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197921720Newark VT: The Janus Press 1979. First edition. One of 50 copies with the Janus Press imprint out of an entire edition of 220. The remaining 170 copies were issued with The Gruffyground Press imprint in England. Fine copy. 8vo original linen over boards printed paper spine label. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
197921574West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1979. First edition. One of 165 numbered copies the entire edition. Very fine copy. 4to original illustrated linen over boards printed paper spine label. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
WRCLIT64814London & West Burke VT: Gefn Janus Unlimited nd. Small octavo. Accordion fold with coversheet. Illustrations. Fine in tissue wrapper enclosed in plain box bookplate inside box and small label mark on lid enclosed within printed sleeve. First unlimited trade edition a half-size reproduction of the 1985 lithographed edition of thirty copies. Gefn Janus Unlimited unknown books
200021843Newark VT: The Janus Press 2000. First edition. One of 200 copies of which 50 copies were specially published for Janus Press patrons. Accompanied by a bifolium explaining the volumes of vulnerability artists' book exhibition organized by Susan Johanknecht and Katharine Meynell. This book represented Claire Van Vliet in the exhibition. Very fine copy. Small oblong 8vo illustrated with numerous wood and metal printers' dingbats and commercial linecuts 24 unnumbered pages created from an 11- x 23 inch sheet cut into thirds horizontally and folded into fourths vertically publisher's board slipcase. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
200217075Milan: Mondadori Electa Spa 2002. Corners of the front and rear panels tapped else near fine in photo-illustrated wrappers with moderate edgewear to the front cover. First Edition. Quarto. INSCRIBED by Tony Oursler with a drawing of a smiley face: "For Leila / Tony Oursler." Catalogue for Oursler's exhibition at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma October 2002 - January 2003 devoted to his video art. Features numerous film stills and images of his other work essays by Elizabeth Janus and Oursler and an interview conducted by Mike Kelly. Text in English and Italian. Milan: Mondadori Electa Spa unknown books
1966261936Madsion Wisconsin: Janus Press 1966. First edition #82 of 100 copies only. 24 pp. Printed by Claire Van Vliet. 4to. Wrappers. Fine. First edition #82 of 100 copies only. 24 pp. Printed by Claire Van Vliet. 4to. Janus Press unknown books
10623Madison WI: 1966. First edition one of 100 copies only each hand-numbered on the colophon page. Page size: 8 x 11 inches; 24pp. Bound: hand-sewn and laid into grey wrappers printed in black with title on front panel fine. Printed by Claire Van Vliet this is an early publication from the Janus Press. Demetrios Capetanakis 1912-1944 was a Greek essayist poet and critic who wrote in English as well as his native Greek. He lived in Britain the last five years of his life and was associated with the Bloomsbury set. His verse is noted for homoerotic themes. 1966 unknown books
196621711Madison WI: Janus Press 1966. First edition. One of 100 copies the entire edition printed by Claire Van Vliet. A fine copy of this early Janus Press book. 4to printed wrappers. A fine copy of this early Janus Press book. Janus Press unknown books
1993022232New York Etc.: John Wiley & Sons 1993. xv 430p. stiff wrappers. John Wiley & Sons unknown books
1976406985West Burke Vermont: The Janus Press 1976. A fine copy. 8vo. Woodcuts by Helen Siegl. Quarter cloth decorated paper over boards. With the extra suite of plates in cloth chemise. Slipcase. Number 31 of 50 copies casebound and with the extra set of prints signed by Siegl from an edition of 300. Designed set and printed by Claire Van Vliet; bound by Jim Bicknell. <br/><br/> The Janus Press hardcover books
197621833West Burke VT: The Janus Press Christmas 1976. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Siegl out of an edition of 300 with a separate suite of signed prints. Very fine copy. 8vo woodcuts printed in colors original cloth-backed pastepaper over boards publisher's board slipcase. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
197621715West Burke VT: The Janus Press Christmas 1976. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Siegl out of an edition of 300. Fine copy. 8vo woodcuts printed in colors original illustrated wrappers. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
200621838Newark VT: The Janus Press 2006. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Claire Van Vliet the binder and the printer the entire edition. "The Gospel of Mary is a fragment of a Gnostic gospel of early second century Christianity that focuses on Mary Magdelene as the 'beloved disciple' of Christ who specially understands his message and conveys her understanding of this to the male disciples." Set in Adobe Neue Hammer Unciale and Monotype Plantin and printed on calendered Barcham Green Boxley with the assistance of Andrew Miller-Brown the cover and center piece were pulp painted by Claire van Vliet with Katie MacGregor in Whiting Maine who also made the pop-up papers. Audrey Holden executed the woven binding with Barcham Green Cairo with boxes in DeWint by Holden birch trays by Richard Holmquist. Very fine copy. 4to printed decorations pop-up centerpiece of colored papers on a base sheet pulp painted by Van Vliet original wrappers pulp painted as a cloud also by Van Vliet publisher's clamshell box with Baltic birch stays. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
2006229581Newark Vt: Janus Press 2006. No. 26 of 150 copies. Translated from the Greek by Karen King with commentaries by Rosemary Radford Ruether. 40 4 pages printed on calendered Barcham Green Boxley with a central popup of "the journey of the soul" on a double-page pulp painted base sheet by Claire van Vliet with Katie MacGregor. 1 vols. 11-1/2 x 10 inches. Woven binding by Audrey Holden using "clous" cover sheets pulp painted by Van Vliet and MacGregor; in clamshell box of birch trays by Richard Holmquist lined in DeWint by Holden. As new. No. 26 of 150 copies. Translated from the Greek by Karen King with commentaries by Rosemary Radford Ruether. 40 4 pages printed on calendered Barcham Green Boxley with a central popup of "the journey of the soul" on a double-page pulp painted base sheet by Claire van Vliet with Katie MacGregor. 1 vols. 11-1/2 x 10 inches. Janus Press unknown books
197621729Newark and West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1976. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies the entire edition printed torn cut & bound by Claire Van Vliet at the Janus Press on and of Kozu Fabriano & Canson paper. One of Schuyler's scarcest books owing to the fact that most of the edition went to subscribers of the press with the result that few copies of the book have been available for collectors of the poet. Fine copy. 8vo illustrated with architectural cut-out endpapers fashioned after the topiary gardens at Levens Hall Westmorland England original orange decorated wrappers. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
2000126476London: The Photographer's Gallery 2000. Softbound. VG shows light shelf wear. Color pictorial french flaps with raised patterning top left corner 40pp 25 color and BW plates. This catalog includes work from James Casebere Anna Gaskell Jitka Hanzlova Tim Macmillan and Tracey Moffatt. The Photographer's Gallery paperback books
198120837West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1981. First Edition. Loose Leaf. Fine. Two page listing of the books planned for 1981 & 1982. Printed on a thin rag paper with a deckled edge at the foot. Crease across center from folding to fit in mailing envelope. Easily removed. The Janus Press unknown books
198120839West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1981. First Edition. Loose Leaf. Fine. Single sheet listing of the books planned for 1979. Printed on a thin rag paper with a deckled edge. Two parallel creases across center from folding to fit in mailing envelope. Easily removed. The Janus Press unknown books
197521716Newark VT: The Janus Press 1975. First edition. One of 75 numbered copies signed by Johanknecht the entire edition. Fine copy. 8vo original unprinted wrappers printed paper spine label. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
197621263West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1976. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. 6 by 10 inches closed; open it extends to 11 feet. Accordion fold. Single page which slips into the binding of maroon and purple cloths printed paper label. One of 150 copies this out of series and signed to "Wassily with love from Claire". Claire Van Vliet the founder of the Janus Press and with Nancy Southworth the printers of this imaginitive fine press book printed from linecuts at the Stinehour Press. Wassily Leontied was a Nobel Prize winner and a neighbor of Van Vliet. The cloth has some light stains and fading else this is very good copy. The Janus Press hardcover books
197621730West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1976. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Kronfeld the entire edition. Fine copy. Large 8vo continuous linecut illustration from 6 pen drawings by Susan Kronfeld original cloth over boards paper spine label printed on seven sheets of 10 x 21 inch Softwhite Mohawk Superfine which are overlapped attached at short ends to form one continuous sheet 10 x 147 inches and accordion-folded and inserted in pocket inside back cover. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
200321728Newark VT: The Janus Press 2003. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies the entire edition. Very fine copy with a small adhesive shelf label on the slipcase. Oblong 8vo photograph original printed wrappers publisher's slipcase. Very fine copy with a small adhesive shelf label on the slipcase. The Janus Press unknown books
1899003810Leiden: E. J. Brill 1899. 67p. original stiff wrappers unopened. E. J. Brill unknown books
199521827Newark VT: The Janus Press 1995. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and members of The Janus Press the entire edition. Very fine copy. Square 4to irregularly shaped decorated pages creating a quilt effect with 9 holograph note cards tipped to a variety of unprinted and patterned papers original quilted binding of patterned cottons publisher's clamshell box covered with drummed-on Waverly upholstery cotton with tray stays in tea-stained flowered and purple calico silk flower bouquet in front tray paper frame. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
1624WB16963Argentorati: Sumptibus Haeredum Lazari Zetzneri 1624. Hardcover. Very Good. Thick folio. Two volumes in one. 12 1050; 1 -blank 8 994. Modern rear blank. Collation jumps from 980 to 985 at the end of volume two but the text seems complete there. Contemporary vellum with unidentified gilt armorial device to front board. Early signature to title. Pages a bit toned throughout but a sound copy of a scarce book. A mammoth volume of maxims by Flemish-born scholar and librarian Janus Gruterus. Gruterus was a professor of History at the University of Wittenburg until he lost his job in 1592 for refusing to compromise his Calvinist faith and subscribe to the Lutheran Formula of Concord. In this enclyclopedic humanist endeavor Gruterus presents the theological historical ancient and poetic occurences and significations of each subject. <br/><br/> Sumptibus Haeredum Lazari Zetzneri hardcover books