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The New Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly: Volume II, Part 6, June 1949
by Various Authors
Bristol: Hildreth Press , 1949. Hardback, pictorial front board. 27.5cm x 20cm. Pp. 107-189. Illus. A little wear to binding. A very pleasing copy. (bs35a). Hard Cover. Very Good.
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CA$24.33
A First List of books printed and published by The Banyan Press
by (Banyan Press), Claude Fredericks and Milton Saul
(New York): Banyan Press, 1948. First edition. Ephemera. Fine copy. 8 unnumbered leaves sewn into paper wrappers. 4 3/8 x 6 5/8 inches. One of 2000 copies printed letterpress accouncing the publication of new books by Stephen Spender, Gertrude Stein and others. Also, includes a later prospectus.
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CA$69.48
Réfléxions Sur Les Sentimens Agréables, Et Sur Le Plaisir Attaché A La Vertu
by Lévesque de Pouilly, Louis-Jean
Montbrillant: [Jean-Vincent Caperonier de Gauffécourt], 1743. Contemporary gilt-ruled red morocco, corner fleurons, richly gilt spine, gilt-lettered red morocco label, endleaves of multi-colored veined paste paper with impressed decoration (see below), all edges gilt. A moral and philosophical essay, originally conceived as a letter to the author's friend Lord Bolingbroke, the Reflections first appeared in 1736 with similar works by other writers. This is the first independent edition. IT WAS...
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CA$5,432.94
Manna from Heaven, Honey from a Rock
8vo sized spiral binding with acetate sheets over covers; 323 pages with color illustrated front cover and black and white decorations throughout. Recipes are signed with the name of contributors and there is a list of Recipe Contributors, but no index of contributors. Recipes include: Rhubarb Bread; Beer Bread; Baked Cheese Grits; Bandera Grits; Babootie; Polly's Meatloaf; Neiman Marcus Cookies; Toasted Almond Parfait; French Chocolate Silk Pie; Chocolate Layer Bars; Cranberry Chutney; Christmas...
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CA$30.57
To the Nightingale by William Blake, with a statement by Geoffrey Keynes Kt.
by Blake, William & Keynes, Geoffrey
Isle of Ely: Waterside Press, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of Number 34 of just 100 copies. Specially bound by Leslie G. Hill of Worcester in green cloth with gilt title to front board, retaining original card covers. Signed by Geoffrey Keynes. Obituary of Keynes from The Times August 16 1982 pasted to rear endpapers of binding..
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CA$74.29
The Man Versus the State
by Spencer,Herbert
New York: Classics of Liberty Library, 1996. Special Edition. Hardcover. nf. Octavo. 9 1/6" x 6". Red leather spine over red boards. 113pp.
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CA$41.68
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The Derrydale Game Cook Book. [3 page Introduction to the New Edition by M.F.K. Fisher.]
by De Gouy, Master Chef Louis P
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1950. New Edition. [Second Edition]. xxii, 308 pp. 8vo. Orange cloth. Fine. New Edition. [Second Edition]. xxii, 308 pp. 8vo. 'Its prose is not deathless. There are many better written books on both theory and practice of gastronomy, but." from Fisher's Introduction We have never seen this edition before. Siegel 114; Frazier D-2-a
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CA$347.38
Anthropological (broadside)
by Bell, Marvin
Amherst: Slow Loris Press, 1971. Fine Condition. A poem of 18 lines, printed on green paper. One of 300 copies, of which 25 are numbered and signed. This copy is unsigned. Sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 27.9 cm).
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CA$75.03
The Tale Of The Rowfant Wallclock; An Historical Narrative Poem
by Bleecker, Russell V., Cary R. Alburn and Carr Liggett
Cleveland: Rowfant Club, 1964. 1st. Paperback. Fine. Wrongfontia No. 2. One of 200 numbered copies, this out of series. Printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press. Wraps. Fine condition. Cheever 141.
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CA$50.02
In A Boat On The River. (broadside)
by Hampl, Patricia
[Minneapolis]: Hungry Mind / Midnight Paper Sales, 2000. Fine condition.. One of 90 signed and numbered copies. Printed at Midnight Paper Sales by Gaylord Shanilec for the occasion of the last Hungry Midnight. Sheet measures 15 by 10.5 inches. Hungry Midnight number 24.
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CA$100.04
Privilege.
by Oness, C. Mikal
Cut Away Books, [2002].. Hardcover. Fine condition. First edition limited to 100 copies illustrated by Ladislav Hanka. Signed by the author and the artist. Bound in full dark blue cloth with a decorated paper label on the front, 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Fine.
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CA$150.07
From "the Nuclear Age."
by O'Brien, Tim
Minneapolis: Minneapolis, Toothpaste Press, [1980]., 1980. 1st . Fine. A one page broadside printed at the Toothpaste Press for the fourth Midwestern Writer's Festival and Book Fair. One of 150 numbered copies signed by O'Brien. Fine condition.
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CA$200.09
The Coronary Club; A Cheerful Tale
by West, Herbert Faulkner
Hanover: Westholm, 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. One of 500 copies printed by Carroll Coleman at the Prairie Press and bound in quarter cloth with printed paper boards. Dust jacket. Fine condition. Cheever 132.
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CA$59.75
God in All; A Gallery of Discovery.
by Hochalter, Cara B
Mancelona: Deep Woods Press, 2000. 1st. Paperback. fine. Written and illustrated by Cara B. Hochalter. "The inspired work of Cara B. Hochalter who is responsible for the words and linoleum cuts within." Letterpress printed individual sheets wrapped in a Laroque Mouchette portfolio with Fabriano Roma title pieces. One of 200 portfolios. 10 original linolcum cuts.
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CA$300.13
A Folio Anthology of Poetry
by Duffy, Carol Ann - introduction
London: Folio Society, 2009. Hard Cover. near fine/vg. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt design and lettering to covers and spne. A beautiful coyp in slipcase.
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CA$104.21
Red Bird. Love Poems by Christopher Logue based on the Spanish of Pablo Neruda.
by Logue, Christopher. Neruda, Pablo, Illustrated by Christie, John
Surrey: Circle Press, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. Christie, John. Illustrated by John Christie. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by the author and the artist. Folio-sized. 11 folded sheets (i.e. 22 fol.) un-sewn in a wrapper, all contained in a cloth chemise with a lettered spine. Slipcase. The work is illustrated with ten color screenprints, each initialed by Christie, and a color print entitled "Notes 1", one of 300 numbered and signed by the artist. Minor wear to the slipcase cloth, otherwise fine...
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CA$850.37
The Book of Common Praryer; and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of thbe Church according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed as they are to be sung of said in churches
by Sir Patrick Cormack, foreword
London: The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. near fine/fine. Marbled boards with green leather spine. Gilt lettering and design to spine.Woodcuts by Hans Holben, Durer and others. Ties. Lovely copy in slipcase.
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CA$83.37
1830 On The Ambitious Projects Of Russia In Regard To North West America, With Particular Reference to New Albion & New California
by An Englishman
Kentfield: Allen Press / Book Club of California, 1955. Hardcover. Near fine. Introduction by George Hammond.One of 350 copies printed by Lewis and Dorothy Allen at the Allen Press. Quarter white parchment-paper and gray paper boards with the title printed in English along the spine and in Russian on the front and back covers, Fabriano endpapers. Uncut. Printed in red and black on laid paper. Text in English with the title printed in Russian below the page headings. Spine is a bit sunned, otherwise...
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CA$250.11
The Corvinus Press: A History and Bibliography
by Nash, Paul W; Flavell, A. J
Scolar Press, 1994. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 24 x 16cm. 245pp. Illustrated. Inscribed by A. J. [Jack] Flavell to the title page. Slight wear to d/w only. An excellent copy. . Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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CA$173.78
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Thucydides [History of the Peloponnesian War]
by Thucydides; Jowett, Benjamin (Trans.)
Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1930. [2], 363pp, [1]. Full original pigskin by the W. H. Smith bindery, raised bands, spine in six panels, author and title to first panel, translator's name to second, publisher and date to foot. Spine slightly soiled, patch of discolouring to fore edge of lower cover, one or two small marks, page edges lightly browned, but generally internally quite bright and clean. Now housed in a cloth slipcase made by Temple Bookbinders. One of two hundred and eighty copies (with...
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CA$7,820.10
Hamaguchi: Master of Mezzotint
by Elder, M. Muldoon
New York: Vorpal Gallery, 1988. 8vo size staple bound booklet with gold foil titles on black laid cardstock; unpaginated - about 16 glossy pages. Both inside covers and pages are illustrated. The central illustration is a two-page spread. The inside back cover has a photograph of the printmaker Yozo Hamaguchi (1909 - 2000.) In addition to reproductions of his artwork, the booklet includes a chronology, list of exhibitions, publications and a partial list of museums which have works by Hamaguchi in...
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CA$20.84
Bibliophiles at Oxford, A celebration of fifty years of the Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles, 1951-2000 with descriptive notes on the term cards
by Nash, Paul W. and Justin Howes
Witney: Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. Small 8vo. Cloth. Pp. 224. Illustrated: including a fold-out frontispiece in color. Index of Printer and Designers. Index of Talks and Visits. Index of Officers. Foreword" by Paul W. Nash. "Beginnings" by Bent Juel-Jensen. "Memories of Meetings" by Giles G. Barber. "Bibliophilic Excursions" by Paul Morgan. 300 copies. Dust-jacket printed letterpress by Paul W. Nash. The...
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CA$90.32
John Fryer of the Bounty. Notes on his Career written by his Daughter Mary Ann
by Golden Cockerel Press. Fryer, Mary Ann
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1939. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Limited to 300 copies, of which this is number 255. Wood engravings by Averil Mackenzie-Grieve. Introductory comments by Owen Rutter. Beautifully clean and bright internally, with no foxing whatsoever. Full original blue gilt stamped buckram, spine slightly sunned with a bump (binder's error) near the "Y" of "Bounty", and a narrow strip at the foredge of front board faintly sunned. This title includes extra...
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CA$903.18
Sonnets and Verses
by Enid Clay
Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. 1st Edition. Very Good. Eric Gill. With eight engravings by Eric Gill. In original blue boards with cloth spine. Paper label solidly attached to spine with title and author. General wear to boards and some ageing and soiling to cloth spine. Complete with multiple endpapers at front and back. This book is number 218 of 450. No signatures. Sticker from old (maybe original) bookstore it was sold at. Interior is clean and clear with rough...
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CA$510.64
