Cathay; A Critical Edition
by Pound, Ezra; Billings, Timothy (Editor)
New York: Fordham University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First printing of this "Critical Edition", large octavo size, 346 pp. "Ezra Pound's 'Cathy' (1915) is a masterpiece both of modernism and of world literature. The muscular precision of images that mark Pound's translations helped establish a modern style for Amercian writing, at the same time creating a thirst for classical Chinese poetry in English..." (n.b., from jacket flap). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue paper... Read More
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Furnival Books [Twelve Volumes, Complete Set]: The Key of the Field; The Hessian Prisoner; The Man From Kilsheelan; The Stars, The World, and The Women; The Last Voyage; The Big Man; Little Peter the Great; A Moral Ending, And Other Stories; A Terrible Day; The Wild Swan; Christmas Formula; [and] Green Thoughts
by Powys, T.F; Bates, H.E.; Coppard, A.E.; Davies, Rhys; Hanley, James; Strong, L.A.G.; Manhood, H.A.; Warner, Sylvia Townsend; Garnett, David; O'Flaherty, Liam; Benson, Stella; [and] Collier, John
London: William Jackson (Books) Ltd (Books 1-4) [and] Joiner & Steele, Ltd. (Books 5-12) [Printed at the Chiswick Press], 1932. Hardcover. Near fine. Garnett, R.A.; Austen, John; Gibbings, Robert; Papé, Frank C.; Odle, Alan; Garwood, Tirzah; Hilder, Rowland; Kermode, William; Grant, Duncan; Moon, P.V.; Leighton, Clare; Wolfe, Edward. Each volume one of 550 copies, quarto size, approx. 650 total pages, each volume signed by the author. The "Furnival Books" were a series of shorter works from young authors,... Read More
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[Prospectus Only] Goat Green or The Better Gift
by Powys, Theodore Francis; Morgan, Gwenda (Artist)
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. No binding. Near fine. Morgan, Gwenda. Octavo size, [4] pp. Prospectus only for "Goat Green", with one wood-engraving by Gwenda Morgan. ___DESCRIPTION: A single sheet folded once to four pages, announces publication "in November" at 30s. for the signed/numbered edition and 8s.6d. for the "Unlimited" edition; octavo size (8 3/8" by 6.25"), [4] pp., 5500 copies printed. ___CONDITION: Near fine, clean and free of edgewear, with two extremely shallow vertical creases;... Read More
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Temps de Parole
by Praillet, A[rthur].; Bertemes, Roger (Artist)
Paris: Editions Andre Biren, 1982. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. Fine. Bertenes, Roger. One of 10 copies with special art, quarto size, [18] pages, four engravings and the special wash, signed by Praillet and Bertenes at the colophon, with a notice of the special exhibit of the artwork, in slipcase. An exquisite fine press publication featuring the poetry of Arthur Praillet (1912-1992) and the artwork of Roger Bertemes (1927-2006), published by Andre Biren who was known for... Read More
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Lick Observatory Bulletins; Contributions of the Berkeley Astronomical Department Volumes I - XI, 1904-1924
by A.O. Leuschner [Preface]
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1925. Hardcover. Very good +. All volumes bound into one book, quarto size, 191 pp. "The Lick Observatory Bulletins assembled in this volume (Volume I only) represent contributions by the members of the Staff and by Graduate Students of the Berkeley Astronomical Department of the University of California, principally in application of the writer's modifications of the Laplacean orbit method for deriving preliminary orbits of comets, minor planets, and satellites" (n.b., from... Read More
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Important Printing Dates; Souvenir Commemorating the Centenary of Printing in California 1831-1931, Prepared by John Howell and Presented to...the American Bookseller's Association
by [Grabhorn Press]
San Francisco: [Grabhorn Press], 1931. No binding. Near fine. One of 400 copies, folio size, [4] pp. A list of "Important Printing Dates" broken into the following headings: Gutenberg to Aitken 1455-1782; Western Printing 1822-1834; Mexican Press at Monterey 1831-1834, Boston Press at Monterey 1834-1845, and California Press 1845-1931. The piece could just as easily have been titled: "The History of Printing from Gutenberg to the Grabhorn Press", as the list opens with the Gutenberg Bible and closes... Read More
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A Grab[horn] Bag Original Pages; Pages from Various Books Printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1928-1940
by [Grabhorn Press]
[San Francisco]: [Grabhorn Press], 1941. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. Near fine. One of 200 copies, folio size, with fifteen original leaves. The inimitable Grabhorn Press, a San-Francisco based print shop run by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn that produced a plethora of fine press editions, often about California history, produced this portfolio of pages from books published by the Press from the years 1928 to 1940. Per Heller & Magee, "the number of leaves included varied according... Read More
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The Peek-A-Boos In Winter
by Chloe Preston
London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, n.d.. Hardcover. Very good. Oblong folio, [80] pp. Information on Chloe Preston (1887-1969) seems a bit elusive; from various online sources we gleen that she was born in Britain in 1887, "in a gentrified English country environment". Her charming illustrations of the Peek-a-Boos have "clear simple outlines and bright colours, [and] her humorous images portray simple excursions and activities" (n.b., quotes from the web site of the Antique Print Club). ... Read More
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Somebody's Darlings
by Chloe Preston
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, n.d.. Boards. Good +. Quarto size, [24] pp. "Somebody's Darlings" is a delightful board book for very young children, with the charming illustrations by Chloe Preston in the style of the "Peek-A-Boos". Information on Chloe Preston (1887-1969) is a bit elusive; from various online sources we gleen that she was born in Britain "in a gentrified English country environment". Her charming illustrations of the Chunkies (anthropomorphic wooden dolls) and the... Read More
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The Prestige
by Priest, Christopher
London: Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing, octavo size, 414 pp., signed by Christopher Priest. Christopher Mackenzie Priest (1943-2024) began writing full-time in 1968 and would eventually go on to win numerous awards, including, for this work alone, BSFA nominee, 1995; World Fantasy Award winner; James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner; and Clarke Awards nominee, 1996. "The Prestige" was made into a movie in 2006, starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman;... Read More
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The Poet is Dead; A Memorial for Robinson Jeffers
by Brother Antoninus [William Everson]; Philip Van Aver (Artwork - Prospectus)
San Francisco: The Auerhahn Press, 1964. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. Van Aver, Philip. First edition in book form, one of 205 copies, quarto size, 22pp., signed by Brother Antoninus, with prospectus. A heart-wrenchingly beautiful paean by one famous poet, Brother Antoninus (William Everson, 1912-1994), to another, John Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) upon his death. "The great tongue is dried. / The teeth that bit to the bitterness / Are sheathed in truth. / For... Read More
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Ballet After Diaghilev II
by Pruchnicki, Suzanne Smith
The Bronte Press, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No. 30 of 35, miniature book, [30] pp., signed by Suzanne Smith Pruchnicki. Ballet experienced serious development as an art form in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Russia, and art critic and ballet patron Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) had a defining influence on the culture and forms of the dance; he created the Ballet Russes, a ballet dance company from which many notable and talented dancers and choreographers arose. ... Read More
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Black's General Atlas of the World, American Edition, Embracing the Latest Discoveries, New Boundaries, and Other Changes
by Publisher
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1870. Hardcover. Good. Elephant folio size, 102 pp. Large (elephant folio) atlas published in 1870, the year after the completion of the transcontinental railroad. With over 60 maps mostly of the countries of the world, but also with some others such as one of the ancient world and one of the Solar System, Seasons and Mariner's Compass; there is a concentration on maps of the USA (approximately half of the volume). ... Read More
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Gabriel [Gavrilliad]; A Poem in One Song
by Pushkin, Alexander; Eastman, Max (Translator); Kent, Rockwell (Illustrations)
New York: Covici-Friede, 1929. Limited Edition. Parchment. Fine/near fine. Kent, Rockwell. No. 341 of 750 copies, octavo size, 44 pp., with parchment wrapper and slipcase. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) was an esteemed Russian poet and novelist, who is considered the founder of modern Russian literature. This work, "Gabriel", is a satirical (some would say blasphemous) look at the Annunciation; given the status of the Church at the time, Pushkin denied authorship as he could have been prosecuted for... Read More
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Eugene Onegin
by Pushkin, Alexander; Nabokov, Vladimir (Translator); Boyd, Brian (Introduction); Washburn, Stan (Artist)
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2018. Hardcover. New. Stan Washburn. In a tour de force of typography and letterpress printing, Nabokov’s English is presented along side the original in Cyrillic, accompanied by a transliteration. The paper is Italian mould-made Magnani, the types are Bembo for the English translation, 16 point; Modern 8A for the Cyrillic and transliteration, 12 point; and Ariston script for display in various sizes. The Cyrillic was cast in-house at M&H Type, using matrices that had... Read More
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[Prospectus Only] The Epicure's Anthology; of Famous Meals in Literature, Repas Galants, Festive Scenes, Etc.
by Quennell, N[ancy] (Editor); Symons, A.J.A. (Essay); Lancaster, Osbert (Artist)
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. No binding. Fine. Lancaster, Osbert. Octavo size, [2] pp. Prospectus only for "The Epicure's Anthology", the prospectus without wood-engravings, but with sample title page with title in red. ___DESCRIPTION: A single sheet, announces publication "in November" at 2 Gns. for the numbered copies and 7s.6d. for the "cheap Unlimited Edition"; octavo size (8 5/8" by 5 3/8"), [2] pp., 12,000 copies printed in three different printings, this one of the last 4,000... Read More
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The Antichrist's Lewd Hat; Protestants, Papists & Players in Post-Reformation England
by Peter Lake [with] Michael Questier
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good +. First printing, octavo size, 756 pp. "Short, cheap pamphlets with catchy titles and crude woodcuts lured readers in early modern England. The pamphlets described notorious murders and the sometimes providential means by which the culprit was captured and condemned to the scaffold. In this extraordinary book, Peter Lake examines how various groups, protestant, puritan, and catholic, the press, and the popular stage, sought to enlist... Read More
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Quine in Dialogue
by Quine, W.V.; Føllesdal, Dagfinn and Quine, Douglas B. (Editors)
Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Octavo size, pp. From the jacket flap: "Over the course of his life, W.V. Quine, one of the twentieth century's great philosophers, engaged and inspired, interviewed and critiqued countless scholars, critics, and students. The qualities that distinguished him in any discussion are on clear display in this volume, which features hiom in dialogue with his predecessors and peers, his critics and students." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound... Read More
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The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book; A Book of Old Favourites with New Illustrations
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrations)
London: George C. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/good +. Rackham, Arthur. First trade edition, octavo size, 287 pp. The work of Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), an eminent illustrator of many books which often depict fantasy and fairy tale subjects, is still loved and collected today. Rackham contributed illustrations to many popular stories, such as "Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty", "Alice in Wonderland", and the Brothers Grimm fairy tales; in the Preface to this work, Rackham wrote:... Read More
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![Five volumes: Mountains of New England; Picturesque New England, Historical, Miscellaneous; Rivers of New England; New England Lakes; [and] Seashores of New England](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/946/962/1054962946.0.l.jpg)
Five volumes: Mountains of New England; Picturesque New England, Historical, Miscellaneous; Rivers of New England; New England Lakes; [and] Seashores of New England
by Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston: Engraved and printed by R.A. Supply Co. for Boston and Maine Railroad, 1900. Wraps. Very good. Oblong octavo size, five volumes, illustrated. An early photographic account of New England, each volume has a one-page introduction and 30+ black and white plates. Of especial interest to any of us who have lived or currently live in the areas pictured, as the changes over the past 100+ years have been seismic. ___DESCRIPTION: Five volumes, staple bound, original... Read More
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Vance Gerry and the Weather Bird Press. With contributions by Vance Gerry, Simon Lawrence, David Butcher, Patrick Reagh, James Lorson, and John Randle. With a checklist of publications compiled by David Butcher
by Randle, John et al.
[Risbury, Herefordshire]: The Whittington Press, 2018. First and Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. No. 14 of 40 copies of the "A" edition with accompaniments (see below); folio size, 100 pp., in a leather-backed solander case. In his typical fashion, John Randle has done a masterful job presenting insights into the life of Vance Gerry with this extensive bibliography of his printed work. Vance Gerry (1929-2005) was one of California’s least known and most accomplished printers, who operated his... Read More
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Molecular Spectroscopy: Modern Research
by Rao, K. Narahari and Mathews, C. Weldon
New York and London: Academic Press, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Octavo size, 435 pp. Contains reviews of then-current advances in several phases of research in high-resolution molecular spectroscopy, with particular emphasis on electronic, infrared, and microwave studies of molecular species in gas phase and in matrices (from dust jacket flap). ***Professor K. Narahari Rao (1921- 2000) led in the development of improved methods of studying infrared spectra at higher and higher resolution. These methods were applied to the... Read More
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An Excerpt from Mountains and Molehills, or Recollections of a Burnt Journal; An Illustrated Book of Travels in California by Frank Marryatt, 1855
by Rice, Felicia; Marryatt, Frank
Moving Parts Press for The Book Club of California, 2011. Limited Edition. No binding. Fine. Rice, Felicia. Number 12 of 75 copies, illustrated broadside, signed and numbered by artist Felicia Rice. The Book Club of California, one of the oldest book clubs in the U.S. for collectors and lovers of the printed book, is known for its fine printing of books on Californiana and Western Americana. To celebrate its 99th birthday, the Moving Parts Press printed this broadside... Read More
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A History of The Marlborough College Press, 1934-1984
by Richard Russsell (Editor, Author); Paul Griffin, James Stanley, Peter Vacher, Nicholas Manby Brown, [and] Charles Graham (Authors)
(Gloucestershire): The Whittington Press, 1984. First and Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. One of 20 deluxe copies, quarto size, 63 pp. Since 1972 The Whittington Press has been printing books by letterpress, from type, in the Gloucestershire village of Whittington. The Press has received numerous awards for its printing, and in 2008 The Center for Book Arts in New York held an exhibition of their work. Their books are highly sought-after by collectors of fine press work,and... Read More
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Old Cronies, A Poetical Miscellany
by Richardson, Leon J.
Fairfax, California: Feathered Serpent Press, 1951. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. One of 375 copies, octavo size, 92 pp., signed by printer Don Kelley, with a press business card. This is the first book printed by Susan Acker, Don & Marion Kelley at the Feathered Serpent Press, a sweet little book of poems. Don Kelly was the editor of "Pacific Discovery" a magazine published by the Academy of Sciences. He began printing "in his spare time" with the... Read More
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