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The Armchair Esquire.

London: Heineman, 1959.

A nice copy with some rubbing to lower edge; with a nice wrapper with a short tear to one corner. ... more

Price: $75.00

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"A Maker of One-Man Books"

Springfield, OH: Crowell Publishing Co., 1922.

Quarto. 42pp. The Mentor, Vol. 12, No. 4, containing the essay "A Maker of One-Man Books" by Dard Hunter. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Original pictorial wrappers detached but present, water stain at spine of rear wrapper, edges chipped, wrappers lightly soiled, still a good copy. ... more

Price: $10.00

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"All Sails Up."
Erté
New York: Con-Ker Fine Art, 1985.

One of 250 pieces. A stunning Art Deco-style hand mirror designed by Erté and cast using the lost wax technique at the Joel Meisner & Co. Foundry. Erté, whose fashion images adorned the pages of Harper's Bazaar from 1932 to 1937, was one of the most prominent French illustrators of... more

Price: $3,500.00

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"Bambino. Gloria in Profundis"

Gill, Eric
N.P.: n.d.

A single woodcut by Eric Gill, measuring 3 3/4 by 5 inches, depicting Christ as a child. The symbolic hand of God appears above, appearing to shed a mystical and powerful light over him. Fine. ... more

Price: $150.00

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"Christ and the Money-Changers"

Gill, Eric
N.P.: (1919).

A single woodcut by Eric Gill featuring the well known account in the New Testament in which Christ throws the money changers out of the temple. Latin text at the bottom describes the scene, saying that Jesus entered the temple of God and cast out all those who sold and... more

Price: $350.00

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"Chtenie odna iz obyazannostei cheloveka (Reading is one of a Person's Duties)"

Ivanov, Sergei I.
Petrograd: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo, (1920).

Framed poster measuring 19 inches by 26 inches. This two-color lithograph was printed in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) by the Petrograd State Publishing House and shows a man and a woman reading books while a hammer rests against the man's leg and more books lay in a pile at their... more

Price: $1,750.00

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"Denham Bridge"

Buckland Wright, John
1939.

(1)ff. One of ten copies, signed, titled, and numbered by the artist, John Buckland Wright, in pencil. Original wood engraving measuring 2 1/2 by 2 1/4 inches, depicting a nude female figure bathing in a river next to a stone bridge and a tree. Mounted in a mat measuring approximately... more

Price: $950.00

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"Does No One but Me at All Ever Feel This Way in the Least?" Autograph Manuscript, Signed.

November 1952.

Holograph manuscript on two leaves of white wove, three-holed, loose-leaf paper measuring 9 1/2 by 6 inches. At the bottom of the second leaf, in Frost's hand, the work is inscribed "Robert to Fred" (i.e. Frederick B. Adams, Jr.). A life-long bibliophile, Adams was the director of the Pierpont Morgan... more

Price: $12,500.00

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"Jabberwocky"

Klopp, Karyl
Cambridge, MA: Pomegranate Press, 1972.

Broadside. About 300 copies. A striking presentation of this fanciful poem, silkscreened in turquoise, purple and orange by Karyl Klopp. Very fine. ... more

Price: $35.00

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"Locked Out" in The Forge, Number Two.

Philadelphia: Colonial Press, February, 1917.

Square octavo. 52, (2)pp. Contains the first appearance of "Locked Out," which had only previously seen print in The Bouquet, a magazine compiled by Frost's children in 1914. This poem was not included in the first edition of Mountain Interval but was added to its contents for the 1930 Collected... more

Price: $1,250.00

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"Lord's Prayer"
Szyk, Arthur
NY: 1945.

A stunning original painting in ink and gouache by the renowned illustrator Arthur Szyk, signed and dated by the artist. The painting measures 7 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches, on illustration board measuring 12 by 9 1/4 inches. This illustrated Lord's Prayer is comprised of fourteen calligraphed lines, illuminated in... more

Price: $9,500.00

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"Madonna and Child"

Gill, Eric
N.P.: (1919).

A single woodcut measuring 7 7/8 by 5 3/16 inches, originally designed by Eric Gill for use on a poster. The design shows an adoring Virgin holding the baby Jesus close to her bosom as he gazes back at her. Each figure is haloed and has expressive eyes, but neither... more

Price: $250.00

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"Nymphe se Peignant"

Buckland Wright, John
1938.

(1)ff. From a planned edition of thirty copies, Christopher Buckland Wright records that only six prints were actually pulled from the block. Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist, John Buckland Wright. An original wood engraving of a nude sitting with her legs drawn up, combing her hair. The composition... more

Price: $750.00

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"Orbit"

Klopp, Karyl
Cambridge, MA: Pomegranate Press, 1973.

Folio broadside. One of fifty copies. Signed by Karyl Klopp, proprietor of the press. A twenty-five-line poem by Mark Van Doren, beautifully printed on cream-colored paper and featuring an illustration by Karyl Klopp beside the text. Van Doren's long career as a poet and writer included a job teaching at... more

Price: $250.00

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"Pale Morning Star"
Jones, Shirley
(Wales): 1980.

Print measuring 20 by 17 inches. One of 50 copies. A delicate eight-pointed star radiates light, in shades of blue and tan. Signed by the artist. A renowned Welsh book artist, Jones has dedicated herself to the art of printing both words and images. With a blue mat, measuring 26... more

Price: $400.00

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"Progress" in the graphic arts.

Stamford, Conn.: Overbook Press, 1950.

Second edition. A pamphlet in blue wrappers. Fine, with the original envelope. Inscribed to Edward Frey. ... more

Price: $100.00

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"Reclining Cat"

Jones, David
(Capel-y-ffin, Wales): 1926.

Original copperplate engraving measuring 4 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. One of twenty copies signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. In 1926, Jones completed a group of four copper engravings, limited to twenty copies each, of which this is one. According to Douglas Cleverdon, apart from some signed artist's... more

Price: $1,250.00

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"Sermilik Fjord"

Kent, Rockwell
(1931).

Measuring 19 1/2 by 14 1/2 inches in a 31 1/4 by 26-inch frame, this lithograph is a unique signed proof printed in three colors. Whereas the original edition of 150 proofs featured a blue tint printed from stone and a reddish brown tint printed from a zinc plate, this... more

Price: $4,500.00

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"Summer"

Buckland Wright, John
1932.

1ff. An original wood engraving measuring 3 by 4 inches. Although the limitation is stated on the print as one of forty copies, Christopher Buckland Wright records that only twenty-five prints and two proofs were pulled from the block. Titled, signed, and dated by the artist, John Buckland Wright, in... more

Price: $950.00

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"Sun Flower"

Jones, Shirley
(Wales): 1980.

Print measuring 20 by 17 inches. One of 50 copies. A bold color aquatint in brown, yellow, and tan, signed by the artist. This slightly abstracted sunflower is subtly shaded and textured. The flower's head is cradled within two outstretched leaves. A renowned Welsh book artist, Jones has dedicated herself... more

Price: $300.00

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