Search Results: Titles starting with W from Priscilla Juvelis

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1919. First Edition, Inscribed by Laura Richards to Daisy Chanler on the ffe, "For my beloved Daisy. / with much love from / her devoted / LER / Christmas. 1919" . 8vo; original green gilt-stamped cloth; light blue dust jacket printed in dark blue; book with a bit of light rubbing to corners and spine ends, gilt on spine a bit dimmed, with small (1/4" stain to the left of the first two words of title on spine, two small white dots on back hinge; jacket a bit soiled, rubbed, and chipped at extremities, about very good. A nice association copy of a scarce Howe title. This volume was published for the centenary of the birth of Julia Ward Howe and the editor has noted that although her mother's journals were not intended for publication, she has decided to publish them as they "may conceivably help and comfort other seekers of the Way...". Much of the poetry included herein is previously unpublished as is an essay on immortality, "Beyond the Veil." Julia Ward Howe… Read More

Chicago: Brothers of the Book, 1916. First Edition, one of 600 copies on Fabriano paper, untrimmed. 8vo; 72pp; green paper over boards with lighter green label on front cover, dark green dust jacket printed in black with author and title, elegant bookplate of George Abbot James on front pastedown. a near fine copy. Letterpress by The Faithorn Company, designed by Laurence C. Woodworth, this is a handsome hommage to Whitman and LEAVES OF GRASS containing verse by Hamlin Garland, Joaquin Miller, et al.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2017. Artist's book, one of 10 copies, text and images designed as a board game with Spinner Board printed on stiff board, signed and numbered by the artist / author, Dorothy Krause, on the inside back sheet. Size: 10-3/8 x 12-7/8 x 1-1/2; instructions, game board, spinner board and game pieces housed in clear plastic suitcase with title in red and white letters with black boarders; inside lid of suitcase with image of first atomic bomb blast underlaying a printed definition of war - "armed conflict, prosecuted with military forces aiming to enforce the political will of the victor upon the defeated" and information on human aggression from prehistory to present. The Game Board resembles a checkerboard with squares which give instructions such as "no weapons found: look again" and "tour of duty extended: start over" and "peace negotiations begun: pray for success." The red and black checker-like pieces are "us" and "them." "The game never ends ... there are no winners, only… Read More

New York: Vincent FitzGerald & Company, 1992. Artist's book, one of 40 copies only, all on handmade paper by Paul Wong of Dieu Donne Papermill, each copy signed by the artist, Susan Weil, and author, Lee Breuer. Page size: 10 x 10 inches. Bound: handmade paper wrappers in custom box by BookLab, fine. The etchings were editioned by Marjorie Van Dyke and Vincent FitzGerald at The Printmaking Workshop and the text printed letterpress in Bembo by Dan Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress. The calligraphy is by Jerry Kelly. Lee Breuer, one of the pre-eminent figures in contemporary theater, was a former chair of the Directing Department at Yale University's School of Drama. He was commissioned by the Next Wave Festival of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) to write the libretto for an opera by composer Bob Telson, to be staged as part of the innovative productions of this theatre arts festival in 1983. The opera THE WARRIOR ANT has been recorded by Gramavision titled AN ANT ALONE. This is dramatist Lee… Read More

Berkeley, CA: Flying Fish Press, 2019. Artist's book, one of 50 copies, all on various handmade papers, each copy signed and numbered by the artist / author / designer / publisher, Julie Chen. Page size: outside box 9 x 16 x 4.5 inches; opening to full width of 42 inches, featuring two distinct sections, each section with an original cast paper bas-relief preceding the text pages of each side, the first section titled "Tangible" and the second "Abstract." The third section is "Coalescent" followed by the Colophon. The third has semefore flags as a visual printed motif with written text and a three dimensional cut-out of the same semefore images on the verso and a third cast paper sculpture with text on the recto. The author explains, "Wayfinding examines the relationship between physical and mental learning through the context of navigation through time and space. The piece focuses the reader's experience on the physicality of the book as object ... " More is involved than page turning; the reader /… Read More

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1969. One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, Koch, and the artist, Larry RIVERS. Illustrated and with a three-dimensional collage serving as cover by the noted American artist, Larry Rivers. Page size: 7-3/8 inches x 5-7/16 inches. Bound: yellow cloth with Rivers' collage in pink, yellow, and black on various levels, original acetate jacket. A fine copy of what is probably the best-designed book published by Black Sparrow, housed in green cloth slipcase with red morocco labels.

Whidbey Island, WA, 2013. Artist's book, one of 12 copies, all on heavy-weight white paper with text and photos printed on acetate attached to each side of the white paper, signed and numbered by the artist, Sande Wascher-James, on the colophon. Page size: 7 1/2 x 5 inches; 22p. each 3 layers. Bound: by the artist: purple-gold iridescent Asahi silk book cloth with white paper endsheets covered with acetate printed with collaged images of the 10 women featured in this book; with the title in black on white label covered in acetate. The matching drop side box is also covered in the same cloth with same label. There are double-page spreads for each of these notable women alternating with double-page spreads of advertising showing changing notions of womanhood and femininity. The book structure was learned from Paul Delrue and modified to meet the materials used. The book deals with how women perceive themselves compared to how the media sees them. The 10 women featured are: Ella Fitzgerald, Georgia… Read More

Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 2014. One of 150 copies, all on Innova Smooth Cotton High White 110# paper, each copy signed and numbered by the artist, Alan James Robinson. Page size: 5 x 8.5 inches; 38pp. Bound by Peter Geraty at Praxis Bindery: accordion style with yellow cloth over boards, title stamped in gold gilt on front panel, housed in green cloth over boards slipcase, with title stamped on front cover of slipcase. Designed by Alan James Robinson, using lettering design by Suzanne Moore originally created for A FOWL ALPHABET, the alphabet is represented by American wildflowers and their attendant insects and is printed giclee on an Epson 9890 Giclee Printer, from original watercolors by the artist. The wildflowers range from Red Clover to Ladyslipper to Jack-in-the-Pulpit to Knotweed and include bees, hummingbirds, spiders, and butterflies. The colors are strong and vibrant and the alphabet in cherry red, while not overpowering the floral images, boldly introduces them. Botanically… Read More

New York Chicago Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1900. First edition. Page size: 7-1/8 x 4-3/4 inches; 160pp. illustrated with sepia half-tones after photographs by William Buckingham Dyer. Bound: red cloth stamped in gold gilt and white with title and author within multi-ruled borders, flower in each corner, profile of woman in center of gilt floral cartouche, title and author repeated on spine with floral motif, tan dust jacket repeating binding stamping in dark brown, teg, book and jacket both fine except for rough opening of first 8 pages (apparently all that were read). A handsome trade binding by J. P. Archibald. Margaret Sangster (1838-1912) was a magazine editor and author who supplied verse, articles and stories to a number of publications including Harper's Bazaar. She regarded herself as a "Christian leader of women" and was interested in the welfare of girls. Originally opposed to woman suffrage, she changed her views about 1910 because she saw "the helplessness of woman as a… Read More

Whidbey Island, WA, 2016. Artist's book, one of 8 copies, all on Stonehenge paper, each signed and numbered by the artist, Sande Wascher-James. Page size: 8 x 9 inches, 8pp. Bound by the artist: structure devised by the artist, accordion format with tipped-in cut-outs of female figures of white paper, with 2 printed tags tied to right hand that can be moved to intertwine with preceding and succeeding figures; when covers unfolded carrousel book formed; blue cloth over boards for end panels, black paper "accordion" spine, housed in matching blue box with blue lid, title on front panel and on lid of box, box lined with women's quotations printed in running text in grey which is also used as endpapers at front and rear of book. Digitally printed from design and text selection by the artist. Each page with postage stamp collage of notable American woman filling about 2/3 the page. The quotations are at the inside third of each page. Quotations include: "Nothing will work unless you do." Maya Angelou. "If… Read More

New York: Vincent FitzGerald & Company, 1990. One of 40 copies, printed by Dan Keleher at Wild Carrot on paper made by Paul Wong at Dieu Donne. Housed in box made by David Bourbeau at The Thistle Bindery in peach and blue pastepaper, interior printed with musical notation of song cycle. Calligraphy by Jerry Kelly, Cassette by the noted Bolcom and Morris laid into the box, fine.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857. First Edition of the author's third published book (but probably second written), a play. 12mo; 141pp; plus 12pp. ads for Ticknor and Fields publications, original blue cloth, blind stamping on covers, gilt-stamping on spine with author, title, and publisher (Ticknor & Co.). Covers a bit scraped along foredge showing white dots, also white spotting on covers and spine tips and joints; stain to top of back cover about 1" x 2", yellow coated endpapers, two contemporary ownership signatures, last page carelessly opened, else very good. Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic," started writing poetry and plays at an early age. Her first book, a volume of poetry was published three years prior to this play. Her second book, another volume of poetry was published in the same year as this play. The play, however, was produced in New York at Wallack's Theatre in 1855. BAL notes two editions (no priority); this is Edition A. BAL 9412.