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This is copy number 17 of a limited edition of 50 numbered copies and seven Artist's Proofs of "Literary Figures" by Joseph J. D'Ambrosio. The item was published in 1978 by The Compulsive Printer of Portage, Indiana. The objective of this folio, as stated in the Preface, is to use "a collection of graphic prints...intended to visually convey the style and writing content of ten different authors through the medium of serigraphy and letterpress. The object of each graphic print is to communicate the aura associated with each author making the writer unique in literature." The ten authors chosen by D'Ambrosio are James Joyce, John Steinbeck, John Fowles, Shirley Jackson, Andre Gide, Thomas Mann, Lawrence Durrell, James Agee, Leo Tolstoy, and Emile Zola.
The Preface continues with "...The commentary introducing each author is intended to allow the viewer to more clearly understand the premise on which the completed graphic print is based...The paper on which the images are printed has been chosen so as… Leer más

This 23rd copy of a Limited Edition of 40 copies of Mare Fecunditatis: Seas of the Moon, by Katharine Meynell with collagraphs by Susan Johanknecht was published in 1988 by Gefn Press of London. They were printed at the Gefn Press and the Camberwell Press, Department of Graphic Arts, Camberwell School of Art. The book is signed by both Katharine Meynell and Susan Johanknecht.
The book, which measures approximately 11 by 10 ¼ inches, is bound in flexible paper wrappers covered with a bubbled/corrugated type of iridescent plastic, with subtle wire stitching along the outer edges of the cover. The book has a total of 42 unnumbered pages, containing deeply textured collagraphs, by Susan Johanknecht, printed on thick paper, and thinner, tissue guard-type leaves with printed lunar surface details. An original dark, denim cloth sleeve in which the book had been inserted is missing. The book is in fine condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description provide an overview of the book and its… Leer más

The Nationality Classrooms of the University of Pittsburgh, Prints by Andrey Avinoff is a set of 16 colored prints representing the artist's interpretation of the classrooms. The Nationality Rooms are now a collection of 29 classrooms (there were 16 when Avinoff did his paintings) in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning depicting and donated by the ethnic groups that helped build the city of Pittsburgh. The rooms are designated by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation as an historical landmark. Although of museum caliber, twenty-seven of the 29 rooms are in almost constant use as functional classrooms and utilized daily by University of Pittsburgh faculty and students, while the other two (the Early American and Syrian-Lebanon) are display rooms which can be explored only via guided tour.
The prints are each approximately 11 x 14 ¼ inches in overall dimensions, including a one inch border on all sides. Each print contains the name of the depicted Nationality Classroom and… Leer más

"New World Saints" - A collection of 25 hand-colored prints in triptychs by the artist Catherine Ferguson, with text by Spanish Colonial scholar Donna Pierce and pochoir by Palace Press staff was published by the Press of the Palace of Governors, Museum of New Mexico, in Santa Fe in 1995. Quoting from the description in The Palace Print Shop & Bindery,
"...The portfolio includes paper triptychs that serve as shrines for the prints of saints whose popularity either traveled from the Old World to the New or originated in the Americas. Arched tops of the triptychs are handsomely embossed with a traditional scallop design and the double doors carry a biographical sketch or mythology of each of the saints found inside. This richly colorful iconographic celebration, five years in the making, is housed in a hand-bound, arched-top box lined with Italian printed papers and gold foil."
"New World Saints" was designed and printed letterpress by Pamela Smith. The Portfolio text is set in Dante Monotype.… Leer más

This offering consist of nine unused Henry Miller Signed Picture Postcards. Each postcard has a reproduction of a different Miller painting on one side and Henry Miller's signature on the message/address side. The postcards, which measure approximately 6 x 4 inches, were produced by Museum Reproductions of Alhambra, California. The nine Miller's illustrations are listed below, along with their original medium and dimensions:
• One Fish, Watercolor and Ink, 14 ½ x 8 ½ inches• Val's Birthday Gift, Watercolor and Ink, 11 ½ x 17 ¼ inches• Banjo Sel-Portrait (1944), Watercolor, 14 ¼ x 17 inches• The Hat and the Man ( 1947), Watercolor, 10 ¾ x 14 ¾ inches• The Ancestor (1958), Watercolor, 13 x 16 inches• Marine Fantasy (1949), Watercolor, 19 ½ x 15 ½ inches• Deux Jeunes Filles, Watercolor and Ink, 11 ½ x 14 inches• Girl with Bird – Watercolor, 14 x 19 ¾ inches• A Bridge Somewhere (1952) - Watercolor and ink, 11 ½ x 13 ½ inchesThe illustrations accompanying this description… Leer más

Adelbert von Chamisso ( January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist. In the summer of the eventful year, 1813, he wrote the prose narrative Peter Schlemihl, the man who sold his shadow. This, the most famous of all his works, has been translated into most European languages.
This offering of Peter Schlemihl is from the German translation of Lamotte Fouque. London: G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1824.12mo, pp. [i-ix] x-xii [1] 2-165 [166: blank] [167-168: ads], eight inserted plates with illustrations by George Cruikshank, full brown morocco with gilt titling and gilt initial W.H.H. (William Henry Huntington) on front cover and S.P.A.(Samuel Putnam Avery) on the back cover. a.e.g. Beautiful gold engraved doublures on green Morocco on both covers with rectos of marbled paper. Encased in a double slipcase, internally in sheepskin lined smooth brown calf and externally in brown morocco with gilt titling and initials (W.H.H.) on spine. The book is absolutely mint. The slipcase with extensive… Leer más

This copy of Points of Humour; Illustrated by the Designs of George Cruikshank, (Parts I and II) combines Part I, originally published in 1823, and Part II, originally published in 1824, into a single volume. The book was published in London by C. Baldwyn, Newgate Street, and printed by D. S. Maurice, Fenchurch Street. The book, which measures approximately 6 inches wide by 9 ¾ inches tall by ¾ inches thick, contains 47 numbered pages of text and 10 un-numbered pages of Cruikshank colored plates in Part I and 56 pages of text and 10 un-numbered pages of Cruikshank colored plates illustrations in Part II. The book is hard bound in ¾ brown morocco with marbled sides and gilt printing on the spine and gilt top edges of the pages. The end papers are marbleized and a previous owner (Harry Walter Cholmley)'s bookplate is attached to the inside front cover. The pages are slightly tanned, with occasional foxing. The overall condition of the book is very good.
The aim of the book, as written in the Preface… Leer más

This First Edition First Printing copy of The Regionalists by Nancy Heller and Julia Williams was published in 1976 by Watson-Guptill Publications of New York and printed in Japan. The book, which measures approximately 11 inches wide by 11 ½ inches tall by 1 ¼ inches thick, contains 208 pages devoted to the Painters of The American Scene in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. In addition to text, the book contains 48 full-page color plates, 94 full-page halftones, biographies of the artists, and a bibliography of related books.
The book is hard bound in red cloth covered boards with black lettering on the front and spine. The book is enclosed in a non-price clipped stiff paper dust jacket with a reproduction of Thomas Hart Benton's Boomtown on the front and Grant Wood's American Gothic, along with a listing of all the Regionalists, on the rear. Both the book and dust jacket are in like new condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the front face of the dust jacket, a 2-page spread of the… Leer más

Read before the Royal Society on January 26, 1749, "Remarks on the Principal Paintings found in the subterranean city of Herculaneum, and at present in the Possession of the King of Naples; by ____ Blondeau Esq; communicated by Tho. Stack, M. D. & F. R. S.", contains descriptions of paintings uncovered by the excavations of the destroyed city of Herculaneum. Thirty-two pictures are described, of which four are in very good condition and thoroughly described while the other 28 are briefly described.
Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 A.D. It is located in the Italian region of Campania in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. It is most famous for having been lost, along with Pompeii, Stabiae, Boscoreal and Oplontis, in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 which buried it in superheated pyroclastic material. It is also famous as one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in almost its original splendor, because unlike Pompeii, its burial was so deep… Leer más

This Limited Edition copy (No. 1 of 25 copies) of "Robrt Frost's 10 Mills" by Malcolm Tarlofsky was Mr. Tarlofsky's student project in the art of book design and printing. In it, he selected ten verses from Section 2, "Ten Mills" of Robert Frost's 1937 book of verses titled "A Further Range" to use as the basis for the project. He then applied an artistic overview to the verse's title, added the text in clear type, and presented each verse on a separate page. He supplemented these pages with a paper cover, a front free end paper on which is a handwritten inscription that reads "To my dearest friend on his 24th Birthday 2/11/67", a dedication page, and a colophon page that reads "This book was designed and printed by Malcolm Tarlofsky. An edition of 25 was all set and done, March 1966. This being copy number: One".
The book. which measures approximately 8 ½ x 10 inches, is contained within a brown wrap-around paper cover with black lettering spelling out the book's title. The book if further enclosed… Leer más

Joan Miro & Joan Gardy Artigas . New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery of New York, 1956. Sculpture in Ceramic by Miro and Artigas was published in December 1956 by the Pierre Matisse Gallery of New York. The book is a catalog published for a 1956 exhibition of 25 ceramic sculptures by Miro and Artigas at the Matisse Gallery. The book, which measures approximately 7 x 8 inches, contains 24 pages plus a 4 panel central insert. The book is bound in paper covers. The cover and central insert are original lithographs specially engraved for this catalog by Joan Miró and printed in color from the original stones by Mourlot Freres. The cover lithograph wraps around both covers, and the central insert lithographs are printed on both sides of the sheets. The text is taken from Rosamond Bernier's interview with Miro and Artigas as it appeared in The Selective Eye, 1956/57 under the title "Miro the Ceramist". Black and white photos of Miro and Artigas at work as well as photos of 19 of the 25 items in the exhibition… Leer más

This is the First Miniature Edition of The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation; A Poem by William Combe and Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson. It was published in 1823 in London by R. Ackermann. The book, which measures approximately 3 ½ x 5 ¾ inches, contains 277 pages plus 24 hand-colored plates. From 1809 to 1811, Mr. Combe wrote, for Ackermann's Poetical Magazine, the famous Tour of Dr Syntax In Search of the Picturesque (descriptive and moralizing verse of a somewhat doggerel type), which, owing greatly to Thomas Rowlandson's designs, was an immense success. It was published separately in 1812 and was followed by two similar Tours, "In Search of Consolation" and "In Search of a Wife", the first Mrs Syntax having died at the end of the first Tour.
The pages of the book are slightly tanned, with occasional foxing (particularly on the pages opposite the hand-colored plates). The covers are sturdy, with a little wear around the edges. Other than these shortcomings, the book is in… Leer más

This offering consist of six unused Henry Miller Signed Picture Postcards. Each postcard has a reproduction of a different Miller painting on one side and Henry Miller's signature on the message/address side. The postcards, which measure approximately 6 x 4 inches, were produced by Museum Reproductions of Alhambra, California. The six Miller's illustrations are listed below, along with their original medium and dimensions:
• The Hat and the Man ( 1947), Watercolor, 10 ¾ x 14 ¾ inches• The Ancestor (1958), Watercolor, 13 x 16 inches• Marine Fantasy (1949), Watercolor, 19 ½ x 15 ½ inches• Deux Jeunes Filles, Watercolor and Ink, 11 ½ x 14 inches• Girl with Bird – Watercolor, 14 x 19 ¾ inches• A Bridge Somewhere (1952) - Watercolor and ink, 11 ½ x 13 ½ inchesThe illustrations accompanying this description show the artwork front faces of four of the postcards, plus one photo of a message/address side to show the Henry Miller signature. All of the postcards are in fine condition.
Henry… Leer más

"Sylvie and Bruno, Concluded" by Lewis Carroll With Forty Six Illustrations by Harry Furniss was published in London by Macmillan & Co. in 1893. This First Edition copy of the book, which measures approximately 5 x 7 ¼ inches, is bound in the original red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration. The pages are also gilt edged. There are xxxi preliminary pages, containing such things as a frontispiece, title page, a 15 page preface dated Christmas 1893, a table of Contents, and a list of Illustrations for both the first and current Volumes of the story. There is an error in the table of Contents in which In a Shady Place is shown to start on page 110 instead of page 113, and a similar error in the list of illustrations with The Blue Locket listed on page 405 instead of page 404. The story is contained in 423 pages. Following the story is a five page listing of works by Lewis Carroll, including a facsimile of an original manuscript page from Alice's Adventures Underground. An advertisement by… Leer más

This Limited Edition copy of the 1892 Limited Edition of "The Cruikshankian Momus", by The Three Cruikshanks, The Elder Isaac, Robert, and the Great George was published in 1892 in London by John C. Nimmo. This is copy No. 79 of the 520 copies "printed for England and America". The book's title is enhanced by several sub-titles, such as "Pictorial Broadsides and Humorous Song-Headings", "Fifty-two Comic Designs to Popular Ballads", and "Coloured By Hand (After the Originals). In Greek mythology, the Momus of this book's title was the personification of satire and mockery. A book plate, attached to the inner front cover, identifies a previous owner to be B. Jones-Bateman of Pentre Mawr.
The book, which measures approximately 7 ¾ inches wide by 11 ½ inches tall by 1 ¼ inches thick, contains vii pages of preliminary matter followed by 136 numbered pages of text with small B&W text illustrations. The 52 plates colored by hand are each on an unnumbered sheet. The book is hardbound in blue cloth covered… Leer más

"The Embroidered Banner, and Other Marvels", by Lieut.-Colonel Hort, with Eight Coloured Steel Etchings by Alfred Ashley, was published in London in 1850 by John & Daniel A. Darling, Bishopgate Street. and printed by Darling & Son, Printers, 31, Leadenhall Street. The book, which measures approximately 6 x 9 inches, contains 288 pages containing the nine stories included in the book, plus an additional eight pages for the steel etchings (each etching also has its original tissue guard sheets), and more unpaginated sheets before and after the tales. The book was bound by Zaehnsdorf in full tan calf, with spine hubs and panel decoration. The original spine and covers are bound in at back. The pages are very lightly tanned, several of the etchings are detached, and there are signs of wear on the spine and edges of the cover. A publisher's catalogue and ads, present after all the text in some other printings of the book, do not appear in this copy. Other than these shortcomings, the book is in good… Leer más

This offering consist of two unused Henry Miller Signed Picture Postcards. Each postcard has a reproduction of a different Miller painting on one side and Henry Miller's signature on the message/address side. The postcards, which measure approximately 6 x 4 inches, were produced by Museum Reproductions of Alhambra, California. The two Miller's illustrations are listed below, along with their original medium and dimensions:
• Girl with Bird – Watercolor, 14 x 19 ¾ inches• A Bridge Somewhere (1952) - Watercolor and ink, 11 ½ x 13 ½ inches
The illustrations accompanying this description show the artwork front faces of the two postcards, plus one photo of a message/address side to show the Henry Miller signature. Both of the postcards are in fine condition.
Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new type of semi-autobiographical character study, social criticism, philosophical… Leer más

The Nixon Galloway Aircraft Prints (United Airlines Collector Series) was a reward provided to the so-called "Executive Air Traveler" for his continued loyalty to United Airlines before the arrival of the "frequent-flier points" reward system. This set of fifteen (15) full color lithographs were all done by the renowned aircraft artist Nixon Galloway and represented historic aircraft that were associated with United and its predecessor companies.
The prints, suitable for framing, are all on a white background and measure approximately 11 x 8 ½ inches. Associated with each print is a 2 ½ x 7 inch card which provides a description of the aircraft, including a table of its Technical Data. Although there were apparently of total of 43 prints distributed throughout the United Airlines program, this offered lot consists of only 15 prints, of which one is a duplicate copy.
The aircraft prints in the lot are:
Aerial Mercury – 1926; Swallow Mailplane, C-6 – 1926; Pitcairn PA-5 "Mailwing" – 1927-1928;… Leer más

This Spanish-language version of Vladimir Ilich Lenin – A Poem, by V. Mayakovski was published in 1984 in Russia by Editorial Raduga as a translation of the original Russian version of the book published in 1924. (As indicated in a handwritten note in a front free end paper, "Printed in Moscow for distribution in Nicaragua and other Central America countries. Bought in Nicaragua 1987-8). Vladimir Ilich Lenin was written on the death of the Soviet Communist leader. In October 1924, Mayakovski gave numerous public readings of the 3,000-line epic. The next February it came out as a book, published by Gosizdat. Five years later Mayakovsky's rendition of the third part of the poem, at the Lenin Memorial evening in the Bolshoi Theatre, ended with 20-minutes ovation.
The book is beautifully done, split equally between text and images. The poem is generally known as Mayakovski's greatest work. The book's binding is paper over boards with the front lettering and illustration in black and red on a white… Leer más

This First Edition, First Printing copy of The Contemporary Lithographic Workshop Around the World, by Michael Knigin & Murray Zimiles, was published in 1974 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company and printed in Japan. It has the ISBN number 0-442-24480-0. The book, which measures approximately 11 inches wide by 14 inches tall by 1 ¼ inches thick, contains 318 pages of text and illustrations devoted to the story of lithograph production. The book is hard bound in red cloth covered boards with black lettering on the spine. A light brown dust jacket, with black lettering and photos of lithographic workshops on the front and rear faces, encloses the book. The dust jacket is further enclosed in a plastic book jacket cover. The book is in fine condition; the dust jacket and it plastic cover show signs of wear and are in very good condition.
Quoting from the dust jacket flap, the book presents "...a broad and illuminating approach to the world of lithography. Although many books have been written about… Leer más