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The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson. An Annotated List, 1944-1988.
by [Wilson, Adrian]. Linden, James
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- Hardcover
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
2 vols. San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley, 1994. 2 vols., folio, and portfolio containing loosely inserted printed items. Original unbleached cloth binding, both volumes with blind-stamped upper board and paper label to backstrip, matching cloth slipcase also with decorated paper label affixed to backstrip. Folio, 151 pp. illustrated throughout by means of linocuts and wood engravings, many of them hand-colored, pages untrimmed, four plates from photographs tipped-in. Portfolio containing approximately 50 pieces of ephemera. Commemorative printed broadside and invitation to the publication party loosely inserted. Fine. § Limited to 75 unnumbered copies. A rich compendium of Wilson’s many varied playbills, prospecti, invitations, and other ephemera. Designed and hand-colored by James Linden in San Francisco, the composition and printing was done by James Wehlage on Wilson’s own Heidelberg Cylinder Press. Photographic reproduction is by Michael Mundy, who also created and signed the original photograph for the Afterword. Bound by the Taurus Bookbindery, Berkeley, California.
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- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104280
- Title
- The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson. An Annotated List, 1944-1988.
- Author
- [Wilson, Adrian]. Linden, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Press in Tuscany Alley
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 2 vols
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press Books;
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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