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New York: E. K. Schreiber, 1982. First edition, 1982, with a personalized inscription signed by the author. Illustrated throughout with examples of printing done by the presses of the Estiennes. Blue cloth printed in gilt and light blue, no dustjacket, possibly as issued. Very good with good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no other names or markings.. Inscribed by… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1992. First edition thus [1992]. Stunningly illustrated facsimile of the original illuminated manuscript - a lovely combination of art and calligraphy - with introduction and commentary. Light brown cloth lettered in gilt, 7.5" x 5.5", 412 pages (including 170 color plates), matching light brown cloth slipcase. Some light spots to front cover of the book,… Read more about this item

New Haven, Connecticut: Tercentary Commission of the State of Connecticut, Yale University Press, 1935. First edition [1935]. One in a long and well-researched series of booklets about Connecticut history published in observance of the state's 300th anniversary. Blue softcover, stapled binding, 31 pages. Fine condition, looks and feels unread, very clean, no names or other markings.. First… Read more about this item

N.P.: Edible Texts Publishing, 2006. Number 4 of 6 copies printed by the poet, with personalized inscription signed by the poet and publisher inside the front cover. Hardcover with ribbon tie binding, about 30 pages (unpaginated) printed on green paper with decoratively cut edges. Very good condition, binding sound, pages clean.. Signed by the Author. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

New York: George Braziller, 1974. First edition thus [1974]. Stunningly illustrated facsimile of the original illuminated manuscript, with introduction and commentary. Blue cloth printed in gilt, off-white leatherette slipcase. The book is near fine with a very slightly faded spine, otherwise fine with tight binding, no names or other markings. The slipcase is very good, has very modest… Read more about this item

Katonah, NY: Katonah Museum of Art, 1992. First edition. Original catalog from a 1992 exhibition of Morris' works. Well illustrated including color plates. Softcover, 39 pages. Light rubbing to the edges, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Shops, 1905. Softcover catalog with some wear. Covers rubbed with some shelf soil and edgewear, front free endpapers age-toned and detached, covers a little loosened but still attached, text block sound, pages clean with a couple of pages age-toned, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"… Read more about this item

New York: J. S. Staedtlaer, 1930. Undated, ca. 1920-1930. Illustrated catalog of pencils including a wide range of special use pencils, and sharpeners.Additional leaflet from distributor Frost & Adams in Boston laid in loosely af the front. Softcover with paper label on the front, 28 pages. Light cover soil, binding sound, pages clean with a tiny stain to the far… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1903. Number 43 of 100 copies printed in Japan vellum, signed by the publisher. First American printing of the revised edition. Off-white hardcover lettered in black and vermilion, publisher's device in vermilion on title page and limitations page. Covers age-darkened, particularly the spine, some wear to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1914. Number 22 of only 25 copies printed in Japan vellum. Off-white hardcover printed in green and orange, frontis portrait of the author, title page printed in black and vemilion, publisher's cartouche in vermilion on limitations page. Very good with some typical cover soil, edgewear, spine darkened but legible, good hinges, firm text block, clean… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: Printed for Thomas Mosher By Brown Thurston Company, 1891. Number 253 of 400 copies of the Small Paper edition, Mosher's first title published. Plain off-white hardtcover. Worn, with spine covering absent and front cover hanging on by the original binding cords, considerable edgewear to covers, endpapers a bit grubby, binding sound, pages clean.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, Printed By Smith & Sale, 1895. Second edition, 1895, limited to 925 copies. Title first published by Chiswick Press in 1894. Off-white hardcover with upper and outer yapped edges, printing in brown, title page in black and vermilion. Covers age-darkened with chips around perimeters of the spine, some far inner margin sticking between the endpapers… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1995. Single issue of this complimentary magazine published by Random House to promote its books. Softcover in fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, pages clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

West Virginia: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company [WESTVACO], 1959. First thus, 1959. Fine in worn slipcase. One in a series of limited editions intended as gifts for employees and clients of West Virginia Pulp Paper, Christmas 1959. Buff colored hardcover with dark green leatherette spine, tan slipcase. The book is in fine condition, looks and feels new… Read more about this item

New York: The Colophon Quarterly, 1930. First edition [1930]. High quality publication for book collectors. Includes original color print by Margat entitled Baboons and a color woodcut by Appleton entitled Hollyhocks. Pictorial hardcover with some edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. Includes publisher's leaflet - About the Colophon's Second Year, with… Read more about this item

Portland, Maine: The Mosher Press, 1912. First edition, limited to 300 copies, inscribed by the author at the front and signed at the end. Very limited Mosher printing, bound in blue paper covered boards with paper labels on front cover and spine, partially unopened (some pages still connected at the top edge), outer edges untrimmed. Some cover soil and darkening… Read more about this item

New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1925. First volume dated 1895 but set actually published 1925 (date at back of final volume). Testimonial Edition in 21 volumes. Blue cloth with paper spine labels, tissue protected frontis plates, additional black and white illustrations, books approximately 6 inches tall. Well kept complete set volumes in good to very good condition with… Read more about this item

New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1925. Number 2571 of an edition of 4500 copies bound in the Bibelot style typical of Mosher printings. First volume dated 1895 but set actually published 1925 (date at back of final volume). Testimonial Edition in 20 + 1 volumes, the final volume being an index. Light blue hardcover with off-white Japan vellum… Read more about this item

Newport, Rhode Island: John Stevens, 1940. First edition, 1940. Illustrated with examples. Brick colored cloth printed in gilt, 125 pages, no dustjacket, possibly as issued. Good to very good condition with some fraying to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages. Formerly from a high end assisted living facility with their bookplate inside both front and rear… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1955. One of 500 keepsakes from a celebration of Rollins' 75th birthday, detailing 55 books he designed while at Yale. Several title pages are reproduced against a tan background. Softcover, deckle edges, cord binding, 40 pages (unpaginated). Very good condition with a small name stamp at the top of the front cover, a touch… Read more about this item