Greenbrae, California: The Allen Press, 1984. Forgeois, Michèle. Limited Edition. Softcover. One of 140 copies, quarto size, 49 pp., with prospectus. The stories of Jonah, Judith, and Ruth have inspired numerous works of art and literature, and have been rendered in lovely editions such as this work from the Allen... More
Beetham, England: Simon King Press, 1998. King, Simon. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 20 of 65, folio size, 35 pp., signed by Simon King. These three poems, written by Victorian novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909), best known for his novel "The Egoist", contain observations of nature, of trees and birds... More
Portland, Oregon: Graphic Arts Workshop, 1958. Limited Edition. No binding. No. 32 of 50 copies, quarto size, ten loose sheets, signed by Kenneth Hanson on the colophon sheet, with typescript showing hand-written edits. The poetry of Kenneth O. Hanson (1922-2003) has been celebrated for its frankness and raw approach to... More
London: Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1943. Hardcover. Tenth printing, duodecimo size, 160 pp. C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) examines the nature of temptation in his epistolary novel "The Screwtape Letters", in the form of letters written by the senior demon Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood, a junior demon still learning... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Satterlee, Marion and Smith, Alice Josephine. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 236 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 314 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles... More
Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Co., 1899. Armstrong, Helen Maitland. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 134 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known authors such... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, [1938]. Buckland-Wright, John. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 263 of 500, quarto size, 286 pp., with prospectus. This story, one of the most famous variants on that of "Orlando", is the story of a love triangle between two lovers, a man and a woman... More
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1925. Beardsley, Aubrey. Hardcover. Quarto size, 193 pp. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), a well-known and beloved illustrator during the Aesthetic movement, created work in black ink with a strong Japanese woodblock influence, and his illustrations are known for their sense of the grotesque, decadent... More
![Another Portrait of Oscar Wilde by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec [Grabhorn Ephemera]. William Rothenstein, Excerpts.](/pictures/thumb/SB2843_1.JPG?v=1547346400)
[San Francisco]: [Printed by The Grabhorn Press, 1954], 1954. Limited Edition. Stitched Binding (Softcover, Wraps). One of 75 copies, unnumbered, folio size, 8 pp. A sketch of Wilde by Toulouse-Lautrec with a few paragraphs about Toulouse-Lauatrec taken from the "Recollections of William Rothenstein" (London, 1921). One of 75 copies printed... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Mugnaini, Joseph. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 2000 copies, quarto size, 329 pp., signed by Ray Bradbury and Joseph Mugnaini, with LEC Monthly Letter. The 1950s and 1960s saw a burgeoning in the genre of science fiction, with authors such as J.... More
![The Clerk's Tale (from The Canterbury Tales) [Proof Plate]. Eric Gill, Artist.](/pictures/thumb/17083263_1.JPG?v=1547941209)
(n. p.): (n. d.). Gill, Eric. Limited Edition. No binding. No. 4 of 10, numbered and signed by Eric Gill. The Golden Cockerel Press published an edition of Chaucer's collection of lyric narratives, "The Canterbury Tales", featuring wood engravings by Eric Gill (1882-1940); Gill designed initial capitals to begin each... More
[Lincoln, Massachusetts]: Penmaen Press, 1977. Ward, Lynd. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. XXXVIII of 100 of the deluxe edition, quarto size, 35 pp., signed by Anthony Hecht, Arthur Wilson, and Lynd Ward. Francois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his pen name Voltaire, was a prolific writer, self-described "innkeeper of Europe", who wrote... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 296 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens, Robert... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. Forestier, A. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 328 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 210 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, c. 1912. Hardcover. First printing with Margaret Armstrong's binding design, duodecimo size, 144 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1904). Relyea, C. M., Vawter, Will. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 91 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, c. 1905. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 443 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens, Robert... More
Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company Limited, 1908. Kimball, Alonzo. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the Toronto imprint, duodecimo size, 412 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, quarto size, 310 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for the works... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1902. Hardcover. Third printing (with Margaret Armstrong cover), quarto size, 170 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often for... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 415 pp. The final and most influential work by acclaimed British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), "The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money" inspired a vast change in the school of thought of macroeconomics; in the... More
San Francisco: [Printed by] Edwin and Robert Grabhorn for John Howell, 1920. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 100 copies, this copy out-of-series, quarto size, [14] pp. One of the first books printed by the Grabhorns after their move to San Francisco from Indianapolis, "Diogenes in London" is a satire by... More
[San Francisco]: [Paul Elder and Company..."printed by thier Tomoye Press, under the direction of John Henry Nash"], [1911]. Hardcover. Twelvomo size, [16] pp., in a custom binding (Lily Hart, Pasadena). A charming book of quotations all based on the theme of "Charity", in its original and best sense - that... More