[Oregon House, CA]: The Petrarch Press, 1986. Limited Edition No. III of X copies on sheepskin parchment (of a total edition of 155 copies). 8vo. [9], 19, [2]pp. Printed by Peter Bishop, founder of the Petrarch Press. The Dante type was set by hand in a continuous block with no..... More
[San Francisco]: Zamburghers, 1972. 1st. Original wraps. First edition thus, Limited Edition to 126 copies printed by the Grace Hoper Press for the Zamorano-Roxburghe joint meeting of 1972. SIGNED in pencil 'Valenti Angelo.' 8vo. 6 pp. Yellow cardstock covers printed in red; title page printed with large initial 'V" in..... More
Nomad Press, 1983. First Edition Thus, Limited to 45 copies, this being #7. Original boards. SIGNED by the artist. Oblong 4to. [31] pp. Color woodcut illustrations by Sidney Chafetz. Parallel text in English and Spanish. The English translation, by Barbara Wright, was originally published in 1967. The Spanish translation is..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, [1946]. First Edition. Small 8vo. 20 pp. Designed by A.R. Tommasini. Black & red printed string-tied wrappers in fine condition. Uncommon. A warm homage to Gregg Anderson by Baughman who helped him establish the Grey Bow Press. Anderson began his printing career at the age..... More
Limited Editions Club. Limited Edition, one of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator, Elise. Large 8vo. 412 pp. Color illustrations throughout by Elise. Designed by Merle Armitage and printed at The Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles. Yellow linen printed in red; in publisher's clear acetate slipcase. The book has..... More
Portland, Maine: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1941. First Edition. Small 8vo. 20 pp. Color frontispiece. ALS from Fred Anthoensen, President of the Press and SIGNED presentation slip laid in. Light grey wrappers with cream paper title label to front cover housed in original mailing envelope (somewhat worn). A fine copy. More
Kentfield, CA: The Upstairs Press, 1977. 1st. Original wrappers. First Edition, Limited #22 of 59 copies. Square 8vo. [15] pp. Publisher's blue wrappers with printed cream title label to front cover. Slight sunning to spine else a fine copy. Ms. Bissinger hand set numerous books and essays and poems which..... More
San Francisco: The Pocket Press, 1938. First Edition, Limited to 50 copies, this being number 2. Tall octavo. Unnumbered pages. Printed by Jackson Burke. Light foxing to original stiff boards with red title to tan printed dust jacket; else a near fine copy. The titles of the three poems are..... More
Portage, Iowa: The Compulsive Printer, 1979. First Edition Limited #48 of 75 copies. SIGNED by D'Ambrosio and Elmore Mundell, the Compulsive Printer. [iv], (34) pp. Written, designed and bound by D'Ambrosio. A botanical retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, this book contains illustrations of trees, leaves, and script-like letter roots..... More
Sherman Oaks, CA: The Compulsive Printer, 1981. First Edition, Limited $15 of 75 copies. First Edition, Limited to 75 copies. 2 3/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. [38]pp. 3 wood block prints, numbered and signed by d'Ambrosio. Colophon: This edition has been set in Bulmer and printed on Ingres Oyster..... More
[Sherman Oaks, CA]: Published by the author, 1989. First Edition Limited to 10 artist proof copies and 75 numbered copies. SIGNED by D'Ambrosio on title page with his pencil notation "A.P." above the date. INSCRIBED "To Rose Marie & Wally Dawes - My good friends, and, my excellent advisors. Joe..... More
Faber & Faber, 1971. First Edition, Limited No. "zero seven eight" of one hundred copies. SIGNED by the artist on the limitation page. 12mo. 46 leaves consisting of parchment paper, art paper, machine-copy paper, orange felt, silver foil, red tissue, black construction paper, and green florist's tissue including 34 silk-screened..... More
Berkeley: Arif Press, 1987. First Edition. Octavo; Letter [6], 4, [2] pp. A Fine copy in green wrappers. Introduction by Wesley B. Tanner./ Colophon: "Two hundred copies designed and printed by Wesley B. Tanner at the Arif Press. One hundred copies are for presentation to the members of the Roxburghe..... More
San Francisco: Privately Printed [by the Grabhorn Press], 1944. First Edition, Limited to 150 copies. Likely signed by the author with "from A. J. Esberg/703 Market Rd" on ffep. 8vo. 83 pp. Yellow cloth spine over green paper covered boards; printed paper title label to spine. From library of Paul..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1946. First Edition Thus, Limited to 280 copies. Hardcover. INSCRIBED on ffep 'For William from The Press/E. Grabhorn/Robert Grabhorn/Sherwood Grover another Santa/Cruz County Cracker/Mallette Dean'. Folio. vii, [1],105,[2]pp. Translated by Buckingham Smith; Introduction by George P. Hammond. Cover design, coat-of-arms on title page, forty-seven..... More
[Oregon House, CA]: The Petrarch Press, 1994. First Edition Thus, Limited to 100 copies, 60 special copies printed on handmade Alcantara paper, SIGNED and numbered by Laura Davis, this being copy #20; and 40 unnumbered copies on all-rag Arches text and Fabriano Ingres. small 8vo (5 x 7 ½"); [14]pp..... More
Chicago: The Monastery Hill Press, 1982. First Edition Limited #57 of 200 copies. Miniature (2 1/8 x 3"). [38] unnumbered pp. Introduction by J. Michael Lennon. Design & calligrahy by Kenneth Peterson; drawings by Marita Ritzo; producted by Rhoda H. Clark. Publisher's red morocco with gilt lettering in decorative paper..... More
New York: The Petrarch Press, 1988. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. 8vo. 71 pp. Handset in Baskerville and Cochin types, printed on all-cotton Arches paper. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. J. David Hann, Chairman of Quotron Systems, Inc. provides the Introduction. Faint 1" mark to front..... More
Monterey, CA: Hilleary and Petko, 1988. First Edition, Limited to 100 copies. Miniature book 2 1/2 x 2 1/4". 4 tipped-in etchings by George G. Sutherland (including frontispiece) of Eugene O'Neill; his wife, Carlotta Monterey; and of Tao House. Cream linen covered boards; purple endpapers; purple lettering to spine. A...... More
[Longmeadow, Massachusetts): NP, 1927-1928. First Edition thus; Lettered as No. 156 (of a limited edition). Octavo; frontis (facsimile of the title page of a Calendarium printed by the Koebel Press in 1518); 9pp. A Near Fine copy with faint edgewear and remnant of paper label on upper cover (apparent duplicate..... More
[Amador City, CA]: [Quintessence Printing Museum], [1991]. First Separate Appearance of this Poem; Limited No. 31 of 39 copies. Broadside (11 x 17") printed on cream cover stock in black, yellow and brown; lower edge deckled. Fine condition. This three-color broadside of Robinson Jeffers was done into type and print..... More
[Amador City, CA]: [Quintessence Printing Museum], [1990]. Limited No. 27 of 53 copies. Broadside (17 x 11") printed on cream cover stock in black, red, green, brown, blue and grey; right edge deckled.Set in cloister Old-Style, an exquisite face designed in 1915 by Morris Benton which, in turn, is based..... More
Santa Cruz, CA: Foolscap Press, 2019. Limited Edition No. 74 of 90 copies. SIGNED by the printer and bookbinder. Small folio. The book is fully illuminated and includes gilt and color painted drawings throughout by Peggy Gotthold. Five double-spread maps printed on handmade linen paper and then hand colored. Printed..... More
[Southberry, CT]: Chiswick Book Shop, 1990. Limited to 285 copies. Folio. xviii, 75, [1] pp plus 24 full-page illustrations not included in the pagination. Printed at A. Colish, Inc. with Typography by Jerry Kelly. The vellum leaf is 179-180, The Sunday After Ascension. This copy most likely was given to..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, (1949). 1st. Wraps. First Edition; Limited to 500 copies. Small 4to. 32 pp. Title in red, blue and black; chapter numbering and opening initials in red and blue; printer's device in red. Bound in pale blue and white decorative wrappers, stitched, white label printed in red..... More