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Kingswood, Surrey: William Heinemann Ltd. - The Windmill Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1927. Press Proof; First Printing. Hardcover. The first copy has a 3" split, without loss, along the front of the spine at head and a tiny spot to a page with offsetting to the adjacent page. The second copy has a 1/2" closed tear, without loss, to the leather at the spine head, a 5/15" split, without loss, to leather at the spine tail and a pinpoint spot to a page. Common to both copies: Boards are splayed, common to most copies of this book. Overall wear and scuffing to all surfaces and extremities. Spines have wear and some sun-lightening Faint toning at the edges of all pages. Verso of free endpapers has offsetting from some production process. Lack the ephemeral, plain dustwrappers.; TWO of only 12 copies of the press proof of the first pages composed and printed at The Windmill Press, Kingsmill, Surrey, on December 8th, 1927. The proof pages are the facing pages 2 and 3 from… Read More

New York, NY: Burt Franklin. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1970. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Spine ends lightly bumped.; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland has an impressive collection of incunabula donated from the collections of at least eight Archbishops, an entire library donated by the "English army in Ireland," another library of a Doctor of Divinity, and numerous smaller libraries from collectors. Originally published in 1905, this catalog of incunabula was compiled by the Trinity College's librarian and cataloger of manuscripts Reverend Thomas Kingsmill Abbott. Lists bibliographic information and collation for 606 books. Eleven plates depict decorative capitals, printed leaves, illustrations, and a particularly fanciful illustration of the Purgatory of Saint Patrick that should frighten anyone into a sin-free life. Includes a Preface, List of Books Referred to, a Corrigenda of errors, Chronological Index from 1481-1500, Index of Printers and Places, Index of… Read More

Tieton, Washington: Marquand Editions. Fine with no dust jacket. 2009. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Pinhead nick to paper of back cover.; This brief essay is an homage to the spines of books. Spines, at their best, convey what the author, and ultimately the publisher, want the bookstore browser to assume about the book. The width, font, face, number of words, direction of printing, color, and pattern all affect us semi-consciously and determine if we will stop and pull the book from the shelf. The author explains his views as a publisher and provides examples and anecdotes about decisions on spine content. Unpaginated, but 5 pages. This is the initial volume of a 10-volume set of essays by different authors on various aspects of books. One of an edition of 500, most of which were distributed hors commerce. Designed by the author who is the publisher of Marquand Editions. Letterpress printed in Archer Book font on stiff leaves, each with two laminations of paper, trimmed at head and tail,… Read More

Lunenburg, Vermont: The Stinehour Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1963. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Letters written from France and England in 1960, these describe John R. Nash's encounters and visits with engravers, book printers, and job printers in their own establishments. They form an engaging essay with sufficient detail to interest those who appreciate private press work and the personalities behind that. Nash was the former graphic arts Professor and long-time mentor of Rocky Stinehour. Has Nash's 6 ink line drawings of the people and equipment in their shops. This book is a 1963 Christmas keepsake for friends of the Press. Bound in stiff, orange, laid paper wraps. Printed fully justified in an unspecified Monotype face. This is a clean, crisp Fine copy. ; Ink line drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 27 [1] pages .

Westport: Privately Printed. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1929. Limited Edition. Softcover. Faintest sunning to the edges of the wraps. Tail corner of front wrap has tiny, light crease.; The author's essay on why limited editions should exist in the wide world of publishing, reading, and collecting. "Why do the heathen so furiously rage against limited issues, large-papers, first editions, and the rest? For there is certainly more to be said for than against them. Broadly speaking, all such 'fads' are worthy of being encouraged, because they maintain, in some measure, the expiring dignity of letters, the mystery of books." "If writers and publishers only gave a thought to what they are doing when they generate such large families of books, careless as the salmon with its million young, we should have no such sad alms-houses of learning as Booksellers' Row, no such melancholy distress-sales of noble authors as remainder auctions. A good book is beyond price;… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Privately Published. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Bumps and wear to corners and spine ends. Light soil to cover papers. Wear and soil to spine label. Offsetting at the head of pages 106-107 from a scrap of paper used as a marker.; A to-the-point, dense, but readily understandable explanation of the physical process of letterpress printing. If you collect, print, or sell letterpress printed books, this volume explains how the printed pages came to be. Covers presses, makeready, inks, rollers, feeding, hand composition, Linotype, Monotype, and photoengraving.Illustrated with monochrome plates and cuts of presses, engravings, etc. Preface and Introduction by the author. Craig Reno Spicher, 1886-1963, was an Instructor in Presswork with the Department of Printing at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 1920 Census listed him as a "Pressman" engaged in "Job Press Printing." Laid, stiff… Read More

New York, NY: Harrison of Paris. Near Fine. c.1934. Booklet. The lightest, short crease at the tail fore corner and at the spine head.; Monroe Wheeler and Barbara Harrison Westcott founded Harrison of Paris in 1930. They issued 12 publications from their Paris press before moving to New York, NY and issuing their final book: Hacienda : A Story of Mexico. Page 1 is a prospectus for the publication of Hacienda : A Story of Mexico, by Katherine Anne Porter. Page 4 lists the authors and titles of 12 of the press' publications through 1934. This publication is a single leaf, folded once into 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". 4 pages, printed only on pages 1 and 4. Set in a serif font and printed on pale buff, watermarked, Strathmore Highway bond rag paper. In clean, about Near Fine condition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 4 pages .

Van Nuys, California: Richard J. Hoffman. Fine with no dust jacket. 1986. 3-ring binder. This is a concise, concentrated essay on all aspects of proper book design and the benefits of thoughtful design. So straightforward that the lay reader can readily understand his points. "A commentary written and printed by Richard J. Hoffman at his printing office in Van Nuys, California for members of Columbian 415 Chappel and other friends of the press 1986" One of the world class California printers, Hoffman was an academic printer, press manager, and teacher of printing at colleges from 1933 to 1979. From that point he operated his private press in conjunction with former students, his cumulative output of 66 years being approximately 50,000 printed items. Printed both for and with the assistance of Columbian 415 Chappel, the cadre of accomplished printing students who continued working with him after his retirement from academic printing. Unpaginated, but [1][blank][10][1]. In quarter,… Read More

Princeton, New Jersey: The Manticora Press. Near Fine. 1969. Limited/Numbered Edition. Softcover. Tiny, closed tears to the head edge of the wraps, adjacent to the spine head. Just a bit of wear to the spine tail.; The bibliography of this tiny ephemeral press that produced 3 books; two previous books and this one. Founded in 1967 by Neal F. Grenley, "The Manticora Press strives to produce finely printed material both in terms of design, and especially in terms of execution. What we detest is Madison Avenue slickness, all kinds of offset printing, and graphic designers afraid of the composing stick." Using a borrowed Albion press, Manticora had the tinyest output and the lifespan of a mayfly. Despite that, this book is an example of fine printing, with the title page printed in black and red, the fanciful device of the press and other devices in red. Copy 18 of a limited edition of 30, with the colophon lettered in ink "18 ./1 September 1969/by the Printer". Hand set in… Read More