Titles starting with J from Priscilla Juvelis, Inc.

Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres. 1925. 8vo; handsomely rebound in 1/2 morocco and marbled paper boards, spine gilt. Back cover and board edges worn, text slightly browned. ... more information

Buffalo, NY: H.L. Green. March 1894. First Edition of this essay by Stanton. 8vo; 216pp; + 6pp. ads for books sold by The Freethinkers' Magazine, original gray wrappers with TOC on front cover in black with Mrs. Stanton's essay noted as appearing on p. 156 (-161), stapled, chipped at spine ends about 1/2" at top followed by 1" closed tear and 1" at bottom followed by 2" closed tear, lower front corner chipped about 14"; sunned about 1/2" in; else very good. Elizab... more information

Washington, DC. 1936-40. Single sheet, signed by Adelaide Johnson below three cent stamp with image of Susan B. Anthony based on Johnson's marble bust of the suffrage leader, with the following text, "Two hundred and twenty five millions / - 225 000 000 - / of the above picture of my marble portrait / Susan B. Anthony / Issued by the Government are - with their message - / now make their way over the world./ " In top left and right corners respectively the artist has written "We Quest Fa... more information

Paris: Nouvelle Revue Francaise, Gallimard. [1950]. First Edition, one of 2500 on Alfama Marais from a total issue of 2660. 8vo; 334pp; publisher's binding in paper boards stamped front and back with silver dots and a symmetrical pattern in gold, spine with gold lettering, after design by Paul Bonet; 1/4 red morocco chemise, fine. ... more information

Paris: Editions Emile-Paul Freres. [1946]. One of 1500 on velin blanc, from a total issue of 1600. 8vo; handsomely rebound in 3/4 chestnut brown morocco and marbled paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, fine. Illustrated with titlepage engraving and 11 hors-texte engravings by J. Despierre. ... more information

Paris: Mercure de France. 1938. First Edition thus, one of 30 copies from a total issue of 35, all on verge d'Arches. 8vo; handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco with gold fillets and marbled paper over boards, matching guards, spine panelled, author and title in gilt, teg, others uncut and untrimmed, original wrappers bound in, fine. <br>See an <A HREF= http://www.bookrouter.com/im/juvelisbks/4182.jpg >Image.</A><br> ... more information

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited. 1925. First Edition, first issue, containing the Sherlock Holmes Parody, "Holmes and the Dasher." 8vo; original green cloth over boards, spine a bit sunned, white jacket printed in black reproducing one of Morrow's illustrations, slightly soiled, but complete with only a trace of ruffling at top and bottom of spine, very good+. <br>See an <A HREF= http://www.bookrouter.com/im/juvelisbks/9225.jpg >Image.</A><br> ... more information

New York: Young Scott Books. [1968]. First Edition thus, signed in full by Edward Gorey on the title page. Oblong 8vo; unpaginated but 38pp, with black and white illustrations by Gorey with endpapers that are maps of "The Terrible Zone" etc., beige linen over boards with Gorey's drawings of the "Jumblies," decorated jacket reproducing cover drawing, fine. Gorey writes on the dust jacket flap that Lear published THE BOOK OF NONSENSE containing The Jumblies (actually NONSENSE SONGS...)... 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

Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press. 1985. Signed, Limited Edition, one of 250 copies all on T.H. Saunders paper, each signed and numbered by the artist, from a total issue of 300+ copies: 250 regular copies (this copy), 50 deluxe copies plus five state proof copies. Page size: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Bound: green paper wrappers. The text is illustrated with 15 woodengravings by Robinson and the text is set in Centaur and Arrighi with the assistance of Arthur Larson, printed letterpress by master printer, Har... more information

Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press. 1985. Signed, Limited Edition, one of 250 copies all on T.H. Saunders paper, each signed and numbered by the artist, from a total issue of 300+ copies: 250 regular copies (this copy), 50 deluxe copies plus five state proof copies. Page size: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Bound: green paper wrappers. The text is illustrated with 15 woodengravings by Robinson and the text is set in Centaur and Arrighi with the assistance of Arthur Larson, printed letterpress by master printer, Har... more information

Madison, WI: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 2005. Exhibition catalogue containing bibliography of The Perishable Press taking up where TWO DECADES OF HAMADY & THE PERISHABLE PRESS LIMITED left off (book #106 1983). This starts with book #107, 1984. Page size: 10-1/4 inches x 7 inches; 18pp; one of which is a triple gatefold. Bound: original wrappers printed in color, both front and back wrappers are gatefolds with the bibliography of The Perishable Press on the interior pages of each ... more information

Madison, WI: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 2005. Special Issue of Exhibition catalogue containing bibliography of The Perishable Press, one of 150 copies signed, enhanced, and altered by the author / subject / printer, Walter Hamady. Taking up where TWO DECADES OF HAMADY & THE PERISHABLE PRESS LIMITED left off (book #106 1983), this starts with book #107, 1984. Page size: 10-1/4 inches x 7 inches; 18pp; one of which is a triple gatefold. Bound: original wrappers printed in color, bot... more information

Stillwater, ME. 2008. Unique artist's book, page size: 11 7/8 x 6 ¼ inches, unique book, 34pp. Text reads, "Juxtaposition/ proximity join close/ meet touch graze/ contact adhere/ co-exist." 14 collages made of paste and found papers, and postage stamps sewn into accordion fold book of decorated paper by Nancy Ruth Leavitt. Bound by Joelle Leavitt Webber, Mermaid Bindery: decorated with collage and exposed sewing on spine, trays of box lined with similar decorated paper as text of book. ... more information