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1980WRCLIT64837Woodbury NY: Barron's 1980. Quarto. Black cloth. 160 black and white photographs. Bookplate on front pastedown else near fine in near fine dust jacket a trifle sunned at top and bottom edges. First US edition. Includes essays and poems from contemporary sources with translations by Murtha Baca. The avant garde photographic work of an American in Paris this monograph is the result of the research conducted on the occasion of the preparation of the exhibition "Man Ray testimonianza attraverso la fotografia" Man Ray testimony through photography organized and promoted by the architecture and visual arts section of Venice Biennale presented on the Island of San Giorgio Venice from July 18 to October 10 1976. Barron's hardcover books
1982158168New York: Thames and Hudson 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 255 pages. Introduction by Jean-Hubert Martin. Essays by Philippe Sers Herbert Molderings and Janus three texts by Man Ray as well an interview of him as well. Includes 347 duotone plates. A clean very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a slight crimp to the top right corner of the front panel. Thames and Hudson unknown books
1973WRCLIT53054Milan & Paris: Hachette / Fabbri 1973. Large quarto. Gilt cloth. 189 plates many in color. Fine in very good lightly shelfworn and smudged pictorial dust jacket. First edition in French with Janus's text translated by Claude Ciccione and Man Ray's "Préface pour un Roman Imaginaire" as well as the bibliography biographical notes and captions translated by Alain Jouffroy. A magnificent general survey of Man Ray's work in several media. Hachette / Fabbri hardcover books
1974158662New York: Alexander Iolas Gallery 1974. First edition. Softcover. 146 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran May 1974. Essay by Janus. Includes numerous black and white illustrations and images. A close to near fine copy in French style wrappers with some minor edge wear but internally a very clean copy. Alexander Iolas Gallery unknown books
1983WRCLIT57970Newark VT: Janus Press 1983. Quarto. Accordion foldout eight panels with sculpted top edges ca. 5' when extended. Very fine in cloth clamshell box with spine label. First edition. Johnson's poems are superimposed on a background "pulp painting" by Claire Van Vliet and Kathryn Clark executed at the Twinrocker Handmade Paper Mill with letterpress executed at the Janus Press. In addition to 150 numbered copies signed by the artist this is one of an unknown number of copies marked as "proof A.C." and signed by Van Vliet. The painting depicts a snowy winter landscape at moonrise executed in soft blues green and lilac. A beautiful and characteristic work by "one of the most important book designers and artists of the last half of the twentieth century" - Library of Congress. Janus Press hardcover books
1950WRCLIT60928Paris & New York 1950. Volume one numbers one of five published. Small octavo. Pictorial wrappers. Usual tanning but very good. Edited by Elliott Stein and Daniel Mauroc. A bilingual monthly serving as "a housing project for the homeless muse." Contributors include Prokosch Senghor Frechtman et al. unknown books
197921573West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1979. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies the entire edition printed on Barcham Green deWint paper signed by Helen Siegl with the woodcuts hand-colored by the artist. Very fine copy of Siegl's most beautiful book and certainly one of the most beautiful books from the Janus press. Scarce. SIEGL Helen. 4to illustrated with hand-colored woodcuts original cloth printed paper spine label. Very fine copy of Siegl's most beautiful book and certainly one of the most beautiful books from the Janus press. Scarce. The Janus Press unknown books
199549726NY: HarperCollins 1995. First printing. 8vo pp. xiii 418. Bibliography indices. Illustrated. Paper over boards. Front hinge appears tender but isn't o/w about as new in dj. The sub-title is a little confusing--this is a book of days commemorating inspiring persons and moments that are the heritage of people of African descent. HarperCollins unknown books
197721714Newark VT: The Janus Press 1977. First edition. One of 75 copies the entire edition. Spine panel faintly sunned otherwise a fine copy. Large 8vo original cloth over boards original lithograph by Claire Van Vliet over front cover printed paper spine label. Spine panel faintly sunned otherwise a fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
197621722West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1976. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies printed letterpress with the lithographs printed from the stone signed by Van Vliet the entire edition. Very fine copy. 8vo original printed hand-made wrappers by Jim Bicknell. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
198521726Portland and West Burke VT: Trace Editions / The Janus Press 1985. First edition. One of 400 copies out of an entire edition of 550. Fine copy. Square 8vo original illustrated wrappers. Fine copy. Trace Editions / The Janus Press unknown books
198521724Portland and West Burke VT: Trace Editions / The Janus Press 1985. First edition. One of 150 copies signed by McPherson & Van Vliet out of an entire edition of 550. Fine copy. Square 8vo original patterned cloth over boards printed paper spine label. Fine copy. Trace Editions / The Janus Press unknown books
197921718Newark VT: The Janus Press 1979. First edition. One of 120 numbered copies signed by Kinnell and Van Vliet the entire edition. Fine copy. Oblong 8vo original cloth-backed boards printed paper spine label. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
199021825London and Newark VT: Gefn Press / Janus Press 1990. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Johanknecht and Meynell the entire edition. Very fine copy in a custom tray case. Small oblong folio 9 line cuts by Susan Johanknecht and 6 photographs by Susan Johanknecht and Katharine Meynell one fold-out original vellum-backed split boards covered with South of the Thames plaster mixed with acrylic wrapped in publisher's linen napkin with linen tie. Very fine copy in a custom tray case. Gefn Press / Janus Press unknown books
19907442London and West Burke VT: Gefn Press and Janus Press 1990. Limited edition Number 40 of 150 copies signed by Meynell and Johanknecht. Images by Katharine Meynell and Susan Johanknecht. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Terra cotta acryllic-plastered boards stitched vellum spine. Wrapped in a rumpled linen dinner napkin. Limited edition Number 40 of 150 copies signed by Meynell and Johanknecht. Images by Katharine Meynell and Susan Johanknecht. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. "A sardonic poem about food love and nursery rhymes with six duotones of the poet's photographs of cherries sausages and white bread" from the prospectus. Gefn Press and Janus Press unknown books
197021712West Burke VT: The Janus Press 1970. First edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Van Vliet out of a total edition of 250. Fine copy. 8vo six linoleum cuts printed in colors by Van Vliet original printed wrappers. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
198921835Newark VT: The Janus Press 1989. First edition. One of 175 numbered copies signed by McPherson Claire Van Vliet and others involved in the production. Very fine copy. Square 8vo irregularly cut colored papers bound accordion-fold original patterned cloth publisher's cloth clamshell box. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
1989WRCLIT73956Newark VT: The Janus Press 1989. Small oblong quarto. Paper-backed decorated fabric over boards. A fine copy in otherwise very good cloth-covered clamshell box with an unfortunate pale tidemark affecting the spine and edges of the boards. First edition. McPherson's poems are presented in the context of a cut colored paper quilt-like construct bound into the outer shell which may be carefully extended in an accordion style fashion. One of 175 numbered copies signed by the poet by Claire Van Vliet the printer/designer and by several other parties associated with the production. The Janus Press hardcover books
199821824Newark VT and London: The Janus Press / Gefn Press 1998. First edition. One of 120 numbered copies the entire edition. Very fine copy in a custom made tray case. Small oblong 4to 6 woodcuts printed in pairs in black and gray on kozo natural paper and varnished with clear acrylic and 3 linoleum cuts printed in black by Susan Johanknecht covers of clear polyethylene needlepoint canvas end sheets of Rowlux clear bees-eye pattern in publisher's striated polyethylene envelope. Very fine copy in a custom made tray case. The Janus Press / Gefn Press unknown books
198421721Philadelphia and Washington D.C.: Dolan/Maxwell Gallery & Mickelson Gallery 1984-85. First edition of this exhibition catalogue. One of 90 copies specially bound by Van Vliet. Very fine copy. Large oblong 8vo illustrations linen-backed printed paper over boards. Very fine copy. Dolan/Maxwell Gallery & Mickelson Gallery unknown books
19923435West Burke VT 1992. First Edition one of 150 copies only each signed and numbered by Burke Fine and Claire Van Vliet all on Royal Watercolour Society paper. Page size: 8 inches x 10 inches. Bound: woven non-adhesive structure of MacGregor-Vinzani ivory calendered abaca paper housed in two specially made slipcases one of Barcham Green's old British Mail bags the other drum vellum and both constructed without glue fine. The 20 poems were inspired by a series of bone and skull drawings by Ruth Fine 18 of which are in this edition. Printed in 10 point Gill Sans Light this is another wonderful book from Janus Press. unknown books
1992WRCLIT75796Newark VT: Janus Press 1992. 40 French-folded unnumbered pages including covers. Oblong quarto. Illustrated. Fine in two-part Barcham Green paper and drum vellum slipcase. First edition of this selection of poems by Burke written in response to Fine's drawings. One of 150 copies printed at the Janus Press on Royal Watercolour Society paper. Illustrated with eighteen polymer relief prints of skull drawings by Ruth Fine. Bound in a completely non-adhesive binding using MacGregor-Vinzani calendered ivory abaca paper. Signed by Burke Fine and Van Vliet. Janus Press hardcover books
197521723Newark VT: The Janus Press 1975. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Johanknecht the entire edition. Fine copy. Large 8vo original illustrated wrappers. Fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
1979152842Pittsford: State Street Press 1979. 26p. 5.5x9.5 inches notes on the poets text-block separated from the covers else good first edition booklet limited to 500 copies in stapled pictorial Frenchfold wraps. State Street Press unknown books
197721713Newark VT: The Janus Press 1977. First edition. One of 75 copies the entire edition. Very fine copy. Large 8vo original cloth over boards original lithograph by Claire Van Vliet over front cover printed paper spine label. Very fine copy. The Janus Press unknown books
