Overland Park, KS: Scott Free Press, 1984. 44, (4)pp. Of an edition of 250 copies, this is one of "about 100" on handmade rag paper. The pivotal revelatory scene from Ibsen's play is here printed within electric pink borders. Bound in blue-gray cloth over boards, stamping in pink. Fine. (2..... More
Santa Cruz, CA: Good Book Press, 1982. (25)pp. One of 200 copies. Eight woodcut illustrations by Thomas, a medium which grants Moore's classic tale a medieval flair. Bound in green paper over boards with pale red paper label to upper cover. Some sunning to spine, else near fine. (2 1/4..... More
Mattituck, NY: Opuscula Press, 1979. 58pp. One of 300 copies, signed by the author at the colophon. Hanson roots his discussion of the noble potato in its history, function, and cookery. Bound in brown cloth over boards, with gilt-titling to upper cover. Some staining to lower cover, else near fine..... More
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1985. 42pp. A once-in-a-lifetime astrological celebration, given its due in miniature form. Fine in blue leather, with a gilt comet streaking upwards on the front cover. (2 7/16 by 1 15/16; 62x49mm). More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1979. 57pp. One of 300 copies. Signed by the designer, Carl Hertzog. Facsimile of the 1831 edition of this story of a child held captive by Native Americans, told by an English writer. Contains facsimiles of the frontispiece and title-page of the original edition, plus four..... More
Baltimore: Xavier Press, 1991. 26pp. One of 200 copies signed by the printer, Francis X. Harrigan. Illustrated with black & white facsimiles, including two fold-outs, of documents printed by Dinah Nuthead, Mary Katherine Goddard, and Anne Catherine Green. Fine in gilt-stamped red cloth. (Bradbury, p. 327). (2 1/2 by 2..... More
Worcester, MA: St. Onge, Achille J., 1956. 105pp. One of 300 copies printed at the Chiswick Press. Musings on the meaning of the word "book," with many unusual examples of books that test the limits of definition. Handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in red morocco with pictorial gilt decoration..... More
Dallas, TX: Somesuch Press, 1992. 51pp. One of 250 copies. Adapted from a talk given by Johnson, who here recalls fondly anecdotes from the career of Helen Corbitt, American chef who eventually joined Neiman Marcus as Director of Food Services. Title device printed in green foil. Bound in pale green..... More
Frankfort, KY: Whippoorwill Press, 1979. (5), 9pp. One of 100 copies printed by hand on handmade Whippoorwill paper. Illustrated with linocuts in blue by Bonnie Baris amidst Franklin's step-by-step treatise on producing large paper with simple techniques. Mild exterior soiling, else near fine in beige buckram with printed paper label..... More
Sherman Oaks, CA: Joseph D'Ambrosio, (1981). (20)ff. One of 75 copies signed by the author/artist. An amusing poem composed by D'Ambrosio and illustrated with his block prints. Bound in red cloth, with a cut-out panel containing an openwork design of golden sun rays, set against black & white marbled endpapers..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1969. 27pp. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions, as well as two original birch leaves from the ninth edition of Birch Bark Poems. A brief reference work to these classics of the 1880s, including a list of editions of Birch Bark Poems. Includes a...... More
(Fullerton, CA): Lorson's Books & Prints, (1985). (24)pp. One of 150 copies. Published in California but letterpress printed at the Whittington Press in Gloucestershire, England. Well known nursery rhymes, illustrated with twelve charming wood engravings by Gwenda Morgan. Bound by Smith Settle in Whittington marbled paper-covered boards, backed in rust-colored..... More
Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1979. xiv, 47pp. One of 395 copies, signed by David Holman, the printer. Printed in brown and black, with pictorial title. Foreword by Lon Tinkle. Extremely fine in cream leather, with gilt horse stamp and titling. (2 1/2 by 1 7/8; 65x46mm). More
(Fullerton, CA ): Lorson's Books & Prints, (1985). 15ff. One of 150 copies. Published in California but letterpress printed at the Whittington Press in Gloucestershire, England. Each month is described by a verse of English poetry, coupled with a charming wood engraving by Gwenda Morgan. Bound by Smith Settle in..... More
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1970. 43pp. One of 1,000 copies printed for the 350th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. Illustrated with two tipped-in commemorative stamps honoring the Mayflower, one issued by Great Britain, the other by the United States. Some exterior soiling to upper cover..... More
Evanston, IL: Schori Press, 1993. 86pp. One of 199 copies signed by the publisher. With a chapter on the author's collection of some 20,000 pieces of Shakespeare memorabilia. Fine in maroon velvet with a gilt relief bust of the bard. (Bradbury p. 265). (2 1/2 by 2 1/8; 63x55mm). More
Worcester, MA: St. Onge, Achille J., 1945. 88pp. One of 2,000 copies printed at the Merrymount Press, with portrait frontispiece. St. Onge published the Inaugural Addresses of six presidents, but this volume was honored as one of the "Fifty Best Books of the Year" by the American Institute of Graphic..... More
Munich: Waldmann & Pfitzner, (c. 1953). Micro-miniature. One of the four books called Kleinsten Bücher der Welt, and referred to at the time as "the smallest book in the world." Printed in seven languages. Very fine in black leather with gilt bands to spine and a gilt border. Housed in..... More
(Munich: Waldmann & Pfitzner, ca. 1950's). Printed in seven languages. A micro-miniature bound in black leather with the five Olympic rings stamped in silver on the front. Fine. Housed in a clear plastic case with a swivel top containing a magnifying glass, seated in lined box. (1/4 by 1/4 in.;..... More
(Munich: Waldmann & Pfitzner, ca. 1950's). One of the four books titled Kleinsten Bucher der Welt, a set called "the smallest books in the world". Printed in ten languages. Bound in gilt stamped red leather, housed in acrylic case and seated in lined box. Very fine. (Welsh 6242; Spielmann 455)..... More
Newton, Iowa: Tamazunchale Press, 1984. 37pp. One of 250 copies printed by Enschedé in Holland. With a frontispiece portrait stamp of the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Mild exterior rubbing and sunning, else near fine in gilt-stamped full olive calf. A.e.g. (Bradbury, p. 300). (2 11/16 by 1 7/8; 68x47mm). More
Baltimore: Xavier Press, 1986. 28pp. One of 250 copies. Frontispiece photoreproduction of Lady Liberty herself, and a postage stamp commemorating her sculptor, F. A. Bartholdi. Bound in green cloth over boards, Statue motif and titling in gilt. Some shelf-rubbing, else near fine. (2 3/4 by 2 in.; 69x50mm). More
Baltimore: Xavier Press, 1986. 28pp. One of 250 copies. Frontispiece photoreproduction of Lady Liberty herself, and a postage stamp commemorating her sculptor, F. A. Bartholdi. Bound in green cloth over boards, Statue motif and titling in gilt. Fine. (2 3/4 by 2 in.; 69x50mm). More
Bradenton, FL: Opuscula Press, 1991. 28pp. One of 150 copies. Frontispiece postage stamp showing FDR. A fine, miniature production devoted to a fine, miniature hobby. Bound in full gray cloth over boards, gilt-titled. (2 113/16 by 2 3/8 in.; 70x58mm). More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1981. 21pp. One of 150 copies. Charles Lamb's Mr. H. here receives coy, yet noble, bibliographic detail. Bound in full green leather with gilt title to upper cover. Fine. (2 13/16 by 2 1/16; 72x52mm). More
