Very Good 32 pp Illustrated by Donna Thomas 76 x 50 mm, sewn in an Asian style and housed in one side of a board folder 11 sheets of handmade paper, made in the Philippines, illustrated by Donna Thomas, on the opposing board with a ribbon tie No 39 of 50 copies Fine. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade.

London: London Centre for the Book Arts, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. New, in shrink-wrap. The London Centre for Book Arts is an artist-run open-access studio and education centre dedicated to all thing books. Books: Art, Craft & Community by LCBA presents a thriving ecosystem of papermakers, printers, bookbinders, artists, designers and publishers from round the world. In twenty-six profiles and contributions from experts, we present artists and makers that are not only adapting to new ways in which readers engage with books, but forging new possibilities for their craft along the way.

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Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing Co, 2002. A facsimile of the original edition published in 1867. Hardcover. New, in shrink wrap/no dj as issued. NEW, in publisher's shrink wrap. Facsimile of the first edition of 1867 8vo. cloth. (iv), vi, (ii), 92, (2) pages. - - See also my listing for the original First Edition of 1867. = = The original edition was published in 1867 by Challamel Aine, LIBRAIRIE - EDITEUR des Annales des Voyages, in Paris. The first bibliography of Hawaiian history. Forbes 2761 Listing 650 early works on Hawaii and having the distinction of being the first bibliography on the islands) The author was charge d'affaires de Hawaii for France. With a short essay after the text, chronological table, and index. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail within US.

Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover Fine hardcover, 20 pages, with letter from Ambrosio (with typed name), mentioning that "the cover is an original serigraph on Ingres paper over 4-ply rag boards" Also laid in is a folded brochure titled "An artist working in the book form: D'AMBROSIO" with yearly checklist of works until 1982 Ships with regualr mail, not slow media mail.

Hornsea, East Yorkshire: PS Publishing, 2021. 1st, limited edition. Hardcover in slipcase. NEW/NEW. Daniele Serra. DANIELE SERRA ARTBOOK An oversized COLLECTION of artwork - PS Publishing, January 2021, Signed hardcover limited to 500 copies. A signed and lettered edition in a slipcase limited to 26 copies was also made I'm offering a unique combination: the signed and numbered edition (edition of 500) in a slipcase that was made only for the lettered edition (edition of 26). This is a PC copy (Publisher's copy). Those are normally made to be given to collaborators who worked on the book. Here the publisher made it available for sale and put it in the very rare slipcase. == Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade with US. === The exclusive introduction is by Clive Barker (some art is from Barker's Hellraiser). A truly wonderful art book, with vividly imagined pictures across all the genres that Serra works within. Large format, heavy art paper, great printing quality. == Dani's main… Read More

Germany: DTV. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover Fine hardcover, like new, only leafed through once Ships from Hawaii.

bayerische-staatsbibliothek, 2002. paperback. Katalog zur Ausstellung München 2002. New. Paperback Katalog zur Ausstellung München 2002 New.

Haarlem: Enschede en Zonen, 1951. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/no dj as issued. Printed for the Gezelschap Nonpareil, Amsterdam, by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, 1951. 8vo, (7.5x4.5") 31pp. + colophon,. Marbled paper-covered boards, In fine condition with very slight shelfwear. -- From the estate of printer and publisher David Way; with inscription "To David Way with all good wishes for 1952 from Jan van Krimpen." The initials of the seventeen members of the Gezelschap Nonpareil are printed upon the colophon.

Providens, RI: Superior Printing Ink, Co, 1931. hardcover. Book printing, print colors, color printing,. Directory of Inks for the Graphic Arts. 1931, 8vo, publisher's embossed cloth, tab-punch bound, unpaginated. Small split along top hinge of front hinge, else near fine copy. The over 1000 ink examples are taken from regular stock and printed on technology from the time period on standard brands of paper. A very rare catalog with very vibrant colors.

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2019. No. 78 of an edition limited to 300. Hardcover. Don Punchatz. LIKE NEW, only leafed through once.. Centipede Press, 2019. Limited to 300 copies. This is n. 78. Signed by Gregor Punchatz with a Don Punchatz facsimile signature. -- Introduction by Gregor Punchatz. Loaded with gorgeous full-page, full-color prints. Mohawk Superfine dustjacket, cloth with image onlay on front board, ribbon marker, signature page. Gorgeous dustjacket. Book size is 5½ × 7½ inches. 240 pages, all in full color on heavy matte coated stock. -- Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. --- Don Punchatz's career spread from the 1960s to the early 2000s, with his best and most well-known work occurring through the 1970s and 80s. This small, handsome book of 240 pages includes a generous selection of Don's art, along with a thorough gallery of his book and magazine covers (we couldn't find every original, after all) and some very rare works. Some are even shown with… Read More

Honolulu: Hawaiian Mission Childrens Society, 2014. Hardcover. New, in publisher's shrink wrap. Ships from Hawaii. Weight 3.2 pounds, Dimensions 10.7 x 0.9 x 10.7 inches Between 1834 and 1844, a remarkable collection of copperplate engravings issued forth from the Lahainaluna Seminary, a school on the island of Maui run by the Hawaiian Mission. Collectively, these engravings―views of the Hawaiian Islands,including towns and rural settlements, portraits, objects of natural history, and original maps and charts―form one of the most important visual records of nineteenth-century Hawaii before the age of photography. Although most of the drawings on which the engravings are based were done by members of the Hawaiian Mission, the actual engravings are all the work of young Hawaiians, many of them students at the Lahainaluna Seminary. This is the first study of the entire body of engraved work produced by Hawaiians at Lahainaluna Seminary and includes biographical information on the young engravers.

Stuttgart: Edition Medicina Rara, 1970. Fascsimile, De Luxe edition with additional prints. Hardcover. Fine/no dj as issued. Medicina Rara Stuttgart, 1970. Edition originale. De Humani corporis fabrica librorum Epitome. Luxusausgabe. Von Andreas Vesalius. Stuttgart 1970. 20 x 14.5 inches (39 x 52 cm)   24 pages, printed on Fabiano Rug, half-leather binding with leather corners, extra suite of 4 sheets with woodcut illustrations in a folder, numbered in Roman numerals, limited (500 copies). At the age of 23, the author became a professor of surgery in Padua with an obligation to teach anatomy and created his anatomical life's work during this time. With the work »De humani corporis fabrica« (»On the structure of the human body«), published in 1543, he represented the attitude against the general belief that only the human corpse offers a reliable way of finding out about the body structure and in this context he prepared the mortal remains of a criminal, the so-called "Vesal's skeleton", which… Read More

Paris: Les presses de F.L. Schmied, 1927. First and only edition of 300 copies. Hardcover (original wrappers bound in). very good/no dj as issued. SCHMIED, Francois-Louis. Rare half-leather Hardcover with the original wrappers bound in. First and only edition of 300 copies. In FRENCH and ENGLISH. Contents: a letter addressed to Schmied by Louis Barthou of the Academie Francaise and an introduction by Dr. Mardrus, one of Schmied's main collaborators (53 pages) . Catalogue of the exhibited works, 54 pages plus 42 full page plates (one triple fold-out). Leather binding with some abrasions. Wrappers bound in, pages very good, no markings. All plates with. protective tissue papers. Ships from Hawaii well packaged and with Priority Mail within US. Buyer pays only $8.00. (Please inquire for international rates).

New York: The Garden Club In America and The Grolier Club, 2013. Illustrated binding. no dj as issued. Garden Club of America, Grolier Club, New York, 2013. Hardcover. used - very good with subtle shelf wear. Color illustrated binding. Printed end sheets. Color frontispiece and profuse color illustrations. 255 pp. Includes text by Marian Weldon Hill, Eugene S. Flamm, Arete Warren, Leslie K. Overstreet, and Denise Otis in addition to a catalogue of 150 items for the exhibition at The Grolier Club in 2013. . Ships from Hawaii with Priority Mail within the US, not slow media mail. . This lush volume celebrates the centenary of the Garden Club of America. Drawing on the Garden Club's little known but remarkable collection, the curators of the eponymous Grolier Club exhibition have assembled over a hundred works representing 400 years of botanical and gardening literature. Included are treatises on garden design and landscape architecture, botanical, and early photographic works on gardening,… Read More

Toulouse: Arts Et Formes, 1984. Les Maîtres de la Reliure. Unbound signatures as originally issued. Publisher's embossed paper chemise binding. Fine. Fine, in French, in fine slipcase(viii),265,(vi)pp + 204 full-page plates in b/w & color. Unbound signatures as originally issued. Publisher's embossed paper chemise binding in slip case. Printed in 450 copies only. Documentation of 659 bindings, sorted by authors and with references to the sales in which they figured in and the prices that were realized (where available). The major work and catalog raissonée on Georges Cretté (1893-1969), the successor of Marius Michel and one of the greatest twentieth century bookbinders. Large format (13.5 x 10 x 2 inches). Ships with Priority Mail from Hawaii, without extra cost to buyer (within the US.) Please check for international shipping.

Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1906. Very Good. Very Good A descriptive catalogue with many illustrations of books printed in the Fifteenth century (1460 - 1500) in the library of Henry Walters Beautifully printed and bound catalog of an important collection of fifteenth century books Full calf (in imitation 15th century binding) Approximately 1,100 entries Full calf imitation medieval binding, with raised bands, title stamped in gilt, with top edge gilt Color frontispiece, and illustrated with reproductions of woodcuts The books include works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, Italian, German, Dutch and Spanish from 300 presses Color frontispiece, many illustrations in the text (4to) original full brown calf leather in an antique style First Edition Very good condition, cover very slightly rubbed Beautifully printed and bound catalog of an important collection of fifteenth century books Format 75 x 10 x 18 inches, weight 32 pounds Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US, not slow… Read More