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THE MALIBU I. RANCHO TOPANGA MALIBU SEQUIT: AN HISTORICAL APPROACH ... II. PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: ESSAYS ... by [ Plantin Press]: Robinson, W.W., and Lawrence Clark Powell - 1958

by [ Plantin Press]: Robinson, W.W., and Lawrence Clark Powell

THE MALIBU  I. RANCHO TOPANGA MALIBU SEQUIT: AN HISTORICAL APPROACH ... II. PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: ESSAYS ... by [ Plantin Press]: Robinson, W.W., and Lawrence Clark Powell - 1958

THE MALIBU I. RANCHO TOPANGA MALIBU SEQUIT: AN HISTORICAL APPROACH ... II. PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS: ESSAYS ...

by [ Plantin Press]: Robinson, W.W., and Lawrence Clark Powell

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Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1958. Small quarto. Linen and decorated boards, paper spine label. Bookplate on front pastedown, two shallow, creased snags in top edge of front free endpaper, tiny ink dot at extreme top edge of lower board, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Colored illustrative chapter headings and monochrome in-text illustrations by Irene Robinson. One of 350 numbered copies printed at the Plantin Press. This copy is signed by Saul and Lillian Marks, Powell, and the Robinsons. A fine evocation of the area, and among the most significant of the Plantin Press' productions.
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by [Robinson, Alan James (illustrator)]: Carol, Mark Philip

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[Milford, NY]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989.. Folio (38 x 28.5 cm). Full limp bleached vellum, with diecut window exposing a pictorial vignette. Illustrated. Fine, accompanied by a separate suite in cloth folder, the whole enclosed in publisher's folding clamshell box (bookplate shadow on box pastedown, small label mark in corner of upper panel, tiny mark on spine label). Prospectus laid in. First edition. Foreword by Brian Davies. Illustrated with eleven etchings and four wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. From a total edition of 79 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies bound thus, accompanied by a separate suite of the etchings and engravings, each lettered and signed by the artist, as well as an original ink and watercolor drawing, executed on a sheet of fine vellum, and signed by the artist. A magnificent undertaking, partaking of the manner and spirit of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, printing Carol's narrative of the birthing of Harp Seal pups on the Magdalen Islands in company… Read More
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HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

by [Triangular Press]: Carmin, Jim, and Uta Schneider [commentary]

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Portland, OR: Triangular Press, 2005.. Small quarto. Cloth and natural boards, printed labels. Color photographs, plates and illustrations. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Schnieder's text is printed in English and German. A well-illustrated catalogue raisonné (1978-2005) and chronology. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Portland Public Library, December 2005.
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FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

by [Aralia Press]: Gioia, Dana [ed]

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press at West Chester University, 1994.. Narrow quarto (29 x 17 cm). Linen and decorated boards, printed spine label. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 210 copies printed on Johannot in Spectrum types, bound by Larry Yerkes. Contributors include Barth, Disch, Hadas, Leithauser, Seth and a number of other poets.
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THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

by [Perishable Press]: Laird, Mary

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Mt. Horeb: The Perishable Press, 1973.. Quarto. Buckram over boards with blindstamped vignette. Illustrated. Faint trace of sunning at extremities, otherwise fine. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen drawings by the author. One of 175 copies printed on Japanese handmade Hosho paper and signed by the author/artist. HAMADY 57.
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An Imaginary Portrait

An Imaginary Portrait

by [DANIEL PRESS]. Pater, Walter

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Oxford: H. Daniel, 1894. First edition thus, one of 250 numbered copies. Original printed wrappers, glassine and slipcase. 61 pp. Spine slightly darkened, else a fine copy. Madan 33. "First printed in Macmillan's Magazine, vol. 38 (1878), p. 313, it is here for the first time reprinted with loving care.
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by [Robinson, Alan James (illustrator)]: Carol, Mark Philip

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[Milford, NY]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989.. Folio (38 x 28.5 cm). Full limp bleached vellum, with diecut window exposing a pictorial vignette. Illustrated. Fine, accompanied by a separate suite in cloth folder, the whole enclosed in publisher's folding clamshell box (bookplate shadow on box pastedown, small label mark in corner of upper panel, tiny mark on spine label). Prospectus laid in. First edition. Foreword by Brian Davies. Illustrated with eleven etchings and four wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. From a total edition of 79 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies bound thus, accompanied by a separate suite of the etchings and engravings, each lettered and signed by the artist, as well as an original ink and watercolor drawing, executed on a sheet of fine vellum, and signed by the artist. A magnificent undertaking, partaking of the manner and spirit of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, printing Carol's narrative of the birthing of Harp Seal pups on the Magdalen Islands in company… Read More
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An Infant's Library

An Infant's Library

by Society Of Private Printers

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[Pinner]: Society of Private Printers (Private Libraries Association), 1980. First edition. Wrappers. Fine copy. 31 pamphlets. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. Preserved in a mahogany box with a sliding front and the engraving by Pam Reuter on the front. Limited to 70 sets. Engraving by Pam Reuter. A printers' exchange organized by the Private Libraries Association, comprising 30 booklets printed between 1975 and 1980 by various private press printers, chiefly in England and the U.S. An introductory booklet is included. The presses include Cherub Press, Keepsake Press, Perdix Press, Pump Press, Peter Stockham, and Typographeum.
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HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

by [Triangular Press]: Carmin, Jim, and Uta Schneider [commentary]

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Portland, OR: Triangular Press, 2005.. Small quarto. Cloth and natural boards, printed labels. Color photographs, plates and illustrations. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Schnieder's text is printed in English and German. A well-illustrated catalogue raisonné (1978-2005) and chronology. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Portland Public Library, December 2005.
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FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

by [Aralia Press]: Gioia, Dana [ed]

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press at West Chester University, 1994.. Narrow quarto (29 x 17 cm). Linen and decorated boards, printed spine label. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 210 copies printed on Johannot in Spectrum types, bound by Larry Yerkes. Contributors include Barth, Disch, Hadas, Leithauser, Seth and a number of other poets.
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THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

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Mt. Horeb: The Perishable Press, 1973.. Quarto. Buckram over boards with blindstamped vignette. Illustrated. Faint trace of sunning at extremities, otherwise fine. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen drawings by the author. One of 175 copies printed on Japanese handmade Hosho paper and signed by the author/artist. HAMADY 57.
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Printing Digital Type on the Hand-Operated Flatbed Cylinder Press

Printing Digital Type on the Hand-Operated Flatbed Cylinder Press

by Lange, Gerald

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Chatwin Books, 2018. Trade Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" New!
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PRIVATE PRESS.|THE

by Cave, Roderick

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New York: Watson - Guptill, 1971. cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 376 pages. First U.S. edition. Jacket lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Traces the development of the private press over the last 500 years. 83 figures in the text and 72 plates. Better printed than the second edition and containing some material not present in the first edition and thus still desirable.
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The Eye of Heaven: a Narrative Poem
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The Eye of Heaven: a Narrative Poem

by Efird, Susan

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Abattoir Editions, 1982. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of 150 numbered copies printed by Harry Duncan; this being #84. 9.25 X 12 inches. 40pp., bound in tan wraps with mounted cream printed paper label wrapping around the spine and front cover. Letterpress printed on Japanese Etching paper, from Poliphilus, Blado, and Fournier Ornate types; with 2 woodblock prints by Michael McCurdy. Faint dampstaining to the text margins of the fore-edge, else Very Good.
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Nomi no Kai
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Nomi no Kai

by Minegishi, Shinsuke

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Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, 2006. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. [4]pp. Black & white frontispiece by Shinuske Minegishi, reproduced from the original engraving. One of 75 copies (from an edition of 100, signed and numbered by Minegishi). Designed by Rollin Milroy and printed by David Clifford at his Black Stone Press. Sewn into a Canson paper wraps. A Fine copy. // A previously unpublished essay by the artist, paying homage to a group of six Japanese wood engravers 'who were responsible for reviving the art form in that country'. Published to accompany the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States, at Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, November 2006.
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The First Ten
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The First Ten: A Penmaen Press Bibliography

by Peich, Michael; Michael McCurdy

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Lincoln: Penmaen Press, 1978. First Edition, one of 500 copies printed. This copy SIGNED by McCurdy twice, at Title and Afterword. Woodcuts by McCurdy. Bibliographically describes all Penmaen Press books, broadsides and ephemera 1968-1978, with additional items. Includes 16 pp. of photographs of contributors: Peich, McCurdy, Lynd Ward, Allen Ginsberg and others. A demonstrable work of love. 9½ x 6½.. Near Fine original blue cloth-covered boards blind stamped with gilt lettering to spine in like dust jacket.
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Germinal

Germinal

by Emile Zola

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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.
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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes (Signed, Limited Edition in Slipcase)
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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes (Signed, Limited Edition in Slipcase)

by Faith Jaques; Zena Sutherland

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London: Orchard Books, September 1990. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter-bound in dark grey cloth with dove grey sides. Silver titles and top edge. Silver silk ribbon marker. Illustrated endpapers. Dove grey slipcase. Presentation copy of a Limited Edition of 250 copies. Flat-signed by illustrator Faith Jaques, the noted children's book author, illustrator, artist, and advocate. Fine book in a Near Fine slipcase. Not from a library. 88 pages. Profusely illustrated.
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Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands,...
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Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands, 1800-1804: With a complete descriptive catalogue of drawings and paintings of Australian subjects by C.-A. Lesueur and N.-M. Petit from the Lesueur Collection at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre, France

by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur; Nicolas-Martin Petit; Jacqueline Bonnemains (ed); Elliott Forsyth (ed); Bernard Smith (ed)

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Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, October 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with a single one inch tear to front bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 347 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Heavy book: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Captain Nicolas Baudin's early 19th-century voyage of scientific discovery to Australia is a little-known event in French and Australian history. Yet that voyage played an important part in the history of Australian and Pacific colonization, and in the long story of worldwide scientific exploration. Departing Le Havre in 1800, Baudin's expedition comprised two ships--the Naturaliste and the Géographe--and 238 men, including 22 scientists. For most of the next three-and-a half years they travelled along the western and southern coasts of Australia, charting the coastline and… Read More
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Catalogue of the Private Collection of Paintings Belonging to Peter A. Schemm Philadelphia, PA
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Catalogue of the Private Collection of Paintings Belonging to Peter A. Schemm Philadelphia, PA

by [SCHEMM, Peter A.]

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Philadelphia: [privately printed] Beck Engraving Company, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Small quarto, unpaginated. Hundreds of black and white halftone plates, depicting the various paintings. On the opposite leaves, printed in red ink, are the painting titles and artists. A front blank contains a tipped-in photograph of Schemm, surrounded by his bounty of paintings. A crisp, clean copy in the publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt. Very minor dust-soiling to the cloth, and an owner's name on the front free endpaper, else a rather crisp, sharp example; near fine. A very nice production.
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A Song About Major Eatherly
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A Song About Major Eatherly

by Wain, John

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Iowa City, Iowa: Qara Press, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine -. Baasch, Norman. [16] p.: 2 linoleum cuts; 27 cm. Original light blue paper over boards with white paper label on front board, printed in black. "Printed by Gerald M. Stevenson, Jr. on Curtis Rag paper with linoleum cuts by Norman Baasch. Of an edition limited to 190 cpies, this is copy 25." -- colophon. This poem first appeared in The Listener on Aug. 6, 1959. Major Claude R. Eatherly was one of the pilots involved in the atomic bombing of Japan in World War II. In Near Fine- Condition: cover lightly soiled; pages are clean and crisp.
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