Washington: G.P.O. for the Library of Congress, 1915. First edition, 8vo, pp. 329; portrait frontis; orig. tan morocco-backed boards, gilt lettering direct on spine, t.e.g.; spine scuffed and with one crack at the top, otherwise good and sound. "Notable collection of early printed books … entrusted by Mrs. John Boyd..... More
Marina del Rey: Bieler Press, 2000. Edition limited to 146 copies, this one of 26 lettered copies (copy 'I') signed by the author and the printer, Gerald Lange; small folio, pp. 41, [5]; text printed in double column; original green Japanese cloth-backed blue-gray linen-covered boards, the upper cover die-cut to... More
New York: Library of Columbia College, 1895. Edition limited to 1000 copies produced at the De Vinne Press, thick 4to, pp. xii, [2], 1139; engraved frontispiece, title-page within rules printed in black and red, 2 plates, and 1 illus. in the text; contemporary half brown pebble-grained morocco and marbled paper-covered... More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1994. Edition limited to 150 copies (this, no. 39), small 4to, pp. 100; 10 two-color wood engravings by Schanilec, with an extra suite of engravings, each mounted in a printed dye-cut wrapper, and together with "A Companion to Five Short Stories by Marcel Aymé: Creating... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. 12mo, printed at the Merrymount Press, pp. [10], 29-[30]; title-p. vignette; good in original green cloth-backed gray paper-covered boards, extremities worn, revealing boards at corners, hinges cracking. Smith 225. More
Madison, N.J. Golden Hind Press, 1940. Limited edition of 250 copies, large 8vo, xiv, [4], 11, [3]; frontispiece and two plates; blue paper boards backed in tan cloth in original plastic jacket; with an introduction by Dwiggins' alter ego Hermann Puterschein. A tongue in cheek "translation" of a diary purporting... More
Madison, NJ: Golden Hind Press, 1940. Limited edition of 250 copies, large 8vo, xiv, [4], 11, [3]; frontis and two plates; blue paper boards backed in tan cloth in original plastic jacket; with an introduction by Dwiggins' alter ego Hermann Puterschein. A tongue in cheek "translation" of a diary purporting... More
[Harper Wood, MI]: Adagio Press, 1967. Edition limited to 473 copies (this, no. 59); 8vo, pp. [16]; ornaments throughout printed in blue, brown, black and white on green, blue, brown and ochre paper; original black wrappers printed in ochre; one stitch broken, else near fine. Lundeen 17: "Accepted by the... More
[Harper Woods, MI]: Adagio Press, 1964. Edition limited to "approximately" 450 copies, 16mo, pp. 20; 5 press marks printed in several colors; fine in original ochre printed wrappers. Lundeen 14. More
Harper Woods: Adagio Press, [1972]. Edition limited to "approximately" 300 copies signed by Bahr (this, no. 46); 8vo, pp. [24]; printed in ochre and black; original ochre printed wrappers, publisher's printed mailing envelope with this title on the address panel; fine. Original prospectus laid in. A printer's thoughts on various... More
Harper Woods: Adagio Press, [1972]. Edition limited to "approximately" 300 copies signed by Bahr (this, no. 252); 8vo, pp. [24]; printed in ochre and black; original ochre printed wrappers; fine. A printer's thoughts on various aspects of his craft. Not in Lundeen. More
[Harper Woods, MI]: Adagio Press, 1964. Edition limited to 275 copies, 16mo, pp. 7, [1]; printed in ochre and black; fine in original tan printed wrappers. Lundeen 8. More
Harper Woods, Michigan: Adagio Press, [1976-79]. Editions limited to approximately 325 copies each (these nos. 286 and 219 respectively), signed by Bahr, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. 15, [13]; [2], 31-60; fine in original printed blue paper wrappers and printer's mailing envelope with respective titles printed on the address panels. Original... More
Harper Woods: Adagio Press, 1963-65. Limited to 96 sets, printed octavo envelope (slightly worn) containing 1) An introduction to the Adagio Press, 1/475, 1963; 2) A Tribute to Anton Bohm and his Work at the Sans Souci Press, 1/275, 1964; 3) The Spirit of Liberty: an Address by Judge Learned... More
Norfolk, Ct. New Directions, 1941. 8vo, 32pp., title-page vignette printed in ochre; fine copy in orig. printed blue paper-covered boards. Printed at Hawthorn House, Windham, Conn., with decorations by R.J. Holden. Not in Ransom, Selective Checklists. More
Easthampton: Warwick Press, 2007. Edition limited to 75 copies signed by Baris and Blinn, this being the issue of 25 special copies in sheep vellum (50 were bound in pastepaper-covered boards); 8vo, pp. [34]; title page printed in green and black, 8 illustrations from drawings by Blinn (7 partially hand-colored);... More
Cambridge: The University Press, 1935. First edition, 8vo, pp. 57, [1]; illustrated title page; original cloth-backed paper-covered boards, spine lettered in black; edges and spine toned, else fine. Author's compliment card laid in; the author has added a manuscript footnote to his Note on p. [5] to "Jake" (almost certainly... More
Marquette: Northern Michigan University Press, 1983. Edition limited to 250 copies (no. 39), 4to, pp. xviii, 208; orange pictorial wrappers, in very good condition. More
Chicago: Barnhart Bros. & Spindler, ca. 1890. Small 8vo, pp. [24], 563, [1]; illustrations, decorations throughout; original red printed cloth (quite dampstained), all edges red; spine a bit browned, pastedowns and first leaf toned, previous owner's faint rubber stamps to pastedowns, joints weak, binding rather shaken; textblock very good. Printed... More
New York: 1959. Edition limited to 1,000 copies designed and printed by Peter Beilenson, 8vo, pp. 44; a fine copy in original peach wrappers. Grolier 1884-1984, no. 125. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914]. Edition de luxe limited to 500 copies signed by Thomson (this, no. 117); large 4to, pp. 234, [1]; mounted color frontispiece and 19 plates, additional black & white text illustrations throughout; original full vellum, upper cover ruled in gilt and green with elaborate gilt-tooling within... More
[Newtown]: Bird & Bull Press, 2000. Edition limited to 150 copies, 13 leaves plus enrgraved title sheet; fine, encased in a plain paper folder. Morris had originally intended for Gaylord Schenilac to provide the engravings for his book The foresters, but he ended up so pleased with Bates' work that... More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2005. Edition limited to 140 copies, this the bookbinder Greg Campbell's copy, Campbell-Logan Bindery and out of series; 8vo, pp. 74, [4]; 1 color folding plate, black and red vignette title page, 31 text engravings; original full black cloth over boards, red morocco spine label... More
St. Paul: Frederic C. Battell at the Battell Chappel, 1961. 8vo, pp. [2], 16; text in red and black, fine in orig. printed wrappers, with a brief A.L.s from Frank Leslie to Jim Eckman: "We gave Battell the paper for this about a year ago, so this dividend (the book)... More
Bloomington, Indiana: Corydon Press, 1944. Folio, pp. 3, printed on outside of double leaf uncut at top; woodcut signed by the illustrator; original yellow printed wrappers bound with white string. "One hundred and eighty copies designed by Joseph Low." A very good bright copy. More
