New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 390 pp., from the library of the Science Hill School. Catherine Esther Beecher (1800-1878) , the sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an outspoken educator and writer, and advocated for equal access to education for women. She..... More
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Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1949. Rogers, Bruce. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, the Bible one of 975 copies, elephant folio size, [942] pp., [and] Making of the Bible number 178 of 1875 copies, quarto size, [41] pp. The second folio Bible designed by Bruce Rogers..... More
Santa Cruz: The Good Book Press [Peter and Donna Thomas], 1985. Limited Edition. Accordion. No. 19 of 28 copies "hand made for Donna's birthday", miniature, 9 pp., signed at the colophon by "P. and D. Thomas" The Twenty-Third Psalm is one of the best-loved in the Judeo-Christian biblical tradition, with..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, [1924]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 190 copies, folio size, [5] leaves. "The Sermon on the Mount" is among the most widely quoted texts of the Canonical Gospels, most notably the Beatitudes, which exemplify the quintessential elements of mercy and compassion as taught by Jesus Christ..... More
[Harrow Weald, Middlesex]: The Raven Press, Printed by Robert Ashwin Maynard and Horace Walter Bray, 1931. Bray, Horace Walter. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 20 of 275, octavo size, 35 pp. The Book of Tobit is part of the Apocrypha, generally included in Catholic and Orthodox biblical canons, but not those..... More
Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, (2010). d'Arbeloff, Natalie. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 12 of 60 copies, folio size, [56] pp., signed by the artist. From the web site of The Old Stile Press: "These drawings were published almost half a century before the idea of publishing them in a book..... More
(New Brunswick): (Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking), (1993). Feldman, Walter. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. No. 7 of 18, folio size, seven unbound folio sheets, signed by Walter Feldman. Walter Sidney Feldman (1925-2017) received numerous awards and critical praise spanning a lifetime achievement over seven decades; his paintings were..... More
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
Winona, Minnesota: Sutton Hoo Press, [2002]. Hanka, Ladislav. Limited Edition. Original wraps. One of 100 copies, duodecimo size, 33 pp. This printing of the Book of Ruth is the Thanksgiving 2002 release by the Sutton Hoo Press. A precursor to other biblical texts the Press intends to print, this lovely..... More
Paris: Chez Saintin, 1811. First Edition. Hardcover. Twenty-fourmo size, 234 pp., in French. The biblical story of Ruth and Naomi, two women who leave the land of Moab to return to Naomi's native land of Bethlehem, is a story of love, devotion, and loyalty; it is a story of strength..... More
[Waltham Saint Lawrence]: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. Rooke, Noel. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 259 of 370 copies, octavo size, 44 pp. This volume comprises a portion of text from the Book of Saint Luke, telling of the birth of Jesus Christ; printed by The Golden Cockerel Press, this publication..... More
Torino: Zecchi e Bona, 1850. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 176 pp., text in Italian. Text in Italian, with some Latin quotes scattered throughout. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter tan leather with marbled paper boards, gilt lettering and decorations direct to spine, text block edges appear to have been stained at some point, now faded, plain..... More
London: Luzac & Co., 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 216 pp. The turn of the last century was a time of a great number of missionaries, most with only the best of intentions, visiting the far corners of the world to assist in education. Bess Allen Donaldson (1879-1974) and..... More
London: Soncino Press, 1935. Hardcover. First eight volumes, octavo size, 4263 total pp. Rabbi Ezekiel Isadore Epstein (1894-1962), an Orthodox rabbi and scholar, translated this edition of the Talmud published by Soncino Press, a Jewish publishing company focusing primarily on English translations of Jewish works; "The Babylonian Talmud" is a...... More
San Francisco: Printed for The Book Club of California by John Henry Nash, 1921. Nash, John Henry. Limited Edition. No binding. Single leaf folded once to make [4] pp. A lovely broadside printed by the San Francisco printer extraodinaire, John Henry Nash (1871-1947) with his characteristic mitred ruled border, this..... More
London: James Clarke & Co. Ltd., 1939. Gill, Eric. Wraps. A small book by the inimitable printermaker and typographer Eric Gill (1882-1940), in which he makes a case for socialism and social justice through the lens of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; each stage of his crucifixion is examined and..... More
[New Delhi]: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives [Associated Publishing House], 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Octavo size, 133 pp. First volume of the periodical "The Tibet Journal"; "an occasional publication of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, devoted to the presentation of scholarly and general interest articles on..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Third Printing. Hardcover. Four volumes, quarto size, 2216 total pp. An English language reference work devoted to "aesthetics", using a definition of aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture, and nature." The encyclopedia includes over 600 essays arranged alphabetically, covering about 400 individuals, concepts..... More
[Munich]: Bremer Presse [1926-1928], 1926. Simons, Anna. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 365 copies, folio size, 5 volumes (complete), in German. An extraordinary publication by the Bremer Press of the "Martin Luther Bible". Translated by Luther directly from the Greek during his enforced sequestration in Wartburg Castle (1521-22), it was..... More
Gloucestershire: The Whittington Press & Angscot Productions, 1981. Blake, William. Limited Edition. Full leather. Special Edition, number VII of XXV, of a total edition of 350, folio size, [37] pp., together with an extra suite of illustrations. "John Milton's (1608-1674) 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity' is significant for its..... More
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[Neu-Isenburg, Germany]: Tiessen, [1986]. Honegger, Gottfried. Limited Edition. Original wraps. No. 60 of 100 copies, quarto size, 21 pp., signed by Gottfried Honegger, in German. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on..... More
Potsdam: Gustav Keipenheuer, 1920. Limited Edition. Vellum. No. 164 of 200 copies bound in full vellum, quarto size, 383 pp., entirely in German. John-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) remains a cornerstone today of modern philosophical thought; his work greatly influenced the Enlightenment and "the development of modern political, economic and educational thought."..... More
[San Francisco]: [Printed by the Grabhorn Press for Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc.], 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 149 of 200 copies, quarto size, [6] pp., signed by William Saroyan. A fine example of printing from the Grabhorn Press, and of prose from American novelist William Saroyan (1908-1981), winner of the Pulitzer..... More
New York: Robert Sears, 1860. Hardcover. Octavo size, 496 pp., the twenty-third edition (printing). In the mid- to late-1800s, almost everyone in the country was religious and the scriptures were studied by many - especially on Sunday, the "day of rest". This volume would have been intended to be used..... More
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[Monmouthshire]: The Old Stile Press, 2012. Lemaire, Angela. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number VI of X special editions (total edition 110), folio size, [72] pp., signed by Angela Lemaire. A breathtakingly lovely work with hand-colouring by the artist in this, one of the ten deluxe copies. Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was a...... More