Ditchling, Sussex: S. Dominic's Press, 1922. Gill, Eric; Jones, David. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 400 copies (unnumbered), duodecimo size, 115 pp., in a custom clamshell case. The Saint Dominic's Press, founded by Harry (Hilary) Douglas Clarke Pepler, flourished at Ditchling, Sussex, from 1916 to 1936. The first home of..... More
[San Francisco]: Privately Printed by Cecil and James Johnson, The Windsor Press, 1930. Adams, Ansel. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 57 of 60, quarto size, 27 pp., frontispiece signed by Ansel Adams. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is best known for his works of fiction such as "Treasure Island", "Strange Case of..... More
[Berkeley, California]: The Hart Press, [1975]. Anderson, Victor R. Limited Edition. Wraps. Limitation not stated, quarto size, [8] pp. The annual Christmas publication issued by Ruth and James D. Hart, to friends in a limited edition; the limitation not stated, but likely an edition of 140 copies. James D. Hart..... More
Kentfield: The L D Allen Press, 1953. Dean, Mallette. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 160 copies, octavo size, 55 pp. The thirteenth publication from The Allen Press, this story by Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) was originally titled "Maitre Cornelius" and first appeared in 1831 in the "Revue de Paris"; it..... More
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[Northampton, Mass.]: The Gehenna Press, 1976. Baskin, Leonard. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 107 of 450 copies, quarto size, 42 pp., inscribed by Leonard Baskin. Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) was an artistic genius whose works almost defy categorization. Eminent in sculpting, illustration, printmaking and also as a typographer and printer, he pursued..... More
New York / London: Blue Moon Books / John Calder (1988), 1988. le Brocquy, Louis. 1st and Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. XII of XV HC copies, folio size, 40 pp., signed by Samuel Beckett and Louis le Brocquy. First published appearance of Beckett's last prose work. Per the book's colophon..... More
![Der Ausgestossene [L'expulse]. Artist, Book Designer, Samuel Beckett, Elmar Tophoven, Roswtha...](/pictures/thumb/CNJL505_1.JPG?v=1496113112)
Hamburg: Raamin-Presse, 1976. Quadflieg, Roswtha. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 91 of 170 copies, quarto size, 37 pp., signed by Roswtha Quadflieg. Roswtha Quadfleig (b. 1949) founded the Raamin-press in 1973, publishing works of literature printed with original graphics in limited editions; she was both the designer of this volume and..... More
![Robinson Jeffers] In the Absence of Words. Marlan Beilke](/pictures/thumb/200315001_1.JPG?v=1588965124)
San Francisco: Printed by Lawton Kennedy, 1980. No binding. Quarto size, [4] pp., inscribed by Marlan Beilke. A program for the autumn meeting of the Gleeson Library Associates in November, 1980; the cover features a reproduction of a "relatively unknow[n]" photograph of the poet Robinson Jeffers (ostensibly taken in 1941)..... More
San Francisco: The Windsor Press, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 10 of 60 copies, sixteenmo size, [11] pp. Poet and playwright George Sterling (1869-1926) was much acclaimed on the Pacific coast; a prolific poet, Sterling was part of the group of writers and artists in the San Francisco Bay Area..... 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
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
London: The Haymarket Press, 1928. Flint, W. Russell. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 642 of 875 copies of the Ordinary Edition, quarto size, 66 pp. 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
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 125 copies in a special binding (total edition 2125), quarto size, 238 pp., signed by author. Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), American typographer and inventer of the "Centaur" typeface (based on the Renaissance-period printing of Nicolas Jenson), is considered by many to..... More
[Westminster]: [The Beaumont Press], [1925]. Schwabe, Randolph. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 55 of 80, octavo size, 73 pp., signed by the author. Edward Blunden (1896-1974), English poet and author, served in World War I and wrote of his experiences in the war in both poetry and prose; "The Masks of..... More
Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Press at the Palace of the Governors, (2008). Van Stone, Mark. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 6 of 65 copies, folio size, [32] pp., signed by both authors, with prospectus. A collection of twenty prose poems written by two prominent poets of New Mexico. John Brandi..... More
[Monmouthshire]: The Old Stile Press [2008], 2008. Onken, Michael. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. II of 10 of the Special Edition, folio size, 50 pp., signed by Artist. There are many stories and legends of selkies - the seals that surround the shores of Orkney - their deep brown eyes that..... More
Bolinas, California: [No publisher stated] Printed by Mallette Dean, 1957. Limited Edition. Softcover. One of 150 copies, unnumbered, octavo size, unpaginated [126 pp.]. A deceptively simple book of poetry by three SF Bay Area poets and showing a decided beat-era influence (Ginsberg's "Howl" having been published just two years prior)..... More
(Risbury, Herefordshire): The Whittington Press, (2001). Limited Edition. Leather. No. VII of forty of the deluxe version, quarto size, 161 pp. No. VII of forty of the deluxe version, out of a total edition of 350, bound in full Oasis leather with endpapers marbled by Christopher Rowlatt, with a separate..... 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
Llandogo, Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, 2012. Pusch, Steffi. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 5 of 100, folio size, [40] pp., signed by S.J. Butler and Steffi Pusch. "The Swimmer" first appeared in "The Warwick Review" and was then selected for "The Best British Short Stories 2011" published by Salt; this..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, printed by "The Brothers Johnson at The Windsor Press" 1929. Links, Julian. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 132 of 325 copies, quarto size, 39 pp., signed by Witter Bynner, with related ephemera. Witter Bynner (1881-1968) had a literary mind from his high school days..... More
Ojai, California: The Book Club of California [printed by the Classic Letterpress in Ojai, California], 2014. Campbell, Carolee. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 51 of 300 copies, quarto size, [53] pp., with a broadside signed by Kay Ryan laid in, signed by all five contributing poets. The Book Club of California's..... More
[Gloucestershire]: Evergreen Press, 2005. Limited Edition. Folio. Number 25 of 75 copies (only 55 for public sale), six broadsides, elephant folio size, signed by each respective author. The first of three series of broadsides celebrating ninety-five years of new writing in Oxford. Beautifully printed by John Grice of the Evergreen..... More
Los Angeles [Lunenburg, Vermont]: The Symposium Press [printed at The Stinehour Press], 1979. Limited Edition. Wraps. Letter I of those lettered A to AA, of a total edition of 300 copies, quarto size, 27 pp., signed by Turner Cassity and Charles Gullans. American playwright and poet Allen Turner Cassity (1929-2009)..... More