Bromer Bookseller has always held the aesthetic of letterpress printing as the finest technique in which to present the written word. We offer many fine examples of printing from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, as well as earlier printed items. On our shelves, you will the find traditional, restrained typography of Bruce Rogers and John Baskerville, as well as more experimental work from such modern practitioners as Gunnar Kaldewey. Other leading printers represented in our stock include ...
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(Shaker Heights, OH): Wind & Harlot Press, (1991). (24)pp., frenchfold. One of 52 copies. A lovely presentation of the classic poem, printed on Japanese paper. With sweetly colored illustrations by Bonnie Baris showing the cat as she is beguiled by the gold (fish) that ultimately leads to her doom. Mint..... More
(London: Java Head Bookshop, 1948). 79pp. One of 500 copies. Illustrated with plates reproducing pages from important miniature books in black & white, including the Pickering Diamond Classics Odyssey. A concise history of miniature books from the 16th to 19th centuries, and a tribute to the joys of collecting miniature..... More
(Hyattsville, MD): Rebecca Press, 1989. (30)pp. A book of poetic thoughts by the famous playwright. One of 250 copies. Signed by Rebecca Bingham Illustrated with three full-page wood engravings and engraved endpapers by Sarah Chamberlain. Designed by the publisher, Rebecca Bingham. Bound at the Green Dragon Bindery in cherry wood..... More
(Minneapolis): Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2005. Tall quarto. (48)pp. From an edition of 226, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies, specially bound and with tipped-in editioned prints by five Minnesota artists. An anthology of original poetry from twelve Minnesota writers, including Robert Bly, Adrian Louis, Susan Steger Welsh..... More
Rome: Delfino, (1985). Folio. 106pp. According to the colophon, this is one of 1,200 copies. Illustrated with ten color lithographs after drawings by Henry Moore. The editor, Dr. Stanley Wells, notes in the Foreword that this work reveals an "unsuspected spiritual kinship between one of the greatest visual artists of..... More
Northampton: Pennyroyal Press, 1978. 16mo. (38)ff. One of thirty-five copies, signed by the illustrator, Barry Moser, on both the colophon and on each individual plate. Printed in three colors by Harold McGrath at the Pennyroyal Press, who also signed the book. A tour-de-force of wood engraving, the fourteen tiny cuts..... More
(Northampton): Pennyroyal Press, 1980. Small octavo. (20)ff. One of 100 copies, signed by the artist, author, and printer. A poetic gem about the trade by Mandelbaum, printed in four colors by Harold McGrath. Tailpiece and colophon device by Barry Moser. This is the first binding for the book in quarter-leather..... More
NY: Serigrafia Limited, (1990). Elephant folio. (7)ff. One of 300 copies. A set of six illustrations crafted and signed by six different artists: Barry Moser, Maurice Sendak of Where the Wild Things Are, Chris Van Allsburg of The Polar Express, Seymour Chwast, Daniel Pelavin, and Guy Billout. The range of..... More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 2001. Octavo. (vi), 33, (34)pp. One of 320 copies, signed by Barry Moser. Overflowing with Moser's woodcuts; details of illustrations in red ink punctuate the essay, which is itself followed by fifteen full reproductions of the same images. The selection of..... More
Wood engraving. Signed. Framed. (11 1/4 by 11 3/4 in.). More
Omaha: Abattoir Editions, 1977. Large octavo. 100pp. One of 253 copies. Illustrated with thirteen wood-engravings by Moser. Moser's eerie engravings capture the anxiety and spiritual tension of Abraham and Sarah as they attempt to interpret God's wishes. A very fine copy in buckram with plain dust wrapper. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. Octavo. x, 325pp. One of twenty-five copies. Replete with Moser's wood engravings, plus two drawings by Twain to illustrate "A Cat-Tale". Twain's tales, interpretations, and jovial analyses of the many creatures of the animal kingdom, including bugs, alligators, and Syrian camels. Edited with introduction..... More
(Easthampton, MA: Pennyroyal Press, 1976). Octavo. (86) pp.; (8) ff. One of 300 copies. Wood engravings by Barry Moser. Reprints of the obituaries of the following giants of printing: William Morris, T.J. Cobden-Sanderson, Sir Emery Walker, Eric Gill, C.H. St. John Hornby, Frederic Goudy, John Henry Nash, and Bruce Rogers..... More
Portland, Maine: Mosher, Thomas B., 1904. Octavo. 41pp. From an edition of fifty numbered copies, this is one of forty offered for sale. Printed on Japan vellum in red and black from the plates of The Bibelot, Vol. 10, June 1904. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author, with..... More
(N.p. Night Heron Penworks, 1977). Square quarto. (i), 29, (1)ff. One of 200 copies, signed by Kaihlanen. Each leaf bears a study in calligraphic design created by the repetition of a single letter either in concentric symmetrical patterns or in free-flowing forms. A remarkable feat of penmanship, encased in a...... More
London: Nine Elms Press, 1984. Octavo. 17pp. One of 500 copies. Signed by the author. Bound in Morris "Willow" pattern paper. Fine. More
Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1962. Quarto. 370pp. From an edition of 320 copies, this is one of 150 printed for Great Britain. Illustrated with woodblocks recut by Bruno Bramanti after the original illustrations by Bartolomeo di Giovanni in 1495. A brilliant edition, printed in Zeno type. Bound in red morocco with..... More
(Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1925). Small folio. 28pp. One of 275 copies printed on Fabriano handmade paper. This edition prints the original Latin text of the pact on which the Swiss Confederation is based, as well as translations of the pact into languages recognized in Switzerland: German, French, Italian, Latin, and..... More
(Milan): Officina Bodoni, 1968. Oblong 12mo. (14)ff. From an edition of 80 copies, this is one of forty printed for André Jammes, the French antiquarian bookseller. With a New Year's greeting inscribed on the first free endpaper from Jammes and his family. A beautifully printed Christmas alphabet book with red..... More
(Verona): Officina Bodoni, 1989. Octavo. 10pp. One of 50 copies, printed as a keepsake on behalf of James L. Weil. Blue initial "O", else printed in black Dante type. Bound in blue paper wrappers with silver titling. Hardly noticeable creasing to corners, fading and few stains to covers, else very..... More
Edinburgh: K. D. Duval, 1961. Quarto. 57, (4)pp. One of 300 copies. Signed by the poet at colophon. Printed by Officina Bodoni for K. D. Duval. MacDiarmid is best known for his play with language, such as his works written in "synthetic Scots" and his careful use of scientific and..... More
London: Verona Press, (1939). Quarto, (x), 315pp. One of 1,200 copies designed by Hans Mardersteig and printed at the Officina Bodoni. Illustrated with sixteen original color lithographs by Marie Laurencin. Bound in paste-paper-covered boards with a gilt-stamped cloth label on spine. Faintest scattered foxing, minimally affecting a couple of the..... More
Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1968. Octavo. (31)pp. One of 200 copies. Printed for Gallery 303 as a keepsake to remember a lecture given at New York by G. Mardersteig at the Morgan Library on 25 November, 1968. A handsome and selective collection of Bodoni typefaces. In green wrappers. Minor bumps to..... More
Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1974. Octavo. 49pp. One of 300 copies. Printed in two colors on handmade Magnani paper. Contains twenty-three songs, plus "The Phoenix and the Turtle," which was published separately. Attractively bound in morocco-backed green patterned cloth. T.e.g. Fine, in gray silk slipcase. Prospectus and offset of prospectus laid..... More
Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1924. Quarto. 151pp. One of 224 copies. Shakespeare's late, iconic comedy, printed in Catania, an original Bodoni type, on Fabriano handmade paper. Book designed by G. Mardersteig. Bound in green-dyed vellum over boards, with the Press's device stamped in gilt on the front cover. Upper board slightly..... More
