Ephemera from Bucks County Bookshop IOBA

Indreabhan Conamara Ireland Clo Iar-Chonnachta, 1992, paperback. 1,000 questions about the film, with answers at rear. -- Laid in is a postcard picture of John Wayne and his stand-in for the movie, Joe Mellotte. The book is signed by Joseph Mellotte, inscribed, dated 1994 (Mellotte died in 1997). -- Softcover, 99 pages. Condition: very good (cover corner crease).

New York Leo Feist, 1968, paperback. Includes black-and-white stills from the movie. starring Judy Garland. Cover art by S. Beckett showing three characters. -- Softcover, sheet music. Condition: very good minus (cover creases; label shadow).

Budapest Hungary Rubik's, 391982, paperback. Periodical: International Game Magazine, a quarterly publication, no. 2, 3, 4 from 1982. -- Text in English. Profuse illustrations in color and black-and-white. Articles include: how to make computer-programmed games; toy manufacture; historic dice; double-ring, babylon, varikon, etc. -- Softcover, 3 magazine issues. Condition: near fine.

New York Guido Bruno, 1915, paperback. An issue of this periodical, "edited by Guido Bruno in his garret on Washington Square." -- Short pieces, some on the European War; list of 15 Bruno Chap Books by various authors (two by Oscar Wilde); advertisements. -- Softcover. Condition: good only (cover has small chips, tears, and tanning at edges).

Cummington MA Cummington Press, 1941, paperback. One card from the 1941 portfolio produced by students at the Massachusetts school on a hand printing press. Cover symbolic art signed "Zola." Traditional carol.-- Ex Libris label of John Bennett Shaw. -- Softcover, single sheet folded once. Condition: near fine (the color design printing is a bit out-of-lines).

Cummington MA Cummington Press, 1941, paperback. One card from the 1941 portfolio produced by students at the Massachusetts school on a hand printing press. The art is madonna and child carrying basket. Anonymous medieval carol.-- Ex Libris label of John Bennett Shaw. -- Softcover, single sheet folded once. Condition: near fine (the blue-gray color is a little irregular).

Cummington MA Cummington Press, 1941, paperback. One card from the 1941 portfolio produced by students at the Massachusetts school on a hand printing press. The art shows shepherds and animals at the manger. Anonymous, translated from a German mystery play of the Dark Ages. -- Ex Libris label of John Bennett Shaw. -- Softcover, single sheet folded once. Condition:… Read more about this item

Cummington MA Cummington Press, 1941, paperback. One card from the 1941 portfolio produced by students at the Massachusetts school on a hand printing press. Poem, with decorations. -- Ex Libris label of John Bennett Shaw. -- Softcover, single sheet folded once. Condition: near fine.

Cummington MA Cummington Press, 1941, paperback. One card from the 1941 portfolio produced by students at the Massachusetts school on a hand printing press. Poem is from the Christ Church manuscript, 17th century.-- Ex Libris label of John Bennett Shaw. -- Softcover, single sheet 5.3x8.3 inches. Condition: near fine.

Cummington MA Cummington Press, 1941, paperback. Six items from the 1941 portfolio produced by students at the Massachusetts school on a hand printing press. -- All have the Ex Libris label of John Bennett Shaw (who was a collector of Eric Gill typography). -- Softcover, five are folded once, one has string binding, one is single sheet. Condition: near… Read more about this item

New York Albondocani Press, 1984, paperback. Poem of a modern Christmas baby, greeting card. -- Limited Edition, one of 350 copies, this one signed by publisher George Baxby. -- Softcover, folded card with two leaves. Condition: fine, with plain envelope

USA William Carlos Williams, 1957, paperback. Greeting card for Christmas 1957. Printed for the friends of William Carlos Williams and Fuji & John Thirlwall. This poem was previously printed in a periodical, about wise men bringing "rich gifts so unsuitable for a child." -- Softcover, single sheet, not folded. Condition: fine.

Dublin Trinity Closet Press [no date] paperback. Wrappers, one folded sheet. Condition: fine. -- Terence Brown is scholar of Anglo-Irish literature and history.

Dublin Trinity Closet Press, 1981, paperback. No information about source of this practice-printing at Trinity College Dublin, which also reads "Can you supply the missing lines? The aptest verses will be printed! No prizes offered! No epics considered!" -- Wrappers, sheet folded in half, 4 pages. Condition: fine.

No publication place no publisher, 1950, paperback. The sheet is folded in thirds, with an address in Cambridge, Mass. printed on reverse, and SIGNED "with love from May." -- Softcover, single sheet. Condition: good-only (about 1-inch of the right margin is trimmed off--we speculate that it was to fit into an envelope).

Philadelphia Raymond Pitcairn, 1941, paperback. Booklet addressed to those immigrants new to American citizenship. -- Softcover, 30 pages, 5.4x8 inches. Condition: fine.

New York Guido Bruno, 1916, paperback. An issue of this avant-garde periodical, "edited by Guido Bruno in his garret on Washington Square" with cover art by Florence Gough. -- Softcover. Condition: very good (corner bump).

New York Guido Bruno, 1916, paperback. An issue of this avant-garde periodical, with splendid cover art by Coulton Waugh (an early example of his work, about the time he was studying art in New York City; his archive is at Syracuse Univeristy Library). -- Softcover. Condition: fair only (this issue printed on poor paper inside, browned, pages loose; some… Read more about this item

Milano Sergio Bonelli Editore, 2000, paperback. Text in ITALIAN. Reprint of a "Tex" graphic western novel, black-and-white panels. -- Softcover, 130 pages. Condition: very good minus (book is somewhat warped).

Milano Sergio Bonelli Editore, 2004, paperback. Text in ITALIAN. Reprint of a "Tex" graphic western novel, black-and-white panels. -- Softcover, 114 pages. Condition: very good minus (book is somewhat warped).