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021897Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in clamshell box. Octavo 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" bound by Gray Parrot in quarter vellum and marbled paper laid in a custom cloth clamshell box. The text was culled from ANIMATE CREATION by Rev. J. G. Wood 1885. The illustrations consist of 26 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson with the names of the birds hand-lettered by Suzanne Moore. Copy #11 of 50 the Deluxe Edition of a total edition of 231 printed by Harold Patrick McGrath and SIGNED by Robinson. This edition has an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson. Prospectus laid in. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover
021898Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Very Good clamshell box with some wear and staining to the backstrip. A luxuriously delightful book. Alan James Robinson. Folio 9-3/4" x 13-1/2" bound in quarter leather by Gray Parrot in custom morocco-backed cloth clamshell box. The text of this wonderful ABC book was compiled by Laurie Block. The illustrations consist of 26 wood engravings and 26 smaller linecuts by Alan James Robinson printed from original blocks cut by the artist. Hand calligraphy is provided by Betse Curtis. This is copy #32 of 50 copies of a total edition of 306 printed by Harold Patrick McGrath and SIGNED by Robinson. This edition has an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson. Prospectus laid in. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover
248133Easthampton: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. One mock-up in quarter red morocco over linen cloth bound by Gray Parrot gilt lettering on spine. Binder's dummy of full red morocco blind-stamped and hand tooled by David Bourbeau. Unbound leaves contained in chemises. All in cloth clamshell box with inset paper label on spine with calligraphic title by Susanne Moore. Fine with some minor discoloration to clamshell box. Robinson Alan James. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. Dummy is inscribed and signed by late David Bourbeau: "for Cheloniidae Press in appreciation for the tremendous boost you've given my career by giving me such great work to do David 11.26.82" and "this dummy was made without the benefit of seeing the finished layout or prints from the finished book. Thistle Bindery Easthampton. MA. 1982 DPB." With his notes at the back "Thistle Bindery 2-17-82.the tube on this dummy is made of 'Gehenna Shakespeare ' paper which appears a bit heavy-go to a lighter weight hand-made."<br /> <br /> WITH the typescript annotated etc.<br /> <br /> Bound mock-up contains title "The Odd Bestiary."<br /> <br /> This collection provides unprecedented insight into the evolution of one of the most successful books of the Cheloniidae Press. Cheloniidae Press unknown
1990015716Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a clamshell box a beautiful book. Alan James Robinson. Folio 10-3/8" x 15-7/8" the exact untrimmed size of the First Folio of 1623 bound by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full gilt-lettered rust morocco with marbled endsheets by Faith Harrison in a custom cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered large morocco spine label. Designed by illustrator Alan James Robinson and Arthur Kinney who wrote the text. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts and one wood engraving as well as an etching of Shakespeare. This is copy #I of 5 special proof copies of a total edition of only 131 printed by Harold Patrick McGrath on Cheloniidae rag made specially for the Press the first paper to carry a Cheloniidae watermark and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. With an extra suite of the engravings and etching each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson plus another suite issued only with the limitation of 5 containing two working proofs of each wood engraving and three state proofs of the etching all SIGNED by Robinson. In addition there are two ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS--one of a wolf the other a lion--INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the artist to the original owner. Prospectus laid in. The rarest state of the greatest achievement of the press. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover
248120Williamsburg Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations 8 original watercolor drawings a group of 31 pencil studies 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings and a long galley proof. 4to. Full vellum on straps hand-bound by Gray Parrot. Spine lettered and gilt top edge gilt. Watercolor drawings engravings and mock-up material laid into four cloth chemises. All in cloth clamshell box. Fine. Robinson Alan James. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations 8 original watercolor drawings a group of 31 pencil studies 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings and a long galley proof. 4to. Six poems originally published in Birds Beasts & Flowers 1930 newly illustrated by Alan James Robinson. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Unique visual archive of the genesis and execution of this fine edition. Cheloniidae Press unknown
198333560Williamsburg Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Deluxe Edition No. 30 of 90 copies printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in quarter vellum with an extra suite of the wood engravings and the etching laid in a linen chemise the book and extra suite in a quarter vellum tray case. Robinson Alan James. Deluxe Edition No. 30 of 90 copies printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Cheloniidae Press unknown
19821903n.p. Williamsburg MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. First edition one of 200 regular copies of a total edition of 300 100 deluxe. Original publisher's quarter red morocco over buff linen cloth boards spine lettered in gilt bound by Gray Parrot. Slight foxing to cloth boards else fine. Original prospectus laid in. <br /> <br /> 26 wood engravings and 26 illustrated initials by Alan James Robinson with text compiled and annotated by Laurie Block. An exquisite collection of wood engravings illustrating textual extracts regarding real and mythical animals which are "for the most part the earliest first-hand accounts in English of the animals pictured. although there have been many bestiaries throughout the centuries some of them strikingly beautiful this edition breaks from tradition in its text calligraphy and its style of illustration" from the prospectus. Cheloniidae Press unknown
25652Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. UNIQUE COPY WITH A SET OF THE 26 ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS BY ALAN JAMES ROBINSON. There were 300 copies of this book published; 200 were regular copies 50 were deluxe copies with quarter leather binding and 50 others bound in full leather. The deluxe editions were issued with a set of proofs of the wood engravings and a set of proofs of the line-cut initials with a large calligraphic manuscript initial beneath each image. The wood engraving proofs are lettered and signed by Robinson and the line-cut proofs are signed both by Robinson and the calligrapher Elizabeth Curtis. This copy shows some variation from the copies described in the prospectus. The colophon has been signed and numbered VI of L and internally seems to be a straightforward copy of the deluxe full leather edition. The binding varies somewhat from that pictured in the prospectus but uses many of the same elements. Also the chemise is thicker that the regular chemise because it contains the 26 pencil drawings. This may have been a special copy prepared by Robinson for a particular subscriber/collector. This wonderful abecedary illustrates each letter of the alphabet with a masterful wood engraving by Robinson. Each animal is described at the bottom of its page in texts chosen primarily from the earliest first-hand accounts of the animal depicted. The descriptions are printed in red. The printed source of each text is identified and at the end of the book there is a detailed and useful bibliography of these sources. A page with a small different illustration of the animal precedes each animal's page with the calligraphic letter written in red by Curtis. The animals depicted are often wondrous and strange and some such as the basilisk may never have actually existed. This is a two volume folio including a chemise containing an additional suite of illustrations and the group of original pencil drawings. The bound volume is in full red morocco done by David Bourbeau of the Thistle Bindery. The covers have a large central slightly sunken panel with the title in red and black and with a Sea Turtle device blocked in blind Cheloniidae is the name for a species of sea turtles. The proofs contained in the chemise are unbound as issued within the original red morocco-backed linen cloth covered boards. Both volumes are housed in a red morocco-backed cloth covered box with the spine lettered and dated in gilt and a small Sea Turtle device in blind. "The blocks were cut by the artist at the Cheloniidae Press & printed by Harold P. McGrath in the summer of 1982. Mackenzie-Harris set the types in monotype with some hand-setting by Arthur Larson. The text was compiled and annotated by Laurie Block. The hand calligraphy is by Betsy Curtis. The paper is Rives lightweight" from the colophon. The 8-page prospectus is laid in. A remarkable production from this press. In fine condition. PRI/020112. Cheloniidae Press hardcover
197931308n.p.: Cheloniidae Press 1979. Fine. A stunning black and white print of a majestic bald eagle in flight. This is the last available print of a sold out edition of 50. Signed and dated by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson. He founded the Cheloniidae Press later the Press of the Sea Turtle in 1979. His books and art have won numerous awards and can be found in many public and private collections. The eagle is shown from the side with his head extended and wings held wide. In fine condition. Image is 17.5 x 23.5 inches; in mat it is 21.5 x 25 inches. ORIGART/072517. Cheloniidae Press unknown
31309n.p.: Cheloniidae n.d. Fine. State Proof. This marvelous black and white etching of a walking hippopotamus is a one of a kind print signed by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson particularly well known for his depiction of animals birds and nature. He founded the Cheloniidae Press in 1979 and his work can be found in many public and private collections around the country. The hippo appears to be walking toward the viewer with his head done in particular detail. In fine condition. 22 x 28.5 inches. PRINTS/072517. Cheloniidae unknown
36848Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1990. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 21 of 100 xxi/c copies in the deluxe edition signed and numbered by illustrator and book designer Alan James Robinson. There were also 26 copies bound in quarter leather. This magnificent book was undertaken by the press as a celebration of its tenth anniversary. It is one of the great achievements of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press one of the most respected American private presses. Founded in 1979 the press went through several incarnations during its existence. The constant throughout was the artistry of Alan James Robinson who became famed for his superlative wood engravings and etchings of animals birds the sea and more. The original text for this edition was written by Arthur F. Kinney who was then the Thomas W. Copland Professor of Literary History at the University of Massachusetts and an extensive publisher and lecturer on Shakespeare. <br /> <br /> From the prospectus: this book "focuses on popular bird and animal lore and the way Shakespeare turns it into lines of haunting and indelible beauty by describing the familiar and unfamiliar ideas about many creatures and by showing how Shakespeare used these ideas to shape character and plot in his plays.Shakespeare's imaginative use of observed detail and magical fantasies is matched by the intricate and mysterious wood engravings of Robinson."<br /> <br /> Beautifully bound by noted binders Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full rust morocco with the title stamped in gilt on the front panel within a blind rule at the outer edge of the covers raised bands and leather hinges. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts found in Shakespeare's plays and poems plus two portraits of the Bard: one etching and one wood engraving. The book is accompanied by an additional suite of 56 signed and numbered prints from the illustrations. There is also an original watercolor of a Barnacle goose that is not known or called for in the prospectus. They are housed in a linen covered portfolio. The prospectus is also included. There are beautiful hand marbled endpapers by Faith Robinson. The book was printed on special Cheloniidae Rag paper carrying the press watermark that is the exact size of the First Folio of 1623. The type is Centaur and Arrighi set by M&H Type in San Francisco with additional hand composition by Arthur Larson. The book was letter press printed by master printer Harold Patrick McGrath. Housed in a custom clamshell box in near fine condition covered with beige linen with a brown leather spine label. The book is In fine condition. Book is 10.5 x 16 inches. Box is 11 x 17 inches. iv 87 single fold pages. PRI/102423. Cheloniidae Press hardcover
197831306Northampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1978. Fine. State Proof. One of only a few copies printed for Robinson's Masters Thesis Show in 1978. With title state proof and signature in pencil on the lower margin. This striking black and white print of Robinson in turtle armor and with an image of a turtle and its skeleton next to him anticipates his founding of the Cheloniidae Press the following year. Cheloniidae is the name given to a family of Sea Turtle species. Robinson is shown in profile up to his shoulders and his turtle armor on his head and body given him the air of a Renaissance man. The turtle images are meticulously and realistically depicted. Image is 17.5 x 23 inches on heavy paper measuring 21 x 27 inches. In fine condition. ORIGART/073117. Cheloniidae Press unknown
4971172e année - Tome 71 - Premier et deuxième Fascicules - 30 Juin 1937 - Fondée le 3 août 1866 - Toulouse. Les Frères Douladoure, Imprimeurs. Rue Saint-Rome, 39 - Publication trimestrielle - revue illustrée - plusieurs hors-texte - in-8 broché
4971271e année - Tome 70 - Fascicule unique - 30 Décembre 1936 - Fondée le 3 août 1866 - Toulouse. Les Frères Douladoure, Imprimeurs. Rue Saint-Rome, 39 - Publication trimestrielle - revue illustrée - plusieurs hors-texte - in-8 broché
19823598Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Deluxe edition copy #46 of only 50 issued with an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson plus a suite of the 26 smaller linecut illustrations each with hand calligraphy by Curtis and SIGNED by Robinson and Curtis all contained in a morocco-backed sleeve that matches the clamshell box. The alphabet book compiled by Laurie Block is equally wonderful. Fine. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover
68-8779Easthampton Mass.: Cheloniidae Press 1987. Prospectus Only. Folio. Folded Sheet 4 pp. B&W Illustrations. Very Good.This is only the prospectus publisher's advert for the book. If it was the book itself we'd be charging $3500 to $6000 for it. Easthampton, Mass.: Cheloniidae Press, 1987. unknown
68-8778Easthampton Mass.: Cheloniidae Press 1986. Prospectus Only. Folio. Folded Sheet Oblong. 4 pp. Color Illustration. Very Good.This is only the prospectus publisher's advert for the book. If it was the book itself we'd be charging more than $1500 for it. Easthampton, Mass.: Cheloniidae Press, 1986. unknown
1984007488No Place: Cheloniidae Press 1984. Poster. Fine. Poster. SIGNED BY ARTIST. First Printing. 12 1/2"w x 18"h. Pencil SIGNED BY ARTIST Alan James Robinson. Fine prose printed in blue and black in two columns on cream-colored handmade paper. At head of second column wood-engraving by Alan James Robinson of a unicorn. Colophon at end: "An anonymous seventeenth century broadside newly printed at Cheloniidae Press c.1984". A RARE broadside Worldcat shows only one institutional holding at Brown University. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. Cheloniidae Press unknown
1983248133Easthampton: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. One mock-up in quarter red morocco over linen cloth bound by Gray Parrot gilt lettering on spine. Binder's dummy of full red morocco blind-stamped and hand tooled by David Bourbeau. Unbound leaves contained in chemises. All in cloth clamshell box with inset paper label on spine with calligraphic title by Susanne Moore. Fine with some minor discoloration to clamshell box. Robinson Alan James. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. MOCK-UP 41 DRAWINGS BINDER'S DUMMY. Dummy is inscribed and signed by late David Bourbeau: "for Cheloniidae Press in appreciation for the tremendous boost you've given my career by giving me such great work to do David 11.26.82" and "this dummy was made without the benefit of seeing the finished layout or prints from the finished book. Thistle Bindery Easthampton. MA. 1982 DPB." With his notes at the back "Thistle Bindery 2-17-82.the tube on this dummy is made of 'Gehenna Shakespeare ' paper which appears a bit heavy-go to a lighter weight hand-made."<br/><br/>WITH the typescript annotated etc.<br/><br/>Bound mock-up contains title "The Odd Bestiary."<br/><br/><br/><br/>This collection provides unprecedented insight into the evolution of one of the most successful books of the Cheloniidae Press. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
1984007488No Place: Cheloniidae Press 1984. Pencil SIGNED BY ARTIST Alan James Robinson. Fine prose printed in blue and black in two columns on cream-colored handmade paper. At head of second column wood-engraving by Alan James Robinson of a unicorn. Colophon at end: "An anonymous seventeenth century broadside newly printed at Cheloniidae Press c.1984". A RARE broadside Worldcat shows only one institutional holding at Brown University. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. First Printing. Broadside. Fine. 12 1/2"w x 18"h. Cheloniidae Press Paperback books
1983248120Williamsburg Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations 8 original watercolor drawings a group of 31 pencil studies 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings and a long galley proof. 4to. Full vellum on straps hand-bound by Gray Parrot. Spine lettered and gilt top edge gilt. Watercolor drawings engravings and mock-up material laid into four cloth chemises. All in cloth clamshell box. Fine. Robinson Alan James. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations 8 original watercolor drawings a group of 31 pencil studies 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings and a long galley proof. 4to. The Artist's Sketches Mock-Up & Proofs. Six poems originally published in Birds Beasts & Flowers 1930 newly illustrated by Alan James Robinson. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Unique visual archive of the genesis and execution of this fine edition. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
198333560Williamsburg Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Deluxe Edition No. 30 of 90 copies printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in quarter vellum with an extra suite of the wood engravings and the etching laid in a linen chemise the book and extra suite in a quarter vellum tray case. Robinson Alan James. Deluxe Edition No. 30 of 90 copies printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
198410298NP: but Williamsburg MA: Cheloniidae Press 1984. First Edition Artist Proof issue one of 5 copies only all on obsolete Whatman paper blue-white laid ca. 1962 from a total issue of 225 all signed by the artist as follows: 5 AP copies this copy in an elegant full limp vellum non-adhesive binding title in gilt on spine frontispiece etching in 2 states an extra suite 14 each signed and numbered and two extra suites of working proofs 28 each signed and labeled "wp" and an original drawing a unicorn within an oval border signed in full by Alan J. Robinson housed in 1/4 vellum folder with Narwhal "horn" tooled in gold gilt on spine housed in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine stamped with title in gold gilt; 15 State Proof copies bound in full vellum non-adhesive limp binding with an original drawing and an extra suite of prints plus a suite of working proofs of the prints and state proofs of the etching; 60 deluxe copies in vellum binding and an extra suite; 150 regular copies on T.H. Saunders Laid. Page size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches. Bound by Gray Parrot with his binder's ticket at lower rear turn-in: full limp vellum matching quarter vellum sleeve for extra suites all housed in vellum and linen clamshell box box slightly worn with 2 or 3 minor bumps book fine. Illustrated with 15 woodengravings and one etching by Robinson the text is set and cast in Van Dyck Monotype by Winifred and Michael Bixler and printed by Harold Patrick McGrath in black and blue at Hampshire Typothetae. Jan van Dorsten Professor of English Literature at the University of Leiden Nethrlands and Head of the Sir Thomas Browne Institute there has written an introduction on Browne's life work and thought especially for this volume which is Chapter XXIII of PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA . In all this is a lovely book full of fantasy and romance beautifully produced and executed by one of the finest naturalists working today. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
198410680NP: but Williamsburg MA: Cheloniidae Press 1984. First Edition Artist Proof issue one of 5 copies only all on obsolete Whatman paper blue-white laid ca. 1962 this copy inscribed to noted collectors Mimi and Arnold Elkind and signed by Alan James Robinson the printer Harold P. McGrath the binder Gray Parrot from a total issue of 225 as follows: 5 AP copies this copy in an elegant full limp vellum non-adhesive binding title in gilt on spine an extra suite 14 each print inscribed signed and numbered and two extra suites of working proofs 29 each inscribed signed and labeled "wp" and an original drawing two working proofs of the frontis portrait a unicorn within an oval border housed in 1/4 vellum folder with Narwhal "horn" tooled in gold gilt on spine housed in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine stamped with title in gold gilt; 15 State Proof copies bound in full vellum non-adhesive limp binding with an original drawing and an extra suite of prints plus a suite of working proofs of the prints and state proofs of the etching; 60 deluxe copies in vellum binding and an extra suite; 150 regular copies on T.H. Saunders Laid. Page size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches. Bound by Gray Parrot with his binder's ticket at lower rear turn-in: full limp vellum matching quarter vellum sleeve for extra suites all housed in vellum and linen clamshell box box slightly worn with 2 or 3 minor bumps book fine. Illustrated with 15 woodengravings and one etching by Robinson the text is set and cast in Van Dyck Monotype by Winifred and Michael Bixler and printed by Harold Patrick McGrath in black and blue at Hampshire Typothetae. Jan van Dorsten Professor of English Literature at the University of Leiden Nethrlands and Head of the Sir Thomas Browne Institute there has written an introduction on Browne's life work and thought especially for this volume which is Chapter XXIII of PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA . In all this is a lovely book full of fantasy and romance beautifully produced and executed by one of the finest naturalists working today. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
198510675Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1985. State proof edition copy #1 of 15 deluxe copies with designer binding by Daniel Kelm with original drawing three extra suites all on Saunders hot press watercolor paper the etchings on hand-made Gampi Torinoko paper one of 15 copies from a total of 75 each signed and numbered by the artist: 60 regular copies and 15 deluxe copies this copy. Page size: 8 x 11 inches; 46pp. Illustrated with five drypoint etchings and seven wood engravings by Alan James Robinson each signed and numbered. The type was set by Mackenzie-Harris and printed by Dan Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress; wood engravings printed by Harold McGrath and the drypoints printed by Alan James Robinson. The book was designed by Alan James Robinson and Arthur Larson. Bound by Daniel Kelm: full white alum-tawed pigskin the front panel with inset bas relief paper casting in white against blue paper ground with darker blue border taken from an original wax sculpture by Alan James Robinson; torso of nude Leda with swan between her legs; housed in custom-made tan cloth clamshell box with blue paper linings three -part fold out with inset in one to accommodate bas relief on binding cover signed by Daniel Kelm on the colophon of the book.<br/>The clamshell box also houses the original drawing by Robinson of the swan and Leda 5 state proof etchings 13 proofs of the wood engravings and an extra suite of the 5 etchings and 7 wood engravings as well as a copy of the original prospectus. Box has some soiling at edges book and extra suites are fine. Cheloniidae Press unknown books
