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Fine Printing Books & Ephemera

A Carol.

A Carol.

by Merton, Thomas

Santa Barbara, Calif.: Unicorn Press, 1967.. Poetry broadside from the Unicorn Folio album Series 1, No. 4, printed by Noel Young and designed by Alan Brilliant, limited to 375 copies. Single folded sheet measuring 11 x 12.5 inches. Illustration by Merton. Noted in McNeil A14a.
Item Price
NZ$67.57
I Told You That Shakespeare Had a Sister. With Joy and Love We Welcome Sarah Elizabeth Tanner Robbins, 11 May 1974.

I Told You That Shakespeare Had a Sister. With Joy and Love We Welcome Sarah Elizabeth Tanner Robbins, 11 May 1974.

by Arif Press; Wesley Tanner

Berkeley, CA: Arif Press, Wesley Tanner, 1974.. Birth Announcement. Folded Card, Letterpress on Light Beige Card stock, Brown & Black Ink. Illustrated. Good with small tear, light creasing.
Item Price
NZ$67.57
Plaques & Mastheads.

Plaques & Mastheads.

by Raymond Franklin DaBoll (Chicago); Collins, Miller & Hutchings (engrav.); Acorn Press (print)

Chicago: Raymond DaBoll Studios, [ca. 1956].. 8vo. 4 pp. Folded Illustrated Sheet, Red & Black Printing. Very Good. From the Collection of the Book Designer Philip Grushkin (1921 - 1998). Scarce.
Item Price
NZ$84.46
The Passionate Pirate.

The Passionate Pirate.

by Strouse, Norman H

North Hills: Bird & Bull Press. Fine. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. There is only the slightest bit of toning where the deckle edge protrudes. This copy is not "browned as usual." ; 8vo; 91, [1] pages; Plain half brown morocco and patterned boards, without title, 6 illustrations, bibliography. **Taylor A5. In an edition of 200 numbered copies this is copy "H. M." Binding sample, in black ink, and in blue ink "The first finished copy- for my old buddy Jack... 8/19/64... Read more about this item
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NZ$633.45
A Credo: The Press of the Nightowl. One of 250 copies, First Edition.

A Credo: The Press of the Nightowl. One of 250 copies, First Edition.

by Press of the Nightowl; Dwight Agner (des. & print); Joanna Roman (handset)

Baton Rouge, LA: The Press of the Nightowl, 1977.. 12mo. Oblong. String-bound Chapbook [8 pp.] Letterpress on Wove Paper, Salmon Covers, Embossed. Black ink with blue ink title and stamp on colophon page. Illustration. Very Good. Quote by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson inside cover. Scarce First Edition.
Item Price
NZ$84.46
Homage To The New World.

Homage To The New World.

by Harper, Michael S

San Francisco, CA.: Hermes Press, [1975?].. BROADSIDE. 4to. Printed On Lavender Recycled Paper, Very Good, with minor shelf wear.
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NZ$42.23
Confessions Of An Addict. First Edition.

Confessions Of An Addict. First Edition.

by Four Penny Press (New York); Martin K. Speckter

New York : Four Penny Press, 1977.. 12mo. Stapled Wraps. Letterpress On Wove Paper, Black and Green Ink. [8 pp.] Illustrated. Very Good. Scarce First Edition.
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NZ$126.69
The Type Speaks.

The Type Speaks.

by Goudy, Frederic W. (des.)

[Philadelphia, PA: Lansten Monotype Machine Company, 1938.]. Broadside: The Type Speaks by Frederic W. Goudy. 6-5/16 x 8-1/4 inches. This piece by Goudy was reported to be his favorite, and was printed several times by different presses. Very Good. Scarce. From the collection of San Franciscan Albert Sperisen.
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NZ$126.69
Typologia: Studies in Type Design and Type Making.

Typologia: Studies in Type Design and Type Making.

by Goudy, Frederic W. (des.); University of California

[Berkeley, CA: University of California, 1940.]. Prospectus for The University of California's 1940 publication of Goudy's Typologia: Studies in Type Design and Type Making. Single sheet, folded once to make a 4-pp. booklet. Folded again for mailing. Order form on back page. Very Good. Scarce. From the collection of San Franciscan Albert Sperisen.
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NZ$126.69
The Arion Press Prospectus for Birds of the Pacific Slope, as Painted & Described by Andrew Jackson Grayson.

The Arion Press Prospectus for Birds of the Pacific Slope, as Painted & Described by Andrew Jackson Grayson.

by Arion Press; Andrew Hoyem; Andrew Jackson Hoyem

San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, 1986.. PROSPECTUS. 8vo. 14 pp., Soft Covers, Good, with damp-staining near head of spine, textblock slightly warped as a result. Two color plates, reproductions of Grayson's paintings at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, and photograph of Hoyem. Promotional materials from Arion Press present.
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NZ$84.46
The Aliquando Press. 25 Years of Private Printing. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, January 20 - March 31, 1988

The Aliquando Press. 25 Years of Private Printing. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, January 20 - March 31, 1988

by Aliquando Press. William & Marilyn Rueter

[Toronto: Aliquando Press]/Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 1988. . Orange pictorial wrappers, stapled, 4to. Faint edge wear, otherwise a fine copy. A descriptive list of 91 items printed by William Rueter from 1963 - 1987. Facsimile illustrations throughout.
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NZ$67.57
Circum Praecordia: The Collects Of The Holy Catholic Church... Together  With A Few Poems By Thomas William Parsons.

Circum Praecordia: The Collects Of The Holy Catholic Church... Together With A Few Poems By Thomas William Parsons.

by Church Of England

Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher. Very Good+. 1906. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; Paper vellum, viii, 81p. **Copy No. 44 of 50 numbered copies on Japan vellum. Philip R. Biship, No. 71. .
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NZ$211.15
Traditional Hungarian Songs.

Traditional Hungarian Songs.

by Snodgrass, W. D. [Janus Press]

Newark, VT: The Janus Press (For Charles Seluzicki), 1978., 1978. Decorations cut by Dorian McGowan. Limited to 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Snodgrass, this being #143. 4to. Unpaginated. Bound in stiff decorated grey wrappers. Printed by Claire van Vliet and Victoria Fraser at the Janus Press. Very fine.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New.
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NZ$135.14
Carnitas.

Carnitas.

by Kennedy, Diana; Julie Holcomb; The Artists Portfolio; John Prestianni (callig.)

San Francisco, CA: Julie Holcomb, 1987.. Broadside. 9" 13". Letterpress on Brown Wove Paper With Deckled Edge. Text printed in black ink, title in red. Illustrated. Very Good+. One of 500 copies. Printed for inclusion in The Artists Portfolio, a collection of broadsides, a San Francisco Bay Area fundraiser to benefit victims of AIDS.
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NZ$76.01
The Dance.

The Dance.

by Haines, John

Santa Barbara, Calif.: Unicorn Press, 1967.. Poetry broadside from the Unicorn Folio album Series 1, No. 4, printed by Noel Young and designed by Alan Brilliant, limited to 375 copies. Single sheet with illustrated border measuring 14 x 11 inches. Noted in McNeil A14a.
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NZ$101.35
Johnson's Dictionary.

Johnson's Dictionary.

by Book Collector's Club of Los Angeles; Loren Rothschild

Pacific Palisades, CA: Rasselas Press, 1983.. Invitation to a meeting of the club, with a talk and dinner. 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of laid paper with one deckle edge, folded once to make a small pamphlet, 4 pp. Folded again for mailing. Printed in brown ink. Letterpress on wove. With a small smudge on last page, Near Fine. Scarce.
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NZ$84.46
Season's Greetings. Jean, Phil and Paul Grushkin.

Season's Greetings. Jean, Phil and Paul Grushkin.

by Philip Grushkin

Hackensack, NJ: Philip Grushkin, [ca. 1980].. Greeting Card. 17 x 27 cm. Oblong. Print of Photograph, Monochrome in Green Ink, on fine paper. From the Collection of the Book Designer Philip Grushkin (1921 - 1998).
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NZ$59.12
I Dream.

I Dream.

by Magowan, Robin

Santa Barbara, Calif.: Unicorn Press, 1968.. Poetry broadside from the Unicorn Folio album Series 2, No. 1, printed by Noel Young and designed by Alan Brilliant, limited to 350 copies. Single sheet measuring 9.5 x 12 inches. Noted in McNeil A14a.
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NZ$101.35
Books Designed & Printed by Grant Dahlstrom.

Books Designed & Printed by Grant Dahlstrom.

by Grant Dahlstrom (Pasadena, CA)

Pasadena, CA: Castle Press, [1981].. 12mo. Stapled Wraps [16 pp.] Very Good. Color Illustration on cover, black & white plates within.
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NZ$42.23
A Toast To The Ladies. With Signed Dedications by John Henry Nash & Edward H. Hamilton.

A Toast To The Ladies. With Signed Dedications by John Henry Nash & Edward H. Hamilton.

by John Henry Nash; Edward H. Hamilton

San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1927.. Folio. Inside Marbled Portfolio Case, Loosely Inserted French-Fold Sheets, Printed on Wove, with Decorative Floral Borders, Ruled Lines, Black & Blue Ink. Very Good +. [4 pp.]. Scarce.
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NZ$422.30
Homage To The New World.

Homage To The New World.

by Harper, Michael S

San Francisco, CA.: Hermes Press, [1975?].. BROADSIDE. 4to. Printed On Grey Recycled Paper, Very Good, with minor shelf wear.
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NZ$42.23
Paul A. Bennett In Los Angeles.

Paul A. Bennett In Los Angeles.

by Tom Pascoe; Ward Ritchie; Los Angeles Club of Printing House Craftsmen

[Los Angeles, Calif.] : [Los Angeles Club of Printing House Craftsmen], [1947?].. 12mo. Stapled Wraps, [8 pp.] Letterpress on Watermarked Laid Paper, Very Good.
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NZ$84.46
Poem.

Poem.

by Pasternak, Boris

Santa Barbara, Calif.: Unicorn Press, 1967.. Poetry broadside from the Unicorn Folio album Series 1, No. 4, printed by Noel Young and designed by Alan Brilliant, limited to 375 copies. Single sheet measuring 10 x 9 inches. Translated by George L. Kline. Noted in McNeil A14a.
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NZ$67.57
Number One In an Old Bookseller's Series of Neologisms for the Coming Age. Highspotter & Sweetie-pie.

Number One In an Old Bookseller's Series of Neologisms for the Coming Age. Highspotter & Sweetie-pie.

by Feathered Serpent Press; Jennifer Larson & Susan Acker; Roxburghe Club; Peter Howard

San Rafael, CA: Feathered Serpent Press, 1992.. Broadside. 21.5 x 28 cm. Letterpress on Wove with Deckled Edge. Very Good. Illustrated. Signed dedications by Larson & Acker ("for Louis"). This Keepsake was printed for Jennifer Larson by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press and presented to members of the Roxburghe Club Of San Francisco on the occasion of an address by Peter Howard on April 21, 1992. First Edition.
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NZ$253.38
The Most Agreeable Vice.

The Most Agreeable Vice.

by HUXLEY, Aldous

[Los Angeles]:: (Jake Zeitlin, 1938)., 1938. Small 4to. 7 pp. White printed wrappers. Fine. Limited edition of 500 copies printed by The Ward Ritchie Press.
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NZ$506.76