Chicago: Caxton Club, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 143 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with inset printed paper front cover label; heavily sunned on the spine, front cover and edges, but otherwise in near fine condition. A very minor spot of..... More
Paris, France: No publisher, 1978. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). A hand letterpress book, with original text and a facsimile-style printing of the text of the 5th Sonnet of an early French edition of Petrarch. The third line of this sonnet reads "Le laurier digne..." which has been printed to..... More
Provo, UT: Tryst Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 43 pages of text. Original hardcover binding of creme handmade paper over boards with printed spine title, with swatch of tan handmade paper affixed to front cover, with two tiny tears and creases. Minor fading..... More
San Francisco, CA: Pocket Presse, 1937. First Edition. Unbound. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. [viii] pages. Two color type; red & black. Title page illustrated. Un-numbered and unbound (long-stitched/hand sewn) copy printed by Jackson Burke, limited to 15 copies. Two pages have creases at corners, and last page..... More
Great Britain: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 112 pages of text. Original hardcover binding; charcoal boards with white cloth spine. The spine is moderately sunned/browned, with minor rubbing to the extremities, and the boards have a few small areas of discoloration, browning, staining, and..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 109 pages of text. Blue hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Limited to 350 copies printed. The text is clean and unmarked. Printed by the Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. First..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 110 pages of text. Green hardcover cloth binding with minor discoloration. No dustjacket. Limited to 500 copies printed. The text is clean and unmarked. Printed by the Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. First..... More
Seattle: Day Moon Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo. 30 pages. Original hardcover blue binding with inset front cover illustration and printed paper spine label; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. There are a few tiny spots of minor discoloration to the binding. Limited to 100 copies, of which..... More
London; New York: Faber and Faber; The Fountain Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 286 pages of text. Original green hardcover cloth binding with minor sunning to the spine, and minor to moderate rubbing to the spine extremities. No dustjacket. Number 513 of 650 copies printed, signed by..... More
Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 52 pages of text. Original black hardcover binding is heavily rubbed at the extremities, with the spine torn, worn and frayed, remaining intact and attractive; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Of this edition there have been printed for Pascal Covici..... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xii, 174 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is slightly sunned, rubbed and shelfworn on the spine. The original slipcase is heavily worn, with the back panel lacking the colored paper, and some weak or split seams. Contains illustrations..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xxii, 61 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor shelfwear, and a small bump to the edge of one board. Presented by the Caxton Club to each of its members in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, Great Britain: Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 44 pages of text. Original leather spine with blue paper-covered boards; minor browing and a few spots of soiling to the boards; protected in archival mylar. Number 134 of 370 copies in this limited edition..... More
Switzerland: Arthur Niggli Teufen AR, 1966. Sixth edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with several small chips, creases and tears; protected in archival mylar. Previous owner's name neatly on front endpaper. Minimal soiling to closed page edges. Design. More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xiv, 498 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minimal darkening to the spine lettering; protected in archival mylar. Lacks the slipcase. With lithographed plates by Lynd Ward, and an Introduction by Sinclair Lewis. Number 1300 of 1500 copies..... More
Cedar Rapids, IA: Torch Press, 1958. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 52 pages of text; "now leniently translated by J. Christian Bay." Includes printed holiday insert which originally accompanied book when distributed. Hardcover; top-edge of binding is slightly sunned; in almost new condition. Glassene wrapper is chipped at top-edge..... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xiv, 365 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor browning to the spine and minimal shelfwear. Lacks the slipcase. Number 288 of 1500 copies signed by Mimi Korach, the illustrator. The text is clean and unmarked. First thus..... More
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 113 pages. The original binding has failed, with both boards detached and the top and bottom of the spine chipped. The interior of the book remains in near fine condition. Perfect candidate for a rebinding. Number 76 of 100..... More
Chicago: Monastery Hill Bindery, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [iv], 34 pages of text. Original green leather spine with minor shelfwear, and decorative green marbled paper boards with minor shelfwear. Number 492 of 500 copies printed by the Broadside Press near Barrington, Illinois, this..... More
Chicago, IL: Cherryburn Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 16 pages of text. Handbound with a brown cloth spine with printed paper label, and decorative paper-covered boards. Printed by the Cherryburn Press [Chicago, IL] by Robert Hunter Middleton (1898-1985). The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
Manitowoc, WI: Rahr Malting Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 59 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. No dustjacket. The original slipcase is worn, rubbed, chipped and slightly discolored with a small piece missing. Numbr 22 of 500 copies signed by Rockwell Kent on a special..... More
London: C. Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 89 pages of text, plus publisher's imprint and advertisement (91 total). Preceded by a half-title page, title page, and eight un-numbered pages, containing a dedication, contents page, and..... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 14 pages of text. Original wood-brown wrappers with wood-grain paper label affixed to the front cover; minor sunning to the top edge. Illustrated by a wood engraving of a log cabin by Michael McCurdy. Limited to 500 copies printed. The..... More
New York: The Typophiles, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv, 95 pages of text. Original hardcover binding in almost new condition. Illustrated with a frontis photo. 500 copies published. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
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Greenfield Village, MI: Henry Ford Museum, 1963. First Edition. Paperback. Calender of twelve pages for 1963 and 1964 together with ephemeral imprints. Printed at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI, on the printing presses in the Museum's collection. Members of the Chapel were mostly private and amateur printers. More