Authors starting with P from The Veatchs Arts of the Book

Northampton: Smith College Libraries, 2005. . 7 1/2 x 10 1/2. Photogravure print of Ruth and Clarence Kennedy, (32) pages illustrated, a tipped on proof of title page text Kennedy left as standing type. Bound by David Bourbeau and Stephanie Gibbs with Elephant Hide spine & fore-edge, and blue boards gilt (binding signed with their initials & a thistle). Enclosed in a tray case along with a portfolio of Cantina Press ephemera. Fine. No. 7 of about 10 special copies (out of 75 deluxe copies) with... more information

(Andoversford, 1985). . 10 1/2 x 7 1/2. (32) pages printed in black & green, with 41 engravings in the text. Quarter cloth and boards with wood engravings, slipcase. Fine. One of 335 copies signed by artist and author. An allotment is an assigned portion of a community garden. Allotments were popular during the two World Wars; they are experiencing a resurgence today. ... more information

NY: Grolier Club, 1997. . 6 x 9. xxxv, 182 pages. Indexed. Cloth backed marbled boards. Fine. This is one of 50 numbered special copies in boards with a pull from an original engraved book plate of Phillipps. A complete and detailed bibliography of 555 items. The Middle Hill Press (1819-1872) has always been something of a bibliographic puzzle. Phillipps printed his works in extremely limited editions and distributed them haphazardly; many were issued without date or other imprint information. ... more information

(North Hills) 1980. . 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. 108 pages. Morocco & decorated boards, with portfolio of specimens, in clamshell case (10 x 12 1/2). Spine slightly darker (as usual, from binding glue) else fine. Fine. One of 140 (of 350) with the separate portfolio of prospectuses and signatures from books. Index by Howell Heaney. ... more information

Northampton, 1969. . 17 x 24. Large four-page broadside consisting of title, tipped-on collotype reproduction of Piranesi's Carceri, excerpt from Melville's Clarel, and colophon. Fine. Letterpress by Leonard Baskin in Centaur & Arrighi types, in black, red and grey. This copy has a presentation slip from Meriden Gravure (which produced the collotype). Although 1200 copies were printed, the broadside is very scarce on the market. Brook 91 The Work of Fifty Years B14 ... more information

(Leeds), 1995. . 9 x 12. 25 leaves printed rectos only, in a variety of colors. Deluxe binding of pastepaper boards by Claudia Cohen, with cloth hinges, red leather spine. With an extra suite of the entire book in matching pastepaper wraps by Cohen. All contained in a cloth tray case. Fine, with prospectus. One of 25 deluxe copies printed on Arnold Vellum, an English paper handmade in the 1950s. With a portrait of Zapf signed and numbered by Baskin (not in the regular edition). The second copy of the... more information

Pinner: PLA, nd. . 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket, 126 pages illustrated with wood engravings. Fine. ... more information

Aptos & Woodside, 1969. . 8 1/2 x 12 1/2. 54 pages Half cloth & plaid boards. Light cover soil, one tip slightly bumped, contents fine. With prospectus. One of 300 copies (200 on mould made and 100 on Curtis Tweedweave). An exhuberant, colorful type specimen, with notes on the types. ... more information

Mt Horeb, (1976). . Broadside. 5 x 13 1/2. Printed in black, brown, & red. Crease in top margin, else fine. An abbreviated checklist of some 75 books & pamphlets produced over thirteen years, giving author, title, & illustrator. ... more information

(LA, 1953). . 6 x 4 1/2. 45 pages. Printers' ornaments in red. Cloth & boards. Light wear; very good copy. ... more information

El Cerrito, 2006. . Double-sided accordion-fold Calendar for 2007. "Childish" (miniature accordion-fold). Pop-up lift-the-flap construction of the brain. Fine. No. 7 of 60 signed copies. Coriander Reisbord works in a small, delicate scale. Printed letterpress, illustrated (often colored by hand or pochoir), her creations are frequently complex. There is much workmanship in these small treasures. Cory's texts convey the humor and irony in everyday occurrences. ... more information

Portland, (1937) rev. ed. . 4 1/2 x 7. Printed cloth, 39 pages. Good copy, much used by a printer. The printer's flowers are from an enviable collection covering several centuries, including several from Binney & Ronaldson's 1812 specimen. ... more information

(Roslyn) Stone House Press & John Carter Brown Library, 1992. . 6 x 9 1/2. 85 pages. Six original wood engravings, each printed in a different color, by John DePol; text illustrations. Dark grey cloth, DePol patterned endpapers in blue-grey. One of 200 numbered copies signed by translator, artist, and printer. Engravings are based on 15th & 16th century illustrations in Brown Library. This poetic drama, set aboard the Santa Maria, evolves around a series of tempters (the crew-chorus) ... more information

NYPL & Stone House Press, 1989. . 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. 113 pages. Quarter cloth & DePol patterned paper over boards. Copiously illustrated with specimen pages. Fine. DePol's own copy, dated and signed by him on pastedown. No. 181 of 200 numbered & signed copies. John DePol was the "house artist" for this press. Preface by G. Thomas Tanselle. Laid in is a prospectus, a letter to DePol from Cathy Brody, and a list of DePol's copies which he has marked #181 "personal copy.... more information

Woscerster: American Antiquarian Society, 1972. . 7 1/2 x 10 1/2. x, 89 pages including numerous plates. First edition. Wraps have some soil, spine darker. Inscribed from "Mike" Papantonio to the bibliographer Mathew Bruccoli. ... more information

Woscerster: American Antiquarian Society, 1985. . 7 1/2 x 10 1/2. xviii, 120 pages including numerous plates. Fine. Second edition, enlarged. ... more information

Italy, 18th century. . A full, unused sheet measuring 15 1/2 x 13. Eight religious figures are printed in gilt on a blue pastepaper ground. In the top row, Joseph (with the Christ child) and Mary are flanked by Jesus and Ecce Homo. Saints Peter, Matthew, Simon, and Sebastian fill the bottom row. Each figure is shown with his traditional iconography. Each is framed by a different archway and border. Some rubbing or flaking of the gilt along the perimeter; but most of the images are quite bright. Sticky no... more information

Paris: At the Sign of the Pegasus, 1927. . Two volumes. 11 x 15. 4to. Color frontis, xiv, 530 pages partially unopened, 78 plates (mostly color). Original wraps, reprinting the title page, in black & red bordered by Garamond ornaments, glassines. Laid in note to reader about not cutting the plates at page 448. Some light soil, upper corners of second volume lightly creased, still a fine copy. Forty years of research culminate in this definitive account of papermaking in the Troyes area of Fra... more information

Hamilton, Ohio, 1973.. 4to. 69 pages. Full color throughout. Huge folded posters in pockets. Insert of Australian lingo. Spiral bound. Near fine in original envelope. Gorgeous paper specimens. Imagination XVII. ... more information

Hamilton, Ohio, . 4to. Full color throughout. Inserts in pockets. Spiral bound. Near fine in original envelope. Gorgeous paper specimens. Imagination XV. ... more information