London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd., 1920. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition with Rackham illustrations. British illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is credited with renewing interest in book illustration at a vital moment of advances in printing technology. The subtle colours and thin lines were unlike anything that had..... More
[Easthampton, MA]: The Chamberlain Press, (1978). Chamberlain, Sarah. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 120 copies, sixmo size, 24 pp., signed by Sarah Chamberlain. Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm (1785-1863 and 1786-1859, respectively), known as the Brothers Grimm, have popularised European folk tales such as "Rapunzel", "Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Snow White"..... More
The Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art [printed at The Grenfell Press], 1991. Condo, George. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 160 copies, folio size, [88] pp., signed by William S. Burroughs and George Condo. William Seward Burroughs II (1914-1997) is "widely considered a primary figure..... More
California: Ettan Press [printed by Patrick Reagh], 1980. Hernández, José. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 90 copies, elephant folio size, 8 pp., separate etching signed by José Hernández. Édouard Roditi (1910-1992) achieved acclaim through his "numerous volumes of poetry, short stories, and art criticism starting with 'Poems for..... More
Santa Fe: The Press at the Palace of the Governors, 2021. Baumann, Gustave. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 108 copies, large octavo size, 96 pp., Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) was a German-American printmaker and painter, one of the leading figures in the revival of colour woodcuts; he spent a...... More
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Ausable Forks N.Y. Asgaard Press, 1968. Kent, Rockwell. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 250 copies, octavo size, 23 pp., inscribed and additionally signed by Rockwell Kent. Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) was an American painter and illustrator who bridged the artistic gap between Victorian and Modern art; the illustrator of countless books..... More
[Torrence, California]: Labyrinth Editions, 1980. Killion, Tom. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 50 copies on hand-made paper, elephant folio size, 54 pp., signed by William Everson and Tom Killion. This a stunning collaborative work: the poetry of William Everson, the artwork of Tom Killion and the printing of Richard Bigus..... More
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Bath: The Old School Press, 1995. Allen, Peter. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 150 copies, octavo size, [37] pp. A stunning re-telling of the legend of the Phoenix, "one of the great myths of mankind with all it tells us of our many deaths and re-births" (n.b., from translator's note..... More
London: G. Delgado, Ltd., 1935. Robinson, W. Heath. Wraps. Quarto size, complete. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was an exemplary book illustrator and cartoonist, "the only British illustrator to become a 'household name' " (Houfe), a contemporary of acclaimed illustrators Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, best known for his cartoons portraying..... More