Prints from Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Northampton, MA: The Gehenna Press, 1956. A fine copy, the title with a few tiny indentations, the slipcase lightly worn along edges. Folio (13 x 10 inches). Wood engraved portrait of Owen by Baskin after a drawing by Ben Shahn (with an extra proof copy, see below), and illustrations by Shahn in text. Half brown morocco, gilt-lettered on… Read more

Orlando, Florida: Flying Horse Editions / Hoopsnake Press, 1998. A fine set. A complete copy, comprising: Sixteen 10.5 x 12 inch etchings by William T. Wiley and sixteen poems by Michael Hannon. Sheets unbound, and with tissue guards, laid loose as issued in two green cloth clamshell portfolios with recessed, tipped-in etching. ONE OF 20 COPIES, this is… Read more

Paris: [Printed by Grou-Radenez] for Serje Mendjisky, 1964. A fine set, with some light wear to slipcase, lettering on chemise somewhat faded. Folio (14.5 x 11 inches). 35 plates. Text and plates laid loose as issued in printed cream wrappers; velvet chemise and slipcase. Copy number 282 from an unnumbered edition.

[Nuremberg], 1766. In fine condition with fine color. Hand-colored engraving, 13 x 8 3/4 inches plate, 21 7/8 x 14 3/8 inches sheet. Crowned "VL" watermark. Some of the prints in Knorr's collector's cabinet have dedications, as here dedicated to "Ex Museo Excell. D. Mullieri & D. D. Rudolphi.

[England], [19th century]. Wear to extremities, shadow on front cover, some foxing throughout. Suite of 73 lithographs, including title, signed with initials, after drawings signed with initials, including HL, WS, HB, MES, IF, WM and others. Sheets 28 x 21.5 cm, images 12 x 9.5 cm. Bound in 19th-century black roan-backed green muslin, the front cover with black… Read more

Rochester: Visual Studies Workshop, 1974. Title with a few soft creases and soil-marks, occasional light wear to corners, generally clean and fresh. Title and 29 photographs, prints, and mixed-media pieces, either full sheet or on mounts, each signed by the artist either on recto or verso. Each 14 x 11 inches (or smaller and mounted). Number 39 of… Read more

Newton, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1993. 4to (10 x 8 in.). 25 wood engravings by Rosemary Covey, each tipped to mount. Original quarter red goatskin, blue floral-patterned cloth. A fine, fresh copy with a small chip and stain at the head of the spine. FIRST EDITION, number 121 of 200 copies. Printed on Arches mouldmade paper. Bound by… Read more

[Florence], 1619. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. Etching, 282 x 210 mm plate, 353 x 287 mm sheet, on laid paper with a Cross of Lorraine watermark, a fine impression of the second state (of three), with wide margins, some minor mostly marginal foxing, taped to the backboard at three corners verso, otherwise in good… Read more

1623. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. The complete set of 16 etchings including title, sheets 80 x 80 mm and similar, good impressions of the second states (of three or four), with thread margins, occasional small thin spots on the reverse, otherwise in good condition. In four mats. Provenance: Purchased from Hellmuth Wallach, 1957. Lieure… Read more

[Paris: Israël Henriet, circa 1618]. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. Complete set of ten etchings, plus the frontispiece by Collignon, sheets 118 x 254 mm and similar, second states (of two or three), very good impressions, on fine laid paper, several with Triple Fleur-de-Lys in a shield watermarks (see Lieure watermarks 50). Trimmed close to… Read more

Rome: Giovanni Bouchard, 1750. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. Broadsheets (537 x 370 mm). Letterpress title-page printed in red and black with the vignette by Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, portrait of Piranesi by F. Polanzani, frontispiece (Robison 1) and 16 plates of the Prima Parte di Architetture, Second Edition, First Issue (R. 2, 3, 5, 15-18,… Read more

Tokyo: Kyoto Hanga in, 1960. Spine partly perished, a few stains to boards, internally clean, colors bright. Printed description and 6 color prints window mounted. As-issued in board portfolio, printed paper label on front cover. A fine philatelic item, reproducing 6 prints by Utamaro, Hokusai, Hiroshiga, and others.

np, 1948. softcover. An original print sent as a New Year's card. ["A Happy Year"]. 4-1/4" x 5-1/4" print on a 6-3/4" x 12-1/4" paper folded and mailed. A very good copy.