Peoria, IL: H.E. Hardin, 1878. Magazine. [4] pp. + 2 page supplement. 8.75 x 6.25 in. Old vertical fold. An amateur newspaper devoted to the “thrilling and startling themes of High School life” in late 1870s Peoria, Illinois. Stories cover the commencement at Peoria High School, the editor of the..... More
Cat.No: 298661
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1957. Pamphlet. Unpaginated preliminaries, 46p., coated paperstock throughout with scattered b&w exhibit photos in-text, booklet in 6x9 inch stapled printed blue wraps. A bottom-edge dampstain affects every leaf and cover margin, staples are rusted with migration, a fair-to-good copy. Has no markings of any kind..... More
Cat.No: 184985
London: The Arts Council, 1961. Paperback. 32p., Curwen presswork on glazed alkaline paperstock, illustrated with b&w exhibit photography, oversize paperpack in 11x8.5 bordered wraps staple-fastened. Cover is faintly dusty and along the spinefold there are mild discolorations (foxing? toning? we're unsure), aside from that a sound unmarked copy. More
Cat.No: 260654
Springfield MA: Springfield Homestead Newspaper Company, Publishers, 1915. Unpaginated, perhaps 32p., printed on various stocks: a heavy (50#?) textured sort, a slick yellowish, and a tissue-guard-type; ads fore, aft and betwixt. 15.5x11 inch plainish printed wraps fastened with four staples as issued, staples begun to rust, spinefold terribly abraded and..... More
Cat.No: 164272
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1999. [23p] 7.25x9.75 inches, illustrated with duotone photos, decorations by Eric Gill and others, very good limited edition of 1100 copies bound in original sewn, stiff, gray, decorated wraps. A memorial publication for the book collector and publisher of Black Vine Press, (1908-1999). Designed..... More
Cat.No: 86563
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1992. Paperback. viii, 214p., black pictorial wraps, 8.5x11 inches; heavily illus., wrappers slightly rubbed, else in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 275258
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San Francisco: Mariposa Blanca, 2012. Paperback. 57p., 8.5x8.5 inches, color plates reproducing the artist's miniature Book-Objects, personal inscription signed by the srtist/pot on the title page, hand numbered #234/333 copies on last page, lightly-used limited first edition paperback in blue pictorial wraps. An imaginary book from 2086 about the discoveries..... More
Cat.No: 242048
Manzanita Ranch: Manzanita Press, 1960. Paperback. ix, 99p., plus an acknowledgments page and a neatly designed folded map adhered inside back cover, classic Armitage design in red, black & blue inks on white, yellow and pink paperstocks. Back cover has a light marginal line of dust and a holograph emendation..... More
Cat.No: 272961
Istanbul: Ebristan Publication, 2001. Hardcover. 155p., plus appended examples, precise reproductions on superfine paperstock, hardbound in 13x9.5 inch openweave dark blue cloth boards and enclosed in a strong near-cardstock dust jacket; upper board bears a lovely onlay. Find early marbling survivors, a few centuries old, and plenty of the new..... More
Cat.No: 289774
Istanbul: Ebristan Publication, 2001. Hardcover. 176p., the terminal leaves bear nine actual examples of Turkish marblling (various sizes, one corner-tip is bent), otherwise expect precise reproductions on superfine paperstock, text printed in Turkish and English. Hardbound in 11.5x8.5 inch openweave red cloth boards and enclosed in a strong near-cardstock dust..... More
Cat.No: 292976
Santa Fe, NM: Rydal Press, 1956. Paperback. 64 pages, illustrations, wraps. 9.25 x 6.25 in. Bound printed wrappers, decorative paper designed to look like unfinished pine; stab-bound and tied with red yarn. Edition of 1000. Poems on the American Southwest reflecting on spirituality and Hispanic culture. A glossary precedes the..... More
Cat.No: 300780
Geneva, Switzerland: Motto Books & Supportico Lopez, 2016. Paperback. 60 chromogenic prints on Fuji Crystal Archive photo paper, 5x7 inch oblong wraps. Inserted in a PVC jacket, screenprinted with title and publication information. 1st edition. 250 copies. Some photographs have scuffs on near the bottom and fore edge from having..... More
Cat.No: 299729
Santiago de Cuba: Editorial Oriente, 1990. 281p., illustrated hardcover, 7x4 inches, no dj. Illustrated history of the book around the world (illustrations are B&W, some are photos of mediocre clarity). Includes glossary. More
Cat.No: 123235
London: Oxford University Press, 1975. Hardcover. x, 187p., illustrated with a small b&w section of reproductions and facsimiles, first edition in OUP's splendid pink buckram boards gilt, and enclosed in its plain printed dust jacket (red ink on green stock). Immaculate, really as new: perfectly sound, clean and unmarked. London..... More
Cat.No: 297528
![Cat.No: 296048 Book Club of California Quarterly News-Letters [four issues]. John...](/pictures/thumb/296048.jpg?v=1669849931)
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2011-2013. Newsletter. The usual nice work in the usual nice condition, color covers, the inside skinny on our slightly famous book-driven contemporaries. Four (4) fastenings in bright shape. A small lot comprised of v.LXXVI n.2 [plus] v.LXXVII nos.3 and 4 [plus] v.LXXVIII n.3 [last..... More
Cat.No: 296048
New York: West Virginia Pulp and Paper. 1965. Pamphlet. 32p., stapled pamphlet with four-color presswork on cardstock-weight leaves, a useful little booklet explaining design layouts and fonts, the designer here also the author. Cover a little toned round the margins, first page bears an accession stamp (Harr Wagner rec'd 1966)..... More
Cat.No: 289822
Binghamton: University Art Gallery - State University of New York, 1969. Pamphlet. 31p., a dozen or so b&w reproductions and an author portrait photo, text consists of several checklists and a short bibliography. Softbound in 10x8 inch stapled pamphlet wraps, covers have picked up a little handling grime, has bumped..... More
Cat.No: 198659
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1973. Hardcover. xvii, 124p., 5.75 x 8.75 inches, ex-library with ownership stamp on front paste-down endpaper else very good condition. No dj. More
Cat.No: 249841
San Francisco: Paul Elder & Company, 1913. Pamphlet. [6], 7, [3] pp., frontispiece plate, illustration, wraps. Bound in green paper with deckled edges, toned along the edges; title and decorative illustration letterpress printed on the cover, in a border printed in gold ink. Text pages are laid paper with deckled..... More
Cat.No: 298651
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2006. Paperback. 38p., wraps, very good condition, 10x8 inches, illustrated of course, with a number rubricated for this edition (for colors other than red, the captions merely inform us). Review: George Cukor's, a Landacre wood-engraving, is one of the standouts; there are many..... More
Cat.No: 191199
Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press, 1972. Hardcover. 68p., a pretty production in fine shape; hardbound in 8.5x5.5 inch terracotta papered boards and ditto dust jacket printed dark brown with a red border. Limited to 450 copies; an augmented issue followed in a couple of years. Mildest edgewear to dj, else in..... More
Cat.No: 296657
no city: printed by Rhode Island Litho for the artist, 1993 (or later). Pamphlet. Unpaginated, about fifteen pages, presswork is color exhibit photography on super-gloss paperstock, softbound in 9x6 inch pamphlet wraps in laid-lined brown cardstock, having a die cut cover panel featuring a single spooky architectural sculpture, Homage to..... More
Cat.No: 289476
Paris: Joseph Foret, 1972. Paperback. 63p., reprinted from 1964 edition, 4x6 inch pocketbook wraps; mild shelfwear, else in very good condition. Published by Joseph Foret for The National Book League, London, November 4-11 in 1972, National Bookweek. More
Cat.No: 299597
Limburg und Frankfurt/main: Diözesan Museum und Dom Museum, 2007. Paperback. [30p.] 8.75x12.5 inches, text in German, illustrated with color plates, very good in sewn heavy card-stock covers with Frenchfolds. Monograph of the artist's works on tour with an introduction/appreciation by Dr. Heuser. German book artist born in 1953. More
Cat.No: 254887
London: Cassell & Co Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. xv, 224p., hardbound in 10x6.5 inch dark blue buckram boards gilt, t.e.g., elegant presswork done by University Press Cambridge in a run of 1,000, this being no. 557. Features a goodly number of Gill vignettes; handsome book in handsome condition, clean, sound and..... More
Cat.No: 242128
