Blind Horse Books

Ben Raeburn (1914–1997), founder of Horizon Press in New York, was among the most perceptive and independent publishers of the postwar period. His press issued first American editions and finely produced volumes by figures such as Ezra Pound, Marianne Moore, Allen Ginsberg, Denise Levertov, and James Agee, bridging literary modernism and the emerging voices of mid-century America. Raeburn’s editorial judgment and craftsmanship earned Horizon Press a reputation for quality equal to its larger contemporaries. He also produced 8 distinct Frank Lloyd Wright titles. The catalogue offers forty-five titles associated with his personal library—thirty-five inscribed to him—representing a direct record of the relationships and correspondence that defined New York’s literary culture from the 1950s through the 1980s.

The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky ............ William Butler Yeats

Monroe Wheeler, co-founder of the Monroe Wheeler Press, established in 1930 in New York and part of the Paris literary scene of ex-pats during the 1920s. They transformed fine press publishing by blending literary works with sophisticated design aligned with the modernist movement. Collaborating with Harrison M. Weisman, known as ‘Harrison of Paris,’ they produced limited-edition books that became artistic expressions. The press, renowned for rare typefaces and high-quality papers, left a legacy in the world of fine printing in their quest to elevate the book as an art form.

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