‎Chelonians‎

‎Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse‎

‎Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse Sur un Elephas antiquus à formule laminaire élevée (G. Astre) - Révision du genre Pseudotsuga (Mlle F. Flous) - Une nouvelle espèce de Rhinocéridé aquitanien : Diaceratherium pauliacensis (Mlle M. Richard) - Sur l'énorme taille atteinte, à Cazavet, par les Bovidés quaternaires (G. Astre) - Différences de taille et de poids entre les civelles d'Aguinaga et de Sète en 1935-1936 (Gandolfi Hornyold) - Chéloniens fossiles du Kiméridgien du cap de la Hève (F.-M. Bergounioux) - Un Annélide sabellien dans le Garumnien de Saldés (G. Astre) - Recherches tectoniques sur le massif de la Grésigne (Ellenberger) - Espèces d'hémiptères nouvelles pour la France (quatrième liste). Description d'une espèce inédite (H. Ribaut) - Silex taillés des graviers de la Gimone, à Lacaze, près de Gimont (G. Astre)‎

‎72e année - Tome 71 - Premier et deuxième Fascicules - 30 Juin 1937 - Fondée le 3 août 1866 - Toulouse. Les Frères Douladoure, Imprimeurs. Rue Saint-Rome, 39 - Publication trimestrielle - revue illustrée - plusieurs hors-texte - in-8 broché‎

‎assez bon état (couverture et coiffe un peu abimée, intérieur propre)‎

Bookseller reference : 49711

‎CHELONIIDAE Press. Alan James ROBINSON‎

‎A Fowl Alphabet Twenty-six Wood Engravings by Alan James Robinson‎

‎Easthampton Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1986. 2 volumes including a chemise with an additional suite of plates octavo. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Bound volume: title printed in black with the word fowl lettered by hand half title. Text and colophon/limitation leaf printed in brown and black. 26 wood-engraved plates of birds by Robinson presented in alphabetical order according to their common name each with their name and their scientific name added beneath in variously coloured inks in a fine calligraphic hand by Suzanne Moore the letter of the alphabet added above each plate in manuscript by the same hand. Colophon/limitation leaf signed and numbered 'A/2' in pencil by Robinson; Chemise: an additional suite of the 26 wood-engraved plates each signed and numbered 'A/2' in pencil; a set of 26 blind-stamped impressions of the line cut initials produced for the regular limited edition; 1 original pen ink and watercolour drawing on vellum sheet size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches of the head of the Toucan; extra-illustrated with two copies of the original prospectus one signed by Robinson. Bound volume: original limp vellum by Grey Parrot the flat spine titled in gilt; Chemise: unbound as issued within original vellum-backed cloth-covered boards. Both volumes contained within a single vellum-backed cloth-covered box the spine titled and dated in gilt with the Sea Turtle device at the foot of the spine One of five copies: the whole edition limited to 231 signed and numbered copies including 31 "Full Vellum Edition" copies this a "Full Vellum" example but one of the "five artist's proofs" and numbered "A/2". The prospectus describes the "Full Vellum Edition" as having the "initial letter and the Latin and common names of the birds hand lettered by Suzanne Moore. The book is bound in full bleached vellum by Gray Parrot. An extra suite of the 26 wood-engravings a set of the alphabet blind-stamped and a drawing are laid in a chemise and housed in a quarter vellum tray-case." with: A boxed collection of three 'folders' containing a paste-up original artwork and a set of watercolour drawings all relating to the production of 'A Fowl Alphabet' together with an explanatory 3pp. TLS from Robinson. Easthampton and elsewhere: circa 1986. The three 'folders' contained within a single cloth box with a calligraphic manuscript title label inset on the spine comprised of: Alan James ROBINSON designer illustrator and Harold Patrick McGRATH printer. A full-size paste-up of 'A Fowl Alphabet'. Easthampton and elsewhere: "1986". 44pp. 8 ½ x 5 ½ inches: title and 3 preliminary pages with a mixture of pasted-on typeset words and manuscript notes; 8pp. introductory text composed from blocks of pasted-on typeset text with numerous manuscript notes; 1p. manuscript section title; 1p. blank; 27 pp. twenty-six of which have versions of the wood-engraved illustrations pasted-on with the initial letters penciled above the final image with a proof of the line-cut initial pasted on with the type-set or in two cases manuscript names of the birds below the twenty-seventh page between 'Y' and 'Z' is blank; 1p. blank; 1p. colophon/limitation with a block of pasted-on typeset text; 1p. final blank. 1 second version of the title and the following three pages. Unbound within a cloth chemise. The "first complete paste-up of the book with notes and placements - a unique piece" Robinson letter and: Alan James ROBINSON illustrator and Suzanne MOORE calligrapher. A full set of original pencil drawings for "A Fowl Alphabet' with the manuscript calligraphy added. Easthampton and elsewhere: "1986". 27 leaves 8 ½ x 5 ½ inches: typeset title with the word 'fowl' added in a calligraphic hand; 26 leaves of thick 'papier d'arches' each with an original pencil drawing of a bird's head by Robinson presented in alphabetical order according to their common name each with this name and their scientific name added beneath in light brown coloured inks in a fine calligraphic hand by Suzanne Moore the letter of the alphabet added above each plate in manuscript by the same hand. two smaller sheets with trial lettering by Moore. Unbound within a cloth chemise. A "full set of drawings that I did so Suzanne Moore could work out the design and size of the alphabet. I've included a couple of test pages that I thought you would enjoy" Robinson letter and: Alan James ROBINSON artist. A full set of new watercolour drawings illustrating the birds which had previously appeared in "A Fowl Alphabet'. Easthampton: no date. 26 leaves of 'd'arches' watercolour paper 10 x 8 inches: each with an original pen ink and watercolour drawing of a different bird by Robinson. Unbound within a cloth chemise. A "new set of watercolors for the Fowl Alphabet. These watercolors are easily my best to date" Robinson letter. A unique archive of material chronicling the genesis of the Cheloniidae Press' twelfth book and one of Alan James Robinson's most successful productions. The book is described in the prospectus as "a collaboration of twenty-six wood-engravings by Alan James Robinson and a newly designed alphabet by Suzanne Moore. The text was culled from 'Animate Creation' by Rev. J.G. Woods Vol.II Birds 1885. the text explains that the classification of birds depends largely on the shapes of their beaks or bills. The bird portraits arranged alphabetically consider the more diverse and curious forms that beaks have taken through evolution . Two hundred and thirty-one books were printed by Harold P. McGarth at Cheloniidae Press . during the Fall of 1986. The type was set by Mackenzie-Harris with some handset by Arthur Larson . This book was designed by Alan James Robinson Arthur Larson and Suzanne Moore. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 24057

‎Cheloniidae Press Robinson Alan James; Laurie Block‎

‎An Odd Bestiary or a compendium of instructive and entertaining descriptions of animals culled from five centuries of travelers' accounts natural histories zoologies &tc. by authors famous and obscure arranged as an Abecedary. Designed and illustrated by Alan James Robinson text compiled and annotated by Laurie Block. 2 Volumes‎

‎unknown‎

Bookseller reference : mon0001500264

‎Cheloniidae Press. Robinson Alan James‎

‎An Odd Bestiary. Text compiled and annotated by Laurie Block‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. First Edition one of 200 copies all on Rives lightweight paper from a total issue of 300 copies signed by the artist Alan James Robinson and hand-numbered by him on the colophon page. Page size: 13-1/2 inches x 9-3/4 inches; 158pp including 6pp. Introduction by Laurie Block and 13pp. bibliography by Ms. Block. Bound by Grey Parrot: red quarter leather and light tan cloth over boards tan cloth over boards folder for extra suite of engravings clamshell box of tan linen over boards with red morocco spine stamped in gold gilt with title fine. Each letter of the alphabet is exemplified by an animal whose name represents that letter. Each letter has its own page with a small woodengraving of the animal above printed text describing the animal. This is followed by an original full-page woodengraving of the animal with a caption and source printed in red by a page of text. The first letter of each of the 26 text sections is in red original calligraphy by Betse Curtis in the style of Old English Gothic letters. The colophon features a red alphabet in Old English Gothic letters surrounding the debossed turtle cheloniidae with the colophon text printed in Arrighi. The text of the book is in Centaur as well as Arrighi set in monotype by Mackenzie-Harris with some hand-setting by Arthur Larson. The text compiled by Laurie Block from five centuries of travelers' accounts is "the story of how men came to view the animate world as a reality with its own unique history integrity and order." The earliest bestiaries - full of fantasy and little fact - from the medieval period seem elementary in comparison to those produced by the scholarship of the Renaissance. Humans had renewed their efforts to portray and accurately describe those other living creatures that share their planet. And their ever-expanding audience was delighted. This desire to see and know the living world continues unabated. Here is a textual survey from publications as early as the 1577 THE HISTORY OF TRAVAILE IN THE WEST AND EAST INDIES. by Richard Eden for the Elephant's entry to the 1839 NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGES OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE. by Charles Darwin for the Tortoise's entry. There are 26 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson for each animal / letter of the alphabet. There are also 26 smaller linecuts which appear above the page of text with the first letter of the animal's name printed over / with the image. The woodengraving is a full-page image with a sentence printed in red below the engraving referring to the animal. This is an altogether welcome addition to the much sought after bestiary. Elegantly and beautifully executed it is one of Mr. Robinson's most charming endeavors. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 3156

‎Cheloniidae Press; Robinson Alan James; Block Laurie‎

‎An Odd Bestiary. Or a Compendium of Instructive and Entertaining Descriptions of Animals Culled from Five Centuries of Travelers' Accounts Natural Histories Zoologies Etc. By Authors Famous and Obscure‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Deluxe edition copy #46 of only 50 issued with an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson plus a suite of the 26 smaller linecut illustrations each with hand calligraphy by Curtis and SIGNED by Robinson and Curtis all contained in a morocco-backed sleeve that matches the clamshell box. The alphabet book compiled by Laurie Block is equally wonderful. Fine. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 3598

‎Cheloniidae Press Robinson Alan James artist‎

‎Beaching Loggerhead Turtle Original Print‎

‎Northampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1980. Fine. Artist's Proof IV. Signed titled and numbered by Robinson. According to the artist this was an unpublished print with only two ever printed. It was created by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson. He founded the Cheloniidae Press later the Press of the Sea Turtle in 1979. His books and art have won numerous awards and can be found in many public and private collections. This striking black and white print depicts a loggerhead turtle looking down from over it as it transitions from water to sand. It appears to be emerging from the dark moving toward light. Printed on a sheet of fine heavy paper measuring 21 x 28 inches. The image is 17.5 x 23.25 inches. In fine condition. PRINTS/080817. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 31311

‎Cheloniidae Press. Robinson Alan James‎

‎Cheloniidae - Sea Turtles‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1987. Unique copy of artist's book this copy with 7 original finished drawings for each of the sea turtles pictured in the edition book which consisted of 41 copies 26 of which were lettered copies which this copy is the book with seven hand-colored etchings all on Rives BFK and handmade Japanese Moriki paper each etching signed by the artist who has also signed the drawings and the colophon. Bound: loose as issued housed in cloth portfolio made by Claudia Cohen with tray cases by Peter Geraty and Linda Lembke. Page size: 10.5 x 15 inches 44pp. The seven species of the order Cheloniidae pictured in this study are: Green Turtle the Hawksbill Turtle the Loggerhead Turtle the Leathery Turtle the Leatherback Turtle the Atlantic Ridley the Pacific Ridley and the Flatback Turtle. The text is handset and printed letterpress by Harold Patrick McGrath in Centaur and Arrighi by Mackenzie-Harris of San Francisco CA with additional hand composition by Arthur Larson. The source of the text is JOHNSON'S NATURAL HISTORY illustrating and describing the Animal Kingdom with its Wonders and Curiosities from Man through all the divisions classes and orders to the Animalcule in a drop of Water; Volume II by S. G. Goodrich. A very beautiful book with the original art. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 3157

‎Cheloniidae Press Robinson Alan James artist‎

‎Hippo Walk Original Print‎

‎n.p.: Cheloniidae n.d. Fine. State Proof. This marvelous black and white etching of a walking hippopotamus is a one of a kind print signed by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson particularly well known for his depiction of animals birds and nature. He founded the Cheloniidae Press in 1979 and his work can be found in many public and private collections around the country. The hippo appears to be walking toward the viewer with his head done in particular detail. In fine condition. 22 x 28.5 inches. PRINTS/072517. Cheloniidae unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 31309

‎Cheloniidae Press. Louys Pierre‎

‎Leda or In Praise of the Blessings of Darkness. Translated by David Ball from the original text. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1985. State proof edition copy #1 of 15 deluxe copies with designer binding by Daniel Kelm with original drawing three extra suites all on Saunders hot press watercolor paper the etchings on hand-made Gampi Torinoko paper one of 15 copies from a total of 75 each signed and numbered by the artist: 60 regular copies and 15 deluxe copies this copy. Page size: 8 x 11 inches; 46pp. Illustrated with five drypoint etchings and seven wood engravings by Alan James Robinson each signed and numbered. The type was set by Mackenzie-Harris and printed by Dan Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress; wood engravings printed by Harold McGrath and the drypoints printed by Alan James Robinson. The book was designed by Alan James Robinson and Arthur Larson. Bound by Daniel Kelm: full white alum-tawed pigskin the front panel with inset bas relief paper casting in white against blue paper ground with darker blue border taken from an original wax sculpture by Alan James Robinson; torso of nude Leda with swan between her legs; housed in custom-made tan cloth clamshell box with blue paper linings three -part fold out with inset in one to accommodate bas relief on binding cover signed by Daniel Kelm on the colophon of the book. The clamshell box also houses the original drawing by Robinson of the swan and Leda 5 state proof etchings 13 proofs of the wood engravings and an extra suite of the 5 etchings and 7 wood engravings as well as a copy of the original prospectus. Box has some soiling at edges book and extra suites are fine. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 10675

‎Cheloniidae Press; Edgar Allan Poe; Alan James Robinson sculpt‎

‎Prospectus for The Black Cat‎

‎Easthampton Mass.: Cheloniidae Press 1984. Prospectus. French-folded Sheet Finely Printed on Rives Lightweight 4 pp. Includes two wood engravings by Alan James Robinson & text sample. Very good. First Edition. Easthampton, Mass.: Cheloniidae Press, 1984 unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 15-8328

‎Cheloniidae Press. Browne Sir Thomas‎

‎Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Of Unicornes Hornes. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Introduction by Jan van Dorsten‎

‎NP: but Williamsburg MA: Cheloniidae Press 1984. First Edition Artist Proof issue one of 5 copies only all on obsolete Whatman paper blue-white laid ca. 1962 this copy inscribed to noted collectors Mimi and Arnold Elkind and signed by Alan James Robinson the printer Harold P. McGrath the binder Gray Parrot from a total issue of 225 as follows: 5 AP copies this copy in an elegant full limp vellum non-adhesive binding title in gilt on spine an extra suite 14 each print inscribed signed and numbered and two extra suites of working proofs 29 each inscribed signed and labeled "wp" and an original drawing two working proofs of the frontis portrait a unicorn within an oval border housed in 1/4 vellum folder with Narwhal "horn" tooled in gold gilt on spine housed in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine stamped with title in gold gilt; 15 State Proof copies bound in full vellum non-adhesive limp binding with an original drawing and an extra suite of prints plus a suite of working proofs of the prints and state proofs of the etching; 60 deluxe copies in vellum binding and an extra suite; 150 regular copies on T.H. Saunders Laid. Page size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches. Bound by Gray Parrot with his binder's ticket at lower rear turn-in: full limp vellum matching quarter vellum sleeve for extra suites all housed in vellum and linen clamshell box box slightly worn with 2 or 3 minor bumps book fine. Illustrated with 15 woodengravings and one etching by Robinson the text is set and cast in Van Dyck Monotype by Winifred and Michael Bixler and printed by Harold Patrick McGrath in black and blue at Hampshire Typothetae. Jan van Dorsten Professor of English Literature at the University of Leiden Nethrlands and Head of the Sir Thomas Browne Institute there has written an introduction on Browne's life work and thought especially for this volume which is Chapter XXIII of PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA . In all this is a lovely book full of fantasy and romance beautifully produced and executed by one of the finest naturalists working today. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 10680

‎CHELONIIDAE PRESS SHAKESPEARE William ROBINSON Alan James‎

‎THE BIRDS AND BEASTS OF SHAKESPEARE‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a clamshell box a beautiful book. Alan James Robinson. Folio 10-3/8" x 15-7/8" the exact untrimmed size of the First Folio of 1623 bound by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full gilt-lettered rust morocco with marbled endsheets by Faith Harrison in a custom cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered large morocco spine label. Designed by illustrator Alan James Robinson and Arthur Kinney who wrote the text. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts and one wood engraving as well as an etching of Shakespeare. This is copy #I of 5 special proof copies of a total edition of only 131 printed by Harold Patrick McGrath on Cheloniidae rag made specially for the Press the first paper to carry a Cheloniidae watermark and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. With an extra suite of the engravings and etching each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson plus another suite issued only with the limitation of 5 containing two working proofs of each wood engraving and three state proofs of the etching all SIGNED by Robinson. In addition there are two ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS--one of a wolf the other a lion--INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the artist to the original owner. Prospectus laid in. The rarest state of the greatest achievement of the press. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 015716

‎Cheloniidae Press Lawrence DH. D. H.‎

‎Tortoises. Six Poems by D.H. Lawrence.With an Introduction by Jefferson Hunter‎

‎Williamsburg Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Deluxe Edition No. 30 of 90 copies printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in quarter vellum with an extra suite of the wood engravings and the etching laid in a linen chemise the book and extra suite in a quarter vellum tray case. Robinson Alan James. Deluxe Edition No. 30 of 90 copies printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 33560

‎Cheloniidae Press. Lawrence DH. D. H.‎

‎Tortoises. Woodengravings by Alan James Robinson. Introduction by Jefferson Hunter‎

‎Williamsburg MA: Cheloniidae Press 1983. One of 10 deluxe copies bound in full vellum with an extra suite original pencil drawing of "Tortoise Shout" all on Fabriano Perusia from a total issue of 310 signed by the artist Alan James Robinson on the colophon page of the book and on the original etch portrait of D.H. Lawrence as well as on each of the seven individual woodengravings in the extra suite and the drawing. Page size: 11 x 8 inches. Six poems by Lawrence are accompanied by seven woodengravings by Robinson and one etching. This edition was designed by Art Larson and Alan Robinson. The text was set by Winifred and Michael Bixler in Centaur and Arrighi with some additional hand composition by Art Larson and printed by Harold McGrath. Bound by Gray Parrot: full vellum housed in tan cloth clamshell box with vellum spine extra suite of the wood engravings and drawing in portfolio laid in to clamshell box with book fine. Mr. Robinson's always beautiful animal portraits never sentimentalized perfectly complement the erotically charged verse of Lawrence whose exploration of sexuality changed the way the 20th century wrote and thought about this very basic of impulses. Cheloniidae Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 10729

‎CHELONIIDAE PRESS Robinson Alan James artist; Anonymous 17th C. Author‎

‎Unicorns Horn: Broadside‎

‎No Place: Cheloniidae Press 1984. Pencil SIGNED BY ARTIST Alan James Robinson. Fine prose printed in blue and black in two columns on cream-colored handmade paper. At head of second column wood-engraving by Alan James Robinson of a unicorn. Colophon at end: "An anonymous seventeenth century broadside newly printed at Cheloniidae Press c.1984". A RARE broadside Worldcat shows only one institutional holding at Brown University. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. First Printing. Broadside. Fine. 12 1/2"w x 18"h. Cheloniidae Press Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 007488

‎Cheloniidae Press‎

‎An Odd Bestiary Or a Compendium of Instructive and Entertaining Descriptions of Animals from Five Centuries of Travelers' Account Natural histories Zoologies Etc by Authors Famous and Obscure Arranged as an Abecedary A Collection of Artist's Working Drawings and Maquettes Eventually Published as An Odd Bestiary‎

‎Easthampton: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. One mock-up in quarter red morocco over linen cloth bound by Gray Parrot gilt lettering on spine. Binder's dummy of full red morocco blind-stamped and hand tooled by David Bourbeau. Unbound leaves contained in chemises. All in cloth clamshell box with inset paper label on spine with calligraphic title by Susanne Moore. Fine with some minor discoloration to clamshell box. Robinson Alan James. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. MOCK-UP 41 DRAWINGS BINDER'S DUMMY. Dummy is inscribed and signed by late David Bourbeau: "for Cheloniidae Press in appreciation for the tremendous boost you've given my career by giving me such great work to do David 11.26.82" and "this dummy was made without the benefit of seeing the finished layout or prints from the finished book. Thistle Bindery Easthampton. MA. 1982 DPB." With his notes at the back "Thistle Bindery 2-17-82.the tube on this dummy is made of 'Gehenna Shakespeare ' paper which appears a bit heavy-go to a lighter weight hand-made."<br/><br/>WITH the typescript annotated etc.<br/><br/>Bound mock-up contains title "The Odd Bestiary."<br/><br/><br/><br/>This collection provides unprecedented insight into the evolution of one of the most successful books of the Cheloniidae Press. Cheloniidae Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 248133

‎Cheloniidae Press Lawrence D. H.‎

‎Tortoises. Six Poems by D. H. Lawrence . With an Introduction by Jefferson Hunter‎

‎Williamsburg Massachusetts: Cheloniidae Press 1983. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations 8 original watercolor drawings a group of 31 pencil studies 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings and a long galley proof. 4to. Full vellum on straps hand-bound by Gray Parrot. Spine lettered and gilt top edge gilt. Watercolor drawings engravings and mock-up material laid into four cloth chemises. All in cloth clamshell box. Fine. Robinson Alan James. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations 8 original watercolor drawings a group of 31 pencil studies 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings and a long galley proof. 4to. The Artist's Sketches Mock-Up & Proofs. Six poems originally published in Birds Beasts & Flowers 1930 newly illustrated by Alan James Robinson. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Unique visual archive of the genesis and execution of this fine edition. Cheloniidae Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 248120

‎Cheloniidae Press. Browne Sir Thomas‎

‎Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Of Unicornes Hornes. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Introduction by Jan van Dorsten‎

‎NP: but Williamsburg MA: Cheloniidae Press 1984. First Edition Artist Proof issue one of 5 copies only all on obsolete Whatman paper blue-white laid ca. 1962 from a total issue of 225 all signed by the artist as follows: 5 AP copies this copy in an elegant full limp vellum non-adhesive binding title in gilt on spine frontispiece etching in 2 states an extra suite 14 each signed and numbered and two extra suites of working proofs 28 each signed and labeled "wp" and an original drawing a unicorn within an oval border signed in full by Alan J. Robinson housed in 1/4 vellum folder with Narwhal "horn" tooled in gold gilt on spine housed in tan cloth over boards with vellum spine stamped with title in gold gilt; 15 State Proof copies bound in full vellum non-adhesive limp binding with an original drawing and an extra suite of prints plus a suite of working proofs of the prints and state proofs of the etching; 60 deluxe copies in vellum binding and an extra suite; 150 regular copies on T.H. Saunders Laid. Page size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches. Bound by Gray Parrot with his binder's ticket at lower rear turn-in: full limp vellum matching quarter vellum sleeve for extra suites all housed in vellum and linen clamshell box box slightly worn with 2 or 3 minor bumps book fine. Illustrated with 15 woodengravings and one etching by Robinson the text is set and cast in Van Dyck Monotype by Winifred and Michael Bixler and printed by Harold Patrick McGrath in black and blue at Hampshire Typothetae. Jan van Dorsten Professor of English Literature at the University of Leiden Nethrlands and Head of the Sir Thomas Browne Institute there has written an introduction on Browne's life work and thought especially for this volume which is Chapter XXIII of PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA . In all this is a lovely book full of fantasy and romance beautifully produced and executed by one of the finest naturalists working today. Cheloniidae Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 10298

‎Cheloniidae Press. Louys Pierre‎

‎Leda or In Praise of the Blessings of Darkness. Translated by David Ball from the original text. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1985. State proof edition copy #1 of 15 deluxe copies with designer binding by Daniel Kelm with original drawing three extra suites all on Saunders hot press watercolor paper the etchings on hand-made Gampi Torinoko paper one of 15 copies from a total of 75 each signed and numbered by the artist: 60 regular copies and 15 deluxe copies this copy. Page size: 8 x 11 inches; 46pp. Illustrated with five drypoint etchings and seven wood engravings by Alan James Robinson each signed and numbered. The type was set by Mackenzie-Harris and printed by Dan Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress; wood engravings printed by Harold McGrath and the drypoints printed by Alan James Robinson. The book was designed by Alan James Robinson and Arthur Larson. Bound by Daniel Kelm: full white alum-tawed pigskin the front panel with inset bas relief paper casting in white against blue paper ground with darker blue border taken from an original wax sculpture by Alan James Robinson; torso of nude Leda with swan between her legs; housed in custom-made tan cloth clamshell box with blue paper linings three -part fold out with inset in one to accommodate bas relief on binding cover signed by Daniel Kelm on the colophon of the book.<br/>The clamshell box also houses the original drawing by Robinson of the swan and Leda 5 state proof etchings 13 proofs of the wood engravings and an extra suite of the 5 etchings and 7 wood engravings as well as a copy of the original prospectus. Box has some soiling at edges book and extra suites are fine. Cheloniidae Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 10675

‎Cheloniidae Press. Poe Edgar Allan‎

‎The Raven. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1986. Artist's Proof copy one of a few such bound as the state proof edition in full red morocco with an additional two suites of working proofs 21 prints total: 17 woodengravings and 3 states of the frontispiece etching from a total issue of 225 copies: 150 regular edition; 50 deluxe with extra suite of prints bound in quarter morocco by Claudia Cohen; 25 state proof copies with two extra suites and an original drawing full morocco binding; all copies on Magnani Letterpress paper and all signed and numbered by Alan James Robinson. Page size: 6 7/16 x 9 3/8 inches. This is an all new original edition in which the artist re-visits the text of the first book of the press. The text is letterpress by Dan Keliher at Wild Carrot Letterpress; the 9 original woodengravings and one original etching frontispiece portrait of E. A. Poe printed by Harold McGrath. The full red morocco binding is by Daniel Kelm and Sarah Pringle at the Wide Awake Garage the front panel blind-stamped with one of Robinson's woodengravings of a raven. The two additional suites are housed in a grey cloth-over-boards folder with white label printed in black on front "The Raven / Prints" and both housed in grey cloth-over-boards clamshell box red morocco label on spine blind stamped with title author and the turtle logo of Cheloniidae Press; box a bit worn book and prints fine. Cheloniidae Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 10300

‎Cheloniidae Press. Robinson Alan James‎

‎Cheloniidae - Sea Turtles‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1987. Unique copy of artist's book this copy with 7 original finished drawings for each of the sea turtles pictured in the edition book which consisted of 41 copies 26 of which were lettered copies which this copy is the book with seven hand-colored etchings all on Rives BFK and handmade Japanese Moriki paper each etching signed by the artist who has also signed the drawings and the colophon. Bound: loose as issued housed in cloth portfolio made by Claudia Cohen with tray cases by Peter Geraty and Linda Lembke. Page size: 10.5 x 15 inches 44pp. The seven species of the order Cheloniidae pictured in this study are: Green Turtle the Hawksbill Turtle the Loggerhead Turtle the Leathery Turtle the Leatherback Turtle the Atlantic Ridley the Pacific Ridley and the Flatback Turtle. The text is handset and printed letterpress by Harold Patrick McGrath in Centaur and Arrighi by Mackenzie-Harris of San Francisco CA with additional hand composition by Arthur Larson. The source of the text is JOHNSON'S NATURAL HISTORY illustrating and describing the Animal Kingdom with its Wonders and Curiosities from Man through all the divisions classes and orders to the Animalcule in a drop of Water; Volume II by S. G. Goodrich. A very beautiful book with the original art. Cheloniidae Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 3157

‎Cheloniidae Press; Robinson Alan James; Block Laurie‎

‎An Odd Bestiary. Or a Compendium of Instructive and Entertaining Descriptions of Animals Culled from Five Centuries of Travelers' Accounts Natural Histories Zoologies Etc. By Authors Famous and Obscure‎

‎Easthampton MA: Cheloniidae Press 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Deluxe edition copy #46 of only 50 issued with an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson plus a suite of the 26 smaller linecut illustrations each with hand calligraphy by Curtis and SIGNED by Robinson and Curtis all contained in a morocco-backed sleeve that matches the clamshell box. The alphabet book compiled by Laurie Block is equally wonderful. Fine. <br/><br/> Cheloniidae Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 3598