(Easthampton, MA): The Chamberlain Press, 1976. 24mo. (16)pp. One of 75 copies signed by the illustrator. A charming presentation of this story, with six tipped-in wood engravings by Chamberlain. Printed on handmade paper, this is one of the early books of this Press. Bound by Gray Parrot in marbled boards... More about How the Rhinoceros Got his Wrinkled Skin
(Portland, OR): Chamberlain Press, 1981. Small octavo. (24)pp. Frenchfold. One of 125 copies printed on Japanese paper and signed by the artist-printer. The short verses are surrounded by decorative borders, printed in green. Illustrated with seven full-page wood engravings in Chamberlain's typically charming style. Bound Japanese style in green decorated... More about A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
(Portland, OR): Chamberlain Press, 1982. Small octavo. (20)ff. One of 125 copies signed by the artist, Sarah Chamberlain, with ALS from her laid in. Eleven whimsical poems by Belloc illustrated with seventeen wood engravings cut and hand-colored by Chamberlain. Bound by Barbara Blumenthal in patterned boards, with a morocco spine... More about Beasts from Belloc. A Selection of Poems from Hilaire Belloc's The Book of Beasts for Bad...
(Portland, OR): Chamberlain Press, 1984. Small octavo. (24)ff. One of 150 copies signed by Chamberlain. The text, translated by Boris Artzybasheff, is ornamented with ten full-page wood engravings by Chamberlain, each printed in black and three colors. Text pages are ornamented with leafy vines, printed in green. Fine in decorated... More about A Selection of Aesop's Fables
(Portland, OR): Chamberlain Press, 1984. Small octavo. (24)ff. One of 150 copies signed by Chamberlain. The text, translated by Boris Artzybasheff, is ornamented with ten full-page wood engravings by Chamberlain, each printed in black and three colors. Text pages are ornamented with leafy vines, printed in green. Fine in decorated... More about A Selection of Aesop's Fables
(N.p.): Chamberlain Press, 1980. 24mo. (10)ff. One of 150 copies, signed by Chamberlain, with an ALs from her laid in. Illustrated with eleven wood engravings depicting rowdy rats and the hapless inhabitants of Hamlin. Printed on Hosho paper and bound in marbled paper boards with leather spine label. Spine a.... More about The Pied Piper of Hamlin
(Hyattsville, MD): Rebecca Press, 1990. 12mo. 48pp. One of 250 copies, signed by the publisher. Printed tête-bêche, this amusing book chronicles the changing perceptions of both Adam and Eve from Creation, through the Fall, and thereafter. Each diary is opened with a full page illustration, and between the diaries, two..... More about The Diaries of Adam and Eve
(Portland): Chamberlain Press, 1978. Octavo. (6)ff., frenchfold. One of 100 copies, signed by the artist. Designed, printed, and illustrated by Chamberlain. Lear's poem tells of an old man "who invented a purely original dress"; it was edible. Printed in two colors on beige Japanese paper and illustrated with two very... More about The New Vestments
(N.p.): Chamberlain Press, 1978. 12mo. (12)ff. One of 120 copies, signed by the printer-illustrator. Printed in Goudy Bold, with titles and ornaments in pink, and ten wonderful wood engravings. Faint rubbing to extremities, else fine in paste-paper boards by Gray Parrot. Prospectus laid in. More about The Bremen Town Musicians
(N.p.): Chamberlain Press, 1976. 24mo. (4)ff. One of 125 copies. Two line-cut illustrations. Cox's poem was originally published in St. Nicholas magazine in 1875. Fine in wrappers. More about The Alphabet in Council
Oldham: Incline Press, 1999. 32mo. 10pp. An extract from a talk given at the Typophiles, illustrated with figures contorted into the shapes of letters. Fine in decorative paper wrappers. More about I Am Not a Type Collector
Princeton: Pynson Printers, 1983. Two square 32mo. volumes + pamphlet. (4); (16); (12)pp. One of fifty copies. Signed by the printers, Sarah Christ and Scott Strang. Contains twenty-four hand-colored wood engravings printed from the original antique blocks, which were used to illustrate one of the earliest American editions of the... More about Two Tales from the Arabian Nights
Chicago: Will Ransom, 1923. Small octavo. (12)ff. One of 270 copies. Three illustrations of courtly scenes: a man reading a declaration, a group of people around a feast, a knight on a horse with a lady behind him. Seven-line illuminated initial printed in blue, red two-line initials throughout, red border... More about Ye Beatyfycatyon of ye Novyce
(London): Mssrs. Harvey and Darton, 1828. Oblong 64mo. (30)ff. Robustly illustrated with engravings of the Tunnel's construction, and punctuated with explanatory text for the project's history and the various aspects of its creation, given in lay terms. The Thames tunnel was the first known tunnel to have been built successfully... More about Sketches of the Works for the Tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping
Minneapolis: Bieler Press, 1985. Octavo. 67pp. One of 150 copies, signed by the author. Trace rubbing to corners, else near fine in patterned blue paper backed in navy cloth. Prospectus laid in. More about The Compleat Melancholick. Being a Sequence fo Found, Composite, and Composed Poems, Based...
Oxford: Jericho Press, 1999. Small octavo. (6)pp. One of 100 copies. Note from the printer laid in. A brief history of the press. Fine in paper wrappers. More about The Jericho Press
Newburyport, MA: Wickford Press, 1968. Octavo. 12pp. First separate edition of an essay that was first published in the New York Times. One of 250 copies. Red two-line initials and title device. Printed in celebration of Christmas 1968. Updike's thoughts on meeting one's literary heroes, for better or worse, and... More about On Meeting Authors
(N.p.): Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund, 1998. Octavo. 36, (4)pp. One of 1000 copies. A biography of the philanthropist and artist Amelia Peabody. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs. Genealogical chart at the rear. Fine in blue wrappers. More about Amelia Peabody
(North Hills): Bird & Bull Press, (1979). Ocatvo. 8ff. One of 200 copies. A controversial discussion of the traditional versus the experimental directions in modern fine printing. This book was only offered to standing order customers of the Press. Fine in printed wrappers. (Bird & Bull Bibliography C20). More about Assault on the Book. A Critique of Fine Printing at Private Presses in the United States Today
Park Ridge: Village Press, 1903. Octavo. 16pp. One of 231 copies. The first book of the Press. Printed in red and black. Eleven-line intial to begin the text. Bound in brown paper boards. Spine and corners somewhat rubbed, else near fine. Together with: Intimate Recollections of the Village Press. Octavo... More about Printing. An Essay. Together with: Intimate Recollections
Northampton, MA: Rosemary Press, 1970. Small octavo. 21pp. One of 500 copies, printed in red and black on handmade paper. A transcription of Hofer's lecture, originally delivered at the Massachusetts Historical Society on January 9, 1969, and revised for the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Smith College LIbrary... More about Mishaps of a Compulsive Collector
Easthampton, MA: Warwick Press, 1982. Octavo. (40)pp. One of 200 copies, signed by binder Arno Werner and Carol J. Blinn, the printer and editor. This celebration of Werner's life and work is illustrated with a hand-colored portrait of the binder, drawn by Blinn, and six tipped-in color plates displaying twelve... More about Arno Werner. One Man's Work
NY: Scribner's, 1886. Octavo. xi, 209pp., + (16)pp. ads. First edition, second printing. Includes twenty-six illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, twelve of which are full-page. Some rubbing to corners and spine, otherwise a near fine copy of this important children's classic. (PPP 80, BAL 2064). More about Little Lord Fauntleroy
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1884. Octavo. First edition of the author's third book. Publisher's copy, with bookplate stating, "Publisher's first-edition copy. Not to be taken away. Benjamin Ticknor" on front paste-down. Two letters from Harris to the publisher tipped in. The first, dated October 8, 1883, conveys Harris's... More about Mingo and Other Sketches in Black and White
London: William Smith, 1841. Octavo. First collected edition. Engraved frontispiece of Keats by Charles Wass, based on a portrait in chalk by William Hilton. A compendium of Keats' most celebrated works, including "Endymion," "Lamia," "Ode to a Nightingale," and "Ode to a Grecian Urn." Bound in blind-stamped blue cloth. Corners... More about The Poetical Works of John Keats
