Winona, Minnesota: Sutton Hoo Press, 2005. Tio, Adrian. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 150 copies, octavo size, 37 unnumbered pp., signed by translator and artist. Delmira Agustini (1886-1914) was a Uruguayan poet whose work was at the forefront of the Modernismo tradition; Valerie Martinez writes of Agustini's poetic vision: "This... More
San Francisco: The Colt Press / Printed by Lawton Kennedy, 1940. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies, octavo size, [36] pp. The celebrated writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) is known for her novels examining the lives of English families living in the country, often with poignant observations on... More
(Monmouthshire): The Old Stile Press, (2005). Adams, Susan. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 7 of 150 copies, folio, [56] pp., signed by John Lloyd Davies and Susan Adams. Many of us are at least vaguley familiar with the chilling story of Bluebeard. "The story of Bluebeard has a long history, from... More
[Monmouthshire]: The Old Stile Press, 2001. Hicks-Jenkins, Clive. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 34 of 300 copies, oblong quarto, [48] pp., signed by Clive Hicks-Jenkins. Richard Barnfield (1574-1620) was an English poet, probably best known for his association with William Shakespeare. These twenty sonnets were published in 1595, a year later... More
[Northampton, Mass.]: The Gehenna Press, 1976. Baskin, Leonard. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 107 of 450 copies, 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 42 p. Inscribed by Author(s). Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) was an artistic genius whose works almost defy categorization. Eminent in sculpting, illustration, printmaking and also as a typographer... More
Los Angeles: William & Victoria Dailey, 1980. Baumann, Gustave. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 90 of 250, octavo size, [43] 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 great part of his life in Santa... More
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Writers' Editions, Inc., (1939). Baumann, Gustave. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 480 copies, octavo size, [41] pp., signed by Gustave Baumann on the centre illustration. Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) was a German-American printmaker and painter, one of the leading figures in the revival of colour woodcuts; he... 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]. Samuel Beckett, Elmar Tophoven, Roswtha Quadflieg, Artist and Book Designer.](/pictures/thumb/CNJL505_1.JPG?v=1496113112)
Hamburg: Raamin-Presse, 1976. Quadflieg, Roswtha. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 37 p. Signed by Artist. Limited edition of 170 signed/numbered copies, this no. 91, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST/BOOK DESIGNER, Roswtha Quadfleig (b. 1949). She founded the Raamin-press in 1973, publishing works of literature printed with... More
![[LEAF BOOK] Thomas Bewick & the Fables of Aesop; With an original leaf from the first edition (1818) of The Fables of Aesop and a new impression from one of Bewick's original wood engravings. Thomas Bewick, John W. Borden, Biographical Sketch, Janet S. Krueger, History of the Fables.](/pictures/thumb/CNBR142_1.JPG?v=1531942520)
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [designed by Jack Werner Stauffacher of The Greenwood Press], 1983. Bewick, Thomas. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 518 copies, quarto size, 59 pp., with an original leaf from the first edition of Bewick's "The Fables of Aesop" (1818) tipped in. English engraver Thomas... More
London: The Reed Pale Press [printed by the Da La More Press], 1934. Limited Edition. Vellum. Number 88 of 250 copies, quarto size, [19] pp. A lovely, and uncommon, printing of the Book of Ruth; read during the holiday of Shevuot, with some contemporary readings viewing it as a celebration... More
Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, (2010). d'Arbeloff, Natalie. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 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
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. Number 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 finely printed by The Haymarket... More
New York: The Spiral Press, 1965. Shahn, Ben; Martin, Stefan. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Number 185 of 285, folio size, [36] unnumbered pp., signed by the artist, engraver, calligrapher and printer. "Ecclesiastes" is one of 24 books of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible, where it is classified as one of... More
Llandogo, Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, (2002). Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 14 of 200 copies, quarto size, [64] pp., signed by the translators and the artist, with prospectus. The first collection of expressionist poetry by Romanian poet/philosopher Lucien Blaga (1895-1961), "one of the most important of Romanian poets". A man... More
Hertfordshire, England: [The Taurus Press]. Piech, Paul Peter. Limited Edition. Stapled (Wraps). No. 23 of 200, octavo size, 11 unnumbered pages. Paul Peter Piech (1920-1996) was an American artist and printer who produced captivating prints on a myriad of social, political, and literary themes; this book takes the text of... More
London: Designed and printed by Linda Anne Landers at Spoon Print Press, 1998. Landers, Linda Anne. Limited Edition. Pamphlet. Number 77 of 100 copies, duodecimo size, [12] unnumbered pp., signed by Linda Anne Landers. A lovely hand-printed edition of William Blake's "The Lamb," first published in "Songs of Innocence" in... More
![The Many Faces of Jake Zeitlin [Norman Tanis copy]; A Photographic Essay. Amanda Blanco, Ward Ritchie, Introduction, Norman Tanis, Foreword, Hans Burkhardt, Artist.](/pictures/thumb/18020702_1.JPG?v=1520189735)
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, quarto size, 28 leaves, signed and inscribed on the colophon by Amanda Blanco to Norman Tanis, each... 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
London: Enitharmon Press, 1974. Manning, Hugo. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 25 p. Signed by Author, Translator, and Artist. Limited edition of 300 total, of which 50 were signed by the author and translator; an unspecified number were also signed by the artist, Hugo Manning... 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