352 résultats
19281409751Reading: Golden Cockerel Press 1928. Limited Edition #285/500. Hardcover. Octavo 151 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red with black lettering. Bound in publisher's red fabric. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Top edge of text block gilt. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket small closed tears on spine. Three spots of discoloration on front dust jacket. Mild wear and rubbing front and back boards. Shelved in Case 9. Golden Cockerel Press is a curated private press started in 1920 in the Caxtonian tradition of editor-printer-publishers. 1409751. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
19549407Lexington KY: Gravesend Press 1954. Vellum Binding. Near Fine binding. 18mo. 10 48 4 pp. illus. Limited edition number 9 of 200 copies. As issued in vellum-backed patterned-paper over boards. Lacking the slipcase. A handsome copy with only light toning to the perimeters of the boards; contents clean. This copy with 4-page prospectus. <br /> <br /> This work was the first book issued by the Gravesend Press that was actually printed using the Graves' press in their stable by Graves and Jacob Hammer. Kredel's charming engraved pressmark of a sleeping pressman graces the final page. Graves writes about this in his Bibliographical Confession the donkey in the window was their family pet Patience. Graves operated the press as a sideline from about 1949 through to the end of his life in 1960 issuing scarcely more than half a dozen books. While less known that some of his contemporaries he took his place amidst a vibrant mid-century printing and illustrating scene—friends with Victor Hammer Carolyn Reading Fritz Kredel John DePol John Fass and others. H. Richard Archer in a history of the Graves and his press published in The Kentucky Review Spring 1987 summarizes Graves's work thus: "All of the books whether pamphlets or bound books reflect the taste and high standards of a true amateur craftsman and as such they certainly qualify as choice examples from one of this generation's most distinguished private presses." Press historian Roderick Cave notes that this was "probably the most successful Gravesend book" p. 263. Cave The Private Press 2nd edition; Graves The Gravesend Press: A Bibliographical Confession p. 11-13. Gravesend Press unknown
1929CNJL722Newtown Wales: The Gregynog Press 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bray Horace Walter. Two volumes complete no. 34 of 285 octavo size 488 total pp. The essays in this collection were first published in "The London Magazine" and brought Charles Lamb 1775-1834 fame and popularity; his essays have an easy-going and conversational style that appealed to his early readers and they roam through a variety of subjects all down-to-earth and taken from Lamb's actual experiences. This lovely two-volume set printed by The Gregynog Press in Wales comprises Lamb's essays collected under the name "Elia" a kind of pseudonym that refers to Lamb himself.<br/><br/>The essays are illustrated with wood-engraved headpieces by Horace Walter Bray whose attention to minute details and charming figures complements the gentle humour of Lamb's writing; overall a fine edition of one of England's foremost essayists.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full grey cloth gilt lettering on the spines bevelled boards fore- and bottom edges rough cut both volumes with black-and-white wood-engraved frontispiece by Horace Walter Bray both volumes with black-and-white wood-engraved headpieces by Bray throughout; octavo size 9.25" by 6.25" pagination: Volume I: i-iv v-vii viii 1-265 266 1 colophon; Volume II: i-iv v-vii viii 1-219 220 1 colophon one of 285 copies this number 34. Bookseller's ticket "Philip C. Duschnes / Rare Books / New York" on the rear paste-down endpaper of Volume II. In a slipcase covered with brown paper with a cream paper spine label with black lettering and ruled borders and the edition number 34 written in pen on the bottom board.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Both volumes are fine; the covers clean the corners straight and unrubbed the bindings tight with solid hinges the interiors clean and bright and free of prior owner markings; front paste-down endpaper of Volume I is slightly wrinkled else fine. The slipcase is almost very good still strong and sturdy clean overall with some ares of soiling some overall edgewear including a split at the seam where the top of the box meets the spine and a small tear to the spine near the bottom of the box. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___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 Gregynog Press hardcover books
191962005Paris: Chez l’imprimeur Leon Pichon 5 Rue Christine 1919. 12mo. 6.5 x 6.5 3 leaves unnumbered. title w/ woodcut borders & printer’s device 20 numbered woodcut engraved plates. Softcovers minor shelfwear w/ woodcut-decorated jacket folded over the covers minor spotting foxing on back cover very minor bumping to corners still VG copy numbered on colophon & ownership markings on ffep. First edition No. 353 of 400 copies printed of the noted engraver’s first major post-World War I work as a Dance of Death depicting Death’s passage in the blighted and stricken era and a firm protest against modern mechanized warfare. Hermann-Paul 1864-1940 rose to fame during the Belle Epoque with his cutting satiric depiction of the foibles of French Society was a noted defender of Alfred Dreyfus whom after the war departed from his previously leftist ideals of the Parisian art scene and spent much of the between-the-wars period as an outsider. Chez l’imprimeur Leon Pichon, 5, Rue Christine, paperback
199123986Greenbrae: The Allen Press 1991. Limited edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's small exlibris label to front free endpaper else fine. 71 pp. illustrated with 4 wood engravings by John DePol; 8vo. 11 x 7.5 inches bound in brown cloth and hand-blocked Fortuny fabric. Text set in Goudy's Italian Old Style and printed in 2 colors on handmade Whatman cotton rag paper. Acetate jacket. <br/><br/>Edition of 116 copies The Allen Press hardcover
197636979Paris: A Parole Donnee 1976. Fine. Paris: "A Parole Donnée" 1976. First Edition Limited to 72 copies of which this is no. 9 of 12 hors commerce copies. Small square quarto 16.5cm; loose as issued in grey printed dust jacket housed in bright blue cloth chemise and slipcase; 16pp.; two leaves of color engravings signed with limitation in pencil by the Japanese printmaker Shoichi Hasegawa. A Fine example additionally signed by the poet and artist on colophon in rear. <br /> <br /> Issued as the second volume in the poet's A Parole Donnée series. No copies located in OCLC as of October 2025. A Parole Donnee unknown
197636978Paris: A Parole Donnee 1976. Fine. Paris: A Parole Donnée 1976. First Edition Limited to 60 copies of which this is no. 34. Small square quarto 16.5cm; contents loose as issued in original printed dust jacket housed in scarlet cloth chemise and slipcase; 16pp.; two color engravings with tissue guards both engravings signed with limitation by the artist in pencil along bottom edge. A Fine example additionally signed by the artist and poet on colophon in rear. <br /> <br /> French artist's book of poems issued as the first volume in the "A Parole Donnée" series. We find no copies in the trade or OCLC as of October 2025. A Parole Donnee unknown
19539695New York: Hammer Creek Press 1953. Unbound. Near Fine binding. Portfolio. 6.5" x 4.25." 4 folded leaves. Limited edition number of copies unknown. As issued 4 bifolium leaves laid into portfolio. Only light rubbing to the portfolio; leaves are fine. <br /> <br /> Comprises as title page with printing on the recto of the first page only; and three engraving on three bifolium with title of engravings in red on the recto of the first leaf and the engraving occupying the recto of the second leaf. Engravings are of "The Hell-Box Press" "The Hammer Creek Press" and "Along the Hammer Creek." An additional pressmark by DePol on the title page. Cohen 24; DePol Catalogue Raisonne p. 41. Hammer Creek Press unknown
19539703New York: Hammer Creek Press 1953. Unbound. Very Good binding. Portfolio. 6.5" x 4.25." 4 folded leaves. Limited edition number of copies unknown. As issued 4 bifolium leaves laid into portfolio with printed paper label on the cover. Light rubbing to the portfolio including some separation starting at the spine; leaves are fine. <br /> <br /> Comprises as title page with printing on the recto of the first page only; and three engraving on three bifolium with title of engravings in red on the recto of the first leaf and the engraving occupying the recto of the second leaf. Engravings are of "The Hell-Box Press" "The Hammer Creek Press" and "Along the Hammer Creek." An additional pressmark by DePol on the title page. As is frequently the case with Fass's small print runs frequently there are difference with an edition; in this instance the portfolio differs from others we've seen and what Cohen describes this with a printed label using DePol's pressmark we have seen others that are stamped in gold using a turtle pressmark designed for the Press by Burton Carnes. Additionally the title leaf is set in upper and lower case italics and is within a border and without a date we have see it set in all capitals without border and is dated 1952—though Cohen suggest the date is actually 1953. This is a very good example of the experimental nature of Fass's work at the Hammer Creek Press. A wonderful issue from the Press. Cohen 24; DePol Catalogue Raisonne p. 41. Hammer Creek Press unknown
1979007446Edinburgh : A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar 1771 c1979 1979. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 3 volumes :160 plates including facsimiles maps music; some folded ; 27 cm ; by a society of gentlemen in Scotland.; LC: AE5.E3631771 ; OCLC: 277954529 ; 5 raised bands spine labels in red and black leather with decorations and lettering in gold rubric textblock ; an exact facsimile of a 3-volume set of the 1st edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica reproducing the plates with foxing ; "For three years sections of the encyclopaedia were issued periodically. The first two numbers came in December 1768 . The first volume 'Aa' to 'Bzo' was completed and bound in 1769 the second 'Caaba' to 'Lythrum' a year later and the third 'Macao' to 'Zyglophyllum' in 1771"--Herman Kogan The great EB./ Edited by William Smellie who was employed by Colin Macfarquhar publisher and Andrew Bell engraver./ "In order to give some idea of the materials of which this dictionary is composed we shall conclude the preface with a list of the principal authors made use of in the compilation."--Preface.; thick heavy volumes ; FINE <br/> <br/> Edinburgh : A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1771, c1979 hardcover
193117082110London: Jonathan Cape Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press Cambridge 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 129 of 160 octavo size 206 pp. signed by Eric Gill. Clothing has long been an integral part of society and can be used to reflect diverse religious and cultural identities. In this essay Eric Gill 1882-1940 discusses the significance of clothes in society and argues for a more egalitarian approach to clothing; for example Gill advocates the suitability of men's clothing trousers for women as a way to liberate the sexes and create a more equal society.<br/><br/>Gill provides wood engravings for the book illustrating his concepts and showcasing his masterful rendering of the technique; his illustrations have a slightly satirical slant while evoking the pathos of his arguments.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter brown pigskin with marbled paper boards gilt rules and lettering on the spine top edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut illustrations include title page device "Woman Dancing" P712; "Art and Prudence" P714; "Clothes as Houses" P715; "Clothes as Workshops" P716; "Clothes as Churches and Town Halls" P717; "Clothes for Special Parts" P718; "The Tyranny of Tailors" P719; "Nature and Nakedness" P720; "Trousers" P21; and a tailpiece of "Trousers and Spats" P722; octavo 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-vii 1-2 3-196 197-198 1 colophon one of 160 copies this number 129 signed "Eric G" on the colophon.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some slight rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards and to the corners a faint stain to the gutter of Contents page and very slight cracking to the gutter at pages 128 and 129 but hinges are still tight.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill 22. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Jonathan Cape [Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge] hardcover books
193117082110London: Jonathan Cape Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press Cambridge 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 129 of 160 octavo size 206 pp. signed by Eric Gill. Clothing has long been an integral part of society and can be used to reflect diverse religious and cultural identities. In this essay Eric Gill 1882-1940 discusses the significance of clothes in society and argues for a more egalitarian approach to clothing; for example Gill advocates the suitability of men's clothing trousers for women as a way to liberate the sexes and create a more equal society.<br /> <br /> Gill provides wood engravings for the book illustrating his concepts and showcasing his masterful rendering of the technique; his illustrations have a slightly satirical slant while evoking the pathos of his arguments.<br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter brown pigskin with marbled paper boards gilt rules and lettering on the spine top edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut illustrations include title page device "Woman Dancing" P712; "Art and Prudence" P714; "Clothes as Houses" P715; "Clothes as Workshops" P716; "Clothes as Churches and Town Halls" P717; "Clothes for Special Parts" P718; "The Tyranny of Tailors" P719; "Nature and Nakedness" P720; "Trousers" P21; and a tailpiece of "Trousers and Spats" P722; octavo 7.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-vii 1-2 3-196 197-198 1 colophon one of 160 copies this number 129 signed "Eric G" on the colophon.<br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some slight rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards and to the corners a faint stain to the gutter of Contents page and very slight cracking to the gutter at pages 128 and 129 but hinges are still tight.<br /> <br /> ___CITATION: Gill 22. <br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Jonathan Cape [Printed by Walter Lewis at the University Press, Cambridge] hardcover
1946002383Paris: Edition de la Galerie Charpentier 1946. Limited First Edition. Folio with slipcase. Near Fine. Exemplaire imprime pour Madame Fernand Leval and thus presumably among the small number of copies reserved for collaborateurs of the work. Folio 33 by 26 cm. 98 1 pp. Evocative charcoal drawings by Ayme. Clean with minor wear and some sunning to the perimeter of the slipcase. Edition de la Galerie Charpentier unknown
1946002383Paris: Edition de la Galerie Charpentier 1946. Limited First Edition. Folio with slipcase. Near Fine. Exemplaire imprime pour Madame Fernand Leval and thus presumably among the small number of copies reserved for collaborateurs of the work. Folio 33 by 26 cm. 98 1 pp. Evocative charcoal drawings by Ayme. Clean with minor wear and some sunning to the perimeter of the slipcase. <br/><br/> Edition de la Galerie Charpentier unknown books
191819071903Ditchling Sussex: Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler 1918. First and Limited Edition. Wraps. Good . Gill Eric and Beedham R. John. One of 240 copies duodecimo size 126 pp. "Woodwork" contains twenty-one wood engravings of tools by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940; a highly regarded printmaker sculptor and typographer as well as a complicated man Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press.<br/><br/>An informative look at the art of carpentry by craftsman-woodworker Arthur Romney Green 1872-1945 who like Gill and Pepler was influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Although the book is stated as "Volume I" no further volumes were issued.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Brown paper wraps black lettering on the front wrap fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with black-and-white wood engraving a total of thirty-one wood engravings in the text throughout: twenty-one wood engravings of carpentry tools by Eric Gill ten wood engravings by R. John Beedham; Caslon O. F. type Batchelor handmade paper duodecimo size 7.75" by 5" pagination: i-iv v-xvi 1 2-110 one of 450 copies this number 161.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Better than good with clean wraps a strong square text block the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; overall minor edgewear to the wraps some loss to the paper at the spine exposing parts of the gatherings however text block still solid small loss to the bottom fore-edge corner of the title page.<br/><br/>___CITATIONS: Gill no. 269; Taylor and Sewell no. A31.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___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. Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler unknown books
191819071903Ditchling Sussex: Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler 1918. First and Limited Edition. Wraps. Good . Gill Eric and Beedham R. John. One of 240 copies duodecimo size 126 pp. "Woodwork" contains twenty-one wood engravings of tools by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940; a highly regarded printmaker sculptor and typographer as well as a complicated man Gill provided illustrations for numerous fine press publications by the Golden Cockerel Press and the Saint Dominic's Press as well as with Pepler under the imprint of the St. Dominic's Press.<br /> <br /> An informative look at the art of carpentry by craftsman-woodworker Arthur Romney Green 1872-1945 who like Gill and Pepler was influenced by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Although the book is stated as "Volume I" no further volumes were issued.<br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: Brown paper wraps black lettering on the front wrap fore- and bottom edges uncut title page with black-and-white wood engraving a total of thirty-one wood engravings in the text throughout: twenty-one wood engravings of carpentry tools by Eric Gill ten wood engravings by R. John Beedham; Caslon O. F. type Batchelor handmade paper duodecimo size 7.75" by 5" pagination: i-iv v-xvi 1 2-110 one of 450 copies this number 161.<br /> <br /> ___CITATION: Better than good with clean wraps a strong square text block the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; overall minor edgewear to the wraps some loss to the paper at the spine exposing parts of the gatherings however text block still solid small loss to the bottom fore-edge corner of the title page.<br /> <br /> ___CITATIONS: Gill no. 269; Taylor and Sewell no. A31.<br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br /> <br /> ___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. Printed at the Ditchling Press by Douglas Pepler unknown
1988880561988. 46 x 27,5 cm; Bogenmaß 65,5 x 46 cm.
198559810Great Barrington MA: Penmaen Busyhaus Publications 1985. Limited Edition "Out of Series" Print Set not numbered not in linen slipcase/box. Prints. Near Fine. Folio 39 cm Two suites of loose prints the suites are issued in two states. 13 prints printed on white paper 12 of which are signed; 13 prints printed on cream-colored paper 12 of which are signed. The images on the cream-colored paper are the same as the images on the white paper the only difference being the paper. The 13th print in each suite is by Lynd Ward which are not signed as he passed away in June of 1985 just before the project was completed. Does not contain the introduction by Leonard Baskin or the descriptive letterpress text. With signed self-portraits by the following artists: <br /> <br /> -Fred Becker 1913-2004. Born in Oakland California and active in St. Louis Missouri and New England. <br /> <br /> -Jack Coughlin b. 1932. Born in Greenwich Connecticut. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and the Art Students League of New York. He is most known for his portrait wood engravings etchings and lithographs of literary figures and musicians. Information obtained from Brier Hill Gallery Boston MA. <br /> <br /> -John DePol 1913-2004. A New York printmaker and wood engraver. His press was Endgrain Press. <br /> <br /> -Fritz Eichenberg 1901-1990. A German/American artist. Considered a master of wood engraving. Eichenberg's first big commissions came with Crime and Punishment and Gulliver's Travels for the Limited Editions Club. His images often depict suffering and poverty. His positions included director of Graphic Arts Center in Brooklyn and a teacher of Graphics at New York's Pratt Institute. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art <br /> <br /> -Raymond Gloeckler 1928-2022. Born in Portage Wisconsin. While still a student he taught art via a government program in rural schools. Later he was employed as a professor at UW-Madison between 1961-1993. "Gloeckler is known for his highly detailed caricatures and bold expressive satire and commentary. His prints and paintings comment on humanity's follies and foibles in a unique light-hearted style defying art world trends." - Gallery of Wisconsin Art <br /> <br /> -James Grashow b. 1942. An American sculptor and woodcut artist. "James Grashow was born in Brooklyn in 1942 and has been creating works that address themes of man nature and mortality since the 1960's" "The scale of his work ranges from large environmental installations through which the viewer traverses to the delicate and contained world of his houseplants where homes and buildings replace flowers and buds in intricately constructed bouquets." - The artist's website <br /> <br /> -Judith Jaidinger b. 1941. One of the two female artists represented here. Born in Chicago Illinois. "Judith Jaidinger's obsession with cutting began in her 1960s student days at the School of the Art Institute and is linked to her equally long frankly sensuous relationship with boxwood. She was introduced to both in an engraving class taught by British-born print-master Adrian Troy. "At the same time printing industry technology had moved on supplanting woodblock engravings with line drawings and photography. 'A dying art' Jaidinger says. It was also a seriously slumping industry. But in the 1960s in Chicago hub of an enormous catalog business there were still a few commercial wood-engraving establishments turning out the precise detailed images more typical of the previous century. One of them Sander Wood Engraving on Dearborn Street was where Professor Troy a committed modernist sent his students to buy the best material: rare English-grown boxwood blocks. "'He warned us' Jaidinger recalls 'If you go to Sander and buy your wood from them don't look at what those engravers are doing. I don't want you to be influenced by them.' "That made it irresistible." - Reader- Chicago's alternative nonprofit newsroom <br /> <br /> -Stefan Martin 1936-1994. Born in Elgin Illinois and a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also active in Roosevelt New Jersey. His work is held in private museums and collections throughout the world including the Metropolitan Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. <br /> <br /> -Michael McCurdy 1942-2016. American author illustrator and publisher. Born in New York City. McCurdy served as an instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Concord Academy and at the Book Arts Laboratory of the Wellesley College Library. He founded Penmaen Press 1968-1985. Information obtained from Brier Hill Gallery Boston MA. <br /> <br /> -Barry Moser b. 1940. The owner and operator of The Pennyroyal Press and the illustrator of over 250 books including Moby Dick The Divine Comedy and a highly regarded edition of The Bible. "Barry Moser is probably the most important book illustrator working in America today." - Nicholas Basbanes <br /> <br /> -Gillian Tyler b. 1935. Born in Baltimore Maryland. She is an illustrator that works primarily in children's books. <br /> <br /> -Herbert Ogdon Waters 1903-1996. Born in China. Waters came to the United States and studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia the Art Institute of Chicago and Harvard University. He was a public school art instructor under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Arts Project. He later taught art at the University of New Hampshire at Durham and at the Holderness School in Plymouth New Hampshire. Information obtained from Brier Hill Gallery Boston MA. <br /> <br /> -Lynd Ward 1905-1985. The 13th print in each suite is by Lynd Ward which are not signed as he passed away in June of 1985 just before the project was completed. <br /> <br /> Originally issued in an edition of 250 boxed sets. Penmaen Busyhaus Publications unknown
1996x09067<p>Paris: Editions de La Fenetre 1996. 4to. Unbound sheets in blue cloth portfolio in cloth slipcase. Fine in Near Fine slipcase. Slight fading and shelfwear to slipcase. Two engravings by Vilato. Number 21 of 90 printed signed by Verdet and Javier Vilato. This copy additionally inscribed with a drawing by Verdet. First Edition. Fine.</p> Editions de La Fenetre hardcover
19281403491Paris: Edward W. Titus 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 6 49 7 pages plus 5 illustrated plates. In Very Good minus condition. In brown cloth binding with red lettering on paper labels to front board and spine. Boards are moderately soiled most heavily on spine with faint stains on boards near the joints. Rubbing along board edges fore corners lightly bumped. Label on spine is heavily sunned and scuffed. Text block shows light wear and foxing to deckled edges. Also foxed sparsely throughout most prominently on endpapers. Stain in gutter of first free endpaper. Small pencil annotation on page 7 indicates a typo in the text. SH consignment. Shelved in Room A. Bill Bird was an American publisher best known for running the Three Mountains Press a small press that published many prominent modernists in the 1920s including Ezra Pound Ernest Hemingway James Joyce William Carlos Williams and Robert McAlmon with Ezra Pound serving as editor. Over a period of two and a half years he published 9 works. Concurrently he founded Consolidated Press Service and worked there as a journalist from 1920-1933 when he joined the New York Sun as chief foreign correspondent. Forced to flee France after the Nazi invasion he wrote articles warning of war. After WWII he moved to Tangier and was the editor of the Tangier Gazette.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> This title was among Bird's private collection having been carted by him from Paris where he stayed until 1940 to Spain Tangiers and finally back to Paris and by descent to the US. 1403491. Special Collections. Edward W. Titus hardcover
1984297104Marlborough Wilts: Paulinus Press 1984. Limited Edition. Near Fine binding. Small quarto; in morocco-backed vellum with spine lettered in gilt; housed in slipcase with portfolio in the slipcase containing a set of nineteen wood engravings by Simon Brett printed on japon and signed by the artist; the morocco spine is a bit sunned; this edition with the portfolio is limited to 25 copies; of the engravings in the portfolio this is number 18 of xxv; signed on the colophon by Michael Justin Davis and Simon Brett. Near Fine binding. Paulinus Press unknown
1963003294CThe Stone Wal Press Iowa City 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A very fine hardcover copy in a near fine slipcase. Limited Edition of 300 no. copies. This is copy no. 112. Owner's signature appears on front endpaper with additional info "sent me from the publishers at the request of Beatrice Roethke." Slipcase is very sound with just a touch of rubbing. A nice copy. The Stone Wal Press, Iowa City hardcover
1984297106Marlborough Wilts England: Paulinus Press 1984. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s pink silk bonding with a cream label to the spine lettered in gilt with slipcase; 55 pages with illustrations and a set of proofs; signed by the author Walter Shewring; the engraver Simon Brett the engraver; Christopher Skelton the printer; and Clare Skelton the binder.~~This edition limited to twenty-five special copies printed on Zerkall mould-made paper with additional pages bearing impressions of the engravings printed direct from the wood blocks; in the rear of the book is a loose set of proofs of the engravings on japon printed and signed by the artist.~~This special edition is signed by the author the engraver the printer and the binder “in recognition of its being the last book produced at Skelton’s Press under Christopher Skelton’s ownershipâ€. Fine binding. Paulinus Press unknown
19529699New York: Hammer Creek Press 1952. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. 16mo. 8 pp. illus. Limited edition number of copies unknown. As issued sewn in printed wrappers. Very light toning to the extremities and covers; nevertheless a very nice copy. Bookplate of noted collector Norman Sondheim on the verso of the front wrappers. <br /> <br /> Comprises title page/announcement; two engravings one of the Hell-Box Press and the second the Hammer Creek Press; and a colophon. The Hell-Box Press was one of Fass's earlier printing endeavors. Hammer Creek Press began when in 1950 when Fass purchased from Valenti Angelo a small iron press previously owned by Bruce Rogers who had sold it to Angelo the year before. It was on this press of significant provenance that the bulk of the Hammer Creek Press editions were printed few of which have stated limitations. With only 4 institutions reporting ownership according to OCLC it is difficult to imagine this title was produced in an edition of more than a few dozen copies if that. Cohen 15; DePol Catalogue Raisonne p. 40. Hammer Creek Press unknown
19443114833Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1944. Second Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Second printing. Though not called for SIGNED by Anais Nin on front end-paper. Close to fine in pictorial boards in supplied chipped un-printed acetate protective cover. Neat book shop sticker at base of rear pastedown. 86pp. One of 800 copies. Nicely preserved copy. ; 4 3/4" x 8 1/2"; 86 pages . hardcover
