Authors starting with C from Priscilla Juvelis, Inc.

New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1904. First American Edition in original dust jacket. 8vo; 408pp; original green cloth stamped in red and gold gilt with scroll design in each corner of front panel, title in red and gilt on spine with image of early sail boat; original buff dust jacket printed in red repeating cover design; book is fine except for some foxing to top edge, early pencil ownership signature on ffe; dust jacket has a few minor chips, spine a bit darkened, but generally very good. In all a lo... more information

Madrid Paris Buenos Aires: Agrupacion de Amigos del Libro de Arte. 1927. First Edition, one of 300 on Arches a la forme; 8vo; handsomely rebound in 3/4 dark brown morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, near fine. Illustrated with frontispiece, one headpiece, three illustrations in-texte, and a tailpiece engraved on wood by Leon Pichon after drawings by Maxime Dethomas. Text in Spanish. ... more information

Canton, NY: Caliban Press. 2008. Limited Edition, one of 100 copies, of Apollinaire's shaped verse that is a meditation on youth and war, written during World War I and published in 1917, this on mouldmade and handmade papers, signed and paraphed by the printer / designer, Mark McMurray. Page size: 10 x 5 inches; 4pp. Bound by Mark McMurray: hand sewn into Nepali handmade paper wrappers, title printed in black on front cover, endpapers made from cut-up tactical pilotage charts and maps of the Middle Ea... more information

St-Zotique, Quebec [Canton, NY]: Cat's Head Press [Caliban Press]. 2008. One of 114 copies, all on various papers including Rives and Arches, vintage Barcham Green handmade, St-Armand handmade from Montreal, Quebec, Kochi from Japan and handmade lokta from Nepal, each signed by the author / printer, Mark McMurray who has invented a fictitious press and location for this irreverent look at Paris and Paris printing history, with a dark back story of immigrant life. Page size: 8-1/4 x 12 inches; 48pp. Boun... more information

Montclair, NJ: Caliban Press. 1991. Artist's Proof Copy, one of 4 copies;the regular edition limited to 100 copies only, these variants on various handmade papers, signed by the writer/designer/printer, Mark McMurray. Page size: 12.5 inches x 9 inches; 52pp; variant pagination; plus 6pp. of inserts from previous Caliban Press editions. Bound: original gray wrappers, title "Type" on front cover in wood type each letter a different size and type and printed on different papres with exposed sewin... more information

Canton, NY: Caliban Press. 1995. First Edition, one of 90 copies, all on Zerkall mouldmade paper, signed by the artist on the colophon. 8vo, 16pp; bound in pastepaper wrappers, fine. Illustrated with 16 woodengravings printed by the artist from the blocks. The Foreword and artist's introduction is printed letterpress from Ehrhardt type. Eckmair is a well-known printmaker, teaching printmaking at Buffalo State College for 30 years. Although known for his woodcuts, he has worked chiefly in woodengravings ... more information

Canton, NY: Caliban Press. 1995. First Edition of this initial version of the open chapter of a new novel by Bolger, one of 80 copies signed by the author and artist, all on Somerset paper. Illustrated with five woodengravings by American artist David Moyer printed from blocks on Japanese Kitakata paper. The text is set in Dante type and printed letterpress. 8vo, bound in flexible handmade paper boards and leather spine, 30pp; fine. Bolger, a young Irish poet, playwright and novelist, received the AE memori... more information

Canton, NY: Caliban Press. 2001. One of 125 copies all on various handmade papers by Velma Bolyard, La Papeterie St. Armand, and Barcham Green, with Arches, Frankfurt and Mexican amate paper. The text is set in 14pt. Dante by M & W Bixler; rain cut by Greg Lago. The book was designed, printed and bound by Mark McMurray, using the text from the 1623 First Folio (with a few liberties). Page size: 8 x 12 inches. Bound: handmade papers printed with title in black, overlay with circular cutout revealing tit... more information

[NP but Montclair, NJ]: Caliban Press. 1988. One of 190 copies all on Frankfurt cream paper. Designed and printed by Mark McMurray in Frederick Goudy's Garamont, set by out of Sorts Letter Foundry, the book has relief print facsimile illustrations. McMurray has selected 16 letters - 14 of which have never before been published - which provide a unique portrait during a difficult time in Rogers' life. Page size: 6-3/8 inches x 9-3/8 inches; 61pp; + colophon + erratum. Bound by Herb Nieder and Mark ... more information

Canton, NY: Caliban Press. 2007. One of 200 copies, all on mould-made St. Armand paper (white for the text and tomato for the covers, hand-made aqua for envelope), signed and numbered by the printer / artist, Mark McMurray. Page size: 5-3/8 x 4-3/8 inches; 8pp. Bound: accordion-style fold out with "tomato" wrappers at each end, front wrapper with title, author, and press and colophon on rear wrapper, housed in blue envelope with title printed in black, four folds of envelope are each a half circle... more information

1989. Artist's book, one of 40 copies only, all on French fold Zerkall paper, each copy signed, dated, and numbered on the back flyleaf in pencil. Page size: 7-3/4 x 12-1/2 inches; 80 pp. Bound: printed grey and black paper over boards, unprinted black paper dust jacket, publishers black cloth- over-boards slipcase. Printed letterpress with wood-letter, lead, and brass rule using colored and metallic inks. Ken Campbell has created a beautiful artist's book, based on the 1615 "Gaelic Psalms from... more information

Maestricht: Stols. 1930. One of 400 on velin, from a total issue of 480. 8vo; 97pp; 3/4 brown morocco, marbled boards, smooth spine, author and title gilt, top edge gilt, original wrapper bound in, fine. ... more information

Brussels: aux Editions du Nord. 1928. One of 1000 on Velin Allura, from a total issue of 1124. Illustrated with colored vignettes reproduced after Andre Dignimont, including the front wrapper design, frontispiece design, titlepage design, 28 text illustrations of varying sizes and formats, and numerous headpieces and tailpieces. Handsomely bound in3/4 maroon crushed morocco and marbled paste-paper boards, spine with gilt lettering and an abstract design of gilt fillets and dots, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., u... more information

Paris: Emile Hazan & Cie Editeurs. 1929. One of 1000 on Lafuma, from a total issue of 1083; 29pp; handsomely rebound in 1/2 black morocco and ivory lacquered paper boards, the morocco embossed with a grid of tiny squares, spine gilt, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, morocco-tipped slipcase. Illustrated with frontispiece photographic author-portrait and three other photographs hors- texte, plus three reproductions hors-texte after pen and ink drawings, two with gouache also, by Andre Dig... more information

Paris: Henri Jonquieres et Cie.. [1927]. One 400 copies on velin rose du Marais, rose wove paper, from a total edition of 425. 8vo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 maroon morocco and paste- paper boards, spine paneled, title gilt, top edge gilt. Original covers bound in, fine. 22 photogravure vignettes printed in black in-texte, including several hors-texte, after drawings by Jean Oberle (1900-1961), to illustrate this little tour of Paris by Francis Carco (1886-1958), pseudonym of Francois Carcopino, novelist and ... more information

Santa Rosa, CA: Nawakum Press. 2010. Artist's book, one of 20 copies on Hahnemuhle Biblio with an additional original hand-colored print by Stermer, signed and numbered by him, laid into the clamshell box that houses the book and bound in 1/4 blue goatskin and Cave Paper over boards, from a total edition of 110 (10 copies reserved for the Press), all signed and numbered by the artist on the colophon. Page size: 9.5 x 13 inches; 28 pp. Bound by John DeMerrit in 1/4 blue goatskin with blue Cave Paper by ... more information

Santa Rosa, CA: Nawakum Press. 2010. Artist's book, one of 80 copies on Hahnemuhle Biblio, bound in blue Cave Paper with blue cloth spine, from a total edition of 110 (10 copies reserved for the Press and 20 deluxe copies), all signed and numbered by the artist on the colophon. Page size: 9.5 x 13 inches; 28 pp. Bound by John DeMerritt in blue Cave Paper by Bridgit O'Malley over boards with blue cloth spine, author and title stamped in silver gilt on spine, housed in custom-made blue cloth slipcase... more information

Clinton Hall, New York: Redfield. 1852. First Edition. 12mo; 178pp; + publisher's ads; slate cloth embellished with blind stamping at sides and gold-gilt decorated lettering at spine; pale yellow endpapers, contemporary initials at title page and light foxing throughout, very good. Alice Cary (1820-1871), poet, novelist and abolitionist, is closely linked with her sister Phoebe. They were born into a family of nine children in Ohio, and, despite little formal education, the tow young girls shared a... more information

[Charlottesville, VA]: Treehouse Book Arts. 2008. Artist's book, one of 25 copies only, all on Hahnamuhle Fine Art Inkjet paper, each signed and numbered by the artist / author, Rosamond Casey. Page size: 10-15/16 x 17 inches; 24pp; plus text and colophon printed on rear flyleaf. Bound by the artist / author: brass spine with three brass screws, giclee printed wrappers in shades of grey with title in black, with the exception of the "I" in suits which is in red, on front wrapper, MEN IN SUITS ... more information

2 West 86 St. [New York]. [ND but ca. 1915]. Four Page Holograph letter. 4-7/8 x 6-1/2"; written on cream colored stationary, Catt's address printed in black at the head of the first page, very light age discoloration near the edges, creased once horizontally for mailing, very good.In this letter, addressed to another suffrage leader Mrs. William Todd Helmuth, Catt (1859-1947) expresses her sorrow at Helmuth's illness, and urges her to get well, telling her that the "Feds [won't r... more information