(Incline Press) YEAR IN A MARBLER'S WORKSHOP | A by Muir, Ann - 1999: HARVESTING COLOUR

Dr. George Vajna & Co, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Frances Shires' English translation of Sly Mike: A Hungarian Story. Beautifully bound in white buckram with red-stamped title and hand cross-stitched embroidery design to front panel. Includes 10 hand-colored etchings printed by hand-press. Limited edition of 250 copies, this being #138. Signed in blue ink on limitation page by artists Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Printed in Hungary. An exquisitely charming and beautiful book, now rare in commerce and libraries. 48 unnumbered pages. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Clean, unmarked copy with no visible shelf wear and slight bumping to head of spine panel. Hinges sturdy. A remarkably presentable copy of an 83-year-old book, nearly flawless. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

London: The Author / R. Ackermann / Simpkin and Marshall, 1823. Reprint. Published by the author, and sold by R. Ackermann & Simpkin & Marshall. Third Edition - the first publication was in 1821. Complete as issued with nine hand coloured plates of dressing table paraphernalia; with moveable flaps each revealing a supposed female virtue. Bound in the original printed paper coloured buff boards, with original end papers. In very good plus condition overall; some foxing. Collates thus: Frontis engraving (by R. L Wright), showing a dressing table, title page, dedication leaf, [iv dedication signed S. G.] pp24 printed on rectos, with nine plates. The plates consist of 1) The Enchanting Mirror 2) A Wash to smooth Wrinkles revealing "contentment" 3) An universal and genuine beautifier revealing "good humour" 4) A Matchless pair of Ear Rings reveals "Attention" 5) Best White Paint reveals "Innocence" 6) Rouge Superieur ne se vend pas a Paris reveals "modesty" 7) Mixture giving Sweetness to the Voice reveals… Read More

First edition, 1977, second printing after the 1938 first. Progress Publishers, Moscow. Large octavo, original yellow cloth, with copper casings fastened over both boards, designed by Koba Gouruli.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin is an unequivocal work by medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, this translation by Marjory Waldrop was the first prose translation in the English language. This copy bound in a unique copper relief casing featuring a traditional Georgian portrait to the front with a bold pattern and Georgian script to the rear board.
A prolific translator, Waldrop travelled to Georgia in the late 1800s when it was still part of Imperial Russia, and published three English translations of Georgian titles in the following five years. The Knight in the Panther's Skin was the fourth and final translation, but was only published in 1912 three years after her death. Waldrop refused publication in her lifetime, feeling it wasn't up to snuff. It remains the translation against which all others… Read More

Birmingham, AL: National Engraving Company, 1960. spiral-bound binder. Engraving. square 4to. spiral-bound binder. unpaginated. A lovely catalogue of engraving samples supplied by this large commercial printer. Features over 200 specimens of various typefaces and illustrations on envelopes, letterhead, business cards, invitations, and other marketing tools. In near fine condition.

The Skeptical Press. El Cerrito, California. USA. 2000 - 2007. LIMITED EDITIONS, signed by Reisbord. Various sizes, formats and shapes. A collection of 25 examples of hand printed and constructed book and paper art, each number 24 of limited editions of 60 copies, plus 11 items of Skeptical Press ephemera, including subscription reminders, envelopes and memos, all hand printed at the press. Housed in a purpose made archive box, constructed by Coriander Reisbord in 2005 and with a printed list of the Press titles from 2000 to 2004 mounted to the inner panel of the lid, covered in green cloth and with a printed label to the front. The box measures 9.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches, the works within all vary in size and format. A wonderful and varied collection of interesting works by one of America's most talented paper artists and printers of the modern era.

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2002.. Edition of 5. 11.5 x 7.25 x 1"; 5 two-page spreads. Star carousel book construction. Handcolored silkscreen prints. Bound in purple silk cloth with tipped on illustration. Linda J. Docherty, Catalog of the Exhibition, Catalog of the Exhibition: Threatened and Endangered: Artists' Books Created by Rebecca Goodale, 2004:"Because human encroachment on nature more often takes place incrementally, the damage may be done before the consequences are clear. Goodale's Northern Blazing Star anticipates a future in which species survival depends on artificial recreation of natural patterns. This star book focuses on Maine's last grassland, the Kennebunk Plains, home to the grasshopper sparrow, upland sandpiper, black racer, and Northern blazing star. The latter, a rare plant pollinated by yellow butterflies, depends on fire to preserve the character of its habitat. Under normal conditions, lightning would kindle the necessary fire, but the… Read More

Avoca, Nebraska:: Blue Heron Press,, 2009.. Edition of 50. 6.25 x 10.25" closed, 10 x 42" extended; 12 pages. Accordion structure with gatefold center spread. Text letterpress printed in Cochin 11 point. Line drawing from photopolymer plates printed letterpress on a Vandercook 320.Woodcuts printed from birch blocks on a Takach etching press onto Japanese Nishinouchi paper. Bound into covered boards with decorative woodcut-printed paper and end sheets, and with a goatskin spine. Blue Heron Press: "In words and images, micro-to-macroscopic layers of poignant meaning and memory are an intimately held and transient wonder, just as light melds recto and verso printing into one light-born envelope.Intimations are caught and lost in the act of reading, viewing, meditating, immersing. A fortuitous invitation from Longwood University, Virginia, pairs Robert Pinsky (Poet Laureate 1997-2000) and book artist Karen Kunc.

London: The Author / R. Ackermann / Simpkin and Marshall, 1823. Reprint. Published by the author, and sold by R. Ackermann & Simpkin & Marshall. Third Edition - the first publication was in 1821. Complete as issued with nine hand coloured plates of dressing table paraphernalia; with moveable flaps each revealing a supposed female virtue. Bound in the original printed paper coloured buff boards, with original end papers. In very good plus condition overall; some foxing. Collates thus: Frontis engraving (by R. L Wright), showing a dressing table, title page, dedication leaf, [iv dedication signed S. G.] pp24 printed on rectos, with nine plates. The plates consist of 1) The Enchanting Mirror 2) A Wash to smooth Wrinkles revealing "contentment" 3) An universal and genuine beautifier revealing "good humour" 4) A Matchless pair of Ear Rings reveals "Attention" 5) Best White Paint reveals "Innocence" 6) Rouge Superieur ne se vend pas a Paris reveals "modesty" 7) Mixture giving Sweetness to the Voice reveals… Read More

First edition, 1977, second printing after the 1938 first. Progress Publishers, Moscow. Large octavo, original yellow cloth, with copper casings fastened over both boards, designed by Koba Gouruli.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin is an unequivocal work by medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, this translation by Marjory Waldrop was the first prose translation in the English language. This copy bound in a unique copper relief casing featuring a traditional Georgian portrait to the front with a bold pattern and Georgian script to the rear board.
A prolific translator, Waldrop travelled to Georgia in the late 1800s when it was still part of Imperial Russia, and published three English translations of Georgian titles in the following five years. The Knight in the Panther's Skin was the fourth and final translation, but was only published in 1912 three years after her death. Waldrop refused publication in her lifetime, feeling it wasn't up to snuff. It remains the translation against which all others… Read More

Birmingham, AL: National Engraving Company, 1960. spiral-bound binder. Engraving. square 4to. spiral-bound binder. unpaginated. A lovely catalogue of engraving samples supplied by this large commercial printer. Features over 200 specimens of various typefaces and illustrations on envelopes, letterhead, business cards, invitations, and other marketing tools. In near fine condition.