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MONTAIGNE [Michel de]Livre Rare Book

Essais de Montaigne. (10 volumes)

Lewis Oscar; Grabhorn Robert; Anderson Sherwood; Duff Annis all contributing essays / Angelo Valenti Autobiographical StoABAA

Valenti Angelo Author Illustrator Printer

1976CNBR358San Francisco: The Book Club of California printed by Andrew Hoyem 1976. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Angelo Valenti. One of 400 copies folio size 99 pp. inscribed by Valenti Angelo with prospectus and related ephemera. Valenti Angelo 1897-1982 was a highly-regarded designer illuminator and decorator of books over a career that spanned decades doing much of his early work for the Grabhorn Press and the Book Club of California; he also printed his own books in extremely limited editions under the imprints of "The Golden Cross Press" and "The Press of Valenti Angelo". This publication of The Book Club of California celebrates Angelo's fiftieth anniversary as a printer and is a detailed collection of his work up to 1975. Many of the facsimiles in the book are printed in colour and some are even hand-coloured by Angelo himself; he contributed greatly to the design of this book. The volume has essays about Angelo's work and his skill as a printer and designer written by celebrated novelist Sherwood Anderson 1876-1941 writer Annis Duff and Robert Grabhorn of the Grabhorn Press. This particular copy has the prospectus and several pieces of related ephemera laid in including a small note written in Angelo's hand regarding this book a copy of a similar note regarding the book two different cards regarding Angelo's work and the publication of this book one with hand-colouring and an elegantly printed announcement for Angelo's eightieth birthday one sheet folded once. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter red cloth with orange boards blue decorations by Valenti Angelo running vertically on the front and rear boards orange paper spine label with blue lettering fore-edge uncut bottom edge rough cut title page with illustrations and ornaments in blue and orange with hand-colouring in gilt by Angelo decorations and initial capitals by Angelo throughout forty-three specimens of Angelo's printing thirty-five of which are in colour and some hand-coloured throughout; monotype Centaur machine-made paper folio size 14.5" by 10.25" pagination: 1-6 7-97 98 1 colophon one of 400 copies unnumbered inscribed by Valenti Angelo on the colophon "This copy has been hand-colored by the artist for Dr. R. S. Speck". With prospectus loosely laid in one sheet folded once with a horizontal crease for mailing and related ephemera a small note written in Angelo's hand regarding this book a copy of a similar note regarding the book two different cards regarding Angelo's work and the publication of this book one with gilt initial capital and an elegantly printed announcement for Angelo's eightieth birthday one sheet folded once. ___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the binding tight with solid hinges the interior clean and bright and free of prior owner markings; with light toning to the endpapers. The prospectus is near fine clean overall without wear except for a couple shallow creases to the top corners. The ephemera are near fine clean overall with some minor soiling without wear but for a few shallow creases to corners. ___CITATION: BCC no. 154. ___POSTAGE: Â Please note that this is an unusually large and heavy item and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Book Club of California [printed by Andrew Hoyem] hardcover books

Swan's Fine Books · États-Unis330,00 $US≈ 279,21 €

KARASIK, Mikhail (edited by Irina Freshko, Essays by Galina Nosova and Gleb Ershov)Biblio.com

Lithographed artist's Books in Russia - First Third of the XX Century and Lithographed Books by Mikhail Karasik With signed flyer

1994TN233247Ego St Petersburg 1994. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. Two matching books both 4to in glossy card covers published to accompany the exhibition 'Lithographed artist's Books in Russia - First Third of the XX Century' at the Anna Akhmatova Museum in the Fountain House St Petersburg 1994. The first is an 80pp catalogue of 119 contemporary artists's and illustrated books published c. 1900 to c. 1933 all or most illustrated in colour. Brief artist biographies at rear. It was curated by Mikhail Karasik who wrote the introductory text plus essay by Gleb Ershov. The second book is a 32pp detailed catalogue of 21 works illustrated and made by Karasik edited by Irina Freshko essay by Galina Nosova all or most illustrated in colour ISBN 5827600091 . PLUS loosely inserted 6 colour printed reproductions of Karasik lithographs on variously size postcards. With a 4pp stapled flyer/prospectus for a symposium in August 1994 on Art & Religion at which Karasik was exhibiting his new book 'The Song of Soloman' this leaflet is signed and inscribed by him in Cyrillic characters. The books are housed in a thin card slip-case with a heart shaped piece of cut cloth sewn to the front cover with a white button there is a sample of Karasik's work pasted and overprinted on the rear cover as issued __CONDITION : Both books and all inserts are AS NEW the slip-case is very slightly tanned but otherwise AS NEW. An excellent set. . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Ego, St Petersburg paperback

David Bunnett Books · Royaume-Uni236,00 £GB≈ 269,46 €

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