Book Arts from Bromer Booksellers

Izmir, 2009. Oblong quarto. (6)pp., + 10 plates. One of nineteen copies, signed by the artist. Following brief statement examining the points of intersection between paper marbling and the animal kingdom, Sönmez includes ten tipped-in original samples of her own work, each one signed and depicting aquatic fauna in motion across a watery page. Bound in full blue leather… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: Lone Goose Press, 1997. Eschner, Robin. Square small quarto. (22)pp., accordionfold. One of fifty copies, signed by both the author and by the artist, Robin Eschner. Deeply printed with Eschner's woodcuts, the whole unfolds into a nearly 22-foot-long panorama up to the task of Lopez's melancholy celebration of the American landscape, as seen from his Toyota 4-Runner.… Read more about this item

Northampton, MA: Edward's Press, 1974. Octavo. (42)pp. Limited to "forty-odd" copies numbered and signed by the printer, Charles Edward Clement. The contents page is keyed to a selection of page bonnet ornaments which are printed in red, blue, or green, and decorate the top margin of each essay. Spine a trifle sunned, else fine in morocco-backed marbled boards. … Read more about this item

(N.p.): Anneli Skaar, 2024. Skaar, Anneli. Oil on canvas panel. Framed. (Measures 20 by 16in.) Initial study for Skaar's forthcoming edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "Descent into the Maelstrom," which narrates the riveting and terrifying confrontation between sailors and the chaos of whirlpools off the Norwegian coast. A reference to: "Maybe they are getting themselves worked up about… Read more about this item

Italy: Novelties of Purpose, Angela Lorenz Artists Books, 2002. Lorenz, Angela. Square 16mo. Third edition. A pop-up museum, housed in a magic lantern box, which guides the viewer through a history of museums themselves, from Ancient Greece through the 18th century. Accompanying verse matches the conceit, describing cabinets of curiosities and other collecting fashions of Europe. Fine. Laid in… Read more about this item

(N.p.): Anneli Skaar, 2023. Skaar, Anneli. Oil on paper. Framed. (Measures 6 1/4 by 5 in.) Initial study for Skaar's forthcoming edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "Descent into the Maelstrom," which narrates the riveting and terrifying confrontation between sailors and the chaos of whirlpools off the Norwegian coast. A reference to: "The captain has pulled us in the… Read more about this item

(N.p., n.d.). Koretsky, Elaine. Fleeced paper pulp on paper. Signed by the arist. Elaine Koretsky (1932-2018) was a papermaking pioneer, championing unexpected techniques in order to manipulate the substance of paper. In 1975, she established Carriage House Handmade Paper Works in Brookline, Massachusetts, and there conducted instructional workshops and created papers for artists, printers, and herself. Here her talents… Read more about this item

Paris: G. Masson, 1894. 16mo. 20pp. Inscribed by the author at the front free endpaper. Seven engraved vignettes depicting some of the high spots from the collection of Georges Salomon, to accompany Tissandier's scholarly summation of his pre-20th century miniature books. Bound in plain paper covers, with additional publisher's tan dust wrapper. In original glassine. Mild overall chipping, else… Read more about this item

(Buren, Netherlands): Frits Knuf, 1989. Frigge, Karli. Tall quarto. (15)pp., (6)ff. One of 55 copies, signed by Frigge. With a foreword by the artist in both Dutch and English. These six marbled papers were made by Frigge in 1979 with paints contaminated with dead mayflies. The structure of the paint was so changed that when it was put on… Read more about this item

(NY, 1924. Octavo. (11)pp. Four color linocut plates, one of which serves as titling. Four pages of text instruct the nascent illustrator-printer in how to "design, cut and print linoleum blocks," from preparation to particular substrates. A rear folio, not fully opened, contains seven loose exemplar plates. Bound in marbled paper-covered boards with block-printed title to upper cover. Some… Read more about this item

(Buren: Frits Knuf, 1988. Frigge, Karli. Oblong quarto. (11)pp., (12)ff. One of 99 copies, signed by the artist. This copy with a second inscription, appearing at the final page of the English foreword: "Sorry, the label is not gold stamped! / Karli." Illustrated with twelve examples of Frigge's marbled papers which are evocative of landscapes. Bound in vellum-backed marbled… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1896. Frowde, Henry. 688pp. One of a "finely printed series" known as the Oxford Miniature Editions, printed by Henry Frowde at the University Press. This copy features an unusual binding of green morocco with a brass plate impressed with a rendering of Raphael's Sistine Madonna onlaid on the front cover. Frontispiece illustration of Christ as… Read more about this item

(United Kingdom, 1925. Knowles, Reginald. Ink on paper. Thirteen calligraphed letters, each against an alphabetically apt background ("S" against a sunflower, for example). The selection evinces Knowles's impressive balance of restraint and fantasy, the regular serif letters suggesting a certain nobility while their botanical ornament. A note on the verso states that the pieces were completed for publisher J.… Read more about this item

(Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1993. Frigge, Karli. Small quarto. (xvi), 26pp., accordionfold. One of 110 copies, signed by the author. Contains 90 original paper samples made in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The introduction, by Frigge, explains the history of papermaking in the town. The samples cover a wide range of paper types, including leather imitations, gold- and silver-printed, patterned, and paste papers,… Read more about this item

(N.p.: Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective, 2023. Octavo. (19)pp. booklet + suite of three prints incorporating an impressive range of technical processes, including papermaking, letterpress, screenprinting, and relief printing. Each one is signed, titled, and dated by its artist: Tia Blassingame, Ben Blount, and Aimee Lee. The booklet situates the project within, first, the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective's… Read more about this item

New York, New York: The Thistle Press, 1955. Eichenberg, Fritz. Two folio-sized portfolios. (8); (8)ff. A total of sixteen prints each measuring 12 1/2 by 17 inches. Known to book collectors as a master wood engraver, Eichenberg also executed a series of drawings that appeared in Dorothy Day's "The Catholic Worker" newspaper, a lay publication concerned with the intersection… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1936. Jones, Lois Mailou. Lithographic poster. An impressive brush and ink illustration by Lois Mailou Jones heralds the piece, tracing the Black experience, from an African milieu with garb and masks (elements Jones would incorporate into many of her works throughout her career), to laborers, presumably enslaved, in… Read more about this item

(Frankfurt am Main): Edition Kölling, 1968. Schmolck, H. C.. Calendar comprising 24ff. prints, plus an introduction written by the artist, Hans Christoph Schmolck, and an illustrated cover page. One of 200 copies signed by the artist, with a hand-written statement of limitation; the prints are also signed and numbered by Schmolck. Each month is illustrated with two pages of… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, CA: Simplemente Maria Press, 2024. Heebner, Mary. Three quarto vols. Each one of fifteen copies, and each signed by Mary Heebner at the colophon. A trio of Heebner's concerned meditations on the perilous status of the arctic landscape, based on two ship voyages undertaken in 2017 and 2023. In two volumes under the single title of Vanishing… Read more about this item

Boston, 1991. Davidson, Laura. Unique book art object, signed and dated by the artist, made from wood, acrylic, paper, ink, and metal keys. Constructed as a temple, the statuesque object has two swinging doors on which Davidson has inked a Hindu tale; this and other designs are presented over excised maps and travelogues, creating a multimedia collage. The pillared… Read more about this item