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Ombrie, Terre de saint Francois
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Ombrie, Terre de saint Francois

by Jacquet, Pierre; Roiter, Fulvio (Photographer)

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Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre, 1955. Softcover. Near fine. Roiter, Fulvio. One of 10,000 copies, quarto size, 130 pp., in French. Fulvio Roiter (1926-2016) was an Italian photographer; beginning as a chemist, he committed himself to photography in 1947, documenting various cities in stunning series of black-and-white photographs. During his career, Roiter published about one hundred photography books, including "Ombrie, Terre de saint Francois", which won the second edition of the Prix Nadar, a prestigious annual prize awarded for photography books in France. Roiter's photographs have a gentle poignancy that captures the essence of the people and places he visited. ___DESCRIPTION: Pictorial paper wraps with two black-and-white photographs by Fulvio Roiter on the front and back covers, black lettering on the front cover, black and white lettering on the spine, frontispiece a colour photograph of a painting of Saint Francis, black-and-white photographs by Roiter throughout, colophon with… Read More
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Daisy Miller

by James, Henry; Holloway, John (Introduction); Nebel, Gustave (Illustrations)

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Cambridge: Printed at the University Printing House for The Limited Editions Club, 1969. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Nebel, Gustave. No. 351 of 1500, duodecimo size, 112 pp. signed by Gustave Nebel, with prospectus and announcement. Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author who wrote in the genre of both literary realism and modernism and is best known for his novels "Portrait of a Lady" and "The Ambassadors"; his works examine the often inscrutable relationships between characters. "Daisy Miller" is a novella that deals with both the interior motives of the characters' psyches and the outward traditions and prejudices encountered in society. This publication by The Limited Editions Club contains illustrations by French artist Gustave Nebel (1904-1988), whose watercolours are elegantly reproduced throughout the volume. ___DESCRIPTION: Full red leather, gilt initials on the front board, four raised bands on the spine, gilt ruled borders, lettering, and ornaments on the spine, top edge… Read More
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The Green Woman / Die Grune
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The Green Woman / Die Grune

by Jamie, Kathleen; Saltzwedel, Caroline (Book Artist)

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Hamburg: Hirundo Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Saltzwedel, Caroline. Number 11 of 30 copies, quarto size, [20] pp., signed by Kathleen Jamie and Caroline Saltzwedel. Caroline Saltzwedel, born in England, has lived in Hamburg since 1995 as a graphic artist and painter. She studied German at the Universities of Durham, Oxford and Bonn, and printed graphics at the Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford. In 1998 she founded the Hirundo Press for artists' books in small editions; her works are in numerous public and private collections including the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the British Library, the Bodleian Library, Stanford University, and the Widener Library (Harvard) among many others. Caroline's works are often paired with original, new works of poetry such as this one: "The Green Woman / Die Grune" is a bilingual edition of three poems written by Kathleen Jamie which appeared simultaneously in her collection Jizzen (Picador, London 1999). The poems appear alongside four etchings by… Read More
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Pride and Prejudice, Persuason, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, [and] Mansfield...
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Pride and Prejudice, Persuason, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, [and] Mansfield Park; An Annotated Edition

by Jane Austen; Patricia Meyer Spacks, Robert Morrison, Bharat Tandon, Susan Wolfson, Deidre Shauna Lynch (Editors)

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Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Six volumes (all published to date), quarto size, approx. 2674 total pp. Jane Austen (1775-1817) needs no introduction, as she is likely the most wildly popular female author of the late18th to early-19th centuries, with her novels having been reprinted countless times as well as adapted for screen, stage, and television. This set of six (of her seven) novels "open up facets of the novel[s] for even devoted Janeites while extending an open hands to less experienced readers..." (n.b., quote from jacket flaps). It appears as though Harvard Univ. Press does not plan to issue an annotated version of "Lady Susan", her final novel (and which she did not submit for publication). ___DESCRIPTION: All six volumes bound in full cloth of varying colours, gilt lettering and press device stamped onto the spines, silk moire-like endpapers, the volumes are replete with illustrations (most in colour) bringing the world of Jane… Read More
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Dictionnaire des ecriviains de langue francaise
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Dictionnaire des ecriviains de langue francaise

by Jean-Pierre de Beaumarchais, Daniel Couty, Alain Rey (Editors)

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Paris: Larousse, 2001. Cardboard covers. Near fine. Two volumes (complete), quarto size, 2267 pp., in publisher's slipcase, all text in French. A two volume boxed set of the most comprehensive reference of French writers. Over 1100 entries detailing the genre and biography of French authors, along with Prize recipients and an index. 2001 Abridged edition (revised and updated) of the 1984 and 1994 editions of the Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française, new contemporary authors include, Darrieusseq, Houellebecq, Pennac and Carrere. From Babelio, a French social cataloging website dedicated to literature. "This is both a dictionary and [so much more as it is also] a history of French-language literature, from La Dame à la Licorne (late 13th century) to Alain Robbe-Grillet, via Beckett, Diderot, Genet, La Fontaine and Proust, through genres and centuries...enriched with analyses, records of works, and studies... So many entries that make this Dictionary of French-language writers an… Read More
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A series of original prints depicting our interaction with the earth: The Earth, The Client's...
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A series of original prints depicting our interaction with the earth": The Earth, The Client's Shoes, Tools, [and] Challenges

by Jeff Corwin (Photographer); William Shakespeare, D.H. Lawrence, Henry David Thoreau, and John Keats (Quotes)

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1986: The Earth Technology Corporation, Long Beach, California. Limited Edition. No binding. Near fine. Corwin, Jeff. Four limited-edition photographs, each one of 500, each numbered, signed and dated by the photographer, with corresponding text. A series of four black-and-white photographs, each photograph signed, dated, and numbered below the image by the artist. Over the photograph is a piece of translucent paper with red lettering; on the top is a quote by a famous literary figure which correlates with the image: William Shakespeare ("The Earth", no. 203/500); D.H. Lawrence ("The Client's Shoes", no. 112/500); Henry David Thoreau ("Tools", no. 412/500); and John Keats ("Challenges", no. 473/500). At the bottom is a summary of The Earth Technology Corporation, who commissioned these works for "selected clients". A cardstock four-fold folio encloses the photographs and paper. Per the essay accompanying the photographs, "Jeff Corwin is an award-winning corporate photographer whose work has… Read More
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Californians
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Californians

by Jeffers, Robinson

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First printing, octavo size, in custom box. American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) was a prolific writer of the twentieth century; his bleak and uncompromising style of poetry was formed through his philosophy of "inhumanism", which focused on a rejection of emotion and man, in favour of nature and other creatures in the universe. Although Jeffers had individual poems published in periodicals as early as 1903, it was not until 1912 that his first book of poetry would be published ("Flagons and Apples") entirely at his own expense. Therefore, Alberts credits this work, "Californians", as Jeffers' "first commercially published work". The publisher must have been eager to promote their new author, as they sent many copies (as evidenced by the number of advance copies currently available) out for advance review, ensuring this would be noted both by a separate small sheet asking for review notices (and listing the original price… Read More
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Themes in My Poems
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Themes in My Poems

by Jeffers, Robinson; Lehman, B. H. (Preface); Dean, Mallette (Illustrator)

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, printed and decorated with woodcuts by Mallette Dean, 1956. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. Dean, Mallette. One of 350 copies, quarto size, 58 pp., with prospectus. The only published prose work by Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), with a preface by Professor B. H. Lehman, who had also introduced the Book Club of California's earlier, 1928 work of Jeffers, entitled simply "Poems", this volume is the transcript of a lecture Jeffers gave at the Library of Congress in 1941; it was one of the few times Jeffers could be persuaded to read and talk about his poetry, and the lecture demonstrates the force and depth behind one of California's finest poets. Mallette Dean (1907-1975), in addition to printing the book, illustrates the book with his stunning woodcuts; a printer and muralist, Dean was one of twenty-six artists commissioned to paint murals in San Francisco's Coit Tower, and he illustrated books for the Grabhorn Press for fifteen years. This… Read More
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A Flora of California, Part IV
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A Flora of California, Part IV

by Jepson, Willis Linn

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San Francisco: H.S. Crocker Co. and Cunningham, Curtiss & Welch (printed by Taylor, Nash & Taylor), 1914. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. Quarto size, [94] pp., inscribed by the author, Willis Linn Jepson. Willis Linn Jepson (1867-1946) is known as California's most distinguished early botanist, being identified with the University of California, Berkeley, for most of his long career as an instructor in Botany. He was 25 years old in 1892, when he, John Muir and Warren Olney, at an attorney's office in San Francisco, formed the Sierra Club. This volume is Part IV only (pp. 369 to 464 and figures 66-91) of "A Flora of California", and is inscribed on the front wrap "To Miss Rowena Beans / With the compliments of / the author". Miss Beans was one of the many who assisted Mr. Jepson by reporting locations in which certain plants covered in this guide were found; she is mentioned on page 414, under item 27., E. dasyanthemum, which is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name chaparral… Read More
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First Poem After Silence Since Thanksgiving [with] Two Triangles Foursquared, or, Dark Tong [and...
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First Poem After Silence Since Thanksgiving [with] Two Triangles Foursquared, or, Dark Tong [and with] Yod Beth Letter; Butterfly Broadsides Nos. 1, 2, and3

by John Wieners, Jack Hirschman, David Meltzer

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San Francisco: The Brownstone Press, 1971. No binding. Fine. A series of three broadsides, the "Butterfly Broadsides", printed by The Brownstone Press during the years 1970 to 1971. While we cannot be certain whether or not additional broadsides in the series were published, it appears likely that these three constitute the entirety. As of this writing, only two of these three broadsides are represented in the online marketplace (only one or two copies each) and our search of OCLC locates only these three titles. All three of the poets were beat poets: John Wieners (1934-2002), born in Massachusetts, moved to California in 1957 and joined the artistic community in North Beach, actively participating in the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance. Jack Hirschman (1933-2021) was, before Vietnam, a teacher at UCLA; that ended when he encouraged his students to resist the draft; he moved to San Francisco and would spend the next quarter-century as "an active street poet and a peripatetic activist." David… Read More
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Die Neue Heloise; Briefe Zweier Liebenden in Einem Städtchen am Fusse der Alpen [Letters of two...
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Die Neue Heloise; Briefe Zweier Liebenden in Einem Städtchen am Fusse der Alpen ["Letters of two lovers in a town at the foot of the alps"]

by Rousseau [John-Jacques]

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Potsdam: Gustav Keipenheuer, 1920. Limited Edition. Vellum. Near fine. No. 164 of 200 copies bound in full vellum, quarto size, 383 pp., entirely in German. John-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) remains a cornerstone today of modern philosophical thought; his work greatly influenced the Enlightenment and "the development of modern political, economic and educational thought." This work, structured as a novel using the vehicle of letters between the protagonist, ostensibly explores the themes of temptation, sin, betrayal and redemption. However, "a philosophical theory about authenticity permeates through it, as he [Rousseau] explores autonomy and authenticity as moral values." Immediately popular upon publication in 1761, the publisher was unable to keep up with demand, resulting in copies being rented by the day "and even by the hour." This publication, in German, is one of the 200 copies bound in full vellum with extensive gilt trim and lettering by Otto Dorfner and his Fachschule für… Read More
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James Weld Towne; Pioneer San Francisco Printer, Publisher, & Paper Purveyor
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James Weld Towne; Pioneer San Francisco Printer, Publisher, & Paper Purveyor

by Johnson, Bruce L.

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by Patrick Reagh], 2008. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 275 copies, quarto size, 228 pp., with prospectus. This publication by the Book Club of California is a biography of the life and work of notable San Francisco-based printer James Weld Towne (1829-1917); he was a prolific printer of periodicals and books on numerous subjects, and a lengthy bibliography of printed material follows the text. The book is printed by Patrick Reagh (b.1948), son of Los Angeles photographer William Reagh, who has printed numerous fine press editions at his own imprint. ___DESCRIPTION: Full purple cloth, copper lettering and ornaments on the spine, frontispiece a black-and-white photograph of James Weld Towne, title page with green and red floral border with illustrations in black and purple and black lettering inside a pink rectangle, four pages of colour facsimiles of printing by Towne, black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of Towne's work… Read More
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The Mill Book [Association Copy]
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The Mill Book [Association Copy]

by Johnston, Priscilla; Seal, Ronald and Pepler, David (Artists)

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Hammersmith and Ditchling: Douglas Pepler, Hampshire House, 1916. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good +. Gill, Eric. Inscribed by H. D. C. Pepler. Association copy inscribed by Hilary Douglas Clark Pepler to one "C. R. C.": "A book made by children (except the binding) and presented with love by one child (the printer) to another (the poet) 28 years later | H. D. C. P. to C. R. C. 19.1.44" First edition rebound in a custom leather binding with gilt double-rule borders joined at the outer corners by a cluster of gilt stars, raised bands, top edge gilt; given the inscription, we surmise the binding was commissioned by Pepler. Includes 10 wood engravings, two by Priscilla Johnston and the remainder by Ronald Seal. Priscilla Johnston was the daughter of typographer and calligrapher Edward Johnston, who lived in Ditchling from 1912 until his death in 1944, and whose earlier teachings influenced Eric Gill, among many others; Priscilla was five years old when she wrote this book. ___DESCRIPTION:… Read More
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Fruits and Vegetables (Uncorrected Proof)
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Fruits and Vegetables (Uncorrected Proof)

by Jong, Erica

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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston [Book published 1971]. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Very Good. Quarto size, 71 pp. Erica Jong (born 1942) is perhaps best known for her first novel, "Fear of Flying", which was published in 1973 and was highly controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality. However, Ms. Jong is also a published author of non-fiction and poetry. This book was her first book of poetry, published in 1971, although several of the books were previously published in various periodicals; it opens with the phrase "Poetry, the creative act, the archtypal sexual act. Sexuality is poetry" (Norman O. Brown). This volume is an uncorrected proof of the book (with page numbers hand-written in) with the preliminary page stating "These UNREVISED UNCORRECTED PROOFS of a book which will be published some months from now, are for the use of staff members of CRANE DUPLICATING SERVICE, INC. Barnstable, Massachusetts". ___DESCRIPTION: Spiral bound with red cardboard covers, black… Read More
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Here's How!
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Here's How!

by Judge, Jr. [Norman Hume Anthony]

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New York: Leslie-Judge Company, 1927. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very good +. Twenty-fourmo size, 63 pp. Norman Hume Anthony (1889-1968), cartoonist and illustrator, editor of Judge Magazine and, later, Life Magazine, authored this bar book during Prohibition in America. A predecessor of the 1930 "Savoy" cocktail book, which takes many recipes from "Here's How!", this book contains many popular cocktail recipes from the early twentieth century, accompanied by Anthony's witticisms in the form of suggested "toasts" to go with each drink, printed at the bottom of each page. This delightful volume shows the liveliness during the Prohibition era that pervaded the 1920s despite the laws in place (the Prohibition law would not be repealed until five years after this book was published). This book is the fourth printing of the first edition, printed in March 1927, two months after the first impression. ___DESCRIPTION: Full light blue paper with gilt lettering on the front board, blue endpapers, title page… Read More
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Florentino Ameghino
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Florentino Ameghino

by Jurado, Martin Doello; Veroni, Raul (Artist)

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Buenos Aires: (Colombo), 1954. Limited Edition. Wraps. Near fine/near fine. Veroni, Raul. Number 35 of 50 copies on Ingres Ecoles, quarto size, [28] pp., initialed by the artist below the plate. Florentino Ameghino (1854-1911) was an Argentine naturalist and anthropologist, who made important fossil discoveries on Patagonia; a lovely etching of Sr. Ameghino serves as the frontispiece, initialled by the artist. Offered as issued in unbound signatures in original wraps, with original glassine wrapper. ___DESCRIPTION: Gray paper covered wrappers with glassine jacket, printed in gray and black, frontis portrait (etching), Ingres Ecoles paper, Garamond Frances type, quarto size (9.75" by 6.5"), [28] pp., limited edition, number 35 of 50 copies on Ingres Ecoles, of a total edition of 60. ___CONDITION: A bright clean copy, with no foxing, in the original glassine; some minor foxing at edges, near fine. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard… Read More
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