Philadelphia: Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company of America, 1930. Hardcover. Quarto. 12 x 9.25". 31pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Bound in publisher's cloth-backed boards with art deco design printed in black and gold on tan felt like cloth. Top of spine torn away, some light spotting to cover. A very attractive production.....
London: William Pickering, 1844. Hardcover. Folio. 14 x 9 3/4”. Full paper vellum with gilt decorations and leather spine labels. Lightly rubbed with mild soiling. Lap edges turned with loss to top corners. Bookplate of Nelson Diocean Library. Facsimile of original title, and tables printed in red & black. Decorative.....
New York: The Chips Publishing Company, 1895. Softcover. 12mo. 12pp. Original letterpress chapbook issued monthly. Cover printed in red & black. Sewn binding. This issue features a portrait of Thomas Bewick, drawn by Philip Mighels and a poem about Bewick by Edward Lamplough. There are also several short poetry and.....
Grabhorn Press, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 57pp. Limited Edition: "Five hundred copies have been printed by Grabhorn Press for Blanche and Alfred Knopf, Christmas 1949. Blue patterned paper over boards with cloth spine and paper label. Spine label is a little browned and faded. In "good" slipcase that has.....
Stanford University, California. Stanford University Press. 1930. First edition thus. Softcover. 10'' x 6 1/2''. Unpaginated. Illustrated. A nice copy of a delicate book. The paper dust cover is in poor condition.
Geneve: Gerald Cramer, 1984. Hardcover. Folio. Two volumes: Trente ans d'activite 1971 ; Une Nouvelle Periode d'Activite 1972-1983. Housed in a cardboard chemise with blue slipcase. Includes Prospectus, Colophon, "Artistes Divers" and subscription card. . Limited edition # 182 of 500 copies. Catalogue of the books published by Cramer. Slipcase.....
Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Co., ca 1900's. Hardcover. Tall octavo. 178pp. Beautiful Arts and Crafts Memory Book never used. Half-paper covered boards, with decorated cloth spine. Gilt titles. Each section with decorative design, each page with decorative header. Still in original glassine and in original decorated box, which is.....
Paris: Editions des Cendres, 2004. Softcover. Large octavo. 117 Limited to 900 copies. Illustrated. Text in French. Appreciation of Jean Hugues, bookseller and editor who published artist's books illustrated by Max Ernst, Rene Char, Paul Elaud and others.
Claremont, California. SAUNDERS STUDIO PRESS. 1935. Illustrations by Ruth Saunders. First edition, thus. Hardcover. 9'' x 6 1/2''. 109pp. 700 copies of this book have been printed, this is copy number 21. Corners bumped, general wear to cloth.
Portland, Maine. Thomas Bird Mosher. 1915. First edition thus. Hardcover. 12 1/2'' x 9 1/4''. 72pp. Two hundred and fifty copies of this book printed on Van Gelder Hand-made paper. Soiling to covers, toning to interior. Still a very good copy.
The Little Man Press, 1940. First edition thus. Pamphlet. 7 5/8'' x 5''. 32pp. Pip Pap Po is one of the three books making up the 2nd Issue of THE LITTLE MAN, a quarterly magazine. Each issue consists of a series of booklets. Some minor soiling and toning.
Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1980. Softcover. Quarto. 150pp. INSCRIBED, "A Anne Greet ..." by Antoine Coron, curator of this exhibition of modern book illumination. Nicely illustrated with color plates. Text in French. Artists featured include Jean Arp, Georges Braque, Wilfredo Lam, Joan Miro and more. Slight darkening around spine and edges.....
Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1980. Softcover. Quarto. 150pp. Exhibition catalogue of modern book illumination. Nicely illustrated with color plates. Text in French. Artists featured include Jean Arp, Georges Braque, Wilfredo Lam, Joan Miro and more.
Boston: Society of Arts and Crafts, 1932. Designer-Publisher Louise B. Graves. 4 1/4 x 3 3/8”. Decorated boards, with decorated card stock monthly calendars ring bound. Charming example of arts and crafts era design and printing. Cover has some loss to design and rubbing to edges, interior clean and nice.....
Pasadena, CA: Trails End Publishing Co. Inc., 1948. Hardcover. Octavo. Limited edition of 600 sets. Two Volumes: Volume I: A Biography. 335pp. Incl. index. Illustrated; Volume II: A Bibliography. 218pp. plus ads. Black cloth with beveled edges and leather spine. In good plus slipcase. Slipcase rubbed on edges and cracked.....
Athens, Georgia: The Press of the Nightowl, 1982. Limited edition. Softcover. # 238 of 300 copies. Octavo. 14pp. Two letters from Dwiggins to C.H. Griffith (Mergenthaler Linotype) regarding Catich's desire to have some early lettering made into a typeface. Heavy blue paper wrappers with paper label. Light general wear and.....
Paris: Le Cent Une, Societe de Femmes Bibliophiles, 1986. Portfolio. Un-numbered copy of a limited edition of 127 copies. Quarto. 11 3/4 x 7 1/2". Illustrated with 16 original etchings by Lil Michaelis. SIGNED by Michaelis, and by the chairwoman and by the deputy chairwoman of Les Cent Une, Societe.....
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Octavo. 245pp. Illustrated from photographs. SIGNED, by the author. Janet Ashbee was the wife of acclaimed designer, C.R. Ashbee. One corner lightly bumped, otherwise fine. " A book of rare insight and significance, Janet Ashbee sheds light on the Arts and.....
Austin, TX: University of Texas & Baylor University, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 179pp. Comprehensive descriptive bibliography., incl. index of textual variants. Dust jacket is faded on spine and edges.
North Hills, PA. Bird & Bull Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. 11'' X 8 1/4''. 120pp. This is copy number 19 of an edition limited to 300 copies. Leather spine over paper covered boards. Slipcase worn. A beautiful book, hand made paper.
London: Freedom Press, 1945. Softcover. Octavo. 103pp. Later printing. Nicely designed small magazine. Corner bumped. "First published in 1929, this book by Alexander Berkman answers some of the charges made against it and presents the case for communist anarchism...."
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1974. First thus. Hardcover. Octavo.First Thus. 103pp. Preface by Professor James D. Hart. Collage illustrations by Bruce Conner. Black Cloth; gilt front cover and spine titling. One of 400 un-numbered copies printed in San Francisco at the Press of Andrew Hoyem. A reprint of.....
Northridge: Santa Susana Press/ California State University, 1988. Limited edition. Hardcover. 12 7/8 x 9 5/8”. Limited to 65 copies; this is # 16. 12 original photographs, each numbered and signed, by Amanda Blanco, plus text printed on two-ply archival board (20) loose in folding portfolio. Also signed by Lawrence.....
Los Angeles: Dawson's Bookshop, 1972. Hardcover. Sm. octavo. 8 34 x 6". 60 pp. Illustrated. Green cloth with gilt stamped decoration and title, without dust jacket as issued. Slight turn to spine.
Austin, Texas. W. THOMAS TAYLOR. 1985. First edition. Hard cover. 11 '' x 7''. 105pp. With index. This edition has been limited to 1,000 copies. Without dust jacket as issued, with original slipcase.