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Oakland, California:: Moshi-Moshi Press,, 2006.. Edition of 20 in English, 10 in French, and 10 in Italian. 4.75 x 7"; 16 8-page booklets housed in a plexiglas box designed by the artist. Digital print on vellum paper. The origami structures are constructed from organdi and tea chest papers. Seiko Tachibana from the Colophon: Letter in the Wind is a book about poetrythe poetry of language itself. There is a familiar Japanese phrase, which literally translated become I heard it from a letter in the wind.
More precisely, the phrase means the wind delivered a message to me, or as the common English saying goes, a little bird told me. This book is comprised of 16 Japanese words, each realized in the form of a card. These 16 words are themselves constructed from two separate words: the Japanese word for wind and one other word, which when combined create an entirely new term whose meaning relates in some way to the wind.…
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by GUIllot, Ernest
Ornamentation Des Manuscripts... Elements d'Ornamentation
by GUIllot, Ernest
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Paris: Libriarie Renouard, 1880. Four volumes (in a series of six) of chromolithograph ornaments. Circa 1880. Oblong 12mo, later half red morocco and cloth boards, spines gilt-lettered, marbled endpapers. One volume with spots on cloth of front board but an attractive group. Irish bookplates in each volume, "Malo Mori Quam Foedari". Title page to each volume followed by sixteen pages for a total of 64 showing many examples per page, entirely in chromolithography with captions referencing the origina of each ornament. Ornamental letters, borders and miniatures from the Bibliotheque Nationale and historic monuments of each era. Titles are: "Ornamentation des manuscripts au Moyen Age XIIIme Siecle"."Ornamentation des Manuscripts au Moyen Age XIVme Siecle." "Elements d'Ornementation du XVIe au XVIIIe Siecle". Elements d'Ornamentation pour l'Enluminaire". . Morocco and Boards. About Fine. Oblong 12mo.
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- Keywords Ornament, Chromolithography, Chromolithogrqph Ornament, Medieval Manuscripts, Illuminated Manuscripts
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Letter in the Wind.
by [Moshi-Moshi] Seiko Tachibana.
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Thomas Berthelet, Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII. King of England. With special reference to his bookbindings.
by DAVENPORT, Cyril
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Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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Chicago: Caxton Club, 1901. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. 102pp. With 18 plates including 10 in color and in gilt. 5 illustrations of identification marks or seals are printed on tissue and inserted into the text. Partially uncut pages. Re-backed preserving the original spine. Paper spine label rubbed. Boards re-papered after original fashion.
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The Art of Publisher's Bookbindings 1815-1915 (one of Only 100 copies)
by Morris, Ellen K. And Edward S. Levin
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Los Angeles, CA: William Dailey Rare Books Ltd, 2000. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 100 copies signed by Morris and Levin, the present copy is number 13. 127pp. beautifully illustrating various publishers' fine decorative bindings. An exhibition of the Grolier Club held May 17-July 29, 2000. Bound in 1/4 beige cloth over pictorial paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. A fine, as new copy. In clear mylar cover and publisher's slipcase (the publisher reports only about 35-40 were actually signed and limited and that there were only about 40 slipcases ordered. A spectacular work in pristine condition.
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The Elements of Lettering
by John Howard Benson and Arthur Graham Carey
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Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, United States
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125 Pages. Inscribed and signed by both authors on the first page.This is a very interesting book on lettering, artwork, and the genesis of how letters are formed. The exterior of the book has lightly worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine, and light wearing on all four corners. The lettering on the spine is darkened and some of it has worn off. The interior book, however, other than the inscription and signatures has no further visible extraneous markings throughout, has all printing and illustrations in very well-preserved and enjoyable condition, has good and tight bindings, and only has slight browning of the inside front and rear cover pages.This book will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and boxed and then sent right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes to you with our genuine gratitude for your interest and for your order.
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Bibliography of Pulp and Paper-Making, 1900-1928 and 1928-1935. Two Volumes
by West, C. J. (Compiler)
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: Published for Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc. , 1929. Two volumes in original dark brown cloth, gilt spines, Near Fine, front hinge starting Vol. II, light soiling to edges both volumes. From the library of noted medieval scholar and polyglot James W. Marchand, his name stamp front end pages. The earliest volumes of this series uncommon in current market, especially in lovely condition.. . First Editions. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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PRINTERS ORNAMENTS. Applied to the Composition of Decorative Borders, Panels and PatternS
by WARDE. FREDERIC
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Lanston Monotype Corp. Ltd. London 1928. FIRST EDITION. 4to. ( 11.5 x 8.9 inches). Illustrated with mono printed examples of ornamental borders and panels on both sets of endpapers and from pages 5 to 67. These are followed by 19 pages of various coloured paper which have been printed with colour pattern. A beautiful book in fine condition in the publishers red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine and front board. In an early, possibly original, plain glassine wrapper which is a bit torn and creased but has done its job of protecting the book.
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Needle: Poem by Lorna Crozier
by [Transformer Press] Lorna Corzier.
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada:: Transformer Press,, 2018.. Edition of 10. 4.5 x 5.75"; 14 pages. Materials: fabric, needles, thread. Screen-printed. Typeset in Helvetica font. Bound in red felt covers. Signed, numbered and dated by the artist. Lise Melhorn-Boe: "Needle is a small fabric pamphlet, designed to look like a needle case, with real needles in it. ... The text is a poem of the same name by Lorna Crozier."
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Incessant White Noise.
by [Blue Heron Press] Karen Kunc.
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Avoca, Nebraska:: Blue Heron Press,, 2013.. Edition of 30. 11 x 5 closed, 11 x 35 open. Woodcut and letterpress on Japanese Nishinouch. Digital print on Asuka. Irregular accordion folding, into folio of covered boards with etching and mixed media decorative paper. Karen Kunc: "The cantilevered folds of a looming structure have subtle visual cues that seep and inundate behind and within. This edifice is made vulnerable by the hype and chatter of rumor and echoes; it is permeated by the consuming, swirling network of insistencies - the distractions of the media world we have created - that penetrates our every hour...fascinating, fanciful, insidious, precarious.
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Known Fables
by Frasconi, Antonio
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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First edition. One of 500 numbered and signed copies, printed at the Spiral Press from the original blocks. Marbled paper over boards with printed cover label. Nine fables of Aesop, with full page woodcut illustrations on Goyu paper. Lower corners slightly rubbed, still a fine copy, with the original glassine, which has some chips and edgewear. In addition to Frasconi's signature on the colophon, he has inscribed this copy on the first blank leaf to Herman Cohen of the Chiswick Bookshop, dated December 1964.
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Marble Math: a tactile experience for Adults
by [Pied Typer Press] Peter Newland.
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Quilcene, Washington:: Pied Typer Press,, 2022.. Edition of 5. Custom wood box with paper title label on lid, metal clasp closure. Contains 24 white oak blocks covered with marble papers. Includes 12 page explanatory booklet, printed on an Epson 3880 by Robyn Johnson with wrapper of Kraft-Tone cover weight from French Paper in Niles, MI. Signed and numbered by the artist. Marble Math" is a continuation of the Newland's fascination with the potential of wood blocks for exploration and teaching. Three unique block assemblies preceded this current iteration. Version 2, "A Box of Marbles" in the series http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/p/Pied-Typer-Press.html#box is in the collection of Michigan State University and Version III at the University of Southern California. "Marble Math" Introduction: "Toy blocks have been around for centuries and from a historical perspective almost always been considered a tool for toddlers. Early examples focused on the alphabet…
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William Morris and the Art of the Book: With Essays on William Morris, As Book Collector by Paul Needham, As Calligrapher by Joseph Dunlap, and As Typographer by John Dreyfus
by Needham, Paul
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Pierpont Morgan Library. Good; Liftoff on rear cover, stain on front cover, splits starting at heel . and foot of spine, fore-edges stained.. 1976. Softcover. 114 plates. Preface by Charles Ryskamp. Includes an essay on the Memories of Collecting by John M. Crawford, Jr. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 140 pages .
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Les Cavaliers de L'Apocalypse
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"France XIe Siecle. Les Cavaliers de L'Apocalypse," 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Printed in Paris, 1858.Original chromolithograph illustration from Les Arts Somptuaires: Histoire du Costume et de l'Ameublement et des Arts et Industries qui s'y rattachent sous la Direction de Hangard-Mauge Dessins de Cl'us Ciappori by Charles Louandre. This is from a disbound copy of the rare plates volume, which featured hundreds of images in various subjects designed by Claudius Ciappori and printed by the master Hangard-Maugé in Paris, 1857-58.
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Catalogue of the Fifth Annual Circuit Exhibition of the National Association of Portrait Painters, Inc. 1915-1916
by American Fine Arts Society, New York
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Bandera, Texas, United States
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Rare catalog edition of the Fifth Annual Circuit Exhibition of the National Association of Portrait Painters, Inc. 1915-1916. New York: American Fine Arts Society, 1915. "November 6 to 28, 1915 at the galleries of the American Fine Arts Society, 215 West Fifty-seventh Street, New York". Published by Knoedler and Company Exhibition Catalogs, New York City. Listing portrait painters of 1915-1916, 61 pages, complete with plates of the 39 painters including Sargent. A very good+/fine copy of a rare edition of art catalog.
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Old & Rare: Thirty Years in the Book Business (Signed)
by Leona Rostenberg (Firm);Stern, Madeleine B
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Granville, New York, United States
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NY: A. Schram, 1974. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abner Schram, 1974, first printing. 8vo., 234pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Signed on fly leaf by both authors: "With every good wish - Leona Rostenberg. Madeline B. Stern". Some dust foxing along top edge, else very good in very good dust jacket with a few short, closed tears along top edge. 2005 and 2007 NY Times obituary clippings of the authors laid in. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Five Fine Printers: Jack Stauffacher, Adrian Wilson, Richard Bigus, Andrew Hoyem, William Everson
by Kirshenbaum, Sandra
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Davis, CA: Library Associates, University of California. Near Fine; Small nick at lower left corner of front cover.. 1979. Softcover. Edited and with an introduction Kirshenbaum. Exhibition catalogue for show held Feb. 22 - April 10, 1979 at the Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California at Davis. 8.5 x 11 inches. Black and white photographs of the work of five fine printers from northern California: Jack Stauffacher, Adrian Wilson, Richard Bigus, Andrew Hoyem, and William Everson. Contains statements from the artists. Laid in is promotional postcard for the exhibition, publisher press release for the catalogue, and several other promotional materials and lists of publications by Library Associates. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 47 pages .
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The King of the Golden River
by Ruskin, John
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.
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The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman
by Sparling, H. Halliday
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1924. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9 3/8" × 6 1/8" × 1" (23.8 × 15.6 × 2.5 cm) . First Printing. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Tall 8vo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and paper title label. Uncut, deckled edges. [ix], [1], 176, [4] pp. Photogravure frontispiece portrait of Morris engraved by Emery Walker from a photograph by Sparling, with tissue guard present. Includes 16 plates and examples of types and illustrations from the Kelmscott Press. Henry Halliday Sparling (1860–1924) provides an informative history of William Morris's Press. Sparling was a former Kelmscott Press employee and as the husband of Morris's daughter, May Morris, from 1890–1898, was keenly familiar with Morris and his Press. Sparling provides a clear account of the day-to-day workings of the Press, as well as a close examination of Morris's intentions and printing achievements. Includes…
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Blood Meridian featured on Poster for Texas Writers Month.
by McCarthy, Cormac
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Austin: Texas Writers Project, 2000. Original . Broadside. FINE. 24 x 36 inches, printed on high quality coated stock with metalic ink. Shipped- rolled in heavy tube. This fabulous poster was created especially for the featured author of Texas Writers Month in 2000 held in Austin, Texas by graphic designer Marc English. It is printed on heavy high quality coated stock in metalic inks: silver and bronze and laid over a duotone photograph of the rugged Big Bend country of West Texas. The poster quotes a long scene from McCarthy's BLOOD MERIDIAN with drops of bronze red blood for emphasis. This is a stunning visual and carries the impact of the original text depicting a scene of horror as the savages line up on horseback along the ridge their glass beads and painted bodies caught forever in the sun's hot glare as they anticipate the massacre that would follow. Only McCarthy could make this scene so vivid you might have to put the book down and never finish it.
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Thrillers: Genesis and Structure of a Popular Genre
by Palmer, Jerry
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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London: Edward Arnold, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, in jacket with a miniscule touch of wear at spine top..
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Loba Part II
by Di Prima, Diane
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Pt. Reyes CA & Kathmandu, Eidolon Editions, 1976, center-stapled trade paperback (10" x 7.25"), 16 pp. printed on one side only, First Edition, First Printing, limited to 550 copies, Very Good condition in illustrated wraps. Straight, tight and clean, light foxing to covers and text block edge, tiny nicks to top corner of front cover. Printed on handmade paper this small collection continues Di Prima's exploration of Loba, the she-wolf, as mythic mother of the world. Monochrome illustrations by Josie Grant.
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