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New York: Granary Books. Pamphlet. Very Good. no date, circa 2004. Single sheet of cardstock folded into a booklet, with a loose cardstock leaf laid in. 7 5/8 by 7 ¾ inches. Publisher's prospectus for the publication of an artist's book, being a collaboration of the work of poet Lyn Hejinian and artist Emilie Clark, inspired by their… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: A.J. Huston, Publisher, 1918. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 26 pp., including covers. A catalog of antiquarian and old books for sale, by Maine bookseller A.J. Huston. Includes sections on Americana, architecture, art, Civil War, military, witchcraft, Native Americans, slavery, etc. GOOD condition. Uneven toning to the wrappers, with minor soiling and wrinkling. A few chips missing… Read more about this item

New York: Abrams, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first limited edition, #66 of 250 copies, signed by the authors on the half title. Illustrated paper covered boards in matching jacket. With a miniature version of the same book, both housed in an illustrated cardboard slipcase. 215 pp. Color photographs throughout. A work issued in… Read more about this item

Dalton, MA: Crane Business Papers, Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. no date, perhaps 1990s. Stiff card stock wraps. Unpaginated. Woodblock style illustrations throughout. A promotional work for Crane Papers, touting their quality and processes for making paper. With nice illustrations by award winning illustrator and artist, Stephen Alcorn. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. … Read more about this item

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Publisher, 1972. Cloth. Good/Good. Second edition, stated. Beige cloth in dust jacket. 232 pp. Black and white and a few color illustrations throughout. Second edition of this book that accompanied an exhibition of books with contributions by artists. The book is arranged by artist and includes descriptive and bibliographic entries on their… Read more about this item

Wien: Gewidmet von C. Brady. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 76 pp. Color illustrations throughout. All text in German. An historical survey of book art and ornamentation in Europe, focusing on Medieval and Renaissance periods. Includes many illustrated examples. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling, toning and a few small stains to the covers. Light creasing. Previous owner's small bookplate on the… Read more about this item

Boston: Boston Athenaeum, Publisher, 1998. Wraps. Very Good. 20 pp. Color photos throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of art using holography to depict books as holograms. With several essays. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear.

New York: Garland Publishing. Wraps. Very Good. no date, ca 1974. Printed wraps. Unpaginated, 20 pp. A guide to the contents of the 38 volume series that reprinted books related to the English book trade, including titles related to early publishing, bookselling, freedom of the press, etc. Each book was reprinted in facsimile in the series. This work… Read more about this item

New York: Scholarship Committee of the New York Chapter of the Gay Academic Union, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. 28 pp. Third issue of this journal devoted to reviewing books pertaining gay and lesbian topics, with the hope of encouraging new research. This includes articles on homophobia-liberal and illiberal; whatever happened to the gay struggle in the… Read more about this item

Cleveland: The Western Reserve Historical Society, 1974. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 159 pp. An annotated list of Shaker manuscripts at Western Reserve Historical Society, including journals and diaries, inspired writings, scrapbooks, music and photographs. GOOD condition. Moderate soiling and some staining to the covers. Old, faint price in pencil on the upper front cover. Extremities scuffed and rubbed.… Read more about this item

Boston: Little and Brown, Publisher, 1846. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet, 8 pp. All text in French. A catalog from the publisher Little, Brown and Company, advertising work published in France and in the French language. The firm was established around 1837, and has existed in various iterations to the present day. GOOD condition. Several small areas of insect wear… Read more about this item

No Place: The Colophon, Publisher, 1931. Wraps. Good. Plain green wraps. 20 pp. Black and white reproductions of woodcut illustrations by Daumier throughout. An appreciation of the woodcut art by French artist Daumier, focusing mostly on the bibliographical quest to build a collection of books containing his work. With a short list of the more important books to… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Harvard University, Publisher, 1971. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Pagination runs 117-139. With a section of black and white plates reproducing illustrations from books. A piece written to accompany an exhibition of rare books on astronomy, held at Harvard from January to April of 1970. With a short historical survey to the collection, followed by annotated entries on… Read more about this item

New York: No Publisher Given, 1981. Wraps. Very Good. 44 pp. A few illustrations throughout. A catalog providing bibliographic information on the extensive collection of Old Cyrillic printed books in the collection of Paul M. Fekula. This includes original Cyrillic title and English translation, as well as documenting marginalia in the books, when present. VERY GOOD condition. Minor… Read more about this item

No Place: Syracuse University Press. Wraps. Good. No place or date, presumed circa 1949, when the book was first published. Single sheet, folded into fourths, unopened along the top edge. 4 pp. Black and white illustration on the front cover, with a tipped in color plate from Blake on the inside. A prospectus/announcement of the publishing of Adrian… Read more about this item

New York: Argosy Book Stores, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed mid 1900s, pre-1963 based on lack of zip codes. Printed wraps. 28 pp., including covers. Bookseller catalog issued by Argosy Book Stores of New York, focusing on maps and illustrations/prints relating to America. This includes states, the War of 1812, Lincoln, etc. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven browning… Read more about this item

New York: The Typophiles, 1940. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition, limited to 300 copies. This copy not numbered, with "author" written where a number would appear. Brick colored cloth. No jacket. 78 pp. An essay on the importance of the work of artists incorporated into early printed books. GOOD condition. Cloth faded, with a large faint scuff… Read more about this item

No Place: No publisher, 1981. Wraps. Very Good. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Widener Library, Cambridge, MA: 1981. Wraps with binding tape spine. Unpaginated. Reproduced title pages and covers of publications throughout. An exhibit of samizdat type material published in Poland beginning in 1976, comprising typescripts, bulletins, magazines and other publications produced by publishing houses independent of… Read more about this item

New York: Granary Books, 1988. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 68 pp. A few color plates and black and white illustrations throughout. A survey and bibliography of the work of poet Ted Berrigan, including his artistic collaborations with George Schneeman, called "literary pictures." GOOD condition. Heavy vertical crease to the front cover. Minor edgewear.

Providence, RI: Providence Public Library Special Collections, Publisher. Wraps. Various. no date, perhaps early 2000s. #15 of 200 copies printed. Side sewn blue wraps. 16 pp. A few color illustrations. Two tales of arctic voyages from journals held in the Providence Public Library's Nicholson Whaling Collection: the Nicholas Bailey journal and Private Schneider's Journal of the Greely Expedition.… Read more about this item