American Bibliopolist, a literary register and monthly catalogue of old and new books, and repository of notes and queries, 2 volumes by Sabin, Joseph

Buenes Aires: Marina Soria, 2016. Fine. Unique. An engaging and personal work by world renowned calligrapher and book artist Marina Soria. It is a light blue wooden box with a glass window that opens to reveal calligraphic text and monograms done in watercolor and gouache on Strathmore paper. It is decorated with compartments containing old sewing threads and nibs. There is also a found object - a delicately embroidered white handkerchief. The artists writes: "The monograms are made from the initials of my daughters and my husband´s names. My daughters: MFJ: Mora Fernández Jurado / CFJ: Catalina Fernández Jurado / MFJ: Marina Fernández Jurado. GFJ: Gustavo Fernández Jurado. My monogram is at the back of the box: MS The text is a quote my granny used to say to me when I was a child. The original text is in Spanish "Cosiendo y descosiendo la niña va aprendiendo" Translation: "stitching and unstitching the little girl keeps on learning." In fine condition. Measures 32.5 x 12 x 3 cm. Born in… Read More

Milano: Giorgio Upiglio & C., 1967. A beautiful copy of this limited edition. One of 85 numbered copies signed by both the author and the artist, from a total issue of 95 copies. 17 original colour etchings by Sergio Saroni. Handmade paper from Filicarta paper mills. A reflection on the survival systems of insects, brought to life by the magnificent illustratons. Soft cover, and held within a matching slipcase, with gilt titles to the spine. A lovely copy. 195 by 140mm (7¾ by 5½ inches).

Belfast, Maine:: Jan Owen,, 2022.. Edition of 3. 10 x 19 x 4 inches open, 10 x 6 x .75 inches closed. Accordion flag book. Hand lettered with acrylic and ink on paste painted paper. Paper case. Signed and numbered by the artist. Jan Owen: "In 2020, the New York Times decided to capitalize Black as they did in1930 for the designation, Negro. But Black and White is hardly a description of the many shades of skin tones so I made shades of pinks and browns, ochre, and red to make the faces.  "The words in 'Black White' are about racism said by writers, preachers, Congress. I don’t think there’s one way, there are many ways that we can learn to give up our prejudices. " I feel that - Laws change actions. Stories change hearts. History records. Arts make visible. Music crosses cultures. Sport makes teams.

Sebastopol, California:: Deeply Game Publications,, 2022.. Edition of 15. 10" x 8"; 66 pages. Illustrated pastedowns and free end pages. Printed with rubber stamps & pigment ink. Images printed with Indigo Electroink on Mohawk Superfine paper. Font is Cochin. Photography by Sara L. Press. Bound in illustrated paper covers with cloth spine. Signed and numbered by the artist. Sara Press: "'Girls vs. Books' is an artist's book made from my Storied Books* photographic series about vernacular altered books.  "The extra-illustrated books in this photo-based project were grangerized, stamped, and drawn-in between 1865 and 1980 by young women who didn't think twice about violating the sanctity of the printed page with their own editorializations. "My photographs, portraits of transcendent everyday objects, cherish the forms and textures of books. Beyond simple lyricism or nostalgia, however, the images celebrate the active consumption of… Read More

[Albuquerque, New Mexico]:: Strong Silent Type Press,, 2023.. Edition of 20. 8 x 10"; 30 pages. Printed in intaglio from polymer plates. Printed on Anigoni papers. Ariel Rounded MT Bold for text font. Codex binding with cloth boards. Illustrated pastedowns. Includes bibliography with data and photo sources. Signed and numbered by the artist. Fred Hagstrom: "''This book is about the experience of the 'nuclear vets', service members exposed to radiation during nuclear bomb testing."  Introduction: "Between 1945 and 1980, the US, USSR, UK, France, and China carried out more than 500 atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons totaling the explosive equivalent of 440 megatons of TNT. These tests injected radioactive material into the atmosphere, much of which were widely dispersed before being deposited as fallout. Cancer investigators have been studying the health effects of radioactive fallout for decades.  "The US conducted 196 atmospheric… Read More

Dr. George Vajna & Co, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Frances Shires' English translation of Sly Mike: A Hungarian Story. Beautifully bound in white buckram with red-stamped title and hand cross-stitched embroidery design to front panel. Includes 10 hand-colored etchings printed by hand-press. Limited edition of 250 copies, this being #138. Signed in blue ink on limitation page by artists Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Printed in Hungary. An exquisitely charming and beautiful book, now rare in commerce and libraries. 48 unnumbered pages. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2". Clean, unmarked copy with no visible shelf wear and slight bumping to head of spine panel. Hinges sturdy. A remarkably presentable copy of an 83-year-old book, nearly flawless. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Contents: Mercantile precedents for the use of commercial schools. Engraved and published by Jones & Compy. ... London; Select passages by Wm. Jones (with imprint: J. Souter, London, 1838); Clarke's Latin apothegms [by Joseph Clarke?]; Jones' small hand, historical (with imprint: J. Souter, London, 1838); Latin examples, for the use of classical schools. Engraved and published by John Souter ... London.Printing: engraved throughout by Jones and Co. and John Souter, some after William Jones. Oblong. (8.8 x 24.7 cm) [6], [12], [1], [8], [6]fol. Half cloth, black spine and green gauffred wrappers. (sl. dam.). Lower margins cut short. Rare little booklet (I have only found one copy in Worldcat) showing different kinds of commercial writing. [not in Bonacini].

First edition, 1977, second printing after the 1938 first. Progress Publishers, Moscow. Large octavo, original yellow cloth, with copper casings fastened over both boards, designed by Koba Gouruli.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin is an unequivocal work by medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, this translation by Marjory Waldrop was the first prose translation in the English language. This copy bound in a unique copper relief casing featuring a traditional Georgian portrait to the front with a bold pattern and Georgian script to the rear board.
A prolific translator, Waldrop travelled to Georgia in the late 1800s when it was still part of Imperial Russia, and published three English translations of Georgian titles in the following five years. The Knight in the Panther's Skin was the fourth and final translation, but was only published in 1912 three years after her death. Waldrop refused publication in her lifetime, feeling it wasn't up to snuff. It remains the translation against which all others… Read More

The Skeptical Press. El Cerrito, California. USA. 2000 - 2007. LIMITED EDITIONS, signed by Reisbord. Various sizes, formats and shapes. A collection of 25 examples of hand printed and constructed book and paper art, each number 24 of limited editions of 60 copies, plus 11 items of Skeptical Press ephemera, including subscription reminders, envelopes and memos, all hand printed at the press. Housed in a purpose made archive box, constructed by Coriander Reisbord in 2005 and with a printed list of the Press titles from 2000 to 2004 mounted to the inner panel of the lid, covered in green cloth and with a printed label to the front. The box measures 9.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches, the works within all vary in size and format. A wonderful and varied collection of interesting works by one of America's most talented paper artists and printers of the modern era.

Colorado:: Gazelle & Goat Press,, 2022.. Edition of 20 . 5" x 10.25" x 1".; 12 pages including pastedowns. Colophhon on reverse side. Letterpress polymer plates and mono-printed forms. Hand paper-cutting in double-layer carousel-style false accordion binding. Papers: handmade Khadi Natural Cotton, Thai Kozo natural for the back layer, and cave paper to create binding. Covers made of Ultrasuede panels with a natural mica stone inlay. Includes clamshell box with two styles of indigo-dyed Cave Paper, one includes dispersed mica flecks. Signed and numbered. Written in collaboration with Julia Alpers. Illustrated, letterpress printed and bound by Rhiannon Alpers of Gazelle and Goat Press. Gazelle & Goat Press: "'Whispering Stones' explores the concepts of heartache, loss, betrayal and the passage of time through hardship. Using two stones to represent two sisters, one as the moon and the other a large boulder on earth. The siblings each experience life-changing,… Read More