Search Results: Titles starting with A from Bromer Booksellers

Poestenskill, NY: Kaldewey Press, 1983. Kaldewey, Gunnar. Tall quarto. 29ff. From an edition of forty-two copies, this is one of seven printed on pink paper. This marks the very first book printed in Poestenkill, an event commemorated with a loose transparency of the tower of Poestenkill, the site of the press, before the title page. It is also one of the few Kaldewey books that do not use Helvetica, and the only book from the press employing more than one typeface. Each page represents an experimental printing using a different letter of the alphabet. Bound by Christian Zwang in full soft pink calf, with stamped gilt letters playfully arranged across both covers. Few unobtrusive light scratches to the delicate leather, else fine, housed in publisher's black silk covered box. (von Lucius, pp. 62-63).

San Francisco, CA: Juniper Von Phitzer Press, 1986. (106)pp. One of 175 copies. Signed by Von Phitzer at the colophon. A typographic abecedarian, pairing each letter with stock woodcuts printed in many colors. Bound in full blue leather, gilt-titling to spine. Fine. A.e.g. (2 3/8 by 2 7/8; 60x73mm).

(Rotterdam): Nederlandsche Vereeniging tot bestrijding van het tandbederf, 1931. Abbing, F.H.. Square octavo. (54)pp. A delightful illustrated alphabet book produced by the Dutch Association for the Combating of Tooth Decay, who chose the form as a way to help children remember the steps toward proper care of their teeth. Among the words included are "Aandacht [attention]," as in, "A, attention is requested for the teeth so that toothache never plagues you"; "Questie [Quest]" for the quest to take good care of your mouth; and "Fruit," the same word in English, which is "so fragrant and fine, and excellent medicine for the teeth." The accompanying color images are connected to the illustrative sentence, sometimes tangentially, as with N, which describes wisdom teeth and depicts an owl sitting on a book open to the same page spread for N as the reader is viewing, suggesting that by reading the book, the reader will gain their own wisdom about the heath of their teeth. Bound in illustrated paper over… Read More

Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1983. 98pp. One of 249 copies. An alphabetical investigation into the paraphenalia of Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street. Bound in maroon gilt-stamped cloth. Fine. Bookplate to front flyleaf. (2 7/8 by 2; 72x50mm).

Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1983. 98pp. One of 249 copies. An alphabetical investigation into the paraphenalia of Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street. Bound in maroon gilt-stamped cloth. Fine. (2 7/8 by 2; 72x50mm).

Charlestown, MA: Emporium Publications, (n.d.). Sherman, E. Helene. (28)ff. One of 250 copies. Each letter of the alphabet accompanies an illustration of a Boston landmark, from "Aquarium" to "Zoo," by way of the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum and Quincy Market. Bound in full orange cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover, and with brightly colored paste-downs and endleaves. Slightest rubbing to corners and spine ends, else fine. (3 1/4 by 2 5/8; 82x67mm).

New Britain, CT: Robert E. Massmann, 1985. (33)pp. One of 300 copies. Frontispiece color photograph of a young deer. Warner, a neighbor, friend, and colleague of Mark Twain, here expounds upon the sport of hunting with keen brutality, signature wit, and understated conservationism. Bound in brown leather with illustration of frolicking stag to upper cover. Very fine, housed in pale yellow slipcover. (2 by 1 7/8; 49x46mm).

NY: Colorcraft-Brussel Publishing, 1969. Ockerse, Thomas. Square octavo. Unpaginated. On alternating black and white papers, Ockerse deftly uses paper cutting and varied paper sizes to transmute letterforms; K becomes X, E becomes F becomes T, and so on. A testament to midcentury typographic wit. Plastic comb binding with paper covers. Housed in publisher's box. Some bumping to corners, mild wear to box. Near fine overall.

Barcelona: Provenza 95, 1930. Small quarto. (10)pp. Four full-page chromolithographs show animals in groups - barnyard pigs and chickens, horses, rabbits, and dogs, and a line-drawing accompanies each letter. These embrace a much wider array of topics, including modes of transit, household items, and food. Bound in pictorial wrappers showing light edgewear. An intriguing children's publication, arriving on the scene during a turbulent time in Spanish history. Near fine. Unrecorded in OCLC.

Cleveland Heights, OH: Borrower's Press, 1982. 64pp. One of 300 copies signed and numbered by Jane Bernier. With a hand-colored portrait frontispiece. Fine in tan cloth with gilt titling. (13/16 by 5/8; 20x16mm).

Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1964. (24)ff. The testimony of a cat present at the Nativity. Illustrations by Marshall Goodman, printed in green, yellow, and black. Bound by Bela Blau in bright yellow boards stamped in silver. Some light staining to covers, else near fine. (3 1/8 by 2 5/8; 79x67mm).

Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1950. 76pp. One of 1,500 copies. Illustrated with reproductions of three portraits of President Lincoln. Foreword by Carl E. Wahlstrom. Printed at the Chiswick Press in London and handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in blue crushed levant morocco, with seal, olive wreath, and titling in gilt. Spine a touch faded, else fine. A.e.g. (Massmann 7; Bradbury, p. 252). (3 by 2; 77x50mm).

Worcester, MA: St. Onge, Achille J., 1959. 38pp. One of 2,000 copies. With a one-cent stamp of Lincoln tipped in as a frontispiece. Very fine in full rust-colored morocco lettered and decorated in gilt on the front cover. A.e.g. (Bromer and Edison, pp. 156-158; Bradbury, p. 253; Massmann 16). (2 5/8 by 1 7/8; 67x48mm).

Worcester, MA: St. Onge, Achille J., 1959. 38pp. One of 2,000 copies. With a one-cent stamp of Lincoln tipped in as a frontispiece. Very fine in full rust-colored morocco lettered and decorated in gilt on the front cover. A.e.g. (Bromer and Edison, pp. 156-158; Bradbury, p. 253; Massmann 16). (2 5/8 by 1 7/8; 67x48mm).

(London): Gogmagog Press, 1968. Cox, Morris. Octavo. (43)pp., frenchfold. One of twenty-six copies printed and signed by Morris Cox. Contains thirty-four "nature prints," actually made with plastic and gesso, with results resembling the vein patterns of leaves, which Chambers refers to as "a notable modern exploration of nature-printing." The title is printed within a double-page offset print in black and yellow. Extremely fine in black and white striped glazed cotton over boards, with printed spine label. (Chambers 20).

Cleveland, MS: Delta State Teachers College Campus, 1952. First edition. The text of a speech by Faulkner, printed with his permission. According to Petersen, Faulkner agreed to speak to the Delta Council, which was composed of 3000 farmers and businessmen from an eighteen-county area, because he needed the $400 speaker's fee to buy a Jeep. In the speech, he criticizes federal welfare programs and calls for a return to personal responsibility in the manner of "the old tough durable fathers," much as Emerson had done in the nineteenth century. Bound in the original green wrappers. A few small water spots to the front cover, else a fine copy of a rare Faulkner item. (Massey 832; Petersen A33).

Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1961. (xvi), 32, (3)pp. One of 300 copies. Fine in gray leather with a gilt-stamped portrait of Lincoln on the front. A.e.g. (2 5/8 by 1 13/16; 66x48mm).

Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1961. (xvi), 32, (3)pp. One of 300 copies. Fine in gray leather with a gilt-stamped portrait of Lincoln on the front. A.e.g. (2 5/8 by 1 13/16; 66x48mm).

San Diego: Ash Ranch Press, 1988. (3)ff., plus (2)ff. ads. One of 350 copies. Illustrated with a frontispiece depicting a slot machine. Very fine in tan printed wrappers. (2 3/8 by 1 7/8; 61x46mm).

Minneapolis, MN: Vermilion Editions, 1987. Rathman, David. Small quarto. (10)ff. One of thirty-five copies, signed by the artist at the colophon. Throughout, Rathman's linocuts, gothic and mythic in their intensity, evoke the nervous, even violent edge of the text. The present tale is inspired by and adapted from Amos Tutuola's The Palm-Wine Drinkard, the first African novel to be published in English outside of Africa. Tutuola based his original text on Yoruba folktales, and his style, epitomized by the novel, has become a considerable landmark in discussions regarding colonial (and decolonized) literature and language. Although Rathman's adaptation has smoothed over some of Tutuola's idiosyncracies, his linocuts conjure similar feelings of mysticism and urgency which are indelible to folklore. Printed with aid from Gerald Lange of the Bieler Press and Norman Fritzberg of the Hansestadt Letterfoundry, and funded in part by the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts. Sheet held loose in four-flap… Read More