(Boston): Boston Public Library/Society of Printers, 2001. Octavo. One of 500 copies. Thirty-two pages of color and black & white illustrations from photographs. The story of Dorothy Abbe's contributions to printing, book design, typography, photography, writing, and teaching is gathered from her archives at the Boston Public Library and told..... More
Philadelphia: Taylor & Hessey, 1981. Octavo. 28pp. One of 400 copies. A humorous analysis of the travel agency industry, rendered even more amusing when read by those of us in the twenty-first century. Fine in plain wrappers. More
Erwinna, PA: 1955. One-and-a-half pages on a single sheet of Colophon stationery, folded into fourths. Dated 16 June 1955 and addressed to Paul Bennett, Adler opens with an apology of sorts, noting that "I am not able to say what my address will be in another two weeks." The reason..... More
Munich: Histradut Zionit, Achida, and Nocham, 1945-1946. Octavo. 14ff. With seven woodcuts by Miklós Adler. Text in Hebrew and Yiddish. Light spotting on back cover, else a very fine copy in printed wrappers. The history of this Haggadah begins with the compelling story of Hungarian-born Jewish artist Miklós Adler, whose..... More
NY: American Jewish Historical Society, 2001. Small quarto. 60pp., + sixteen plates housed in separate sleeve. One of 600 copies. Adler's sixteen woodcuts, crafted in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust, offer a harrowing and personal look at life and death inside the Nazi camps. The darkness of the images..... More
Marcham: Alembic Press, 2000. Octavo. 119pp. From an edition of 180 copies, this is one of twenty bound in leather and with extra samples tipped in. Bolton's oevre is a comprehensive and highly illustrated summation of all the Alembic Press' borders. It is, in its own way, a love letter..... More
Marcham, Oxfordshire: Alembic Press, 1994. (45)pp. One of 100 copies. Illustrated with charming line drawings following the story of a plush alligator who endears himself to a young girl. Entirely printed in green. Bound in quarter green cloth with glazed green paste-paper boards; googly eyes affixed to the upper cover..... More
Henley-on-Thames, UK: 1957. Small octavo. (i), (9)pp. Calligraphic manuscript on paper written in green and black ink with first line and small text initials in gold. Text opens with a large illuminated initial "O" with the watercolor figure of an owl; the text closes with another watercolor owl, this one..... More
London: Schloss, Albert, (1839). 64pp. "Poetically illustrated" by S. Lover, Esq., with portraits of the Duchess of Sutherland, Anna Maria Hall, the novelist, W.C. MacReady, an actor, Martin Archer Shee, a painter, Thomas Moore, the poet, and Fanny Persiani. All are eulogized in verse by Samuel Lover (1797-1868), the song-writer..... More
London: (Company of Stationers), 1866. (40)pp. Engravings across first three sets of facing pages, the middle four providing a view of Albert Hall. In addition to the expected calendrical information, this almanac also provides a table of British rulers' reigns through Queen Victoria, lists of the royal family, members of..... More
London: Company of Stationers, 1775. (24)pp. Opens with an engraving of a view of the Adelphi Buildings, spanning four pages. The almanac's calendar records the times of sunrise and sunset, as well as various saints' days and term times for academic institutions. The volume also provides a table of the..... More
London: Company of Stationers, 1820. (24)pp. One engraving of "The London Institution, Moorfields," which spans four pages. The almanac's calendar records the times of sunrise and sunset, as well as various saints' days and term times for academic institutions. The volume also provides a table of the reigns of the..... More
London: Albert Schloss, (1837). 64pp. "Poetically illustrated" by L.E.L. (Letitia Landon), with portraits of Landon, Queen Victoria, King William IV, Sir Walter Scott, Giulia Grisi, and Mozart. Also contains a calendar and lists of royal birthdays, European sovereigns, Queen's Ministers, the Royal Household, and Scientific Institutions. Tinier and more finely..... More
(N.p. c. 1845). Set of twenty-six cards, each of which has been printed with a lithograph of a flower according to each letter of the alphabet. The set encodes an interdisciplinary course of learning, probably for a young girl, teaching her the English alphabet along with the identification of common..... More
NY: B. F. Goodrich Co., (1902). Small quarto. (28)pp. An alphabet, fully illustrated in black, white, and orange, that doubles as an advertising pamphlet for Palmer Tires. Each letter has an illustration, followed by a rhyme and a short promotional statement. For example, "A is for Ape / A dissatisfied..... More
(Rotterdam): Nederlandsche Vereeniging tot bestrijding van het tandbederf, 1931. Square octavo. (54)pp. A delightful illustrated alphabet book produced by the Dutch Association for the Combating of Tooth Decay, who chose the form as a way to help children remember the steps toward proper care of their teeth. Among the words..... More
(Mandalay: c. 1920). Small folio. (32)pp. A delightful and informative rhyming alphabet, hailing from the the era in Myanmar (then Burma) when it was a colony of the British Empire. Wheeler Cuffe's twenty-six watercolors, reproduced here as chromolithographs, portray various aspects of Burmese life in sumptuous color and studied detail..... More
Rahart, France: Atelier d'Images, 2002. Oblong 24mo. (11)ff. One of 50 copies, signed by the artist, Patrice Goré. An imaginative tale of the discovery of the alphabet, with "A" as the genesis to a typographic, pictorial, and poetic journey through letters. Bound in paper boards with a bold "A" embracing..... More
Two modern posters, with alphabet themes, containing: "Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books." Watertown, MA, Charlesbridge Publishing, (early 1990s). An advertising poster for artist Jerry Pallotta's alphabet books, measuring 24 1/2 by 19 1/4 inches (622x489mm) and showing the full cover for "The Extinct Alphabet Book," published in 1993. A list of..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1827. 48mo. 16pp. Engraved frontispiece and title page, as well as several devices in text. A moral tale told through the nature of snow-drop flowers, the lesson providing greater resolve in Christ's provision and righteousness. The final two pages rephrase the lesson into a poem..... More
Boston: American Tract Society, (c. 1868). 64mo. vi, 192pp. Seven full-page engravings, including frontispiece, some illustrating Biblical motifs and others devout children engaged in their congregational activities. These accompany "daily food," a spiritually nutritional Bible verse for every day of the year. The title page indicates this as the revised..... More
NY: American Tract Society, (n.d.). 32mo. 16pp. Engraving on the title page and full-page engraving on the title-page verso. A narrative following the persistent purity and faith of Mary Jones throughout her life, with firm encouragements that readers adopt a similar devotion. Crisp in engraved paper wrappers with repair work..... More
Austin: Amistad Press, 1978. (72)pp. Illustrated by Yolanda Carter. Done in the style of "white pages" in the front and "yellow pages" in the rear. Contains legitimate names, addresses, and phone numbers of 95 miniature book enthusiasts in the U.S. and Canada. Fine in white wrappers with printed paper labels..... More
Austin, TX: Amistad Press, 1990. (69)pp. Signed by the author-printer-binder, Yolanda Carter, at the penultimate page: the final bibliographic entry, which records this very bibliography. A delightful project, with photoreproduced images of books and their illustrations interspersed. Bound in orange cloth with white paper label to three-quarters of upper cover..... More
Chicago: US/Guatemala Labor Education Project, (c. 1990s). Lithographed poster. Printed in black and red, the image centers on a woman bent over a sewing machine. Above her flies a lushly feathered bird, and beneath her is printed the challenging question, “Was your shirt made by Guatemalan women earning $3 a...... More
