Authors starting with P from Priscilla Juvelis, Inc.

San Francisco: Pacific Editions. 2004. One of 90 copies, all signed by the artist, Charles Hobson, each with pastel monotype by Hobson that has been reproduced as a digital pigment print with hand coloring. It is the penultimate image in the book. Page size: 5-1/2 X 4-3/4"; made from postcards, translucent envelopes, various papers and features the photographs of Robert Doisneau. There are 3 envelopes - each with a photograph and a fictional story about the person in the photographs. Bound: red lin... more information

San Francisco, CA: Pacific Editions. 2004. One of 54 copies, a two-part limited edition, the larger book is printed on BFK Rives paper and the second volume - a flip book, or rather a "flutter book" is printed on card stock. Each copy is hand numbered and signed by the artist / printer / designer, Charles Hobson, on the colophon page. Page size: 11-1/8 inches x 7-15/16 inches; 16pp; plus 8pp. of images interleaved for large book; "flutter book" is 3-3/8 inches x 5-1/8 inches; 50pp. Bou... more information

San Francisco, CA: Pacific Editions. 2005. First Edition thus, one of 48 copies, all on BFK Rives paper, signed by the author, Barry Lopez, and the artist / designer / publisher, Charles Hobson, in pencil and numbered by Hobson. Page size: 11 inches x 12 inches. Bound: with original USGS maps for the concertina binding, which, when opened, creates its own vista of mountains and valleys representing the maps that figure so prominently in the Lopez story, covers made of paper over boards, paper reproducing a... more information

San Francisco: Pacific Editions. 2006. One of 12 copies only, all on Rives BFK paper, each signed and numbered by Charles Hobson and Kay Bradner (who collaborated on the design of the linoleum block print). Page size: 18 inches x 9 inches when closed and folded into 8 leaves and when opened fully 7-1/2 feet. There is a title page and page of text and a colophon page as well as the 8-page folded print. Bound: blue cloth spine, coastal map over boards on covers with white label printed in black on front cov... more information

San Francisco, CA: Pacific Editions. 2006. One of 38 copies, all on BFK Rives and Strathmore papers incorporating hand-colored cotton and jute twine, each signed and numbered by the two poets and artist / designer, Charles Hobson, who assembled the edition with the assistance of Alice Shaw. Page size: 7-1/2 x 8 inches; 48pp. Bound: two signatures sewn in an accordion structure, fabric and paper over boards, red printed label on spine; housed in fabric-covered slipcase with red jute twine ties. The design of... more information

[North Carolina]: Palaemon Press. [1970]. First Edition thus, one of 475 copies signed by the author. 4to; 26pp; grey cloth with paper label printed in black and red, slight bit of bowing else fine. ... more information

New York: Duffield & Company. 1911. First Edition with the eight Parrish colorplates. 8vo; 373pp; (including first line index); blue cloth with title and illustrator on colorplate by Parrish, an enlarged version of the plate appearing on page 312, title, illustrator, and publisher on spine in gilt, decorated endpapers by Parrish in blue with two figures resting on plinth with well-known quotations within double rules above, minor wear and rubbing to boards, else very good. Maxfield Parrish (1870-19... more information

Paris: Etablissements Nicolas {imprimerie Draeger]. [1949]. First and only edition, this wine merchant's catalogue is illustrated throughout with black and white and color reproductions in-texte and hors- texte, all after pen and watercolor drawings by Andre Dignimont depicting various Paris locales. A small version of a promotional wall poster is also bound in. Bound: 3/4 red morocco, marbled paper over boards, teg, original pictorial wrappers bound in, fine. ... more information

New York: Mason Brothers. 1855. First Edition. 12mo; 400pp; green cloth blind and gilt-stamped cloth, buff endpapers, spine elaborately gilt-stamped with leaves and author and title in script on diagonal, "Fanny Fern" in gilt on front panel within blind cartouche of grapes and leaves. There is a tiny bit of rubbing at tips and spine ends, endpapers somewhat foxed, else this is a lovely copy, the gilt stamping fresh and the text tight and clean. This is the nicest copy we've seen of a book th... more information

New York: New York State Woman Suffrage Party. [ND but 1917]. Leaflet. Small 4to; 10" x 7" (unfolded), printed on off-white stock with a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson at first page, fine, unfolded and unused.New York State was to offer its voters a referendum on woman suffrage in November 1917. No Eastern state had yet accorded its women full suffrage. As home to the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, as well as a politically powerful and influential state in 1917, the NAWSA and its stat... more information

[NP. ND but 1912. Scarce set of political memorabilia from the 1912 campaign. Hand card. 3 3/8 x 5 1/2"; single sided, printed in black on white card stock, titled "The Progressive Party" and listing thirteen planks, including equal suffrage, for that party, very slight wear to the corners, Progressive Party pin (see below) inserted into the card, both very good.With:Pin. ¾" dia.; Progressive Party Pin in red, white, and blue with "Washington / Roosevelt / Part... more information

Chicago. 1916. First Edition. 8vo; 63pp; printed blue wrappers, front wrap with title, year and organization in gothic English type, small library stamp "Jane Addam's Collection Swarthmore" on the rear wrap, spine and a bit of front wrapper sunned to tan, very good. The Woman's Peace Party was founded in November 1915 by Jane Addams (1860-1935), who was also elected as first Chairman of the organization. Other officers included Chrystal Eastman, Anna Garlin Spencer, Lucia Ames Mea... more information

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Company. 1903. First Edition, inscribed by the author to her sister, the designer of the binding, on the front flyleaf, "To / Mary L. Peabody / November/ 1903" and again on the half-title page just under the title, "with love from me" followed by her paraphe an interlocking, elongated "JP" with leaves on either side of the initials. 18mo; 124pp; light green cloth stamped with darker green leaves, signed with the initials of the desig... more information

Boston: Roberts Brothers. 1880. First Edition. 8vo; vi, 459pp; including index; original green gilt- stamped cloth, top & bottom of spine rubbed, some very small chips, outer hinges rubbed with a few small holes, brown coated endpapers a bit chipped, 2 x 1" piece missing from top right corner of front flyleaf, about very good.Elizabeth Palmer Peabody admired William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) after hearing him preach in Salem as early as 1823. She became intimately acquainted with him when... more information

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 1935. First Edition. 8vo; 363pp; full brown morocco with title in gilt on spine, spine, hinges, and edges rubbed and a bit dry, small (1/4") hold at bottom of spine, interior hinge starting at lower front cover, copy belonging to Dr. Peixotto's colleague, Robert Sproul, with his pencil signature on half- title, about very good. Published in honor of Professor Peixotto with contributions by her former students, colleagues, and friends, who also financial... more information

Madrid: Espasa-Colpe, S.A.. 1974. Facsimile reproduction of the original 1564 text which included wood- engraved initials and one illustrations of the Virgin Mary and Child. Unnumbered copy from a total issue of 3000. Large 8vo; handsomely bound in 1/4 black morocco and marbled paste-paper boards, marbled endpapers, original printed wrappers bound in, fine. Jorge Manrique (1440-1479), was a soldier and poet whose poetry was in the courtly tradition. His most famous work is "Las Coplas de Jorge Manrique... more information

Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press. 1971. One of 125 copies, this copy signed by the author, DeWayne Rail, all on natural white "quite cockled" Shadwell. Page size: 10-1/2 x 7 inches; 44pp; 30 of which printed. Unbound: loose signatures (6), front blank with a bit foxed. The edition binding was grey boards - which, according to the bibliography, was not entirely successful in the printer / publisher's mind. Handset in Open Kapitalen designed by Jan van Krimpen for Enschede in 1929 and title p... more information

Mount Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press. 1972. One of 85 copies only, all on Shadwell paper. Page size: 3.4 x 5.25 inches; 24pp. Bound by the printer: sewn in grey printed wrappers with zodiac wheel in black centered on the fold of the front and back wrappers with "open from the other side" in red on the back wrapper, fine. Handset and printed letterpress in 10 point Palatine in black, red, and grey ink. PP54. ... more information

Mount Horeb: Perishable Press. 1968. One of 250 copies, all on handmade Shadwell paper. Page size: 8.5 x 5.25 inches; 38pp. Bound by the printer: handsewn in grey Fabriano wrappers with title printed in pale brown and geological diagram by the printer in ochre. Handset in Palatino in black, white pink and cream and printed by Walter Hamady, this book of poetry is at once subtle and lovely. An early effort from this famous press. PP19. ... more information

Mt. Horeb, WI: Walter Hamady for Mother's Day. Perishable Press. 12 & 17 November 1980. One of 200 copies on various Shadwell (Hamady's own handmade) papers, mould and machine-made papers. Page size: 7 inches x 5-3/8 inches, 36 pages +12 page small booklet (including wrappers) inserted in envelope on page 34.. Bound by the printer/publisher: brown cardboard exposed spine. Pages are printed, collaged, rubber stamped, drilled, notched, pigment patterned, (ticket) punched, grommeted, scribed, ear... more information