Search Results: Titles starting with G from Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press

Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1986. staples, stiff paper wrappers. Smithsonian Institution. large 8vo. staples, stiff paper wrappers. 50, (2) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by Elizabeth Harris et al., with a history of the Division of Graphic Arts, a list of previous exhibitions, and a select bibliography.

London: Elkin Mathews Ltd, 1925. boards, glassine dust jacket. Bodoni. 8vo. boards, glassine dust jacket. (x), 57 pages. First edition in English, limited to 310 copies. With the original glassine, which has a tear and corresponding creasing and some loss on the upper rear panel. Some darkening to board edges, minor foxing to deckled edges. Bookplate of Daniel Berkeley Bianchi on front pastedown. Overall a near-fine copy in the publisher's near-fine glassine dust jacket. Scarce in this condition as the spine of the binding tends to become separated. Provenance: Daniel Berkeley Bianchi was a biographer and bibliographer of Daniel B. Updike's Merrymount Press, as well as a member of the Society of Printers in Boston, MA. A translation into English of the introduction to Bodoni's famous manual of typography. Giambattista Bodoni had a long, successful career as the private printer to the court of Parma. His celebrated status for his typeface designs and printing styles earned him a reputation as… Read More

(Genève (Geneva), Switzerland): Cabinet des Estmpes Musée d'Art e d'Histoire Genève, 1969. stiff paper wrappers. Piranesi, Giovanni Battista. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. Text in French. Preface by Elisabeth Rossier, biographical sketch of Piranesi, brief comments on watercolor, select bibliography, index. Black and white plates. Covers lightly soiled.

West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1986. bottom and right edges uncut. Aralia Press. broadside (14 by 8 1/4 inches). bottom and right edges uncut. Limited to 150 copies, signed by Stanley Weintraub. The first appearance of G.B.S.'s letter in its original poetic form to Hubert Bland, the socialist founder of the Fabian Society. Commemorates Weintraub's reading of this work at West Chester University, December 4, 1986.

(Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gad, 1955. paper wrappers. Gad. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 16 pages. First edition. A short hstory of the Copenhagen publisher G.E.C. Gad. Includes several photographs of the early directors as well as shots of the interior and exterior of their shops. In Danish.

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1876. original mauve cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and black. 8vo. original mauve cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and black. 467 pages, with 33 plates. First edition. BAL 7285; Wright, III, 2539. Near fine. A terrible novel but in its way an intriguing compendium of California history and lore.

Washington, DC: Washington Writers' Publishing House, 1998. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 67 pages. First edition. Acknowledgements, table of contents, notes, biography. A postcard from the author is loosely inserted. This is a collection of poems with relation to the moon, stars, and also of family relationships.

New York: Gallery 303, 1970. One folded leaf. Chappell, Warren. 12mo. One folded leaf. (4) pages. Pamphlet to an exhibition held at the 303 Gallery in New York during October and November of 1970. Includes a brief biography of Chappell written by Oscar Ogg who also designed this pamphlet. Printed in two colors, includes a reproduction of one illustration by Chappell. A fine copy.

N.P.: Crown Zellerbach Corporation, 1968. cloth. Crown Zellerbach. oblong folio. cloth. unpaginated. Graphic artwork sponsored by Crown Zellerbach Corporation, focusing on "derivagraphics," a fusion of the words graphic and derivative, an effort to enhance the use of printed media. Sample color photographs tipped in. Boards rubbed and scuffed at edges.

Bethesda: The Gallimaufry Press, 1983. two pieces of ephemera, plus one copper plate. Gallimaufry Press. small 8vo. two pieces of ephemera, plus one copper plate. Two small pieces of ephemera featuring The Press Credo and a small specimen of Goudy Florets. Also included is one of the original copper plates of one of the Florets. All in fine condition.

(Pasadena, CA: Clinker Press, The, n.d.). broadside. Clinker Press, The. slim small folio. broadside. Broadside printed by hand on Zerkall watermarked handmade paper by Andre Chaves of The Clinker Press. The illustration features a peacock.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1967. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. unpaginated. First edition. Translated from German by W.D. Snodgrass and Lore Segal. Morgenstern (1871-1914) was a German lyric poet. Black and white illustrations by Paul Klee. Dedicated to Paul Stern. Table of contents by poem number. Review copy card laid in.

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Bienes Center for the Literary Arts, 2006. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages. Introduction by Findlay, two essays, selected bibliography. Indices of authors and artists, titles, publishers and printers, and formats. Catalogue of an exhibition 2006-7 at the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Color illustrations.

N.P.: n.p., 1940. blue-green cloth, brown title panel on front cover. 8vo. blue-green cloth, brown title panel on front cover. (vi), 43 pages. Limited to 400 numbered copies (Heller 51). Illustrated. Sequal to Game Trails from Alaska to Africa. Only a touch of sunning to the spine, else near fine.

Cambridge: Harvard, 2013. cloth over paper boards, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth over paper boards, dust jacket. 240 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.

Frankfurt a.M.: D. Stempel AG, 1930. paper wrappers. Type Specimens. tall 12mo. paper wrappers. (12) pages. Specimens in text, compositions for Stempel's "Garamond" revival. A fine copy.

Chicago: Ludlow Typograph Company, 1930. self paper wrappers, cord-tied. Type Specimens. small 4to. self paper wrappers, cord-tied. (8) pages. With an illustration of the Berner specimen broadside of 1592. A fine copy.

N.P.: (Philip Garland, Jr., 1962. stiff paper wrappers. Fox, Morley. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 2000 copies printed on an A.B. Dick rotary machine. Whimsical cartoons throughout by "Gar" (Philip Garland, Jr.). Minor wear.

Edgewater, FL: JEN Press, 1999. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine and front cover, dust jacket. Miniature Books. miniature book (6.4 x 4.8 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine and front cover, dust jacket. unpaginated. Limited to 44 numbered copies, signed by the author on colophon (Bradbury, JEN Press 14). Hand colored frontispiece and illustrations in text.

Manchester, England: Carcanet, 1977. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 116 pages. First edition. Presentation by the author on the front free endpaper to Alan & Renee [Young], November 1977. Slightly bumped at the head of the spine and corners.