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1959ref. 511Cleveland Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art 1959. 20 prints 7.25"x9.75" in a brown trifold portfolio. Good. Rubbing folder dog ear to print I. Twenty prints from the original artist's proofs of Durer's woodcuts owned by the Cleveland Museum of Art there are doubles of print XX. The Cleveland Museum of Art unknown
ref. 10427Berkeley CA: Editions Koch 2003. Full Leather. Fine binding. Folio. 44 pp. frontis plates. Limited edition one of 120 copies this copy out of series; there are also 26 lettered deluxe copies with a suite of 10 engravings. All are signed by Bringhurst Wagener and Peter Koch at the colophon. Bound by Camille Botelho in black box calf with inlays and onlays of dyed calf vinyl snakeskin painted paper mylar laminates and a porcupine quill; hand embroidered endbands; vinyl snakeskin doublures. A fine copy in clamshell box. True to form Peter Koch has produced a marvelous edition of what remains of Parmenides's poem "On Nature." The fragments of the poem are rendered in this opposite page bilingual edition with the Greek on the left and Bringhurst's English translation on the right. The poetry is brilliantly accompanied by Wagner's striking engravings a frontispiece and 4 additional wood engravings in red and orange. Given it survives only in fragments there is some debate as to the "meaning" of the symbolism of Parmenides's poem making it a work ripe for interpretation. But at base his view of reality is one of stasis unchangeable. And while that enduring Greek logic marks the work Wagener introduces remarkably abstract and kinetic illustrations printed in an urgent deep red and orange-projecting anything but stasis. It is the discord between the logical understanding or reality and the emotional understanding of it that spoke to Botelho and informed her design of this incredible binding. She writes: "In the design I thought of Parmenides looking out past shadowy arches from within a dark room to find total chaos beyond. The curve of the Mylar inlay and the curve of the porcupine quill mimic a column marking a threshold beyond which is uncontrolled noise and movement and mess. I wanted the disparity between the smoothness of the box calf and the chaos of the inlays and yellow foiling to be a comment on how frightening examining one's reality can be." Magnificently achieved Botelho has created an exceptional binding that bridges Parmenides and Wagener giving voice to the paradox she sees in this metaphysical conversation on the nature of reality. Editions Koch unknown
1953ref. 9695New York: Hammer Creek Press 1953. Unbound. Near Fine binding. Portfolio. 6.5" x 4.25." 4 folded leaves. Limited edition number of copies unknown. As issued 4 bifolium leaves laid into portfolio. Only light rubbing to the portfolio; leaves are fine. Comprises as title page with printing on the recto of the first page only; and three engraving on three bifolium with title of engravings in red on the recto of the first leaf and the engraving occupying the recto of the second leaf. Engravings are of "The Hell-Box Press" "The Hammer Creek Press" and "Along the Hammer Creek." An additional pressmark by DePol on the title page. Cohen 24; DePol Catalogue Raisonne p. 41. Hammer Creek Press unknown
1956ref. 9700New York: Hammer Creek Press 1956. Original Wrappers. Near Fine binding. 12mo. 24 4 blank1 pp. illus. Limited edition to approximately 100 copies. As issued in marbled paper wrappers of stiff covers with printed paper title label on the front cover. Quite a nice copy with little in the way of shelf-rubbing to the cover; Reynolds Stone-designed bookplate of noted collector Norman Sondheim inside the front cover. Short introduction by Fass about the history and aim of the press. Includes 43 described books announcements and ephemera from the press. As this present work is the 43rd item in Fass's list and only 35th in Cohen's checklist there are apparently inclusions here not noted in Cohen. Several examples of pressmarks by DePol Angelo and Carnes. Two by Valenti Angelo are done in multiple colors with gilding. The Hammer Creek Press began when in 1950 when Fass purchased from Valenti Angelo a small Hughes & Kimber cast iron press previously owned by Bruce Rogers who had sold it to Angelo the year before. It was on this press of significant provenance that the bulk of the Hammer Creek Press editions were printed including this present book. Opening this work is an engraving by John DePol of the storied press with a page of "Data" by Fass. One of the mores substantial works issued by the Press as well as one of the more uncommon titles despite the larger-than-usual limitation. As more than 30 institutions are reporting ownership according to OCLC it means this is increasingly rare in commerce. A lovely example of Fass's work. Cohen 35. Hammer Creek Press unknown
ref. A9781300958260Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1924ref. 96543New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in batik-decorated boards with blue cloth strip at spine. No dust jacket. One of 2040 numbered copies printed by the Pynson Printers after a design by Elmer Adler. This copy numbered 922. Heavy wear at corner tips and some darkening of right-hand side of front board. Interior pages are clean and supple; binding is solid. Title on spine is within a bright gilt medallion. Twelve intact wood engravings by Wilfred Jones. A nice copy. 8vo. 135 pp. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1889ref. 0054051889. Very Good. 2 albumen prints. The first Rouen -- Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge is 255 x 199 mm. on a cardboard mount 297 x 239 mm. Caption printed in photograph in lower right: "54. Rouen_Fontaine de la Grosse horloge." Written in ink at lower edge of image: "Rouen August 25/89." Written in pencil next to photograph on mount: "Printed by the house of T. Herlyison." The fountain was designed by Jean-Pierre Defrance and built next to the famous Gros Horloge in 1743; the bas relief depicts the mythological scene of the river Alpheus and the nymph Arethusa and Cupid flying above them. This photograph includes a man waiting for a bucket to fill at the fountain and a woman carrying a bucket and moving off to the right. The window to the right of the fountain says "Debit de la Fontaine." The second photograph 209 x 270 mm on the other side of the card mount is an albumen print identified along the lower mount edge as only "Rouen." It shows the Fontaine Sainte-Marie built in 1879 with the original lights on either side. In Very Good Condition: lower right-hand corner of Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge slightly creased; both photographs are clean and bright. unknown
2013ref. 019874Istanbul: Denizler Kitabevi 2013. Soft cover. New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. In original decorative cloth bdg. Folio. 41 x 31 cm. In English. Color ills. 218 1 p. A very heavy volume. Fisher's illustrations of Constantinople and its environs. Constantinople and the scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. Illustrated. In a series of drawings from nature by Thomas Allom. With an historical account of Constantinople and descriptions of the plates by the rev. Robert Walsh LL. D. ISTANBUL - Constantinople Ottoman culture Engraving Illustrations History of art Travel Voyage Memoirs Archeology Byzantium Western travellers. Denizler Kitabevi paperback
1835ref. 006330Philadelphia: John Sartrain 1835. Very Good -. 1 mezzotint engraving of Benjamin Carr 1768-1831 American composer singer music teacher and music publisher. Sheet is 30 x 24 cm.; image is 14 x 11 cm. John Sartain 1808-1897 pioneered mezzotint engraving in the United States. He engraved this portrait of Benjamin Carr from a painting by John Clarendon Darley 1808-1863. Undated but probably produced in the 1830s. Number in pencil in lower right-hand corner: 7/882. In Very Good- Condition: light soiling and foxing; a crisp mezzotint image. John Sartrain unknown
1733ref. 1417713Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1733. Hardcover. Folio 8 152 pages 4. In Good condition. Fully bound in early lightly marbled brown leather. Boards show moderate shelf wear with rubbing to corners and all edges. Spine is brown with light brown label and gilt lettering and gilt patterning to spine body. Scattered light scratches to back cover. Moderate wear along spine hinges. Spine shows moderate rubbing with loss of gilt ornamentation and partial loss of label. Text block shows moderate age toning to edges and interior. Scattered light foxing throughout interior. Mild to moderate offsetting across from all plates. All page edges dyed red. Stain to fore edge affecting ~40 leaves. Contains total of 61 full-page copper plat engravings including frontis piece. 1417713. Special Collections - Upstairs. Zacharie Chatelain hardcover
1733ref. 1417714Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1733. Hardcover. Folio 8 152 pages 4. In Good condition. Fully bound in early black leather later rebacking in green leather with majority of spine preserved. Spine is black with raised bands gilt lettering and gilt ornamentation. Boards show moderate overall shelf wear with rubbing to corners and edges and numerous scratches and abrasions to both covers. Moderate cracking and discoloration along spine hinges. Spine shows moderate wear to tail and head with loss of gilt-tooled leather at spine head. Text block shows mild age toning to interior and moderate toning to page edges. Light chipping to fly leave. Previous owner's name in ink to front free end page. Marbled end pages. Occasional mild to moderate offsetting across from plates. Scattered very light foxing throughout interior. Contains 61 full-page copperplate engravings including frontis piece. 1417714. Special Collections - Upstairs. Zacharie Chatelain hardcover
2018ref. ABE-1675259210036Strange Attractor Press London 2018 This is a truly odd listing. It is easy to understand at one level. It has a powerful impact. It will set you thinking. It is also a truly original take on an historical theme. Ian Johnstone worked on this odd and fascinating collection. It is VERY odd; it is possibly unique. The wounds all twenty three of them were inspired by this artist's conception of how each stab was wielded and delivered upon Julius Caesar. An attempt to describe it sounds pretentious but with this strange book in your hands you can look and share something of this odd vision. Each was produced on - I believe - white melamine. The wounds are rendered in red pigment or ink. One of them is featured on the shiny white cover. It is an image inset into a blind stamped shape. The images inside are all in keeping with the cover and one can speculate; is this Brutus's mark And can that be yon Cassius's lean and hungry blade Was this how each wound appeared upon the toga of JC Speculate as you wish and contemplate them in whatever order you like. They are all worth a look and you will have seen nothing so strange before. And there are some photographs of the artist at the back by Kerry and Daniel O'Sullivan. Geoff Cox and Serena Korda have written the text. This is hard to describe and easy to look at. It is wondrous strange. It is peculiar.On the back cover it says '23 hawk beaks 23 fragments of a skull 23 curses hung round the neck of a scavenger.' And there are only 300 copies in the whole wide world of this book and it might be a masterpiece. It is not signed or numbered but the publisher insists only 300 copies exist. There is also a cassette of special music. YES! A cassette. The loose prints are ready to frame and the whole package is something very special indeed. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Strange Attractor Press London hardcover
1991ref. ABE-1570552858889Wakefield The Fleece Press England 1991 Wakefield: Fleece Press 1991. First printing of this edition. 156 pp w/index. Horizontal 8vo. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Robin Myers and wood-engraved illustrations by John Lawrence. One of 250 copies un-numbered. Each copy has a signed print by Lawrence in a rear pocket. The sturdy slipcase is near fine with evidence of a common problem; tiny threads are teasing along the edges. This seems common with all copies I have seen. An attractive example of this small press. The original prospectus is loose laid in the front. Signed by Illustrator. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Wakefield, The Fleece Press, England hardcover
1989ref. ABE-1492682002481Garton London 1989 Very scarce and brilliant catalogue. Sixty Four prints brilliantly reproduced. Stiff card covers. Much sought after. Former owner blind stamp to introduction page. Enclosure with price list. Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine. Garton London paperback
2000ref. ABE-1485691619800W. W. Norton & Co. 2000 An autographed slip of paper by Iris Murdoch has been mounted on the title page. This story was published after her death in this charming edition illustrated by McCurdy's wood engravings. A handsome two colour binding a protected unclipped jacket. Language: eng. Illus. by Michael McCurdy. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. W. W. Norton & Co. hardcover
1981ref. ABE-11095721627Gryphon Press Sussex 1981 SIGNED by the author and dated February 1995. This is an unread first printing of an elegant non standard landscape format by this superb small press book. Beautiful marriage of word and image lyrical poetry complemented by the engravings of Nicholas Perry. As new privately printed a first rate collectable. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New/As New. Gryphon Press, Sussex paperback
1971ref. ABE-10683366153Barre Publishers Massachusetts 1971 Barre Publishers 1971. Hardcover limited and slipcased signed by Michael McCurdy. The illustrations are printed from the original wood blocks. In a sturdy slip case. Signed by the artist limited to 1000 copies of which this is number 49. A beautiful small press production on 100% rag hand made paper. Slight scuffing on the leather spine edges at top and bottom. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Illustrator. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Barre Publishers Massachusetts hardcover
1826ref. ABE-90785021091826 Faust was Goethe's most celebrated creation with international editions in his lifetime and subsequently in films and books across the world with translations in most languages. This is a complete set of the 26 engravings Moritz Retzsh produced as an illustration of Goethe's text; the book has no words in it not even a publisher or date. What it does have is a fabulous set of the original plate pulls complete with plate marks. Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch was a German painter draughtsman and etcher; much celebrated in his day. This is in a way a fine example of what would now called a graphic novel. The 26 etched pictures tell the story and words are not needed. In Germany there were many such books without words and this one in particular influenced the English Pre Raphaelites. This volume is in its original binding with a very fragile leather spine which turns around to the original marbled cover boards which are also in a fragile state. There is no title page or date and no publishing house is mentioned. The corners are leather also and the spine has five subtly raised bands and no title. A much poorer copy of this was featured in the exhibition of Pre Raphaelites at Tate Britain. My copy is considerably better but it is by no means a fine one. It has been used and looked at probably a great deal over the last 200 years or so. The leather is very worn the marbled cover boards are patinated and there is a mixture of hand written names and an inscription on the front end paper. It is very rare in any state at all because it was easily broken up so the plates could be framed. This is I must stress a complete bound full set and as such it is very rare indeed. The earlier of the two dated inscriptions states 1826; but it cannot be viewed as an accurate issue date. An edition exists which has a German title page and text but this is not one of those. It's a bit of a mystery. The exhibited copy in the Tate exhibition was inspected by me I knew one of the curators and it was also without any text. International Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. hardcover
1785ref. 000633London: Harrison & Co. 1785. Old Calf. Good Plus. 8.5" x 5.25. Stothard Thomas. London: Harrison & Co. 1785. Illustrated with 14 copper-engraved plates after Stothard. Vol 1. only which includes: Johnson Samuel. The Rambler 4 vols. in 1. bound with: Lyttleton George Lord. Letters from a Persian in England to his Friend at Ispahan. 1 vii 463 81 pp. Old calf 8v0 8.5" x 5.25". Joints weak with later three gilt incuse compartments added over spine edgewear; internally quite clean with lovely fine Thomas Stothard plates. L-40n Harrison & Co. unknown
1973ref. mon0003130728Dover Publications Inc. New yor 1973-01-01. Perfect Paperback. Very Good. 0.7000 10.8000 8.2000. Dover Publications, Inc. New yor paperback
1965ref. 9900038062Kansas City MO: Excalibur Press 1965. Hardcover. etchings. Unpaginated. Large 4to. Small rubber stamp of Carnegie Public Library to copyright page and evidence of pocket removal from rear free endpaper. Slight trace of accession number to base of spine. No other such markings. Contents clean and tight. Corners of boards bumped. Slight wear to edges of boards. Else in good plus to very good condition. Each plate numbered and signed by the artist with limitation of 50 noted in pencil. This book is one of only 50 copies produced. The text was set in Bulmer and printed on a Chandler and Price hand press on Rives lightweight; etchings are intaglio: inked wiped and printed by hand on a Charles Brand etcher's press using dampened Rives heavyweight. Binding is sewn on cords and covered with Fabriano and raw linen. Headbands hand-sewn. Printed and bound by Louise A. Moss Excalibur Press in 1965. Excalibur Press hardcover
2014ref. 9791Burke VT: Plowboy Press 2014. Hard Cover. Fine binding. Octavo. 8 52 4 pp. illus. Limited edition one of 100 numbered copies. Signed by Shipley Simpson and the printer Andrew Miller-Brown. As issued in linen over boards printed in black and red with an illustration by Miller-Brown. A fine copy. A beautiful collection by Shipley whose prose and poetry attempt to reconcile the farming life with the writing life. This book was selected as a Boston Globe Best New England Book of 2014. Tom Slayton editor-emeritus of Vermont Life Magazine writes: "Words and work are melded in a series of essays that are brief captivating and profound with references that range from Japanese Haiku to Seamus Heaney and from summertime haying to mid-winter manure piles." And he calls Shipley "one of Vermont's very best emerging writers. Plowboy Press unknown
ref. 1798736608.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2011ref. 47394Berkshire: Memminger Medien Center for the Folio Sociaty 2011. Facsimile edition after the original. Hardcover. Fine condition. 477/1250. Folio. 309 2 48pp. Original black goatskin with gilt stamped illustrations and lettering on cover and spine gilt edges with companion book in black half leather over dark blue boards with black lettering on cream paper label on cover; housed in matching black cloth slipcase with gilt lettering on spine. Dark blue endpapers. Illustrated title page. Red initials. Historiated endpieces. Black ribbon marker. Companion volume with frontispiece photograph of Eric Gill by Howard Coster 1927. Exquisite publication and beautifully illustrated in margins with large drawings by Eric Gill. These drawing were perceived by the public as erotic. Modern prose translation of Chaucer's masterpiece printed on Rigoletto Panna felt-merked paper. "Troilus and Criseyde was originally printed by Robert Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1926-7 using the text from the Globe edition of 1898. This facsimile edition was printed in 2011 by Memminger MedienCentrum for the Folio Society on Rigoletto Panna felt-marked paper and bound by G. Lachenmaier in full goatskin leather with Merida Indigo endleaves. Colophon. The companion volume "Barry Windeatt's essay on Troilus and Criseyde was first published as an introduction to his translation of the poem published by the Clarendon Press in 1992. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press. The text of this edition follows that of the first edition with minor emendations. " Imprint. Contains notes at rear. Memminger Medien Center for the Folio Sociaty hardcover
1989ref. 327176San Francisco: North Point Press 1989. 56p. illustrated signed by Berry on the title page first trade edition hardcover bound in decorative boards and green quarter-cloth slight toning to top quarter of the boards otherwise in very good condition. Originally published in a limited edition of 150 copies by the Press of Appletree Alley. North Point Press unknown
