Recent Arrivals from Bromer Booksellers

(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

NY: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for List Art Posters, 1967. Warhol, Andy. Screenprint in colors, on paper. One of 500 copies, this of the issue where "Film Festival - Lincoln Center" appears above the subtitling. Dampstain to lower portion, else very good. Unframed. (45 by 24 1/8 in.; 1142 x 612mm).

(Watertown, MA): Anne & David Bromer, 1979. Chamberlain, Sarah. 19ff. One of 125 copies. Signed by the artist, Sarah Chamberlain. Contains fifteen of Chamberlain's intricate engravings of exotic animals such as the panda, koala, Siberian tiger, and platypus. Printed on Troya paper in two colors. A very fine copy in the first binding of grid-patterned paper boards and matching… 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

Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1984. Sweet, Melissa. (31)ff. One of thirty copies. A whimsical ABC manuscript, drawing on the fertile soil of gardening for its inspiration. The book is lettered and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, the work done in vibrant colors entirely by hand. Sweet went on to illustrate numerous children's books, twice receiving the Caldecott Honor for… Read more about this item

(N.p.), 1966. Indiana, Robert. Three-color silkscreen on paper. Perhaps Indiana's most iconic image. Mild creasing, 1-inch tear at one edge, and hints of a dampstain that has been expertly repaired. Otherwise, very good. Matted. (32 by 24 in.; 813x610 mm).

(N.p.), 1999. Davidson, Laura. Ink and vinyl acrylic paint on paper, altered to mimic a disbound leaf (complete with binding holes and biopredation). From a series Davidson composed for an exhibition at the Art Complex in Duxbury, MA, in 1999; the exhibit celebrated the Complex's holdings, and each artist was invited to peruse the collection for inspiration. Davidson found… Read more about this item

Paris: A. Capendu, 1900. Small quarto. (11)pp. With five chromolithographed movable plates, operated by pull-tabs at the tails of the pages; these depict the accompanying narrative of interspecies conflict between wolves and goats, with the violent defeat of the former. Bound in pictorial boards backed in tan cloth. Some exterior soiling and rubbing, scant interior staining and inconsequential small… Read more about this item

Lille; Paris: Chez Vanackere; Chez H. Nicolle, 1806. Set of forty-eight cards, with instruction sheet and map. Each card is numbered, and features an emblematic national or regional figure in a rondel at the top. The instructions describe the game as largely focused on geographical learning through rote memorization, chiefly of 1) in what part of the world the… Read more about this item

N.p., 1990. Small collection of works by the Pulitzer-Prize winning Mississippi author and photographer, Eudora Welty. A private collection formed primarily in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, this group spans Welty's long career and includes several early magazine appearances. Most of Welty's regularly published books are present, and most present as near fine to fine. … 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

Tuscon, AZ: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., 2017. Kennedy, Jr., Amos Paul. Five-color letterpress poster on chipboard, exhibiting Kennedy's characteristic layering and use of eclectic and upcycled wood type. Douglass's quote originated in a speech he delivered on August 4, 1857, in Canandaigua, NY, at an address on West Indian Emancipation. A stamp at the lower left corner cites the… 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

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1939. Thurber, James. Oblong small quarto. First edition. Inscribed by Thurber at the front flyleaf. When Thurber published the book in 1939, just a few months after the beginning of World War II, all hopes that civilization might break the cycle of war had been dashed. Illustrated with Thurber's simple and expressive cartoons, the story… Read more about this item

(Japan, 1930. Three volumes. (7); (5); (5)ff. Two volumes, of smaller stature, show various potted flowers, and the third offers various playful depictions of bicycles and their riders. All printed on paper that has been lacquered to preserve the brightly colored images. All bound in full decorative cloth over boards. Fine. (Smaller volumes measure 9/16 by 7/16 in.; 16x13mm.… Read more about this item

Prague: Nakladem Zoologicke zahrady v Praze-Troji, 1937. Octavo. 4pp., + 40 plates, each one printed in red and green for 3-D viewing, enabled by the astonishingly rare survival of four 3-D glasses held in a sleeve inserted into the front board. Each plate shows a different animal, altogether an exciting and almost realistic personal zoo. The history of three-dimensional… 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

London: Ernest Nister, 1895. Square octavo. (12)pp. Four chromolithographed volvelles encourage the young reader to align the pictures with their appropriate letters. The first apparatus, for example, situates a drum with "D," a train engine with "E," and sacks of flour with "F." Accompanying these are verses, the first of which matches the mnemonic movables. This work is known… Read more about this item