Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Adams, Ansel. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, oblong elephant folio size, 137 pp., signed by Ansel Adams. A celebration of the stunning scenery of Yosemite National Park, this volume contains photographs by renowned photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984); the breathtaking landscapes exemplify Adams' proficiency in... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2011. Holland, Tom. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 148 of 300, octavo size, 171 pp., signed by Edward Albee and Tom Holland, with prospectus. Edward Albee (1928-2016) was an illustrious playwright whose works often examine "the modern condition", often as psychological examinations and interactions between characters... More
[Oakland, California]: The Eucalyptus Press, Mills College, 1937. Uhl, Kathryn. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 500 copies, quarto size, 54 pp. This publication by the Eucalyptus Press, based in Mills College, is a series of letters written by Mary Atkins, founder of the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852, which would... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed at the Grabhorn Press], 1957. Audubon, John Woodhouse. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 400 copies, folio size, [82] pp. John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862), the son of renowned artist and naturalist John James Audubon, joined the search for gold in California in 1849... More
New York: Limited Editions Club [printed at the Press of William E. Rudge's Sons, under the direction of Bruce Rogers], 1944. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 540 of 1100, folio size, 203 pp., signed by Bruce Rogers. The first book published by the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Baron of... More
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San Francisco / New York: The Arion Press / Grove Press, 2006. Wiley, William T. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Artist book: Number 68 of 300, elephant folio size, [67] pp., signed by William T. Wiley, with prospectus and invitation to the publication party. Trade book: octavo size, 365 pp. Samuel Beckett... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1928. Blaine, Mahlon. First Edition. Leather bound. First printing with illustrations by Mahlon Blaine, octavo size, 250 pp., in a custom leather binding. The development of Gothic fiction in the mid-eighteenth century saw many novels incorporating elements of horror and the supernatural as a.... More
San Francisco: Printed at the Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1941. Smyth, William. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 350 copies, folio size, 95 pp. In this book, Captain F.W. Beechey (1796-1856), captain of the HMS "Blossom", gives his account of a trip to the harbours of San... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, (1982). Rosenthal, Bernard. First Edition. Wraps. Square duodecimo size, [24] unnumbered pp. Harvey Wilder Bentley (1900-1990) was a well-known calligrapher, printer and poet in Berkeley, California. In the 1930s Bentley bought an Acorn press, and with the help of his wife Ellen they established the successful... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed at The Thistle Press], 1963. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 351 of 1500, quarto size, 116 pp. unpaginated, signed by Valenti Angelo, with LEC Letter and announcement. The Proverbs have been a source of comfort and guidance to both Jews and Christians... More
London: The Haymarket Press, 1928. Flint, W. Russell. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 79 of 100, quarto size, 66 pp., signed by W. Russell Flint. The famous story of the headhunting heroine whose bold act has inspired painters, poets, sculptors and writers for centuries. This version was finely printed by The... More
(France): Trianon Press, 1957. Blake, William. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 219 of 506, Atlas Folio size, 82 pp. In his "Life of William Blake" (1863) Alexander Gilchrist warned his readers that Blake "neither wrote nor drew for the many, hardly for work'y-day men at all, rather for children and angels;... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed at the Thistle Press], 1968. Miller, Edgar. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500 copies, quarto size, 65 pp., signed by Edgar Miller, with LEC Monthly Letter. The Book of Ecclesiastes, part of both the Christian Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, offers... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 351 of 1500, quarto size, 611 pp. for both volumes. The westward explorations of Lewis and Clark remain a source of fascination, with the courage and daring it took to explore then-unknown territory. This edition of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1972. Kredel, Fritz. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, quarto size, 253 pp., signed by Fritz Kredel, with LEC Monthly Newsletter and Announcement. Journalist and fiction writer Ambrose Bierce (1842- ca. 1914) was a prolific and diverse writer, often drawing from his experiences... More
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Northridge, California: Santa Susana Press, Northridge University Libraries, 1978. Blanco, Amanda; Burkhardt, Hans. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. No. A. P. 2 of 36 numbered copies and an unknown number of artist proofs, this the publisher's copy (Norman Tanis), quarto size, 28 leaves, signed and inscribed on the colophon... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed at the Allen Press], 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies, octavo size, [68] pp. "The publication of the most famous of all documents relating to the Donner Party," published at the centennial of the author's original accounting of the tragic... More
[Vancouver, BC, Canada]: Heavenly Monkey, 2016. Maru, Jane. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 32 of 50 copies, quarto size, 62 pp., signed by Harold Budd and Jane Maru. The musical compositions of Harold Budd (b. 1936) have a minimalist and avant-garde approach; his poetry also has a soft minimalist quality. "Aurora... More
Risbury, Herefordshire: The Whittington Press, (1992). Limited Edition. Leather. One of 17 bound in inlaid Oasis leather, folio size, 227 pp., signed by David Butcher and Dame Joanna Jamieson. This work serves the dual purpose of being a bibliography of the work produced by the Stanbrook Abbey Press for over... More
The Limited Editions Club, 1950. Legrand, Edy. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete), no. 386 of 1500, folio size, 684 total pp. "Don Quixote", a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), tells of the adventures of the nobleman Alonso Quixano, who, after reading many chivalric romances, decides to set... More
London: The Argonaut Press, 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 628 of 975 copies, quarto size, [318] pp. Sir John Chardin (1643-1712) was a French merchant and traveler; the publication of the first volume of his "Voyages du chevalier Jean Chardin en Perse et autres lieux de l'Orient" simultaneously in French... More
New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., (1935). Hardcover. Two volumes (complete), octavo size, 1048 total pp., with fold-out map. The fur trade in the American West was an extensive economic vernture that brought many families to form settlements there, and strongly impacted the way of life of numerous Native Americans... More
San Francisco: Printed by the Grabhorn Press for Leon Gelber and Theodore Lilienthal, 1936. Starr, Judson. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 200 copies, quarto size, [16] unnumbered pp., with holiday card and ms translation slipped in. An edition of this Christmas poem by Canadian poet Louis Frechette (1839-1908) the poet-laureate... More
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New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress], 1983. Gilot, Francoise. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 2000, quarto size, 155 p., signed by illustrator, with Monthly Newsletter and separate, additional silk-screen. Colette (1873-1954), author, actress, journalist, and mime, is best known for her... More
San Francisco: The Limited Editions Club, printed by Taylor & Taylor, 1961. de Frietas, Lima. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, quarto size, 401 pp., signed by Lima de Freitas, with LEC Monthly Letter and announcement. Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) (1857-1924) was an English novelist and... More