The Ways of Confucianism; Investigations in Chinese Philosophy
by Nivison, David S.; Van Norden, Bryan W. (Editor, Introduction)
Chicago and La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. First printing, octavo size, 353 pp. To some a religion, to others a philosophy and ethical system, Confucianism "laid the foundation for much of Chinese culture" (n.b, from the web site of National Geographic Education). In this publication, the work of Professor David Nivison is here presented, some previously unpublished, some substantially revised. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full black cloth... Read More
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Mr. Gilhooley
by O'Flaherty, Liam; Austen, John (dust jacket illustrations)
London: Jonathan Cape, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. Austen, John. First printing, octavo size, 288 pp., signed by Liam O'Flaherty. Liam O'Flaherty (1896-1984) is considered by many to be one of the "foremost socialist writers in the first part of the 20th century". After serving in WWI (and being badly injured) he became involved in Irish politics and was a founding member of the Communist Party in Ireland. In his novels he could generally be... Read More
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Biotherm (for Bill Berkson)
by O'Hara, Frank (Poem); Hoyem, Andrew (Preface); Berkson, Bill (Essay, Glossary); Dine, Jim (Artist)
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1990. New. Dine, Jim. 22 by 15 inches, issued as unbound sheets in portfolio. The poem was set by hand in 22 point Spectrum. Over proofs of the poetry Dine drew inter-weaving images. Between the text pages are leaves with illustrations only. The images were printed by duotone offset lithography and the text overprinted by letterpress. The portfolio box is covered in red cloth. The essay and glossary, issued as a booklet 11... Read More
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Biotherm (for Bill Berkson)
by O'Hara, Frank (Poem); Hoyem, Andrew (Preface); Berkson, Bill (Essay, Glossary); Dine, Jim (Artist)
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1990. New. Dine, Jim. 22 by 15 inches, issued as unbound sheets in portfolio, 44 leaves, with sequential numbering on the back. The poem was set by hand in 22 point Spectrum. Over proofs of the poetry Dine drew inter-weaving images. Between the text pages are leaves with illustrations only. The images were printed by duotone offset lithography and the text overprinted by letterpress. The portfolio box is covered in red cloth. The... Read More
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Rolling in Oz" [Roadworks Linocut]
by Olson, Rik (Artist)
[San Francisco]: [San Francisco Center for the Book], 2018. Limited Edition. No binding. Fine. Olson, Rik. One of 9 copies, signed and numbered by Rik Olson. This lino-carved art, a take-off of "The Wizard of Oz", was printed by a Buffalo Springfield Steamroller at the San Francisco Center for the Book's annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival. The black lines on each piece were printed on the street using the linoleum cut and the steamroller; the coloured highlights were... Read More
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Runian
by Oness, C. Mikal; Naragon, Brad (Images)
n.p.: Bergamot Press [1999], 1999. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. Naragon, Brad. One of 126 copies (unnumbered), square sixmo size, 22 pp. With images by Brad Naragon which were originally sumi ink paintings. C. Mikal Oness, proprietor of the Sutton Hoo Press is a poet in his own right. The title of this volume, Runian, is from the Old English verb meaning "to whisper". ___DESCRIPTION: Softbound in heavy ivory paper wrappers, white paper label on the front... Read More
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Animal Farm [with Extra Suite]
by Orwell, George; Stansky, Peter (Introduction); Hammer, Jonathan (Artist)
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2013. Hardcover. New. Hammer, Jonathan. Octavo, 10 1/4" by 7 3/8", 154 numbered pages plus 48 unnumbered pages for the illustrations (202 pages total). The type is Times New Roman, in Monotype composition by Mackenzie & Harris, with display sizes set by hand. The relief prints are printed from polymer plates made from negatives scratched by the artist with an etching needle for the black images, with photopolymer plates made from overlay drawings... Read More
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An Arthurian Narrative Sonnet Cycle
by Owens, James J.; Sayenko, Dmitry (Illustrations/Publisher)
St. Petersburg: Nikodim Press, 2019. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Sayenko, Dmitry. One of 20 copies, folio size, 32 pp., signed by James J. Owens and Dmitry Sayenko, in slipcase. Dmitry Sayenko (b. 1965), born in the Ukraine, is a printmaker and book artist. He graduated from the Mukhina Art School in St. Petersburg in 1995, and now lives and works in Russia. He prints and binds his own books; a true book artist, he not only prints and... Read More
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Leaning Forward, Poems by Grace Paley
by Paley, Grace
Penobscot, Maine: Granite Press, 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Number 8 of 125 copies, octavo size, 94 pp., signed by author. Grace Paley (1922-2007), an author of both prose and poetry, has been called "a seminal American writer". She described herself as a "combative pacifist and a cooperative anarchist" and had always been active in anti-war and feminist causes; her poetry, more than her prose, often reflects her political feelings. The Poetry Foundation says of her poems... Read More
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My Sister - Life
by Pasternak, Boris; Rudman, Mark (Translator); Kuper, Yuri (Artist)
[New York]: The Limited Editions Club, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Kuper, Yuri. No. 65 of 250, elephant folio size, 89 pp., signed by Yuri Kuper. Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) is perhaps best known in the English-speaking world for his novel, "Doctor Zhivago" - it was smuggled out of the USSR and published in Milan in 1957, earning Pasternak the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958. This work, "My Sister - Life", is his first published collection of poems... Read More
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Folio 60: A Bibliography of the Folio Society, 1947-2006
by Paul W. Nash (Editor); Sue Bradbury, Joseph Connolly and David McKitterick (Essays)
Folio Society, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto size, 472 pp. The Folio Society was founded in 1947 by Charles Ede, Christopher Sandford (of the Golden Cockerel Press), and Alan Bott (founder of Pan Books). This is the definitive history of The Folio Society as told through its raison d' the books. As the librarian of Trinity College, Dr. David McKitterick has pointed out in his introduction that this book is intended for those who "relish the opportunity... Read More
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A Search for The Apex of America; High Mountain Climbing in Peru and Bolivia...
by Peck, Annie S.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. First printing, octavo size, 390 pp. Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935) was a woman far ahead of her time; at a time when women were just beginning to be admitted to the halls of higher education, she not only earned a degree in classical languages in 1878 from the University of Michigan, but became the first woman to attend the American School of Classical Studies (in Athens,... Read More
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The Devil's Devices, or, Control versus Service
by Pepler, Douglas; Gill, Eric (Artist)
London: The Hampshire House Workshops, 1915. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Gill, Eric. No. 28 of the first 200 copies of this edition, designated "proof" copies, duodecimo size, 136 pp., signed by both Eric Gill and Douglas Pepler. Eric Gill (1882-1940) and Douglas Pepler (1878-1951) worked together for many years, founding the St Dominic's Press and creating numerous splendid works of art and writing. This collection of essays takes a look at the society of the time, examining... Read More
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The Devil's Devices, or, Control versus Service
by Pepler, Douglas; Gill, Eric (Artist)
London: The Hampshire House Workshops, 1915. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Gill, Eric. First printing, one of 1500 copies, octavo size, 136 pp. Eric Gill (1882-1940) and Douglas Pepler (1878-1951) worked together for many years, founding the St Dominic's Press and creating numerous splendid works of art and writing. This collection of essays takes a look at the society of the time, examining the relationships among people, situations of work, and the effects of the Industrial... Read More
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Was Wellen betrifft [What Waves are concerned]
by Perryman, Kevin; Saltzwedel, Caroline (Artist)
Hamburg: Hirundo Press, 2005. Limited Edition. Softcover. Fine. Saltzwedel, Caroline. Number 28 of 150 copies, folio size, 18 unnumbered pp., signed by Kevin Perryman and Caroline Saltzwedel, in German. Caroline Saltzwedel, born in England, has lived in Hamburg since 1995 as a graphic artist and painter. She studied German at the Universities of Durham, Oxford and Bonn, and printed graphics at the Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford. In 1998 she founded the Hirundo Press for artists' books... Read More
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Daidalos
by Perryman, Kevin (Gedichte / Poet); Saltzwedel, Caroline (Bilder / Artist)
Hamburg: Hirundo Press, 2000. First and Limited Edition. Original wraps. Fine. Saltzwedel, Caroline. Deluxe version of only 20 copies, this no. 8, folio size, text volume 14 pp., signed by both Kevin Perryman and Caroline Saltzwedel, text in German, etchings unbound, each signed and numbered by Caroline Saltzwedel. Caroline Saltzwedel, born in England, has lived in Hamburg since 1995 as a graphic artist and painter. She studied German at the Universities of Durham, Oxford and Bonn, and printed... Read More
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Cornelius Cole, California Pioneer and United States Senator, A Study in Personality and Achievements Bearing Upon the Growth of a Commonwealth
by Phillips, Catherine Coffin; Wilke, William (Illustration)
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Wilke, William. One of 1000 copies, quarto size, 386 pp., this copy in a full vellum binding. Cornelius Cole (1822-1924) was a politician who became an important figure in California politics after his arrival there in July 1849; he became District Attorney of Sacramento and later went on to the United States Senate. This book forms a clear and forceful portrait of a man who played an active... Read More
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Vie-za-vie
by Inez Meter (Author); Anke Ligteringen (Photographer);
n.p.: Condorpers [Peter Hendriks (Typography and Printing); WIlma van Ipenburg (Binder)], 2007. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Anke Ligteringen. No. IX (total edition not stated), square quarto size, [48] pp., note that text is in Dutch with English translation. A fascinating artist book which is a perfect marriage of custom binding, photography, poetry, and calligraphy. Text is letterpress printed, in Dutch, with corresponding English calligraphically lettered. The work is a collaborative effort by Inez Meter (author), Anke... Read More
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Picasso, A Pictorial Biography
by [Picasso, Pablo] Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
New York: A Studio Book, The Viking Press, 1959. Hardcover. Fine. Picasso, Pablo. Octavo size, 143 pp., in a custom binding. A handsome, austere custom binding of half leather, with the backstrip and fore-edges of leather over black paper boards. Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) was not only an extremely prolific artist but captured the imagination of the entire world with his co-founding of Cubism and invention of constructed sculpture; he would become, and likely remains, one... Read More
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The Disappeared and Other Poems (with separate signed print)
by Pinter, Harold; Bevan, Tony (Artist)
(London): Enitharmon Editions, 2002. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bevan, Tony. No. 33 of 75 copies of the deluxe edition, folio size, 53 pp., signed by Harold Pinter and Tony Bevan, with original etching signed and numbered by Bevan, with prospectus. Harold Pinter (1930-2008) was known not only as an author, but also as a playwright, screenwriter, director and actor, and over his lifetime he received over fifty awards, prizes, and other honours, including the Nobel Prize in Literature... Read More
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Antigas Fazendas de Cafe da Provincia Fluminense [The Old Coffee Estates of the Fluminense Provence] (ASSOCIATION COPY - once owned by Claudio Arrau)
by Pires, Fernando Tasso Fragoso; Mercadante, Paulo (Foreword); Jennings, Ralph E. (English Translation)
[Rio de Janeiro]: Nova Fronteira Memoria Brasileira, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio size, 124 pp., inscribed by Claudio Arrau. A little-known work on the great coffee plantations of the nineteenth century in the area around Rio de Janeiro. Coffee first started to appear in the area around 1760, and by 1822 there were plantations in the area with more than fifty thousand coffee plants, with massive tracts of rainforest being cleared first from the vicinity of Rio and... Read More
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Little Pancho
by Politi, Leo
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Politi, Leo. First printing, sixmo size, [41] pp., inscribed by Leo Politi. Leo Politi, born Atiglio Leoni Politi (1908-1996) was a renowned author and illustrator of mainly children's books; he won the Caldecott Medal in 1950 for his "Song of the Swallows". Leo Politi's art often reflected a multiculturalism that was unusual for the time. "Little Pancho" was Politi's first book, the one which established... Read More
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Fine Books
by Pollard, Alfred W.; Davenport, Cyril (General Editor, The Connoisseur's Library)
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1912. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Quarto size, 347 pp. Alfred William Pollard (1859-1944) was an English bibliographer who was widely credited for bringing a higher level of scholarly rigor to the study of Shakespearean texts. This volume, part of the Connoisseur's Library, was intended to be a survey of both printing and book illustration from its beginnings to the (then) current day. In his preface, Mr. Pollard apologies for falling a bit short... Read More
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An Account of a Particular Kind of Rupture; Frequently Attendent Upon New-Born Children and Sometimes Met With In Adults
by Pott, Percivall
London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1758. First Edition. Very good. Octavo size, 45 pp. Sir Percivall Pott (1714-1788) is considered one of the greatest surgeons of the eighteenth century and is thought of as one of the founders of orthopaedics; he was the first scientist to connect environmental causes to cancer (chimney sweeps' carcinoma). He received several honours for his work, including Election to Fellowship of the Royal Society, Honorary Diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons... Read More
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John Dowland
by Poulton, Diana
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1982. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. Revision of the original 1972 publication, quarto size, 528 pp. From the jacket flap: "[t]he reissue, in a revised edition, of Diana Poulton's 'John Dowland' comes in response to constant demands for this highly important book which, on first publication, was hailed as the first full-length study of one of the greatest musicians of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in... Read More
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