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A NEWLY-DISCOVERED BROADSIDE SPECIMEN OF FELL TYPE PRINTED AT OXFORD ABOUT 1685. REPRODUCED IN COLLOTYPE FACSIMILE WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY... by Hofer, Philip - 1940

by Hofer, Philip

A NEWLY-DISCOVERED BROADSIDE SPECIMEN OF FELL TYPE PRINTED AT OXFORD ABOUT 1685. REPRODUCED IN COLLOTYPE FACSIMILE WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY... by Hofer, Philip - 1940

A NEWLY-DISCOVERED BROADSIDE SPECIMEN OF FELL TYPE PRINTED AT OXFORD ABOUT 1685. REPRODUCED IN COLLOTYPE FACSIMILE WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY...

by Hofer, Philip

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[Windham, CT]: Printed for Harold Hugo as Keepsake Number 37 [for] The Columbiad Club, 1940. Quarto. Plain wrappers, printed label. Fine, in slightly smudged slipcase with matching label. First edition. Copy #7 of 210 numbered copies, designed and printed by Edmund Thompson at Hawthorn House, of which only one hundred were for sale. RANSOM 44.
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[Milford, NY]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989.. Folio (38 x 28.5 cm). Full limp bleached vellum, with diecut window exposing a pictorial vignette. Illustrated. Fine, accompanied by a separate suite in cloth folder, the whole enclosed in publisher's folding clamshell box (bookplate shadow on box pastedown, small label mark in corner of upper panel, tiny mark on spine label). Prospectus laid in. First edition. Foreword by Brian Davies. Illustrated with eleven etchings and four wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. From a total edition of 79 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies bound thus, accompanied by a separate suite of the etchings and engravings, each lettered and signed by the artist, as well as an original ink and watercolor drawing, executed on a sheet of fine vellum, and signed by the artist. A magnificent undertaking, partaking of the manner and spirit of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, printing Carol's narrative of the birthing of Harp Seal pups on the Magdalen Islands in company… Read More
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HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

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Portland, OR: Triangular Press, 2005.. Small quarto. Cloth and natural boards, printed labels. Color photographs, plates and illustrations. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Schnieder's text is printed in English and German. A well-illustrated catalogue raisonné (1978-2005) and chronology. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Portland Public Library, December 2005.
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FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

by [Aralia Press]: Gioia, Dana [ed]

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press at West Chester University, 1994.. Narrow quarto (29 x 17 cm). Linen and decorated boards, printed spine label. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 210 copies printed on Johannot in Spectrum types, bound by Larry Yerkes. Contributors include Barth, Disch, Hadas, Leithauser, Seth and a number of other poets.
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Northanger Abbey (Publisher series: Limited Editions Club.)
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Northanger Abbey (Publisher series: Limited Editions Club.)

by Austen, Jane (Illustrations by Clarke Hutton.)

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Baltimore: Garamond Press 1971, Limited edition of 1500 signed copies. (4to in slipcase) 210pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Signed by the illustrator. Varicolored narrow-striped satin-finish fabric binding with leather shelfback label stamped in gold. Illustrations, color plates. The spine is very slightly faded and there is a tiny fray in the fabric over the label. "This Edition of Northanger Abbey was designed by Richard Ellis and composed under his supervision by Westcott & Thomson, Inc., Philadelphia. Fifteen hundred copies have been printed from type for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, at the Garamond Press, Baltimore. The illustrations were made by Clarke Hutton who here signs this copy, which is Number 306". Illustrations by Clarke Hutton. Publisher series: Limited Editions Club 2 . Designed by Richard Ellis. (Fiction).
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THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

by [Perishable Press]: Laird, Mary

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Mt. Horeb: The Perishable Press, 1973.. Quarto. Buckram over boards with blindstamped vignette. Illustrated. Faint trace of sunning at extremities, otherwise fine. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen drawings by the author. One of 175 copies printed on Japanese handmade Hosho paper and signed by the author/artist. HAMADY 57.
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by [Robinson, Alan James (illustrator)]: Carol, Mark Philip

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[Milford, NY]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989.. Folio (38 x 28.5 cm). Full limp bleached vellum, with diecut window exposing a pictorial vignette. Illustrated. Fine, accompanied by a separate suite in cloth folder, the whole enclosed in publisher's folding clamshell box (bookplate shadow on box pastedown, small label mark in corner of upper panel, tiny mark on spine label). Prospectus laid in. First edition. Foreword by Brian Davies. Illustrated with eleven etchings and four wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. From a total edition of 79 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies bound thus, accompanied by a separate suite of the etchings and engravings, each lettered and signed by the artist, as well as an original ink and watercolor drawing, executed on a sheet of fine vellum, and signed by the artist. A magnificent undertaking, partaking of the manner and spirit of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, printing Carol's narrative of the birthing of Harp Seal pups on the Magdalen Islands in company… Read More
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HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

HALF-LIFE 25 YEARS OF BOOKS BY BARBARA TETENBAUM & TRIANGULAR PRESS

by [Triangular Press]: Carmin, Jim, and Uta Schneider [commentary]

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Portland, OR: Triangular Press, 2005.. Small quarto. Cloth and natural boards, printed labels. Color photographs, plates and illustrations. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Schnieder's text is printed in English and German. A well-illustrated catalogue raisonné (1978-2005) and chronology. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Portland Public Library, December 2005.
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FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS AN INVESTIGATIVE ANTHOLOGY

by [Aralia Press]: Gioia, Dana [ed]

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West Chester, PA: Aralia Press at West Chester University, 1994.. Narrow quarto (29 x 17 cm). Linen and decorated boards, printed spine label. Fine. First edition. One of a total edition of 210 copies printed on Johannot in Spectrum types, bound by Larry Yerkes. Contributors include Barth, Disch, Hadas, Leithauser, Seth and a number of other poets.
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Northanger Abbey (Publisher series: Limited Editions Club.)
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by Austen, Jane (Illustrations by Clarke Hutton.)

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Baltimore: Garamond Press 1971, Limited edition of 1500 signed copies. (4to in slipcase) 210pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Signed by the illustrator. Varicolored narrow-striped satin-finish fabric binding with leather shelfback label stamped in gold. Illustrations, color plates. The spine is very slightly faded and there is a tiny fray in the fabric over the label. "This Edition of Northanger Abbey was designed by Richard Ellis and composed under his supervision by Westcott & Thomson, Inc., Philadelphia. Fifteen hundred copies have been printed from type for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, at the Garamond Press, Baltimore. The illustrations were made by Clarke Hutton who here signs this copy, which is Number 306". Illustrations by Clarke Hutton. Publisher series: Limited Editions Club 2 . Designed by Richard Ellis. (Fiction).
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THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

THE EGGPLANT SKIN PANTS AND POEMS

by [Perishable Press]: Laird, Mary

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Mt. Horeb: The Perishable Press, 1973.. Quarto. Buckram over boards with blindstamped vignette. Illustrated. Faint trace of sunning at extremities, otherwise fine. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen drawings by the author. One of 175 copies printed on Japanese handmade Hosho paper and signed by the author/artist. HAMADY 57.
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Edward Lear

by Hofer, Philip

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NY: Oxford Univ Press, 1962. Soft cover with a DJ & small. Soft Cover. Good/Good. Small Book.
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Edward Lear

by Hofer, Philip

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Oxford University Press, 1962-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. . Shows minor wear.
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Edward Lear

by Hofer, Philip

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. Address on Lear's life & career delivered to the Grolier Club in December, 1961. Includes some of Lear's verse & artwork. Of the first edition, 960 were distributed to the Grolier Club and to the Typophiles as Monograph Number 71; how many more might have been printed is not noted. Stapled pamphlet, lilac covers. Light wear, covers show light wear, minor fading, stains, faint crease; corner torn off half-title/title page spread. Text clean; [48] pages.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. Illus. by Edward Lear. 4½" by 6".
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Edward Lear as a Landscape Draughtsman
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Edward Lear as a Landscape Draughtsman

by Hofer, Philip

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9780674239500 / 0674239504
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Belknap Press, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Edward Lear as a Landscape Draughtsman
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Edward Lear as a Landscape Draughtsman

by Hofer, Philip

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Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Edward Lear

by Hofer, Philip

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Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1962. 45pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Illus.. Paperback. VG.
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Edward Lear

by Hofer, Philip

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New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1962. Softcover. Issued as a season's greetings booklet by Oxford University Press. .
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EDWARD LEAR

by Hofer, Philip

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Oxford University Press. Very Good; Tidy. Small white spot on front. (B553).. 1962. Stapled wraps. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 45 pages .
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Teapots and Quails and Other New Nonsenses

Teapots and Quails and Other New Nonsenses

by Lear, Edward; Davidson, Angus; Hofer, Philip

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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1953. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Former library copy - usual marks. 1953 Large Hardcover. 63 pp. "A collection of drawings and poems by Edward Lear, published posthumously." CONTENTS: Introduction by Angus Davidson; Foreword by Philip Hofer; Teapots and Quails Sequence; Limericks; The Adventures of Mr. Lear, the Polly and the Pusseybite; Flora Nonsensica; The Scroobious Pip; Cold are the Crabs.
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Teapots and Quails and Other New Nonsenses

by Lear, Edward; edited and introduced by Angus Davidson and Philip Hofer

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1953. Illustrated end pages. Textblock and binding is clean and tight; unclipped, heavily edge-worn and chipped dust jacket; jacket spine and front panel sunned; 63pp.. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Fair. Illus. by Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
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Printing Digital Type on the Hand-Operated Flatbed Cylinder Press

Printing Digital Type on the Hand-Operated Flatbed Cylinder Press

by Lange, Gerald

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9781633980709 / 1633980707
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Chatwin Books, 2018. Trade Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" New!
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PRIVATE PRESS.|THE
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PRIVATE PRESS.|THE

by Cave, Roderick

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New York: Watson - Guptill, 1971. cloth, dust jacket. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 376 pages. First U.S. edition. Jacket lightly soiled, else a fine copy. Traces the development of the private press over the last 500 years. 83 figures in the text and 72 plates. Better printed than the second edition and containing some material not present in the first edition and thus still desirable.
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The Eye of Heaven: a Narrative Poem
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The Eye of Heaven: a Narrative Poem

by Efird, Susan

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Abattoir Editions, 1982. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of 150 numbered copies printed by Harry Duncan; this being #84. 9.25 X 12 inches. 40pp., bound in tan wraps with mounted cream printed paper label wrapping around the spine and front cover. Letterpress printed on Japanese Etching paper, from Poliphilus, Blado, and Fournier Ornate types; with 2 woodblock prints by Michael McCurdy. Faint dampstaining to the text margins of the fore-edge, else Very Good.
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Nomi no Kai
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Nomi no Kai

by Minegishi, Shinsuke

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Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, 2006. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. [4]pp. Black & white frontispiece by Shinuske Minegishi, reproduced from the original engraving. One of 75 copies (from an edition of 100, signed and numbered by Minegishi). Designed by Rollin Milroy and printed by David Clifford at his Black Stone Press. Sewn into a Canson paper wraps. A Fine copy. // A previously unpublished essay by the artist, paying homage to a group of six Japanese wood engravers 'who were responsible for reviving the art form in that country'. Published to accompany the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States, at Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, November 2006.
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The First Ten
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The First Ten: A Penmaen Press Bibliography

by Peich, Michael; Michael McCurdy

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Lincoln: Penmaen Press, 1978. First Edition, one of 500 copies printed. This copy SIGNED by McCurdy twice, at Title and Afterword. Woodcuts by McCurdy. Bibliographically describes all Penmaen Press books, broadsides and ephemera 1968-1978, with additional items. Includes 16 pp. of photographs of contributors: Peich, McCurdy, Lynd Ward, Allen Ginsberg and others. A demonstrable work of love. 9½ x 6½.. Near Fine original blue cloth-covered boards blind stamped with gilt lettering to spine in like dust jacket.
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Germinal

Germinal

by Emile Zola

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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.
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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes (Signed, Limited Edition in Slipcase)
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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes (Signed, Limited Edition in Slipcase)

by Faith Jaques; Zena Sutherland

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Signed Limited Edition
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9781852132736 / 1852132736
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London: Orchard Books, September 1990. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter-bound in dark grey cloth with dove grey sides. Silver titles and top edge. Silver silk ribbon marker. Illustrated endpapers. Dove grey slipcase. Presentation copy of a Limited Edition of 250 copies. Flat-signed by illustrator Faith Jaques, the noted children's book author, illustrator, artist, and advocate. Fine book in a Near Fine slipcase. Not from a library. 88 pages. Profusely illustrated.
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Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands,...
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Baudin in Australian Waters: The Artwork of the French Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands, 1800-1804: With a complete descriptive catalogue of drawings and paintings of Australian subjects by C.-A. Lesueur and N.-M. Petit from the Lesueur Collection at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre, France

by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur; Nicolas-Martin Petit; Jacqueline Bonnemains (ed); Elliott Forsyth (ed); Bernard Smith (ed)

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9780195547870 / 019554787X
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Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, October 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners lightly bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with a single one inch tear to front bottom edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 347 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Heavy book: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Captain Nicolas Baudin's early 19th-century voyage of scientific discovery to Australia is a little-known event in French and Australian history. Yet that voyage played an important part in the history of Australian and Pacific colonization, and in the long story of worldwide scientific exploration. Departing Le Havre in 1800, Baudin's expedition comprised two ships--the Naturaliste and the Géographe--and 238 men, including 22 scientists. For most of the next three-and-a half years they travelled along the western and southern coasts of Australia, charting the coastline and… Read More
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A Song About Major Eatherly
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A Song About Major Eatherly

by Wain, John

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Iowa City, Iowa: Qara Press, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine -. Baasch, Norman. [16] p.: 2 linoleum cuts; 27 cm. Original light blue paper over boards with white paper label on front board, printed in black. "Printed by Gerald M. Stevenson, Jr. on Curtis Rag paper with linoleum cuts by Norman Baasch. Of an edition limited to 190 cpies, this is copy 25." -- colophon. This poem first appeared in The Listener on Aug. 6, 1959. Major Claude R. Eatherly was one of the pilots involved in the atomic bombing of Japan in World War II. In Near Fine- Condition: cover lightly soiled; pages are clean and crisp.
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Evening Redness
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Evening Redness

by Lawrence Clark Powell

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A collection consisting of four novels and reminiscences about Powell's career and his writing. Powell was a renowned expert in bibliographical matters and in addition to his writing held important posts at academic libraries. He possessed the rare gift of writing about books and personalities with a great deal of feeling and affection. Whole generations of book collectors, librarians, and book sellers came to admire his work and owe their inspiration to him.

Designed by Ward Ritchie for the Capra Press. One hundred copies were quarter bound in leather with patterned paper covered boards enclosed in a cloth covered slip case. 436 pages. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. The book is signed by Powell. Number 9 of 100 copies. Fine.
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