Search Results: Printmaking from Downtown Brown Books, ABAA

(N.-pl.): Sapristi, 2002. First Edition. Ephemera. Fine. A portfolio of 13 color offset lithograph prints laid in. Each print is signed by the artist. Limited to 248 copies. The artists are (with likely first names): (Philippe) Berthet, (Philippe) Buchet, Cosey (a.k.a. Bernard Cosendai), (Jean-Pierre) Danard, (Philippe) Francq, (Jean-Pierre) Gibrat, Hermann Huppen, (Nicolas) Malfin, (Félix) Meynet, (Frédéric) Peynet, (Grzegorz) Rosinski, (William) Vance (a.k.a. William van Cutsem ), and (Laurent) Vicomte. 8-1/4 by 11-3/4 inches. First edition. This is copy 125 of 199 of the regular issue (there were 49 HC copies as well).

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The first English translation of a 12th century manuscript entitled Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum. Illustrated with wood engravings by Clifford Webb. Published in an edition of 500 copies, printed letterpress on handmade paper. An attractive work from one of the acclaimed fine presses in mid-20th century England. First edition. Minor shelfwear to the bottom of the boards and a bit of soiling to the white vellum paper used at the spine and outer board edges of the binding. With the bookplate of Walter A. Frankel on the front pastedown.

Holguín: Casa Editora Cuadernos Papiro, 2016. 33 leaves. 12-1/2 by 13-3/4 inches. An edition of 100 copies, issued with at least two cover designs and typefaces. Poems, printed letterpress with the text set on a linotype. Bound Japanese-style. The paper is handmade from various plant and fiber sources. Six of the leaves have minimalist serigraphs made jointly by Freddy García Azze and Wiskelmis Rodríguez González. Each is titled, signed ("Freddy-Wiskelmis"), and numbered in pencil at the bottom of the sheet. The text block variants are 1a) poems black ink with a sans serif typeface for the poem titles and the initial letters or 1b) poems in green ink with a black-letter typeface used for the poem titles and the initial letters. The cover variants are 2a) the cover title printed in red using a script typeface with the author's name in a linocut and the binding done using thin rope and 2b) the cover title printed from a linocut and the author's name printed using a serif typeface, all in black,… Read More

Leide, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A pioneering publication which deals with the most famous series-the Seishu gishi den (1847-48) and its sequel the Seishu gishin den (1848)-of the forty-seven masterless samuri (ronin) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi"-dust jacket. 191 pages. Illustrated in color. 10 by 12 inches. First edition (no indication of later printings). A near fine to fine copy in a like dust jacket.

Eugene, OR: Knight Library Press, 2000. First Edition. Fine. A separate printing of a short story about a boy who discovers 17th century love letters between two saints in his father's desk. He becomes fascinated with them and to keep his father from learning his discovery, he copies them out by hand. This edition was published by the University of Oregon's fine press. Printed letterpress on Heine paper using Bembo types. The five illustrations (5-1/4 by 3-1/2 inches) are tipped-in engravings, handcolored by the artist. The edition was 125 numbers and 10 lettered copies, signed by the author and artist. The book is bound in stiff paper covers with a paper label, with a thin leather strap to close the book. The late Barry Lopez was an acclaimed nature writer. Robin Eschner is a California artist. First edition. A fine copy. This copy is laid into a fine dark blue-green cloth-covered clamshell box with a paper label. The box may have been optional. The copy at Yale is described as "in case as… Read More

Phoenix, AZ: Imperial Litho/Graphics, 1989. First Edition. Ephemera. Fine. This is the second portfolio of Barks offset lithographs with this title. As with the 1986 version, this collection contains 10 previously unpublished preliminary works made by Barks before starting work on full-fledged oil paintings. These images vary in size, from roughly 7 by 9 inches to 12 by 15 inches. These paintings were done between 1983 and 1988 and feature Uncle Scrooge and other Donald Duck relatives. Each lithograph print is numbered and initialed by Barks. There is a matching certificate of authenticity with the same number and a full Carl Barks signature. The paper portfolio measures roughly 15 by 17-1/2 inches and is printed with the title in metallic red ink. All ten lithographs are fine, initialed, and numbered by Barks as 450/500. The certificate of authenticy is also fine and signed in full by Barks. The sheet, A History of the Edition, which describes each lithograph, is fine and present. The paper… Read More

Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Art Museum, 1999. First Edition. Pamphlet. Fine. This is a brochure / exhibition catalog for a show of screenprints by Kurt Vonnegut and Ralph Steadman, with assistance on a few items by Hunter S. Thompson and William S. Burroughs. Vonnegut and Steadman both contribute essays. Three works illustrated in color plus various spot illustrations, including a repeated motif of Steadman's trademark ink splatters. [12] pages. 6 by 10-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine copy. Signed by Vonnegut and Steadman at the back.

Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Art Museum, 1999. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near fine. This is a brochure / exhibition catalog for a show of screenprints by Kurt Vonnegut and Ralph Steadman, with assistance on a few items by Hunter S. Thompson and William S. Burroughs. Vonnegut and Steadman both contribute essays. Three works illustrated in color plus various spot illustrations, including a repeated motif of Steadman's trademark ink splatters. [12] pages. 6 by 10-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy with small ink stains from Ralph Steadman's exuberant pen. Signed by Vonnegut and Steadman at the back.

Tucson, AZ and Lexington, KY: Sylph Publications / Petro III Graphics, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A diary of Ralph and Anna Steadman visits with Joe Petro III, a screenprinter, and an account of their seriograph collaborations between 1994 and 2000. The book is illustrated with drawings by Ralph and photographs by Anna. Published in an edition of 64 copies, this is one of 10 deluxe copies with original Ralph Steadman art for endpapers. This edition is also signed by Ralph Steadman, Anna Steadman, and Joe Petro III and lays into a folding clamshell box. The endpapers are described on the colophon as "original pieces of Ralph Steadman's drawing board backing paper." They look like abstract art. 29 pages. 5-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches. Sylph Chapbook no. 4. First edition (first printing). A fine copy (no jacket, as issued) in a fine clamshell box. This is copy of VIII of X. The front endpaper of this copy has a four-line doggerel poem handwritten by Steadman.

Havana (La Habana): Habana Radio, 2015. Ephemera. Fine. Six leaves, three of text and three reproducing collages inspired by anatomical drawings. The prints seem to be a combination of serigraph and digital (ink jet?) printing. The three prints are each numbered out of the original edition of 300 copies. The three text leave print texts by Estrella Díaz and Rubén del Valle and a CV of the author. Guzmán (1970- ) is a professor of drawing, illustration, and painting. 6-7/8 by 13 inches. In a folding sleeve and an unprinted bellyband. A fine set. This is copy 274 of 300, signed three times, one on each print, by the artist.

Sint-Eloois-Winkel, Belgium: (the author), 2000. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. Poems and abstracted images of nude women, silkscreened in three colors. With 44 silkscreened images. The title translates to The Female Form: Handprinted Poems and Silkscreens, 1997 to 1999. Published in an edition of 100 signed and numbered copies. Tanghe (1941-2001) was a popular teacher, poet, and artist in Belgium. [64] pages. Text in Dutch. 8-1/8 by 10-1/2 inches. First edition. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback) with a bit of fading to the covers.

(N.-pl. but Great Britain]: Steam Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Ralph Steadman published this collection of poems-written by Kerr, a close friend-under his Steam Press imprint. Steadman illustrates each poem with a line drawing. The total edition was 68 copies. This is one of ten deluxe copies, signed by Kerr and Steadman, with a clamshell case, and an original screenprint by Steadman. The print, "An Evening with Ted Hughes", is inspired by the poem in the book. It measures 5 by 7-1/2 inches and is numbered and signed by Steadman. 113 pages. 5-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches. First edition. A fine copy in a fine clamshell box and with a fine example of the Steadman print. This is copy 2 of 10 with the screenprint. Three sheets of tissue paper laid in to protect the print and its paper sleeve are present, as issued.